Herbs 2 - Wind-Damp Flashcards
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Ki, UB
- Releases the exterior and disperses W-C
- Lesser yin stage headache and toothache
- Promotes Qi and Blood flow and alleviates pain
- Bi syndrome in lower body
- Dispels lurking wind from Ki channel
Contraindications
- Very drying, can injure yin. Caution in those with yin or blood deficiency, and not for patients with internal wind
du huo
angelica root
Key Actions and Indications - Channel(s) entered: Gb, Lr, St - Soothes the sinews and collaterals - Clears deficiency heat (including steaming bone disorder) - Reduces jaundice - Moistens intestines, unblocks bowels Contraindications - Loose stools due to Sp deficiency
Qin Jiao
Large Gentian Root
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: UB
- Strongly mobilizes all 12 channels to dispel wind bi syndrome
- Focal distention and accumulation in Middle Jiao (reduces phlegm and pathogenic water)
Contraindications
- Excessive use will injure normal Qi, caution with patients with Qi/Blood deficiency or in the debilitated
Wei Ling Xian
Clematis Root
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Lr, Sp, St
- Eliminates itchy rashes due to wind-dampness
- Harmonizes ST and transforms turbid dampness causing internal obstruction
Contraindications
- None noted
Can Sha
Silkworm Feces
Key Actions and Indications - Channel(s) entered: Ki, Lr - Strengthens sinews and bones, for chronic w-d bi, when chronic Ki and Lr deficiency are the cause - Warms Ki/Lr - Transforms dampness, reduces swelling Contraindications - None noted
Wu Jia Pi
Eleutherococcus Root Bark
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Ki, Lr
- Tonifies Lr and Ki, strengthens sinews and bones
- Nourishes yin and Blood
- Calms the fetus (restless fetus, uterine bleeding
- Benefits skin (dry scaly skin due to blood deficiency)
Contraindications
- None noted
Sang Ji Sheng
Mistletoe
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Ki, Lr
- Tonifies Lr and Ki, strengthens sinews and bones
- Expels w-d bi obstruction with pain, soreness, numbness
- Warms and stabilizes Ki (Ki yang deficiency)
Contraindications
- Those with urinary difficulty or heat from yin deficiency
Gou Ji
Chain Fern Rhizome
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Lr
- Unblocks channels and collaterals, benefits the joints (W-D bi obstruction w/ spasms)
- Edema accompanied by joint pain
- Pain, numbness, itching of upper limbs due to bi syndrome
Contraindications
- None noted
Sang Zhi
Mulberry Twig
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Lr, Sp
- Relaxes sinews, unblocks channels (damp bi syndrome in extremities)
- Harmonizes Sp/St and transforms dampness
- Abdominal pain and cramping
- Reduces food stagnation (indigestion)
Contraindications
- Internal constrained hear and scanty dark urine; hyperchlorhydra
Mu Gua
Chaenomeles Fruit
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Lr
- “tracks down and eliminates wind”
- Powerfully unblocks channels and extinguishes wind
- Dispels wind from skin
- Dispels wind from sinews and settles jitteriness and convulsions (any kind of tremor, spasm, or seizure)
Contraindications
- Yin deficiency, dry blood, or wind from blood deficiency
Qi She
Agkistrodon (Viper)
Key Actions and Indications - Channel(s) entered: Lr, Sp - Same as Qi She, although not as strong - Can be used when itching is symptom Contraindications - None noted
Wu Shao She
Zaocys (Black-Striped Snake)
Key Actions and Indications
- Channel(s) entered: Lr, Sp, Ki
- Dispels W-D
- Relaxes sinews, invigorates channels
- For swelling and pain due to trauma or blood stasis
Contraindications
- Caution with pregnancy or in those with a bleeding diathesis
Shen Jin Cao
Ground Pine, Common Clubmoss
Key Actions and Indications - Channel(s) entered: Ki, Lr - Dispels W-D and unblocks collaterals (w-d bi) - Clears heat, pacifies Lr (Lr yang rising) - Clears and transforms d-h itching - Calms the Shen Contraindications - None noted
Xi Xian Cao
Siegesbeckia
Key Actions and Indications - Channel(s) entered: Lr, Sp, Ki - Clears channels, dispels W-D (W-d bi lower back, knees) - Promotes urination, reduces edema - Treats itching skin lesions - Use as gargle for toothache due to dental caries Contraindications - None noted
Hai Tong Pi
Erythrina Bark
Functions and Indications
- Expels W&D
- Heavy/painful head, generalized sesation of heaviness, back pain/generalized pain, stiffness of neck, difficulty rotating/bending trunk, mild fever, chills, white tongue coating, floating pulse.
Pattern Confirmation
- W-D Bi painful obstruction. Invasion is in muscle layer and channels only
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness