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Ma huang

Category

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Warm, acrid herbs that release the exterior

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Herbs that release the exterior

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Acrid, lung channel, diaphoretic (caution these herbs can consume qi and body fluids)

Stimulate immune response, alleviate pain, regulate body temp, induce perspiration

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Ma huang

Latin

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Herba ephedra

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Ma huang

Nature/taste

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Acrid, warm, slightly bitter

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Ma huang

Channels

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Lung, urinary bladder

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Ma huang

Actions

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  • release exterior and disperse wind cold
  • facilitate movement of lung qi and control wheezing
  • promote urination and reduce edema
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Gui Zhi

Category

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Warm, acrid herbs that release the exterior

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Gui Zhi

Latin

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Ramulus cinnamomi cassiae

Cinnamon twig

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Gui Zhi

Nature/taste

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Warm, acrid, sweet

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Gui Zhi

Channels

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Heart, lung, bladder

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Gui Zhi

Actions

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  • release exterior & assist yang
  • harmonize ying and wei qi
  • warm and unblocks channels and collaterals
  • warms the yang and transforms thin mucus
  • assists heart yang and unblocks yang qi of the chest
  • warms channels,vessels, and collaterals
  • warms middle and directs turbid yin down
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Gui Zhi Tang

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Good boys sit down zap
Gui Zhi
Bai shao
Sheng jiang
Da zao
Zhi gan cao
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Ma huang tang

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Mothers gather xtra zen
Ma huang
Gui Zhi 
Xing ren
Zhi gan cao
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Bo he

Category

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Cool, acrid herbs that release the exterior

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Bo he

Latin

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Herba menthae

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Bo he

Nature/taste

A

Cool, acrid

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Bo he

Channels

A

Lung

Lover

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Bo he

Actions

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  • release exterior and dispel wind heat
  • clears head, brightens eyes and benefits throat
  • vents rashes
  • soothes and relieves liver qi stagnation
  • disperse turbid qi from abdomen
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Herbs that clear heat

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Cold, cooling, bitter, anti inflammatory, anti microbial

Caution: can damage the middle jiao

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Shi gao

Category

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Herbs that clear heat and drain fire

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Shi gao

Latin

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Gypsum fibrosum

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Shi gao

Nature/taste

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Very cold, sweet, acrid

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Shi gao

Channels

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Lung

Stomach

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Shi gao

Actions

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  • clear heat, sedate fire (relieve irritability, quench thirst)
  • clear lung heat (cough, thirst, yellow sputum)
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Huang lian

Category

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Herbs that clear and dry damp

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Huang lian

Latin

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Rhizoma coptidis

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Huang lian

Nature/taste

A

Bitter

Cold

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Huang lian

Channels

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Heart
Large intestine
Liver
Stomach

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Huang lian

Actions

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  • drains fire, relieves toxicity (fever, sore throat, boils)
  • clears hear, drains damp
  • clears heart fire (irritable, insomnia)
  • clears heat stops bleeding
  • drains stomach fire (bad breath, digestive issues)
  • clears heat topically (tongue ulcers)
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Jin yin hua

Category

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Herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity

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Jin yin hua

Latin

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Flos lonicerae

Honey suckle flower

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Jin yin hua

Nature/taste

A

Sweet

Cold

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Jin yin hua

Channels

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Lung
Stomach
Large intestine

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Jin yin hua

Actions

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  • clears heat in various stages
  • clears heat eliminates toxins
  • treats diarrhea or dysentery caused by toxic heat
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Downward draining herbs

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Stimulate it lubricate GI tract to facilitate expulsion of stool

  1. purgatives
  2. moist laxitives
  3. harsh expellants
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Da huang

Category

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Downward draining herbs- purgative

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Da huang

Latin

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Radix et rhizoma rhei

Rhubarb root

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Da huang

Nature/taste

A

Cold

Bitter

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Da huang

Channels

A

Liver heart

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Da huang

Actions

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  • attacks accumulations by purging downward (constipation)
  • clears heat and eliminates toxins
  • activates blood circulation and removes blood stasis
  • clears damp heat and promotes diuresis
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Fu ling

Category

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Herbs that drain damp

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Fu ling

Latin

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Sclerotium poriae cocos

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Fu ling

Nature/taste

A

Neutral sweet bland

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Fu ling

Channels

A

Heart
Lung
Spleen

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Fu ling

Actions

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  • promotes urination and leaches out damp
  • strengthens spleen and harmonizes middle jiao
  • strengthens spleen and transforms phlegm
  • quiets heart and calms spirit
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4 types of bi syndrome

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Wind
Cold
Damp
Hot

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Du huo

Category

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Herbs that dispel wind damp

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Du huo

Latin

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Radix angelicae pubescentis

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Du huo

Nature/taste

A

Warm acrid bitter

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Du huo

Channels

A

Liver, kidney, urinary bladder

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Du huo

Actions

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  • dispels wind damp and alleviate pain (esp. In low back and legs)
  • disperses wins cold damp and releases exterior
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Chuan bei mu

Category

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Herbs that cool and transform phlegm heat

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Chuan bei mu

Latin

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Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

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Chuan bei mu

Nature/taste

A

Slight cold/cool
Bitter
Sweet

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Chuan bei mu

Channels

A

Heart

Lung

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Chuan bei mu

Actions

A
  • clears heat, dissolves phlegm and stops cough

- clears heat disperses nodules

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