Herbs III: Class Eight Flashcards
Yi Mu Cao / Herba Leonuri
Chinese Motherwort
Temperature:
Properties:
Yi Mu Cao / Herba Leonuri
Chinese Motherwort
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Acrid, Bitter
Yi Mu Cao / Herba Leonuri
Chinese Motherwort
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the menses. Commonly used for gynecological disorders such as lochioschesis
- Promotes urination and reduces edema— both edema and urinary difficulty. Can help reduce hypertension also. Especially used for edema and urinary difficulty with hypertension
- Clears heat and relieves toxicity; addresses sores, carbuncles, and rashes with itching
Yi Mu Cao / Herba Leonuri
Chinese Motherwort
Channels:
Yi Mu Cao / Herba Leonuri
Chinese Motherwort
Channels: Heart, Liver, Urinary Bladder
Yi Mu Cao / Herba Leonuri
Chinese Motherwort
Special Characteristics:
Good for gynecological blood stagnation
Chong Wei Zi / Semen Leonuri
Leonurus
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Properties:
Chong Wei Zi / Semen Leonuri
Leonurus
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Acrid, Bitter
Chong Wei Zi / Semen Leonuri
Leonurus
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the menses. Commonly used for gynecological disorders such as lochioschesis
- Promotes urination and reduces edema— both edema and urinary difficulty. Can help reduce hypertension also. Especially used for edema and urinary difficulty with hypertension
- Clears heat and relieves toxicity; addresses sores, carbuncles, and rashes with itching
Chong Wei Zi / Semen Leonuri
Leonurus
Channels:
Chong Wei Zi / Semen Leonuri
Leonurus
Channels: Heart, Liver, Urinary Bladder
Chong Wei Zi / Semen Leonuri
Leonurus
Special Characteristics:
Good for gynecological blood stagnation
Ze Lan / Herba Lycopi
Bugleweed
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Properties:
Ze Lan / Herba Lycopi
Bugleweed
Temperature: Slightly Warm
Properties: Bitter, Acrid, Aromatic
Ze Lan / Herba Lycopi
Bugleweed
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the menses. Commonly used for gynecological disorders as well as pain and bruising due to external and sports injuries.
- Promotes urination and reduces edema— both edema and urinary difficulty. Regulates water circulation and reduces swelling
- Clears heat and relieves toxicity; addresses sores, carbuncles, and rashes with itching
Ze Lan / Herba Lycopi
Bugleweed
Channels:
Ze Lan / Herba Lycopi
Bugleweed
Channels: Liver, Spleen
Ze Lan / Herba Lycopi
Bugleweed
Special Characteristics:
Typically paired with Yi Mu Cao: same properties as Yi Mu Cao except that it doesn’t treat hypertension like Yi Mu Cao does.
Ji Xue Teng / Caulis Spatholobi
Spatholobus
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Properties:
Ji Xue Teng / Caulis Spatholobi
Spatholobus
Temperature: Warm
Properties: Bitter, Sweet
Ji Xue Teng / Caulis Spatholobi
Spatholobus
Functions:
- Promotes the blood movement and tonifies the blood; addresses irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea due to either blood stagnation or blood deficiency
- Invigorates the channels and relaxes the sinews; treats numbness of the extremities, hemiplegia, paralysis, and wind-damp Bi syndrome with either blood stagnation or blood deficiency
Ji Xue Teng / Caulis Spatholobi
Spatholobus
Channels:
Ji Xue Teng / Caulis Spatholobi
Spatholobus
Channels: Heart, Liver, Spleen
Tao Ren / Semen Persicae
Peach Seed
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Properties:
Tao Ren / Semen Persicae
Peach Seed
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Bitter, Sweet
Tao Ren / Semen Persicae
Peach Seed
Functions:
- Breaks up blood stasis
a. Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, and abdominal masses
b. Traumatic injury
c. Sores and carbuncles
d. Lu abscesses
e. Intestinal abscesses - Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels; helps address constipation due to dry intestines
- Stops coughing; addresses coughing and wheezing
Tao Ren / Semen Persicae
Peach Seed
Channels:
Tao Ren / Semen Persicae
Peach Seed
Channels: Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, Lung
Hong Hua / Flos Carthami
Safflower
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Properties:
Hong Hua / Flos Carthami
Safflower
Temperature: Warm
Properties: Acrid
Hong Hua / Flos Carthami
Safflower
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels; addresses blood stasis patterns with dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain due to lochioschesis, and abdominal masses
- Disperses blood stasis and alleviates pain; treats pain due to stasis pattern such as traumatic injury, chest Bi syndrome, and chronic wind-damp Bi syndrome. Also used for incomplete expression of the rash of measles
Hong Hua / Flos Carthami
Safflower
Channels:
Hong Hua / Flos Carthami
Safflower
Channels: Heart, Liver
Hong Hua / Flos Carthami
Safflower
Special Characteristics:
Small dosages can help generate new blood
Wu Ling Zhi / Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi
Flying Squirrel Feces
Temperature:
Properties:
Wu Ling Zhi / Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi
Flying Squirrel Feces
Temperature: Warm
Properties: Bitter, Sweet
Wu Ling Zhi / Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi
Flying Squirrel Feces
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and alleviates pain; addresses blood stasis pattern with amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum lochioschesis with abdominal pain, and pain in the epigastrium, chest, and abdomen
- Transforms blood stasis and stops bleeding; treats bleeding caused by blood stasis
Wu Ling Zhi / Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi
Flying Squirrel Feces
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Wu Ling Zhi / Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi
Flying Squirrel Feces
Channels: Liver, Spleen
Wu Ling Zhi / Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi
Flying Squirrel Feces
Special Characteristics:
Use raw to invigorate the blood; dry fry to stop bleeding. Fry with viengar to enhance its blood invigorating properties. For decoction, place separately in filter.
Chuan Niu Xi / Radix Cyathulae
Cyathula
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Chuan Niu Xi / Radix Cyathulae
Cyathula
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Bitter, Sour
Chuan Niu Xi / Radix Cyathulae
Cyathula
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels; treats gynecological disorders due to blood stasis and traumatic injury
- Tonifies the Liver and Kidney and strengthens the sinews and bones; addresses soreness and weakness in the lower back and lower extremities
- Promotes urination and unblocks Lin; treats not Lin, bloody Lin, and stone Lin syndromes
- Directs fire or blood downward
a. Headache and dizziness due to ascendant Liver Yang
b. Sores in the mouth and tongue and swollen and painful gums due to Stomach fire rising
c. Vomiting of blood and nosebleed due to upward Qi and fire rebellion
Chuan Niu Xi / Radix Cyathulae
Cyathula
Channels:
Chuan Niu Xi / Radix Cyathulae
Cyathula
Channels: Liver, Kidney
Chuan Niu Xi / Radix Cyathulae
Cyathula
Special Characteristics:
Chuan Niu Xi is more effective in invigorating the blood and unblocking the channels than Huai Niu Xi
Huai Niu Xi / Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Achyranthes
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Huai Niu Xi / Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Achyranthes
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Bitter, Sour
Huai Niu Xi / Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Achyranthes
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels; treats gynecological disorders due to blood stasis and traumatic injury
- Tonifies the Liver and Kidney and strengthens the sinews and bones; addresses soreness and weakness in the lower back and lower extremities
- Promotes urination and unblocks Lin; treats not Lin, bloody Lin, and stone Lin syndromes
- Directs fire or blood downward
a. Headache and dizziness due to ascendant Liver Yang
b. Sores in the mouth and tongue and swollen and painful gums due to Stomach fire rising
c. Vomiting of blood and nosebleed due to upward Qi and fire rebellion
Huai Niu Xi / Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Achyranthes
Channels:
Huai Niu Xi / Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Achyranthes
Channels: Liver, Kidney
Huai Niu Xi / Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Achyranthes
Special Characteristics:
Huai Niu Xi is more effective in tonifying the Liver and Kidney and strengthening the sinews and bones than Chuan Niu Xi
Chuan Shan Jia / Squama Mantis
Anteater Scales
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Chuan Shan Jia / Squama Mantis
Anteater Scales
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Salty
Chuan Shan Jia / Squama Mantis
Anteater Scales
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels; addresses blood stasis pattern with amenorrhea, abdominal masses, and wind-damp Bo-syndrome
- Reduces swelling and expels pus; used for treating toxic swellings such as abscesses and boils. Can dissolve as yet unformed pus and promote discharge of pus in suppurative lesions
- Promotes lactation; addresses insufficient lactation due to Qi and blood stagnation
Chuan Shan Jia / Squama Mantis
Anteater Scales
Channels:
Chuan Shan Jia / Squama Mantis
Anteater Scales
Channels: Liver, Stomach
Chuan Shan Jia / Squama Mantis
Anteater Scales
Special Characteristics:
Strongest herb for unblocking channels
Wang Bu Liu Xing / Semen Vaccariae
Vaccaria Seeds
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Wang Bu Liu Xing / Semen Vaccariae
Vaccaria Seeds
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Bitter
Wang Bu Liu Xing / Semen Vaccariae
Vaccaria Seeds
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels; addresses blood stasis pattern with amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea
- Promotes lactation and reduces abscess; treats insufficient lactation and breast abscess in early stage that has not yet ulcerated yet
- Promotes urination and unblocks Lin syndrome; treats hot Lin, bloody Lin, and stone Lin syndrome. Currently often used for prostatitis
Wang Bu Liu Xing / Semen Vaccariae
Vaccaria Seeds
Channels:
Wang Bu Liu Xing / Semen Vaccariae
Vaccaria Seeds
Channels: Liver, Stomach
Lu Lu Tong / Fructus Liquidambaris
Sweetgum Fruit
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Lu Lu Tong / Fructus Liquidambaris
Sweetgum Fruit
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Bitter
Lu Lu Tong / Fructus Liquidambaris
Sweetgum Fruit
Functions:
- Promotes movement of Qi and blood; opens the Middle Jiao and unblocks the channels
a. Distention and pain in the epigastrium and abdomen
b. Wind-damp Bi syndrome and irregular menstruation
c. Insufficient lactation due to Qi and blood stagnation - Promotes urination; addresses edema and urinary difficulty
Lu Lu Tong / Fructus Liquidambaris
Sweetgum Fruit
Channels:
Lu Lu Tong / Fructus Liquidambaris
Sweetgum Fruit
Channels: Liver, Stomach
Lu Lu Tong / Fructus Liquidambaris
Sweetgum Fruit
Special Characteristics:
Regularly paired with Wang Bu Liu Xing; ervery oriface it can open
Shui Zhi / Hirudo
Leech
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Properties:
Shui Zhi / Hirudo
Leech
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Salty, Bitter, Slightly Toxic
Shui Zhi / Hirudo
Leech
Functions:
- Breaks up and drives our blood stasis and reduces immobile masses; addresses amenorrhea and immobile abdominal masses due to blood stasis. Also used for traumatic injury
Shui Zhi / Hirudo
Leech
Channels:
Shui Zhi / Hirudo
Leech
Channels: Liver, Urinary Bladder
Su Mu / Lignum Sappan
Sappan Wood
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Properties:
Su Mu / Lignum Sappan
Sappan Wood
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Sweet, Salty, Acrid
Su Mu / Lignum Sappan
Sappan Wood
Functions:
- Invigorates the blood, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain; addresses blood stasis patterns such as postpartum abdominal pain, amenorrhea, and traumatic injury
- Stops bleeding; treats postpartum bleeding with dizziness, vertigo, and shortness of breath
Su Mu / Lignum Sappan
Sappan Wood
Channels:
Su Mu / Lignum Sappan
Sappan Wood
Channels: Heart. Liver, Spleen
Chi Shao (Yao) / Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Red Peony Root
Temperature:
Properties:
Chi Shao (Yao) / Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Red Peony Root
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Sour, Bitter
Chi Shao (Yao) / Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Red Peony Root
Functions:
- Clears heat and cools the blood; addresses heat affecting into the Ying and blood levels in warm febrile disease, and hot pattern bleeding
- Invigorates the blood and disperses blood stasis; treats amenorrhea, painful menses, abdominal masses, and traumatic injury due to blood stasis. Also used for bloody dysentery with abdominal pain
- Clears Liver fire; treats headache and red eyes due to Liver fire rising
Chi Shao (Yao) / Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Red Peony Root
Channels:
Chi Shao (Yao) / Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Red Peony Root
Channels: Liver, Spleen
Chi Shao (Yao) / Radix Paeoniae Rubrae Red Peony Root
Special Characteristics:
All Shao are incompatible with Li Lu
