Herbs III: Class Two Flashcards
Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia
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Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Bitter
Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin
- Drains heart fire; addresses irritability, restlessness, insomnia, sores and ulcers in the mouth, and dark scanty urine due to Heart fire rising
- Promotes lactation an unblocks the blood vessels (opens the channels)
- Used for damp-heat Bi syndrome and amenorrhea due to blood stasis
Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia
Channels:
Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia
Channels: Urinary Bladder, Heart, Small Intestine
Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia
Special Characteristics:
NOT the same herb as Guan Mu Tong! Guan Mu Tong is part of another plant family and contains toxic acids that build up in the kidneys
Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi
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Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Bitter
Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin (Lin syndrome due to damp-heat); well-suited for hot Lin and bloody Lin
- Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels; helps to treat amenorrhea and irregular menstruation
Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi
Channels:
Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi
Channels: Urinary Bladder, Heart, Small Intestine
Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi
Special Characteristics:
Typically used with Bian Xu
Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis
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Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Bitter
Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin; addressed Lin syndrome due to damp heat draining downward. Promotes diuresis.
- Kills parasites and stops itching. Used internally for roundworm and hookworm; often used externally for damp rashes such as eczema and vaginal itching.
Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis
Channels:
Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis
Channels: Urinary Bladder
Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis
Special Characteristics:
Typically used with Qu Mai
Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae
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Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Sweet, Bitter
Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae
Functions:
- Eliminates dampness and stops itching; treats skin disorders such as eczema, moist ulcers where itching is a problem, and itching in the pubic area due to damp heat
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin
Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae
Channels:
Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae
Channels: Urinary Bladder
Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae
Special Characteristics:
Primary function is treatment of the skin
Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae
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Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Bitter, Sweet
Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin; addresses hot Lin, stone Lin, and bloody Lin
- Clears heat and transforms phlegm; addresses coughing and wheezing with copious sputum due to lung heat
- Clears heat and stops bleeding; used of bleeding due to reckless movement of hot blood
Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae
Channels:
Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae
Channels: Urinary Bladder, Lung
Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae
Special Characteristics:
Three types of Lin Syndrome:
Heat Lin syndrome
Bloody Lin syndrome
Stone Lin syndrome
Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
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Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Bitter
Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
Functions:
- Drains dampness and expels turbidity; addresses paste Lin syndrome or turbid urine and leukorrhea due to damp heat or deficiency (can separate pure from turbidity)
- Dispels wind dampness/Wind Bi syndrome
- Clears damp heat from the skin; addresses damp heat lesions such as eczema and pustular sores
Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
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Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
Channels: Urinary Bladder, Liver, Stomach
Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
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Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Bitter, Acrid
Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
Functions:
- Clears heat, drains dampness; addresses jaundice due to either damp-heat or damp-cold
- Benefits the Gallbladder to reduce jaundice: often damp-warm febrile disease and Liver or Gallbladder damp-heat, marked by bitter taste in the mouth
- Recently used for reducing high cholesterol
Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
Channels:
Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
Channels: Liver, Spleen, Gallbladder, Stomach
Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae
Special Characteristics:
Chief herb for treating jaundice
Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae
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Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Sweet
Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin; regulates water circulation
- Promotes lactation
- Moistens the intestines. Helps address constipation for to insufficient fluids in the intestines
Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae
Channels:
Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae
Channels: Urinary Bladder, Large Intestine, Small Intestine
Deng Xin Cao Medulla Junci
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Deng Xin Cao Medulla Junci
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Sweet, Bland
Deng Xin Cao Medulla Junci
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin
- Clears heat and eliminates irritability (irritability, restlessness, and insomnia); clears Heart and Lung heat and sedates fire
Deng Xin Cao Medulla Junci
Channels:
Deng Xin Cao Medulla Junci
Channels: Heart, Lung, Small Intestine
Deng Xin Cao Medulla Junci
Special Characteristics:
Guides Heart fire downwards and expels through urine; also used for night crying of babies
Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae
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Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Sweet, Bland
Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, unblocks Lin, and expels stone (Hot Lin and Stone Lin syndromes)
- Clears heat, eliminates dampness and reduces jaundice (damp heat jaundice and gallstone)
- Clears heat and relieves toxicity (infection). Addresses sores, carbuncles, and burns
Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae
Channels:
Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae
Channels: Urinary Bladder, Gallbladder, Kidney, Liver
Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae
Special Characteristics:
Main herb for treating gallstones and urinary stones
Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
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Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Sweet, Bland
Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
Functions:
- Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks Lin (various Lin syndromes)
- Expels stone (doesn’t treat Gallstone) and addresses urinary difficulty and edema (especially due to damp-heat
Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
Channels:
Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
Channels: Small Intestine, Urinary Bladder
Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
Special Characteristics:
Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora
Special Characteristics: should be placed in a filter before decocting
