Herbs III: Midterm Flashcards
Fu Ling / Poria (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Fu Ling / Poria (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea
Different Points: strengthens Spleen, transforms phlegm, calms the spirit
Zhu Ling / Polyporus (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Zhu Ling / Polyporus (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea
Different Points: strongly promotes urination
Ze Xie / Rhizoma Alismatis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Ze Xie / Rhizoma Alismatis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea
Different Points: strongly promotes urination, drains heat from Lower Jiao
Yi Yi Ren / Coicis Semen (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Yi Yi Ren / Coicis Semen (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea
Different Points: strengthens Spleen, expels Bi syndrome, expels pus
Sheng Jiang Pi / Pericarpium Zingiberis Recens (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Sheng Jiang Pi / Pericarpium Zingiberis Recens (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites
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Chi Xiao Dou / Semen Phaseoli (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Chi Xiao Dou / Semen Phaseoli (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites
Different Points: removes jaundice, clears heat, used externally for sores
Yu Mi Xu / Stigma Maydis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Yu Mi Xu / Stigma Maydis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites
Different Points: removes jaundice. Treats diabetes, hypertension, etc.
Ban Bian Lian / Herba Lobeliae Chinensis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Ban Bian Lian / Herba Lobeliae Chinensis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites
Different Points: clears toxic heat. Used for treating carbuncles, snakebites, etc.
Che Qian Zi / Semen Plantaginis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Che Qian Zi / Semen Plantaginis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: clears Liver heat, brightens eyes, clears Lung heat and transforms phlegm
Hua Shi / Talcum (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Hua Shi / Talcum (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: clears summer heat, used externally to absorb dampness
Deng Xin Cao / Medulla Junci (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Deng Xin Cao / Medulla Junci (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: clears Heart heat, eliminates irritability
Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: drains heart fire, promotes lactation, unblocks the blood vessels
Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: kills parasites and stops itching
Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: invigorates blood, unblocks channels
Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
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Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)
Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat
Different Points: eliminates dampness and stops itching