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Herbs III: Midterm Flashcards

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae (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: expels gallstones and urinary stones, reduces jaundice, clears toxic heat

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Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora (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: especially expels urinary stones

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Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae (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: used for stone-Lin and blood-Lin; clears heat and stops bleeding

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Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae (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: promotes lactation and moistens the intestines

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Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (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: used for paste-Lin, turbid urine, leukorrhea, and expelling wind-damp

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Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Different Points: clears heat, drains dampness; major herb for benefitting Gallbladder to reduce jaundice

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Dong Gua Ren / Semen Benincasae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Dong Gua Ren / Semen Benincasae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Different Points: clears heat, expels phlegm, promotes discharge of pus and drains damp heat

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Du Huo / Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Du Huo / Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expel wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to cold

Different Points: releases the exterior; used for treating Bi syndrome in the lower body

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Wei Ling Xian / Radix Clematidis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Wei Ling Xian / Radix Clematidis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expel wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to cold

Different Points: soften fish bones; used for general body moving pain

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Fang Ji (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Fang Ji (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expels wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to heat

Different Points: promotes urination and reduces edema; used for Bi syndrome in the lower body

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Qin Jiao / Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Qin Jiao / Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expels wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to heat

Different Points: clears deficient heat, reduces jaundice

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Bau Hua She / Agkistrondon Seu Bungarus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Bau Hua She / Agkistrondon Seu Bungarus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke

Different Points: alleviates spasms, dispels wind from the skin

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Wu Shao She / Zaocys (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Wu Shao She / Zaocys (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke

Different Points: same as Bai Hua She, more more mild and non-toxic

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Hai Tong Pi / Cortex Erythrinae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Hai Tong Pi / Cortex Erythrinae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke

Different Points: promotes urination, reduces edema, and relieves itch

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Hai Feng Teng / Caulis Piperis Kadsurae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Hai Feng Teng / Caulis Piperis Kadsurae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke

Different Points: disperses cold and alleviates pain

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Si Gua Luo / Retinervus Luffae Fructus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Si Gua Luo / Retinervus Luffae Fructus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke

Different Points: invigorates the blood, expels summer heat with damp

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Sang Zhi / Ramulius Mori (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Sang Zhi / Ramulius Mori (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke

Different Points: mildly treats acute, chronic, cold or heat Bi syndrome

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Sang Ji Sheng / Herba Taxilli (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Sang Ji Sheng / Herba Taxilli (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expels wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones.

Different Points: nourishes the blood, calms the fetus, reduces hypertension

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Wu Jia Pi / Cortex Acanthopanacis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Wu Jia Pi / Cortex Acanthopanacis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expels wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones.

Different Points: promotes urination, reduces edema

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Hu Gu / Os Tigris (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Hu Gu / Os Tigris (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expels wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones.

Different Points: strongest for paralysis in the lower extremities

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Mu Gua / Fructus Chaenomelius (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Mu Gua / Fructus Chaenomelius (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Different Points: dispels damp and relaxes the sinews. Used for treating Bi syndrome with muscle stiffness, spams; harmonizes the Stomach

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Cang Er Zi / Fructus Xanthii (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Cang Er Zi / Fructus Xanthii (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Different Points: dispels wind-cold, opens the nasal orifices, expels wind-damp for Bi syndrome, and stops skin itch

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