Herbs That Expel Parasites

Question 1

• SP/ST
• Sweet / Warm
• Roundworms and pinworms
• Strengthens SP/ST (dry frying increases fx) - childhood nutritional impairment, weak constitution, abdominal distention

Answer 1

Shĭ Jūn Zĭ 使君子 (Fructus Quisquali)

Question 2

• LI, ST (Yang Ming)
• Acrid, Bitter / Warm
• Tapeworms
• Promotes movement of qi - drains mildly downward, unblocks bowels
• Promotes urination, moves leg qi
• Damp phlegm, malaria
• Used more for excess conditons

Answer 2

Bīng Lang 槟榔 (Semen Arecae Catechu)

Question 3

• LU, LI/ST (Yang Ming)
• Sweet, Astringent / Neutral
• Parasites - tape, hook, round; can be used as standalone
• Stops cough, moistens LU dryness
• Moistens intestines, unblocks bowls - slight laxative effects

Answer 3

Fĕi Zi 榧子 (Semen Torreyae Grandis)

Question 4

• LV, SP/ST
• Bitter / Cold, TOXIC
• Kills parasites - roundworms, hook, pin, Schistosomiasis; can be used standalone
• Topical for tinea
• Can treat damp-heat
• C/I: SP/ST xu (can cause harm), children, weak constitution

Answer 4

Kŭ Liàn Gēn Pí 苦楝皮 (Cortex Meliae Radicis)

Question 5

• LV, ST, SI, UB
• Bitter / Cold, Sl. Toxic
• Kills Parasites - roundworms, tapeworms
• Moves/regulates qi, stops pain - LV qi stagnation due to LV/ST disharmony
• Clears heat, dries damp
• Topically for tinea/scalp sores

Answer 5

Chuan Lian Zi

Question 6

• LV
• Bitter, Acrid / Neutral, Sl. Toxic
• Parasites - round, tape, hook
• Releives abdominal pain caused by parasites

Answer 6

Hè Shī 鹤虱 (Fructus Carpesii Seu Dauci)

Question 7

• LI/ST (Yang Ming)
• Bitter / Cold, Sl. TOXIC
• Kills parasites - tapeworms, hook, round
• Clears damp-heat
• Opens up areas of stagnation

Answer 7

Léi Wán 雷丸 (Scierotium Omphaliae Lapidescentis)

Question 8

• LV, LI, SI
• Bitter, Astringent / Cool
• Kills parasites - mostly tapeworms

* Not CA herb

Answer 8

He Cao Ya 鶴草芽 (Gemma agrimoninae

Question 9

• LV, SP - Bensky: LV, LU/LI
• Bitter / Cold
• Kills parasites - round, tape, hook
• Cools blood, moves blood, stops bleeding (charred) - bleeding from stasis/heat; uterine bleeding, vomiting blood, blood stool
• Alopecia, headsores (not in Bensky)

Answer 9

Guàn Zhòng 贯众 (Rhizoma Guanchong)

Question 10

• LI/ST (Yang Ming)
• Sweet / Neutral
• Expels parasites, alleviates pain - tapeworm, roundworm
• Benefits postpartum fluid metabolism - insufficient lactation, edema after childbirth, swelling of hands/feet

Answer 10

Nán Guā Zĭ南瓜子 (Semen Cucurbitae Moschatae)