I. Release Exterior: Warm Acrid Flashcards
1
Q
Ma Huang (ephedrae herba)
A
Lu, B
- sweat: VERY strong
- stop cough/ wheeze
- promote pee
2
Q
Gui Zhi (cinnamomi ramulus)
A
Ht, Lu, B
- release muscle layer
- guide to extremities
- warm/unblock yang qi: WCD Bi px
- harmonize ying & wei
- transform thin mucus
*caution pregnancy
3
Q
Zi Su Ye (perillae folium)
A
Lu, Sp
- harmonize MJ
- circulate Qi: nausea, poor appetite
- calm fetus: from qi stag.
- SF poisoning
4
Q
Jing Jie (schizonepetae herba)
A
Lu, Liv
- WH or WC px
- stop pain, itch, blood
- rash: early stage measle
- warming but NOT drying
5
Q
Fang Feng (saposhnikoviae radix)
A
B, Liv, Sp
- expel ALL WIND
- expel Liv wind/spasm
- HA: migraine
- warming but NOT drying
6
Q
Qiang Huo (notopterygii rhizoma seu radix)
A
B, K
- disperse WCD: upper body
- Tai Yang HA
- warming AND drying
7
Q
Gao Ben (ligustici rhizoma)
A
B, Du
- Jue Yin HA: jaw/tooth
- treats both ends Du Mai: head and low back
8
Q
Bai Zhi (Angelicae dahuricae radix)
A
Lu, St, Sp
- Yang Ming HA: nose/tooth
- open nasal orifice
- expel pus; dry damp
- VERY drying
9
Q
Xi Xin (asari radix et rhizoma)
A
Lu, Ht, K
- Shao Yin HA: nose, upper teeth
- warm Lu: thin mucus
- stop pain: body, tooth
10
Q
Sheng Jiang (zingiberis rhizoma recens)
A
Lu, Sp, St
- warm MJ: vomit
- warm Lu: transform PHL
- resolve toxicity: SF
11
Q
Cong Bai (allii fistulosi bulbus)
A
Lu, St
- early stage WC
- unblock yang: abdm pain/nasal congestion
- toxicity: external poultice
12
Q
Xiang Ru (moslae herba)
A
Lu, St
- summer ma huang
- relieve summerheat
- transform damp
- promote pee
*do not use if heat pathogen is interior
13
Q
Cang Er Zi (xanthii fructus)
A
Lu
- open nasal orifice: loss of smell; sinus issue
- stop itch: WD Bi
*toxic if over 30-100g
14
Q
Xin Yi Hua (magnoliae flos)
A
Lu, St
- open nasal orifice: sinusitis; loss of smell
