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ma huang

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  • PROMOTE DIAPHORESIS TO RELEASE EXTERIOR
  • Ventilate lung to relieve asthma
  • Drain water/promote diuresis to relieve edema
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gui zhi

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Induce sweating and release muscles
Unblock meridians and collaterals with warming effect
Reinforce yang to promote qi transformation
Suppress spin and lower the adverse qi

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zi su ye

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Disperse cold to release exterior
PROMOTE QI FLOW TO SOOTHE THE MIDDLE
Reduce toxicity of fish and crab

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zi su geng

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Promote the qi flow to soothe the middle,

stopping pain, prevent abortion

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sheng jiang

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Dispel cold to release exterior
WARM THE MIDDLE TO ARREST
VOMITING
Resolve phlegm and stopping cough

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sheng jiang pi

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Harmonize the spleen and

promote diuresis

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xiang ru

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Promote diaphoresis to release
exterior
Harmonize the middle and resolve
dampness
Drain water to alleviate edema
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jing jie

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Release exterior and dispel wind
Promote eruption and cure sore
Arrest bleeding

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fang feng

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Release exterior and dispel wind
Eliminate dampness to stop pain
Stop spasm

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qiang huo

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Dispersing cold to releasing exterior
Eliminate wind and removing dampness
Stopping pain

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bai zhi

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Dispel cold to release exterior
Eliminate wind to stop pain
Unblock the pathway of nasal
Dry dampness to stop leucorrhea
Cure swelling and expel pus
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xi xin

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TOXIC

Dispel cold to release exterior
Eliminate wind to arrest pain
Unblock the nasal passage
Warm lung to dissolve retained fluid

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gao ben

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Dispel cold to release exterior
Eliminate wind to remove dampness
Stopping pain

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cang er zi

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TOXIC

Dispel cold to release exterior
Unblock the nasal passage
Eliminate wind to remove dampness
Stop pain

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xin yi

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Dispel cold to release exterior

Unblock the nasal passage

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bo he

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Dispel wind-heat
Clear head and eyes
Soothe throat
Promote eruption
Soothe liver and regulate qi
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niu bang zi

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Dispel wind-heat
Ventilate lung and expel phlegm
Promote eruption
Soothe the throat
Relieve toxicity and resolve swelling
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chan tui

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Dispel wind-heat
Soothe throat and restore voice
Promote eruption and stop itching
Improve vision and remove nebula
Extinguish wind and stop spasms
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sang ye

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Dispel wind-heat
Clear lung and moisten dryness
Pacify liver and subdue yang
Clear liver and improve vision

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ju hua

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Dispel wind-heat
Pacify liver and subdue yang
Clear liver and improve vision
Clear heat and relieve toxicity

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man jing zi

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Dispel wind-heat

Clear heat and eyes

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chai hu

A 
Harmonize the exterior
and interior
Soothe liver to relieve
depression
Raise yang qi
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sheng ma

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Relieve exterior to promote eruption
Clear heat and relieve toxicity
Raise yang qi

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ge gen

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Relieve muscles to subdue fever
Generate fluid and promote eruption
Raise yang and stop diarrhea

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ge hua

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Relieve alcoholism and activate spleen

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dan dou chi

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Relieve exterior and stop uneasiness

Disperse depressed heat

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mu zei

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Disperse wind-heat

Improve vision and remove nebula

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shi gao

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Clear heat purge fire
Relieve agitation, stop thirst
Heal wounds and promote tissue regeneration

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zhi mu

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Clear heat and purge fire (deficiency heat clearing affect)

Generate fluids and moisten dryness

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lu gen

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Clear heat and purge fire
Generate fluids and stop thirst
Remove agitation and stop vomit
Promote diuresis
Internal pus
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tian hua fen

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Clear heat and purge fire (not as good)
Generate fluids and stop thirst
Relieve swelling and expel pus

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zhu ye

A 
Clear heat, relieve agitation
Generate fluids (mild) and promote urination
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dan zhu ye

A

Clear heat , purge fire

Remove agitation and promote urination (stronger)

34
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zhi zi

A

purge fire, relieve agitation
clear heat and drain dampness
cool blood and relieve toxicity
stop bleeding

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xia ku cao

A

Clear liver, purge fire
Resolve knots and dissolve swelling
Pacify liver and improve vision
Hypertension

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jue ming zi

A

Clear liver heat, improve vision

Moisten intestines and relax bowl (used in weight loss products)

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huang qin

A

Clear heat, dry dampness
purge fire, relieve toxicity
stop bleeding and calm fetus

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huang lian

A

Clear heat, dry dampness (strongest huang)
Purge fire and relieve toxicity
restricted for glucose patients

39
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huang bai

A

Clear heat, dry dampness
Purge fire, remove bone-streaming
relieve toxicity and cure sores
lower energizer problems

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long dan

A

Clear heat, dry dampness

purge fire in liver and gallbladder

41
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ku shen

A

Clear heat, dry dampness
Dispel wind, relieve itching: eczema
Kill parasite and promote urination
mostly used externally

42
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bai xian pi

A

Clear heat, dry dampness

Dispel wind and relieve toxicity

43
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qing pi

A

clear heat, dry dampness
stop dysentery and leucorrhea
clear liver and promote vision
gout

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jin yin hua

A

Clear heat and detoxify

Dispelling wind-heat

45
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lian qiao

A 
saint medicine for treating ulceration
Clear heat and relieve toxicity
cure swelling, dissipate nodulation disperse
Dispelling wind-heat
jin yin hua better for treating ulcers
46
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ban lan gen

A

clear heat and relieve toxicity
cool blood and soothe the throat
skin rashes

47
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da qing ye

A

Clear heat,relieve toxicity

Cool blood and resolve macula

48
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qing dai

A

Clear heat and relieve toxicity
Cool blood and resolve macula
Clear liver, purge fire
Tranquilize

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guan zhong

A

Clear heat, relieve toxicity
Cool blood and stop bleeding
Kill parasite (tapeworms)

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pu gong ying

A 
Clear heat and detoxify
Cure swelling, dissipate nodulation
Drain dampness and remove stranguria
Treat mastitis 
can cause loose stools
51
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zi hua di ding

A

Clear heat, relieve toxicity

Cure abscess and dissipate

52
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yu xing cao

A

Clear heat, relieve toxicity
Cure abscess, expel pus
Promote urination and treat stranguria
Can treat pneumonia

53
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hong teng

A

Clear heat and detoxify
Activate blood and stop pain
Dispel wind and unblock collateral

54
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bai jiang cao

A

Clear heat and detoxify
remove stasis and stop pain
cure abscess and expel pus

55
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chuan xin lian

A

Clear heat, relieve toxicity

dry dampness

56
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ye ju hua

A

clear heat and relieve toxicity

57
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tu fu ling

A

Detoxify and dispel dampness
Ease joint movement
Treat syphilis
Twitching limbs due to toxicity of mercury

58
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shan dou gen

A

Clear heat and detoxify
Soothe the throat and cure swollen
not more than 6g

59
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she gan

A

Clear heat and detoxify

Resolve phlegm and soothe the throat

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ma bo

A

Clear heat and detoxify
Clear lung and soothe the throat
Stop bleeding

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bai tou weng

A

Clear heat and detoxify

Cool blood and stop dysentery

62
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ma chi xian

A

Clear heat and detoxify
Cool blood and stop dysentery
Stop bleeding

63
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ya dan zi

A

Clear heat and detoxify
Check malaria and stop dysentery
Corrode wart

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xiong dan

A

Gall bladder juice of bear
Clear heat and detoxify
Extinguish wind and stop spasm
Clear liver and improve vision

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lu dou

A

Clear heat and detoxify

Clear summer-heat

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sheng di huang

A

Clear heat, cool blood
nourish yin and generate fluid
stop bleeding (fresh and stirbaked)

67
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xuan shen

A

Cool blood, nourish yin
Purge fire and relieve toxicity
Soothe the throat

68
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mu dan pi

A

Clear heat, cool blood

Activate blood and remove stasis

69
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chi shao

A

Clear heat, cool blood

resolve stasis and stop pain

70
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zi cao

A

cool blood, activate blood relieve toxicity and
promote eruption
not very strong

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shiu niu jiao

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Clearing heat and cooling blood

Relieving toxicity and tranquilizing

72
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qing hao

A

clear deficiency-heat, cool blood
cure bone-steaming
relieve summer-heat and check malaria

73
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bai wei

A

clear heat, cool blood
promote urination, relieve stranguria
relieve toxicity and cure sores

74
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di gu pi

A

Cool blood , relieve bone-steaming

clear lung fire

75
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yin chai hu

A

relieve deficiency-fever clear

fever of infantile malnutrition

76
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hu huang lian

A

Relieve deficiency-fever
Remove fever due to infantile malnutrition
Clear damp-heat

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