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29
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  1. Disperses Wind-Heat; clears & benefits the head, eyes, and throat
  2. Vents Rashes
  3. Allows constrained LV Qi to flow freely (= smooths the flow of LV Qi)
  4. Expels turbid filth
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bo he (4)

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30
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  1. Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, unblocks nasal passages, & alleviates pain
  2. Reduces swelling & expels pus
  3. Expels Dampness & alleviates discharge
  4. Other uses
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bai zhi (4)

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31
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  1. Disperses Wind & Dampness and opens nasal passages
  2. Disperses Wind & dispels Dampness
  3. Dispels exterior Wind
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cang er zi (3)

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32
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  1. Resolves Shoayang disorders, reduces fever
  2. Spreads LV Qi, relieves constraint
  3. Raises & lifts Yang Qi
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chai hu (3)

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33
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  1. Disperses Wind & clears Heat
  2. Vents rashes & stops itching
  3. Clears eyes & removes supeficial visual obstruction
  4. Stops spasms & extinguishes Wind
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chan tui (4)

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34
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  1. Releses the exterior & induces sweating
  2. Disperses Cold & unblocks Yang
  3. Resolves toxicity & disperses clumps
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cong bai (3)

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35
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  1. Releases exterior
  2. Eliminates irritability
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dan dou chi (2)

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36
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  1. Clears Summerheat
  2. [I didn’t get this one in class…someone email me with the answer and I will update it]
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da dou juan (2)

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37
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  1. Disperses Wind-Cold & unblocks nasal passages
  2. Disperses pathogens, resolves toxicity, and reduces swelling
  3. Treats coughs due to Cold-Phlegm
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e bu shi cao (3)

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38
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  1. Releases exterior & expels Wind
  2. Expels Wind-Dampness & alleviates pain
  3. Expels Wind & relieves spasms
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fang feng (3)

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39
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  1. Induces sweating & releases exterior
  2. Vents rashes & stops itching
  3. Promotes urination & reduces swelling
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fu ping (3)

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40
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  1. Discharges exterior conditions & disperses Cold
  2. Dispels Wind, overcomes Dampness, and alleviates pain
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gao ben (2)

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41
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  1. Discharges exterior conditions, releases the muscles
  2. Relieves Heat, generates Fluids
  3. Vents & discharges measles
  4. Raises the Yang, stops diarrhea
  5. Symptoms of hypetension
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ge gen (5)

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42
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  1. Resleases the exterior, assists the Yang (releases muscle layer)
  2. Warms and unblocks channels & collaterals
  3. Warms the Yang, transforms thin mucus
  4. Assist the HT Yang, unblocks the Yang Qi of chest
  5. Warms the Middle, directs turbid Yin downward
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gui zhi

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43
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  1. Releases the exterior & dispels Wind
  2. Vents rashes & alleviates itching
  3. Stops bleeding
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jing jie (3)

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44
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  1. Disperses Wind, clears Heat
  2. Clears LV, clears eyes
  3. calms LV, exinguishes Wind
  4. Resolves toxicity
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ju hua (4)

45
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  1. Induces sweating & releases exterior
  2. Disseminates & facilitates LU Qi; calms wheezing, stops coughing
  3. Pomotes urination & reduces edema
  4. Warms & disperses Cold pathogens
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ma huang (4)

46
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  1. Disperses Wind & clears Heat
  2. Clears & benefits head and eyes
  3. Drains Dampness, expels Wind, & stops pain
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man jing zi (3)

47
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  1. Disperses Wind-Heat, clears eyes, & reduces superficial visual obstructon
  2. Clears Heat & stops bleeding
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mu zei (2)

48
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  1. Disperses Wind & benefits throat
  2. Resolves toxicity & vents rashes
  3. Moistens intestines
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niu bang zi (3)

49
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  1. Releases exterior & disperses Cold
  2. Unblocks Bi & alleviates pain
  3. Guides Qi to Taiyang channel & Du Mai
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qiang huo (3)

50
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  1. Disperses Wind & scatters Wind-Heat
  2. Clears LV, clears eyes
  3. Clears LU, moistens Dryness, stops cough
  4. Cools Blood, stops bleeding
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sang ye (4)

51
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  1. Releases the exterior, disperses Cold
  2. Warms the Middle Burner, alleviates vomiting
  3. Warms the LU, stops cough
  4. Resolves toxicity
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sheng jiang (4)

52
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  1. Discharges exterior conditons & vents measles
  2. Clears Heat & resolves toxicity
  3. Raises Yang & lifts what has sunken
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sheng ma (3)

53
1. Induces sweating & vents rashes
xi he liu (1)
54
1. Disperses Cold & releases exterior 2. Dispels Wind, disperses Cold, and relieves pain 3. Warms Lungs & transforms thin mucus 4. Unblocking & facilitating the orifices
xi xin (4)
55
1. Induces sweating, releases exterior, & transforms Dampness 2. Promotes urination & reduces swelling
xiang ru (2)
56
1. Expels Wind-Cold & unblocks nasal passages
xin yi (1)
57
1. Releases the exterior & disperses Cold 2. Promotes movement of Qi & expands chest 3. Use during pregnancy 4. Resolves seafood toxicity
zi su ye (4)

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