regulate Qi

Question 1

Aromatic/ bitter warm, acrid / LU, SP, ST

*Qi stagnation and/or turbid dampness in middle jiao w/ nausea, vomiting, ab fullness, hiccough. *Phlegm-damp in the lung: cough w/ profuse sputum. *Often added to tonic formulas to prevent stagnation.

Answer 1

Chen Pi/Tangerine peel

Question 2

warm, acrid, bitter / GB,LI,SP , ST, TH


*Various qi stagnation sx: chest & ab fullness, nausea
*Diarrhea, dysentery, tenesmus, pain. *Often added to tonics to prevent stagnation.

Answer 2

Mu Xiang/Auklandia/Sassurea

Question 3

Neutral, acrid,
sl bitter, sl sweet/
LR,TB, GB
*LR qi stagnation: painful or irregular menses, flooding &
spotting, chest/ab fullness & pain. *Phlegm. *Shan qi.

Answer 3

Xiang fu/cyperus

Question 4

sl cold, acrid, bitter / SP,ST,LI

*Sim to Zhishi but milder, better for weaker patients. *Diarrhea w/tenesmus. *Phlegm stagnation in chest, ab fullness, etc.
*Prolapse: gastric, rectal, uterine.

Answer 4

Zhi Ke/Aurantium