regulate qi singles function Flashcards
Qi stagnation and or turbid dampness in the middle Jiao with nausea, vomiting, abdominal fullness, hiccough, phlegm damp in the lung, cough with profuse sputum, often added to tonic formulas to prevent stagnation.
Chen Pi/Tangerine Peel
Liver Qi stagnation especially with phlegm bind: chest breast and rib pain, mastitis. food stagnation especial or with liver qi shan qi
Qing Pi/Green tangerine peel
descends qi reduces stagnation, food stagnation with constipation, expels damp abdominal distention with superficial edema and leg qi.
Da fu Pi/Areca peel
breaks up qi stagnation chest and abdominal fullness, constipation with qi of food stagnation prolapse gastric, rectal or uterine
Zhi shi/Immature bitter orange
similar to Zhi shi/immature bitter orange but milder better for weaker patients diarrhea with tenesmus phlegm stagnation in chest abdominal fullness ect. prolapse gastric rectal and uterine.
Zi Ke/Bitter orange
Liver Qi stagnation, painful or irregular menses flooding and spotting chest and abdominal fullness and pain phlegm Shan qi.
Xiang fu/Cyperus tuber
Various Qi stagnation symptoms, chest and abdominal fullness nausea diarrhea dysentery tenesmus pain often added to tonics to prevent stagnation.
Mu Xiang/costus root
qi stagnation especially with cold chest and abdominal fullness and pain vomiting lower abdominal pain cold Shan, frequent urination incontinence due to kidney deficiency
Wuyao/Lindera root
Cold and qi stagnation: abdominal distention/pain nausea/vomiting wheezing due to excess or deficiency constipation dysuria due to qi stagnation
Chen Xiang/Aquilaria
Cold and Qi stagnation abdominal pain vomiting with clear fluids chest pain coronary artery disease cheaper substitute for Chen Xiang
Tan xiang/sandalwood
cold phlegm in chest pain radiating to back dyspnea dysentery with tenesmus
Xie bai/Macrostem onion
Strongly moves qi but weak for stopping pain, harmonizes stomach and spleen, poor appetite, belching, nausea and vomiting, chronic cough with chest pain d/t phlegm.
Fo shou/Finger citron
Liver Qi stagnation, rib breast abdominal pain irregular menses blood stasis pain due to trauma
Mei Gui Hua/Rose
Liver qi stagnation with damp heat or liver fire patterns rib chest stomach hernia pain, parasites.
Jin Ling Zi/Sichuan chinaberry
Regulates qi, stops pain, especially cold stagnation in the liver channel, hernia cold shan, abdominal pain, can be used for heat if properly combined
Li Zhi He/Lieechee Nut
