Release exterior wind-heat Flashcards
Bò Hé botanical
Mentha haplocalyx
Bò Hé channels
LU, LV, (ST)
Bò Hé taste/temp
spicy, aromatic, cool
Bò Hé fxn/indications
- clears head, eyes, and throat (sore throat, fever, cough w/ colored mucus, allergies, HA)
- release rash to surface (hives, poison oak, chicken pox)
- smooths LV qi (stress, bad mood, emotional, HA, hypochondriac pain, acute mastitis)
- cools ST heat (gas, indigestion, N/V/D)
Bò Hé contras
- nursing
- yin def w/ heat
- exterior def
Chái Hú botanical
Bupleurum chinensis
hare’s ear root
Chái Hú channels
LV, GB, SJ, PC
no LU
Chái Hú taste/temp
spicy, bitter, sl cold
Chái Hú fxn
release exterior, shao yang, reduce fever
smooth LV qi
raise yang (prolapse)
lower cholesterol
Niú Bàng Zǐ botanical
Arctium lappa
burdock seeds
Niú Bàng Zǐ channels
LU, ST
Niú Bàng Zǐ taste/temp
spicy, bitter, cold
Niú Bàng Zǐ fxn
release rash to surface
clear heat toxin
moisten intestines
Chán Tuì botanical
Cryptotympana pustulata
cicada molting
Chán Tuì channels
LU, LV
Chán Tuì taste/temp
salty, sweet, cold
Chán Tuì fxn
release W-H, clear head and eyes (fever, voice loss, red/swollen sore throat, sticky yellow phlegm)
release rash to surface
extinguish wind, stop spasms
CONTRA pregnancy
Dàn Dòu Chǐ botanical
Glycine max
Fermented soybeans
Dàn Dòu Chǐ channels
LU, ST
Dàn Dòu Chǐ taste/temp
spicy, sweet, sl bitter, sl warm or sl cold
Dàn Dòu Chǐ fxn
- W-C or W-H, mainly used with mild symptoms (fever or chills, chest congestion)
- insomnia, irritability/ vexation/ restlessness, hangover, N/V
CONTRA nursing
Sāng Yè botanical
Morus alba
White mulberry leaf
Sāng Yè channels
LU, LV
Sāng Yè taste/temp
sweet, bitter, cold
Sāng Yè fxn
moistening clear LU heat clear LV heat + eyes cool blood + stop bleeding decrease cholesterol, BP, blood sugar
Jú Huā botanical
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Jú Huā channels
LU, LV
Jú Huā taste/temp
sweet, bitter, sl cold
Jú Huā fxn
clear LV heat + eyes
pacify LV wind / LYR
clear heat-toxin
Màn Jīng Zǐ botanical
Vitex trifolia
Màn Jīng Zǐ channels
LV, UB, ST
no LU
Màn Jīng Zǐ taste/temp
spicy, bitter, cool
Màn Jīng Zǐ fxn
clear heat, benefit eyes
drain damp
expel wind
Gé Gēn botanical
Pueraria lobata
Kudzu root
Gé Gēn channels
SP, ST
no LU
Gé Gēn taste/temp
spicy, sweet, cool
Gé Gēn fxn
relieve muscles nourish yin, alleviate thirst release rash to surface relieve diarrhea ascend clear qi (roasted) decrease BP + HTN
Shēng Má botanical
Cimicifuga heracleifolia
Shēng Má channels
LU, LI, SP, ST
Shēng Má taste/temp
spicy, sweet, cool
Shēng Má fxn
vent rash clear heat-toxin raise yang (prolapse) messenger herb: upward lowers BP
Mù Zéi botanical
Equisetum hiemale
Mù Zéi channels
LU, LV
Mù Zéi taste/temp
sweet, bitter, NEUTRAL
Mu Zei fxn
can relieve W-C or W-H benefits the eyes cool blood, stop bleeding reduces BP CONTRA pregnancy
