Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing Flashcards
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - OVERVIEW
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - SHI JUE MING
CHANNELS: KD, LV
PROPERTIES: SALTY, COLD
DOSE: 9-30G (COOK 30-60 MINS PRIOR TO ADDING OTHER INGREDIENTS; ALSO USED IN POWDERS/PILLS ESP FOR USE ON EYES!)
C/I: MAY COUNTERACT XUAN FU HUA
KEY POINTS:
- # 1 FOR RED PAINFUL EYES DUE TO LIVER YANG RISING - BRIGHTENS EYES; IMPROVES VISION
- DRAINS FIRE (LIVER YANG RISING!)
- CAUSES YANG TO DESCEND BECAUSE HEAVY!
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - MU LI
PROPERTIES: SALTY, ASTRINGENT, COOL
CHANNEL: LV, KD
DOSE: 15-30G; CALCINE TO ABSORB ACIDITY AND PREVENT LEAKAGE, OTHERWISE RAW FORM
C/I: HIGH FEVER DUE TO EXCESS WITH ABSENCE OF SWEATING
KEY POINTS:
- DISSIPATES MASSES AND NODULES, SOFTENS HARDNESSES BECAUSE SALTY! - FOR NECK LUMPS! GOITER, THYROID…
- SETTLES LV YANG; CALMS SPIRIT BECAUSE HEAVY HERB
- PREVENTS LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS - ASTRINGENT! - MENOPAUSAL NIGHT SWEATS, VAGINAL DISCHARGE, SPERMATORRHEA
- BENEFITS YIN; ANCHORS FLOATING YANG
- ABSORBS ACIDITY - STOMACH ULCERS, SOUR REGURGITATION
- IMPORTANT WELL USED HERB!
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - LONG GU VS MU LI
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - LONG GU
PROPERTIES: SWEET, ASTRINGENT, NEUTRAL
CHANNELS: LV, KD, HT
DOSE: 15-30G CRUSHED, COOK 30 MINS PRIOR (RAW SETTLES SPIRIT; CALCINED AS ASTRINGENT; TOPICAL FOR SORES)
C/I: DAMP HEAT OR EXTERNALLY CONTRACTED EXCESSIVE DISORDERS
KEY POINTS:
- SETTLES AND CALMS SPIRIT - EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, RESTLESSNESS, INSOMNIA, PALPITATIONS WITH ANXIETY (HEART!), SEIZURES OR MANIA WITHDRAWAL DUE TO AGITATED HEART AND SPIRIT
- CALMS THE LIVER AND ANCHORS FLOATING YANG - BAD TEMPER, BLURRED VISION, DIZZINESS DUE TO LIVER YIN DEFICIENCY AND RISING YANG
- PREVENTS LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS - LOSS OF FLUIDS DUE TO DEFICIENCY; SWEATING, DISCHARGE, UTERINE BLEEDING, NON HEALING SORES/ULCERS (TOPICALLY)
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - CI SHI
PROPERTIES: ACRID, SALTY, COOL
CHANNELS: KD, LV
DOSE: 9-30G, 30 MINS BEFORE OTHER HERBS (FIRED, DIPPED IN VINEGAR, PULVERIZED)
C/I: WEAK SP-ST
KEY POINTS:
- HEARING PROBLEMS! NOURISHES KD, AUGMENTS LV
- ANCHORS AND CALMS SPIRIT - MENTAL ISSUES! RESTLESSNESS, DIZZINESS, PALPITATIONS, INSOMNIA, EPILEPSY, TREMORS, CHILDREN’S CONVULSIONS, VERTIGO
- ASTHMA! - ASSISTS KD IN GRASPING LUNG QI
- CAN BE TAKEN INTERNALLY, PUT IN PILLOWS, OR USED TOPICALLY
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - DAI ZHE SHI
PROPERTIES: BITTER, COLD (GETS RID OF HEAT AND STOPS REBELLION!), TOXIC!
CHANNELS: LV, HT, PC
DOSE: 9-30G BOILED 30 MINS BEFORE ADDING OTHER INGREDIENTS; CALCINED, VINEGAR AND PULVERIZED
C/I: PREGNANCY
KEY POINTS:
- FOR BELCHING AND HICCUPS! - STRONGLY DIRECTS REBELLIOUS QI DOWNWARDS
- STOPS BLEEDING (MAINLY UPPER BODY!) - COOLS BLOOD, STOPS BLEEDING, VOMITING BLOOD, NOSEBLEEDS
- TOXIC!
- CALMS LV, ANCHORS FLOATING YANG (DIZZINESS, VERTIGO, HEADACHE, HYPERTENSION, TINNITUS)
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - BAI JI LI
SEE EXTINGUISH WIND STOP TREMOR SECTION
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - Liver Calming, Yang Suppressing - ZHEN ZHU
PROPERTIES: SWEET, SALTY, COLD (FROM OCEAN!)
CHANNELS: HT, LV
DOSE: .3-.9G; GENERALLY IN PILL OR POWDER; TOPICALLY IN EYE DROPS OR POWDERS
C/I: N/A
KEY POINTS:
- #1 FOR EYES (BLURRY VISION, GLAUCOMA) - EXTERNAL IN EYE DROPS; BRIGHTENS EYES
- SEDATES THE HT, SETTLES TREMORS AND PALPITATIONS (EASY FRIGHT OR ANGER)
- PROMOTES HEALING AND GENERATES FLESH (CHRONIC ULCERS, BEAUTY USE, CRACKED HEELS)