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Test #1 (3 Star Herb Actions) Flashcards

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bai zhi (4)

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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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zi su ye (4)

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  1. Releases the exterior & disperses Cold
  2. Promotes movement of Qi & expands chest
  3. Use during pregnancy
  4. Resolves seafood toxicity
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bo he (4)

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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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xi xin (4)

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  1. Disperses Cold & releases exterior
  2. Dispels Wind, disperses Cold, and relieves pain
  3. Warms Lungs & transforms thin mucus
  4. Unblocking & facilitating the orifices
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xiang ru (2)

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  1. Induces sweating, releases exterior, & transforms Dampness
  2. Promotes urination & reduces swelling
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shi gao (4)

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  1. Clears Heat & drains Fire
  2. Clears Heat from excess from LU
  3. Clears blazing ST Fire
  4. For eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores
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fang feng (3)

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  1. Releases exterior & expels Wind
  2. Expels Wind-Dampness & alleviates pain
  3. Expels Wind & relieves spasms
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ma huang (4)

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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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qiang huo (3)

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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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dan zhu ye (2)

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  1. Clears Heat & eliminates irritability
  2. Promotes urination & clears Damp-Heat
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tian hua fen (3)

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  1. Drains Heat & generates Fluids
  2. Clears & drains LU Heat, transforms Phlegm, and moistens LU Dryness
  3. Resolves toxicity & expels pus
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ge gen (5)

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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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zhi mu (4)

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  1. Clears Heat & drains Fire
  2. Enriches Yin & moistens Dryness
  3. Generates Fluids, stops thirst, enriches Yin & moistens Dryness
  4. Ameliorates the Dryness of tonifying or warming herbs
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sheng jiang (4)

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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 ma (3)

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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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chan tui (4)

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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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sang ye (4)

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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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ju hua (4)

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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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zhi zi (4)

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  1. Drains Heat & eliminates irritability
  2. Clears Heat & resolves Dampness
  3. Cools Blood & resolves toxicity
  4. Reduces swelling & moves Blood stasis due to trauma
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gui zhi

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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
21
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chai hu (3)

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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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jing jie (3)

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  1. Releases the exterior & dispels Wind
  2. Vents rashes & alleviates itching
  3. Stops bleeding
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xia ku cao (3)

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  1. Clears LV Fire & brightens eyes
  2. Clears Heat & dissipates nodules
  3. Hypertension w/ LV Fire or ascending Yang

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