Transform Phlegm Flashcards
1
Q
Ban Xia
A
Warm, Sl. Toxic | Acrid
SPLEEN-STOMACH-Lung
- Acrid = opens
- Bitter = dries dampness
- Slippery = directs Reb. Qi↓
- Dry Damp & Phlegm: Cough + profuse sputum & difficulty breathing d/t COLD-PHLEGM or PHLEGM-DAMP from SP causing LU to stagnate
- Descend Stomach Qi: NAUSEA & VOMITING d/t Rebellious ST Qi
- Dissolves Phlegm nodules, clumps, pressure, pain, distention in chest, neck, throat, abdomen, epigastrium: Plum Pit Qi/Lump in Throat, Focal distention in chest & epigastrium
2
Q
Gua Lou Pi
A
Cold | Sweet
Lung-Stomach-Large Int
- Lung Phlegm-Heat: cough + thick, sticky sputum
- Promotes qi circulation in chest to relieve chest congestion: CHEST Bi, chest pain (+ Bai Jie Zi) or distention d/t Lung P-H
- Drains pus & nodules: lung abscess, breast abscess, large intestine abscess
- Moistens & promotes bowel movement: constipat d/t Dryness in Large Int.
- Shi: phlegm & turbidity
- Pi: unbinds chest ↑diaphr.
- Ren: slippery, moistening for intestines, unbinds chest
Dose: 9-15 g seed, 6-12 g peel, 9-21 g fruit. Max 60 g
3
Q
Chuan Bei Mu
A
Sl. Cold | Bitter, Sweet
Lung-Heart
- Clears Phlegm-Heat
- Moistens Lung for prolonged cough + scanty sputum & dry throat d/t Lung Yin Xu (+ zhi mu)
- Cough + yellow, sticky sputum d/t Lung Phlegm-Heat
- Resolves & Breaks down masses & lumps d/t Phlegm-Heat: carbuncles, Lung abscess, breast abscess, goiter, scrofula; lumps, nodules, masses anywhere in body
- Directs Lung Qi & Heart Fire downward (for conditions of Constraint, Anxiety)
4
Q
Jie Geng
A
Neutral | Bitter, Acrid
Lung
- Guide: UPWARDS
- guides other herbs upwards: directs qi & actions of other herbs to ascend
- Eliminates & transforms Phlegm
- Disperses Lung QI: cough + profuse sputum or cough + scanty sputum & chest congestion that is difficult to expectorate
- Benefits Throat: hoarse voice, sore throat, loss of voice (Jie Geng Gan Cao Tang = Jie Geng + Gan Cao)
- Expels Pus: cough + pus & blood, yellow, foul sputum d/t Lung Abscess
5
Q
Zhu Ru
A
Sl. Cold | Sweet
Lu-St-GallBladder
- Clears Phlegm-Heat in channels & organs entered
- Scours out Phlegm
- GB Fire & Phlegm-Heat disturbing Heart Shen: Releases constraint & EASES RESTLESSNESS & INSOMNIA; mania, psychosis
- ST Heat & Rebellious ST Qi: NAUSEA & VOMITING
- Lung Heat: Cough + thick, yellow sputum (+Huang Qin)
