Warm Interior

Question 1

revive devastated yang qi, tonify mingmen, guide herbs into the 12 channels, tonify HT and kI yang, disperse cold to relieve pain, lead mingmen back to its source, guide to LJ, warm yang for deficiency of HT, SP, and KI, HDI w/ antiarhythmic meds

Answer 1

fu zi** (aconite accessory root)

Question 2

dispel wind and damp, warm channels, stop pain, disperse cold for bi syndrome, joint and organ pain, disperse swelling, promote healing, HDI w/ anti arrhythmic meds

Answer 2

chuan wu tou* (aconite main root)

Question 3

scour out wind, warm channels, stop pain, disperse cold, break up accumulations due to cold and qi stagnation, promote healing, joint and organ pain, HDI w/ antiarrhythmic med

Answer 3

cao wu (wild aconite root)

Question 4

restore yang, warm MJ and SP, unblock channels, warm LU to resolve harmful fluid and transform thin mucus, treat yang collapse, vomiting and diarrhea due to cold and yang xu in SP and ST

Answer 4

gan jiang** (dry ginger)

Question 5

warm and tonify HT and KI yang, disperse cold to relieve pain, warm and activate channels to promote movement of blood, menstrual irregularities, guide to shaoyin, KI yang xu

Answer 5

rou gui** (cinnamon bark)

Question 6

warm MJ and LJ, stop vomiting and nausea due to cold, disperse cold to relieve pain of chest and abdomen, warm SP to stop diarrhea, pain due to cold blocking LV channel, SP and KI yang xu, guide to jueyin, LV, and vertex, vertex HA

Answer 6

wu zhu yu** (evodia)

Question 7

warm MJ, disperse cold, relieve pain, kill parasites, aids in tonifying mingmen, vomiting and diarrhea due to cold and yang xu in SP and ST

Answer 7

hua jiao* (zanthoxyylum/sichuan pepper)

Question 8

warm MJ, disperse cold, relieve pain, direct rebellious ST qi down, vomiting and diarrhea due to yang xu and cold in SP and ST

Answer 8

gao liang jiang (galanga)

Question 9

warm MJ, descend ST qi, warm and tonify KI yang, disperse cold to stop pain, anti-parasitic, infertility due to KI yang xu, vomiting and stomachache due to cold in ST

Answer 9

ding xiang* (cloves)

Question 10

warm LJ, disperse cold to relieve pain, regulate qi to treat bulging disorders, harmonize MJ, hernia, lower abdominal and testicular pain due to cold in LV or KI, HDI w/ ciprofloxacin

Answer 10

xiao hui xiang (fennel)