Warm Interior

Question 1

Fu Zi

Aconite Accessory Root

Answer 1

Hot, Toxic | Acrid
Heart-Kidney-Spleen

1. “King of the 100 Herbs”
2. Guide: ALL 12 CHANNELS & LOWER Jiao
3. Revives devastated Yang Qi & restores devastated Yang in Yang Collapse: Cold sweats, Cold extremities, Feeble pulse; any Chronic situation where Yang has collapsed or expiring
4. Tonify Mingmen Fire: leads Mingmen back to source
5. Warms Yang, assists Fire for deficiency syndromes of HT, KID, SP, tonifies Heart & Kidney Yang: aversion to Cold, Impotence, Sore low back, Chest pain
6. Disperse Cold to relieve Pain: Cold-Damp Bi-Syn, Joint pain, Organ pain

Prep: Decoct first; Cook 30-60 min longer vs. other herbs

CI: in Prego, Ban Xia, Bei Mu, Gua Luo, Bai Ji, Bai Lien

Safest: Ginger + Licorice

HDI: Antiarrhythmics

Toxicity: numb in mouth

Question 2

Chuan Wu Tou

Aconite Main Root

Answer 2

Hot, Very Toxic|Acrid, Bitter
Liver-Spleen

1. Dispels Wind, eliminate Damp, warm meridians, disperse Cold, stops Pain: Bi-Syn of all Cold types, Joint pain, Organ pain
2. Disperse swellings, clears ulcerations, promotes healing

Dose: 1.5-4.5 g, Cook 30-60 min longer vs. other herbs

CI:Prego, Ban Xia, Bei Mu, Gua Luo, Bai Ji, Bai Lien

Safest: + Ginger + Licorice

HDI: Antiarrhythmics

Chuan Wu Tou vs. Fu Zi: More effective in dispelling Cold & alleviating Pain; More toxic; Less tonifying

Question 3

Rou Gui

Answer 3

Hot | Acrid, Sweet
Heart-Kidney-Spleen-Liver

1. Guide: SHAOYIN
2. Warm & tonify HT & KID Yang: Cold extremities, Cold intolerance, Lumbar & Knee weakness, Impotence, Frequent Urination d/t KID Yang Xu; Abd & Epi Cold & Pain, Poor appetite, Loose stools
3. Disperse Cold to relieve Pain: Lumbar pain, Bi-Syndrome d/t Cold-Damp
4. Warm & activate channels & move Blood: Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea d/t Deficiency Cold of Chong & Ren
5. All menstrual irregularities
6. Leads Fire back to the Mingmen source
7. Rou gui > Gan Jiang & Fu Zi to activate the channels
8. Carbuncles d/t Yang Xu; Yin-type sores that don’t heal
9. Encourages blood generation when combined with tonics

CI: Prego

Question 4

Gan Jiang

Answer 4

Hot | Acrid
Heart-Lung-Spleen-Stomach

1. Restores Yang: Yang Collapse Syndrome (both shi & xu syndromes)
2. Warms Middle Jiao & Spleen: Abd & Epi Pain & Cold, Vomiting, Diarrhea d/t SP & ST Yang Xu & Cold in SP & ST
3. Unblocks channels
4. Warms Lungs for resolving harmful body fluids & transforms thin mucus: Cough w/ Thin & White Sputum, Difficulty breathing, Cold sensation on Chest & Back
5. Warms channels & stops bleeding: Uterine Bleeding (esp. if bleeding is chronic, pale + cold limbs, ashen complexion, soggy & thin pulse) aka Deficiency Cold w/ Bleeding

Gan Jiang vs. Fu Zi: GJ = focus on digestive, FZ = focus on cardiovascular

Ginger detoxifies Fu Zi

“Fu Zi is only hot w/Gan Jiang”

CI: heat from yin xu, hot blood, pregnancy…Inner Excess Heat is NOT a CI

Caution in Pregnancy

Question 5

Wu Zhu Yu

Evodia

Answer 5

Hot, Sl. Toxic | Acrid, Bitter
Liver-Spleen-Stomach

1. Guide: Jueyin & Vertex
2. Disperse Cold to ↓Pain in Chest & Abd
3. relieves Pain d/t Cold blocking Liver Channel, Promotes Qi Movement, Warms Liver Channel: Hernia (+ Xiao Hui Xiang)
4. Dredges Liver channel & drains the head ↓: HA, pain, nausea, drooling, ↓ taste
5. Powerfully warms Middle & Lower Jiao & stop Nausea & vomiting d/t Cold: Severe Epi & Abd Pain d/t Middle Jiao Cold & Yang Xu; Bulging disorders
6. Subdues rebellious ST Qi d/t Liver attacking Stomach: N/V, Acid reflux, Flank pain, Mouth & Tongue sores (by draining Fire ↓)
7. Warms the Spleen to stop diarrhea: 5-gong (am) diarrhea d/t SP & KI Yang Xu

Wu Zhu Yu Tang (Cold Stagnation in Stomach);
Zuo Jin Wan (Liver Stomach),
Wen Jing Tang (Deficiency Cold in Chong & Ren)