Wind Damp Flashcards
Du Huo - Angelica Root
- W-D-C
- Lurking Wind in KI channel
- release exterior
- lesser yin headache/toothache
- itchy skin due to w/d
- not for excess or deficient heat symptoms
Wei Ling Xian- Clematis Root
- Mobilizes all 12 channels
- fish bones in throat
Mu Gua- Chinese Quince Fruit
- Relax sinews/ unblock channels-guide to legs
- harmonize SP/ST for cramps of leg/calf
- food stagnation
Can Sha- Silkworm Feces
- Dry damp, expel wind
- damp itchy rashes
- harmonize ST
San Ji Sheng- Mulberry Mistletoe Stem
- parasitic
- tonify LR/KI-strengthen sinews and bones
- quiet fetus
- uterine bleeding
- promote lactation
- nourish blood and benefit skin
Sang Zhi- Mulberry Twig
- # 1 guide to u limbs
- edema
Wu Jia Pi- Acanthopanax Root Bark
- Strengthen Sinews (good for elderly)
- LR/KI xu w/ weak or soft bones
- transform damp, reduce edema
- cold damp leg qi
- sensation of weakness in sinews and bones
Gou Ji-Chain Fern
- Tonify LR/KI, Strengthen Sinews and bones-LB/Knees
- Bone tonic
- Urinary Incontinence and vaginal discharge-KI yang xu
Bai Hua She- Agkistrodon Viper
- Toxic
- Powerfully unblock channels and extinguish wind-convulsion
- wind from skin and sinews
Wu Shao She-Black Stripe Snake
- Dispel wind, unblock collaterals, settles jitteriness and convulsions
- not as strong or toxic as bai hue she
Shen Jin Cao-
- Help Flexion/Extension
- Disperse w-d, relax sinews, tendons.
Xi Xian Cao-Siegesbeckia
- calm spirit
- pacify LR
- hypertension
- hot bi-pain in extremities
Hai Tong Pi- Erythrina Bark
- unblock channels/collaterals-pain in LB
- Promote Urination and reduce edema
- topically for itching skin lesions-scabies
- gargle for toothache due to caries
Qiang Huo Shen Shi Tang- notopterygum decoction to overcome dampness
- W-D bi affecting U Body with sensation of heaviness
- emphasis on dampness
- Tai Yang and Du Channel Pain
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- unblock flow of yang qi-promotes movement
- swollen painful joints, especially lower extremities
- recurrent w-c-d painful obstruction in which localized constraint generates heat
Juan Bi Tang-Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction
- tonifies/harmonizes protective/nutritive qi.
- patient with qi and blood xu
- w-c-d bi causing joint pain and numbness
- dispel wind, eliminate damp
- heavy sensation in body
- stiffness in neck, shoulder, u back
- numbness in extremities, difficulty moving
Yi Yi Ren Tang-coicis decoction from 18 physicians
- disperse swelling in exterior and dry blood in interior
- for swelling in joints (hands, feet),
- w-c-d penetrate directly into flesh/joints-SP
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang- Angelica Sinensis Frigid 4 Decoction
- bld xu-limbs will be cold
- moving yang to extremities via the blood
- warms channels, disperses cold, nourishes blood, unblocks blood vessels
- very effective-reynauds
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang-Angelica Pubescens and Loranthus Decoction
- expel w-d bi, disperse painful obstruction, tonify deficiency
- most commonly used w-d bi formula
- 5 star for arthritis.
- Treats root and branch esp LB pain.
Da Fang Feng Tang- Major siler decoction
- dispel wind, smooth flow of qi, invigorate blood vessels, fortify sinews and bones, eliminate cold-dampness
- directs to knees, bones and sinews
San Bi Tang- Three Obstruction Decoction
- tonify LR, KI. Augment qi, invigorate bld vessels, fortify sinews and bones, eliminate cold-dampness
- for LR and KI qu characterized by tremors of hand and feet. Bi syndrome.
Bai Hu Jia Gui Zhi Tang- White Tiger Plus Cinnamon Twig Decoction
expel w-d-h
- painful obstruction with pain that comes and goes or moves around the body
- heat with lurking cold
- 4 Bigs
Bai Hu Jia Cang Zhu Tang- White Tiger Plus Black Atractlyodes Decoction
expel w-d-h
- for dampness predominant
- painful obstruction with joint pain and general fever
Si Miao San- Four Marvelous Powder
expel w-d-h
- clears h, resolves damp
- atrophy disorder with severe numbness/weakness in lower extremities with painful obstruction and swollen feet
Xuan Bi Tang- Diffuse Bi Decoction
expel w-d-h
- disperse d-h in channel
- painful obstruction due to containment of d-h primarily in channels, but also obstructing qi dynamic
Shu Feng Huo Xue Tang- disperse wind and invigorate blood decoction
expel w-d-h
- resolve w-d-p and blood stasis bi
- sharp pain in joints
- originally a Koran formula
Qin Jiao- Gentian Root
- w-c or h-d, h or c bi
- steaming bone
- soothe sinews/collaterals
- clear heat from deficiency
- jaundice-esp for babies (resolve damp)
