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Decks in this class (33)

Introduction to Herbs
First book to focus on descriptio...,
Materia medica that divided herbs...,
China s first illustrated materi ...
62  cards
Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
Ma huang combined with gui zhi 1,
Ma huang vs gui zhi 2,
Ma huang toxicity and cautions 3
27  cards
Ch2 Herbs that clear heat: Drain fire
Shi gao stone plaster ice man 1,
Shi gao ice man preparation and c...,
Shi gao with zhi mu 3
34  cards
Ch 2 Herbs that clear heat: cool the blood
Shui niu jiao 1,
Shui niu jiao is used in place of...,
Shui niu jiao vs ling yang jiao 3
19  cards
Cool, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
Bo he 1,
Chan tui chan yi 2,
Chan tui cautions 3
29  cards
Ch 2: Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
Huang qin 1,
Huang qin with huang lian 2,
Huang qin with zhi zi 3
27  cards
Ch 2 Herbs that resolve toxicity
What are herbs in this chapter go...,
Cautions for herbs in this chapter 2,
Jin yin hua gold silver flower ho...
81  cards
Ch2 Herbs that clear heat from deficiency
Common indications of herbs that ...,
Qing hao blue rising up ascending...,
Bai wei white a kind flower swall...
22  cards
Ch3 Downward draining herbs: purgatives
Downward draining herbs are divid...,
Da huang big yellow rhubarb root ...,
Da huang preparation methods and ...
17  cards
Ch3 Moist Laxatives
Huo ma ren fire numb seed nut hea...,
Huo ma ren cautions 2,
Yu li ren constrained plum pit bu...
5  cards
Ch3 Harsh Expellants
Qian niu zi cowherd seed morning ...,
Harsh expellants general function 2,
Gan sui 3
7  cards
Ch4 Herbs that drain dampness
Fu ling 1,
Fu ling cautions 2,
Fu ling pi vs fu ling 3
44  cards
Ch 5 Herbs that Dispel Wind Dampness
What do most herbs in this chapte...,
Du huo self reliant existence pub...,
Du huo vs qiang huo 3
40  cards
Ch6 Herbs that cool and transform phlegm heat
Qian hu before barbarians peuceda...,
Chuan bei mu sichuan province bab...,
Chuan bei mu vs zhe bei mu 3
14  cards
Ch6 Herbs that transform cold phlegm
Zhi ban xia processed half summer...,
Zhi ban xia with fu ling chen pi ...,
Ban xia preparation 3
18  cards
Ch6 Herbs that relieve coughing and wheezing
Xing ren 1,
Xing ren with zi su zi 2,
Xing ren with tao ren 3
24  cards
Ch 8 Herbs that relieve food stagnation
Shan zha mountain plant hawthorn ...,
Shen qu divine leaven medicated l...,
Mai ya 3
6  cards
Ch7 Herbs that transform dampness
Cang zhu 1,
Hou po 2,
Huo xiang fragrant plant above gr...
8  cards
Ch9 Herbs that regulate qi
Chen pi old skin aged tangerine p...,
Qing pi 2,
Zhi shi orange fruit unripe bitte...
17  cards
Ch 10 Herbs that Stop Bleeding (reg blood)
San qi bai yao 3 7 notoginseng ro...,
Pu huang 2,
Qian cao 3
18  cards
Ch 10 Herbs that Invigorate blood (reg blood)
Chuan xiong water plant szwchuan ...,
Dan shen red ginseng salvia root 2,
Ji xue teng chicken blood vine sp...
27  cards
Ch 11 Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold
Zhi fu zi appendage processed aco...,
Gan jiang 2,
Rou gui 3
10  cards
Ch 12.1 Herbs that tonify Qi
Ren shen man root ginseng root 1,
Dang shen group root codonopsis r...,
Huang qi yellow herb astragalus r...
10  cards
12.2 Herbs that Tonify the Blood
Shu di huang cooked earth yellow ...,
Zhi he shou wu processed black ha...,
Sheng he shou wu fresh black hair...
9  cards
12.3 Herbs that tonify the Yang
Lu rong deer velvet fuzz from spr...,
Rou cong rong meat of cong rong f...,
Yin yang huo also called xian lin...
18  cards
Ch 12.4 Tonify Yin herbs
Bei sha shen north sand ginseng g...,
Xi yang shen western ocean root a...,
Mai men dong luxuriant winter oph...
11  cards
Ch 13 Herbs that stabilize and bind
Shan zhu yu also called shan yu r...,
Wu wei zi five tastes seed schisa...,
Wu mei black plum mume fruit 3
20  cards
Ch 14.1 Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the spirit
Long gu dragon bones fossilized m...,
Mu li 2,
Zhen zhu mu mother of pearl shiny...
8  cards
Ch 14.2 Nourish the heart and calm the spirit
Suan zao ren sour date seed sour ...,
Bai zi ren 2,
Yuan zhi profound will chinese se...
6  cards
Ch15 Aromatic substances the open orifices
Shi chang pu flourishing reeds gr...,
She xiang musk deer fragrance nav...,
Su he xiang revive and join fragr...
6  cards
Ch 16 Substances that extinguish wind and stop tremors
Ling yang jiao 1,
Gou teng hook vine uncaria vine 2,
Tian ma heavenly hemp gastrodia r...
10  cards
CH 17 Herbs that Expel Parasites
Shi jun zi respected envoy seed r...,
Ku lian pi bitter melia bark chin...,
Bing lang 3
6  cards
Ch 18 Substances for Topical Application
She chuang zi snake s bed seeds c...,
Lu gen shi 2,
Bai fan 3
6  cards

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