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External applications
Most are applied for localized problems, bleeding, inflammation, swelling, pain, and oozing fluids. Some can be taken internally but all have side affects and not to be used on sensitive areas
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Expel parasites
Primarily treat intestinal parasites. Roundworms, tapeworms and hookworms. Pts experience para umbilical pain, vomitting, change in appetite, ie pica, itching in rectum, nose, ears. If patient has fever or severe abdominal pain avoid these herbs. caution pregnancy
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Extinguish Wind and stop tremors
Used for Internal wind. Stirs from liver and kidneys, yin xu of Lv/ki, or ascendant liver yang, blood xu and high fevers. Ha, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, irritable, vomitting, paplitations with anxiety, muscle twitch. Most are animal products, many are cold, some are warm and drying.
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Open the Orifices
Open sensory orifices, awaken spirit, Heart governs spirit, pt delirious or comatose, also tx turbid phlegm. Hot and Cold closed disorders: scattering by nature and can drain source qi, used short term, not to be used for abandoned patterns of xu, almost always pill or powder form.
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Nourish Heart Calm spirit
mostly plant substances, sweet and moistening, nourhish heart, liver, augment yin, tonify blood,
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anchor and settle calm spirit
most enter heart channel. many Lv channel, minerals or shells, can damage stomach qi, used short term. anchor spirit, floating yang, weigh on lungs for leaking lung qi, direct stomach qi down
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Stabilize and Bind
used for disorders of body substances are discharged abnormally, or when structures slip out of their position. Most are sour and astringent. Only tx manifestations not the root. Not used when exterior disorder not resolved, or when internal stagnation of dampness, or heat from constraint.
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Tonify Yin
Tonify yin of lungs, stomach, liver or kidney, sweet, cold, moistening, only tonify yin, generate fluids to tx dryness, Often used to tx yin xu heat.
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Tonify Yang
Yang xu of Ki/Sp/Ht which underlies qi transformation of body, Principal manifestation is systemic exhaustion and lack of warmth.
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Tonify Xue
manifestations include pallid face and lips, dizziness vertigo, diminished vision, lethargy, paplitations, dry skin, irregular menses, organs most affected by xue xu are Ht, Sp, Lv,
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Tonify Qi
Most common qi xu is SP/Lu,
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Warm interior expel cold
Gan jiang,
Zhi fu zi,
Rou gui
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