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bitter, salty, cold
LU ST KD ClHt-Blood, ClHt-Defic B.224 C.247 Dr.21 |
bái wéi 白薇
(1) Clears heat & cools blood [Fever* d/t yin defic, fever d/t heat entering nutri or blood levels, post-febrile fever d/t damage of blood or yin, postpartum fever, persistent summertime fever in children] (2) Cools blood & promotes urination [UTIs*, hot painful bloody urinary dribbling esp before & after giving birth; Gently promotes urination ] (3) Resolves toxicity & treats sores [Swollen & painful throat*, toxic sores, not powerful] (N) Deficiency fevers is its specialty No noted CTX bái(white) wéi(cynanchi) Cynanchi atrati radix swallowwort root |
(1) Fever
(2) UTIs (3) Swollen & painful throat |
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sour, bitter, sl cold
LV SP RegBl-Invig B.622 C.162 Dr.107 |
chì sháo 赤芍
(sháo yào) (1) Invigorates blood & dispels blood stasis [Traumatic injury swelling & pain*, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdom pain, fixed abdom masses, abscesses & boils early stages; Promotes circulation through tissues, dissolves clots, clears dead RBCs] (2) Clears heat & cools blood [Fever w/ maculae*, purple tongue, various bleeding, female bleeding, bleeding under skin, d/t heat entering blood level causing chaotic movement of blood; Heat in LV ] (+) Bites [Animal bites*, insect bites] (+) Moderate anti-inflammatory [Arthritis*, gout, arthralgia, antibiotic, antifungal, antispasmodic, lowers body temp & blood pressure through vasodilatation, relaxes smooth muscle, thins blood, anti-clotting effect; Anti-inflam, one of 2 - 3 herbs to do this] Caution: Cold from defic, pregnancy chì(red) sháo(Paeoniae) Paeoniae Radix rubra red peony root |
(1) Traumatic injury swelling & pain
(2) Fever w/ maculae (+) Animal bites (+) Arthritis |
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sweet, bland, cold
LU LV KD ClHt-Blood, ClHt-Defic B.222 C.248 Dr.21 |
dì gǔ pí 地骨皮
(1) Cools blood & reduces steaming [Night sweats*, steaming bone dz w/ sweats, chronic low-grade fever, irritability, thirst; Menopause, Qi/Yin deficient sweating, sweating due to deficiency, consumptive disorders like HIV & TB ] (2) Clears & drains LU heat [Cough or wheezing] (N) Antipyretic - lowers fever, lowers blood pressure CTX: Loose stools d/t SP defic dì(earth) gǔ(bone) pí(bark, skin) Lycii Cortex cortex of wolfberry (gou qi) root |
(1) Night sweats
(2) Cough or wheezing |
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spicy, bitter, sl cold
HT LV KD ClHt-Blood B.126 C.160 Dr.18 |
mǔ dān pí 牡丹皮
(1) Clears heat & cools blood [Subcutaneous bleeding*, nosebleed, blood in sputum or vomit, freq & profuse bleeding, d/t warm-heat pathogen intering blood level] (2) Clears deficiency fire [Steaming bone disorder*, fever at night w/ cool in morning, yin defic fever] (3) Invigorates blood & dispels blood stasis [Abdominal masses*, amenorrhea, lumps, bruises d/t traumatic injury, fibroids, ovarian cysts] (4) Clears ascending LV fire [HA*, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea, HBP] (5) Drains pus & reduces swelling [Acne*, sores, boils, carbuncles] CTX: Pregnancy, exc menstrual bleeding when not d/t blood stasis heat, cold in blood mǔ(male, of a plant or animal) dān(red) pí(bark, skin) Moutan Cortex tree peony root bark |
(1) Subcutaneous bleeding
(2) Steaming bone disorder (3) Abdominal masses (4) HA (5) Acne |
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sweet, bitter, cold
HT KD LV ClHt-Blood B.120 C.155 Dr.18 |
shēng dì huáng 生地黃
(1) Clears heat & cools blood [Hemorrhage*, high fever, thirst, scarlet tongue, heat entering blood level or nutri level; Quenches thirst & helps stop bleeding] (2) Nourishes yin & generates fluids [Dry mouth*, continuous low-grade fever, constipation, throat pain, wasting & thirsting, yin def = its primary use; Very good for LV ] (N) Heat in HT & blood [Five center heat*, insomnia, restlessness, irritability, malar flush; Very good for Deficient Heat, can also nourish Blood] (N) Protects LV [*Protects Liver tissue, protects liver’s glycogen stores, shrinks enlarged liver, chronic hepatitis, balances serum glucose levels, diabetes, blood defic creating LV imbalance; cools & moistens Liver/Blood/Skin ] CTX: SP defic causing dampness, loose stools, abdom fullness shēng(unprepared, raw) dì(earth) huang(yellow) Rehmanniae Radix Chinese Foxglove root |
(1) Hemorrhage
(2) Dry mouth (N) Five center heat |
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salty, cold
HT LV ST ClHt-Blood, Not in Clinic B.118 C.154 |
shuǐ niú jiǎo 水牛角
(1) Clears heat, relieves fire toxicity, & cools blood [Purpura purple spots rash w/ very high fever*, nose-bleed, vomiting blood, d/t extreme heat affecting nutri or blood levels ie "hot blood"] (2) Clears heat & arrests tremors [Tremors w/ high fever*, convulsions, delirium, loss of consciousness, or manic behavior, d/t extreme heat affecting nutri or blood levels] CTX: Pregnancy, use only in real excess case; Caution: SP ST defic. shuǐ(water) niú(buffalo, ox) jiǎo(horn) Bubali Cornu water buffalo horn |
(1) Purpura purple spots rash w/ very high fever
(2) Tremors w/ high fever |
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bitter, salty, cold
HT LV ST ClHt-Blood, Not in Clinic B.120 C.153 |
xī jiǎo 犀角
(1) Clears heat, relieves fire toxicity, & cools blood [Purpura purple spots rash w/ very high fever*, nose-bleed, vomiting blood, d/t extreme heat affecting nutri or blood levels ie "hot blood"] (2) Clears heat & arrests tremors [Tremors w/ high fever*, convulsions, delirium, loss of consciousness, or manic behavior, d/t extreme heat affecting nutri or blood levels] (N) Saved many lives [*1-2 grams directly as a powder, strongly lowers body temp, raises white blood count, anti-biotic, tranquilizer, subst w/ shuǐ niú jiǎo] CTX: Pregnancy, use only in real excess case; Caution: SP ST defic. xī(rhinoceros) jiǎo(horn) Rhinoceri Cornu rhinoceros horn |
(1) Purpura purple spots rash w/ very high fever
(2) Tremors w/ high fever |
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bitter, sweet, salty, cold
KD LU ST ClHt-Blood B.123 C.158 Dr.19 |
xuán shēn 玄參
(xuán yuán shēn) (1) Clears heat & cools blood [Bleeding d/t heat pathog entering blood level*, fever, dry mouth, purplish tongue] (2) Nourishes yin [Constipation* or irritability d/t prev febrile pathogenic dz; Not as good as shēng dì huáng] (3) Softens hardness & dissipates nodules [Swollen lymph nodes* in neck, throat, armpits, inguinal, d/t phlegm-fire, severe throat pain & swelling; Salty dissolves hardness] (N) Vasodilator, anti-hypertension, antimicrobial CTX: Cold-damp of SP ST, avoid combi w/ lí lú xuán(dark) shēn(root) Scrophulariae Radix scrophularia |
(1) Bleeding d/t heat pathog entering blood level
(2) Constipation (3) Swollen lymph nodes |
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sweet, sl cold
LV ST ClHt-Blood, ClHt-Defic B.226 C.25 Dr.20 |
yín chái hú 銀柴胡
(1) Causes heat from yin deficiency to recede [Night sweats*, thirst, daytime fever, steaming bone dz, HIV sx; Cools & nourishes Yin & Blood] (2) Clears heat & reduces childhood nutritional impairment [Fever*, thirst, irritability d/t malnutrition; "swollen belly" accumulation] CTX: Blood defic w/out heat yín(silver) chái(kinding) hú(barbarians) Stellariae Radix stellaria root |
(1) Night sweats
(2) Fever |
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sweet, cold
HT LV ClHt-Blood B.128 C.164 Dr.19 |
zǐ cǎo 紫草
(1) Clears heat, cools blood, & resolves fire toxicity while venting rashes [Very dark purple rashes*, chickenpox, measles; Great affinity for skin, encourages rashes to surface, also moistens Intestines & promotes urination] (2) Clears damp-heat from skin [Skin lesions* by damp-heat, vaginal itching, burns ] (N) Anti-neoplastic cancer effect ie leukemia, antibiotic, antiviral CTX: SP qi defic loose stools zǐ(purple) cǎo(herb) Lithospermi Radix groomwell root |
(1) Very dark purple rashes
(2) Skin lesions |