Ask's Herbs S-Z Fxns

Front 1

Tai Zi Shen*

Back 1

generates BFs; weakly tonifies Qi and Yin

Front 2

Tan Xiang **

Back 2

unblock stg. Qi in the chest. stops pain; adjust MJ; regulate Qi

Front 3

Tao Ren**

Back 3

LU & fixed intestinal masses; stops cough/wheezing; moistens intestines; small parasties: contagious & demonic illnesses special pair: Hong Hua

Front 4

Tian Hua Fen*

Back 4

generates BFs, clears/drains Lu Heat; mositens dryness; resolves toxicity/expels pus: breast abscesses

Front 5

Tian Ma**

Back 5

very imp for treating internal stirring of LR Wind; controls spasms; extinguishes W-P for wind phlegm patterns. Bi-Syndrome HDI: Sedatives special pair: Gou Teng

Front 6

Tian Men Dong**

Back 6

VERY COLD; T+ Yin of the LU & Ki; generates BFs; coold heat d/t Yin Xu

Front 7

Tian Nan Xing*

Back 7

stubborn Phlegm; disperses wind phlegm/stops spasms: obstruction d/t W-P

Front 8

Tian Zhu Huang-

Back 8

extinguishes Wind; stops palpitations, dislodges Phlegm to open orifices; calms Shen "like Zhu Li but stronger on palpations and tremors. this acts slower and has the advantage of calming spirit"

Front 9

Ting Li Zi-

Back 9

drains LU; reduces Phlegm; calms wheezing; moves water to reduce edema HYDROTHORAX/ASCITES

Front 10

Tong Cao**

Back 10

promotes lactation by raising ST Qi; facilitates fluid metabolism of LU

Front 11

Tu Bie Chong-

Back 11

promotes regeneration of tendons a& sinews; rejoins bones; strongly removes bld sts

Front 12

Tu Fu Ling**

Back 12

syphilitic skin leasions & M spasms; promotes urination; clears D-H from skin: recurrent ulcers; bladder and liver cancer

Front 13

Tu Si Zi**

Back 13

T+ Yang & Yin of KI, secures essence, warms primal Yang; T+ KI and LR & improves vision; T+ SP Qi: stops diarrhea loose stool, fatigue d/t Sp Qi Xu: calms fetus

Front 14

Wang Bu Liu Xing-

Back 14

promotes lactation; lin syndrome;. in upper part of body it promotes lac/in lower part it unblocks menses

Front 15

Wei Ling Xian*

Back 15

strongly mobilizes all 12 channels to open & unblock Bi-Sindrome. stops pain by eliminating W & D. txforms Phlegm and softens areas of hardness.: AB masses, breast lumps. softend lodged fishbones

Front 16

Wu Gong**

Back 16

cleans/dissipates toxic stg. unblocks C&C; relieves pain. (extinguishes wind; stops spasms, siezures, convulsions) special pair: Quan Xie

Front 17

Wu Jia Pi**

Back 17

dispels W-D, strengthens sinews and bones: chronic W-D-B. Bi-Syndrome/weak LB warms KI and LR Yang: developmental delays in motor fxn (walking) in childrean. transfomrs damp/reduces swelling: C-D leg Qi/edema

Front 18

Wu Ling Zhi**

Back 18

a/dysmenorrhea; AB pain; epi/Chest pain; stops uterine blding d/t bld stg;

Front 19

Wu Mei*

Back 19

inhibits LU Qi leakage; binds intestines: stops diarrhea; expels roundworms.

Front 20

Wu Wei Zi**

Back 20

atringes LU Qi; stops cough. T+Ki. binds essence; stops diarrhea; inhibits sweating. generates BFs; contains Ht Qi: calms spirit.

Front 21

Wu Yao-

Back 21

warms KI; disperses Cold; relieves pain; regulates Qi; (helps with prostititis)

Front 22

Wu Zhu Yu**

Back 22

GUIDING HERB: JUEYIN LIVER & VERTEX POWERFULLY warms MJ/LJ. stops N/V d/t Cold. alleviates chest and AB pain d/t cold. dredges LR to treat cold.

Front 23

Xi Xin Cao-

Back 23

clears heat & toxins. stops itching. calms shen.

Front 24

Xi Xin**

Back 24

GUIDING:SHAOYIN; sl. Toxic; warms Lu: txforms thin mucous; penetrates head to eliminate W-C-D: HA/toothache; warms & pierces through turbidity

Front 25

Xi Yang Shen**

Back 25

benefits Qi; generates fluids; nourishes yin; nutures LU; clears LU Fire

Front 26

Xia Ku Cao**

Back 26

clears Lr Fire: benefits the eyes; subdues Lr Yang: hypertenstion; disperses neck/inguinal NODULES d/t phlegm fire

Front 27

Xian He Cao**

Back 27

binds and inhibits ALL TYPES OF BLEEDING: uterin blding d/t all reasons: Cold, Heat, Xu, Shi. alleviated diarrhea; kills parasites/ tonifies blood

Front 28

Xian Mao*

Back 28

T+ KI Yang to invigorate Mingmen Fire; expel cold, eliminated damp: cold and pain in the LB & knees d/t C-D invastion

Front 29

Xiang Fu**

Back 29

frees LR Qi; promotes flow of Qi in ST & LR ch for wood/earth disharmondy; regulate menese; alleviates pain. special pair: Chuan Xiong (invirogate bld category)

Front 30

Xiang Ru-

Back 30

W-C attack or SUMMERHEAT w/ D in summer; harmonizes MJ

Front 31

Xiao Hui Xiang-

Back 31

HERNIA; severe pain in the lower AB. Testies Pain d/t cold in LR or KI

Front 32

Xiao ji**

Back 32

promote urination: D-H Jaundice; hepatitis; cools the blood to stop bleeding

Front 33

Xie Bai**

Back 33

Chest Bi-Syndrome; cold phlegm obst. reaches into areas of congealed constraing to unbind, warm, drain and benefit orifices.

Front 34

Xin Yi Hua*

Back 34

opens nasal passages: SINUSITIS

Front 35

Xing Ren**

Back 35

SL. TOXIC. stops cough/calms breathing d/t LU qi not descending. promotes BM

Front 36

Xu Duan**

Back 36

T+ LR & KI; strengthens sinews and bones; promtes regeneartion of tendon and bone; calms fetus

Front 37

Xuan Fu Hua**

Back 37

descends LU Qi to stop cough; descends rebellious Qi: stops vomiting hiccup, burp, reflux; softens hardened Phlegm to break-up accumulations; removes pathogenic water

Front 38

Xuan Shen**

Back 38

warm patho. enters Yin/Bld level. nourishes yin; softens hardness/dissipates nodules. *txforms pathological phlegm (yin)

Front 39

Xue Jie-

Back 39

promotes regeneration of tissue & heal wounds: regenerates new, protects old

Front 40

Xue Yu Tan-

Back 40

hematuria; promotes urination; generates flesh/resolves sores (topically)

Front 41

Ya Dan Zi-

Back 41

TOXIC; treast malaria, dysentery, warts and corns

Front 42

Yan Hu Suo -

Back 42

#1 for pain b/c is moves both Qi and Bld. pain anywhere in body d/t stg of both Qi & Bld.

Front 43

Ye Jiao Teng**

Back 43

nourishes Bld/unblocks Channels: genearlized weakness/soreness-esp at night; expels Wind/alleviates itching: external wash; nourishes HT & Bld & calms Spirit

Front 44

Ye Ju Hua*

Back 44

swollen, painful, red eyes; swollen toxic sores, boils, abscesses

Front 45

Yi Mu Cao*

Back 45

promotes urn/reduces swelling; clears heat/resolves toxicity: sores abscesses itchy rashes special pair: Ze Lan

Front 46

Yi Tang-

Back 46

tonifies Qi;moistens fluids to relax M spasms/relieves pain

Front 47

Yi Yi Ren**

Back 47

resolves Damp, tonifies SP/augments LU; eliminates Painful Bi-syndrome: joint immobility, tendon spasm; clears heat/pus: LU & appendicitis Abscess

Front 48

Yi Zhi Ren*

Back 48

Warms KI, retains essence, secures Urn; warms SP, stops diarrhea, controls saliva, improves appetite

Front 49

Yin Chai Hu*

Back 49

clears heat/reduces childhood nutritional impairment: FOOD STG

Front 50

Yin Chen (Hao)**

Back 50

PRINCIPLE HERB FOR TREATING JAUNDICE d/t D-H OR C-D; clears Heat: resolves damp sores and other skin dz esp. in LJ

Front 51

Yin Yang Huo**

Back 51

T+ KI, fortifies Yang to invigorate Mingmen Fire; dispesl Wind-Cold-Damo & unblocks flow of Yang Qi: spams, hand/feet cramping, numb limbs/extremities. also for contractures, numbness, hemiplagia following wind-Stroke

Front 52

Yu Jin**

Back 52

promotes LR Qi circulation to relieve constraint; cools blood: inverted menses; open orifices: ansxiety/FUZZY HEAT; normalize fxn of GB: relieves Gallstones d/t D-H in GB

Front 53

Yu Li Ren-

Back 53

moistens LI to promote BM; promotes urination to treat edema

Front 54

Yu Xing Cao*

Back 54

Lu abscess, Lu Heat; cough; thick yellow sputum; coughing bld/pus; promotes urination

Front 55

Yu Zhu**

Back 55

nourishes Yin; moistens dryness d/t Yin Xu; extinguisehs wind; softens and moistens the sinews. restores fluids injured by EPI w/out preventing expulsion of those pathogens.

Front 56

Yuan Hua-

Back 56

1.5-3g (decoct); 0.6g pdwr

Front 57

Yuan Zhi**

Back 57

txforms Phlegm, clears HT orifices, stops cough: emotional/mental disorientation, spasms, siezures or FUZZY head d/t P blocking HT; clams spirit, quiets HT, relives mental stress: excessive brooding, pent-up emotions

Front 58

Zao Xin Tu*

Back 58

calms fetus; warms ST:vomit d/t cold; warms blood/stops bleeding.

Front 59

Ze Lan*

Back 59

regluates menses; dispels Stg to stop pain: traumatic injury, post partum AB pain; promotes urn/relieves edema/ascites; "gentle & harmonious" special pair: Yi Mu Cao

Front 60

Ze Xie**

Back 60

promotes urn to open fluid pathways by draining damp/harmful BF; settles Ministerial Fire in the KI: LJ D-H

Front 61

Zhang Nao*

Back 61

TOXIC. expels W-D&kills parasites: tinea, itching, carbuncle; opens orifices of HT, expels turbidity; invigorates Bld; alleviates pain: toothahce

Front 62

Zhe Bei Mu**

Back 62

breaks down phlegmatic masses: goiter, scrofula, lumps, masses ANYWHERE IN THE BODY. clears and txforms P-H: acute Lu-Heat patterns w/ productive cough related: Chuan Bei Mu

Front 63

Zhen Zhu Mu*

Back 63

clears LR Heat; anchors ascending Yang; birghtens eyes; quiets Shen; sedates fear

Front 64

Zhen Zhu**

Back 64

nourishes LR Yin, eliminates superficial visual obstruction: NEBULA; promtoes healing, generates flesh, astringes: unhealing skin ulcer or canker sores: settles tremors & palp., sedates HT: insomina, easily frightened d/t HT shen disturbance.

Front 65

Zhi Gan Cao**

Back 65

Warmer, more T+ing to Ht & Sp; better able to harmonize other herbs than than Gan Cao

Front 66

Zhi Ke **

Back 66

eliminate food stg. & other accum.; wood OA earth; resolves Phlegm; relieves AB distention (chest/diaphragm/epigastrium)

Front 67

Zhi Mu**

Back 67

clears heat/drains fire from Qi level: 4 Bigs (+Shi Gao); enriches Yin/moistens Dryness/promotes BFs; clears deficiency heat; neutralizes drying effects of other herbs

Front 68

Zhi Shi**

Back 68

STRONGLY regulates Qi; eliminates food stg. txforms Phlegm. promtes qi flow: unblocks plugs

Front 69

Zhi Zi**

Back 69

keynote: anguish in the Ht & evil in the 5 Zang: blocks constrained heat; directs D-H down/out via urine; cools bld/stops bleeding; breaks toxic accumulations-topical heat sores

Front 70

Zhu Li**

Back 70

opens HT orifices and Calms shen. "this herb is like Tian Zhu Huang, but stronger for calming Shen and faster acting"

Front 71

Zhu Ling*

Back 71

diuretic: drains water for problems d/t stg of Damp: edema, scant urn, vag discharge, lin

Front 72

Zhu Ru*

Back 72

scours Phlegm; eases restlessness d/t GB Fire harboring Hot-Phlegm & disturbing HT; calms Shen; vomiting/nausea

Front 73

Zi Cao*

Back 73

slow skin eruptions; carbuncles/boils; promotes urination and defication in case of major skin outbreak

Front 74

Zi He Che*

Back 74

warms Ki Yang; T+ LU Qi; nourishes Bld and Jing

Front 75

Zi Hua Di Ding-

Back 75

deeply rooted sores & boils: mastitis, appendicitis; snakebite

Front 76

Zi Ran Tong-

Back 76

promotes regeneration of sinews & bones; carbuncles & burns

Front 77

Zi Su Ye**

Back 77

harmonizes MJ-Sp/ST stg: calms fetus; antidote to seafood poisoning

Front 78

Zi Su Zi**

Back 78

descends LU Qi; stops cough; resolves Phlegm; moistens LI for constipation d/t dryness

Front 79

Zi Wan*

Back 79

relieves cough expels Phlegm. various etiologies of cough: W-C, W-H, LU Xu, consumption. broad spectrum herb

Front 80

Zong Lu Tan-

Back 80

Uterine Bleeding; lingering diarrhea or dysentery