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8 Cards in this Set
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CI SHI
(Magnet Stone) Spicy, Salty, Cold - Liver, Heart, Kidney 10-30 grms (high density - need 3 x more) |
1. Settles the Yang, Descends Yang Downward.
2. Pacifies the Liver, (LV Yang Rising, LV Fire Heat) *3. Aids Kidney in Grabbing the Qi * (Yin Def causes Yang Rising) -insomnia, palpatations, HA, dizziness, epilepsy *Brightens Eyes, Opens the Ear. Liver Yang Rising -Red Eye, Tinnitis. Both true Heat and Def Heat |
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HU PO
(Amber) Sweet, Neutral - Heart, Liver, Bladder 1.5 - 3 grms (expensive-small dose) |
1. Sedates and Calms the Spirit
* 2. Promotes Urination, Invigorates the Blood *3. Invigorates the Blood, Promotes the Menses *difficulty urination. *amenorreah, fibroids |
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LONG GU
(dragon fossil) Sweet, Astringent, slt. cold -Heart, Liver 5-30 grms |
1. settle and calms spirits
-insomnia, palpations, shivering 2. Pacifies liver - floating, liver yang rising -HA, irritability dizziness *3. Prevention of leakage of fluids - astringing, stops discharges. -Leuckoreah, sweating, nocturnal emissions, uterine bleeding. |
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ZHU SHA
(cinnebar) Sweet, cold, POISEN mercury - Heart Chanel CI- use small doses due to toxicity, only 2-3 days, K.LV disease. 0.3-1 grm |
1. Sedates heart, calms heart spirits (heart fire)
-insomnia, chest fullness *2. Clears heat, reduces toxicity -external sores, sore throat, carbuncles *Treats Sx, not root - Prepare with honey to neutralize toxin, (used 1000 yrs in China). Patent medicine for insomnia, childhood night time |
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BAI ZI REN
(Pine Tree Seed) Sweet, neutral - Heart, Kidney, L.I. 10-18 grms caution: diarhea & phlegm -herb is rich & oily |
1. Nourishes heart and calms the spirit
-heart blood deficiency *2. Lubricates and moistens large intestine -post pardum women w/ constipation |
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YUAN ZHI
(Profound Will root) Spicey, Bitter, Slt. Warm - Lung, Heart 3-10 grms Cautions: stomach ulcer, GI disorders |
1. Calms Spirits
2. expels phlegm and opens the orifices (Lung) -cough, wheezing, phlegm, stagnation in orifices that can cause eplepsy. 3. dissolving nodules sores, carbuncles |
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HE HUAN PI
(Happy Bark - dancing) Sweet, neutral - Heart, Liver 10-15 grms |
1. Calms the Spirit
-insomnia or irritability due to sadness 2. Invigorating Blood, alleviates Pain -bone fracture, soft tissue damage (also tendons, & ligaments), internal abcess |
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Liver Yang Rising
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Yin deficiency causes yang rising. need to send yang downward - balance yin/yang
liver yang rising can cause epilepsy, red eye creates heat |
