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12 Cards in this Set
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Ci Shi
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Must decoct 30 minutes early & Heavy dosage 15-30g:Magnetic Stone: 1- calm spirit: epilepsy due to KD def: 2- subdue LV Yang 3- improve hearing and vision; KD/LV def. 4: calms wheezing: helps KD grasp QI
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Hu Po (Amber) or Xue Po if red
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1: Calms spirit 2- moves blood and dissipates statis 3: promotoes urination Small dosage; DON’T DECOCT will get sticky can create blood clots: C/I= Yin def heat
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Long Gu (Dragon Bone)
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1- calms spirit 2- subdue LV Yang 3- Bind Leaking- esp for excessive sweating and night sweats : Used Raw for spirit & cooked for leakage: C/I= Damp heat or ext pathogen because stops sweating and retains pathogen
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Long Chi (fossilized teeth)
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Strong in insomnia whereas Long Gu is stronger in binding leaks
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Zhen Zhu (pearls)
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1- calm spirit 2- improve vision- LV fire 3- clear heat and regenerate tissue: mouth sores/ulcers: Can be used as facial powder and eye drops
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Zhu Sha (mercury-cinnabar)
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KNOW ITS TOXIC:
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Suan Zao Ren -Sour jujube)
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1-calm spirit & nourish heart: DDS w/ dizzyness due to HT & LV Yin/Blood def 2- Stop sweating C/I: severe diarhea and heat excess
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Ba Zi Ren
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1- Calm Shen- DDS HT & KD disharmony: 2- moistens intestines 3- stop night sweating C/I= loose stool or phlegm disorder; hair loss
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Yuan Zhi
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1-calm spirit: forgetful due to HT & KD disharmony 2- Resolve phlegm open orifice & stop cough (VISIBLE & INVISIBLE PHLEGM) 3- Resolve abcess and reduce swelling: topically used as anti-inflammatory C/I= Yin def heat, peptic ulcer and gastritis
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He Huan Pi (mimosa tree bark)
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1- calm spirit & sooth LV qi- GOOD at calming shen and relieving depression 2- Move blood and reduce swelling. Appendicitis
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Ye-Jiao Teng (night related vine): related to Shou Wu Teng
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1-calms spirit 2-unblocks channels- bi syndrome due to wind damp and blood def (joint pain-arthritis) 3- expels wind and stops itching (fungus, allergies) external wash
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Ling Zhi (mushroom) Long Life supplement
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1- calm spirit 2- stop cough and wheezing from phlegm damp and cold phlegm 3- Tonify Qi- SOB, dizzy to KD & LV def Boost immune systm, anti-cancer. Taken spores rather than raw.
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