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Chuan Xiong
Promotes qi movement, reg. menstruation for internal medicalproblem or trauma

Coronary HT dz and hypertension


Strongly promotes qi and blood circulationExpels wind, relieves pain, skin DO’s


Relieves HA and Bi syndrome


**CAUTION: Pregnancy

Yi Mu Cao
Dispels stasis, reg. menses, reduce massesPromotes urination, reduces edema

Clears heat, reduces toxin


Prevents postpartum heavy bleeding when drank after birth

Chong Wei Zi
Cools and descends the liver fire, brightens eyes
Yan Hu Suo

Promotes qi circ, relieves pain caused by qi and xue stasis


Peptic ulcer and neuralgia


Angina pectoris


**Dr. Cai’s favorite: substitute for lidocainefor C-section, analgesic effect, hypnotic and sedative effect

Yu Jin
Promotes Qi circulation, resolves constraint, breaks upblood stasis & stops pain

LV qi stag. causing pain


Clears HT fire, cools blood, eliminates phlegm, opens


HT orifice (Shen disturb w/ mania or HT palp, insomnia), depression


Benefits GB and reduces jaundice

Ze Lan
Invigorates blood, expels blood stasis, unblocksmenstruation

Reduces swelling, promotes urination, reduces edema

Hong Hua
Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, unblocksmenstruation, relieves pain

Reduces swelling


Promotes the venting of rashes


(**Xi/Zhong Hong Hua > cools blood, release heat toxin)

Tao Ren
Breaks blood stasis, reduces swelling

Moistens dryness, relaxes bowels


Cough and wheezing

Ru Xiang
Moves qi > invigorates blood, stops pain

Relaxes the sinews and unblocks the channel, reduces pain


Tx traumatic injuries


Reduces swelling and promotes flesh generation for sores andcarbuncles after rupture (topical or internal use)


**May cause nausea and vomiting

Mo Yao
Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, promotes qi circ,relieves pain

Reduces swelling, promotes healing


Tx traumatic injuries

Wu Ling Zhi
Expels blood stasis and stops pain; OBGYN do, pain in abdomenor HT regionStops bleeding and transforms stasis

Detoxifies snake, scorpion, centipede biteChildhood nutrition impairment with focal distention


*Raw: invigorates; Fry w/ vinegar:

San Leng
Strongly breaks up bloodstasis, promotes qi circulation, relieves pain

Dissolves accumulation and reduces abdominal focaldistention for sever pain and distention caused by food/qi stagnation.


*(Breaks up blood more than E Zhu)


**CONTRA: pregnancy and xs menstrual bleeding

E Zhu
Strongly breaks up blood stasis, promotes qi circulation, relieves pain

Reduces focaldistention, dissolves accumulationsand stops painHepatosplenomegaly, tumor, and cancer


*(Promotes qi circulation more than San Leng)*Fry w/ vinegar to enhance blood-quickening**CONTRA: pregnancy and xs menstrual bleeding

Shui Zhi
Strongly breaks up, expels blood stasis, and reduces fixedmasses

Removes nebula and improves visual acuity*Toast yellow before use in pill or powder


*Sl. Toxic, not used long term

Tu Bei Chong
Strongly breaks up and drives out blood stasisRelaxes/ renews sinews, bones and joints

Used for hepatosplenomegaly and ectopic pregnancy


*Toxic

Ji Xue Teng
Tonify blood for xuexu and promote blood circulation: unblocks channels, dilate coronary andfemoral arteries.

Invigorates channels and relaxes sinews, low back, knee,weak extremitiesVertigo, aplastic anemia, leucopenia dtradiation or chemo

Huai Niu Xi
Invigorates the blood, and removes stasisTonifies LV and KD, strengthens sinews and bones and easesjoints

Directs the qi and xue down for ascending LV fire


Promotes urination and dispels damp heat from LJ


Difficult delivery

Chuan Niu Xi
Similar to Hui Niu Xi but more invigorates and expels bloodstasis

Drains damp for wind damp bi, esp low back and lower extrem

Jiang Huang
Invigorates blood, unblocks channels, unblocks the menstrualcycle

Promotes qi circulation, relieves pain


Expels wind, relieves Bi pain

Wang Bu Liu Xing
Invigorates blood, unblocks channels promotes lactation

Reduces swelling and promotes urination for painful swellingof breast and testicles, strangury, and UTI


Used for ear seeds and herpes zoster

Lu Lu Tong
Promotes qi and xue movement, opens MJ and unblocks channels

Expel wind, promotes metabolism for bi pain, nasalcongestion, edema with difficult urinationAllergic rhinitis

Su Mu
Invigorates xue, reduces swelling, and stops pain forvarious types of xue stasis

Stops bleeding


Cancers: Leukemia, ST, LV

Mao Dong Qing
Promotes blood circulation, invigorates blood stasis,unblocks channels

Artery Dz and Burger Dz


Clears heat, expels phlegm heat, relieves coughing andwheezing


Reduces swelling, stops pain


Nasopharyngeal cancer


*cold

Chi Shao
Invigorates blood and removes blood stasis, OBGYN do,swelling and pain from traumaClears heat and cools blood

Clears LV fire and promotes visual acuity

Dan Shen
Invigorates the blood and breaks up blood stasisClears heat and relieves toxic heat, reduces abscess forearly stage abscesses esp. breast Nourish blood and calm shen; HT disturbance dt blood stasiswith heat: mania, palp., insomniaKD/HT disharmony

DIC