Cool Blood Herbs

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Ying Level Heat

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Yin and BF damaged, Afternoon fever, dry mouth, skin eruptions, irritab,insomnia,delerium
T:deep red, little coat
P:Fine, thready, rapid
Tx:Clear Ht, cool blood

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Blood Level Heat

Back 2

High fever, skin hot, skin eruptions(purple,black),hemmorhaging,bloody stools, epistaxis,mania, coma, delerium
T:deep red/purple, no coat, red dots
P:fine, thready, rapid
Tx: Clear Ht, cool blood, Nourish Yin

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Cool Blood Herbs

Fxns

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Decrease fever & capillary breakage, cool blood and promote coagulation, Tx ying & blood level Ht, Tx Internal wind(tics, tremors,spasms)
Add move blood herbs when Ht causes stag.
Often combined w/ Quell fire Herbs

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Cool Blood Herbs Properties

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Cool, Bitter, Damage MJ and Yang

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XI JIAO (Rhino Horn)

Fx

Back 5

Clear H & Toxic H from Blood; Stop Bleeding; Dispel Int. W; Calm Spirit, Calm HE Fire

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XI JIAO (Rhino Horn)

Tx

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Febrile Disease w/ H; Ying & Bld Level H; Skin problems due to Extreme H; Hemorrhaging

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XI JIAO (Rhino Horn)

Note

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Strongest Hb to Clear HE-Fire & Cool Blood; Mainly used in Patent medicines

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XI JIAO (Rhino Horn)

C/c

Back 8

During pregnancy; NOT w/ Fu Zi

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SHUI NIU JIAO "Water Cow Horn"

Fx

Back 9

Clears H & Cools Blood;

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SHUI NIU JIAO "Water Cow Horn"

Tx

Back 10

High fever @ Ying & Bld level

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SHUI NIU JIAO "Water Cow Horn"

Note

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Primarily used as a substitute for Rhino Horn - weaker action, less expensive

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SHUI NIU JIAO "Water Cow Horn"

C/c

Back 12

MJ Def.

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SHENG DI HUANG "Earth Yellow"
Raw Rehmannia

Fx

Back 13

Cool Blood; Tonify KID & LIV Yin

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SHENG DI HUANG "Earth Yellow"

Tx

Back 14

Bld & Ying Level H; False H; HE-Fire; Diabetes

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SHENG DI HUANG "Earth Yellow"

Note

Back 15

Enriches Yin and Cools Bld

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SHENG DI HUANG "Earth Yellow"

C/c

Back 16

NOT for SP/ST Def.; Counteracts Chuan Bei Mu, Zhe Bei Mu, Cong Bai, Xie Bai

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XUAN SHEN "Dark Root" Scrophularia

Fx

Back 17

Clear H & Cool Blood; Mildly Tonify Yin; Detox Fire Poison & Toxins

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XUAN SHEN "Dark Root"

Tx

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Sore throat; Neck lumps & masses; Ying & Bld Level H; Swollen Red eyes

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XUAN SHEN "Dark Root"

Note

Back 19

Enriches Yin and Moistens Dryness; Resolves Toxicity

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XUAN SHEN "Dark Root"

C/c

Back 20

NOT w/ LiLu; slightly sticky - diff. to digest

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MU DAN PI "Skin of the Peony" Moutan

Fx

Back 21

Move & Cool Blood; Clear Ying & Bld Level H

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MU DAN PI "Skin of the Peony"

Tx

Back 22

Bld Level H; Blood Stasis; Ascending LIV Fire

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MU DAN PI "Skin of the Peony"

Note

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Cool Blood mover; good to Tx Blod Stasis w/ H

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MU DAN PI "Skin of the Peony"

C/c

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NOT during pregnancy, on pts w/ diarrhea or for Yin Def. w/ excess sweat

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ZI CAO "Purple Herb" Lithospermum

Fx

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Clear H & Toxins, Cool Bld; Encourage rashes to surface; Clear DH; Moisten Intestines; Promote Tissue Healing

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ZI CAO "Purple Herb"

Tx

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Measles, chicken pox; Toxic rashes w/ dark purple spots; DH Skin problems; Vaginal itching; Constipation; Cancer/Tumors (breast,skin)

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ZI CAO "Purple Herb"

Note

Back 27

Cools & Invigorates Blood & Resolves Toxicity

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ZI CAO "Purple Herb"

C/c

Back 28

SP/ST Def.

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DI GU PI "Earth Bone Bark" Lycium Bark

Fx

Back 29

Clear False H; Clear LU-H & Stop Cough; Clear H & Cool Blood

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DI GU PI "Earth Bone Bark"

Tx

Back 30

False H; LU-H w/ cough; Skin problems w/ swelling & redness due to H

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DI GU PI "Earth Bone Bark"

Note

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Cooling & Sweet - good for Def. pts

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DI GU PI "Earth Bone Bark"

C/c

Back 32

ST/SP Def.; Counteracts Hematite

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BAI WEI "White Small" Cynanchum Bai Wei

Fx

Back 33

Clear Blood H; Clear H & Toxins

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BAI WEI "White Small"

Tx

Back 34

Early Stage Blood H & Yin Def.; Lingering fevers

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BAI WEI "White Small"

Note

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Similar to Qing Hao (Clear Summer H); DON'T confuse w/ Bai Qian (Stop cough)

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HUAI JIAO "Saphora Fruit"

Fx

Back 36

Clear Blood H; Nourish LIV & Clear LIV-Fire; Stop Bleeding by clearing H; Moisten Intestines; Direct Qi Downward

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HUAI JIAO

Tx

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Blood H, esp. w/ inflamed hemorrhoids; Liver Fire; Constipation

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HUAI JIAO

C/c

Back 38

NOT during pregnancy; ST/SP Def.