Herb Class: Application Of Herbs

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Compatibility (6)

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1. Mutual reinforcement
2. Mutual assistance
3. Mutual Restraint
4. Mutual Detoxication
5. Mutual Inhibition
6. Incompatibility

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Contraindications (4)

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1. Contra-syndromes
2. Incompatibility of Herbs in a Prescription
3. Contraindications during Pregnancy
4. Food Taboo

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Incompatibility of Herbs in a Prescription (2)

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1. 18 incompatible medicaments
2. 19 medicaments of mutual antagonism

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Contraindicated for Pregnancy (Prohibited)

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Prohibited herbs: croton seed (巴豆 ba dou), Chinese blister beetle (班蟊 ban mao), morning glory seed (牵牛子 qian niu zi), knoxia root (大戟 da ji), kansui root (甘遂 gan sui), genkwa flower (芫花 yuan hua), pokeberry root (商陆 shang lu), musk (麝香 she xiang), burreed tuber (三棱 san leng), zedoary (莪术 e zhu), gradfly (芒虫 mang chong).

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Contraindicated for Pregnancy (Cautious)

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Herbs given cautiously - those which remove blood stasis to restore menstruation, relieve stagnation of qi, hot property and pungent flavour, lowering and sinking actions.

peach kernel (桃仁 tao ren), safflower (红花 hong hua), rhubarb (大黄 da huang), immature bitter orange (枳实 zhi shi), aconite root (附子 fu zi), dried ginger (干姜 gan jiang), cinnamon bark (肉桂 rou gui)

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Food Taboo (General)

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- generally avoid uncooked, cold, greasy, fishy and stinky, indigestible and irritating food

- cold syndromes avoid uncooked, cold food
- heat syndromes avoid hot, pungent and greasy food
- dizziness, insomnia and impetuous temperament avoid pepper, hot pepper, wine, garlic
- indigestion from deficient spleen and stomach avoid fried, greasy and sticky food
- suppurative infection on body surface avoid fish, shrimp, crabs and other fishy food

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Food Taboo (couteracting foods)

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- dichroa root (常山 chang shan) / raw scallion (葱 cong)
- rehmannia root (地黄 di huang) & fleeceflower root (何首乌 he shou wu) / raw scallion (葱)
- garlic and radish (罗卜 luo bo)
- peppermint (薄荷 bo he) / turtle flesh
- liquorice (甘草 gan cao) / silver carp (鲢鱼 lian yu)
- poria (茯苓 fu ling) / vinegar
- glabrous greenbrier rhizome (土茯苓 tu fu ling) & quisqualis fruit (使君子 shi jun zi) / tea
- honey / raw scallion (葱)

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Dosage of Herbs (3)

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1. Herb Character
2. Compatibility and Dosage Form
3. Condition of Disease, Constitution and Age of Patient

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Administration (6)

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1. decocted prior to other herbs (15 min)
2. decocted later than other herbs (after 5-10 min and boil for 5 min)
3. decocted with wrappings (for powder-like, sticky and villous herbs)
4. decocted separately (precious herbs - ginseng)
5. taken after infusion in warm boiled water or finished decoction (herbs unsuitable for decoction)
6. to be melted (gluey and very sticky herbs