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43 Cards in this Set
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Shi Gao |
Excess Heat in ST LU Heat Irritability, Thirst, Burns |
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Zhi Mu |
Clears Yin Xu Heat LU Heat STHeat, Nourish KD & LU Yin Generates Fluid, Moisten the Dryness
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Zhi Zi |
Strongly drains fire Clears Heat Damp in all three Jiaos Irritability Stomach Heat (middle jiao damp heat) Promote Urination Stop bleeding, cool the blood
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Dan Zhu Ye |
Reduce irritability and restlessness (HT Fire) Promote Urination Damp Heat Treat Thirst, generate body fluids |
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Lian Zi Xin |
Astringe Essence (harmonize HTand KD) Draining Heart Fire (ying stage heat) Drains toxic heat) Relieve Irritability Stops Bleeding
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Lu Gen |
Builds Body Fluids Lung Heat, Stomach Heat Promotes Urination & rash Cleans Heat - focus of dry Supplement for food poisoning |
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Xia Ku Cao |
Strongly Cleans Liver fire Burning Eye Pain & cataracts Treats hypertension Clears hot phlegm & nodules |
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Qing Xian Zi |
Liver Heat Eyes (pressure) Not for glaucoma Wind heat Treats hypertension |
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Jue Ming Zi |
Clean Liver Heat Bright eyes Moisten intestines Supresses & anchors LR yang Lower Cholesterol and blood pressure |
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Xiong Dan |
Relieves spasm & reduces pain Cleans heat Reduce Toxic Wind-Spasm |
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Ma Huang
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For excess wind-cold (Tai Yang) Induces sweating Calms wheezing Promotes urination
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Gui Zhi |
For deficiency. Treats wind cold. Releases the muscle LayerWarms Yang Qi |
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Zi Su Ye
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Promotes sweating Circulates Qi and Harmonizes the middle Calms restless fetus Treats seafood poisoning |
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Jing Jie
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Lifting. Focus on Wind Good for Itching. Expresses Rashes Stop Bleeding (auxiliary) |
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Fang Feng
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Dispels wind (internal or external) Expels wind dampness Stops pain (body soreness) |
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Qiang Huo |
Expel wind-cold-dampness Alleviates body aches (upper body) Headaches in back of head, neck, shoulders Guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels |
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Gao Ben |
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Vertex headache (involving teeth) Low back pain |
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Bai Zhi |
Pain in Yang Ming: nasal congestion, toothache, supraorbital pain Reduce swelling, expel pus, stop itching and vaginal discharge |
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Xi Xin |
Induces sweating (mild)Opens nasal passages Disperses wind-cold with head and body aches |
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Sheng Jiang |
Stop vomiting / Nausea Warms middle jiao |
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Xiang Ru |
Summer Heat (cold in summer) Induce sweating Promote urination Harmonize middle jiao |
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Xin Yi Hua |
Opens the nasal passages (light in nature) Disperses wind |
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Cang Er Zi |
Best for opening the nasal passages Splitting headache Wind-damp Bi, Skin disordersToxic |
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Bo He |
Benefits the eyes and throat LR Qi Stagnation Disperses upper burner wind heat-LR Vents rashes Expels turbid filth |
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Niu Bang Zi
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Moistens the intestines Disperses wind heat (focus heat) Eases sore throat Relieves toxicity & vents Rashes |
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Ju Hua |
Clear eye (irritation & redness) Harmonize liver, kidney-liver yin deficiency. Also expel wind heat, drain fire Headache due to wind heat |
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Sang Ye
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Moistens the lungs Calms the liver and clears the eyes Cools the blood to stop bleeding |
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Man Jing Zi
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Treats pressure headaches and eye pain from wind heat Treat stiff/numb limbs from wind-damp |
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Chan Tui
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Vents rashes and reduces itching Disperses wind heat Clears the eyes Int. W-H - Treats night terrors Contraindicated in pregnancy |
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Ge Gen
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Muscle Aches - by nourishing fluids Raises Spleen yang Qi to stop diarrhea Vents rashes Treats hypertension symptoms |
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Sheng Ma
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Raises yang Qi - treats prolapse Spread liver Qi (weak) Resolves heat toxicity Disperses heat |
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Chai Hu
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Liver Qi Stagnation Lift the yang Qi (weak) Releases Shao Yang stage |
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Dan Dou Chi
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Relieves irritability and chest stuffiness (following febrile disease) Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat Useful for kids, seniors - no appetite from damp Reduce seafood poisoning |
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Shui Niu Jiao |
Clears blood heat & sedates tremor. Drains toxic heat in ying & xue levels. Clears heat & cools blood |
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Sheng di Huang |
Enriches Yin & generates fluids. Clears heat & cools blood. |
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Xuan Shen |
Softens firm masses & dispels clumps. Nourished yin & clears fire toxin. Clears heat & cools blood. |
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Zi Cao |
Detoxifies & vents rashes. Cools & invigorates blood.
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Mu Dan Pi |
Promotes blood circulation, dispels stasis. Clears heat & cools blood from shi & xu. |
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Qing Hao |
Clears summer-heat. Treats Malaria. Clears xu heat & cools blood. |
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Hu Huang Lian |
Clears damp heat. Clears xu heat in infantile malnutrition (Gan Ji) Clears xu heat & shi heat. |
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Bai Wei |
Promotes urination & relieves strangury. Detoxifies: txts snake bite & boils. Cools blood & ying. Eliminates xu heat. |
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Yin Chai Hu |
Clears xu heat in infantile malnutrition (Gan Ji). Clears xu heat.
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Di Gu Pi |
Clears LU heat. Cools the Blood & eliminates xu heat. Eliminates both shi & xu heat. |