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125 Cards in this Set
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pulsatilae chinesis radix
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bai tou weng
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bai tou weng category
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clear heat relieve toxicity
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clears heat relieves fire toxiity
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bai tou weng
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bai tou weng properties
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cold, bitter
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Ix: damp heat in the Stomach or Intestine
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bai tou weng
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scutellariae barbatae herba
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ban zhi lian
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ban zhi lian category
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clear heat relieves toxiity
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clears heat & relieves toxicity
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ban zhi lian
(or bai tou weng) |
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Ix: sores, abesses, furuncles, snake bite & trauma.
<great for treating cancer esp. liver or digestive> |
ban zhi lian
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ban zhi lian properties
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cold, bitter, acrid
A, V, L, S |
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semen cannabis sativae
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hou ma ren
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nourishes and moistens the intestives, nourishes the yin, clears heat & promotes healing of sores
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hou ma ren
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hou ma ren category
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moist laxative
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hou ma ren properties
(& preparation) |
neutral & sweet
(grind before use) |
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Ix: constipation, postpartum, cases of blood vacuity
constipation dt yin vacuity sores of ulcerations use orally & topically |
hou ma ren
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radix et rhizoma rhei
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da huang
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da huang category
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purgative
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da huang properties
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bitter, cold
H, A, V, S contraindiated: preg, nursing, mense |
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drains heat & purges accumulations
drains damp heat drains heat from the blood invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis clears heat obstructing the blood level clears heat & reduces fire toxicity |
da huang
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Ix: high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, constipation, abdominal distention & pain
jaundice or acute hot dysenteric disorder, painful urinary dysfunction blood in the stool, vomiting blood or nose bleed, accompanies by constipation intestinal abcesses, traumatic injury fire toxin sores, burns, hot skin lesions |
da huang
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semen plantaginis
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che qian zi
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che qian zi properties
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sweet & hot
B, K, V, L |
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promotes urinations & clears heat
promotes urination to solidify the stool clears the eyes (goes to liver) expels phlegm & stops cough |
che qian zi
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Ix: edema, or painful urinary dysfx
diarrhea dt damp heat dry eyes, cataract, red painful swollen eyes, sensirivity to light coughing with copious sputum |
che qian zi
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che qian zi category
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drain dampness
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mirabilitum
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mang xiao
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mang xiao properties
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bitter, salty, very cold
ST LI |
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purges out accumulations & stagnation
softens hardness & moistens dryness clears heat & reduces swelling |
mang xiao
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Ix: constipation w/ hard stools, swollen & painful eyes, painful & ulcerated mouth & throat, red & swollen skin lesions & breast abscesses
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mang xiao
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mang xiao category
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purgative
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ce bai ye properties
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bitter, astringent & slightly cold
heart, liver, and LI |
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biotae orientalis or cacumen
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ce bai ye
flat fir leaf or biota leaf |
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Cools the blood & stops bleeding;
Dispels phlegm & stops coughing; Promotes healing of burn |
Ce Bai Ye
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Ix: vomiting blood, hemoptysis, bloody stools, uterine bleeding, menorrhagia, bleeding dt external traumas, cough w/ profuse sputum, difficult expectoration of sputum streaked w/ blood, early stages of burns
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Ce Bai Ye
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Ce Bai Ye category
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Herbs that Stop Bleeding
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agrimoniae pilosae herba
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xian he cao
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xian he cao properties
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bitter, acrid, cold
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xian he cao category
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herbs that stop bleeding
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Astringes and stops bleeding;
Stops diarrhea & dysentary; Kills parasites & detoxifies |
Xian He Cao
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Ix: vomiting blood, hemoptysis, nosebleed, bloody stools, uterine bleeding, diarrhea, trichomaonas vaginitis, and tapeworm
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Xian He Cao
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Da Suan properties
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acrid & warm
Lung, Spleen, & LI |
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Da Suan category
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herbs that expel parasites
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Alli Sativi Bulbus
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Da Suan
(garlic bulb) |
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Kills parasites;
Detoxifies; Reduce swelling |
Da Suan
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Ix: infestations with hookworm, pinworm, and ringworm in the intestives or of the scal, diarrhea, dysentery, sudden coughing, prevent influenza, and food poisoning from shellfish
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Da Suan
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di fu zi properties
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sweet, bitter, cold
bladder |
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kochiae scopariae fructus
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Di Fu Zi
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Di Fu Zi category
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herbs that drain damp
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Clears damp heat and promotes urination;
Clears dampness from the sin & stops itching |
Di Fu Zi
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Ix: painful and difficult urination dt accumulation of damp heat int he bladder, and internal and external use for damp skin problems like eczema & scabies
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Di Fu Zi
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cnidii monnieri
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she chuang zi
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she chuang zi category
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external application
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she chuang zi properties
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3 1 8 ~ !
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Dries Damp
Kills parasites Stop itching Disperse cold Disperse Wind Dries damp |
she chuang zi
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external application herb that can be used orally to warm kidneys
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she chuang zi
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ailanthi altissimae
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chun pi
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chun pi category
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stabilize & bind
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chun pi properties
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bitter, astringent & cold
LI & Stomach |
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clears heat and dries dampness;
binds up the intestines; stops bleeding and vaginal discharge; removes parasites |
chun pi
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chronic diarrhea, dysenteric disorders, blood in the stools, vaginal discharge, and roundworms
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chun pi
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sophorae
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ku shen
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ku shen category
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clear heat, DD
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ku shen properties
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cold, bitter
U, H, V, A, S, M |
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clears heat and dries dampness;
expels wind, kills parasites, and alleviates itching; clears heat and promotes urination |
ku shen
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Ix: dysenery dt damp heat, vaginal disharge, jaundice, skin lesions with itching, difficult urination & hot edema
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ku shen
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lygodii japoni
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hai jin sha
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hai jin sha category
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DD
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hai jin sha properties
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sweet, cold
bladder, small intestine |
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promotes urination expels urinary stone;
promotes urination, reduce jaundice |
hai jin sha
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Ix: hot, stone, bloody and turbid painful urinary syndrome, and edema and swelling dt dampness in the spleen
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hai jin sha
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smilacia
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tu fu ling
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tu fu ling category
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clear heat & toxins
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tu fu ling properties
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N O 2
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resolve toxic, eliminate dampness;
clears damp heat from the skin |
tu fu ling
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Ix: sypilis, pain in the joints, jaundice caused by damp heat, turbid or hot painful urination syndrome, and recurrent ulcers and hot skin lesions
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tu fu ling
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herba dianthi
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qu mai
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qu mai category
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DD
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qu mai properties
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6,1
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Clears DH & promotes urination;
Invigorates the blood & opens the connecting channels; promotes BM |
qu mai
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Ix: dark & scanty urine, painful urination, amenorrhea dt blood stasis, and constipation
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qu mai
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medulla junci
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deng xin cao
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deng xin cao category
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DD
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deng xin cao properties
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2, 0, 6
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promotes urination & leahes out dampness;
clears eat form the hear channel and removes the irritability; Promote urination, unblocks pain /urinary dribbling; Clear HT, direct fire downward |
deng xin cao
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Ix: dark & scanty urine, painful urination, pediatric insomnia accompanied by dark and scanty urine and irritability, Excessiv heart gire w/ kd yin xu, and pain in the throat
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deng xin cao
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herba lysimachiae
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jin qian cao
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jin qian cao category
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DD
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jin qian cao properties
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2, 5, ~6
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promotes urination & removes stones (called the most important herb for romoving the stones);
clears damp heat in the liver & GB; detoxifies & reduces swelling |
jin qian cao
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Ix: hot & stone painful urination syndrom, jaundice dt damp heat in the liver & gall bladder, red & swollen eyes due to damp heat, snakebite, abscesses, and traumatic injury
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jin qian cao
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heydyotis
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bai hua she she cao
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bai hua she she cao properties
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1 2 6
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bai hua she she cao category
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clear heat relieve toxicity
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clears heat & detoxifies;
removes abscesses; clears heat and promotes urination to resolve dampness |
bai hua she she cao
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Ix: intestinal abscesses, toxic sores, ulerations, swellings, snakebite, painful urination syndrome, & jaundice caused by damp heat
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bai hua she she cao
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pyrrosiae
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shi wei
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shi wei category
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clear heat, DD
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shi wei properties
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1 2 ~6
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clears damp heat & promotes urination;
clears lung heat, expels phlegm & stops cough; stops bleeding |
shi wei
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hot, bloody and stony painful urination syndrome, edema, cough with profuse phlegm, acute and chronic bronchitis, menorrhagia, and bleeding dt reckless movement of hot blood
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shi wei
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imperatae cylindricae rhizoma
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bai mao gen
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bai mao gen category
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stop bleeding
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bai mao gen properties
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6 2
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cools the blood and stops bleeding;
quells heat & promotes urination; clears heat from the stomach & lungs |
bai mao gen
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hemoptysis, nosebleed, blood in urine, vomiting blood, irritability, difficult urination, edma, and jaundice
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bai mao gen
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polygoni avicularis
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bian xu
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bian xu category
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DD
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bian xu properties
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6 1
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clears damp heat in the lower burner & promotes urination;
kills parasites & stops itching |
bian xu
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Ix: dark and scanty urination, painful urnation, skin lesions due to dampness, tinea, tapeworm, hookworm, and pinworm
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bian xu
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phaseoli calcarati semen
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chi xiao dou
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chi xiao dou category
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DD
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chi xiao dou properties
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N 2 4
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clears heat and promotes urination;
disperse blood stasis, reduces swelling and reduces fire toxicity clears damp heat |
chi xiao dou
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Ix: edema, difficult urination, skin sores, carbuncls, furuncles, and mild jaundice dt damp heat
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chi xiao dou
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euphorbiae seu knoxiae
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jing da ji
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jing da ji category
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harsh expellant
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jing da ji properties
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6 1 3 !
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japanes thistle - looks like dread locks
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jing da ji
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drains downward and drives out congested fluids;
reduces swellings and dissipates nodules |
jing da ji
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dioscoreacae hypoglauca rhizoma
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bi xie
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bi xie category
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drain damp
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bi xie properties
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1 N
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expels dampness, especially from the lower burner by separating the pure form the turbid
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bi xie
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looks like bat wings
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bi xie
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