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heavy head Ix ? kind of dampness
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cold damp
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jaundice, itchy skin, fetid leucorrhea Ix ? kind of dampness
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damp heat
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chills & fever, edema Ix ? kind of dampness
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wind damp
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pitting edema with difficulty to urinate Ix ? kind of dampness
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water damp
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fever, sweating, vomiting, anorexia, heavy feelings in the body Ix ? kind of dampness
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summer heat with dampness
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How to you Tx upper jiao dampness?
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diaphoretic --> sweat it out
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How to you Tx lower jiao dampness?
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promote urination --> draining water
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How do you Tx dampness with cold?
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warm yang, dispel cold, transform water damp
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How do you Tx dampness with heat?
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clear heat, dry damp
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How do you Tx water damp?
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treat it with stronger, harsh herbs to strongly purge the water damp, can only do this with robust constitution
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reduces & guides our food stagnation;
transforms blood stasis & dissipates clumps; stops diarrhea; recently used for hypertension |
Shan Zha
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Txs:
Food Stagnation due to meaty or greasy foods, distension, diarrhea; post-partum, hernial disorders; chronic dysentary disorder; coronary artery disease, elevated serum cholesterol |
Shan Zha
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reduces food stagnation & strengthens the stomach;
inhibits lactation; facilitates the smooth flow of Liver Qi |
Mai Ya
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Txs:
Weak digestion, loss of appetite; for women who are discontinuing nursing, or for distended & painful breasts; sensation of distention in the epigastrium or ribs, belching & loss of appetite |
Mai Ya
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Fructus Crataegi
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SHAN ZHA pharm name
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SHAN ZHA channels entered
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Liver, Spleen, Stomach
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SHAN ZHA category
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Relieve Food Stagnation
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SHAN ZHA properties
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sour, sweet, slightly warm
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MAI YA category
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Relieve Food Stagnation
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fructus hordei vulgaris
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MAI YA pharm name
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MAI YA properties
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sweet, neutral
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MAI YA channels entered
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liver, spleen, stomach
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Reduces food stagnation & harmonizes the stomach;
Aids in mineral digestion & absorption |
SHEN QU
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Txs:
Lack of appetite, epigastric & abdominal fullness, borborygmus & diarrhea |
SHEN QU
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Massa Fermentata
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SHEN QU pharm name
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SHEN QU category
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Relieve Food Stagnation
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SHEN QU properties
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sweet, acrid, warm
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SHEN QU channels entered
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spleen, stomach
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Endothelium Corneum
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JI NEI JIN pharm name
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JI NEI JIN category
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Relieve Food Stagnation
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JE NEI JIN properties
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sweet & neutral
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JE NEI JIN channels entered
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Urinary Bladder, Small Intestine, Spleen, Stomach
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Strongly reduces food stagnation & improves the spleens transportative functions;
secures the essence and stops enuresis; transforms hardness & dissolves stones |
JI NEI JIN
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Txs:
Treatment of childhood nutritional impairment; bedwetting, frequent urination; stones in urinary or biliary tracts |
JI NIE JIN
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LAI FU ZI category
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relieve food stagnation
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LAI FU ZI properties
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acrid, sweet & neutral
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LAI FU ZI channels entered
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lung, spleen & stomach
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semen raphani sativi
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LAI FU ZI pharm name
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Reduces food stagnation & transforms accumulation;
Causes qi to descend & reduces phlegm |
LAI FU ZI
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Txs:
Fullness & distention, belching, acid regurgitation, abdominal pain with diarrhea; Wheezing or productive cough |
LAI FU ZI
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YI YI REN category
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Drain Dampness
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YI YI REN properties
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sweet, bland & slightly cold
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YI YI REN channels entered
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spleen, lung, kidney
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semen coicis lachryma-jobi
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YI YI REN pharm name
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Promotes urination & leaches out dampness;
Strengthens the Spleen & stops diarrhea; Clears heat & expels pus; Expels wind dampness; Clears damp heat; Treats plantar warts |
YI YI REN
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Txs:
Edema, urinary difficulty, damp leg qi; Diarrhea due to spleen deficiency; Lung or intestinal abcesses; Joint immobility; Acne |
YI YI REN
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sclerotium polypori umbellati
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ZHU LING pharm name
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ZHU LING properties
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sweet, bland, slightly cold
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ZHU LING channels entered
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spleen, kidney, stomach
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ZHU LING categories
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Drain Dampness
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Promotes urination & leaches out dampness
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ZHU LING
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Txs:
Edema, scanty urination, vaginal discharge, cloudy painful urination jaundice, diarrhea |
ZHU LING
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sclerotium polypori umbellati
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ZHU LING pharm name
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pericarpium arecae catechu
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DA FU PI pharm name
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DA FU PI category
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Regulate Qi
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DA FU PI properties
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acrid, slightly warm
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DA FU PI channels entered
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Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Spleen, Stomach
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Promotes the downward movement of qi & reduces stagnation;
Expels dampness; Promotes urination & reduces edema (ascites type edema) |
DA FU PI
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Txs:
Regurgitation of food, and belching with acid reflux; Constipation due to damp heat; Superficial edema (ascites type edema), food stagnation |
DA FU PI
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semen arecae catechu
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BING LANG
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BING LANG category
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expel parasites
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BING LANG properties
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acrid, bitter, warm
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BING LANG channels entered
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large intestine & stomach
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Kills parasites;
Promotes the movement of qi, reduces accumulation and leads out stagnation by mildly stimulating the bowels: arecoline stimulates peristalsis; Promotes the movement of qi and promotes urination; Also used for malarial disorders |
BING LANG
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Txs:
Fasciolopsis, pinworms, and round worms, blood flukes; Food stagnation, abdominal distention, constipation, tenesmus, Swollen feet, legs |
BING LANG
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fructus evodia rutaecarpae
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WU ZHU YU pharm name
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WU ZHU YU category
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warm interior expel cold
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WU ZHU YU properties
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acrid, bitter, hot, slightly toxic
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WU ZHU YU channels entered
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kidney, liver, spleen, stomach
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Warms the middle, disperses cold, relieves constraint in the liver channel & alleviates pain;
Redirects rebellious qi downward and stops vomiting; Warms the spleen, stops diarrhea, and expels damp-cold |
WU ZHU YU
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Txs:
Epigastric pain, nausea, drooling, reduced taste sensation; Hernial disorder; Flank pain, regurgitaiton; Cold type diarrhea; Sores of the mouth |
WU ZHU YU
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fructus foeniculi vulgaris
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XIAO HUI XIANG pharm name
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XIAO HUI XIANG properties
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acrid, warm
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XIAO HUI XIANG channels
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liver, kidney, spleen, stomach
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Spreads the Liver qi, warms the kidneys, expels cold and alleviates pain;
Regulates the qi and harmonizes the stomach |
XIAO HUI XIANG
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Txs:
Cold hernial disorders, lower abdominal pain; Indigestion, reduced appetite, and vomitting |
XIAO HUI XIANG
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rhizoma alpiniae officinari
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GAO LIANG JIANG pharm name
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GAO LIANG JIANG category
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warm interior expel cold
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GAO LIANG JIANG properties
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acrid & hot
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GAO LIANG JIANG channels entered
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spleen & stomach
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Warms the middle and alleviates pain
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GAO LIANG JIANG
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Txs:
Epigastric and abdominal pain, vomitting, hiccough, or diarrhea due to cold |
GAO LIANG JIANG
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rhizoma alpiniae officinari
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GAO LIANG JIANG pharm name
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puerariae radix
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GE GEN pharm name
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GE GEN category
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cool acrid release exterior
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GE GEN properties
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sweet, acrid, cool
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GE GEN channels entered
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spleen & stomach
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Releases the muscles and clears heat;
Nourishes the fluids and alleviates thirst; Vents measles; Alleviates diarrhea; Treats hypertension |
GE GEN
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Txs:
Fever, HA, stiff or tight upper back and neck; Thirst due to Stomach heat; Incomplete expression of measels; Diarrhea or dysenterial disorders; HA, dizziness, tinnitus, paresthesias |
GE GEN
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gypsum fibrosum
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SHI GAO pharm name
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SHI GAO category
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Drain Fire
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SHI GAO properties
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sweet, acrid, slightly cold
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SHI GAO channels entered
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lung & stomach
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Clears heat;
Clears excessive heat from the lungs; Clears blazing stomach fire; For eczema, burns, ulcerated sores |
SHI GAO
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Txs:
High fever w/o chills, irritability, profuse sweating; Coughing, wheezing, with fever and thick sputum; Toothache, swollen or painful gums, HA; Used topically for skin sores or ulcers |
SHI GAO
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trichosanthus radix
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TIAN HUA FEN pharm name
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TIAN HUA FEN category
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transform phlegm heat
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TIAN HUA FEN properties
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bitter, slightly sweet, cold
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TIAN HUA FEN channels entered
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lung, stomach
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Clears and drains lun heat, transforms phlegm & moistens lung dryness;
Drains heat and generates fluids; Relieves toxicity and expels pus |
TIAN HUA FEN
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Txs:
Cough with lung dryness, phlegm heat or blood streaked sputum; Thirst, irritability, fluids deficiency; Hot toxic sores, and carbuncles, breast abscess |
TIAN HUA FEN
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agastaches herba
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HUA XIANG pharm name
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HUA XIANG category
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aromatic transform dampness
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HUA XIANG properties
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acrid, slightly warm
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HUO XIANG channels entered
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lung, spleen, stomach
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Aromatically transforms dampness;
Harmonizes the middle burner and stops vomiting; Releases the exterior and transforms turbidity |
HUO XIANG
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Txs:
Abdominal or epigastric distention and fullness, N&V, reduced appetite; Morning sickness; Exterior signs with digestive symptoms including nausea, stomachache |
HUO XIANG
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Du Yao for Morning Sickness
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Huo Xiang & Sha Ren
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herba eupatorii fortunei
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PEI LAN pharm name
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PEI LAN category
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aromatic transform dampness
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PEI LAN properties
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acrid, neutral
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PEI LAN channels entered
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spleen & stomach
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Aromatically transforms dampness;
Transforms dampness & releases summer-eat patterns with nausea |
PEI LAN
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Txs:
Stifling sensation in chest, lack of appetite, nausea, excessive saliva, foul breath |
PEI LAN
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cortex magnoliae officinalis
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HOU PO pharm name
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HUO PO category
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aromatic transform dampness
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HOU PO properties
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biter, acrid, warm, aromatic
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HUO PO channels entered
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large intestine, lung, spleen, stomach
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Promotes the movement of qi, transforms dampness and resolves stagnation;
Warms and transforms phlegm and directs rebellious qi downward |
HOU PO
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Txs:
Abdominal distention, loss of appetite, vomitting, diarrhea; Sensation of distentsion and fullness due to excess; Wheezing and coughing due to phlegm obstruction |
HOU PO
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rhizoma atractylodis
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CANG ZHU pharm name
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CANG ZHU category
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drain dampness
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CANG ZHU properties
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acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic
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CANG ZHU channels entered
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spleen stomach
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Strongly dries dampness and strengthens the spleen;
expels wind dampness; clears dampness in the lower burner; induces sweating and releases exterior disorders; improves vision <<wind damp bi>> |
CANG ZHU
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Txs:
Reduced appetite, epigastric distention, fatigue, nausea, vomitting; Pain in limbs; Vaginal discharge, sore and swollen joints; Oozing yin sores; Night blindness, diminished vision |
CANG ZHU
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