Regulate Qi - Chm 2A

Front 1

1. Chest or hypochondriac distension or pain
2. Send down rebellious qi

Back 1

Chen Pi (tangerine peel)

Front 2

1. Liver qi stasis,
2. Middle jiao food stasis and accumulation.

Back 2

Qing Pi (unripe peel of mandarin orange)

Front 3

1. Middle and Lower Jiao qi & food stasis, especially with constipation
2. Promotes urination
3. SWELLING IN LEGS

Back 3

Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel)

Front 4

1. Strong qi mover
2. Disperse stagnation, especially upper and middle jiao, especially with heat
3. Middle jiao qi or food stasis
4. ORGAN PROLAPSE
(herb is cold/cooling)

Back 4

Zhi Shi (immature fruit)

Front 5

1. Menses problems due to liver qi stasis leading to blood stasis
2. Move qi, especially liver qi

Back 5

Xiang Fu (Cyperus)

Front 6

1. Spleen Stomach Qi stasis/Liver Gallbladder Qi stasis
2. Move qi, stop pain, especially stomach, large intestine and liver
3. Used with tonifying herbs to prevent stagnation
4. Harmonize stomach – mild warm middle jiao
5. Mild Dispel damp

Back 6

Mu Xiang (Saussurea)

Front 7

1. Hernia pain, due to qi stasis and cold
2. Menses Pain, due to qi stasis and cold and cold liver channel
3. Move Qi, stop pain, especially lower abdomen and due to cold
4. Mild warm kidneys

Back 7

Wu Yao (Lindera)

Front 8

1. Move Qi, Stop pain especially in lower abdomen due to cold
2. Send qi down, especially lung or stomach qi

Back 8

Chen Xiang (Aguilaria Wood)

Front 9

1. Moves Qi and blood, especially upper and middle jiao.
2. Stop pain

Back 9

Tan Xiang (Sandalwood)

Front 10

1. Cold damp chest bi
2. Promote flow of Yang and disperse cold phlegm in chest

Back 10

Xie Bai

Front 11

1. Mild move qi middle jiao and disperse liver qi
2. Prevent stagnation due to tonic herbs, especially on a deficient patient, who you don’t want to over disperse qi

Back 11

Fo Shou (Finger Citron)

Front 12

1. Mild Qi mover, especially liver and some middle jiao

Back 12

Mei Gui Hua (Immature Rose Bud)

Front 13

1. Stop pain – esp liver and gallbladder, especially with heat.
2. Send rebellious qi down
3. Mild dispel parasites, stop pain, especially roundworms and tape worms

Back 13

Chuan Lian Zi (Melia/Chinaberry)

Front 14

#1 Herb to treat hiccups and belching

Back 14

Shi Di (Kaki Calyx)

Front 15

1. Mild move qi,
2. Calm liver qi
3. Regulate stomach

Back 15

Wu Mei Flower (Lu E Mei)

Front 16

1. Move qi in testicle and groin area
2. Testicle problems, especially if due to cold
3. Hernia, especially if associated with cold.

Back 16

Ju He (Citrus Seed)

Front 17

1. Move qi, regulate qi, especially with heat (CONSTIPATION)
2. Qi stasis, especially on somewhat deficient patients
3. Liver qi stasis

Back 17

Zhi Ke (mature fruit seeds removed)