Herbs 2 Binder Single Herbs

Front 1

Huang Lian

Back 1

Clears heat, dries damp, drains fire/toxic heat. Clears MJ damp heat & HT fire. Most important herb for diarrhea & dysentery from damp heat.

Front 2

Huang Bai

Back 2

Clears heat, dries damp, drains fire/toxic heat, clears xu heat. Clears LJ damp heat, clears both shi heat (damp) & xu heat (KD).

Front 3

Long Dan Cao

Back 3

Clears damp-heat from LR & GB channels, purges LR & GB fire. Clears LJ damp heat, & shi fire in LR & GB.

Front 4

Ku Shen

Back 4

Clears heat, dries damp, kills parasite, promotes urine. Clears LJ damp-heat & skin itching. Good for palpitation. Incompatible with Li Lu.

Front 5

Qin Pi

Back 5

Purges toxic-heat, cools xue, & relieves dysentery, clears LR fire, improves visual acuity. Clears LU heat, relieves wheeze/cough, disperses wind-damp-heat. Clears heat, dries damp, for damp-heat diarrhea, dysentery, & eye problems from heat.

Front 6

Jin Yin Hua

Back 6

Clears toxic heat, disperses wind-heat. Carbuncles, LU & other abscesses. For all types of toxic heat.

Front 7

Lian Qiao

Back 7

Clears heat & detoxifies, dissipates nodules, disperses wind-heat. Carbuncles, abscesses, strangury from toxic heat. All types of toxic heat.

Front 8

Ban Lan Gen

Back 8

Clears blood & detoxifies, cools blood and resolves eruptions/mumps. Cools toxic heat & benefits throat.

Front 9

Pu Gong Ying

Back 9

Clears heat & detoxifies, eliminates dampness, resolves abscesses and reduces firm nodules. For jaundice and red & swollen eyes. Commonly used for abscess, especially of the breast.

Front 10

Yu Xing Cao

Back 10

Clears heat and detoxifies, resolves abscesses and drains pus, promotes diruesis & txts strangury. For toxic sores & abscess, snakebite, for LU heat w/ abscess, & heat type strangury. Especially good for LU heat cough w/ abscess.

Front 11

She Gan

Back 11

Clears toxic heat, benefits throat, expels sputum. For swelling & severe pain of throat, severe barking cough and wheeze w/ phlegm. Contraindicated during pregnancy or loose stools. Important herb for sore & swollen throat

Front 12

Bai Tou Weng

Back 12

Clears heat & detoxifies, cools the blood & txts dysentery. For toxic heat dysentery w/ blood & pus in stools, for painful, bloody urination, hemorrhoids, eczema & leucorrhea due to toxic heat. Most important herb for toxic heat dysentery w/ blood in stool.

Front 13

Huang Qin

Back 13

Clears heat, dries damp, drains fire/toxic heat, stops bleeding, calms fetus. Clears UJ & MJ damp heat, clears LU heat/fire. Can be for Large Intes. Most important herb for LU heat (cough)

Front 14

Da Qing Ye

Back 14

Clears heat & detoxifies. Cools blood and eliminates eruptions. Epidemic fevers and severe contagions. Mouth ulcers and painful throat obstruction. Maculae, skin eruptions with intense fever, irritability or change of consciousness. Vomiting blood. Better for cooling blood and txting rashes.

Front 15

Qing Dai

Back 15

Clears heat & detoxifies. Cools blood and resolves rashes. Clears LR fire/heat. Internally or externally for swollen, painful throat, mouth sores, lesions or mumps. Rashes, maculae from heat, vomiting blood. Cough (w/ or w/o blood) and chest pain from LR fire insulting LU. Inhibits myeloblastic leukemia & nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Better for clearing toxic heat, cooling blood, txting rashes.

Front 16

Zi Hua Di Ding

Back 16

Clears heat & detoxifies. Resolves carbuncles and nodules; intestinal and breast abscesses, erysipelas with pain & swelling. Apply externally for insect or snakebite. Commonly used for carbuncles or boils. Cancer tumor herb.

Front 17

Ye Ju Hua

Back 17

Clears heat and detoxifies. Subdues LR yang. Furuncles, carbuncles and sores. Sore and swollen throat. Externally as wash for itching. Similar to the non-leaf portion of this herb, but better for clearing toxic heat.

Front 18

Bai Jiang Cao

Back 18

Cleats toxic heat and promotes pus drainage. Invigorates blood and relieves pain. Intestinal and LU abscess or fire toxin surface sores and swellings. Postpartum ab pain due to blood stasis complicated with heat. Commonly used for intestinal abscesses and enteritis.

Front 19

Jin Sha Teng

Back 19

Clears toxic heat, esp UTI. Clears damp-heat in blood level, promotes urine and expels stones. Painful swollen throat or mumps & relieves the pain. Painful hot and difficult urination with or without stones. Good for urinary and GB stones.

Front 20

Chuan Xin Lian

Back 20

Purges fire-toxicity, drains damp-heat. Early stage warm disease with sore throat with heat in chest, harsh barking cough, thick sputum. Sores, carbuncles, snakebite, burns and scalds. Dysenteric disorder due to damp heat, eczema due to damp heat and hot painful urination.

Front 21

Bai Hua She She Cao

Back 21

Clears toxic heat and resolves abscess throughout body. Drains damp heat through urination. For intestinal abscess & ab pain, toxic sores, ulcerations, swellings and snakebite. Hot painful dribbling. Recently used for cancers and low ab/GI tumors.

Front 22

Bai Xian Pi

Back 22

Clears toxic heat, drains damp and stops itching. Expels wind damp bi. Various skin disorders, w/ pus and leaking fluid. Jaundice, hot swollen, & painful joints. Discharge & pruiritis.

Front 23

Ban Zhi Lian

Back 23

Clears heat and detoxes. Invig blood and stops bleeding. Promotes urination & reduces edema.

Front 24

Ma Bo

Back 24

Clears heat & toxins, esp in LU, benefits the throat. Stops bleeding. Harsh barking and burning cough, loss of voice. Internal or external to stop bleeding of mouth or gums or traumatic hemorrhage.

Front 25

Shan Dou Gen

Back 25

Clears LU heat and stops cough & swelling. Purges toxic heat, soothes throat, reduces swelling & pain. Wind damp Bi, sore throat, cough & mumps. Toxic.

Front 26

Shi Shang Bai

Back 26

Clears toxic heat, eliminates damp heat, invig blood, removes stasis and stop bleeding. Sores and boils, painful bi from wind damp heat. Can txt cancer.

Front 27

He Ye

Back 27

Clears summer heat. Raises up SP yang and drains damp. For summer heat attack w/ shi sweat, scanty urine & diarrhea. Diarrhea and loose stool due to damp. Regulates cholesterol.

Front 28

Lu Dou

Back 28

Clears summer heat w/ irritability, fever and strong thirst. Detoxes internal heat: sore throat, constipation, irritability. Eliminates damp. Antidote. Lowers cholesterol.

Front 29

Xi Gua Pi

Back 29

Clears summer-heat w/ fever, sweat, and severe thirst. Treats heat type oliguria w/ yellow uring, edema, and icteric hepatitis.

Front 30

(Bai) Bian Dou

Back 30

Clears summer-heat w/ ab distension & loss of appetite, drains damp. Replenishes SP and drains damp.

Front 31

Da Huang

Back 31

Purges shi heat accumulation, clear damp heat & heat from blood, stops bleeding. Promotes blood circulation & breaks up stasis. Clears heat and fire-toxins (internal or external).

Front 32

Mang Xiao

Back 32

Purges shi heat and promotes bowel movement. Clears heat and reduces swelling, softens hardness.

Front 33

Fan Xie Ye

Back 33

Clears heat, relaxes bowels, promotes BM, esp for dry stools. Promotes diuresis and reduces ab distension.

Front 34

Lu Hui

Back 34

Clears heat and promotes BM. Drains heat and cools LR. Kills parasites, especially round worm. Treats childhood malnutrition (Gan Ji).

Front 35

Huo Ma Ren

Back 35

Lubricates intestines and relaxes BM. For constipation in elderly, post-febrile, post-partum. Crush before decocting.

Front 36

Yu Li Ren

Back 36

Lubricates intestines and promotes BM, more strongly than

Front 37

Ba Dou

Back 37

Warms interior, vigourously purges cold. Eliminates water and reduces edema. Bursts clogged phlegm (esp in throat/chest). Drains pus and accelerates healing. Cathartic. Very hot and toxic.

Front 38

Qian Niu Zi

Back 38

Drains water and promotes urination. Drives out phlegm, thin mucus and benefits throat. Unblocks bowels and removes accumulations. Expels intestinal parasites and reduces stagnation & xue stasis. Cathartic.

Front 39

Fu Ling

Back 39

Drains dampness, str SP & MJ, promotes urine, and reduce edema. Pacifies HT and calms shen.

Front 40

Yi Yi Ren

Back 40

Drains damp through urine. Str SP and stop diarrhea. Clears heat-toxin, and drains pus. Clears heat-toxin and relaxes muscle.

Front 41

Ze Xie

Back 41

Promotes urine and drains dampness. Drains KD fire and damp-heat.

Front 42

Zhu Ling

Back 42

Drains dampness through urination, esp lower ab dampness. Doesn't str SP.

Front 43

Dong Gua Pi

Back 43

Clears heat, promotes urine, and reduces edema. Clears summer-`heat, good for diabetes.

Front 44

Dong Gua Zi (Ren)

Back 44

Clears heat, promotes discharge of pus, dispelms phlegm. Drains damp heat in LJ.

Front 45

Yu Mi Xu

Back 45

Promotes urine and reduces edema. Promotes bile secretion or excretion and reduces jaundice. Decreases blood sugars, cholesterol and blood pressure.

Front 46

Ban Bian Lian

Back 46

Promotes urine and reduces edema. Cools blood and leaches out toxicity.

Front 47

Yin Chen Hao

Back 47

Eliminates damp heat. Benefits LR/GB and reduces jaundice.

Front 48

Jin Qiao Cao

Back 48

Promotes urine and resolves strangury. Clears damp-heat and relives jaundice. Clears heat-toxin and relieves swelling.