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8 Cards in this Set
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Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris)
Sweet Cold Toxic Heart |
1. King Herb to calm Spirit
2. Clears Heat, Relieves Toxicity Ci: long term, Mercury poiconing Dosage: .3-1 g (pill or powder form |
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Hu Po (Amber)
Sweet Neutral Heart, UB, LV |
secondary herb to calm spirit
1. Frightening palpitation 2. Invigorates blood & disperses blood stasis: stabbing chest pain 3. Promotes Urination, unblocks LIN 4. Reduces swelling, promotes healing Dosage: 1.5-3 g not in decoction |
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Suan Zao Ren
Sweet, Neutral, Sour Heart, GB LV Sp |
11. nourish heart, augment liver, calm spirit: palpitations & insomnia
2. Inhibits Sweating Dosage 9-18 g: crush before cook |
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Bai Zi Ren
Sweet Neutral Heart Kd Li Sp |
1. Nourish heart, calm spirit
2. Moisten Intestines, unblock bowel (Constipation due to YIN & BLOOD deficiency) Dosage: 9-15 g |
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Yuan Zhi
Bitter, Acrid, Sl Warm Heart, Lung |
1. Quiets heart, calms spirit
POOR MEMORY 2. Expels Phlegm & opens orifices 3. Dissipates abscesses & swelling CI: use w caution w gastritis, ulcer Dosage: 3-9 g |
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Ye Jiao Tang (vine)
Sweet Sl Bitter Neutral Heart Liver |
1. Nourish heart, calm spirit
2. Nourish blood, UNBLOCKS CHANNELS...pain & numbness, Bi 3 Expels wind & alleviates itching (good for numbness & tingling) Dosage: 9-12 g |
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He Huan Pi
Sweet Neutral Heart Liver |
1. Calms spirit, relieves constraint
DEPRESSION 2. invigorates the blood 3. Dissipates abcess Dossage: 3-9 g |
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He Juan Hua
Sweet Neutral Liver |
Special for Liver Qi
1. calms spirit & RELIEVES CONSTRAINT for liver Qi stag 2. REGULATES THE QI & WHET the APPETITE 3. invigorates blood, alleviates pain Dosage: 3-9 g |
