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7 Cards in this Set
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Dry and dispel damp and phlegm
Send down lung qi Cold phlegm retention in lung with cough with profuse mucus Dispel phlegm, especially due to damp spleen Stomach rebelling upward with nausea and vomit Plumb seed qi – plum pit qi Phlegm anywhere in the body Insomnia due to phlegm heat Phlegm or stomach disharmony |
Ban Xia (raw)/Fa Ban Xia (prepared/cooked)
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Dispel Cold Phlegm
Dispel old phlegm Dispel Wind Phlegm in channels Dry damp Stop pain Dizziness/numbness in limbs, facial paralysis Phlegm Stasis Wind Phlegm obstructing channels Convulsions due to wind phlegm stasis Paralysis or epilepsy – spasms, strokes |
Tian Nan Xing (raw)/Zhi Nan Xing (Prepared)
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Send qi down
Stop cough Dispel phlegm Mild calm liver Soften masses Dispel damp Phlegm stasis with rebellious qi and profuse mucus Phlegm stasis in spleen/stomach Vomit, hiccups, belching, especially due to cold deficient spleen/stomach Liver qi stasis Especially abdomen |
Xuan Fu Hua
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hot or cold cough
(similar but weaker than Ma Huang) |
Bai Qian
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Warm Lung – mild disperse lung qi – disperse phlegm
Reduce Swelling Dissipates nodules Cold phlegm stasis, especially chronic with cough and profuse mucus Phlegm under skin or inner spaces, ie. Fatty tumors |
Bai Jie Zi (mustard seed)
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Guides other herbs to upper jiao and upper body
Dispel pus, especially lung and throat Wind heat cough, wind cold cough |
Jie Geng (Platycodon)
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Early or Later stage swollen sores, as it encourages discharge
Dispel Phlegm Reduce Swelling, dispel pus Dispel internal wind – stop itching Dispel toxins Kills parasites |
Zao Jiao Ci (Gleditisia Spine)
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