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10 Cards in this Set
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BO HE (Hb Menthae)
Lung, Liver Pungent, Aromatic, Cool |
1. can tx any Sx of wind heat
2. sore throat & excess tearing red eyes due to wind heat 3 nasal congestion (allergies) 4 vents rashes to exit toxin 5 Regulates LIVER Qi STAG 6 Just STEEP, no cooking |
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NIU BANG ZI (fr Arctii Lappa)
Lung, Stomach Pungent, Bitter, Cold |
1. #1 BENEFITS the THROAT (wind heat)
2. clears TOXIC heat 3. Vents Rashes 4. Tx Constipation |
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CHAN TUI (Periostracum Cicadae)
Lung, Liver Sweet, Cold |
1 sore throat, laryngitis, hoarse
2 red, dry eyes due to allergy 3 vents rashes 4 extinguish EXTERIOR & INTERIOR WIND (like fang feng) 5 can be used for ITCHING |
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SANG YE (folium Mori)
Lung, Liver Bitter, Sweet, Cold |
1 clears heat from LUNG & liver
2 used for INITIAL stage of wind-heat attack 3 clears LU heat, moistens LU 4 Clear LV heat, moisten eyes 5 cools BLOOD, stops BLEED from nose & vomit |
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JU HUA (flos Chrysanthemum)
Lung, Liver Pungent, Sweet, Bitter, Sl Cold |
1 clears heat from LIVER & Lu
good for eye problems red eyes, conjunctivitis 2 Clears LIVER Channel heat for HA, anger, irritability 3 Calms excess LIVER YANG for HA, Dizzy |
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MAN JING ZI (fructus Viticis)
Liver, Stomach, UB Pungent, Bitter, Cool |
1 dispels wind-heat to benefit
HEAD & EYES HEADACHE esp frontal 2 dispels WIND-DAMP for NUMBNESS in Channels |
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DAN DOU CHI
(sm Sojae Praeparatum) Lung, Stomach Sweet, Sl Bitter, Cold |
1 dispels wind-heat to releive IRRITABILITY
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GE GEN (rx Puerariae)
Spleen, Stomach Pungent, Sweet, Cool |
1 relieves PAIN & SPASMS
from neck & traps 2 promotes BODY FLUIDS due to stomach thirst 3 raises YANG QI (sp Qi sinking for PROLAPSE, chronic FATIGUE 4 tx DIARRHEA due to damp heat, IBD, chrones, colitis 5 HBP 6 PARATHESIA |
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CHAI HU (rx Bupleurum)
Liver, GB, Pericardium, SJ Pungent, Bitter, Sl Cool |
1 Qi regulator:
#1 for LIVER QI STAG (depression, moody, irritability, anger, irregular mensis, bitter taste) 2 clears heat from SHAO YANG channel (sj/gb), so pain in traps and temples 3. raises SPLEEN YANG for prolapse, fatigue, varicose viens, etc |
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SHENG MA (Rz Cimicifugae)
Lung, Spleen, Stomach, Lg I Pungent, Sweet, Sl Cold |
1 #1 to dispel WIND & PROMOTE RASHES
2 Clear TOXIC HEAT for herpes canker sores, gum ulcerations 3 raises SPLEEN YANG prolapse, exhaustion, etc |
