Aoma Single Herbs Ii Exam Essay Herbs

Front 1

fu zi (prepared accessory root of aconite)
warm the interior

Back 1

1)Restores devistated yang(diarrhea w/ undigested food, cold, faint pulse)
2)Warms fire and assists the yang
3)disperses cold, warms the channels, alleviates pain (wind-damp cold painful obstruction with cold predominant)

Front 2

rou gui (cinnamon bark)
warm the interior

Back 2

1) Warms KI, assists yang; leads the dire back to its source (for floating yang qi; primary herb for upward floating of def. yang, with red face, upper hot,lower cold and weak, etc.)
2)Warms Sp, expels cold, alleviates pain (SP yang def. with abdominal pain and cold, reduced appetite, diarrhea)
3)Warms and unblocks the channels and vessels; alleviates pain (qi or blood stagnation; amenhorrhea and dysmenhorrea; damp cold bi, chronic abcess)

Front 3

tao ren (peach kernal)
invigorate blood, regulate menses

Back 3

1)breaks up blood stasis
2)invigorates blood, treats abcess (Lu or intestinal abcess + clear heat herbs)

Front 4

hong hua (safflower flower)
invigorate blood, regulate menses

Back 4

1)Invigorates blood, unblocks menses (amenorrhea, pain and masses, postpartum pain)
2)Dispels blood stasis and alleviates pain (bld stasis pain, trauma, incomplete measels expression, chest bi, modern cardiovascular)

Front 5

xiang fu (nut-grass rhizome)
regulate qi

Back 5

1) spreads and regulate liver qi (lv/sp disharmony, etc.)
2)regulates menstruation and alleviates pain (qi stag. in gynecological disorders; profuse menses)

Front 6

niu xi (huai niu xie-achyranthes root/ chuan niu xie-cyathula)
invigorate blood, regulate menses

Back 6

1)invigorates blood, expells blood stasis (gynecological)
2)tonifies LV and KI; strenthens sinews and boones (pain/ weakness in low back and knees)
3)clears damp heat in lower jiao (lin syndrome, edema, vaginal discharge)
4)induces downward movement of blood ST fire, LV yang rising with reckless mvmt of hot blood)

Front 7

zhi shi (immature bitter orange)
regulate qi

Back 7

1)breaks up stagnant qi and reduces accumulation
2)breaks up phlegm and expels focal distention (of chest and epigastrum, with phlegm obstructing qi; recent for coronary artery disease)
3)treats SP qi sinking

Front 8

chuan xiong (ligusticum root)
invigorate blood and relieve pain

Back 8

1)invigorates blood, promotes qi movement, relieves pain (gynecologycal disorders; difficult labor; hemaplegia after stroke)
2)expels wind, moves qi upwards, alleviates pain (headache; bi syndrome; variety of skin disorders related to wind)

Front 9

cang zhu (black atractylodes)
aromatic transform damp

Back 9

Known for treating "4 damps"
1)dries dampness, revives spleen
2)expels wind-damp
3)clears dampness in the lower jiao
4)induces sweating, releases the exterior
5)improves vision

Front 10

gua lou (trichosanthus fruit)
resolve phlegm heat

Back 10

1)clears heat transforms phlegm
2)expands chest, relieves chest bi
3)moistens intestines
4)treats abcess