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33 Cards in this Set
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Acrid, Aromatic
Cool Lung, Liver |
Bo He
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Menthae haplocalyci Herba
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Bo He
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1.) Disperses wind-heat, clears and benefits the head, eyes and throat
* For patterns of wind-heat fever, cough, head-ache, red eyes, & core throat 2.) Vents rashes * Used to induce the rash to come to the surface as means of venting the end & heat 3.) Allows constrained liver qi to flow freely * for constrained Liver qi; pressure in the chest or flanks, emotional instability, & gynecological problems 4.) Expels turbid filth * summertime exposure to unclean qi leading to summerheat gastric disturbance, with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and a thick, greasy, yellow, tongue coating |
Bo He
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Bupleuri Radix
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Chai hu
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Acrid, Bitter
Cool Liver, Gall Bladder, Pericardium, San Jiao |
Chai hu
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1.) Resolves lesser yang disorders and reduces fever 9g
* for alternating chills and fever, bitter taste, flank pain, irritability, flank pain, lesser yang stage of externally contracted disorders 2.) Spreads liver qi and relieves constraint 6g * dizziness, vertigo, chest & flank pain, emotional instability, or emotional instability, or mental problems * disharmony between the Liver & Spleen 3.) Raises and lifts the yang qi specifically the clear Spleen qi 3g * prolapsed, sensations of dragging downward, hemorrhoids, vaginal discharge, bleeding or exhaustion -> abnormal descent of qi with an inability to rise |
Chai hu
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Cicadae Periostracum
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Chan Tui
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Sweet, Salty
Slightly cold Lung, Liver |
Chan Tui
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1.) Disperses wind & clears heat
* externally contracted wind-heat especially w/loss of voice 2.) Vents rashes 3.) Clears the eyes & removes superficial visual obstruction 4.) Stops spasms & extinguishes wind * for childhood febrile diseases -> wind causes convulsions, spasms, delirium or night terrors |
Chan Tui
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Arctii Fructus
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Niu Bang Zi
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Acrid, Bitter
Cold Lung, Stomach |
Niu Bang Zi
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1.) Disperses wind-heat & benefits the throat
* externally contracted wind-heat: fever, cough & sore, red swollen throat 2.) Resolves toxicity & vents rashes * red swellings, carbuncles, erythemas, mumps & acute febrile maculopapular rashes * too much heat in the body can be expressed in rashes 3.) Moistens the intestines * externally contracted toxins and internal heat causing constipation * slippery enabling it to promote the movement of both stool & urine * Clears & drains in addition to venting & dispersing actions |
Niu Bang Zi
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Mori Folium
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Sang Ye
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Sweet, Bitter
Cold Lung, Liver |
Sang Ye
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1.) Disperses & scatters wind-heat
* externally-contracted wind-heat w/fever, headache, sore throat, & coughing 2.) Calms the Liver & clears the eyes * Liver heat from excess, wind-heat, or yin xu 3.) Clears the lungs & moistens dryness 4.) Cools the blood & stops bleeding * Specific to cooling & clearing the Lungs & Liver * Headaches, fever & dry cough from drying heat injuring the Lungs * Yang ming channel herb * Wasting & thirsting d/o |
Sang Ye
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Chrysanthemi Flos
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Ju Hua
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Sweet, Bitter
Slightly cold Lung, Liver |
Ju Hua
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1.) Disperses wind & clears heat
* used w/sang ye 2.) Calms the Liver & clears the eyes 3.) Calms the Liver & extinguishes wind 4.) Resolves toxicity |
Ju Hua
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Viticis Fructus
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Man Jing Zi
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Bitter, Acrid
Cold UB, Liver, Stomach |
Man Jing Zi
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1.) Disperses wind & clears heat
* externally-contracted wind-heat -> major complaint is headache or eye pain 2.) Clears & benefits the head & eyes * especially red & painful or swollen eyes 3.) Drains dampness & expels wind * auxillary herb for wind-dampness in the limbs-> stiffness, numbness, cramping or heaviness * Not in classic formulas (* Stop pain category is usually used for pain) * Best at raising & dispersing wind-heat in the face & head |
Man Jing Zi
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Puerariae Radix
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Ge Gen
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Sweet, Acrid
Cool Spleen, Stomach |
Ge Gen
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1.) discharges exterior conditions & releases the muscles
* fever, headache, stiff or tight upper back & neck 2.) Relieves heat & generates fluids 3.) Vents & discharges measles 4.) Releives heat & generates fluids * wasting & thirsting d/o 5.) Raises the yang & stops diarrhea 6.) Treats symptoms of hypertension * liver yang rising |
Ge Gen
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Spirodelae Herba
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Fu Ping
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Acrid
Cold UB, Lung |
Fu Ping
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1.) Induces sweating & releases the exterior
* strong diaphoretic 2.) Vents rashes & stops itching 3.) Promotes urination & reduces swelling * for UTI * Reaches outward to the skin to bring out sweat, reaches downward to the UB to promote urination & enters the Lungs to spread lung qi * Best used for exterior wind patterns: reash & itching, fluid retention & urinary difficulty * Does not have a significant affect on settling wheezing or stop coughing |
Fu Ping
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Cimicifugae Rhizoma
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Sheng Ma
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Sweet, Acrid
Slightly cold Large Instestine, Lung, Spleen, Stomach |
Sheng Ma
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1.) Discharges exterior conditions & vents measles
2.) Clears heat & resolves toxicity 3.) Raises the yang & lifts what has sunken |
Sheng Ma
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Sojae Semen preparatum
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Dan Dou Chi
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Sweet, Slightly bitter
Cold or Warm depending on preperation Lung, Stomach |
Dan Dou Chi
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1.) Releases the exterior
* both hot & cold d/o * b/c of mildness appropriate for treating patterns yin xu w/superimposed exterior d/o 2.) Eliminates irritability |
Dan Dou Chi
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