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10 Cards in this Set
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Channels: LI, LIV, LU, SP, ST
Properties: Sour, Astringent, Cold A&I: * Relieves toxicity, kills parasites, dries dampness, & alleviates itching: external wash *scabies, ringworm, and rashes from dampness or damp-heat. Also swollen & painful throat or eyes as well as jaundice * Stops bleeding & alleviates diarrhea: bleeding & vaginal discharge. Topical use for nosebleeds, hemmorrhoidal bleeding, bleeding gums, & bleeding from external injuries. ~ Clears heat & expels phlegm: wind-phlegm disorders (irritability, delirium, convulsions). Also cough with difficult to expectorate sputum C&C: internal use - Contraindicated for weak digestive systems or in absence of damp heat |
Ming Fan
Alum Alumen |
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Channels: KI, SP
Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Warm A&I: * Dries dampness, kills parasites, & stops itching: topical wash, powder, or ointment for any weeping, itchy skin lesions, especially in genital area (also hands & feet). Also scabies and ringworm * Warms the Kidneys & fortifies the yang: impotence or infertility (male or female). "Seeds treat seed!" - Disperses cold, dispels wind, & dries dampness: vaginal discharge from damp-cold or lower back pain from wind-damp-cold (bi) C&C: damp-heat in lower burner - yin xu with heat signs Dosage: up to 10g - external use: up to 30g |
She Chuang Zi
"Snake's Bed Seeds" Cnidium Seeds Fructus Cnidii Monnieni |
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Channels: KI, ST
Properties: Sweet, Spicy, Warm, Toxic A&I: * Relieves toxicity, reduces swellings, & alleviates pain: internal or topical use for swelling of sores, ulcers, & carbuncles. Also pain & swelling in the throat - Expels summer-heat & dampness & opens the orifices: extremely turbid summer-heat (abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, ~loss of consciousness) C&C: pregnancy - internal use - keep out of eyes Dosage: 0.015 to 0.03g internal use |
Chan Su
Toad Venom, Dried Toad Skin Secretions Secretio Bufonis |
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Channels: LU, ST
Properties: Sweet, Neutral, Toxic A&I: * Relieves toxicity, expels wind, 7 alleviates pain: topical use as ointment or wash for skin rash, itching, scabies, ringworm, sores, & carbuncles. Also warm gargle for severe toothaches - Expels wind & dries dampness: wind-damp painful obstruction or wind rash - Recently used for treating tumors C&C: qi or blood xu Dosage: up to 12g in decoction - 1.5-3g as powder |
Lu Feng Fang
Hornet's Nest Nidus Vespae |
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Channels: LIV, ST
Properties: Sweet, Neutral A&I: * Brightens the eyes & removes superficial visual obstruction: red & swollen eyes, pterygium. Can be used alone as powder for red eyes (around them - not in them) - Dries dampness & generates flesh: long-term drainage of pus from open sores. Also poor healing of wounds C&C: no internal use Dosage: external use as powder, finely refined by water. |
Lu Gan Shi
Stove Sweet Stone Smithsonite Smithsonitum |
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Channels: KI, LI, PER
Properties: Sour, Hot, Toxic A&I: * Relives toxicity & prevents putrefaction: used both internally & topically for pain & swelling in the throat, open sores in the oral cavity, & white, draining, vaginal lesions (e.g. severe candidiasis) * Clears heat & dissolves phlegm: taken internally for hot phlegm obstruction with sputum that is difficult to expectorate C&C: caution with internal use - long term use can lead to renal dysfunction Dosage: 1.5-3g in powders or pills - topical as powder or paste |
Peng Sha
Sulfur Yellow Sulpher Sulpher |
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Channels: LIV, SP
Properties: Bitter, Cold, Toxic A&I: * Unblocks the channels, disperses clumps, reduces swelling, & alleviates pain: abscesses, sores, & yin-type ulcers or swellings and pain from trauma - Wind-Damp Bi: parasthesia, spasm - recently used for tumors C&C: - pregnancy - weak patients - toxic: prescribe for internal use with caution Dosage: 0.3 - 0.9g per day in pills or powders for internal use. - external application in powders including insulfation into the throat |
Ma Qian Zi
Horse Money Seeds Nux Vomica Seeds Semen Strychnotis |
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Channels: LI, LIV, SI
Properties: Spicy, Cold, Toxic A&I: - Attacks toxins & wears away sores: topical use for sores, carbuncles, & scrofula. extremely irritating to the skin, causes blistering - Breaks up blood stasis & disperses clumps: palpable immobile masses & focal distention C&C: pregnancy - weak patients - internal use in extremely minute doses - no long-term use Dosage: 0.03-0.06g - dry-fried & vinegar soaked for internal use (use body only) - topical : pastes/wine/vinegar |
Ban Mao
Cantharides Mylabris |
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Channels: LIV, ST
Properties: Sweet, Cold, Slightly Toxic A&I: - Clears heat, relieves fire toxicity, & dissipates nodules: internal or topical use for excessive heat patterns (sores, ulcers, carbuncles, toxic swellings, & scrofula * cancer/tumor herb C&C: weak patients Dosage: 3-9g - topical use as paste |
Shan Ci Gu
Benevolent Aunt of the Mountains Bulb of Chinese Tulip Pseudobulbus Shancigu |
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Channels: HT
Properties: Spicy, Hot, Toxic A&I: - Expels wind & dampness & kills parasites: scabies, ringworms, itching - Opens the orifices & expels turbidity: opens the Heart orifices. Internal use for delirium & sudden loss of consciousness from hot disorders - Invigorates the blood & alleviates pain: topical use for injuries from falls, fractures, contusions, & sprains, & pain & swelling associated with blood stasis. C&C: pregnancy - qi xu - internal use Dosage: 0.1-0.2g internally in pills or dissolved in wine - topical use as powder or paste |
Zhang Nao
Camphor Camphora |
