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Strongest at sweat inducing
Disperses w-h and clears LV fire
promotes expression of rashes |
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2nd strongest at sweat inducing
disperses w-h and clears LV fire
promotes expression of rashes |
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3rd strongest at sweat inducing
Often combined with Sang Ye for a stronger action in dispersing w-h |
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| 4th strongest at sweat inducing |
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5th strongest at sweat inducing
better at clearing liver fire
nourishes eyes but DOES NOT eliminate superficial visual obstruction
Used to clear vision
often combine with sang ye |
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Best for removing membranes from conjunctiva in cases of superficial visual obstruction
used to clear eyes |
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Mildly vents and disperses exterior pathogens, either at superficial level or lurking deep
relieves constraint |
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Raises yang Qi
most effective at treating intermittent chills and fever |
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works mainly in dispersing heat in yangming channel at muscle level
used with shang ma to express rashes
raises yang qi |
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effective for raising yang qi and relieving heat toxicity, as in cases of ST heat induced toothache
used with Ge Gen to express rashes
Raises yang qi |
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| Effective together in dispersing w-c in Taiyang stage or exterior cold excess |
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| Opens and disseminates LU Qi and acts on protective level |
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| Unlocks yang qi and acts on nutritive level and muscle level |
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Disperses cold in Shaoyin stage
Used for W-C accompanied by fever and deep pulse
enters all channels, used for a wide variety of pain due to cold |
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excellent at treating turbidity
used in patterns of exterior excess
most potent of Zi Su Ye, Jing Jie, and Fang Feng for dispersing cold |
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Especially effective for superficial problems
Can be used whether condition is hot or cold
Disperses wind |
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Similar actions to Jing Jie, but better for slightly deeper problems
Its more useful for aches and pains of cold |
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| Commonly used together to expel wind that has penetrated to any depth |
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| Enters Taiyang to treat Vertex and Occipital H.A. |
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Enters Taiyang to treat Vertex and occipital H.A.
treats H.A. associated with externally contracted disorders
Wind-Damp Bi in upper body |
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| Enters Yangming channel to treat frontal and orbital H.A. as well as toothache and nasal congestion |
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Clear heat from LU and ST at Qi level
Used primarily for extreme heat in LU and ST at Qi level
Strongest |
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Clear heat from LU and St at Qi level
moistening action
not as strong as Shi Gao, but capable of nourishing yin and moistening dryness |
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clear heat from LU and St at Qi level
Sweet and cold
Best when yin has been injured esp. when LU are involved |
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Drains heat and generates fluids
relatively more moistening
used primarily for St Yin xu |
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Often combined for patterns of injured yin due to heat
Blood-cooling
nourish yin and generate fluids |
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| Effective in cases involving reckless movement of hot blood |
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Preferred in cases of heat toxin such as:
throat pain
scrofula |
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| 3 Herbs to clear heat, dry damp, and resolve fire toxicity |
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Huang Qin
Huang Lian
Huang Bai |
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Clear heat, dry damp, and relive toxicity in Upper Burner
Calms restless fetus
Treats ascendant LV yang |
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| Clears heat, drys damp, relieve toxicity in middle burner |
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| Clears heat, Dries damp, relieves toxicity in lower burner |
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| Most important herbs to treat abscesses and other toxic swellings |
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Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao
Pu Gong Ying
Zi Hua Di Ding
Ye Ju Hua |
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| Often used together to clear wind-heat in upper burner |
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| out of Lian Qiao and Jin Yin Hua which has a stronger dispersing and venting action? |
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| Out of Lian Qiao and Jin Yin Hua which is more effective at dispersing heat from constraint and reducing clumps? |
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Clears various types of Yin xu heat
checks malarial disorders |
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Steaming Bone disorder with sweating
effective at draining upward-flaring fire including that from LU and KD
Cools Blood and clears hear from ying level |
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Primarily used to clear heat from ST and intestines
Purges accumulation
Drains fire and resolves heat toxicity at Blood level
Invigorates blood |
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Moistens Dryness and softens hardness
Hard dry stool |
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Used in the treatment of severe edema and accumulation of fluids in abdomen and chest
Toxic |
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| Which 4 Drain damp herbs are for Painful Urinary Dribbling? |
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Shi Wei
Qu Mai
Bian Xu
Deng Xin Cao |
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| Which 3 drain damp herbs are slippery to facilitate movement through the orifices? |
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Che Chuan Zi
Qu Mai
Hua Shi |
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| Which 2 drain damp herbs help to strengthen the Spleen |
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| Which 3 drain damp herbs are for fluid retention |
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Zi Xie
Yi Yi Ren
Deng Xin Cao |
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| Which 2 herbs in drain damp are most widely used to promote urination |
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| Which herb in drain dampness is for summerheat with thirst and irritability? |
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| Which herb in drain damp reduces jaundice and is used for damp-heat in Lv/Gb |
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| Which herb in drain damp has no tonifying effect and is used exclusively to promote urination and expel damp? |
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| Which herb in drain damp is acrid, bitter, and cold and disperses wind that leads to itching |
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| Which drain damp herb clears liver fire, brightens the eyes, cools the lungs, and transforms phlegm? |
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| Which 3 wind damp herbs are for treating wind-damp-cold? |
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Du Huo
Wu Jia Pi
Wei Ling Xian |
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| Which herb in wind damp is for wind-damp-heat? |
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| Which 3 wind damp herbs are used for the elderly? |
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Du Huo
Wu Jia Pi
Xi Xian Cao |
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| Which wind damp herb is used in treating children and adolescence? |
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| Which 4 wind damp herbs are for pain in the lower body? |
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Du Huo
Wei ling xian
Mu Gua
Qin Jiao |
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| Which 3 wind damp herbs are for treating pain in the upper body? |
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Qiang Huo(also in warm acrid cat.)
Sang Zhi
Wei ling xian |
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| Which wind damp herb do you use when pain is secondary to wind-dampness and is used in cases when dampness is especially clear? |
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| Which 2 transform wind heat herbs redirect rebellious Qi down and transform phlegm? |
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