Acrid Warm Release Exterior Flashcards
(13 cards)
Ma Huang
***
-induces sweating
-calms wheezing
-promotes urination, reduces edema
-helps deep-rooted toxic sores w/o head
-for wind-cold excess/taiyang + wind-damp painful obstruction
(ephedra)
warm ~ acrid, sl bitter ~ LU, BL
Gui Zhi
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-assists heart yang and unblocks yang qi of chest
-releases muscle layer
-warms the middle
-for wind-cold (excess or deficiency); wind-cold-damp bi
-transforms thin mucus/fluids
-warms channels, collaterals, vessels
-regulates menses
(cinnamon twig)
warm ~ acrid, sweet ~ HT, LU, BL
Zi Su Ye
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-revives SP, harmonizes middle jiao
-use in pregnancy, helps w morning sickness, espec when combined w other anti nausuea herbs
-helps w seafood poisoning (or anything raw)
-promotes qi movement, expands chest
(perilla leaf)
warm ~ acrid, aromatic ~ LU, SP
Jing Jie
-harmonious, light, not drying ~ can use for both wind-heat and wind-cold
-ma huang substitute
-vents wind-heat from blood
-stops bleeding in charred form
-known for treating rashes
(schizonepeta)
sl warm ~ acrid, aromatic ~ LU, LV
Fang Feng
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-moderate, less drying than most wind-expelling
-all wind disorders + wind damp
-diarrhea + pain in bowels
-relieves spasms
-helps migraines
(siler)
sl warm ~ acrid, sweet ~ BL, LV, SP
Qiang Huo
-light weight + strong aroma ⟶ travels thru qi level (guides qi to taiyang + governing vessel)
-reaches vertex + upper body
-helps bi syndrome, espec in upper limbs + back
-expels superficial damp
-occipital headache / taiyang
warm ~ acrid, bitter, aromatic ~ BL, KD
Gao Ben
-powerful ascending nature ⟶ vertex; headaches involving teeth
-bi syndrome
-relieves abdominal pain + diarrhea from cold-damp-ness
-gynecological swelling + masses
warm ~ acrid ~ BL, GV
Bai Zhi
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-opens orifices (especially nose; good for congestion)
-wind-cold yangming frontal headaches/supraoribtal
-toothache
-dries damp
-reduces swelling + expels pus
(angelica)
warm ~ acrid, aromatic ~ LU, ST, SP
Xi Xin
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-disperses cold from taiyang + shaoyin
-opens orifices
-coughing w copious, watery sputum
-head + body aches
-reaches head, lungs, bones, and joints to disperse wind-cold-damp + phlegm
(asarum, Chinese wild ginger)
warm ~ acrid, aromatic, TOXIC ~ LU, HT, KD
Sheng Jiang
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-benefits stomach: nausea, vomiting
-warms lungs: stops coughing, transforms phlegm
-resolves toxicity ie seafood poisoning
(fresh ginger)
sl warm ~ acrid ~ LU, SP, ST
Xiang Ru
-assists yang qi to throw off pathogenic wind which has trapped the yang qi internally
-appropriate for wind-cold patterns in hot summer months
-harmonizes spleen, transforms damp
-promites urination
sl warm ~ acrid, aromatic ~ LU, ST
Cang Er Zi
-disperses wind + damp
-unblocks orifices, opens nasal passages
-removes painful obstruction
-eliminates damp qi from skin, treats sores
(xanthium)
warm ~ sweet, bitter, TOXIC ~ LU
Xin Yi Hua
-unblocks nasal passages
-relieves sinus headaches
-small hairs on flowers can be irritating, use cheesecloth or tea bag
(magnolia flower)
warm ~ acrid ~ LU, ST
