Conformation Layer Herb Examples

Question 1

Herb-Layer Affinity

“Therapeutically, every herb goes first to the water layer,
and exercises its effects on the other layers from there.”
- Arnaud Versluys

Answer 1

Herb-Layer Affinity

“Therapeutically, every herb goes first to the water layer,
and exercises its effects on the other layers from there.”
- Arnaud Versluys

Question 2

• Simplex Qi Layer Pattern: hot or cold dry air
  – Shigao cools and moisten dry hot air
  – Ganjiang warms and dries damp cold air
• Combination Patterns: Qi and Water Patterns
  – Huangqin cools and dries hot moist air
  – Xixin moistens and warms dry cold air
  – Houpo descends cold air through water
  – Zhishi descends warm air through water

Answer 2

Qi Layer Herb Examples

Question 3

• Simplex Water Pattern: hot/cold water patterns
  – Fuling diureses cold water
  – Zhuling diureses hot water
• Complex Water Patterns: Qi and Water Pattern
  – Huanglian descends hot air in water
  – Baizhu descends cold air in water
  – Shengjiang disperses cold air in water
  – Wuzhuyu warms cold air in water

Answer 3

Water Layer Herb Examples

Question 4

• Simplex Blood Pattern: cold, dry, or stagnant blood
  – Guizhi warms blood
  – Mudanpi cools blood
  – Chixiaodou cools blood
  – Shuizhi, Dibiechong breaks stagnant blood
  – Shengdihuang replenishes blood
• Complex Blood Patterns: wet cold blood, wet hot
  blood, dry cold blood, dry hot blood
  – Wuzhuyu warms water to warm blood
  – Huanglian, Huangqin, Huangbai cool water to cool blood
  – Xixin warms and moistens blood
  – Mangxiao, Dahuang moistens dry hot blood

Answer 4

Blood Layer Herb Examples

Question 5

Taiyang Patterns

Answer 5

External: Mahuang tang

Channel: Gui Zhi Tang

Bowel: Wu Ling San

Question 6

Yangming Patterns

Answer 6

External: Gui ZHi Jia Ge Gen Tang
Ge Gen Tang

Channel: Baihu Tang

Bowel: Chengqi Tang

Question 7

Shaoyang Patterns

Answer 7

External: Xiao Chai Hu Tang

Channel: Sini San

Bowel: Huang Qin Tang

Question 8

Taiyin Patterns

Answer 8

External: Gui zhzi(Bei Shaoyao) Tang Pattern

Root: Li Zhong Wan

Question 9

Shaoyin Patterns

Answer 9

Cold Transformation (Channel): Solid Organ: Sini Tang
Hollow Organ: Zhen Wu Tang

Hot Transformation (Root): Solid Organ: Huanglian Ejiao Tang
Hollow Organ: Zhuling Tang

Question 10

Jueyin Patterns

Answer 10

Biao (Manifestation) Quality: Danggui Sini Tang
Root: Wumei Wan