Expel Wind Damp

Question 1

獨活
Acrid, Bitter and Warm
Kid Bl
Eliminates wind and damp, stop pain; treats obstruction and guides to the lower body, dispels lurking wind in the kidney channel. Eliminates exterior syndrome.
Bi Syndrome or body pain (especially lower part) due to attack of wind-damp.
Guides to the lower portion of the body

Answer 1

Du Hou - Angelica

Question 2

五加皮
Acrid, Bitter and Warm
Liv, Kid
Eliminate wind and dampness; strengthens tendons and bones, warms the yang of the liver and kidney, stops pain.
Soreness and weakness due to kidney and liver deficiency, retardation in walking in children. Weak, soft sinews and bones in the elderly and in children.
Herb-drug Interactions: Sedatives

Answer 2

Wu Jia Pi - Ginseng

Question 3

桑寄生
Bitter, Sweet and Neutral
Liv Kid
Tonify liver and kidney; nourish Yin and Blood, strengthen tendon and bone; calms the fetus and expels wind dampness.
Bi Syndromes and Threatened Miscarriages

Answer 3

Sang Ji Sheng - Mistletoe

Question 4

木瓜
Sour, Aromatic and Warm
Liv Sp
Relaxes muscles and tendons; transforms dampness, harmonizes the stomach and spleen and alleviates cramping.
Bi Syndrome, muscle cramping and Harmonizes the Stomach especially due to Liver overacting. Reduces food stagnation.

Answer 4

Mu Gua - Chinese Quince Fruit

Question 5

伸筋草
Acrid, Bitter and Warm
Liv Sp Kid
Dispels wind dampness, Relaxes the sinews and tendons, Invigorates the channels and collaterals.
Restriction of flexion and extension in the joints. Polio, shingles.

Answer 5

Shen Jin Cao - Common Clubmoss

Question 6

秦艽
Bitter, Acrid and Cool
GB Liv St
Dispels wind dampness; Clears deficiency heat, eliminates damp-heat.
Tidal fever and steaming bone disorders due to Yin deficiency or deficiency heat. Bi Syndrome
Herb-drug Interactions: Sedatives

Answer 6

Qin Jiao - Gentian root

Question 7

白花蛇
Sweet, Salty and Warm and Toxic
Liv
Tracks down and eliminates wind; activates and powerfully opens the channels and collaterals; relieves convulsions.
Bi Syndrome, Leprosy and Wind on sinews and skin

Answer 7

Bai Hua She - Viperidae

Question 8

威靈仙
Acrid, Salty and Warm and Toxic
Bl
Strongly mobilizes all 12 channels to open and unblock painful obstruction.  Eliminates wind and damp for stopping pain; dissolves phlegm and softens areas of hardness.
Bi Syndrome, Fish bone lodged in throat.

Answer 8

Wei Ling Xian - Buttercup

Question 9

桑枝
Bitter and Neutral
Liv
Dispels wind dampness, unblock the collaterals, relax the joints, particularly of the upper limbs. Nourishes the Yin and Yang fluids.
Bi Syndrome

Answer 9

Sang Zhi - Mulberry Twig

Question 10

絡石藤
Bitter and Cool
Liv
Dispels wind dampness; cools the blood and relieves swelling, invigorates the channels and collaterals.
Bi syndrome with spasm of tendons due to attack of wind-damp with heat.

Answer 10

Luo Shi Teng - Star Jasmine

Question 11

青風藤
Acrid, Bitter and Neutral
Liv Sp
Dispel wind damp painful obstruction, unblock channels and collaterals and promote urination.
Bi Syndrome with numbness of skin

Answer 11

Qing Feng Teng - Orient Vine

Question 12

海風藤
Acrid, Bitter and Slightly Warm
Liv
Dispels wind dampness and opens the channels and collaterals.
Bi syndrome with limitation of movement in joints and spasm of tendons due to attack of wind-damp.
Cardiovascular (decreases vascular resistance, increases blood perfusion to coronary arteries and peripheral body, decreases blood pressure).

Answer 12

Hai Feng Teng - Kadsura Pepper

Question 13

松節
Bitter and Warm
Liv
Expels wind damp painful obstruction in the joints, sinews and bones.
Dispels wind and dries dampness for pain in joints with damp and cold.

Answer 13

Song Jie - Knotty Pine

Question 14

稀莶草
Bitter and Cold
Liv Kid
Dispels wind and dampness; Clears heat and clean toxin, stops itching. And calms the Shen.
Bi Syndrome, Wind Stroke sequelae, hypertension

Answer 14

Xi Xian Cao - Sigesbekia