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Huang Qin (scutellariae radix)

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cold, bitter / LU, ST, GB, L.I.

*clears heat & drains dampness
(for damp heat in the ST or L.I. -diarrhea)

  • clears heat &resolves toxicity
  • clears LU heat - fever, thirst, irritability, cough w/thick yellow sputum
  • clears LV heat - headache, irritability, red eyes, bitter taste
  • for hot sores and boils (used topically)
  • cools blood & stops bleeding
  • calms the fetus

UPPER JIAO HERB / child Tylenol

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HUANG LIAN (Rhizoma Coptidis)

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HT, LV, ST, L.I. / BITTER cold (given to newborns -nothing more bitter so they dont develop a sweet tooth & reduce toxicity)

*#1 herb to clear HT fire but the focus is on the MJ

clears heat, dries damp for damp heat in ST, L.I. (diarrhea)

clears heat & resolves toxicity

clears HT heat - delirium, irritability, disorientation

clears ST heat (nausea, acid reflux)

treats skin issues (boils, carbuncles, abscesses)

cools blood to stop bleeding

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Huang Bai (phellodendri cortex)

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1 herb for KD DEF FIRE!

cool/ bitter /KD, UB (FOCUS LJ)

clears heat & dries damp esp damp heat in the LJ
(for leukorrhea, diarrhea, pain/swelling in the knees)

clears deficiency heat for KD heat due to yin def
(night sweats, tidal fever, steaming bone disorder)

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3 HUANG’s?

Huang = yellow

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HUANG LIAN = MJ
HUANG BAI = LJ
HUANG QIN = UJ

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LONG DAN CAO (Dragon GB herb) (Chinese genetian root)

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drains excess fire from LV & GB channels

(for high fever, convulsions in warm febrile dz. Headache, hypochondriac pain, red eyes, tinnitus due to LV or GB FIRE.

clears heat & drains damp heat in LJ
UTI’s, leukorrhea, damp rashes on lower body, vaginitis, infections, jaundice.

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KU SHEN

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clears heat, drains damp: diarrhea, dysentery, blood in stools, jaundice due to damp heat.

promotes urination for edema or Lin syndrome

kills parasites & stops itch

  • skin lesions w itch - eczema, fungus, scabies
  • leukorrhea, vaginal itch
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Relieve Summerheat:

BAI BIAN DOU (white flat hyacinth bean)

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TOXIC RAW
clears damp & summer heat

strengthens SP & dissolves damp w/o drying

treats chronic diarrhea, lethargy, loose stools, fatigue

removes toxins for treatment in alcohol & food poisoning

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SUMMERHEAT:

XI GUA (watermelon rind)

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sweet / cold / BL, HT, ST

relieves summer heat, generates fluids, promotes urination when there’s excessive thirst, dry heaves or scanty urination.

reduces jaundice

*famous for being used w other substances in treating icteric hepatitis

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QING HAO (herba artemisiae annuae)

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*checks MALERIA!

CLEARS SHAOYANG GB constrained heat

clears SUMMERHEAT & damp heat for summer heat & warm febrile dz patterns

CLEARS YIN DEFICIENCY HEAT marked by steaming bone disorder & tidal fever.

used for unremitting or night fever & morning coolness without sweating.

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HE YE (folium nelumbinis)

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relieves summerheat

raises clear yang qi of the SP

ECSP EFFECTIVE in treating diarrhea due to summer heat or SP def

stops bleeding charred (bleeding in LJ from heat or stagnation or vomiting blood

C/Ci: counteracts Fu Ling

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  1. Which of the following channels does Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)
    enter?

a. Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach
b. Kidney, Lung, Heart, Spleen
c. Gallbladder, Small Intestine, Kidney, Heart
d. Large Intestine, Stomach, Spleen, Lung

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a. Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach

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Stop Bleed, Clear Heat:

SHUI NIU JIAO (Cornn Rhino) (the antler - endangered)

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clear heat, cools the blood, relieves toxicity & arrests convulsions for heat pathogen in the blood or Ying level.
(high fever, macula, bleeding & very red tongue)

or heat pathogen sinking in to PC marked by coma, convulsions in warm febrile dz,

cools blood, for bleeding in vomit, nosebleed, blood in stools & purpura.

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SHENG DI HUANG (Radix Rehmaniae)

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(this is the alt herb for SHUI NUI JIAO) (not endangered)

takes care of organs in the upper and lower jiao

clears heat, cools blood in ying & blood level dz

ENRICHES YIN - GENERATES FLUIDS for yin def or fluid injury mainly USED FOR XIAO KE DISORDERS.

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XUAN SHEN (Radix Scrophulauae)

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(it’s blk colored can be assoc w the KD’s - nourishing KD & water)

clears heat, cools blood, relieves toxicity (toxic sores, PHL nodules)

NOURISHES YIN & SUBDUES FIRE : for yin def w/ vigorous fire. *one of the best herbs for this.

BENEFITS THE THROAT

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Clear Heat, Cool Blood:

MU DAN PI

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clear heat, cools blood in Ying & blood level warm febrile dz and bleeding patterns.

IVIGORATES BLOOD, DISPERSES BLOOD STASIS: for amenorrhea, painful menses, abd masses, traumatic injury due to blood stasis.

CLEARS LV FIRE: headache /red eyes

CLEARS DEF HEAT : yin def/steaming bone disorder/tidal fever

C/I: pregnancy

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Clear Heat /Cool Blood:

CHI SHAO

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Mu Dan Pi & Chi Shao sister herbs always used together for menses)

clears heat, cools blood

invigorates the blood, disperses blood stasis

** clears LV fire & headache (stronger than Mu Dan Pi

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ZI CAO

(purple herb - used for dye and as an antispetic)

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COOLS & INVIGORATES BLOOD

CLEARS HEAT / RESOLVES TOXICITY (burns, eczema, cold injury, & ulcers in the legs)

CLEARS DAMP HEAT (jaundice)

C/I: dont overdose - loose stools

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DI GU PI

Goji Berry Bark

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CLEARS DEF HEAT (fever due to yin def)

DEF HEAT FROM POST PARTUM

CLEARS LU HEAT (cough / wheeze)

XIAO KE DISORDER

HYPERTENSION

PROMOTES URINATION & UNBLOCKS LIN for hot or bloody Lin syndrome

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BAI WEI

salty) (not an animal herb - rare

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(Di Gu Pi & Bai Wei sister herbs used together)

CLEARS DEF HEAT : postpartum w Dang Gui for exhaustion of Qi & Blood

CLEARS HEAT, COOLS BLOOD

PROMOTES URINATION & UNBLOCKS LIN

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Herbs that cool/ transform PHL HEAT:

QIAN HU

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  • directs Qi downward - DISPELS PHL

(cough/ wheeze w thick copious, difficult to expectorate sputum & chest oppression)

-Disperses wind heat

C/ci: caution for patients taking blood thinning meds. Qian Hu has anti platelet properties

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COOL / TRANSFORM PHL HEAT:

CHUAN BEI MU

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FOR CHRONIC conditions

bitter, sWEET, cool / HT, LU

moistens LU’s (nourish yin)

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PHL HEAT:

ZHE BEI MU

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ACUTE CONDITIONS

bitter, cold / HT, LU

CLEARS THE LU’s

Chuan Bei Mu & Zhe Bei Mu used together for Qi stagnation w s/sx of low appetite - stifling sensation in chest & abd

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GUA LOU (whole fruit)

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1 herb to open the chest due to painful obstruction from heat & PHL beneath the HT. stifling or distended chest or pain or pressure in diaphragm

transforms PHL heat, clear LU heat

dissipates nodules, reduces nodules, reduces abscesses in LU’s, INTS & breasts

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GUA LOU PI- (peel of the Gua Lou)

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transforms PHL heat, regulates Qi

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GUA LOU REN - (seed of the GUA LOU fruit)
VERY MOISTENING transforms PHL heat, moistens the LU's & expands the chest DRY STOOLS, treats constipatin due to ST or L.I. heat or in pattern of LV heat promotes healing sores, eliminates pus, dissipates nodules
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TIAN HUA FEN (root of GUA LOU)
(white color) clears heat, generates fluids #1 herb for diabetes! (for irritability, dry lips, dry mouth, dry tongue, throat, desire to drink cold bevs, cough w thick sputum or blood stained sputum) dispels pus & resolves toxicity (used topically or internally) CLEARS LU HEAT, TRANSFORM PHL, MOiSTEN LU c/I: pregnancy
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ZHU RU (bamboo shavings)
GB**, LU ST clear heat, transform PHL (cough w thick yellow sputum, stifling sensation in chest, due to LU heat. Irritability, insomnia, nausea, bitter taste in mouth, & hypochondriac pain due to profuse PHL in GB fire. treats menopause insomnia from PHL heat in GB stops vomit, clears heat very effective for morning sickness, nausea, acid reguargation, vomit w bitter or sour taste & bad breath due to ST heat or excess def heat
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Warm herbs that transform COLD PHL: | BAN XIA half summer
spicy, warm, toxic DRIES DAMPNESS & RESOLVES PHL for SP DEF & ACUMULATES in LU's DESCENDS REBELLIOUS ST QI & HARMONIZES THE ST DISPERSES NODULES & PHL STAGNATION (plum pit Qi, scrofula & goiter & for chest pain or oppression) TOPICALLY HEALS SORES (powdered Ban Xia can be used with egg whites for this purpose)
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Warm Herbs that transform PHL COLD: TIAN NAN XING (star of the southern havens)
- Dries Damp, Expels Phlegm - treats cough with stubborn HOT PHL & stifling sensation in the chest. (this herb is VERY DRYING & can be used for many cases of damp and PHL accumulation ) - dispels wind & PHL - stops spasms (dizziness, vertigo, facial paralysis, seizures, epilepsy, stroke) - dissipates nodules, reduces swelling, relieves pain - use topically to treat sores * USED FOR CERVICAL CANCER BOTH INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY
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Warm Herbs that Transform PHL COLD: BAI FU ZI
- Dries Damp, Transforms Phlegm, Expels Wind, and Stops Spasms (For wind-stroke conditions, tremors, convulsions, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, bells palsy, epilepsy, tetanus, and migraines.) - eliminates toxicity (used topically fo scrofula & snakebites or nodules from PHL toxicity) - Expels Wind-Cold-Damp and Stops Pain C/Ci: during pregnancy fresh Bai Fu Zi is toxic do not use unless topically
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Warm Herbs that transform PHL COLD: BAI JIE ZI (white mustard seed)
Warms the Lungs, Expels Phlegm, and Regulates Qi Regulates Qi, Opens the Channels, Dissipates Nodules, and Alleviates Pain for Phlegm Cold obstruction in the channels causing body aches, joint pain, phlegm type masses, scrofula, Yin type Boils, and bed sores
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Herbs that transform PHL cold BAI QIAN
*Descends Rebellious Qi, Expels Phlegm, and Stops Cough (for excess Lung conditions, PHL blockage in the chest, cough w/ profuse sputum, invasion of Wind-Cold. (an important herb in the treatment of phlegm accumulation in the Lungs causing coughing and wheezing, It is the principle herb for treating cough and dyspnea from any excess respiratory disorder. ) ALTHOUGH WARM/SPICY it's NOT DRYING
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Warm Herbs that transform PHL COLD: XUAN FU HUA (upturned flower)
Reduces Phlegm, *Regulates Water Circulation* for accumulation of PHL & fluids in the LU's Descends ST Qi, Stops Vomiting (nausea, hiccups, and belching due to Rebellious Stomach Qi) caused by phlegm accumulation *note: used w coffee filter for decocting*
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STOPS COUGH/ WHEEZE: KUAN DONG HUA (coltsfoot flower)
(often combined w/ Bei Mu & honey) *MOISTENS THE LU's, DESCENDS QI, STOPS COUGH, TRANSFORM PHL* (any kind of cough - cold, heat, yin def w empty heat, chronic cough w blood streaks)
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STOPS COUGH/ WHEEZE: PI PA YE (LOQUAT LEAF)
*antitussin**moistens* transform PHL, stops cough, clears LU HEAT, DESCENDS LU QI HARMONIZE ST (clears ST heat, descends rebellious Qi) used for cancer patients - has amagdylin in kernel. Loquat leaf has many many uses moxibustion etc
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STOP COUGH/WHEEZE: XING REN- (Apricot seed) toxic
STOPS COUGH (many kinds) MOISTENS THE INTS
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STOPS COUGH / WHEEZE: SU ZI- (purple perilla seed)
REDIRECTS QI DOWNWARD - stops cough / transform PHL MOISTENS INTS
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ZI WAN - (purple aster root)
mixed w honey & tea TRANSFORM PHL - stops COUGH due to external pathogen or internal injury due to either cold or heat
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SANG BAI PI - (white bark of mulberry root)
* MAJOR HERB TO CLEAR LU HEAT* - stops cough PROMOTES URINATION reduces edema w SOB recently used for HYPERTENSION
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BAI BU - ( 100 parts stemona root)
MOISTENS LU's stops COUGH ANTI PARASITIC (toxic) USED TOPICALLY FOR LICE, FLEAS, PINWORMS & ITCHY DERMA DZ

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