fx - food stag, open orifice, aromatic transform damp, stop cough, regulate qi

Question 1

promote digestion & eliminate food retention; promote Qi circulation and invigorate blood to remove blood stasis.
best for meat and greasy food.
treats hypertension, coronary artery disease, cholesterol.

Answer 1

shan zha

hawthorn fruit (crataegus pinnatifida)

relieve food stagnation

Question 2

promote digestion & adjust the stomach, promote the flow of Qi, alleviates diarrhea.
especially good for grains and starch.
exterior syndrome with food stagnation.
helps digest minerals & absorption.

Answer 2

shen qu

medicated leaven

relieve food stagnation

Question 3

promote digestion & adjust the middle jiao; reduces food stagnation of starches and fruits.
softens areas of hardness.
inhibits lactation (biphasic - low dose promotes lactation). moves Liver Qi.

Answer 3

mai ya

barley malt sprout (hordeum vulgare)

relieve food stagnation

Question 4

promote digestion & strengthen stomach; gently reduces food stagnation while mildly tonifying Spleen and promoting appetite.
especially helps digest starch and carbs.
vitamin B + 18 amino acids

Answer 4

dao ya

rice sprouts (oryzae fructus germinatus / oryza sativa)

relieve food stagnation

Question 5

promote digestion & strengthen stomach; gently reduces food stagnation while mildly tonifying Spleen and promoting appetite.
especially helps digest starch and carbs.
vitamin B

Answer 5

su ya

millet sprouts (setariae fructus germinatus / setaria italica)

relieve food stagnation

Question 6

promote digestion and eliminate food retention; descend Lung Qi and promote the flow of Qi in the lung, spleen, and large intestine; transform phlegm.
crush prior to use.

Answer 6

lai fu zi

radish seed (raphanus sativus

relieve food stagnation

Question 7

strengthen spleen & promote digestion; remove all types of food stagnation; astringe the essence; resolve masses and dissolve down stones of all types.

Answer 7

ji nei jin

chicken gizzard lining (gallus gallus domesticus)

relieve food stagnation

Question 8

strengthen spleen and stomach, promote digestion. invigorate blood to remove blood stasis.
undigested food in the stool.
lowers blood cholesterol.

Answer 8

hong qu

red yeast rice (monascus purpureus)

relieve food stagnation

Question 9

induce resuscitation with intense aroma to open all orifices & awaken the spirit; promote blood circulation to relieve swelling and pain and to open the orifices; speed up the labor process.
treats loss of consciousness/convulsion, Bi syndrome, moves the dead fetus

Answer 9

she xiang

musk deer naval gland secretion

open orifice and promote resuscitation

Question 10

open orifice & promote resuscitation, eliminate turbid and relieve pain; especially useful for patterns of cold closure (as this is a warm opening substance)

Answer 10

su he xiang

styrax; liquidambar orientalis; resin of rose maloes

open orifice and promote resuscitation

Question 11

induce resuscitation; clear heat/fire constraint and relieve pain; acrid and dispersing, mobilizing and piercing; opens the orifices and clears the shen.
widely used in external washes and herbal applications to help herbs penetrate skin and move inward.

Answer 11

bing pian

borneolum; dryobalanops aromatica / blumea balsamifera

open orifice and promote resuscitation

Question 12

induce resuscitation and calm shen; transform dampness, strengthen spleen & stomach to harmonize the middle, dislodge phlegm and open orifices.
fuzzy head & loss of consciousness dt blockage of the Heart by damp-phlegm and turbidity.

Answer 12

shi chang pu

acorus (acorus tatarinowii); sweetflag grassleaf rhizome

open orifice and promote resuscitation

Question 13

clear heat & clean toxin; subdue Liver wind for relieving convulsion, open the Heart orifice by resolving phlegm (blockage by heat or phlegm heat). dredges phlegm and cools blood.

Answer 13

niu huang

cattle/buffalo gallstone

open orifice and promote resuscitation

Question 14

dry damp and strengthen the spleen & stomach; eliminate wind-damp and induce sweating. treats atrophy by clearing heat. improves vision.
treats Bi syndrome w swollen knees and feet dt wind-damp; exterior syndrome dt wind-cold w damp.

Answer 14

cang zhu

red atractylodes rhizome (atractylodes lancea, chinensis)

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 15

promotes Qi circulation in the chest & directs it downward; dries damp; descends Lung Qi to relieve asthma and wheezing; clears food stagnation and fullness and reduces phlegmatic accumulation.
treats stagnation of Qi in the middle jiao.

Answer 15

hou po

magnolia bark (magnolia officinalis)

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 16

release the exterior, transform dampness and clear summer heat; harmonize the middle jiao and stop nausea and vomiting.
treats distention in the epigastrium and abdomen, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting dt accumulation of damp in the middle jiao

Answer 16

huo xiang

pogostemon (patchouli) / agastache

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 17

releases the exterior, resolves and transforms turbid damp clogging the middle jiao, clears summer-heat and eases the stomach.
treats sticky and sweet taste in the mouth.

Answer 17

pei lan

eupatorium fortunei

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 18

promotes Qi circulation; warm the middle jiao to stop vomiting and diarrhea; calms fetus. draws energy down and into the middle.
treats distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting dt accumulation of damp in the spleen & stomach and qi stagnation in the middle jiao.

Answer 18

sha ren

cardamom, grains of paradise fruit

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 19

disseminates downward the Lung Qi. transforms damp; promotes Qi circulation; warms the middle jiao & awakens the spleen; pierces through turbidity.
treats distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, poor appetite, nause and vomiting dt accumulation of damp in the spleen and stomach and qi stagnation in the middle jiao.

Answer 19

bai dou kou

cardamom cluster

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 20

dry damp; warm the middle jiao; promote qi circulation

Answer 20

cao dou kou

galangal seeds

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 21

dries damp; warms the middle jiao; treats malaria

Answer 21

cao guo

tsaoko fruit

aromatic herbs to transform dampness

Question 22

stop cough and ease difficult breathing; direct Lung Qi downward, moisten the large intestine and promote bowel movement; disperse wind cold
treats cough and wheezing dt lung qi not descending

Answer 22

xing ren

apricot seed (prunus armeniaca, spp)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 23

resolve phlegm and descend lung qi to stop cough; acrid and dispersing, bitter and draining, warms and moistens without drying. enters Qi and blood and promotes urination.

Answer 23

zi wan

purple aster root (aster tartaricus)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 24

moistens the Lung and descends Lung Qi; resolves phlegm and stops cough. acrid & warm but not drying & dispersing but not draining; therefore good for any type of cough.

Answer 24

kuan dong hua

coltsfoot flower (tussilago farfara)

stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 25

**descend lung Qi**, stop cough, resolve phlegm and ease difficult breathing or wheezing; moistens the large intestine and promotes bowel movement. treats **cough and wheezing dt lung qi not descending**.

Answer 25

zi su zi | perilla seed (perilla frutescens) ## Footnote stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 26

resolve phlegm, descend Qi to stop cough; descend stomach qi to help stop vomiting treats cough & wheezing with sticky sputum dt **heat in the lung**

Answer 26

pi pa ye | loquat leaf (eriobotrya japonica) ## Footnote stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 27

excels at directing the qi downward to stop all types of cough. especially useful for chronic & deficiency coughs. good to **moisten the lung**; also able to kill **parasites** internally and topically. treats acute or chronic cough, whooping cough, **especially lung TB, chronic and deficiency cough**

Answer 27

bai bu | wild asparagus (stemona sessilifolia) ## Footnote stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 28

**reduce heat, drain and descend lung Qi** for cough and wheezing, especially worse when the person is lying flat; promote urination and relieve edmea especially for the face. treats edema, **hydrothorax**, **ascites** w scanty urination dt failure of the lung to predominate the water passages

Answer 28

ting li zi | lepidium apetalum (peppergrass) / descurainiae sophia ## Footnote stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 29

highly toxic

Answer 29

li lu | veratrum ## Footnote stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 30

**reduces and drains heat from the lung** to stop cough and ease wheezing; promotes urination and relieves edema. **cough** with lots of phlegm and wheezing dt heat in the lung **edema** with scanty urination related to excess syndrome treats hypertension

Answer 30

sang bai pi | mulberry bark (morus alba) ## Footnote stop cough and relieve wheezing

Question 31

regulates and promotes the flow of Qi; adjusts the middle jiao; dries damp and resolves phlegm treats **distention in the epigastrium and abdomen**, etc. cough, copious sputum & difficult breathing dt **accumulation of phlegm and damp**

Answer 31

chen pi | aged tangerine peel ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 32

moves Qi, stops pain and dissipates clumps. **guides to the testicles** (esp prepared w salt). bulging disorders, breast lumps, hernias, mastitis.

Answer 32

ju he | tangerine pip

Question 33

**breast abscess**, breast lumps and abdominal masses. dredges the Liver, reduces swelling and disperses clumps.

Answer 33

ju ye | tangerine leaf

Question 34

more drying and aromatic than chen pi but less effective in harmonizing the middle and regulating spleen stomach.

Answer 34

ju hong | red tangerine peel

Question 35

**frees Liver Qi** and moves Qi; disperses accumulation and eliminates food retention. **fiercely moves the Qi**. **masses or lumps** dt stagnant Qi & blood stasis

Answer 35

qing pi | green unripe tangerine peel ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 36

regulates Qi and eliminates food retention and other types of accumulations; resolves phlegm for relieving distention in the chest, diaphragm and epigastrium. **distention in the abdomen**, constipation/diarrhea w tenesmus dt retention of food or heat in the lg intestine. Wood overacting Earth.

Answer 36

zhi ke | ripe bitter orange ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 37

**strongly** regulates Qi and eliminates food retention and other types of accumulations; resolves phlegm for relieving distention in the chest and epigastrium **distention in the abdomen**, constipation/diarrhea w tenesmus dt retention of food or heat in the lg intestine. Wood overacting Earth. **prolapse** of stomach, uterus, or rectum

Answer 37

zhi shi | immature bitter orange ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 38

frees the **Liver Qi;** regulates Qi and adjusts the **middle jiao**; **dries dampness and resolves phlegm** treats costal & hypochondriac pain, chest distention dt Liver Qi stagnation distention, pain in the epigastrium & abdomen dt Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach cough w copious sputum, chest congestion dt phlegm in the lung

Answer 38

fo shou | buddha's hand / finger citron ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 39

move Qi to relieve stagnation, **relieve edema**, disperses formless Qi obstruction

Answer 39

da fu pi | areca peel ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 40

**frees Liver Qi**, regulates menstruation and relieves pain. promotes the flow of Qi in the Liver and Stomach channels. treats pain dt **Liver Qi stagnation**

Answer 40

xiang fu | cyperus / nut grass rhizome ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 41

regulates Qi and **adjusts the middle jiao for relieving pain**. strengthens spleen. eliminates accumulations & food stagnation. treats distention or pain in the abdomen & epigastrium, poor appetite dt **spleen and stomach qi stagnation**

Answer 41

mu xiang | sausserea / costus root ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 42

regulates Qi for relieving pain; **warms the kidney and disperses cold** treats frequent or incontinent urination dt **kidney yang deficiency**

Answer 42

wu yao | lindera root ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 43

regulates Qi, relieves pain; **descends stomach Qi**, stops vomiting; warms kidney to grasp Qi treats **vomiting & hiccup** dt cold in the stomach **asthma** or cough w difficulty breathing dt kidney qi and yang deficiency

Answer 43

chen xiang | aloeswood ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 44

regulates Qi and **adjusts the middle jiao**; disperses cold and relieves pain. unblocks Qi stagnation in the chest.

Answer 44

tan xiang | white sandalwood ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 45

**activates yang** and **disperses** accumulation of **cold, phlegm and damp**; regulates and dissipates Qi stagnation. reaches into areas of congealed constraint to unbind, warm and drain. benefits orifices. treats **chest bi**, **chest pain**, difficulty breathing dt cold phlegm. unblocks yang Qi **dysentery** with tenesmus dt qi stagnation

Answer 45

xie bai | chinese garlic chive ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 46

**gently regulates Liver Qi and invigorates blood**; harmonizes liver, spleen & stomach; stops pain and regulates menses.

Answer 46

mei gui hua | chinese rosebud ## Footnote regulate qi

Question 47

regulates Qi for relieving pain; **clears heat**, kills **parasites**, treats **fungal disease** treats pain dt Liver Qi stagnation transformed into heat or fire

Answer 47

chuan lian zi | sichuan chinaberry / pagoda tree ## Footnote regulate qi