Herb Pairs and Combinations Flashcards
1
Q
Ma Huang + Gui Zhi
A
Induce perspiration
2
Q
Sheng Jiang + Zi Su Ye + Xiang Ru
A
Dispels wind-cold, harmonize
spleen and stomach
3
Q
Jing Jie + Fang Feng + Qiang Huo + Gao Ben
A
Dispels wind, release the
exterior
4
Q
Bai Zhi + Cang Er Zi + Xin Yi Hua + Xi Xin
A
Disperse wind-cold, open nasal
passages
5
Q
Bo He + Niu Bang Zi + Chan Tui
A
Benefits throat, vents rashes
6
Q
Sang Ye + Ju Hua + Man Jing Zi
A
Clears liver, brighten the eyes
7
Q
Ge Gen + Chai Hu + Sheng Ma
A
Raises clear yang
8
Q
Shi Gao + Zhi Mu
A
Clears fire in stomach and lungs
including vexation and thirst
9
Q
Zhi Zi + Xia Ku Cao
A
Liver/Gall bladder fire
10
Q
Lu Gen + Tian Hua Fen
A
Generates body fluid
11
Q
Huang Qin + Huang Lian + Huang Bai
A
Sedates fire, eliminates toxins
12
Q
Long Dan Cao + Ku Shen
A
Clears damp heat from lower jiao
13
Q
Sheng Di Huang + Xuan Shen
A
Nourishes yin
14
Q
Mu Dan Pi + Chi Shao + Zi Cao Gen
A
Activates blood to remove stasis
without causing bleeding, cools
blood without leaving stasis
15
Q
Jin Yin Hua + Lian Qiao + Pu Gong Ying + Zi Hua Di Ding + Bai Xian Pi
A
Eliminates toxins, reduces
abscesses, swelling, inflammation
16
Q
Da Qing Ye + Ban Lan Gen + Qing Dai
A
Clears heat, cools blood and
echymosis
17
Q
Yu Xing Cao + She Gan
A
Clears lung heat toxin
18
Q
Qin Pi + Bai Tou Weng
A
Heat dysentery
19
Q
Hong Teng + Bai Jiang Cao + Bai Hua She She Cao
A
Clears intestinal heat toxin and
abscesses
20
Q
Qing Hao + Bai Wei + Di Gu Pi
A
Low grade tidal fever, nocturnal
fever, night sweats
21
Q
Yin Chai Hu + Hu Huang Lian
A
Child malnutrition with
indigestion, abdominal distention,
emaciation
22
Q
Da Huang + Mang Xiao
A
Sedates fire
23
Q
Huo Ma Ren + Yu Li Ren
A
Clears constipation due to
dryness and lack of body fluids in
the intestines
24
Q
Gan Sui + (Jing) Da Ji
A
TOXIC + purges water downward,
Relieves edema
25
Du Huo + Wei Ling Xian + Can Sha
Warms wind damp cold bi
26
(Fen) Fang Ji + (Guang) Fang Ji + Qin Jiao
Cools wind damp heat bi
27
Mu Gua + Sang Zhi
Opens collaterals, resolves
| spasms and stiffness
28
Sang Ji Sheng + Wu Jia Pi
Tonic for Liver and Kidneys,
| strengthens sinews and bones
29
Cang Zhu + Hou Po
Strongly drying to resolve
| dampness
30
Huo Xiang + Pei Lan
Resolves dampness and summer
| heat
31
Sha Ren + Bai Dou Kou
Invigorates qi in Middle Jiao and
| resolves dampness
32
Cao Guo + Cao Dou Kou
Dries dampness and warms
| middle jiao to dispel cold
33
Fu Ling + Zhu Ling + Ze Xie + Yi Yi Ren + Dong Gua Pi + Yi Mu Xu + Chi Xiao Dou
Diuretic to drain dampness and
| resolve edema
34
Hua Shi + Che Qian Zi + Mu Tong + Tong Cao + Di Fu Zi + Bian Xu + Qu Mai + Hai Jin Sha + Shi Wei + Bi Xie + Dan Zhu Ye
Diuretic to resolve stranguria
35
Yin Chen Hao + Jin Qian Cao
Diuretic to resolve jaundice
36
Fu Zi + Chuan Wu + Cao Wu + Rou Gui + Gan Jiang
Warms yang and relieves pain
37
Whu Zhu Yu + Hua Jiao + Gao Liang Jiang + Ding Xiang + Hu Jiao + Xiao Hui Xiang
Relieves pain and warms the
| middle jiao
38
Chen Pi + Qing Pi + Zhi Shi + Zhi Ke + Fo Shou + Da Fu Pi
Dissolves phlegm
39
Mu Xiang + Xiang Fu + Wu Yao + Xie Bai + Tan Xiang + Chen Xiang + Chuan Lian Zi + Qing Mu Xiang + Li Zhi He + Shi Di
Smoothes qi stagnation to
| relieves pain
40
Shan Zha
- Digest meat
| - Disperses blood stagnation
41
Shen Qu
- Breaks down hard-to-digest foods
| - Protects the Stomach
42
Mai Ya
- Digests starch
| - Inhibits lactation
43
Lai Fu Zi
- Relieves fullness and distention
| - Descends Lung qi and dispels phlegm
44
Ji Nei Jin
- Strong digestive function
- Consolidates Jing
- Dissolves stones
45
Da Ji + Xiao Ji + Di Yu + Bai Mao Gen + Huai Hua + Ce Bai Ye
Cool blood to stop bleeding
46
Xian He Cao + Bai Ji + Zong Lu Pi + Ou Jie
Astringe to stop bleeding
47
Xue Yu Tan + San Qi + Qian Cao + Pu Huang
Remove stasis to stop bleeding
48
Yan Hu Suo + Chuan Xiong + Wu Ling Zhi + Mo Yao + Yu Jin + Ru Xiang + Jiang Huang
Pain relieving
49
E Zhu + San Leng
Break up blood stasis, moves qi
50
Meng Chong + Shui Zhi
Breaks up severe blood stasis,
| masses, amenorrhea
51
Liu Ji Nu + Su Mu
Opens channels/collaterals,
relieve pain, both can be applied
topically with trauma
52
Toa Ren + Hong Hua + Dan Shen
Gynecological such as
amenorrhea, regulates
menstruation
53
Huai Niu Xi + Chuan Niu Xi + Ji Xue Teng
Bi syndrome, activating blood
| and tonifying
54
Ze Lan + Yi Mu Cao
Diuretic
55
Ban Xia + Tian Nan Xing + Bai Fu Zi + Bai Jie Zi
Dissolve cold phlegm
56
Jie Geng + Xuan Fu Hua
Dissolve cold phlegm and stop
| cough
57
Qian Hu + Chuan Bei Mu + Zhe Bei Mu
Clears heat, stops cough
58
Gua Lou + Zhu Ru
Clears heat and phlegm
59
Hai Fu Shi + Hai Ge Ke + Hai Zao + Kun Bu
Clears heat and phlegm and
| softens hard masses
60
Xing Ren + Bai Bu
Descends lung qi
61
Kuan Dong Hua + Zi Su Zi + Ma Dou Ling + Pi Pa Ye + Bai Qian
Clears/transforms phlegm
62
Sang Bai Pi + Ting Li Zi
Sedates Lung qi, reduces
| swelling and increases urination
63
Zhu Sha + Ci Shi + Hu Po
Heavy herbs that sedate and
| calm shen
64
Suan Zao Ren + Bai Zi Ren + Yuan Zhi + He Huan Pi + Ye Jiao Teng + Ling Zhi
Nourishing Heart to calm shen
65
Gou Teng + Tian Ma
Extinguish liver wind, clears heat
| and stops spasms
66
Quan Xie + Wu Gong + Jiang Can + Di Long
Stops spasms and convulsions
67
Shi Jue Ming + Mu Li + Dai Zhe Shi + Ci Ji Li + Jue Ming Zi + Long Gu
Calms liver, descends liver yang
68
Ren Shen + Dang Shen + Xi Yang Shen + Tai Zi Shen + Huang Qi
Lung and spleen qi tonic
69
Bai Zhu + Shan Yao + Bian Dou
Spleen, Middle jiao qi tonic
70
Gan Cao + Da Zao
Spleen tonic and harmonizing to
| herbs in related formula
71
Shu Di Huang + He Shou Wu + Bai Shao
Liver and kidney blood tonic
72
Sha Shen + Shi Hu + Yu Zhu + Bai He
Nourishes Lung and Stomach
| yin, promotes body fluids
73
Mai Men Dong + Tian Men Dong
Nourishes Lung yin, promotes
| fluids and moistens dryness
74
Gou Qi Zi + Sang Shen Zi + Han Lian Cao + Nu Zhen Zi
Nourishes Liver and Kidney yin
75
Gui Ban + Bie Jia
Nourishes yin, clears deficiency
| heat and anchors yang
76
Dong Chong Xia Cao + Ge Jie + Hu Tao Ren
Lung and Kidney tonic, stops
| cough/wheezing
77
Rou Cong Rong + Suo Yang + Ba Ji Tian + Yin Yang Huo + Xian Mao
Kidney yang tonic, treats
impotence and infertility,
nourishes bones and sinews
78
Du Zhong + Xu Duan + Gu Sui Bu + Gou Ji
Kidney and Liver yang tonic,
| strengthens bones and sinews
79
Bu Gu Zhi + Yi Zhi Ren
Spleen and Kidney yang tonic to
| stop diarrhea
80
Tu Si Zi + Sha Yuan Zi
Kidney and Liver tonic and
| essence consolidation
81
Wu Wei Zi + Wu Mei + Wu Bei Zi + He Zi
Astringe Lung and stops cough,
astringes Large intestine and stops
diarrhea
82
Chi Shi Zhi + Rou Dou Kou + Shi Liu Pi
Astringe Large intestine and stop
| diarrhea
83
Shan Zhu Yu + Jin Ying Zi + Sang Piao Xiao + Fu Pen Zi + Hai Piao Xiao + Qian Shi + Lian Zi
Astringe leakage of fluids from
| lower jiao
84
Fu Xiao Mai + Ma Huang Gen
Stop sweating
85
Gua Lou + Xie Bai
Move qi and yang in LU/LI clear and transform phlegm in lungs and stools
86
Chuan Bei Mu + Xing Ren
moisten while transforming phlegm, down bear qi, stop cough
87
Ci Shi + Shi Chang Pu
Tinnitus, deafness, headaches, vertigo, vexations, kidney deficiency, kidney deficiency with liver yang rising
88
Gan Jiang + Wu Wei Zi
Cough and asthma with profuse clear phlegm, phlegm cold or lung yang xu
89
Ting Li Zi + Da Zao
Drain lungs, disinhibit urination, drastic to expel tan, no damage to yin and stomach, down-bear qi and stop asthma
90
Dan Shen + San Qi
Quicken blood, nourish heart, dispel stasis, stop pain and palpitations- chest bi/palpitations
91
Di Gu Pi + Sang Bai Pi
One for yin the other for qi (together clear qi and yin levels), asthma- clear fire/heat, stop cough
92
E Jiao + Huang Lian
Treats dysentery that damages yin, quiets shen, also yin damaging febrile disease leading to vexation and agitation.
93
Huang Bai + Zhi Mu
Nourishes Yin, clear heat in the whole body, in 3 Rx. Fevers, agitation anxiety, hyper thyroid, night sweat.
94
Gan Jiang + Xi Xin
Upper jiao cold
95
Gan Jiang + Zhi Fu Zi
Middle jiao cold
96
Gan Jiang + Rou Gui
Lower jiao cold
97
Bai Zhu + Fu Ling
Middle jiao cold
98
Cang Zhu + Fu Ling
Weak spleen skin edema
99
Qiang Huo + Du Huo
Qiang Huo goes up and Du Huo goes down on the bladder channel.
100
Chai Hu + Huang Qin
Clear skin level and muscle level (xiao chai hu tang)
