Herb Chart

RELEASE EXTERIOR COLD BAI ZHI (Angelica root)

CAN ER ZI

PROPERTIE CHANNEL ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: herbs release pathogen expel through sweating; Treats wind-cold w/chills, mild fever, body S S: Warm, acrid Warm, acrid, aromatic

LU LU, ST, SP

Warm, acrid, sweet, bitter

LU

(Xanthium fruit)

CHONG BAI

Warm, acrid

LU, ST

Warm, acrid, sweet

SP, LIV, UB

Warm, acrid, aromatic

UB, GV

Warm, acrid, sweet

LU, HT, UB

Warm, acrid, aromatic

LU, LIV

Warm, acrid, bitter

LU, UB

(Scallions)

FANG FENG (Ledebouriella root)

GAO BEN (Chinese lovage root)

GUI ZHI (Cinnamon Twig)

JING JIE (Schizopeta bud)

MA HUANG (Ephedra stem)

QIANG HUO (Notopterygium root)

Warm, acrid, KID, UB bitter, aromatic

SHENG JIANG Warm, acrid

LU, SP, ST

(Ginger rhizome)

XIANG RU

Warm, acrid, (Aromatic madder) aromatic

LU, ST

XIN YI HUA

Warm, acrid

LU, ST

Warm, acrid, aromatic

LU, SP

(Magnolia flower)

ZI SU YE (Perilla leaf)

aches

▪ Disperses Wind Cold: exterior wind cold invasion causing yangming HA** ▪ Drains Damp, Opens Orifices: nasal congestion with yangming HA ▪ Drain Damp, Stops Leukorrhea ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Opens Nasal Passages: sinusitis with thick viscous discharge ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp: wind-damp bi or wind damp itching in skin **contraindicated in pork ▪ Releases exterior, Promotes Sweating: esp. very early stage wind-cold disease ▪ Dispels Cold, Unblocks Yang: abd. pain, distension, nasal congestion from cold block ▪ Resolves Toxic Sores, Dispels Clumps: treat sores and abcesses ▪ Expels ALL Types Wind: exterior wind, wind bi, tremors hands and feet ▪ Expels Intestinal Wind: abdominal pain, tenesmus, painful diarrhea with blood ▪ Dispels Wind-Cold in Greater Yang: treat vertex headaches (ascending nature) ▪ Unblocks Painful Bi: wind-cold bi esp. in lower back ▪ Releases Muscle Layer: harmonize Ying and Wei Qi to squeeze out cold pathogen ▪ Warms Channels, Moves Blood: wind cold bi, cold amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea ▪ Warms Yang, Transforms Water: edema or palpations from yang excess ▪ Releases Exterior, Dispels Wind: exterior pathogenic wind cold or wind heat ▪ Vents Rashes, Stops Itch: early stage measles or itchy skin lesions ▪ Stops bleeding: charred form to stop bleeding ▪ Induces Sweating, Releases Exterior: wind-cold pathogenic invasion ▪ Disperses LU Qi, Calm Wheeze: cough, wheeze from wind cold pathogen ▪ Promotes Urination, Reduces Edema ▪ Releases Exterior: externally contracted wind cold ▪ Unblocks Painful Bi: treat damp-bi pain nape and upper limbs (lightweight) ▪ Guides Qi to Greater Yang and Du Vessels: as envoy for other herbs ▪ Releases Exterior Cold ▪ Warms Lungs, Stops Cough: from wind-cold or chronic lung disorder with phlegm ▪ Warm Middle, Stop Vomiting: esp. cold in stomach with vomiting ▪ Moderates toxicity of other herbs ▪ Releases Exterior, Induces Sweat: esp. wind-cold during summer with damp ▪ Promotes urination, Reduces Swelling: edema, dysuria asso. w/exterior pathogen ▪ Dispels Wind-Cold, Opens Nasal Passages: nasal congestion, sinus headaches** ▪ Dispels Wind- Cold: exterior wind cold invasion ▪ Regulates Qi, Harmonizes Middle: SP/ST Qi stagnation ▪ Calms Restless Fetus ▪ Resolves Seafood Poisioning

RELEASE EXTERIOR HEAT BO HE

PROPERTIE ORGAN: LU S Cool, acrid Cool, acid, aromatic

LU, LIV

CHAI HU

Cool, acrid, bitter

PC, SJ, LIV, GB

CHAN TUI

Cold, sweet, salty

LU, LIV

DAN DOU CHI Cool, sweet,

LU, ST

(Peppermint)

(Thorowax root)

(Cicadae Perostracum)

(Soybeans)

bitter

FU PING

Cold, acid

LU, UB

GE GEN

Cool, acid, sweet

SP, ST

JU HUA

Cold, bitter, sweet

LU, LIV

MAN JING ZI

Bitter, sweet, neutral

LU, LIV, ST

MU ZEI

Bitter, sweet, neutral

LU, LIV, GB

NIU BANG ZI

Cool, acid, bitter

LU, ST

(Duck weed)

(Kudzu root)

(Chrysanthem flower)

(Vitex fruit)

(Shave grass)

(Great bordock

ACTION/INDICATIONS: herbs release pathogen expel through sweating; treat eye problems

Treats wind-heat invasion, some vent rashes,

▪ Disperses Wind-Heat in Head, Eye and Throat: fever, cough, sore throat, red eyes ▪ Relieves LIV Qi stagnation: chest distension, irritable ▪ Expels turbid filth: summerheat gastric pain, vomiting, diarrhea w/greasy yellow coat ▪ Vents rashes: makes early stage rashes come to surface to speed recovery ▪ Resolves Shaoyang (Lesser Yang): alternating chills and fever ▪ Relieves LIV Qi stagnation ▪ Raises Yang Qi: prolapse, hemorrhoids, discharge, bleeding ▪ Dispels Wind, Clears Heat: wind-heat invasion with sore throat and loss of voice ▪ Clears Eyes, Removes Superficial Obstruction ▪ Extinguish Wind, Stops Spasms: childhood convulsions and spasms, night terrrors ▪ Releases Exterior: best treat exterior disorders with underlying yin deficiency ▪ Stops Irritability: following a febrile disease ▪ Release Exterior, Strong Diaphoretic: wind-heat without sweating ▪ Promotes urination, Reduce Swelling: hot, superficial yang edema ▪ Vents rashes and stops itching: has been used as a mosquito repellant ▪ Releases Muscle Layer: pathogen in muscle layer w/fever, headache, stiff neck ▪ Generates fluids, Stop Thirst: thirst from exterior heat or wasting and thirsting ▪ Raises Yang, Stops diarrhea: exterior disease causing dysentery or SP Qi deficiency ▪ Dispels Wind-Heat: wind-heat invasion with Sang Ye ▪ Calms LIV, Clears Eyes: treat red painful dry eyes from LIV yang rising** ▪ Calms LIV, Stops Wind: dizziness, headache, deafness from LIV yang rising **drink as tea everyday to facilitate Qi/Bl, lighten body, prevent aging ▪ Dispels Wind-Heat in Head and Eyes: wind-heat headache, red, swollen, tearing eyes ▪ Drains Wind-Damp Bi: esp. in limbs used with other herbs ▪ Disperses Wind-Heat from Eyes: red, painful swelling eyes from wind-heat ▪ Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: stop bleeding hemorrhoid with other herbs ▪ Benefits Throat: best treatment for sore throat** ▪ Moistens intestines: constipation from heat dries stool

fruit)

SANG YE (White mulberry leaf)

SHENG MA (Black cohosh)

Cold, bitter, sweet

Cold, acid, sweet

CLEAR HEAT, COOL BLOOD

PROPERTIE ORGAN S:

Cold, bitter, sweet Cold, bitter, MU DAN PI (Peony Tree Cortex) Acrid

SHENG DI HUANG

▪ Works as Envoy for other herbs ▪ Disperses, Scatters Wind-Heat: wind-heat invasion ▪ Clams LIV, Clears Eyes: LIV yang rising causing red, sore painful dry eyes, floaters ▪ Moistens LU: dry cough or expectoration of thick yellow sputum ▪ Cools Blood, Stops Bleeding: mild vomiting of blood LU, LI, SP, ST ▪ Release Exterior: headache from exterior wind ▪ Raises Yang: sp qi deficiency causing SOB, fatigue, prolapse ▪ Clears Heat Toxins Upper Body: sore teeth, sore gums, canker sores LU, LIV

Cold, bitter, sweet

▪ Clears Ying Level Heat: high fever ,thirst, hemorrhages, frequent profuse menses ▪ Clears Deficiency Heat: esp. steaming bone disorder following warm disease ▪ Moves Blood, Dispels Stasis: amenorrhea, abdominal masses, lumps ▪ Clears Ascending LIV Fire: headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing ▪ Drains Pus, Reduces swelling when used topically firm nondraining sores

HT, LIV, KD

▪ Clears Ying Level Heat: high fever ,thirst, hemorrhages, scarlet tongue ▪ Nourish Yin, Generate Fluids: heat injures fluids causing dry mouth, constipation ▪ Clears Ying Level Heat: high fever ,thirst, hemorrhages, scarlet tongue ▪ Stops Tremors: heat at ying level causing convulsions, seizures

HT, LIV, ST

(Water Buffalo Horn)

XUAN SHEN

Cold, bitter, salty, sweet

LU, ST, KD

(Ningpo Figwort)

ZI CAO

Cold, sweet

HT, LIV

(Groomswell Root)

level, function to nourish yin & blood, cools heat from deficiency & clears nutritive level

HT, LIV, KD

(Chinese Foxglove)

SHUI NIU JIAO cool, salty

INDICATIONS/ACTIONS: treats heat injuring the nutritive

▪ Clears Ying Level Heat: high fever ,thirst, hemorrhages, scarlet tongue ▪ Nourish Yin: sequelae of warm disease causing constipation, irritability ▪ Softens Hardness, Dispels Lumps: severe throat pain/swelling ▪ Vents Fire toxins in Skin: measles, chicken pox, very dark purple rashes ▪ Clears Damp-Heat in Skin: damp sores or vaginal discharge ▪ Promotes Urine, Unblocks Intestines (mild constipation from heat)

CLEARS HEAT, PROPERTIES ORGAN DRIES DAMP :

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: intestines: dysentery, tenesmus,

HUANG BAI

▪ Drains Damp-Heat Lower Burners: thick yellow discharge, foul diarrhea, hot leg qi ▪ Drains KD fire from Deficiency: streaming bone, night sweats, spermatorrhea ▪ Drains Fire Toxins: damp sores on skin **Often combined with Huang Qin and Huang Bai for Damp-Heat ▪ Drains Damp-Heat Middle Burners: burning epi pain, bad breath, reflux, nausea ▪ Clears Heat, Stops MJ Bleeding: vomiting blood, blood stool or urine ▪ Drains HT/ST Fire Toxins: high fever, irritable, delirium, rapid full pulse ▪ Drains Damp-Heat Upper Burners: fever, thirst, cough with thick yellow sputum ▪ Clears Heat, Stops UJ Bleeding: vomiting blood, nosebleeds, coughing blood ▪ Calms restless fetus: restless, kicking fetus from heat ▪ Calms LIV Yang Rising: headache, irritable, red eyes, flushed face, bitter taste

burning diarrhea, UB: dysuria, hematauria, LIV: hepatitis, jaundice, CI SP/ST deficiency

cold, bitter

Cold, bitter

KD, UB

(Phelloderdri Cortex)

HUANG LAIN

Cold, bitter (Coptidis Rhizoma) **very drying

HT, LIV, ST, LI

HUANG QI

Cold, bitter

LU, ST, GB, LI

LONG DONG SHO

Cold, bitter

GB, LIV, ST

▪ Drains LIV/GB Damp-Heat: red swollen ears, deafness, jaundice, painful genitals ▪ Drains, Pacifies LIV Fire: HA, red eyes (flaring up); spasms, convulsion (LIV wind)

KU SHEN

Cold, bitter

HT, LIV, ST, SI, LI, UB

▪ Best Damp-Heat in Lower Burners: jaundice, dysentery, vaginal dc, sores ▪ Kills Parasites, Stop Itch: damp sores with chronic itching or vaginal discharge ▪ Promotes Urination: damp-heat SI, UTI or hot edema

Cold, bitter, astringent

LIV, GB, ST, LI

▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Stops Diarrhea: esp. diarrhea w/blood (dysentery) ▪ Drains LIV fire, Clears Eyes: red, painful swollen eyes, as eyedrop ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp Bi: esp. hot type painful obstruction ▪ Calms Wheeze, Cough from LU heat (relationship w/LI)

(Scuttelariae Radix) aka: Skullcap Root

(Sophorae Radix) Aka: Sophoria Root

QIN PI (Fraxini Cortex) Aka: Korean Ash Bark

CLEARS FIRE

PROPERTIE ORGAN INDICATIONS: interior heat- fever without chills, dry mouth, thirst, irritability ,scanty dark urine, yellow coat, constipation or diarrhea, S abdominal distension

DAN ZHU YE

Cold, bland, sweet

ST, HT, SI

(Bamboo Leaf)

▪ Clears HT/ST Heat ,Stops Irritability: irritable, thirst, mouth ulcers, swollen gums ▪ Promote Urination, Clears Damp-Heat: scanty painful urination; esp. if heat in SI

GU JING CAO

Neutral, sweet

LV, ST

▪ Clears Wind-Heat from Eyes: red, swollen eyes, tearing, visual

(Eriosaculi Flos)

JUE MING ZI

obstruction from Head: headache, toothache, sore throat

▪ Clears Wind-Heat

(Cassiae Semen)

Cold, biiter, sweet, salty

LIV, LI, KD ▪ Clears LIV Heat affecting Eyes: treats all eye problems caused by heat** ▪ Calms Liver, Anchors Yang: headaches, dizziness ▪ Moistens the Intestines: treat dry constipation

LIAN ZI XIN

Cold, bitter

HT, PC

▪ Clears HT/PC fire: heat pathogen invading PC causing mental confusion, delirium ▪ Stops Bleeding, Binds the Essence: vomiting blood, spermatorrhea as powder

Cold, sweet

LU, ST

▪ Clears LU/ST Heat, Generates Fluids: upward surge rebellious Qi causing thirst ▪ Promotes Urination: dark, scanty urine or bloody urine esp. with irritability and thirst ▪ Vents Rashes: encourages expression of rashes

LV

▪ Clears LIV, Improves Vision: used LIV Yin/Blood deficiency injured by heat causing red, swollen painful eyes, blurry vision, obstruction, gradual loss of vision, floaters, tearing

LV

▪ Clears Wind-Heat, Improve Vision: wind-heat invasion red, swollen eyes ▪ Drains LIV Fire, Improves Vision: painful, red, swollen eyes, blurry vision

Cold, acrid, (Gypsum Fibrosum) sweet

LU, ST

▪ Clears LU/ST Heat at the Qi level: treat Yang Ming stage febrile disease (4 Bigs) ▪ Clears Stomach Fire #1: big appetite, ulcers, bleeding gums and toothache ▪ Clears Lung Heat: cough, wheeze with thick viscous yellow sputum ▪ Burns, Abscesses, and Eczema, apply topically as a powder

XIA KU CAO

(Nelumbinis plumula)

LU GEN (Reed Rhizome)

MI MENG HUA Cold, sweet (Buddlejae Flos)

QING XIANG ZI Cold, sweet (Celosiae Semen)

SHI GAO

Cold, acrid, bitter

LV, GB

(Purella Spika)

▪ Clears LIV Fire, Brightens Eyes: red, painful eyes (LIV fire); eye pain at night (LIV yin def) ▪ Eliminates Nodules: when phlegm is thickened by heat causing scrofula, lipomas, goiter

YE MING SHA

Cold, acrid

LV

▪ Clears LIV Heat, Improves Vision: night blindness, cataracts, visual obstructions ▪ Dispels Blood Stasis and Accumilations: trauma or childhood accumulation disorders

Cold, bitter, sweet

LU, ST, KID ▪ Clears LU/ST Heat: high fever, irritability, thirst, cough thick yellow sputum ▪ Nourishes Yin, Moistens Dryness: treat LU/KD Yin deficiency ▪ Generates Fluids: treat ST heat with oral ulcers, inflammation gums

Cold, bitter

LU, ST, HT, ▪ Drains HT/LIV Fire, Stop Irritability: fever, irritable, restless, LV, SJ insomnia, delirium ▪ Drains Damp-Heat Toxins: in all burners; UJ: nose, eyes; MJ: jaundice; LJ: UTI ▪ Cools Blood, Stops Bleeding when charred, nosebleed, vomiting blood, blood stool or urine ▪ Reduces Swelling, Blood Stasis: esp. from trauma when applied topically

(Bat Feces)

ZHI MU (Anemarrhena Rhizome)

ZHI ZI (Gardeniae fructus) aka Gardina fruit

CLEAR HEAT, PROPERTIE ORGAN DRAIN S: Cool, bitter TOXICITY

ACTION/INDICATIONS : Toxin is infectious disease makes person

BAI HUA SHE Cold, bitter, sweet CAO

LIV, ST, SI, LI

▪ Strongly Resolve Fire Toxins, Reduces Abscesses: intestinal abscesses, ulcers, sores ▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: hot painful urine, jaundice

Cold, bitter, acrid

LIV, ST, LI

▪ Clears Fire Toxins, Expels Pus: internal abscesses, external toxic sores ▪ Dispels Blood Stasis, Stops Pain: heat induced stasis, esp. abdomen, chest, post-partum

Cold, bitter

ST, LI

▪ Clear Damp-Heat Toxins in Stomach: primary as enema for dysentary

Cold, bitter

SP, ST

▪ Clears Damp-Heat Toxin, Stops Itching: vaginal itching and discharge ▪ Expels Wind, Dries Damp: wind-heat or damp-heat sores, boils or rashes ▪ Clears Heat Toxin, Benefits Throat: wind-heat or toxins causing swollen sore throat

(Heydytotis)

BAI JIANG CAO (Patriniae Herba)

BAI TOU WENG

sick, viral infections, encepalitis

ex) sores, mastitis, appendicitis, dysentery,

(Pulsatilla)

BAI XIAN PI (Dictamnus Root Bark)

Cold, bitter BAN LAN GEN BAN ZHI LIAN Cool, bitter, (Barbat Skullcap) acrid

CHUAN XIN LIAN

Cold, bitter

(Andrographis)

DA QING YE (Indigo)

Cold, bitter, salty

JIN YIN HUA

Cold, sweet

(Honeysuckle)

LIAN QIAO

Cold, bitter, (Forsythiae Fruit) acrid

LOU LU

Bitter, cold, salty

MA BO

Cold, bitter

(Rhaponticum root) (Puffball Fruiting body)

MA CHI XIAN Cold, sour, (Purslane)

slippery

PU GONG YING

Cold, bitter, sweet

QING DAI

Cold, salty

(Dandilion)

(Indigo)

LU, HT, ST LU, LIV, ST

▪ Clears Heat Toxins, Reduces Swelling: carbuncles, boils, sores, trauma ▪ Promotes Urination, Reduce Edema: edema, ascites, cirrhosis ▪ Dispel Blood Stasis, Stop Bleeding: trauma, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, bloody urine LU, ST, SI, LI ▪ Clears Heat Toxins: toxic heat LU, throat, urinary tract, skin sores and ulcers, snakebites ▪ Dispels Damp, Stops Diarrhea: diarrhea, painful urinary dirbble from damp LU, HT, ST ▪ Resolve Heat Toxins: treat severe contagious diseases, esp. in the thorat ▪ Cools Blood, Dissipates Macules: macules from heat in blood LU, LI, ST ▪ Resolve Heat Toxin: hot painful sores and swellings, esp. breast, throat and eyes ▪ Expel Exterior Wind-Heat: wind-heat invasion w/fever, chills, sore throat ▪ Clear Lower Jaio Damp-Heat: dysentery, Lin Syndrome LU, HT, GB ▪ Resolves Heat Toxins, Reduces Abscesses and Clumps: toxic sores and abscesses ▪ Expels Exterior Wind-Heat: fever, chills, sore throat,HA ST, LI ▪ Clears Heat Toxins in Breast: sore, swollen tender breast ▪ Descends Milk: encourages lactation when there is heat; NOT insuff. Lactation dt deficiency LU ▪ Clears Heat Toxins from LU and Throat: toxic swelling (tonsillitis), loss of voice (laryngitis) ▪ Stops Bleeding: esp. from the mouth, lips or bleeding gums from frostbite LIV, LI ▪ Resolves Fire Toxins, Cools Blood, Stops Bleeding: bloody hot diarrhea or urination ▪ Clears Damp-Heat Sores ▪ Treats Snake bites, Wasp Stings LIV, ST ▪ Reduces Abscesses, Dissipates Nodules: internally or externally esp. if hard and firm ▪ Calm LIV to Clear Eyes: red, swollen eyes ▪ Clears LIV Damp-Heat: jaundice, painful urinary dribble LU, LIV, ST

▪ Clears Heat Toxins, Reduces Maculae: heat in blood causing maculae, nosebleeds ▪ Dispel Summerheat stirring LIV Wind: red eyes, sore throat, convulsions ▪ Drains LIV Fire Attacking LU: cough, chest pain, red eyes

REN DONG TENG

Cold, sweet

LU, LI, ST

▪ Resolves Heat Toxins: various sores ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp from Sinews: wind-damp hot bi syndrome ▪ Cools Blood: used in combination for early menses and mastitis

Cold, bitter

LU, LI

▪ Clears Heat Toxins from Throat: swollen painful throat, as a gargle ▪ Disperses Heat Toxic Swellings: lung abscesses, throat/lung cancer

(HoneySuckle Vine)

SHAN DOU GEN

(hold in mouth, swallow juice)

(Bushy Sophora)

SHE GAN

Cold, bitter

LU

Bitter, cold, sweet, acrid, neural

LIV

(Belamcanda Rhizoma)

SHI SHANG BAI (Selaginella)

TU FU LNIG (Smooth Greenbrier)

Neutral, sweet, LIV, ST bland

TU NIU XI

Bitter, sour, (Achyranthis Root) neutral

LIV, KD

YA DAN ZI

Cold, bitter, toxic

LIV, LI

Cold, bitter,acrid

LU, LIV

(Brucea fruit)

YE JU HUA (Wils Chrysanthem)

YU XING CAO Cool, acrid

LU, LI

(Houttuynia)

ZI HUA DI DING

Cold, bitter, acrid

LU, LIV

▪ Clears Fire Toxins from Throat: swollen, painful throat, obstructions ▪ Transforms LU Phlegm Heat: treat cough and wheeze from phlegm obstruction, widely used ▪ Clears Heat Toxins in LU and Throat: cough, sore swollen throat ▪ Clears LIV Damp-Heat: Jaundice, ascites caused cirrohsis ▪ Resolves Damp Toxins: joint pain, turbid urination, jaundice ▪ Clears Damp-Heat from Skin: recurrent ulcers and hot skin lesions ▪ Drains Fire Toxins from Throat: sore, swollen throat, esp. diptheria ▪ Clears Heat Toxins from Skin: abscess or sores ▪ Invigorates Blood, Dispels Stasis: esp. GYN, dysmenorrheal, amenorrhea ▪ Treats Painful Urinary Dribble (enters KD) ▪ Treats Dysentery: esp. chronic cold stagnation that wax and wanes ▪ Treats Intermitted Fever and Chills: malaria ▪ Topically for Corns and warts topically, Recently for Colon and Breast CA ▪ Clears Fire Toxins in Skin: carbuncles, furuncles, sores, sore tho ▪ Treats Wind Fire (excessive wind heat) causing red eyes and sore throat ▪ Clears Heat Toxins, Reduces Abscesses: LU abcesses w/ cough, yellow, thick green sputum ▪ Drains Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: damp-heat diarrhea or urination ▪ Clears Heat Toxins: esp. red swollen eyes, throat, mumps, snake bites ▪ Treats Hot Sores, especially on head and back

(Violet)

CLEAR SUMMERHE AT HE YE

PROPERIE S

ORGAN

ACTION/INDICATIONS : clear summerheat –severe heat and damp

(Lotus Leaf)

Bitter, sweet, neutral

HT, SP, LIV

LU DOU

Cold, sweet

HT, ST

▪ Clears Summerheat: fever, irrtabillty, excess sweating, scanty urine, diarrhea ▪ Raises SP Clear Yang, Stop Diarrhea: summerheat invasion causing SP Qi Deficiency ▪ Clears Summerheat: esp. with thirst (made into tea to prevent summerheat in summer)

Aka: Mung Bean

▪ Clears Heat Toxins: sores and swellings (made into powder and drank as a tea)

▪ Antidote for Aconite Poisoning

CLEAR DEFICIENCY HEAT BAI WEI (Cynanchi Root)

DI GU PI (Wolfberry)

HU HUANG LIAN (Picrorhiza rhizome)

PROPERTIE ORGAN S

ACTION/INDICATIONS: enter the yin to treat KID/LIV Yin deficiency

Cold, bitter, salty

LU, ST, KID

▪ Clear Ying or Xue Heat: summertime fever, post-partum fever, lingering fever after disease ▪ Cools Blood, Promotes urination: hot bloody painful urine esp. before or after giving birth

Cold, sweet, bland

LU, LIV, KID ▪ Clear KID Fire, Reduces Steaming Bone: heat in bones, night sweats, low fever ▪ Clears LU Heat: cough, wheeze ST, LIV, LI ▪ Clears Yin Deficiency Heat ▪ Drains Damp-Heat: dysentery disorders and damp sores ▪ Reduced Childhood Nutritional Impairment: esp. with distension, fevers and dysentary

Cold, bitter

leading to deficiency heat with s/s: streaming bone, tidal fever, 5 palm heat, night sweats

QING HAO

Cold, bitter

(Wormswood)

YIN CHAI HU Slightly cold, (Stellaria root)

CALM THE SPIRIT

LIV, GB, KID ▪ Clears Summerheat: esp. low fever, headache, dizziness, chest oppression ▪ Clears Deficiency Fever: esp. steaming bone disorders w/out sweating ▪ Cools Blood, Stops bleeding: purpura, epistaxis from heat in blood ▪ Malarial disorders: alternating fever and chills ST, LIV

sweet

PROPERTIES ORGAN HT-houses shen LIV-houses hun

▪ Recedes Yin Deficiency Fever: any yin deficiency fever, streaming bone ▪ Reduces Childhood Nutritional Impairment: fever, thirst, irritability dt heat accumilation

ACTION/INDICATIONS: enter the HT and/or LIV to treat irritability, insomnia, anxiety, insanity by anchoring the spirit or nourishing the heart ▪ anchoring herbs are heavy and cold so should combo with herbs nourish SP/ST

SUBSTANCE ANCHOR, SETTLE AND CALM SPIRIT ▪ Minerals and shells with a function related to weight and density to calm spirit descend yang, decend rebellious LU Qi and ST Qi ▪ Caution: minerals can injure ST Qi causing indigestion and loss of appetite  Combine w/herb tonify SP/ST, only take for short time Neutral, sweet HT, LIV, UB ▪ Stops Tremors and Palpitations: palpitations, childhood seizures, HU PO easily frightened (Amber) ▪ Invigorates Blood, Dispels Stasis, Unblocks Menses: amenorrhea w/palpable masses ▪ Promotes Urination, Unblocks Painful Urine: urine retention or dribble w/blood ▪ Promotes healing, Reduces swellings (topically) Cold, sweet, salty HT, LIV ▪ Settle Tremors and Palpitations: ZHEN ZHU ▪ Eliminate Superficial Visual Obstructions: blurry vision from (Pearl) pterygium

LONG GU (Dragon bone)

MU LI (Oyster shell) **don’t need for Melinda’s test

ZHEN ZHU

Neutral, sweet, astringent

HT, LIV, KID

Cool, salty, astringent

LIV, KID

Cold, sweet, salty HT, LIV

(Pearl)

▪ Promotes Healing, Generates Flesh (topically) ▪ Clears Dark discolorations of Skin, commonly used in skin creams ▪ Settle Anxiety: restless, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, seziures ▪ Anchors Floating Yang: irritability, dizziness, blurry vision, easily angered ▪ Prevents Leakage of Fluids: spermatorrhea, sweats, vaginal dc, uterine bleeding ▪ Heavily Calms Spirit: palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia ▪ Anchors Floating Yang: irritability, dizziness, blurry vision, easily angered ▪ Prevents Leakage of Fluids: spermatorrhea, sweats, vaginal dc, uterine bleeding ▪ Soften Hardness and Dissipates Nodules: all types lumps, esp. lumps in neck ▪ Absorbs Acidity, Stops Pain: stomach pain with sour taste ▪ Settle Tremors and Palpitations: ▪ Eliminate Superficial Visual Obstructions: blurry vision from pterygium ▪ Promotes Healing, Generates Flesh (topically) ▪ Clears Dark Discolorations of Skin, commonly used in skin creams

NOURISH HEART, CALMS SPIRIT ▪ Plants with sweet, moist properties that Nourish HT, LIV, Tonify Blood and Yin to calm the spirit treat general malaise, palpitations, irrit., insomnia ▪ Sour –contracts to treat expansion of spirit with s/s excessive laughter, hyperactivity, mania ▪ Acrid –spreads to treat contraction of spirit with s/s constraint, depression Neutral, sweet, HT, SP, LIV, ▪ Nourishes HT Yin, LIV Blood: irritability, insomnia, palpitations SUAN ZAO sour GB with anxiety REN ▪ Prevents Abnormal Sweating: spontaneous sweating, night (Sour Jujube seed) sweats **Widely used in formulas to treat shen disorder from HT/LIV blood deficiency

YUAN ZHI

LU, HT

(Polygala root)

Warm, acrid, bitter

BAI ZI REN

Neutral, sweet

HT, KID, LI

Neutral, sweet

HT, LIV

(Biota seed)

HE HUAN PI (Silktree bark)

▪ Quiets Heart: insomina, palp. w/anxiety, restless, pent-up emotions ▪ Establish HT/KID Disharmony ▪ Expels HT Phlegm: angina, mania, seizures ▪ Expels LU Phlegm: copious sputum difficult to expectorate ▪ Reduces Abscesses, Dissipates Swellings: boils, sores, breast abscesses ▪ Nourishes HT: irritability, insomnia, forgetful, palpitations w/anxiety (HT Yin/Bld def) ▪ Moistens Intestines: constipation in elderly and post-partum from blood def. ▪ Treats Night Sweats: from yin deficiency ▪ Relieves Constraint: bad temper, depression, insomnia, irritability, poor memory ▪ Harmonizes Blood, Stops Pain, Reconnects Sinews/Bones: pain, swelling trauma ▪ Reduces Abscesses, Dispel Swelling: external, internal pain and swellings

OPEN ORFICES

PROPERTIES: ORGAN

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: strongly dispersing pathogens causing

aromatic

BING PIAN

Cold, acrid, bitter LU, HT, SP

phlegm to envelop the heart or close the orifices causing hot or cold closed dos ▪ Opens Orifices, Clears Mind: PC heat w/LOC, fainting, stroke, closed dos ▪ Clears Toxic Heat: topically for sore throat, mouth sores, skin sores, boils, sore eyes ▪ Stops Pain and Itching: toxic itchy swelling and accumulations ▪ Strongly Opens ALL orifices: PC heat w/LOC, delirium, irrational speech, closed dos ▪ Moves Blood, Dispel Clumps: boils, masses, traumatic injury causing blocked meridian ▪ Stops Pain: chest bi pain, pain from trauma (topically over UB15 for

(Borneol-menthol)

SHE XIANG (Deer musk secretions)

Warm, acrid, aromatic **very intensely piercing aromatic prop.

HT, LIV, SP **all 12 channels

angina)

▪ Dispels Dead Fetus: facilitates downward passage of dead fetus or placenta **chief herb for LOC, wind-stroke, phlegm collapse and high fever, trauma

medicine, etc.

SHI CHANG PU (Sweet Flag Rhizome)

Warm-gently, acrid, bitter, aromatic

SU HE XIANG Warm, acrid, (Styrax-Liquid Amber)

DOWN DRAINING, PURGATIVES DA HUANG (Rhubarb root)

FAN XIE YE (Senna)

LU HUI

(Aloe leaf juice)

MANG XIAO (Glauber’s Salt)

sweet, aromatic

HT, ST

HT, SP COMBO: She Xiang

PROPERTIE ORGAN: ST, LI S: Cold, bitter Cold, bitter

▪ Opens Orifices, Calms Mind: coma, seizures= cold closed dos, autism ▪ Expels Phlegm Blocking Ascent Clear Yang: dizziness, deaf, poor memory, dull senses ▪ Harmonize SP: distension, abdominal pain from retained damp in middle ▪ Expel Wind, Cold, Damp: cold wind damp bi, joint pain, arthritis ▪ Reduces Swellings: scabies, boils, eczema ▪ Opens Orifices, Expels Phlegm: cold closed dos, wind stroke, heart attack w/phlegm ▪ Stops Pain and Constraint: abdominal or chest pain (angina)

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: These herbs have strong heat clearing properties, best to treats interior heat causing constipation; CI: pregnancy, SP/ST deficiency

ST, LI, HT, LIV ▪ Drains Heat, Purges Accumulations: constipation from heat ▪ Drains Fire: high fever, sore throat, red swollen eyes asso. with constipation ▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: edema, jaundice, painful urine/diarrhea ▪ Dispel Blood Stasis: amenorrhea, fixed abdominal masses, trauma Cold, bitter, LI ▪ Drains Down, Guides out Stagnation: acute or chonic sweet constipation dt heat Cold, bitter ST, LI, LIV ▪ Drains Fire, Purges Accumulations: constipation from heat with LIV/HT Fire ▪ Cools Liver: irritability, dizziness, headache, tinnitus with constipation ▪ Kills parasites, Strengthen ST: childhood impairment esp. with roundworms Very cold, bitter, ST, LI ▪ Moistens Dryness, Purges Accumulations: constipation from acrid, salt heat ▪ Clears Heat, Reduces Swelling: red, swollen eyes, ulcers mouth, throat, mastitis

DOWN DRAINING, MOIST LAXATIVE HUO MA REN

PROPERTIE ORGAN SP, LI S:

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: nuts or seeds that lubricate

Neutral, sweet SP, ST, LI

▪ Moistens intestines, Nourish Yin: constipation from blood/yin def.

YU LI REN

Neutral, sweet, SP, SI, LI acid, bitter

▪ Moistens intestine: constipation from Qi stagnation in intestines ▪ Promotes Urine, Reduce Edema: leg qi or edema with dysuria and constipation

DOWN DRAINING, HARSH EXPELLANTS BA DOU

PROPERTIE ORGAN S:

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: strong, harsh drive out excess

Hot, acrid, toxic

LU, ST, LI

GAN SUI

Cold, bitter, sweet, toxic

LU, LI, KID

JING DA JI (Da Ji) Cold, bitter,

SP, LI, KID

neutral, sweet

(Cannabis/Hemp seed)

(Bush Cherry Pit)

(Croton Seed)

(Kansui Root)

**very harsh

(Japanese Thistle)

acrid, toxic

YUAN HUA

Warm, bitter,

LU, LI, KID

intestines, best for debilitated and elderly patients constipation; CI: pregnancy, SP/ST deficiency

water to treats severe constipation dt stagnated fluids, Caution: causes explosive diarrhea, pregnancy ▪ Drives Out Water: esp. ascites from late stage schistosomiatisis ▪ Expel Phlegm in the Throat: dypena, wheeze, chest distension ▪ Healing of Abscesses and Ulcers ▪ Drains and Expels Water: fluid chest and abdomen, general edema ▪ Drives Out Phlegm: wind-phlegm seziures or withdraw mania ▪ Drains and Expels Water: : fluid chest and abdomen, general edema ▪ Reduces Swelling and Nodules: red, swollen painful sores topicall ▪ Drains and Expels Water: : fluid chest and abdomen, general

(Genkwa flower)

acrid, toxic

edema ▪ Dispels Phlegm, Stop Cough: chronic bronchitis taken alone with sugar ▪ Kills parasites

TRANSFORMS DAMPNESS

PROPERTIES: CHANNEL ACTION/INDICATIONS: transform damp, resolves qi and warm, acrid, aromatic

(SP/ST)

BAI DOU KOU

Warm, acrid, aromatic

SP, ST, LU

CANG ZHU

Warm, acrid, bitter, aromatic

SP, ST

(Black Rhizome)

CAO DOU KOU

Warm, acrid, aromatic

SP, ST

CAO GUO

Warm, acrid, aromatic

SP, ST

HOU PO

Warm, bitter, spicy, aromatic

SP, ST

(Magnolia Bark)

HUO XIANG

Warm, spicy

SP, ST, LU

PEI LIAN

Neutral, spicy

SP, ST

SHA REN

Warm, acrid, aromatic

SP, ST

DRAINS DAMPNESS

PROPERTIES ORGAN

ACTION/INDICATIONS: All herbs drain damp to treats edema

neutral, swt, bland

below waist by promoting water metabolism by increasing urination (diuretics). Caution: yin deficiency or lack fluids

(Round Cardamom)

(Katsumada Seed)

(Tasaoko Fruit)

(Patchouli)

(Eupatorium)

(Cardamom)

SI, UB

strengthen SP/ST to treat distention, nausea, reflux, loose stool, anorexia, lassitude **Caution: very drying, can easily exhaust Qi and injure the yin ▪ Moves Qi, Transforms Damp: chest, epigastric or abdomen distention ▪ Warms and Strengthen ST to Descend Rebellion: all types vomiting from cold ▪ Strongly Dries Damp, Strengthens Spleen: damp obstructing t/t of spleen ▪ Dispels Exterior Wind-Damp: fever, chills, headache, nasal congestion ▪ Clears Lower Jaio Damp: damp heat pouring down leg qi, vaginal discharge ▪ Improves Vision: night blindness, decrease vision with rough sensation in eyes ▪ Warms Middle, Dries Damp: SP/ST cold damp with diarrhea, vomiting ▪ Warms Middle, Stops Vomiting ▪ Warms Middle, Strongly Dries Damp: SP/ST cold damp with diarrhea, vomiiting ▪ Dissolves Stagnation: indigestion from meat stagnation, local distension ▪ Treats Malaria: alternating fevers and chills esp. dt cold-damp ▪ Moves Qi, Transforms Damp: best herb for distention dt Qi stagnation** ▪ Dries SP Damp, Transforms Phlegm: distention, fullness, nausea, diarrhea ▪ Descends LU Qi, Transforms Phlegm: cough, wheeze dt phlegm clogging lungs ▪ Transform Damp, Dispels Summerheat: middle damp or summerheat damp ▪ Harmonize Middle, Stop Vomiting: n/v dt damp obstructing middle ▪ Treat Dermatosis: affecting hands and feet ▪ Transform Damp, Dispels Summerheat: middle damp or summerheat damp ▪ Awaken SP, Regulates Middle: damp obstructing middle ▪ Dispels Turbid Filth, Unbinds ST: damp increasingly thickens to binding ST Qi ▪ Moves Qi, Transforms Damp: distention in epigastric and abdomen ▪ Warms Middle, Stops Diarrhea: diarrhea dt cold ▪ Calms fetus

1) Drain Damp, Reduce Edema, (neutral, sweet, bland) used for difficult urination, diarrhea, phlegm retention and fluid retention

CHI XIAO DOU (Adzuki Beans)

DONG GUA PI (Winter Melon Rind)

DONG GUA

Neutral, sour, sweet

Slightly cold, bland, sweet Cold, sweet

HT, SI

▪ Drains Damp, Promotes Urination: ascites, leg qi edema (can be eaten as food) ▪ Resolves Damp-Heat Jaundice: for mild cases ▪ Resolves Fire Toxins and Swelling in Skin: sores, carbuncles and furuncles (boils) LU, SI ▪ Drains Damp, Promotes Urination: esp. for edema from dampheat LU, ST, SI, LI ▪ Drains Damp, Promotes Urination: diarrhea, vaginal discharge, edema

ZI/REN (Winter Melon Seed)

FU LING (Psoria)

YI YI REN

Neutral, bland, s LU, HT, SP, weet KID

Slightly cold, bland, sweet

LU, SP, ST

ZE XIE

Cool, bland, sweet

KID, UB

ZHU LING

Slight cool, bland, sweet

SP, KID, UB

(Job’s Tears)

(Water Plantain)

(Polyporus)

▪ Clears LU Heat, Expels Phlegm: expectoration thick yellow sputum ▪ Drains Damp, Promotes Urination: dysuria, scanty urine, diarrhea, edema ▪ Strengthens SP, Harmonizes Middle: SP Qi deficiency with damp ▪ Quiets HT, Calms Mind: palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness ▪ Drains Damp, Promotes Urination: dysuria, scanty urine, diarrhea, edema ▪ Clears ALL Damp-Heat: damp-heat at any level with greasy tongue and diarrhea** ▪ Strengthen SP, Stop Diarrhea: damp diarrhea from Sp Qi deficiency ▪ Expels Damp Painful Bi: esp. for increasing joint mobility and reducing spasms · Clears Heat, Expels Pus: soft, pus-filled boils, lung and intestinal abscesses ▪ Drains Damp, Promote Urination: dysuria, scanty urine, diarrhea, edema ▪ Drains Lower Jaio Damp-Heat: treat spermatorrhea disturbing KID Ministerial Fire ▪ Drains Damp, Promotes Urination: dysuria, scanty urine, diarrhea, edema **can be used alone for painful urinary dribble during pregnancy

2) Promote Urination, Remove Strangury (Painful Urinary Dribble/Lin Syndrome) black urine, stranguary from heat, stone with blood, turbity Cold, bitter, (CHUAN) MU bland TONG

HT, SI, UB

(Akebiae Caulis)

BI XIE

Neutral, bitter

ST, LIV, UB

BIAN XU

Cold, bitter

UB

CHE QIAN ZI

Cold, sweet

LU, LIV, KID, UB

DI FI ZI

Cold, bitter, sweet

KID, UB

(Tokoro)

(Knotgrass or Knotweed) (Plantago seeds)

(Kochia Fruit)

DONG KUI GUO Cold, sweet

SI, LI, UB

(Mallow Fruit)

HAI JIN SHA

Cold, bland, sweet

SI, UB

HUA SHI

Cold, bland, sweet

ST, UB

(Talcum)

QU MAI

Cold, bitter

HT, SI, UB

SHI WEI

Cold, bitter, sweet

LU, UB

(Lygodium Spore)

(Dianthus Herba) (Pyrrosia Leaf)

▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble ▪ Drains HT Heat via SI: irritable, scanty urine, sores mouth and tongue ▪ Promotes Lactation ▪ Separate Pure from Turbid, Promotes Urination: cloudy painful urinary dribble ▪ Expels Wind-Damp, Relax Sinews: wind-damp or damp-heat bi ▪ Clear Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble ▪ Kills parasites, Stops itching: tinea, intestinal parasites, tapeworms, hookworms ▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble, edema ▪ Stops Diarrhea: damp-heat or summerheat diarrhea ▪ Clears Eyes: eye disorders dt LIV/KID deficiency or heat LIV channels ▪ Expels Phlegm, Stops Cough: cough with yellow copious sputum ▪ Clear Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble ▪ Expels Damp, Stops Itch: topically damp skin sores with intense itching ▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: hot, bloody or stone urinary dribble ▪ Moistens intestines: adjunctive herb constipation from fluid deficiency ▪ Promote Lactation ▪ Clear Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble, esp. with stones ▪ Reduces Edema, Decrease Jaundice: spleen damp edema or damp-heat jaundice ▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promote Urination: any do with painful urinary dribble** ▪ Dispels Summerheat: summertime fever, heaviness, irrritabilty, thirst ▪ Resolves Damp Sores: eczema, damp sores ▪ Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble, esp. with blood ▪ Breaks Blood Stasis: axillary herb for amenorrhea ▪ Clear Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: bloody or stone painful urinary dribble

TONG CAO (Rice Paper Plant Pith)

Slightly cold, bland, sweet

LU, ST

▪ Clears LU, Stop Cough: cough and wheeze from lung heat ▪ Cools Blood, Stops Bleeding: esp. bloody urine, cough blood dt chaotic hot blood ▪ Clear Damp-Heat, Promotes Urination: painful urinary dribble ▪ Promotes Lactation

3) Drain Damp, Eliminate Jaundice (bitter and cold, enters spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder) jaundice, eczema, sores and carbuncles Slightly cold, JIN QIAN CAO salty, sweet (Lysimachia Herb)

YIN CHEN (Wormwood)

DISPEL WINDDAMP

Slightly cold, bitter

LIV, GB, KID, UB

SP, ST, LIV, GB

PROPERTIES: ORGAN Aromatic, Warm

▪ Clears LIV/GB Damp-Heat: jaundice, red swollen eyes, gallstones ▪ Expels Urinary or Gallstones, used alone in large doses as a tea ▪ Reduces Toxic Swellings: snakebites, abscesses, trauma ▪ Clears LIV/GB Damp-Heat or Cold-Heat: best herb to treat jaundice*** ▪ Resolves Damp Sores: esp. lower body as a wash

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: drying herbs dispel wind-damp

from muscles, sinews, joints and bones to treats bi syndrome and unblocks the channels. Caution: very drying nature can injure yin and blood, becareful Yin/Blood Deficiency

CAN SHA

Warm, acrid, sweet SP, ST, LIV

▪ Expels Wind-Damp: wind-damp bi, wind-damp itchy rashes ▪ Transforms Turbid Damp in ST: vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, spasms calf Cool, bitter, acrid, LIV ▪ Expel Wind-Damp: wind-damp bi esp. trunk or extremities, CHOU WU sweet hemiplegia TONG ▪ Calms LIV Yang: headache, dizziness, HTN dt ascending LIV (Clerodendron Leaf) Yang Neutral, bitter, LU, LIV ▪ Dispel Wind-Damp: esp. hot bi w/skin numbness and lack CHUAN SHAN toxic flexion and extension LONG ▪ Moves Blood, Unblocks Collaterals: treat blood stasis from (Japanese Dioscoria) trauma ▪ Transforms Phlegm, Stop Cough Warm , bitter, acrid KID, UB ▪ Expel Wind-Damp, Stops Pain: wind-cold damp bi, esp. lower DU HUO back and legs (Angelica Root) ▪ Releases Exterior Wind-Cold Damp: lesser yinstage headache Acrid, bitter, cold UB, SP, KID, ▪ Expel Wind-Damp, Stops Pain: wind-damp heat in collateral HAN FANG JI LU w/fever, hot joints (Stephania Root) ▪ Promote Urination, Reduces Edema: esp. lower leg edema, damp leg qi, ascites Warm, bitter, acid LIV ▪ Expels Wind-Damp, Unblocks Collaterals: wind-cold damp bi HAI FENG TENG

HAI TONG PI

Neutral, bitter, acrid

(Silkworm Feces)

(Erythrina Bark)

SP, LIV, KID

KUAN JIN TENG Cold, bitter

LIV

LAO GUAN CAO Neutral, bitter,

SP, LIV, KID

(Chinese Tinospora Stem) (Crane’s Bill)

acrid

LIANG MIAN ZHEN LUO SHI TENG

Warm, bit, acrid, toxic

ST, LIV

Cold, bitter

LIV

MU GUA

Warm, sour **no in book

SP, LIV

(Star Jasmine Stem)

(Papaya or Quince fruit)

▪ Expel Wind-Damp, Unblocks Collaterals: wind- damp bi, esp. lower back ▪ Promotes Urination, Reduces Edema: damp superficial edema ▪ Gargle for toothache and dental caries ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Relaxes Sinews: hot bi with cramping and stiffness ▪ Unblocks Channels, Relaxes sinews: swelling, heat and pain from trauma ▪ Dispel Wind-Damp by Dredging, Unblocking Collaterals: severe bi pain** ▪ Resolves Heat Toxins, Generates Flesh: sore, abscesses, burns, eczema ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Stops Pain, used alone for generalized pain ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Unblocks Collaterals: hot wind-damp with spasms ▪ Cools Blood, Reduces Swellings: treat hot painful sores, painful throat obs. ▪ Relaxes Tendons, Unblocks Collaterals ▪ Dispels Damp, Harmonizes ST

QI SHE (Agkistrodon)

Warm, salty, sweet, toxic

LIV

QIAN NIAN JIAN Warm, bitter, acid LIV, KID (Homalomena Rhizome)

QIN JIAO (Gentiana Macrophylla)

Slightly cold, bitter, ST, LIV, GB acrid

Neutral, bitter, QING FENG acrid TENG SANG JI SHENG Neutral, bitter,

SP, LIV LIV, KID

(Mistletoe)

sweet

SANG ZHI

Neutral, bitter

LIV

neutral, salty, sweet

LIV

(Snake Skin Slough)

SHEN JIN CAO

Warm, bitter, acrid SP, LIV, KID

(Mulberry Twig)

SHE TUI

(Ground Pine)

SONG JIE

Warm, bitter

WE LING XIAN

Warm, salty, acrid UB

LIV

(Clematis Root)

WU JIA PI

Warm, bitter, acrid KID, LIV

(Eleutherococcus Root)

XI XIAN CAO

Cold, bitter

LIV, KID

(Siegesbeckia)

XIANG JIA PI (Chinese Silk Vine Bark)

XU CHANG QING (Paniculate SwallowWort

Warm, bitter, acrid, HT, LIV, KID toxic Warm ,acrid

ST, LIV

▪ Powerfully Dispels Wind-Damp, Unblocks Channel: esp. for stubborn bi cases ▪ Dispels Wind in Sinews, Settles Jitteriness: ANY kind spasms, tremors, seizures ▪ Dispels Wind in Skin: dermatosis, skin numbness, any kind of rash ▪ Expel Wind-Damp: pain, spasms and numb superficially (sinews) or deep (bones) ▪ Tonify LIV/KID, Strengthen Sinews/Bones: weak softened bones in elderly ▪ Expels Wind-Damp, Relaxes Sinews: hot wind-damp bi with cramping ▪ Clears Deficiency Heat: afternoon fever, steaming bone ▪ Resolves Jaundice: esp. acute cases in infants ▪ Moistens Intestines: dry constipation (used counteract dryness other herb) ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Stop Pain, used alone ▪ Expels Wind-Damp: wind-damp bi ▪ Tonify LIV/KID, Strengthen Sinews/Bones: sore LB/knees dt Yin deficiency ▪ Nourish Blood, Benefits Skin: dry, scaly skin dt blood deficiency ▪ Calm Restless Fetus ▪ Expel Wind-Damp, Benefits Joints: wind-damp bi with spasms esp. upper extrem. ▪ Reduces Edema: esp. good for edema with joint pain ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Stops Spasms: wind skin lesion and childhood seizures ▪ Removes Visual Obstructions: pterygium or cornea disorders ▪ Expel Wind-Damp: esp. problems flexing and extending ▪ Relaxes Sinews, Invigorates Channel: swellings, pain dt trauma, blood stasis ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Stops Pain: esp. when damp and/or cold predominates ▪ Expels Wind-Damp, Moves Qi, Stops Pain: esp. wind bi ▪ Softens Fish Bones: treat fish bones stuck in throat ▪ Expels Wind-Damp: chronic wind-damp bi elderly ▪ Tonify LIV/KID, Strengthen Sinews/Bones: chronic def. leads soft/weak bones ▪ Expel Wind-Damp, Unblocks Collaterals: wind-damp bi joints with spasms ▪ Calms LIV Yang: headache, dizziness, HTN dt ascending LIV Yang ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Strengthen Sinews/Bone: bi with joint spasms and pain ▪ Promotes Urination, Reduce Edema ▪ Dispels Wind-Damp, Moves Blood, Stops Pain: wind-damp bi and trauma ▪ Resolves Toxicity, Stops Itching, used alone itching of skin

Warm Herbs that Transform Cold Phlegm▪ Action warming lung, expel cold, dry damp, transforms phlegm, reduce swelling and alleviate pain used to treat cold or damp phlegm BAI FU ZI Warm, acrid, SP, ST, LIV ▪ Expel wind-phlegm, relieves spasms and stops pain Sweet, toxic ▪ Detoxify and dispels mass Warm, acrid LU ▪ Warm lung and resolve phlegm BAI JIE ZI ▪ Promote Qi movement ▪ Subsides swellings and disperse masses Slightly warm, LU ▪ Expels phlegm and descends lung Qi BAI QIAN acrid, bitter ▪ Transform phlegm, Clear heat CHUAN BEI MU Slightly cold, bitter, LU, HT sweet ▪ Moisten lung, Stop cough –good chronic cough with scanty blood streak sp. ▪ Dissipates nodules, Relieves toxins –treat phlegm fire nodules,

DAN NAN XING Cold, liver

abscesses ▪ Clears heat resolves phlegm ▪ Expels wind, relieves spasms

HT, LIV

*powder tian nan xing

JIE GENG

Neutral, acrid, bitter

TIAN NAN XING Warm, acrid,

LU

LU, LIV, SP

bitter, toxic**

XUAN FU HUA

Slight warm, acrid, LU, SP, ST, LIV bitter, salty

▪ Resolves phlegm ▪ Disperse lung Qi, Benefits the throat ▪ Relieves abscesses, Promoting discharge of pus **serves as an envoy to guide other herb to throat ▪ Dry dampness and transforms phlegm ▪ Expel wind and relieves spasms ▪ Subsides masses and reduces swelling ▪ Descends Qi and stops vomiting ▪ Transforms phlegm and stops cough

Cool Herbs that Transform Heat Phlegm -cold or cool, clear heat and transform phlegm; some are moist; some salty to soften hardness heat phlegm, dry phlegm with cough, wheeze and sticky yellow sputum, CI: cold and damp phlegm syndromes Warm, acrid, LU, SP, ST ▪ Dry damp, Resolves phlegm BAN XIA MU toxic ▪ Descends rebellious Qi, to stop vomiting · Dispels nodules, Reduces distension Slightly cold, bitter, LU, HT ▪ Clears heat and transforms phlegm CHUAN BEI MU sweet ▪ Moistens lung and stops chronic cough ▪ Dissipated masses and reduces swellings Cold, sweet LU, ST, LI ▪ Moistens lungs, Clear lung phlegm heat GUA LOU ▪ Moistens dryness to smooth large intestines ▪ Reduces swellings Cold, salty, bitter LU, ST ▪ Clear lung and transforms phlegm HAI GE KE ▪ Softens hardness and reduces masses (clam shell) Cold, bitter, salty LIV, KID, LU, SP ▪ Resolves phlegm and softens hard masses HAI ZAO ▪ Drain water and reduces edema (seaweed) Cold, salty LIV, KID, ST ▪ Resolves phlegm, softens hard masses KUN BU ▪ Reduces swellings (scrofula, goiter) Cold, sweet LU, LI ▪ Clears lung heat PANG DA HAI **know properties · Moisten Lungs, Benefits the throat –loss of voice is from phlegm heat in LU ▪ Moisten large intestines to promote defecation Slightly cold, bitter, LU ▪ Descends qi and transforms phlegm QIAN HU acrid ▪ Expels wind heat Cold, bitter LU, HT ▪ Clear heat and transform phlegm ZHE BEI MU ▪ Dissipates masses and reduces abscesses Cold, sweet LU, ST, HT ▪ Clears heat, Breaks phlegm ZHU LI ▪ Stops cough (juice of bamboo) Slightly cold, sweet LU, ST, GB ▪ Clear heat and transform phlegm ZHU RU ▪ Reduce vexation and stop vomiting (bamboo)

RELEIVE FOOD PROPERTIES: ORGAN: ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: Relieves food stagnation, Stimulates appetite, Harmonizes middle jaio STAGNATION warm, neutral, sw SP, ST Neutral, sweet SP, ST ▪ Reduces food stagnation from too much STARCHY food*** GU YA (Grain/rice sprouts)

JI NEI JIN

(Gizzard lining)

Neutral, sweet

SP, ST, SI, UB

▪ Tonify SP Qi to stimulate appetite (treat dyspepsia w/SP Qi deficiency) ▪ Strongly reduces food stagnation*** ▪ Tonify SP/ST in food retention and childhood malnutrition w/ protruding abd ▪ Stabilizes essence to relieve enuresis from KID yang deficiency ▪ Dissolves UB/GB stones

SP, ST, LU

(Radish seed)

Neutral, acrid, harsh, sweet

MAI YA

Neutral, sweet

SP, ST, LIV

Sl.warm, sour, sweet

SP, ST, LIV

LAI FU ZI

(Barley sprouts)

SHAN ZHA (Hawthorn fruit)

SHEN QU

Warm, acrid, (Medicated leaven) sweet

SP, ST

▪ Reduces food stagnation causing bloating abdomen from ANY food*** ▪ Unblocks and regulates Qi to relieve Qi stagnation ▪ Relieves cough and dissolves phlegm (treat thin phlegm in lungs) ▪ Reduces food stagnation from too much STARCHY food*** ▪ Stops lactation ▪ Sooths liver, Regulates Qi (treat LIV Qi stagnation, LIV invading SP/ST) ▪ Reduces food stagnation from too much MEAT*** ▪ Invigorates blood, dissolves blood stasis ▪ Reduces food stagnation from too much ANY food*** ▪ Relieves side effects from minerals, i.e. Fe2O3 (ferrous oxide) causing mania

REGULATE QI

PROPERTIES ORGAN

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS:

CHEN PI/JU PI

Warm, acrid, bitter, aromatic

▪ Regulates SP/ST Qi, Harmonizes middle jiao ▪ Relieves diaphragm due to SP/ST Qi stag/rebellion (distension, bloat,

(Ages Tangerine Peel)

LU, SP, ST

n/v, belching)

▪ Dry damp, transforms cold-damp or damp-phlegm in lungs (cough w/viscous sputum)

CHEN XIANG (Eaglewood)

Warm, acrid, bitter

CHUAN LIAN ZI Cold, bitter, (China Berry Fruit)

Sl. toxic

FO SHOU

Warm, acrid, bitter, mild

(Buddha’s Hand)

MU XIANG (Costa Root)

Warm, acrid, bitter

SP, ST, KID

▪ Regulates Qi, directs cold SP/ST downward (n/v, hiccups, vomiting) ▪ Relieves pain from cold stagnated in lower jaio ▪ Tonify KID, aids KID grasping LU Qi (retained phlegm causing asthma) ST, SI, LIV, ▪ Regulates Qi, Stops paim UB ▪ Clears heat from LIV Qi stagnation  LIV fire invading SP/ST or GB damp-heat ▪ Kills parasites LU, SP, ST, ▪ Sooths and regulates LIV Qi LIV ▪ Harmonizes middle jaio, dries damp SP/ST ▪ Dissolves accumulation LU phlegm (copious phlegm w/chronic cough) SP, ST, GB, LI ▪ Regulates SP/ST Qi, Harmonizes middle jaio · Stops pain from LIV invading SP ▪ Treats damp stagnation in LI (tenesmus, pain, diarrhea) ▪ Promotes movement LIV/GB Qi from stagnation (hypochondriac, flank pain)

QING PI (Green Tangerine Peel)

SHI DI (Persimmon)

TAN XIANG (Fragrant Sandlewood)

WU YAO

Warm, acrid, bitter, Harsh

ST, LIV, GB

▪ Sooths LIV Qi, Breaks stagnation such as cold hernias ▪ Dissolves food stagnation

Neutral, acrid, Bitter

ST

▪ Directs rebellious ST Qi downward ▪ Stops hiccups, vomiting, belching from heat or cold patterns

Warm, acrid, Aromatic

LU, SP, ST

▪ Moves Qi to relieve stagnated Qi/Bd from def. cold (chest bi= angina,

Warm, acrid

LU, SP, KID, UB

Neutral, acrid, sl. bitter, sl. sweet

LIV, SJ

Warm, acrid, Bitter

LU, ST, LI

(Lindera Root)

CAD)

▪ Moves and regulates Qi, relieves pain ▪ Harmonizes cold stagnation in middle jaio (pain, vomiting watery fluid) ▪ Promotes Qi movement ▪ Relieves pain from cold in abdomen and liver channel ▪ Warms KID, dispels cold treat KID yang def, UB deficiency (prolaspe, bedwetting)

XIANG FU (Rhizoma Cyprus)

XIE BAI (Chinese chives)

▪ Releases constraint of LIV Qi, Disperses Qi stagnation ▪ Harmonizes LIV/SP Disharmony (chronic gastritis, ulcers, hepatitis, cholecystitis, stones)

▪ Regulates menses, dissolves breast fibroids ▪ Unblocks chest bi pain from blood obstructing HT channel ▪Unblocks ST/LU yang Qi to promote Qi flow ▪ Disperses cold LU phlegm from retained cold-phlegm (wheezing, dyspena)

▪ Directs Qi downward, reducing damp-heat stagnated in LI (dysentery, bloat, diarrhea)

ZHI SHI (Immature Bitter Orange)

STOPS BLEEDING

Sl. cold, acrid, Bitter

SP, ST, LI

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Unblocks SP/ST Qi stagnation Relieves food retention Unblocks bowels to release excess damp heat causing constipation Dissolves retained phlegm in lung and chest, relieving chest bi pain

PROPERTIE ORGAN: ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: S:

AI YE (Mugwort/Moxa)

Warm, acrid, bitter

SP, LIV, KID ▪ Stops bleeding: chronic menstrual bleeding from cold, infertility d/t cold in womb (3 yin ▪ Warms womb, Quiets fetus: restless fetus, LAP, vaginal bleeding channels) threating abortion

▪ Dispels cold, Alleviates pain: esp. cold menstrual pain, profuse dilute leukorrhea

▪ Eliminates damp, Stops itching: eczema, recently calm wheeze and cough **excellent GYN herbs for lower burner yang cold and warm channel, move qi/blood Sl. cold, acrid, LU, LIV, ST ▪ Stops LU/ST bleeding ***strongest to stop bleeding BAI JI bitter, sweet ▪ Stops bleeding from trauma (Bletilla Rhizome) ▪ Promotes healing of sores, esp. none healing sores, chapped, dry skin Cold, sweet LU, ST, SI, ▪ Cools blood and stops bleeding BAI MAO GEN UB ▪ Clears heat and promotes urination: treats painful heamturia (Wooly Grass) (UTI)** ▪ Clears LU/ST heat: nausea, thirst (ST heat), wheezing (LU heat) Sl. cold, acrid, LIV, LU, HT, ▪ Cools blood to strongly stop bleeding CE BAI YE bitter LI ▪ Stops cough: yellow phlegm heat/blood streaked sputum (Biota Tress) (bronchitis)** ▪ Stops itching: used topically for alopecia or dandruff ▪ Heals burns, as a powder Cool, sl. bitter, LIV, HT, SP ▪ Cools blood to stops bleeding: best treat hemataemesis, DA JI sweet hemoptysis (Big Japanese ▪ Promotes healing, reduces swellings: treat carbuncles and Thistle) furuncles (boils) ▪ Benefits the gallbladder: jaundice, hepatitis, hypertension Sl. cold, bitter, LIV, ST, LI ▪ Cools blood and stop bleeding: best lower jaio damp heat DI YU sour ▪ Promotes healing, reduces swellings: sores, ulcers, burns, (Bloodwort Root) eczema, burns, boils ▪ Cools blood to stops bleeding: best LI damp heat, esp. HUAI HUA MI Sl. cold, bitter LIV, LI hemmroids (Pagoda Flower Bud) ▪ Clears liver heat, Brightens eyes: treat red eyes, dizzy, bleeding gums, HTN Neutral, acrid, PC, LIV ▪ Stops bleeding: external from trauma or internal nose, mouth, intestines PU HUANG or uterus pungent, sweet (LIV, HT, SP) (Cattail Pollen) ▪ Invigorates blood, dispels stasis: chest pain (PC), menstrual pain **astringent (LIV), trauma

QIAN CAO GEN Cold, bitter

HT, LIV

blood, hematuria

(Madder Root)

**astringent

SAN QI

Warm, sl. bitter, ST, LIV, LI sweet

(Pseudo Ginseng Root)

XIAN HE CAO (Immortal Crane Herb)

XIAO JI

Neutral, acrid, LIV, LU, SP bitter

Cool, sweet

(Charred Human Hair)

ZONG LU

LIV, HT, SP

▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis: chest/flank pain, trauma ▪ Stops bleeding w/out causing stasis: internal or external bleeding**very powerful

▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis: chest pain angina ▪ Reduce swelling, alleviate pain: trauma, boils ▪ Strongly stops bleeding: used any type of bleeding (cold/heat/excess/deficiency) ▪ Stops chronic diarrhea: to relieves dysentery ▪ Kills parasites: expels tapeworms or trichomonas (yellow foamy foul leukorrhea) ▪ Cools blood to stops bleeding: best treats hematauria **function weaker than Da Ji

(Little Japanese Thistle)

XUE YU TAN

▪ Promote urination: hot, painful, bloody urination ▪ Cools blood, stops bleeding: any bleeding chaotic movement hot

Neutral, acrid, bitter

HT, ST, LIV, ▪ Stops bleeding w/clots: esp. uterine bleeding w/ clots or nosebleeds KID ▪ Promotes urination: painful urine, esp. with blood in urine from KID yin deficiency

Neutral, acrid,

▪ Generates flesh, Resolves sores: ulcered sores, or slow healing sores LU, SP, LIV, ▪ Stops bleeding w/out clots: hemoptysis, hematachezia, excess menses

TAN/PI

bitter

LI

w/out clots

(Windmill Palm Tree)

INVIGORATE PROPERTIE ORGAN: ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: trauma masses, LIV BLOOD S: CHUAN SHAN JIA

warm, acrid, bitter Neutral, bitter, sweet

pain, numbness, mass/lumps,

Dark purple bleeding with clots, dark purple spots skin, mucus membranes, tongue

KID, LIV

(Cyanthula root)

▪ Invigorates blood, Unblocks menses ▪ Expels wind, Drains damp: lower back wind damp bi, atrophy spasm LE, urine dribble

warm, acrid

PC, LIV, GB ▪ Invigorates blood, Promotes movement of Qi: esp. GYN disorders ▪ Expels wind and stops pain: chest, flank, hypochrondria, pelvis, wind-cold HA

sl. cold, bitter

HT, PC, LIV

warm, acrid, bitter

LIV, SP

Cold, sweet

HT, LIV

Warm, acrid

HT, LIV

▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis, Unblocks menses

warm, bitter, sweet

HT, LIV, SP

JIANG HUANG warm, acrid,

LIV, SP, ST

▪ Promotes movement and tonify blood: blood def. patterns with abd. pain ▪ Relaxes sinews: back or knee pain, paralysis or numbness d/t blood def. in elderly ▪ Invigorates blood, Unblocks menses: chest or abd pain from cold ▪ Promotes movement of Qi, Stops pain: epigastric or abd pain from stagnated qi ▪ Expels wind, Promote movement of blood: wind damp bi, esp. in shoulders ▪ Dispels blood stasis, Alleviates pain: stasis dt falls, fractures, contusions, strains ▪ Reduces food stagnation ▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels blood stasis: pain, swelling, inflammation d/t trauma ▪ Reduces swellings to stop pain, Promotes healing: chronic nonhealing sores ▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis ▪ Tonify LIV/KID to strengthen sinews/bones: LBP, knee pain dt LIV/KID def. ▪ Induces downward move blood and fire: chaotic movement blood

CHUAN XIONG (Lovage Root)

DAN SHEN (Salvia Root)

E ZHU (Curcuma Rhizome)

FAN HONG HUA (Saffron)

HONG HUA JI XUE TENG (Spatholobus Root)

(Turmeric)

bitter

LIU JI NU

Warm, bitter

HT, SP

neutral, bitter

HT, LIV, SP

(Anomalous)

MO YAO (Myrrh)

NIU XI

Neutral, bitter, (Acryranthis Root) sour

KID, LIV

▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels blood stasis: treat blood stasis anywhere body**esp. GYN ▪ Nourish HT, Clears heat, Sooths irritability: esp. restless, irritable, palpitation, insomnia ▪ Cools blood to reduce abscesses: adj. treat sores or early breast abscesses ▪ Breaks blood stasis, Promotes movement of Qi: abd/epigastric masses ▪ Dissolves accumulation, Alleviates pain: pain distension, fullness d/t food stagnation ▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis, Unblocks menses ▪ Cools blood to resolves toxicity: maculopapular rash with high fevers

RU XIANG (Frankincense)

SAN LENG (Burr Reed Rhizome)

SHUI ZHI (Leech)

SU MU (Sappan Wood)

TAO REN (Peach Kernal)

WANG BU XING

warm, acrid, bitter

HT, LIV, SP

neutral, acrid, bitter

LIV, SP

Neutral, bitter, Salty, toxic

UB, LIV

Neutral, acrid, Salty, sweet

HT, SP, LIV

Neutral, bitter, sweet

LU, HT, LI, LIV

Neutral, bitter

ST, LIV

Neutral, salty, Sweet

HT, LIV

(Vaccaria Seeds)

XUE JIE (Dragons Blood)

YAN HU SUO warm, acrid, (Corydalis)

bitter

YI MU CAO

sl. cold, acrid, bitter

(Chinese Motherwort)

YU JIN

(Bugleweed)

cold, acrid, bitter HT, LIV, LU

Warm, acrid, bitter

SP, LIV

WARM AND PROPERTIES ORGAN: SP, ST EXPEL COLD : DING XIANG

Acrid, bitter, warm Warm, acrid

SP, ST, KID

hot, acrid, toxic (pure yang)

HT, SP, KID (3 burners)

(Clove)

FU ZI (Aconite)

▪ Invigorates blood, Alleviates pain and swelling: pain, swelling from trauma ▪ Stops bleeding: excess post-partum bleeding w/dizziness, vertigo, SOB ▪ Breaks blood stasis: lung/abdominal abscess with fixed abdominal mass ▪ Moistens Intestines to unblock bowels: constipation ▪ Promotes movement of blood, Invigorates Channel: promotes lactation ▪ Reduces swelling: painful swollen breast or testes

▪ Dispel blood stasis, Alleviate pain: stasis dt falls, fractures, contusions, sprains ▪ Stop bleeding: external bleeding injuries, internal upper GI bleeding HT, LIV, ST ▪ Invigorates blood, Promotes movement Qi: used all types pain (aspirin herb**) ▪ Alleviates pain: esp. epigastric pain, dysmenorrhea; **main herb treat any type of pain HT, LIV, UB ▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis: all types of OB/GYN disorders ▪ Promotes urination, Reduces swelling: acute edema, esp. if also have blood in urine

(Curcuma Tuber)

ZE LAN

UJ or LIV yang rising ▪ Clears damp-heat lower jaio: damp bi knees/back, urine dribble w/stones and LPB ▪ Invigorates blood, Promotes movement Qi: chest, epigastric, abd pain ▪ Reduces swellings to stop pain, generates flesh: traumatic painful injuries, boils, ulcers ▪ Relaxes sinews: winddamp bi with rigidity and spasms ▪ Forcefully breaks blood stasis, Promotes movement Qi: amenorrhea d/t stasis ▪ Dissolves accumulation, Alleviates pain: severe abd pain/distension d/t food stag. ▪ Breaks up and drives out blood stasis: amenorrhea w/masses ▪ Reduces fixed masses: abdominal or uterine masses

▪ Invigorates blood, Promotes movement Qi: chronic sores, traumatic injuries ▪ Stops pain, Resolves constraints: esp. LIV Qi stagnation with heat s/s ▪ Clears heat, Cools blood: reckless bleeding, nosebleed with onset on menses ▪ Clears heart, Opens Orifices: hot phlegm obstructing HT w/anxiety, agitation, delirium ▪ Sooths LIV/GB: treat jaundice ▪ Invigorates blood, Dispels stasis ▪ Promotes urination: post-partum edema, urine dribble, facial edema

ACTION/INDICATIONS: disperse interior cold and stimulate yang qi **caution: injure fluids, in cases heat, blood loss, yin deficiency, weak patients ▪ Warms middle, Directs rebellious Qi downward: abd. pain, vomiting, hiccups ▪ Warms KID Yang: impotence, clear vaginal d/c with weak legs (womb cold) ▪ Revives yang, Rescues rebellion: following severe vomiting, diarrhea, sweating ▪ Warm fire , Assists yang: HT, SP or KID Yang def. **esp. with interior cold ▪ Warm the channel, Disperse cold to stop pain: wind-cold bi, cold blocking organs **greats anytime yang need to be activated or mobilized

GAN JIANG

hot, acrid

LU, HT, SP, ST

Hot, acrid

SP, ST

(Ginger)

GAO LIANG JIANG

▪ Rescues yang, Expels interior cold ▪ Warms middle, Expels cold: excess cold SP/ST or yang qi deficiency ▪ Warm lung, Transforms thin mucosa: lung cold with thin, watery white sputum ▪ Warms channel, Stops bleeding: pale, chronic bleeding, esp. uterine ▪ Warms middle, Stops pain: abd pain, vomiting, hiccups, diarrhea

(Galanga)

HUA JIAO

Hoy, acrid, toxic SP, ST, KID

(Sichuan Pepper)

ROU GUI (Cinnamon)

WU ZHU YU (Evodia Fruit)

XIAO HUI XIANG (Fennel)

hot, acrid, sweet HT, LIV, SP, KID

hot, acrid, bitter, LIV, SP, ST toxic

Warm, acrid

LIV, SP, ST, LIV

▪ Warms middle, Disperses cold, Stops pain: abd pain, vomiting, diarrhea ▪ Kills parasites causing abdominal pain ▪ Warms KID Yang: cold, weak back/knees, impotence, polyuria, nocturia ▪ Warms SP Yang: loss appetite, diarrhea w/undigested food ▪ Warms HT Yang: chest pain with slow pulse ▪ Disperses deep cold, Warms and unblocks channels, Stops pain: cold in LIV channel causing dys/amenorrhea, cold damp bi, yin sores w clear fluid ▪ Leads fire back to source: flushed face, wheeze, severe sweat, cold limbs ▪ Encourages generation of Qi/Blood: treat chronic qi/bld deficiency ▪ Warm middle, Disperse cold, Promotes movement Qi, Stops Pain: LIV/ST cold HA, epigastric pain, nausea**, drooling, hernia, reduce taste ▪ Redirects rebellion down, Stops vomiting ▪ Warms SP, Stops diarrhea: cold diarrhea d/t SP def. ▪ Expels cold damp: cold damp leg qi ▪ Leads fire down: tongue ulcers, powder placed in middle sole of foot **best warming LIV/ST to stop nausea, vomiting and diarrhea ▪ Disperse cold, Warms LIV/KID, Stops pain: lower burner cold, hernia** ▪ Regulates Qi, Harmonizes ST: treat ST cold with pain, indigest, vomit, lack appetite

TONIFY QI BAI ZHU (Atractylodes Rhizoma)

DA ZAO

PROPERTIES: ORGAN: ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: SP/LU Qi deficiencies b/c they are sweet,

SP, LU

Warm, bitter, sweet

SP, ST

Warm, sweet

SP, ST

▪ Strengthen SP Qi: treat SP Qi deficiency ▪ Nourishes blood, Calms spirit: treat irritability, emotionally labile d/t restless organ ▪ Moderates toxicities of other herbs

Neutral, sweet

LU, SP

Neutral, sweet

LU, HT, SP, ST

▪ Strengthen SP Qi: treat SP Qi deficiency ▪ Strengthen LU Qi: treat LU Qi deficiency with chronic cough or copious sputum ▪ Stregnthens SP Qi: treat SP Qi deficiency with palpitations or irregular pulse ▪ Moistens lungs, Stops cough: treat heat or cold causing unproductive cough ▪ Moderates spasms, Stops pain: painful abdomen or leg spasms ▪ Clears heat, Resolves fire toxins: treat boils, sore throat (unprepared form) ▪ Moderates toxicities of other herbs

(Chinese Date)

DANG SHEN (Codonopsis Root)

GAN CAO (Licorice Root)

HUANG JING

**all 12channel

Neutral, sweet

LU, SP, KID

▪ Strengthens SP Qi and Yin: treat SP Qi/Yin deficiency ▪ Enriches Yin, Moistens lungs: treat all types dry cough d/t qi and yin deficiency ▪ Treats exhausted KID essence: LBP, weak knees, lightheaded, DM

Warm, sweet

LU, SP

▪ Strengthei and Blood: treat post-partum fever, uterine bleeding ▪ Strengthen SP Qi, Raises Yang: treat prolaspe, bearing down sensation ▪ Stabilizes exterior, Stops sweating: treat def. w/spontaneous sweating ▪ Promotes urination, Reduces edema ▪ Promotes discharge of pus, Generates flesh: treat chronic ulcers and sores ▪ Powerfully tonify primordial Qi of yin organs: collapse of qi w/minute pulse ▪ Strengthen SP/ST Qi: treat SP/ST Qi deficiency ▪ Strengthen LU Qi: treat LU Qi deficiency ▪ Generates fluids, Stops thirst: treat DM, fever injuring fluids, profuse sweating ▪ Benefits HT Qi, Calms spirit: palpitations w/anxiety, insomnia, restlessness ▪ Strengthen SP/ST Qi and Yin: treat SP Qi/Yin deficiency ▪ Strengthen LU Qi and Yin: treat chronic cough or wheeze ▪ Strengthen KID, Secures essence: treat DM, spermatorrhea, polyuria, vaginal d/c

(Polygonatum Rhizoma)

HUANG QI (Astragalus Root)

**strongly ascending

REN SHEN

Warm, bitter, sweet

LU, SP

(Ginseng)

SHAN YAO

Neutral, sweet

LU, SP, KID

Neutral, bitter, sweet

LU, SP

(Chinese Yam)

TAI ZI SHEN (Pseudostellaria Root)

TONIFY BLOOD BAI SHAO

(Angelica Root)

▪ Strengthen SP Qi: treat SP Qi deficiency ▪ Generates fluids: treat thirst from severe febrile disease or summerheat

PROPERTIES ORGAN: ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: treat blood def, often combined herbs HT, SP, LIV tonify yin and/or qi. Herbs cloying so can cause indigestion : sweet Cold, bitter, sour SP, LIV

 combine with stomach strengthening herb ▪ Nourish blood, Regulates menses: treat irregular menses ▪ Calms LIV Yang rising, Stops pain: treat flank/chest/abd pain from stagnate LIV Qi ▪ Preserves yin, Adjusts nutritive and protective levels

warm, acrid, sweet

▪ Tonify blood, Regulate menses: treat bld def w/irregular menses, dys/amenorrhea ▪ Invigorates blood, Disperses cold: stop pain dt blood stasis from cold ▪ Moistens intestines and unblocks bowels: treat constipation w/bld def. ▪ Reduces swelling, Expels pus, Generates flesh, Stops pain:

(White Peony Root)

DANG GUI

involved in extraction of Qi from food and air and transforming qi in the body. ▪ Strengthen SP/ST Qi, Dries Damp: treat Sp Qi deficiency with damp obstructing ▪ Promotes water metabolism: treat edema, damp bi obstruction ▪ Stabilzes exterior, Stops sweating: treat spontaneous sweating ▪ Calms fetus

HT, SP, LIV

E JAIO

Neutral, sweet

(Donkey Hide Gelatin)

GOU QI ZI

Neutral, sweet

LU, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify LIV/KID: treat LIV/KID yin and blood deficiency ▪ Benefits essence, Brightens eyes: treat dizziness, blurry or decrease vision ▪ Nourishes yin, Moistens lungs: treat consumptive cough and DM

Warm, sweet

HT, SP

Cold, sweet

HT, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify blood, Nourish yin: treat dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, dry mouth, thirst ▪ Moistens Intestines: treat constipation from blood def.

(Wolfberry)

LONG YAN ROU SANG SHEN

treat sores, abscesses ▪ Treats cough, very weak in this function LU, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify blood: treat bld def, used stand alone melted in white rice ▪ Nourish blood, Stops bleeding: treat any bleeding esp. blood in stool, excessive menses ▪ Nourish and moisten yin: treat yin def. in aftermath of fever

(mulberry Fruit)

▪ Tonify HT/SP, Nourish blood, Calm spirit: treat HT/SP def. asso. pensive or overwor

SHU DI HUANG

Warm, sweet

TONIFY YANG

PROPERTIES: CHANNE ACTIONS/INDICATION: used KID, SP, HT yang def. but primarily Warm, salty, KID, LS sweet

LIV, KID

BA JI TIAN

warm, acrid, sweet

KID

HT, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify blood: treat bld def. w/irregular menses and no signs of stasis ▪ Nourish yin: treat LIV/KID yin def. ▪ Nourish blood, Tonify essence: treat delayed growth, premature (Chinese Foxglove) aging, graying hair ▪ Treats diabetes: esp. lower burner wasting and thirsting LIV, KID ▪ Tonify LIV/KID, Nourish blood, Augment essence: treat LIV/KID ZHI HE SHOU Warm, bitter, astringent, sweet yin or blood deficiency WU ▪ Expels wind in skin by nourishing blood: treat eczema from blood (Fleece Flower deficiency Root)

(Morinda Root)

BU GU ZHI (Psoralea Fruit)

**moist, soft nature

Very warm, acrid, bitter,

SP, KID

▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence: ▪ Warms SP Yang, Stops diarrhea

LU, KID

▪ Tonify KID Yang ▪ Tonify LU Yin, Stops bleeding: chronic def. cough, cough blood streaked sputum

**astringent

DONG CHONG Warm, sweet re XIA (Cordyceps)

DU ZHONG

There herbs are warm, drying so can injure yin  use caution in yin deficiency and fire ▪ Tonify KID Yang, not overly drying ▪ Strengthens sinews and bones, Expel wind cold damp

▪Tonify LIV/KID Yang ▪ Strengthen sinew and bones, aids flow qi/blood: treat weakness of tendons/bones ▪ Calms fetus Neutral, salty LU, KID ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence GE JIE ▪ Tonify LU Qi, **relieves wheeze/cough by increasing KID ability grasp (Gecko) Qi Warm, bitter, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify LIV/KID: treat wind cold damp with underlying LIV/KID GOU JI sweet deficiency (Chain Fern) ▪ Strengthen sinews and bone, Expel wind cold damp in LP and knees Warm, bitter LIV, KID ▪ Tonify KID Yang: best for tinnitus, deafness, teeth loss GU SUI BU ▪ Reconnects sinews and bone: treat ligment injuries or simple (Drynaria Rhizoma) fractures ▪ Stimulates growth hair Warm, salty, KID ▪Tonify KID Yang: impotence and lack of energy in elderly HAI LONG sweet ▪ Reduce swelling, Dissipates nodules: treat scrofula (Pipe-Fish) Warm, salty, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify KID Yang: impotence and lack of energy in elderly HAI MA sweet ▪ Invigorate blood, relieves stasis: bleeding and pain, delayed labor, (Sea Hoarse) boils, abd masses Warm, salty HT, KID ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence: impotence, nocturnal emissions, HAI SHEN urine frequency (Sea ▪ Moistens Intestines Cucumber/Slug) Warm, sweet LU, LI, KID ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Strengthen lower back and knees HU TAO REN **oily, moist nature ▪ Strengthen sinews and bones (walnut) ▪ Tonify LU Qi: chronic cough worse with exertion dt KID not grasping Qi ▪ Moistens intestines (Eucommia Bark)

Warm, acrid, sweet

LIV, KID

LU JIAO

Warm, salty (Deer Antler Slices) **cloying

LIV, KID

LU JAIO JAIO

LIV, KID

LU JIAO SHUANG

Warm, sweet, salty Warm, salty

LIV, KID

**cloying

(Deer Antler Gelatin)

LU RONG (Deer Antler Velvet)

ROU CONG RONG (Cistanche)

Warm, salty, sweet

LIV, KID

**strongest lu tonic **cloying

Warm, salty, sweet

LI, KID

LIV, KID

(Astragalus Seed) (Chinese Dodder Seed)

XIAN MAO

Neutral, acrid, sweet

LIV, KID

**tonify yin and yang without being cloying

Hot, acrid, toxic

KID

(Curculigo)

(**harsh, drying)

XU DUAN

Warm, acrid, bitter, sweet

LIV, KID

YANG QI SHI

Warm, salty

KID

YI ZHI REN

Warm, acrid,

SP, KID

(Japanese Teasel Root)

(Black Cardamon)

**astringent

YIN YANG HUO

Warm, acrid, sweet

(Epimedium)

LIV, KID

**very drying nature

ZI HE CHE

Warm, salty, (Human Placenta) sweet

TONIFY YIN

Cold, salty **heavy

SP, LIV

(Chinese Turtle)

GUI BAN

Cold, salty, sweet HT, LIV, KID

BIE JIA

▪ Tonify KID Yang ▪ Expels wind cold damp: esp. cold abdominal pain or low back pain ▪ Tonify LIV/KID Yang ▪ Reconnects sinews and bones, moves blood, stops pain: LB/knee pain from trauma ▪ Calm fetus, Stops leakage: restless fetus, uterine bleeding or leukorrhea ▪ Tonify KID Yang ▪ Warms womb and lower burner: impotence, spermat., infertility, bleeding dt cold ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence and urine ▪ Warms SP Yang, Stops diarrhea, Controls salivation ▪ Tonify KID Yang ▪ Dispel wind cold damp: spasms, cramps, numbness or hemiplegia following windstroke

PROPERTIES CHANNEL ACTIONS/INDICATION: Tonify yin, nourish, enrich and moisten the body. : S: LU, ST, LIV, KID LU, HT

(Lily Bulb)

▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence, **better than Tu Si Zi ▪ Nourish LIV, Improve vision ▪Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence and urine ▪ Nourish LIV/KID Yin, Improves vision,**better than Sha Yuan Zi ▪ Benefits SP, Stops diarrhea ▪ Calm fetus

LU, LIV, KID ▪ Tonify LIV/KID Yang, Augment essence, **very powerful tonify yin, yang, qi, blood ▪ Tonify LU Qi: esp. wheezing used between attacks or chronic cough ▪ Augments Qi and Blood: emaciation, pallor, streaming bone after fever or major illness

cold, sweet, moist Cold, bitter, sweet

BAI HE

▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence: esp. children physical/mental developmental do’s ▪ Strength sinews and bones: growth delays, skeletal deformities, non-healing fractures ▪ Warms Du, Ren, Chong, Dai Mai, Augments Marrow: uterine bleed, infertility dt cold ▪ Nourish Qi and Blood: chronic non-healing yin sores, non-healing fractures ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence: esp. infertility dt cold ▪ Moisten Intestines

**moist, oily nature

SHA YUAN ZI Warm, sweet TU SI ZI

▪ Tonify KID Yang: **can substitute for Lu Rong ▪ Invigorates blood, Reduces swellings: blood stasis in LB, breast abscess, toxic sores ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence ▪ Stops uterine bleeding: **stops all types bleeding ▪ Tonify KID Yang, Secures essence ▪ Tonify blood, Stops bleeding: treat essence deficiency w/uterine bleeding

**pure yin

**don’t use with SP/ST deficiency, obstructive damp/phlegm, distension or diarrhea

▪ Nourish LU, Clears heat, Stops cough: esp. chronic cough ▪ Clears HT, Calms spirit: low fever, insomnia, restless, irritable, palpitations ▪ Strongly Nourish Yin: steaming bone, consumption with night sweats ▪ Heavily Anchors Yang: vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, face spasms, limb tremors ▪ Invigorates blood, Promotes menses: blood stasis chest/flank with pain and amenorr. ▪ Dissipates nodules: malaria with palpable masses ▪ Unblocks and aids in function blood vessels: good in children w/issue of clumping ▪ Strongly Nourish Yin: steaming bone, consumption w/night sweats

(Fresh Water Turtle)

HAN LIAN CAO

Cold, sour, sweet LIV, KID (not in book)

(Eclipta)

LUO HAN GAO Cool, sweet

LU, SP, LI

(Momordia Fruit)

(not in book)

MAI MEN DONG

cold, bitter, sweet

LU, HT, ST

Cool, bitter, sweet

LIV, KID

(Opiopogon Tuber)

NU ZHEN ZI (Privet Fruit)

SANG JI SHEN Neutral, bitter (Mulberry Mistletoe)

(not in book)

SHA SHEN

cold, bitter, sweet

(Adenophorae Root)

SHI HU (Dendrobium)

TIAN MEN DONG

LIV, KID

LU, ST

▪ Nourish LU, Clears heat, Stops cough: dry cough w/blood streaked sputum ▪ Generates fluids to stop thirst: from summerheat; eat often in summer time ▪ Moistens intestines ▪ Nourish LU Yin: hacking dry cough or cough w/thick sputum hard expectorate ▪ Nourish ST Yin, Generates fluids: dry mouth ▪ Clears HT, Eliminates irritability : irritability from yin deficiency ▪ Moistens Intestines: constipation, dry mouth, irritability ▪ Nourish LIV/KID Yin: dizziness, floaters, sore LB, premature graying, tinnitus ▪ Clears heat from deficiency: internal heat from yin deficiency ▪ Improves vision: decrease vision **best herb for LIV/KID Yin deficiency ▪ Tonify LIV/KID Yin ▪ Nourish sinews and bone, Expel wind-damp: elderly with chronic LB/knee pain ▪ Nourish blood: dry scaly skin ▪ Calms fetus ▪ Nourish LU Yin, Clears LU heat: dry mouth, thirst, dry cough ▪ Nourish ST Yin, Generates fluids: dry mouth, thirst, irritability

**heavy, greasy

cold, salty, bland, ST, KID sweet

very cold, bitter, LU, KID sweet

(Asparagus Tuber)

XI YANG SHEN cold, bitter, (American Ginseng)

sweet

YU ZHU

Cold, sweet

(Scented Solomon Root)

▪ Anchors Yang: vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, face spasms, limb tremors ▪ Nourish KID Yin, Strengthens bones: failure fontanels to close, skeletal deformities ▪ Stabilize Ren and Chong: red/white vaginal discharge , spermatorrhea ▪ Cools blood, Stops uterine bleeding: excess menses from chaotic hot blood ▪ Nourish HT Blood: anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness ▪ Treat non-healing sores and ulcers ▪ Nourish LIV/KID Yin: dizziness, vertigo, blurry vision, grey hair, weak LB/legs ▪ Cools blood, Stops bleeding: all types reckless bleeding from heat

LU, HT, KID

LU, ST

▪ Nourish KID Yin, Clears Def. heat: low grade fever, dry throat, red tongue no coat ▪ Nourish ST Yin, Generates fluids: dry mouth, severe thirst, intractable fever ▪ Augments essence, Brightens vision: decrease vision, dizziness, weak LB/legs **best herb nourish ST yin, expel deficiency heat, treat injury to fluids after fever ▪ Nourish LU Yin, Clears LU heat: dry mouth, dry cough w/blood streaked sputum ▪ Nourish KID Yin: wasting and thirsting in all 3 jaios, consumptive diease ▪ Generates fluids: constipation from dryness ▪ Nourish LU Qi/Yin, Clears LU fire: chronic wheeze, cough w/blood streamed fluids ▪ Nourish Qi/Yin, Generates fluids: post-fever w/weakness, irritability, thirst ▪ Nourish LU/ST Yin: cough, dry throat, irritable, thirst ▪ Moistens dryness: steaming bone, wasting and thirst w/intense hunger and constip. ▪ Extinguishes wind: dizziness d/t internal wind, external wind-heat ▪ Moistens sinews: pain, spasms from insufficient fluids

STABLIZE & BIND:

PROPERTIES CHANNE ACTIONS/INDICATION: discharge of substances or prolapses caused by old age, chronic disease, weak primal qi or improper use : LS purgative or dispersing herbs

“keeps fluids in”

sour, astringent

BAI GUO

neutral, sweet, LU, KID bitter, astringent, TOXIC warm, salty, SP, ST, LI sweet, astringent

(Ginkgo Biloba)

CHI SHI ZHI (Hallosite)

FU PEN ZI (Chinese Raspberry)

FU XIAO MAI HAI PIAO XIAO (Cuttlefish Bone)

HE ZI (Myrobalan Fruit)

JIN YING ZI (Cherokee Rosehips)

LIAN XU (Lotus Stamen)

LIAN ZI (Lotus Seed)

MAN HUANG GEN QIAN SHI (Euryale Seeds)

**only treat manifestions, must be combined to treat root of do (usually deficiency) **CI exterior disorder not resolved, dampness or heat

▪ Stops wheeze: chronic cough with wheeze and copious sputum ▪ Stops discharge and leakage, Dispels damp: vaginal discharge, turbid urination ▪ Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea w/undigest food dt cold, dysentery w/bld and mucous ▪ Stops bleeding: uterine bleeding, excess menses, bloody stool, trauma bleeding (topically) ▪ Heals wounds: topically for non-healing ulcers, weeping damp sores, prolaspe rectum neutral, sweet, LIV, KID ▪ Secures essence, Contains urine: frequency, enuresis, impotence, astringent wet dreams ▪ Improves vision: poor vision w/sore LB and knees dt LIV/KID deficiency cool, salty, sweet HT ▪ Stops sweating: night sweats, spontaneous sweating, sweaty palm (conserves the HT) warm, salty, ST, LIV, KID ▪ Stops bleeding: all types of bleeding, esp. from deficiency astringent ▪ Secures essence: nocturnal emissions, pre-ejaculation, esp. vaginal discharge*** ▪ Controls acidity, Stops pain: epigastric pain, acid regurg., diarrhea w/naval pain ▪ Heals wounds, Dispels Damp: chronic non-healing skin ulcers, damp rashes neutral, bitter, LU, ST, LI ▪ Stops cough, Benefits throat: chronic cough/wheeze with aphasia sour, astringent ▪ Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea, dysentery neutral, sour, KID, UB, LI ▪ Secures essence, Contains urine: spermatorrhea, vaginal astringent discharge, incontinence ▪ Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea, dysentary neutral, sweet, HT, LIV, KID ▪ Secures essence: wet dreams, spermatorrhea, premature ejacul. astringent (thin watery semen) ▪ Stops bleeding: very mild effect use with other herbs neutral, sweet, HT, SP, KID ▪ Tonify KID, Stabilizes essence: pre-mature ejaculation, astringent spermatorrhea ▪ Tonify SP, Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea, loose appetite dt SP deficiency ▪ Calm Spirit: palpitations, anxiety, irritability, imsomina dt HT/KID disharmony neutral, sweet LU ▪ Stops sweating: night sweats, spontaneous sweats, post-partum sweating neutral, sweet, astringent

SP, KID

ROU DOU KOU warm, spicy/acrid SP, ST, LI (Nutmeg Seed)

SANG PIAN XIAO

neutral, salty, sweet

LIV, KID

SHAN ZHU YU Sl. warm, sour

LIV, KID

(Mantis Egg Case) (Cherry Fruit)

SHI LIU PI

warm, sour,

ST, LI

▪ Tonify SP, Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea dt SP Qi deficiency –esp. in children ▪ Secures essence: natural emissions, premature ejacul., spermatorrhea, incontinence ▪ Stops discharge, Dispels damp: vaginal discharge dt SP/KID deficiency or damp-heat ▪ Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea or daybreak diarrhea dt SP/KID disharmony ▪ Warms middle, Moves Qi, Stop pain: abdominal pain and distension from SP/ST cold ▪ Tonify KID, Secures essence: nocturnal emissions w/out dreams, impotence ▪ Contains urine: dribbling, frequency, esp. enuresis in children*** ▪ Tonify LIV/KID: lightheadness, dizziness, sore LB/knees, impotence ▪ Secures essence: frequency, incontinence, spermatorrhea, excess sweating ▪ Stops sweating, Treats Collapse: excess sweating esp. w/yang and qi collapse (shock) ▪ Stops uterine bleeding ▪ Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea dt cold, dysentery, rectal prolapse

(Pomegranate Husk)

TOXIC, astringent

WU BEI ZI

cold, sour, salty

(Gallnut)

WU MEI (Mume Fruit)

WU WEI ZI (Schisandra Fruit)

YIN GOU YE

YING SU KE (Opium Poppy Husk)

YU YU LIANG (Limonite)

CALM THE SPIRIT

▪ Kills parasites LU, LI, KID

▪ Stops cough: chronic cough dt LU deficiency ▪ Stop diarrhea: chornic diarrhea, dysentery, blood in stool, rectal prolaspe ▪ Secures and Restrains: for any type of leakage****** ▪ Reduces swelling, Resolves toxicity: topically for damp sores, scar tissue Warm, sour, LU, SP, LIV, ▪ Stops cough: chronic cough dt LU Qi deficiency astringent LI ▪ Stops diarrhea: chronic diarrhea, dysentery or blood in the stool ▪ Stops bleeding: used in charred form for anus, uterine or vaginal bleeding ▪ Stops thirst, Generates fluids: thirst from yin deficiency or wasting and thirsting ▪ Expels round worm, Stops pain: abdominal pain w/vomiting of roundworms warm, sour, LU, HT, KID ▪ Stops cough: chronic cough/wheeze dt LU Qi deficiency sweet ▪ Secures essence: nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea, vaginal dc, frequency ▪ Stops diarrhea: daybreak diarrhea from SP/KID deficiency ▪ Stops sweating, Generates fluids: excess sweating w/thirst or dry throat ▪ Calms spirit: irritability, palpitations, d-d sleep, insomnia dt HT/KID disharmony Neutral, bitter, LU ▪ Stops wheeze sweet, astringent ▪ Relieves chest oppression and pain neutral, sour, LU, KID, LI ▪ Stops Cough: chronic cough dt LU Qi deficiency or KID not grasping astringent, TOXIC the Qi ▪ Stabilize lower burner: spermatorrhea, seminal emissions, vaginal discharge, polyuria ▪ Stops pain: treat all types of pain***esp. abdominal, sinews and bones neutral, sweet, ST, LI ▪ Stop diarrhea: esp. to point of incontinence astringent, ▪ Controls bleeding: chronic vaginal discharge or uterine bleeding **heavy

PROPERTIES: ORGAN

ACTION/INDICATIONS: treat disturbed spirit with s/s: of

Neutral, sweet

irritability, insomnia, palpitations with anxiety, insanity caused by jing or overwork leads HT/LIV def.

HT, LIV

**these herbs treat symptoms, always combine with herb treat underlying cause (root)

SUBSTANCE ANCHOR, SETTLE AND CALM SPIRIT ▪ Minerals and shells with a function related to weight and density to calm spirit, descend rising LV yang, descend rebellious LU Qi and ST Qi ▪ Caution: minerals can injure ST Qi causing indigestion and loss of appetite  Combine w/herb nourish SP/ST, only take for short time Neutral, sweet HT, LIV, UB ▪ Stops palpitations: palpitations with anxiety, excess dreams, HU PO **enters blood insomnia, forgetfulness (Amber) level (drain) · Stops tremors: seizures from disturbed spirit and childhood seizures ▪ Dispels blood stasis, Unblocks menses: amenorrhea or pain w/palpable masses ▪ Unblocks painful urinary dribble: urine retention or dribble esp. with blood ▪ Promotes healing, Reduces swellings: topically for ulcers, swelling scrotum/vulva Neutral, sweet, HT, LIV, KID ▪ Settle anxiety: restless, insomnia w/d-d sleep, palpitations, LONG GU astringent anxiety (Dragon bone) ▪ Anchors floating yang: irritability, dizziness, blurry vision, bad temper, seizures ▪ Prevents leakage of fluids (Stabilize Dai Mai): sweat, discharges, uterine bleeding

NOURISH HEART, CALMS SPIRIT : **mild tonifying herbs with few side effect

▪ Plants with sweet, moist properties that Nourish HT/LIV, Tonify Blood, Tonify Yin to calm the spirit with s/s of malaise, palp., irritability, insomnia ▪ Sour –contracts to treat expansion of spirit with s/s excessive laughter, hyperactivity, mania

▪ Acrid –spreads and disperses to treat contraction of spirit with s/s constraint, depression Neutral, sweet HT, KID, LI ▪ Nourishes HT Yin/Blood: irritability, insomnia, forgetful, BAI ZI REN **very gentle, moist palpitations, night terrors (Biota seed) ▪ Moistens intestines: constipation in elderly and post-partum from yin/blood def. ▪ Treats night sweats: from yin deficiency Neutral, sweet HT, LIV ▪ Relieves LIV Qi constraint: bad temper, depression, insomnia, HE HUAN PI irritability, poor mem. (Silktree bark) ▪ Harm. blood, Stops pain, Reconnects sinews/bones: pain from trauma or fractures ▪ Reduces abscesses, Dispel swelling: external, internal abscess, esp. LU abscesses Neutral, sweet, HT, SP, LIV, ▪ Nourishes HT Yin/LIV Blood: irritability, insomnia, palpitations w/ SUAN ZAO sour GB anxiety REN ▪ Prevents abnormal sweating: spontaneous sweat, night sweats (Sour Jujube seed) ▪ Generates fluids: thirst from yin deficiency (sour) Warm, acrid, LU, HT ▪ Nourish HT Qi/Yang: insomnia, palp. w/anxiety, restless dt YUAN ZHI COMBO: bitter constrained emotions (Polygala root) **disseminates, drains, ▪ Establish HT/KID Disharmony: frees HT Qi, guides KID Qi up to unblocks, thusts communicate w/HT outward, assist free ▪ Expels HT phlegm, Clear orifices: shen disturbance, epilepsy, movement Qi catatonia, stupor ▪ Expels LU phlegm, Stop cough: copious sputum difficult to expectorate ▪ Reduces abscesses, Dispels swelling: boils, sores, swollen painful breast

OPEN ORFICES

PROPERTIES: ORGAN Aromatic, acrid

ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: pathogenic influences causing phlegm

to envelop the heart or close the orifices causes spirit to be locked up leads delirium, coma ▪ Closed disorders –pathogen invades orifices causing the spirit to be “locked-up” or “closed” 1) Hot Closed do –warm pathogen enters nutritive level; s/s: delirium, irritability, convulsion, red face, heavy breathing (meningitis, infection) 2) Cold Closed do –cold pathogen enters nutritive level; s/s: ashen, blue face, sudden collapse, foaming of mouth (strokes, poisonings) ▪ Caution: -aromatic herbs are scattering and can injures source Qi; use for short time, Treat manifestations not root of disease so combine -do not use aromatic herbs to treat abandoned patterns –LOC from deficiency, **always as a pill/powder except She Xiang Pu Cold, acrid, bitter LU, HT, SP ▪ Opens orifices, Restore LOC: PC heat invades PC w/LOC or BING PIAN summerheat stroke LOC (Borneol-menthol) ▪ Clears toxic heat, Drains fire: topically for ulcers mouth, tongue, throat, deafness ▪ Clears eyes, Removes superficial obstruction: red, swollen, tearing eyes (conjtivis) ▪ Stops pain and itching: sores, boils, skin disease, sore throat, canker sores, toothache Warm, acrid, HT, LIV, SP ▪ Vigorously opens orifices, Restore LOC: heat invades PC SHE XIANG aromatic w/delirium, epilepsy, LOC (Deer musk **very intensely ▪ Moves blood, Dispel clumps: boils, hematomas, insect bites, fixed secretions) piercing aromatic palpable masses prop ▪ Stops pain: pain from trauma, chest bi pain (topically over UB15 for angina)

SHI CHANG PU

Warm-gently, acrid, HT, ST bitter, aromatic

(Sweet Flag Rhizome)

SU HE XIANG Warm, acrid, (Styrax-Liquid

sweet, aromatic

HT, SP

▪ Dispels dead fetus: facilitates downward passage of dead fetus or placenta ▪ Opens orifices, Expels phlegm: coma, seizures dt phlegm-damp obstructing HT ▪ Expels phlegm blocking ascent yang: dizziness, deaf, poor memory, blunted affect ▪ Harmonize SP, Promotes digestion: chest/abd distension, stomachache dt cold damp ▪ Expel wind cold damp: topically for cold wind damp bi, joint pain, arthritis ▪ Reduces swellings: topically for scabies ▪ Opens orifice, Expels turbid filth: wind stroke collapse, coma, seizures dt cold phlegm

Amber)

▪ Opens constraint, Stops pain: abdominal or chest bi pain from cold phlegm

STOPS WIND/ PROPERTIES ORGAN: ACTIONS/INDICATION: interior wind from pathogenic changes of LIV, KID LIV or KID such as LIV/KID Yin deficiency, LIV yang rising, STOP : Blood deficiency, High fevers cold or warm, TREMORS BAI JIANG CAN (Silkworm)

drying Neutral, acrid, salty

LU, LIV

**drying nature to transform phlegm, damp

▪ Stops Spasm, Convulsions: childhood convulsion, facial paralysis ▪ Dispels Wind-Heat, Stop Pain: HA, toothache, red eyes, sore swollen throat**, aphasia ▪ Stops Itch: itchy skin lesion dt wind-heat or LIV wind ▪ Transforms Phlegm, Softens Hard Masses: scrofula and other phlegm-heat nodules **externally for mastitis, burn it hold fingers in smoke to thicken soft, brittle finger nails

BAI/CI JI LI (Caltrop Fruit)

Neutral, acrid, bitter

DAI ZHE SHI

Cold, bitter

**light weight

(Hematite)

**heavy

DI LONG

Cold, salty

(Earthworm)

**downward directing nature –move and perice

GOU TENG

Cold, sweet

(Uncaria Vine)

**light, clearing, draining nature good exterior wind

LING YANG JIAO

Cold, salty

(Antelope Horn)

LOU BU MA (Dogbane Leaf)

Cool, bitter, sweet

LIV

▪ Calms LIV, Anchors Yang: HA, vertigo, dizziness ▪ Smooth LIV Qi, Dispels Clumps: flank distension, irregular menses, difficult lactation ▪ Dispels Wind-Heat, Improves Vision: red, swollen painful eyes, excess tearing ▪Dispels Wind, Stops Itch: any skin lesions with intense itching i.e. hives LIV, HT, PC ▪ Clears LIV fire, Subdues Yang: rising LIV fire/yang with dizziness, tinnitus, deafness ▪ Strongly Descends Rebellious Qi: belching, vomiting, hiccups, wheeze (LIV fire attacking) ▪ Cools blood, Stops bleeding: vomiting blood, nose bleeds LIV, LU, SP, ▪ Stops Spasms, Convulsions: high fever causing delrium, incoherent UB speech, convulsions ▪ Clear heat, Unblocks channels: cold or heat damp bi, hemiplegia, painful urination ▪ Stops wheeze: esp. lung heat LIV, PC ▪ Stops Spasms: liver heat stirring wind causing tremors, childhood **PC governs seizures, eclampsia fire ▪ Drains LIV heat, Subdues Yang: rising LIV fire/yang with HA, red eyes, dizziness, HTN ▪ Releases Exterior: wind-heat invasion w/ fever, child, red eyes, sore throat, HA LIV, HT ▪ Stops Spasms, Convulsions: childhood convulsions from high fevers ▪ Anchors LIV Yang: dizziness, vertigo, irritability, splitting HA, HTN ▪ Improves Vision: red, swollen eyes, photophobia ▪ Drains heat, Resolves fire toxins: warm heat pathogens causing high fever, mania, LOC ▪ Clears Damp-Heat: wind-damp heat bi LIV ▪ Clear LIV heat, Subdues Yang: rising LIV fire/yang with HA, red eyes, dizziness, HTN ▪ Nourish HT, Calm Spirit: insomnia, palpitation, generalizes nervousness ▪ Promotes urination: edema, dysuria with heat **usually taken daily in tea to clear heat, prevent dizziness, lower BP, reduce edema

QUAN XIE (Scorpion)

Neutral, acrid, Salty, toxic **nature piercing, opens

SHI JUE MING Cold, salty (Haliotidae)

LIV

COMBO: Gou Teng

LIV, KID

COMBO: Jue Ming Zi

▪ Stops Tremors, Convulsions: spasms hands and feet, twitching, tics, torticollis ▪ Unblocks Collaterals, Stop Pain: stubborn HA and Bi syndrome ▪ Resolves Fire Toxins, Dissipates Nodules: topically toxic sores, swelling ,scrofula ▪ Clear LIV heat, Subdues Yang: rising LIV fire/yang with HA, red eyes, dizziness, HTN ▪ Improves Vision, Recedes Visual Obstructions, pterygium, red, swollen eyes ▪ Increases Gastric Acidity and topically for bleeding **Also Nourishes LIV Yin to treat not only the branch but the root of LIV yang

rising

TIAN MA

Neutral, sweet

LIV

(Gastrodia Rhizoma)

**moist

COMBO: Gou Teng

WU GONG

Warm, acrid, toxic

LIV

(Centipede)

**traveling, piercing

COMBO: Quan Xie, Bai Jiang

ANCHOR AND CALM SPIRIT Cool, salty, LIV, KID MU LI (Oyster Shell)

Astringent **heavy

ZHEN ZHU MU Cold, salty, sweet LIV, HT (Mother of Pearl)

**heavy

ZI BEI CHI

Neutral, salty

(Cowery Shell)

LIV, SP

▪ Stops Spasms, Tremors: all types internal stirring LIV wind from hot or cold ▪ Stops Pain: headache, dizziness, migraines from wind-phlegm or wind-stroke ▪ Disperses Painful Bi: wind-damp bi of LB or extremities ▪ Stops Spasms, Convulsions: childhood convulsions, ridgid spasms, lockjaw, seizures ▪ Unblocks Collaterals, Stops Pain: stubborn HA and Bi syndrome ▪ Resolves Toxins, Dissipates Nodules: sores, carbuncles, scrofula, snake bites ▪ Heavily Calms Spirit: palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia ▪ Benefits Yin, Anchors Yang: irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, blurry vision, red face ▪ Prevents Leakage Fluids: all types sweating, discharges, uterine bleeding ▪ Softens Hardness: scrofula, goiter ▪ Absorbs Acidity, Stops Pain: severe stomach pain with sour taste mouth ▪ Drains LIV fire, Anchors Yang: HA, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia ▪ Improves Vision: red eyes, photophobia, superficial obstructions ▪ Calms Spirit, Sedates Fright: palpitations, anxiety, insomnia ▪ Stops Bleeding: esp. in upper jaio ▪ Calms LIV Yang, Sedates Fright: dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, night terrors ▪ Improves Vision, Brightens Eyes: red, swollen eyes with superficial obstructions

CLEARS HEAT FROM EXTERIOR Cold, bitter, LIV, LI, KID ▪ Improves Vision: red, painful eyes dt wind-heat, night blindness, JUE MING ZI (Cassia Seeds)

salty, Sweet

**moist. raise and directs down

gradual loss of vision ▪ Calm LIV, Anchors Yang: HA, dizziness ▪ Lowers blood pressure, Prevents arthrosclerosis