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Ma Huang- Ephedra Stem
1. Taste: Acrid, Slightly Bitter
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: UB, LU
4. Grown: Sandy, Dry Meadow, Stony Hill
5. Functions:
(Ma Huang for Upper Part Body)
- a. Release Exterior & Disperse Cold. Used for Tai
- Yang condition, esp for Wind-Cold Exterior Excess.
- b. Facilitates mvmt of LU Qi, Calms Wheezing, & Stops Coughing. Promotes Urination & Disperses Cold Pathogen.
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Gui Zhi- Cinnamon Twig
1. Taste: Acrid, Sweet
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: HT, LU, UB
4. Grown: South & Warm Areas
5. Functions:
- a. Releases Exterior & Assists Yang.
- b. Used for Exterior Cold fr Def Patterns where Sweating occurs s Improvement in Pt Condition.
- c. Warms & Unblocks Channels & Collaterals.
- d. Warms Yang & Transforms Thin Mucus: Used for Lack of Transformation of Fluids 2’ Yang Def.
- e. Warms & Facilitates flow of Yang Qi in Chest.
- Warms Channels, Vss, & Collaterals: Used for Painful Obstruction & Warming Bld Vss to Remove
- Stag & Regulating Menses.
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Zi Su Ye- Perilla Leaf
1. Taste: Acrid, Aromatic
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: LU, SP
4. Functions:
- a. Releases Exterior & Disperses Cold: Used for
- Wind-Cold Dampness Condition.
- b. Promotes Mvmt of Qi & Expands Chest: Used for Chronic ST/SP Qi Stagnation.
- c. Resolves Seafood Poisoning. Use during Pregnancy: Used for Dampness Obstruction in Middle Jiao.
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Jing Je- Schizonepta Stem or Bud
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Slightly Warm
3. Channels: LU, LR
4. Functions:
- a. Vents Rashes & Alleviates Itching: Used for Wind-Cold Attack.
- b. Releases Exterior & Dispels Wind: Used for Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat Attack.
- c. Stops Bleeding when Charred.
- 5. CI: Fully Erupted Measles or Open Sores.
- 6. Dosage: 3-9g
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Fang Feng- Saposhnikovia Root
1. Taste: Sweet, Acrid
2. Temp: Slightly Warm
3. Channels: BL, LR, SP
4. Functions:
- a. Expels Wind & Relieves Spasms: Used for External Wind-Cold; Internal Wind; Intestinal Wind 2’ Imbalance btw LR & SP.
- b. Expels Wind-Damp & Alleviates Pain: Used for Exterior Wind-Damp Bi-Syndrome when Combined
- c Qiang Huo. Releases Exterior & Expels Wind.
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Qiang Huo- Notopterygium Root
1. Taste: Acrid, Bitter, Aromatic
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: BL, KD
4. Functions:
- a. Guides Qi to the Tai Yang & Du Channel
- b. Unblocks Painful Obstruction & Alleviates Pain:
- Used for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi-Syndrome esp for Upper Part of Body & Upper Limbs. Releases Exterior & Disperses Cold.
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Gao Ben- Chinese Lovage Root
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: BL, DU
4. Functions:
- a. Discharges Exterior Condition & Disperses Cold: Used for Exterior Wind-Cold Attack.
- b. Dispels Wind, Overcomes Dampness, & Alleviates Pain: Used for Exterior Wind-Cold-Damp Bi-Synd.
- 5. CI: H/A fr Bld Def or Heat Pattern.
- 6. Dosage: 3-9g
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Xi Xin- Asarum
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: LU, HT, KI
4. Functions:
- a. Unblocking & Facilitating the Orifices: Used for
- Clearing Orifices of the Head.
- b. Dispels Wind, Disperses Cold, & Relieves Pain:
- Used for Wind-Cold Conditions.
- c. Warms the LU & Transforms Thin Mucus: Used for Exterior Wind-Cold c Congested Fluids.
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Bai Zhi- Dahurian Angelica Root
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: LU, ST, SP
4. Functions:
- a. Expels Wind, Eliminates Damp, Unblocks Nasal Passages, & Alleviates Pain: Used for Wind Invading Yang Ming Channels of Head.
- b. Reduces Swelling & Expels Pus: Used for Early Stage of Superficial Sores & Carbuncles.
- c. Expels Damp & Alleviates Discharge: Used
- for Cold-Damp or Damp-Heat in Lower Jiao.
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Cang Er Zi- Xanthium Fruit
1. Taste: Bitter, Sweet
2. Temp: Warm, Toxic
3. Channels: LU
4. Functions:
- a. Disperses Wind-Damp & Opens Nasal Passages:
- Used for any nasal or sinus problem when Combined c Xin Yi & Bai Zhu (Can Er Zi San).
- b. Dispels Exterior Wind.
- c. Disperses Wind & Expels Damp: Used for Wind-Damp Bi-Synd or Skin Disorders c Itching.
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Xin Yi (Hua)- Magnolia Flower
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: LU, ST
4. Functions:
- a. Expels Wind-Cold & Unblocks Nasal Passages: Used for Nasal Obstruction or Congestion.
- 5. CI: Yin Deficiency Heat
- 6. Dosage: 3-9g; placed in cheese-cloth bag prior to decocting because the flowers have small hair which can be irritating.
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E Bu Shi Cao- Small Centipeda Herb
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Slightly Warm
3. Channels: LU
4. Functions:
- a. Disperses Wind-Cold & Unblocks Nasal Passages
- b. Disperses Pathogens, Resolves Toxicity, & Reduces Swelling: Used for Toxic & Traumatic Swelling.
- 5. CI: Gastric Prob- Peptic Ulcers, Gastritis.
- 6. Dosage: 6-9g
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Sheng Jiang- Fresh Ginger Rhizome
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Slightly Warm
3. Channels: LU, HT, KI
4. Functions:
- a. Warms Middle Jiao; Alleviates Vomiting: Used for Cold in ST; Used for Adjusting Wei Qi & Ying Qi when Sweat s Improvement in Condition.
- b. Induce Sweating, Releases Exterior & Disperses Cold.
- c. Warms LU & Stops Cough.
- d. Resolves Toxicity: Used for Seafood Poisoning; Used for Resolving Toxicity of other Herbs.
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Cong Bai- Scallion
1. Taste: Acrid
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: LU, ST
4. Functions:
- a. Releases Exterior & Induces Sweating: Used for
- Very Early Stage Exterior Wind-Cold.
- b. Disperses Cold & Unblocks Yang.
- c. Resolves Toxicity & Disperses Clumps.
- 5.CI: Profuse Sweating 2’ Exterior Deficiency.
- 6. Dosage: 3-9g
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Xiang Ru- Mosla
1. Taste: Acrid, Aromatic
2. Temp: Slightly Warm
3. Channels: LU, ST
4. Functions:
- a. Releases Exterior & Induces Sweating: Used for
- Summer-Heat or Wind-Cold Damp.
- b. Promotes Urination & Reduces Swelling.
- 5. CI: Profuse Sweating fr Exterior Deficiency.
- 6. Dosage: 3-9g
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Xi He Liu- Tamarisk Stems & Leaves
1. Taste: Acrid, Sweet
2. Temp: Warm
3. Channels: LU, ST, HT
4. Functions:
- a. Induces Sweating & Vents Rashes
- 5. CI: Fully Erupted Measles; Cases of Deficiency c Profuse Sweating.
- 6. Dosage: 3-9g
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