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Herbs that Tonify the Blood
- Shu Di Huang
- Rehmanniae Radix Preparata
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Herbs that Tonify the Yin
- Mai Men Dong
- Ophiopogonis Radix
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Herbs that Stabilise and Bind
- Wu Wei Zi
- Schisandra Fructus
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Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
- Long Gu
- Fossiliae Ossis Mostodi
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Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
- Suan Zao Ren
- Ziziphi Spinosae Semen xd
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Suan Zao Ren
Ziziphi Spinosae Semen
Chan/Prop
- Prop: sweet, sour, neutral
- Chan: GB, HT, LV, SP
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Long GU
Fossilae Ossis Mastodi
Chan/Prop
- Prop: sweet, astringent, neutral
- Chan: HT, LV, KI
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Wu Wei Zi
Schisandra Fructus
Chan/Prop
- Prop: sour, sweet, warm
- Chan: HT, KI, LU
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Mai Men Dong
Ophiopogonis Radix
Chan/Prop
- Prop: sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
- Chan: HT, LU, ST
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Shu Di Huang
Rehmanniae Radix PReparata
Chan/Prop
- Prop: sweet, slightly warm
- Chan: HT, KI, LV
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Ren Shen
Ginseng Radix
Chan/Prop
- Prop: sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm
- Chan: LU, SP
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Ren Shen
Actions/Contra
- Powerfully tonifies primal qi of five organs
- Strengthen SP and tonifies ST
- Tonifies Lung and augments the qi for wheezing and SOB
- Generates fluids and stops thirst
- Benefits the Heart qi and calms the spirit
- Revives from collapse
- stops heavy bleeding
Contra: excess conditions or fire from constraint
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Shu Di Huang
Actions/Contra
- Tonifies the blood
- Nourish the yin
- Generates essence
- Strongly enrich the yin and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder
- Nourishes the blood and tonifies the essence
- Contra: Qi stagnation
- Also cloying and rich, readily leads to stagnation of dampness and impedes digestion.
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Mai Men Dong
Actions/Contra
- Moisten the Lungs and nourishes the yin
- Augments the stomach yin and generates fluid
- moistens intestine
- clears heart and eliminates irritability
Contra: Spleen def
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Wu Wei Zi
Actions/Contra
- Contains the leakage of Lung qi and stops coughs
- Tonifies the Kidneys, binds up the essence, and stops diarrhoea
- Inhibits sweating and generates fluids
- Quiets the spirit while calming and containing the Heart qi
Contra: external pathogen and excess condition
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Long Gu
Actions/Contra
- Settles anxiety and calms the spirit
- Calms the Liver and anchors and preserves the floating yang
- PRevents leakage of fluids
- Contra: excess disorders
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Suan Zao Ren
Actions/Contra
- Nourishes the Heart yin augments the Liver blood, and spirit
- Prevents abnormal sweating
Contra: heat from excess
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