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(1) Irritability & thirst
(2) Scanty painful urination B.98 C.120 Dr.15 |
dàn zhú yè 淡竹葉
(zhú yè) (1) Clears heat & eliminates irritability [Irritability & thirst*, mouth sores, swollen painful gums d/t heat in HT or ST; Light, gentle, disperses constrained Heat ] (2) Promotes urination & clears damp-heat [Scanty painful urination*, irritability, esp d/t SI] (N) Not true bamboo [*More of a helper; all bamboos can be used for mild UTIs/Damp-Heat in lower jiao] No noted CTX dàn(light in color, weak, tasteless) zhú(bamboo) yè(leaf) Lophatheri Herba lophatherum stem and leaves |
sweet, bland, cold
HT SI ST ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Red swollen eyes d/t WH in LV channel
B.116 C.128 Dr.17 |
gǔ jīng cǎo 穀精草
(1) Disperses wind-heat, brightens eyes, & eliminates superficial visual obstruction [Red swollen eyes d/t WH in LV channel*, photosensitivity, spots in front of eyes, WH throat bi or HA or toothache; Very good for eyes] (N) Gentle, soothing, moistening herb [*Lightening, easing; Can be used by itself as tea to relieve tired eyes ] CTX: Eye conditions d/t blood defic gǔ(grain) jīng(essence) cǎo(herb) Eriocauli Flos pipewort scapus and inflorescence |
sweet, neutral
LV ST ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Red swollen painful eyes
(2) HA (3) Chronic constipation (4) Lowers BP & serum cholesterol B.111 C.803 Dr.16 |
jué míng zǐ 決明子
(1) Clears LV & eyes [Red swollen painful eyes* d/t heat or WH in LV channel; Any eye problems, balances, soothes, clears, resolves eyeball, optic nerve, & eye structures ] (2) Calms LV & anchors errant yang [HA*, dizziness, hypertension, migraines ] (3) Moistens intestines & unblocks bowels [Chronic constipation*, infrequent stools, esp d/t LV yin defic; Weak affect here ] (4) Prevents atherosclerosis [Lowers BP & serum cholesterol*, long term softens & reduces plaque] CTX: SP defic diarrhea, is cold laxative jué(unhampered certainty) míng(clarity of eyes) zǐ(seeds) Cassiae Semen cassia seed |
bitter, sweet, salty, sl cold
LV LI KD ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Dry mouth
(2) Scanty difficult urine (3) Measles B.106 C.117 Dr.14 |
lú gēn 蘆根
(xiān lú gēn, wĕi jīng) (1) Clears heat & generates fluids [Dry mouth*, thirst, dry throat; a favorite to generate fluids] (2) Clears heat & promotes urination [Scanty difficult urine*, dysuria, dark urine, blood in urine, edema, diarrhea with dark scanty urine ] (3) Encourages rashes to surface [Measles*, febrile dz w/ rashes early stages; other herbs are better] (N) Primary use is to generate fluids, poor distribution of fluids d/t SP qi defic [*Also thick, sticky, hard to expectorate LU phlegm] Mild Caution: Cold d/t defic SP ST lú(reed) gēn(rhizome) Phragmitis Rhizoma reed rhizome |
sweet, cold
LU ST ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Red swollen painful eyes
B.114 C.126 Dr.17 |
mì méng huā 密蒙花
(1) Clears LV, brightens eyes, & reduces superficial visual obstruction [Red swollen painful eyes*, excessive tearing, sensitivity to light, superficial visual obstruction] No noted CTX mì(dense) méng(cover) huā(flower) Buddlejae Flos Buddleia flower bud |
sweet, sl cold
LV ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Red painful swollen eyes
(2) HBP B.113 C.127 Dr.16 |
qīng xiāng zǐ 青葙子
(1) Clears wind-heat, drains LV fire, & improves vision [Red painful swollen eyes* d/t either WH or LV fire, cataracts] (2) Hypertension d/t LV yang rising [HBP*, hypertension] CTX: Glaucoma, dilates eye pupils qīng(green or blue, natural) xiāng(celosiae) zǐ(seed) Celosiae Semen celosia seed |
sweet, sl cold
LV ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Very high big fever w/out chills
(2) Excess bronchitis (3) Swollen painful gums (4) Burns (N) Fever thirst sweating pulse B.89 C.108 Dr.13 |
shí gāo 石膏
(1) Clears heat & drains fire [Very high big fever w/out chills*, big sweat, big thirst, big flooding pulse, irritability, red tongue yellow coat; Excess in Qi & Yangming level] (2) Clears heat from excess from LU [Excess bronchitis* or pneumonia, cough wheezing w/ fever & thick sputum] (3) Clears blazing ST fire [Swollen painful gums*, HA, toothache] (4) For eczema, burns, & ulcerated sores [Burns*, eczema, ulcerated sores; Use as external paste as well as internal ] (N) Four bigs [Fever thirst sweating pulse*; Heat in qi level (ie 4 levels)/yangming (ie 6 levels); Leave high fevers to doctors] CTX: Cold from SP ST defic, fever from yin defic, prolonged use to cause Cold in LU ST SP shí(stone) gāo(paste) Gypsum fibrosum crystalline gypsum (sulfate mineral) |
sweet, spicy, very cold
LU ST ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Thirst
(2) Dry cough (3) Breast abscess (N) Common for cancer B.108 C.115 Dr.67 |
tiān huā fěn 天花粉
(1) Drains heat & generates fluids (esp st) [Thirst* d/t febrile heat or yin defic, wasting & thirsting, irritability, ST heat fire ] (2) Clears & drains LU heat, transforms phlegm, & moistens LU dryness [Dry cough*, bronchitis, phlegm heat above diaphragm esp when leads to dryness ] (3) Resolves toxicity & expels pus [Breast abscess*, skin boils, hot sores, abscesses, carbuncles, antimicrobial; good for breaking up phlegm & phlegm nodules] (N) Anti-cancer, lowers HGC hormone, slippery in nature, helps relieve hangover [Common for cancer] CTX: Avoid with fu zi family; Caution SP ST defic cold tiān(heaven, sky) huā(flower) fěn(powder) Trichosanthis Radix trichosanthes root |
bitter, sl sweet, cold
LU ST ClHt-DrFire, TraPhlg-HotPhlegm |
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(1) Red painful swollen eyes
(2) Any neck lump or nodule (3) HBP B.102 C.124 Dr.15 |
xià kū cǎo 夏枯草
(1) Clears LV fire & brightens eyes [Red painful swollen eyes*, HA, dizziness, eye pain neither red nor swollen increasing in evening d/t LV defic; Very good for eye conditions ] (2) Clears heat & dissipates nodules [Any neck lump or nodule*, swollen lymph glands, lipomas, scrofula, goiter, ganglion cysts ] (3) Hypertension [HBP*, esp d/t LV fire rising; does not lower BP below normal as does Ju Hua] CTX: pregnancy; Caution: SP ST defic xià(summer) kū(withered) cǎo(herb) Prunellae Spica prunella |
bitter, spicy, cold
LV GB ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) High fever
(2) Night sweats (3) Oral ulcers (4) Drying herb examples huang qi, gui zhi, fu zi B.92 C.111 Dr.13 |
zhī mǔ 知母
(1) Clears heat & drains fire [High fever*, thirst, pulse, d/t excess heat in LU ST, cough w/ thick yellow sputum; Equal in strength to shí gāo, big sweat not listed] (2) Enriches yin & moistens dryness [Night sweats*, 5-center heat, steaming bone dz, irritability, afternoon or low-grade fevers, bleeding gums; Defic KD Yin not moistening LU] (3) Generates fluids & clears heat [Oral ulcers*, wasting&thirsting dz, d/t St yin deficiency, NOT damp heat ] (4) Ameliorates dryness of tonifying or warming substances [Drying herb examples huang qi, gui zhi, fu zi] CTX: Cold from SP ST defic, diarrhea zhī(know, be aware, realize) mǔ(mother) Anemarrhenae Rhizoma anemarrhena rhizome |
bitter, sweet, cold
LU ST KD ClHt-DrFire |
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(1) Irritability
(2) UTI (3) Nosebleed (4) Sprains B.95 C.121 Dr.14 |
zhī zǐ 山梔子
(shān zhī zǐ) (1) Drains heat & eliminates irritability [Irritability*, fever, delirious speech, restlessness, insomnia, stifling chest] (2) Clears heat & resolves dampness [UTI*, jaundice, mouth or facial sores, hepatitis, cholecystitis, d/t damp heat, 3-jiao] (3) Cools blood & resolves toxicity [Nosebleed*, blood in vomit, stool, urine, boils, acne; Pulls heat out of skin & blood, good anti-microbial ] (4) Reduces swelling & moves blood stasis due to trauma [Sprains*, strains, bruises; Ext app only, powder w/ egg white & celluphane ] (N) Clears heat from all 3 jiao – UJ MJ LJ [*Very good for taking heat out w/out messing anything else up] CTX: Cold from SP ST defic, diarrhea, loose stools shān(mountain) zhī(gardenia) zĭ(seed) Gardeniae Fructus gardenia fruit |
bitter, cold
HT LU ST LV SJ ClHt-DrFire |