1. HERB D – Winter 2013 - SBU
Herb Character
Root – Up
Fruit – Down
Branch – To Limbs
Peel – To Skin
Flower – To Head
Processing Herbs
With Wine – Heat goes upward, move vigorously
With Vinegar – Binding, Astringing
With Sheng Jiang Juice – Warming Detox, dispersing
With Salty Water – Go Downward – Enter KD
QUIZ - MEMORIZE
18 Incompatibilities (Shi Ba Fan)
Combinations create side effects and/or toxicity not created when used alone
Gan Cao Gan Sui
(Gan Sui Does Hate You) Da Ji
(Gan Sui Does Joke How Zoo You Hate) Hai Zao
gone south, you, wanna to hide da gun Yuan Hua
Wu Tou Bai Ji
(Fu Zi, Chuan Wu, Cao Wu) Bai Lian
(4 B no Good) Ban Xia
(Lian Jokes Xia More Love) Bei Mu
Justin Bieber – Baby Song Gua Lou
Li Lu Ren Shen
(4 – Shen - Dan/Ku/Ren/Sha, Shao, Xi) Sha Shen
Dan Kills Ren Sha Years X Ku Shen
Dan Shen
Shao Yao (Bai Shao)
Xi Xin
19 Antagonisms (Shi Jiu Wei)
Neutralize each other’s positive effects and should NOT be used together
Together = No Effect
Ding Xiang Yu Jin
Wu Tou (Chuan Wu, Cao Wu) Xi Jiao
Ren Shen Wu Ling Zhi
Rou Gui Chi Shi Zhi
Mutual Antagonism
(No Effect Together)
Ren Shen Lai Fu Zi
Hou Po Ze Xie
Fang Feng Gan Jiang
Ma Huang Xin Yi Hua
Chuan Xiong Huang Lian
Niu Huang Long Gu
Sha Shen Fang ji
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2. Mutual Suppression
One herb suppress the other to clear toxicity and give benefit to the other
Sheng Jiang Ban Xia
Ge Gen Long Dan Cao
Hunag Qi Fang Feng
Xi Xin Hua Shi
Contra During Pregnancy
Mu Dan Pi San Qi
She Gan Fu Zi
Mang Xiao Yan Hu Sao
Lu Hui Hong hua
Da Ji Tao Ren
Gan Sui Ru Xiang
Yuan Hua Mo Yao
Ba Dou San Leng
Qian niu zi E Zhu
Che Qian Zi Wang bu liu xing
Che qian zi Yi Mu Cao
Qu Mai Niu Xi
Mu Tong Chuan Shan Jia
Tian Nan Xing Liu Huang
Gui Ban Tian Hau Fen
Bie Jia
Wu Gong
She Xiang
Niu Huang
Quan Xie
Cautions During Pregnancy
Pu Huang Gui Zhi Da Huang
Zhi Shi Xi Xin Yi yi ren
Rou Gui Mu zei Hua shi
Chuan Jiao Chan Tui Dong kui zi
Gan Jiang Dan Zhu ye Hou po
Yu Jin Xi Jiao Shen qui
Ze Ran Ban Zhi lian Chi shi zhi
Wu ling Zhi Bai ji li Da zhe shi
Contraindications for Nursing Mothers
Bo He, Dan dou chi, mai ya, Gu ya, Da huang
Calm Fetus
Zi su ye (stop nausea)
Huang Qin (clear heat)
Ai ye (warm uterus + Rou cong rong– moxa)
Sha ren (remove damp)
Bai zhu (tonify spleen and qi)
Sang ji sheng (tonify kd and lv yin)
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3. Xu duan (tonify kd yang)
Du zhong (tonify kd yang)
Tu si zi (astringe essence)
4 Nature of Herb
Ying/Yang Temp Action Herbs
Yang Warm (spring) Warm interior, Ma Huang, Gui Zhi,
disperse cold, tonify Dang Gui, Bai Zhu
yang
Hot (Summer) Warm and open Fu zi, Gan Jiang, Rou
meridians, restore Gui, Wu Zhu Yu
collapsed yang
Yin Cool (Fall) Tonify yin, clean up Bo he, Ge gen, Chai hu,
fire, drain heat Bai shao
Cold (Winter) Clear Toxicity (toxic Zhi mu, Zhi zi, Gin yin
heat) hua, Ze xie
Neutral Any type of symptoms Not yin, not yang in Da zao, Gan cao, Niu xi,
nature, harmonizing Je geng
Aromatic Open orifice, move evil Sha ren, Cang zhu, She
qi & stagnated qi, xiang, Shi chang pu
remove damp
** Only Bitter and Salty harm each other ***
Yin/Yang Temp Action Taste 5 Elmt Action Too Much Too Much
(General Use Effects Use Harm
Yin/Yang) Organ Tissue
(Overact –
Skip One)
FEMWaWo
Yin Cool/Fall Clean Up Sour Wood Tonify/LV Spleen Tendon
Cold/Win Fire Binding (Earth)
ter Drain Prevent
Heat Leakage
Bitter Fire Tonify HT Lung Bone
Clear (Metal)
Heat,
Calm
Mind
Remove
Damp
Subdue Qi
Salty Water Tonify KD Heart Blood
Soften (Fire) Vessel
Hard,
Constipati
on
Yang Warm/Sp Disperse Sweet Earth Tonify SP, Kidney Flesh
ring Cold, Harmoniz (Water)
Hot/Sum Warm e
mer Interior Acrid Metal Tonify LU Liver Qi Def
Makes Qi & Bld (Wood)
you sweat Circulatio
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4. n
Bland Disperse,
Promote
urination,
remove
damp
Aromatic Open
Orifice,
Remove
Damp
Astringe Similar to Prevent
Sour Fluid Leak
Channel Guiding/Meridian Herbs & Headache
L/S/H/K/P/L 3AM (Leave School House Kids Play Late 3AM)
Yin – T/S/J
Tells Stupid Jokes
Yang – YM/T/S
Yang Means Too Smart
12 Meridians, Qi Flow Sequences, Time Zone
L/S/H/K/P/L 3AM (Leave School House Kids Play Late 3AM)
Meridian Clock
Tonify Organ/Meridian Pathway – Use 2 hour time period that follows organ to tonify OR use
opposite.
Tonify LI (5-7AM) meridian from 7-9AM OR 5-7PM
Sedate only at assigned organ time.
YIN YANG
Hand LU Hand LI
3-5AM 5-7AM
Tai Yin Yang Ming
Foot SP Foot ST
9-11 AM 7-9AM
Hand Hand
Shao Yin HT Tai Yang SI
11-1 1-3
Foot Foot
Hand KD Hand UB
5-7 3-5
Jue Yin PC Shao Yang SJ
7-9 9-11
Foot LIV Foot GB
1-3 11-1
Yin/Yang
TYin/YM/SYin/T/JYin/S
BX/BZ/XX/QH/GB/GB
All Meridian - Chuan Xiong
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5. QUIZ - MEMORIZE
Meridian Channel/Guiding Herb Guiding Herb Headache Herb
(TY/YM/SY/TY/JY/SY) (SHXHQC) (BBXQGC)
Tai Yin Lung – Jie Geng Sheng Ma Ban Xia, Cang Zhu
Spleen – Cang Zhu
Yang Ming LI – Bai Zhi Bai Zhi, Ge Gen
ST – Shi Gao
Shao Yin HT – Xi Xin Huang Lian Xi Xin, Du Huo
KD Xi Xin, Du Huo
Tai Yang SI Huang Bai Qiang Huo
UB Qiang Huo
Jue Yin PC Chai Hu Gao Ben, Wu Zhu Yu
LV – Wu zhu yu
Shao Yang SJ
GB - Qing Pi
Channel Guiding Herbs – See Meridian Chart
LSHKPL – (Leave School House Kids Play Late)
L/S – Sheng Ma
H – Huang
K – Huo
P/SJ/GB/LV – Chai Hu
Blood Stasis (sharp, stab, Qi Stag (move, distend, day
fixed, night worse) worse)
Zheng Jia Women Lower Ab Mass
Ji Ju General Mass (Upper)
HERBS that Tonify Qi
Use for deficient condition
LU/SP – main organ
LU Qi Def – SOB, dyspnea from tiredness, weak voice, spontaneous sweat
SP Qi Def – Lethargy, weak limbs, loss of appetite, abdominal distention, loose stool, tooth
mark – can cause edema, prolapsed organ
WM/SW
Caution – pure excess syndrome, excessive or long term use can cause internal heat
Symptom – Don’t want to talk, fatigue, SOB, poor appetite, spontaneous sweat, loose stool, pale
tongue, weak pulse
State Board = Bold and Underlined Herbs
Herb CH Temp Taste Dose Function Contra
Caution
Ren Shen LU Slt WM SW 3-9g up to King herb for tonify Caution
More SP SL BI 30g original qi Not for
powerful Extreme yang collapse hypertension
than Dang .1-1g for qi/acute Overdose induce
Shen powder Profuse sweat HA, insomnia,
(Internal Benefit yin, generate palp
herb – Leaf – fluid, stop thirst (xiao
expensive) clear ke – wasting/thirsting Inc w/Li Lu
summer syndrome, diabetes) Ant w/ Wu ling
heat, def Benefit HT qi, calm zhi, Lai fu zi
heat, fluid mind
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6. Head –
mild vomit
induce –
when you
decoct
Dang Shen LU Neutral SW 6-9g up to Tonify middle jiao, Inc w/Li Lu
(cheaper) SP 30g strengthen qi, nourish
2-3x dose fluids/bld,
more than Strengthen LU Qi/SOB,
ren shen Raise Qi
Huang Qi LU Slt WM SW 9-15g up Augment Wei Qi Yin def heat, Qi
(Chicken SP to 30g Stabilize Exterior stag, ext excess,
Soup) Stop Sweat food stag, skin
Edema lesions in early
stage or toxic
Strengthen LU Qi/SOB, heat
Raise Qi
Tonify Bld/Qi
King herb for Raise SP
Yang Qi of middle jiao
Prolapse. Hemorrhoid
SP can’t control bld
Promote urine, reduce
edema
Promote healing tissue,
expel pus
Bai Zhu SP WM BI 6-15 g Augment Wei Qi Yin def w/heat,
** Strongest ST SW Stabilize Exterior injured fluids
Tx for Dry Stop Sweat
Damp** Edema
Cang Zhu – Tonify SP, benefit Qi,
much strengthen SP
stronger Dried damp,
effect for indigestion, Calm fetus,
drying prevent miscarriage
damp and due to SP Def (can’t
less hold fetus in uterus),
tonifying Stabilize exterior and
stop sweat, promote
urine, reduce edema
Da Zao SP WM SW 3-12 Moderate, harmonize Damp, full in epi,
Dates ST pieces other herb or toxicity food stag,
Greasy (10-30g) (detox) intestinal
parasites, damp-
Tonify middle jiao Qi phlegm disorders
Nourish ying qi/bld,
calm spirit/mind, easy
to anger, irritable,
maniac depressive
disorder
Gan Ma Da Zao Tang
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7. (state board) – moisten
dry (const), harmonize
ying and wei qi (Treats
Qi stag – yawn a lot)
Gan Cao HT Neutral SW 1.5-9g up Moderate, harmonize Excess damp,
Enters all LU to 30g other herb or toxicity nausea, vomit
12 SP (detox)
Meridians ST Inc w/Da Ji, Yuan
Muscle spasm in calf – Hua, Gan Sui, Hai
General elderly @ night Zao
Pain Killer
Strengthen SP and Ant w/ Yuan Zhi
augment Qi, moisten
LU, stop cough, sooth
spasm, relieve pain
Shao yao gan cao tang
(state board formula( -
Severe
palps/HT/Intermittent
Pulse - ER
Feng Mi LU Neutral SW 15-30g Tonify middle jiao, Antidote for Wu
SP alleviate spasm pain, Tou
LI lubricate intestine to
unblock bowel move
moisten LU, stop cough
Yi Tang LU Slt WM SW 15-60g Tonify middle jiao, Dissolved in
SP alleviate spasm pain, strained
ST chronic pain in middle decoction
jiao by def cold
Shan Yao LU Neutral SW 9-30g Tonify KD Ant w/Gan Sui
Good for SP Tonify Qi & Excess
Diabetes KD Benefit (Bind) Essence Full due to damp
stag or
Tonify LU and SP Qi accumulation
Nourish KD Yin
Good for Diabetes (LU
KD qi/yin def)
Spermatorrhea,
frequent urine,
discharge
Huang Jing LU N SW 9-30g Tonify KD
SP Tonify Qi & Excess
KD Benefit (Bind) Essence
Tonify SP and augment
SP Yin
Enrich yin, moisten LU
Tonify KD essence
Good for Xiao Ke + Tian
hua, fen, shan yao,
huang qi
Bai Bian Sp N SW 9-30g Strengthen SP,
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8. Dou ST transform damp,
fatigue, chronic
diarrhea
Geng Mi SP N SW Strengthen SP,
(Jing Mi) ST transform damp, stop
Rice thirst, generate fluid,
stop diarrhea and
dysentry
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Herbs that tonify yang
Channel – KD, SP, HT
Property – Warm, Sweet
Caution – Yin Def w/heat sign
Symptom – Fatigue, cold limbs, low back pain, (KD Yang Def), sexual dysfunction, insufficient growth,
impotence, profuse urination, infertility, polyuria, daybreak diarrhea, pale tongue, deep weak slow
pulse
Herb CH Temp Taste Dose Function Contra
Caution
Lu Rong K Warm Sweet 1-2g Tonify/warm KD, fortify Lu Jiao (Dried
Deer Antler LV Salty 3-4.5g yang (fatigue, impotent, Deer Horn) –
weak lower back/knees) Same as Lu Rong
Tonify Du Mai, augment but weaker
essence and blood, Invigorate bld,
strengthen sinews and reduce swelling –
bones topically
Help close frontal
suture, child growth Lu Jiao Jiao
Stabilize/Tonify Ren, Gelatin from Lu
Chong, Du Mai Jiao
(infertility)
Tonify Qi, blood,
generate tissue
(Chronic Yin Type
Ulcer)
Yin Ulcer – Dark purple,
no red
Yang Ulcer – Red, acute,
bulge, red pus
Hai Gou K Hot Salty 3-8g Strengthens yang and
Shen LV (Animal) 1-2g essence (male impotence,
Seal Gamite reduced sex drive,
Organ aversion to cold)
Yin Yang K Warm Sweet 3-9g Expel Wind-Cold-Damp
Huo LV Acrid Stop pain (backache)
Horny
Honey Goat Use for pain due to yang
Plant def – Bi Syndrome
(painful obstruction)
Tonify/warm KD, fortify
yang
Disperse cold, dispel
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9. damp - impotent,
infertility, forgetful,
urinary frequency
Painful cold lower back,
knee
Spasm or cramp, joint
pain, numb in extremities
Ba Ji Tian K Warm Sweet 6-15g Expel Wind-Cold-Damp
Acrid Stop pain (backache)
Tonify/Warm KD, fortify
yang
Strengthen sinew and
bone, disperse wind-
dampness
Wind-cold-damp due to
KD def, male sexual
function
Xian Mao K Hot Acrid Expel Wind-Cold-Damp Toxic
Stop pain (backache)
Long-Term use
Tx Infertility die to cold = Intoxicated
womb or cold essence swollen tongue
Gou Ji K Warm Sweet 9-15g Tonify KD/LV Not for difficult
Dog Spine LV Bitter Strengthen sinew/Bone urination
Bi
Low Back Pain Antagonize w/Bai
Jiang Cao
Expel damp-wind, bi for
low back pain, warm kd,
stabilize essence
Gou Sui Bu K Warm Bitter 9-21g Tonify KD/LV
(Bone, LV Strengthen sinew/Bone
fractures, Bi
tonify) Low Back Pain
For Trauma
Stimulate hair growth
Mend fracture from
trauma
Xu Duan K Slt Wm Bitter 9-18g Tonify KD/LV Antagonize with
LV Acrid Strengthen sinew/Bone Lei Wan
Sweet Bi
Low Back Pain
For Trauma
Calm fetus, Tx
miscarriage, stop spotting
during pregnancy,
promote blood circulation
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10. Bone, LBP, for trauma
Du Zhong K Warm Slt. 9-15g Tonify KD/LV Antagonize with
LV Acrid Strengthen sinew/Bone Xuan Shen
Sweet Bi
Best Herb for Low Back
Pain from LV/KD Def
Chronic – Not from
Trauma
Calm Fetus, TX
Miscarriage, Calm Fetus
Promote Qi and Blood
Circulation
First Choice – LBP due to
KD def (chronic)
Calm uterus and fetus
from yang def with
bleeding
HTS (hypertension) due
to LV Yang rising
Tu Si Zi K Neutral Acrid 6-15g Tonify Essence
LV Sweet
Only Herb in Category
to benefit vision, benefit
LV
Benefit SP/KD, stop
diarrhea
Calm fetus – habitual or
threatened miscarriage
Rou Cong K Warm Sweet 9-21g Tonify Essence
Rong LI Salty
Good for Sperm
Quantity/Quality
Moisten Intestine
Chronic constipation -
old people (yang def)
Warm womb/uterus,
tonify KD yang
(infertility)
Lower BP, Tx urinary
tract bleeding
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11. Suo Yang K Warm Sweet 4.5-15g Tonify Essence
LV
LI Good for Sperm
Quantity/Quality
Moisten Intestine
Chronic constipation -
(yang def)
Tonify KD yang
Augment LV yin
Muscular atrophy
Strengthen sinew
He Tao Ren K Warm Sweet 9-30g Memory - shaped like
LI brain
LU Warm lung qi, KD grasp
qi (wheezing/asthma –
inhale)
Strengthen back/knee
Moisten intestine
constipation
Zhi He Che Lu Warm Sweet 2-3 Help KD grasp Qi
Human LV Salty
Placenta K Tonify everything,
$$ chronic LV disease,
asthma
Benefit essence, adjust qi,
nourish blood,
nightsweats
Ge Jie K Neutral Salty 3-6(d) Tonify LU qi, assist KD
Gecko LU 1-2(p) yang, cough with blood
Yang tonic streaked sputum,
impotent, daybreak
diarrhea, KD yang def
Bu Gu Zhi K Very Acrid 4.5-9g Yang Tonic Antagonize with
SP Warm Bitter Gan Cao
Warm SP (diarrhea),
control urine
Tonify/warm spleen
yang, aid KD grasp qi,
vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia
Topical
Yi Zhi Ren SP Warm Acrid 4.5-9g YangTonic
K
Warm SP (diarrhea),
control urine
Warm KD, retain essence,
hold urine, Kid’s night
urination – First Choice,
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12. stop diarrhea due to cold,
control saliva (too much
in mouth – cold – sticky).
Dong Cong K Warm Sweet 3-9 Natural antibiotic for Not for exterior
Xia Cao LU KD symptoms
Winter Augment KD, tonify yang,
insect impotence, weak lower
Summer back, fortify wei qi
Plant
Nourish lung yin,
transform phlegm and
stop bleeding, chronic
asthma, blood in sputum
Can use for TB (antibiotic
effect for TB virus)
Good for Lung
Hai Shen K Warm Salty 30-60g Tonify KD, benefit
(ren shen HT essence, fortify yang,
from sea) impotence, constipational
Sea due to intestinal dryness
Cucumber
Five Seed Pill – “The Beast” – Male Sexuality
Fu Pen Zi, She Chuang Zi, Tu Si Zi, Wu Wei Zi, Gou Qi Zi + garlic, red ginseng
1/22/13
After Quiz#2
Herbs that Tonify Blood
Channel: Liver, heart, spleen
Property: Sweet, warm
Caution: SP/ST def or damp in middle jiao
Symptom – Pale face and lip, dizzy, diminished vision, palpitation, lethargy. Dry skin, irregular scanty
mense, pale tongue, thin fine weak pulse
Herb CH Temp Taste Dose Function Contra
Caution
Shu Di Huang LV Slt WM SW 9-30g Tonify Essence SP/ST def
HT use w/ sha Qi Phlegm stag
K ren Imperial Herb for overuse can
or chen pi nourish blood, secure cause
reduce essence Ab dist,
coagulation Loose stools
Tonify blood, nourish
yin – xiao ke/diabetes
Tonify essence, benefit
bone marrow
He Shou Wu LV Slt WM SW 9-30g Moisten Intestine –
Black Crow K BI Const due to bld def
Head Astringe
Good for premature
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13. gray – Black relates to
KD/Hair
Tonify Essence
Tonify Blood, LV, KD,
retain essence, stop
leakage
Detoxify fire-toxin -
boil
Expel exterior wind –
in the skin/itchy
Sang Shen LV Cold SW 9-15g Moisten Intestine
Mullberry HT
K Generate fluid and
help thirst (xiao ke –
diabetes)
Nourish blood and
yin/LV
Dang Gui LV Warm SW 4.5-15g Regulate Mense (+ *Wash with
Excellent HT AC Xiang Fu) = Invigorate wine – move
Herb SP Bld blood
* Charred –
Meaning = TONIFY, INVIGORATE, warm, stop
Must Come HARMONIZE BLOOD, bleeding
Back (Go back CONSTIPATION
home if can’t (Moisten Intestine) Dang Gui Head
produce Most strong
baby) Harmonize = Qi & Bld tonify blood,
weak for
Imperial Herb for invigorate
Women and Mense
Problem Dang Gui Tale
Most strong
Chronic W-C-D Bi invigorate bld,
Post-Partum weak for tonify
bld
Moisten Intestine
Reduce swelling, expel Dang Gui Body –
pus, generate flesh Tonify Bld, >
invigorate bld
Bai Shao LV Slt BI 6-15g Impt herb for LV Inc w/Li Lu
AKA Shao Yao SP Cold Sour – channel and Bld, Ant w/ Shi Hu,
bind soften LV, relax spasm, Mang Xiao
Slt Cold alleviate pain
LV/Bld Def
Ab cramping from
liver
Bind Yin, stop
sweating
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14. Calm liver yang,
soften/harmonize
liver
Harmonize and adjust
nutritive (ying) and
protective (wei) levels
(+ gui zhi)
E Jiao LV Neutral SW 3-9g Nourish blood, Not for exterior
Donkey LU Dissolve Stop bleeding, any
Gelatin K in kind of bleeding, esp
strained chronic bldg., Moisten
decoction dry, moisten LU,
Intestines
LU Dryness
Calm Fetus
Gou Qi Zi LV Neutral SW 6-12g Dizzy, vision decrease Some book says
Himalayan LU due to LV/KD yin def this herb belong
Goji Berry K to yin tonic
Excellent herb for
Add Ju Hua nourishing, tonifying
(chrisantheum) liver, kidney
- Vision Nourish LV and
(Best Choice brighten eye
for Vision First choice for eye
Pblms) Insomnia (+ mai men
dong)
Long Yan Rou HT Warm SW 6-15 Tonify Spleen, HT, Contra for
Sticky SP up to 30g nourish blood, calm phlegm fire or
spirit, insomnia, palp, damp in middle
dizzy, amnesia Jiao & Diabetes
Lin Wei Di Huang Tuan
KD Shu Di Huang Ze Le (Clear KD Def Heat –
damp, promote urine)
LV Shan Zhu Yu Mu Dan Pi (Clear Bld – LV Heat)
SP/ST Shan Yao (Tonify) Fu (Sedate) Ling (Remove
Damp)
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15. 1/29/13 – Not covered/included in quizzes
Qi Def leads to Yang Def
Yin Def – Not enough water, typically more constipation & front cracks on tongue (on LU area of
tongue)
Herb that Tonify Yin
Channel – Lung, stomach, liver, kidney
Property – Sweet, cool, cold
Caution – SP/ST def, phlegm/damp in middle jiao, diarrhea
Symptom(s)
Lung yin def – Dry cough, loss of voice, thirst, dry throat dry skin, and in some cases spitting up
thick-sputum. If allowed to progress, disorder is called Lung consumption in which patient
experiences chronic cough, low grade afternoon fevers, nightsweats, coughing up a little blood and a
thin, rapid pulse. (TB symptoms – white skin, malar flush – empty heat
Stomach Yin Def – Hunger without appetite, irritability, thirst and constipation
Liver Yin Def – Diminished visual acuity, dry, dull eyes, night blindness, dizziness and dry nails, low
grade sensation of heat. For this disorder, herbs that nourish the blood are used in conjunction with
others that nourish the yin.
Liver yin deficiency with ascendant Liver yang. (hypertension). Manifestations include vertigo,
tinnitus, dry mouth and throat, insomnia, red tongue and a fast, thin pulse.
Kidney Yin Def – Dizziness, tinnitus, weakness of lower back and legs, 5 palm heat, afternoon low-
grade fever, diminished sexual function, scanty and dark urine, red and dry tongue, thin pulse
without strength.
(HT Yin Def = Calm Mind Category)
Ju Li – Bamboo Oil – Good for smokers
Herb CH Temp Taste Dose Function Contra
Caution
Xi Yang Shen LU Cold Sweet 3-6g Nourish/Moisten Lung Inc w/ Li Lu
HT Slt Bitter Yin
American KD
Ginseng Stop Cough
Benefit Qi, generate yin
and fluid and stop thirst
Low grade fever due to
yin def
Nourish lung yin and
clear heat from lung
- cough, asthma, long-
term wheezing
- -blood streaked
sputum (LU yin def
and heat)
Bai He LU Slt. Slt. Bitter 9-30g Nourish/Moisten Lung
Lilly Flower HT Cold Sweet Yin
(White is
good for Stop Cough
Lung)
Moisten lung, clear heat,
(Yellow – SP stop dry cough, clear
Black – HT) heart and irritability,
calm spirit (shen)
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16. Yu Zhu LU Slt Cold Sweet 6-15g Nourish/Moisten Lung Side Note –
ST Yin internal wind
causes
Stop Cough 1 – Blood Def
Nourish yin and moisten (HA, Dizzy,
dryness Blurred vision)
- Lung and Stomach 2 – Yin Def, Yang
dry-heat or yin Rising (Severe
deficiency HA, vertigo)
- Dry throat, 3 – Extreme Heat
irritability, thirst, (Convulsion)
xiao ke (generate
fluid and stop thirst)
Extinguish wind and
relax sinew
- interior wind (wind
stroke)
- dizzy
Tian Men KD Very Sweet 6-12g Nourish/Moisten Lung Can harm KD
Dong LU Cold Bitter Yin yang if you use
Important Stop Cough too much - too
Clear Heat cold
Yin Def Fire Moisten Intestine
Use 2nd –for Nourish yin/kidney &
more lung yin def
severe case - dry mouth, dry
if Mai Men cough
Dong - bloody lined sputum
doesn’t
work Clear LU heat (Fire)
Especially good for Xiao
Ke 7 afternoon tidal
fever (TB)
Good for dry lung – 2nd
choice
Mai Men LU Slt Cold Sweet 6-15g Nourish/Moisten Lung Antagonize with
Dong ST Slt Bitter Yin Kuan Dong Hua
HT Stop Cough
Use 1st – Clear Heat
before Tian Moisten Intestine
Men Dong
9Not as Nourish Stomach Yin
strong) Generate Fluids
Excellent Clear Heart
Herb - Irritability,
Insomnia,
Most palpitation
frequently Xiao Ke
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17. used herb
in category Target Lung – First
choice for dry lung
Sha Shen LU Cool Sweet 9-15g Nourish/Moisten Lung Inc w/ Li Lu
ST Slt Bitter Yin Ant w/ Fang Ji
Stop Cough
Clear Heat
Nourish Stomach Yin
Generate Fluids
Moisten Exterior
- Dry itchy skin, esp
cold dry weather
Moisten Interior
- Lung, stomach yin
- Dry cough, throat
with blood in
sputum or
hoarseness due to
chronic cough.
- Dryness of mouth or
throat
Shi Hu ST Slt Cold Slt Salty 6-15g Enhance Vision Ant w/ Ba Dou
KD Bland Clear Heat
Sweet Nourish ST Yin
Generate Fluids
(promote urination and
eliminate dampness)
Can soften hardness
Good for generating
fluid
Nourish ST Yin,
strengthen lower back,
clear KD yin def heat,
brighten vision
Nu Zhen Zi KD Cool Sweet 9-18g Enhance Vision
(better than LV Bitter Clear Heat
Shi Hu for Tonify LV/KD Yin
vision)
Brighten eye
- nourish KD, LV yin
- dizzy, spot before
eye
Tx premature grey hair
& Tinnitus
Hei Zhi Ma KD Neutral Sweet 9-30g Tonify LV/KD Yin Can use Hei Zhi
Semen LV Ma oil with raw
Sesami LI Nourish blood foods – including
Indici Extinguish Wind (tx with sushi – to
(Black interior and exterior prevent
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18. sesame) wind) poisoning
- HA, dizzy, tinnitus Don’t use to cook
AKA Hu Ma due to LV/KD yin food
Ren def
Moisten Intestines (due
to bld, yin def)
Tx premature grey hair
Good for skin
AKA Hu Ma Ren
Han Lian Cao Cool Sweet Tonify LV/KD Yin Hardly Used
AKA Sour
Mo Han Lian Cool blood, stop
bleeding
Tx premature grey hair
AKA Mo Han Lian
Gui Ban HT Cold Salty Tonify LV/KD Yin Pregnancy
Shell of Sea LV Sweet Diarrhea from
Turtle - KD (Animal) Nourish Yin yang def
Abdomen Settle Yang (Liver)
Carapax et Ant w/ Sha shen,
Plastrum Benefit KD and ren shen
Testudinis strengthen bone and
sinew Fried with
Important - Help closing frontal vinegar
suture, good for
Can give Lu growth of child (Lu
Rong and Rong)
Gui Ban
together to Cool blood, nourish
help child heart
growth) – - Insomnia, amnesia
Tonify
Essence Cool blood, stop womb
bleeding
Heal Sore, ulcer
Bie Jia LV Slt Cold Salty 9-30g Nourish Yin Pregnancy
Fresh water SP (Animal) Settle Yang (Liver) Exterior
turtle back Symptom
shell Clear Yin Def Fever
- Bone steaming Ant w/ Ming
After syndrome, night Fan
childbirth – sweating
cook/decoc
t Invigorate blood,
With promote mense
chicken - remove blood
stasis & mass in
Bie Jia abdomen
blood -
After Good for woman after
childbirth childbirth.
Dissipate Nodule (fried
with vinegar)
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19. 70% from quizzes, 30% from handout, Focus on common functions within which category
Constipation, Vision, Calm Fetus
Child Growth, Tu Se Ji
POST-MIDTERM
2/12/2012
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