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• Ban xia - Pinellia / Rz Pinelliae
• warm, acrid, toxic / LU,SP,ST
• A&I: Phlegm-damp cough, chest bind. (Er Chen Tang)
• Nausea & vomiting d/t counterflow St qi w/phlegm. (Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang)
• Plum-pit qi. (Ban Xia Hou Po Tang)
• All types of phlegm nodules. (Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang)
• C&C: Contraindicated in cough d/t def yin, bleeding, damage to fluids.
• 4.5-9 g
• Tian nan xing - Arisaema tuber / Rz Arisaematis
• warm, bitter, acrid, toxic / LR, LU, SP
• A&I: Wind-phlegm: dizziness, vertigo, facial paralysis, epilepsy, convulsions, tetanus. (Xiao Huo Luo Dan)
• C&C: Contraindicated in pregnancy, yin def, lung heat, dry phlegm.
• Raw herb is highly toxic, not used internally, use prepared.
• 4.5-9 g
• Dan nan xing - bile-treated Arisaema / Rz Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis
• cold, bitter / LR, LU, SP
• A&I: Convulsions, windstroke, infant seizures d/t phlegm-heat (Ding Xian Wan)
• Phlegm-heat cough (Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan)
• C&C: see above
• 3-6 g
• Xuan fu hua - Inula flower / Fl Inulae
• sl warm, bitter, acrid, salty / LR,LU,ST, SP
• A&I: Phlegm damp: LU: asthma, cough; ST: vomit, hiccough. (Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang)
• Chest fullness, distension.
• Decoct in cheesecloth.
• 3-12 g
• Bai qian - Cynanchum / Rx et Rz Cynanchi
• sl warm, acrid, sweet/ LU
• A&I: Turbid phlegm blocking the lungs: cough, wheezing, chest fullness. (Zhi Sou San)
• C&C: Contraindicated: qi def, kidney def
• 3-9 g
• Bai jie zi - White mustard seed / Sm Sinapsis seu Brassicae
• warm, acrid / LU
• A&I: Phlegm-damp: cough, chest fullness, especially chronic. (San Zi Yang Qin Tang)
• Bi d/t phlegm in channels.
• Yin sores. (Yang He Tang)
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def, lung def.
• 3-9 g
• Jie geng - Platycodon root / Rx Platycodi
• neutral, bitter, acrid / LU
• A&I: Cough w/phlegm d/t wind-heat or wind-cold. (Ren Shen Bai Du San, Sang Ju Yin, Zhi Sou San)
• Sore throat d/t wind-heat, phlegm-heat, yin def heat. (Yin Qiao San)
• Lung or throat abcess. (Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin)
• Xing ren - Apricot seed / Sm Armeniacae
• sl warm, bitter, sl toxic / LI, LU
• A&I: Cough & wheezing, esp exterior dry. (Sang Xing Tang, Xing Su San, Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang)
• Moistens intestines: for dry constipation (Ma Zi Ren Wan)
• C&C: Contraindicated: diarrhea, yin def. Slightly toxic, avoid overdosing.
• Caution in infants. Lethal dose 50 seeds in adults, 10 in kids.
• 3-9 g
• Zi wan - Aster root / Rx Asteris
• sl warm, bitter / LU
• A&I: Cough d/t wind-cold. Cough w/copious phlegm, difficult expectoration or bloody sputum (Zhi Sou San)
• C&C: Caution: yin def, xs heat. Large dose, long-term not recommended.
• 3-9 g
• Kuan dong hua - Coltsfoot flower / Fl Farfarae Tussilago
• warm, acrid / LU
• A&I: Cough & wheezing/asthma, esp in cold patterns.
• C&C: Caution: cough d/t heat.
• Western: hepatotoxic
• 1.5-9 g
• Su zi, Zi Su Zi - Perilla seed / Fr Perillae
• warm, acrid / LI, LU
• A&I: Cough, wheezing/asthma w/phlegm and chest oppression. (San Zi Yang Qin Tang, Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang)
• Moistens intestines: for dry constipation
• C&C: Contraindicated: diarrhea.
• 4.5-9 g
• Pi pa ye - Loquat leaf / Fm Eriobotryae
• cool, bitter / LU, ST
• A&I: Lung heat: cough, wheezing.
• Stomach heat: hiccough, nausea, vomiting.
• C&C: Contraindicated: cough or vomiting d/t cold.
• 4.5-12 g
• Bai bu - Stemona root / Rx Stemonae
• sl warm, sweet, bitter/ LU
• A&I: Cough, esp d/t deficiency, incl yin def. (Zhi Sou San)
• Topical: kills lice, fleas.
• Enema for pinworm.
• C&C: Contraindicated: Sp def, diarrhea.
• 3-9 g enema: 30-60 g
• Sang bai pi - Mulberry bark / Cx Mori
• cold, sweet, bland / LU,SP
• A&I: Lung heat: cough, wheezing. (Xie Bai San)
• Promotes urination: skin or facial edema. (Wu Pi Yin)
• Hypertension.
• C&C: excess urination, cough d/t wind-cold.
• 6-15 g
• Treat turbid dampness accumulated in middle jiao: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
• Most enter SP/ST
• Usually symptoms of ST qi stagnation; many herbs in this category move qi
• Warm, Acrid (treat stagnation), Aromatic (penetrate turbidity and "awaken" SP)
• Tend to be VERY drying, inappropriate for Yin-Blood deficiency
Aromatic herbs for Transforming Dampness
• Huo xiang - Agastache / Hb agastachis seu pogastemonis
• sl warm, acrid / LU,SP,ST
• A&I: Turbid-dampness: chest fullness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. (Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San)
• Morning sickness.
• Summerheat-damp. (Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan)
• Stomach flu.
• Bad breath.
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def heat, St fire. Don't cook longer than 15 min.
• 4.5-9 g
• Pei lan - Eupatorium / Hb Eupatorii
• neutral, acrid / SP,ST
• A&I: Transforms dampness w/o drying: for damp or damp-heat sx.
• Summerheat-damp.
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def.
• 4.5-9 g
• Hou po - Magnolia bark / Cx Magnoliae officinalis
• warm, bitter, acrid, aromatic/ LU,LI,SP, ST
• A&I: Turbid-damp + stagnant qi or food: chest/ab fullness, nausea, diarrhea, etc. (Ping Wei San, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang)
• Wheezing d/t phlegm-damp. (Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang)
• C&C: Caution in pregnancy.
• 3-9 g
• Cang zhu - Atractylodes / Rz atractylodis
• warm, bitter, acrid, aromatic/ SP,ST
• A&I: Dries dampness, strengthens Sp: damp, low appetite, diarrhea, ab distension. (Ping Wei San)
• Wind-damp bi.
• Low jiao damp-heat: leg qi, leukorrhea, etc (Er Miao San)
• Bai dou kou - Cardamom seed / Fr Amomi kravanh
• warm, acrid, aromatic/ LU,SP,ST
• A&I: Various damp + qi stagnation sx: chest fullness, low appetite. (San Ren Tang)
• Warms middle, stops vomiting.
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin or blood def, absence of cold-damp.
• decoct: 3-6 g powder: 1.5-4.5 g
• Cao dou kou - Katsumadai seed / Sm Alpiniae katsumadai
• warm, acrid, aromatic/ SP,ST
• A&I: Dries dampness, warm middle: cold pain, vomiting, diarrhea. (Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang)
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin or blood def. Add at end of decoction.
• 1.5-6 g
• Cao guo - Tsaoko / Fr Amomi Tsaoko
• warm, acrid/ SP,ST
• A&I: Strongly dries damp, warms middle: cold pain, vomiting, etc.
• Meat stagnation.
• Malaria. (Da Yuan Yin)
• C&C: qi or blood def, absence of cold-damp. OD: vomiting.
• 1.5-6 g roast to reduce vomiting
• Sha ren - Amomum fruit / Fr Amomi
• warm, acrid, aromatic/ SP,ST
• A&I: Qi stagnation, dampness, or food stagnation. (Dan Shen Yin, Jian Pi Wan)
• Restless fetus + morning sickness.
• Add to tonic formulas to prevent stagnation. (Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi tang)
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def heat.
• 1.5-6 g Add at end of decoction.
• Used for Food Stagnation patterns; mild, usually made of food substances
• Neutral or slightly warm or cool; sweet or acrid.
• Enter SP/ST
Herbs for relieving Food Stagnation
• Shan zha - Hawthorn fruit / Fructus Crataegi
• sl warm, sour, sweet / LR,SP,ST
• A&I: Food stagnation, esp fatty food: meat, milk, etc. (Bao He Wan, Jian Pi Wan)
• Ab distension, pain, diarrhea. Postpartum ab pain, lochia d/t blood stasis.
• Hypertension, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease
• Mai ya - Germinated barley / Fr Hordei germinatus
• neutral, sweet / LR,SP,ST
• A&I: Food stagnation, esp starch, milk. (Bao He Wan)
• Restrains lactation.
• LR Qi stagnation: fullness in chest, ribs, epigastric pain.
• C&C: Contraindicated during lactation.
• powder: 6-15 g decoct: 12-30 g lactation: 60 g
• Gu ya - Germinated rice / Fr Oryzae germinatus
• neutral, sweet / SP,ST
• A&I: Food stagnation, esp starch, w/ SP & ST deficiency.
• C&C: Effects are weakened by cooking, best added as powder to decoction.
• 9-15 g
• Shen qu - Medicated leaven / Massa fermentata medicinalis
• warm or cool, acrid, sweet / SP,ST
• A&I: Food stagnation, ab distension, diarrhea, gan accumulation. (Bao He Wan, Yue Ju Wan)
• Added to formulas with mineral substances to increase absorption.
• C&C: Caution: pregnancy.
• 6-15 g
• Ji nei jin - Chicken gizzard skin / Endothelium corneum gigeriae galli
• neutral, sweet / UB,SI,SP, ST
• A&I: Strongly dispels food stagnation: ab fullness, diarrhea, infant gan.
• Gallstones, urinary tract stones.
• Topical: mouth & throat sores.
• Bedwetting.
• 3-9 g
• Lai fu zi - Radish seed / Sm Raphani
• neutral, acrid, sweet / LU,SP,ST
• A&I: Food stagnation w/ stagnant Qi: distension, belching, diarrhea. (Bao He Wan)
• Coughing, wheezing d/t phlegm. (San Zi Yang Qin Tang)
• C&C: Caution: Qi def.
• 6-12 g
• Primarily treat Stagnant LR (hypochondriac, PMS) or ST (epigastric, digestive) Qi; some also enter LU, SP.
• Mostly warm & acrid, some also bitter
• Very drying/scattering, caution in deficiency.
Herbs for regulating Qi
• Chen pi, Ju Pi - Tangerine peel / Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
• warm, acrid / LU, SP, ST
• A&I: Qi stagnation and/or turbid dampness in middle jiao w/nausea, vomiting, ab fullness, hiccough. (Er Chen Tang, Ping Wei San)
• Phlegm-damp in the lung: cough w/ profuse sputum. (San Zi Yang Qin Tang)
• Often added to tonic formulas to prevent stagnation. (Liu Jun Zi Tang)
• Ju hong: Red peel: stronger, transforms phlegm.
• Ju bai: White Peel: milder, harmonizes stomach.
• Ju he: Shan qi, bladder qi pain.
• Ju luo: qi stag in luo vessels, chest pain w/chronic cough.
• 3-9 g
• Qing pi - Green tangerine peel / Pericarpium Citri reticulatae viride
• warm, acrid, bitter / GB,LR,ST
• A&I: LR qi stagnation esp w/phlegm bind: chest, breast & rib pain, mastitis.
• Food stagnation, esp severe or w/Liver qi. (Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan)
• Shan qi. (Tian Tai Wu Yao San)
• C&C: Contraindicated: qi def. Raises blood pressure
• 3-9 g
• Da fu pi - Areca peel / Pc Arecae catechu
• sl warm, acrid / LI,SI,SP, ST
• A&I: Descends qi, reduces stagnation: food stagnation w/constipation.
• Expels dampness: ab distension w/superficial edema, leg qi. (Wu Pi Yin)
• C&C: Caution: qi def
• 6-9 g
• Zhi shi - Immature bitter orange / Fr Aurantii immaturus
• sl cold, acrid, bitter / LI,SP,ST
• A&I: Breaks up qi stagnation: chest & ab fullness, etc. (Si Ni San, Da Chai Hu Tang)
• Constipation w/qi or food stagnation. (Xiao Cheng Qi Tang)
• Prolapse: gastric, rectal, uterine.
• C&C: Caution: pregnancy, weak right qi, sp/st def. Raises blood pressure.
• 3-9 g
• Zhi ke - Bitter Orange / Fr Citri Aurantii
• cool, acrid, bitter / SP,ST
• A&I: Sim to Zhishi but milder, better for weaker patients.
• Diarrhea w/tenesmus.
• Phlegm stagnation in chest, ab fullness, etc.
• Prolapse: gastric, rectal, uterine. (Huai Hua San)
• C&C: Caution: pregnancy, sp/st def
• 3-9 g
• Xiang fu - Cyperus tuber / Rz Cyperi
• Neutral, acrid, sl bitter, sl sweet/ LR,TB
• A&I: LR qi stagnation: painful or irregular menses, flooding & spotting, chest/ab fullness & pain. (Yue Ju Wan, Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang)
• Phlegm.
• Shan qi.
• C&C: qi def w/o stagnation, yin def heat
• 4.5-9 g
• Mu xiang - Costus root / Rx Aucklandiae seu Vladimiriae
• warm, acrid, bitter / GB,LI,SP, ST
• A&I: Various qi stagnation sx: chest & ab fullness, nausea (Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang)
• Diarrhea, dysentery, tenesmus, pain. (Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan)
• Often added to tonics to prevent stagnation. (Gui Pi Tang, Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang))
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def or fluid depletion.
• 1.5-4.5 g add @ end of decoction.
• Wu yao - Lindera root / Rx Linderae
• warm, acrid / K,UB,LU, SP
• A&I: Qi stagnation, esp w/cold: chest & ab fullness & pain, vomiting, lower ab pain, cold shan. (Si Mo Tang, Tian Tai Wu Yao San)
• Frequent urination, incontinence d/t Kidney def. (Suo Quan Wan)
• C&C: Contraindicated: qi def, internal heat
• 3-9 g
• Chen xiang - Aquilaria / Lignum Aquilariae resinatum
• warm, acrid, bitter, aromatic/ K,SP,ST
• A&I: Cold & qi stagnation: ab distension/pain, nausea/vomiting. (Si Mo Tang, Su He Xiang Wan)
• Wheezing d/t xs or def. (Si Mo Tang)
• Constipation, dysuria d/t qi stagnation.
• C&C: Contraindicated: qi def w/ prolapse, yin def heat
• 3-9 g
• Tan xiang - Sandalwood / Lignum Santati albi
• warm, acrid / LU,SP,ST
• A&I: Cold & qi stagnation: ab pain, vomiting w/ clear fluid. (Su He Xiang Wan)
• Chest pain, coronary artery disease. (Dan Shen Yin)
• Cheaper substitute for Chen Xiang.
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def heat
• 1-3 g
• Xie bai - Macrostem onion / Bulbus Allii macrostemi
• warm, acrid, bitter / LU, LI, ST
• A&I: Cold phlegm in chest: chest pain radiating to back, dyspnea. (Gua Luo Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang)
• Dysentery w/ tenesmus.
• C&C: Caution: qi def, peptic ulcers
• dried: 4.5-9 g fresh: 30-60 g
• Fo shou - Finger citron / Fr Citri sarcodactylis
• sl warm, acrid, bitter / LU,LR, ST,SP
• A&I: Strongly moves qi, but weak for stopping pain.
• Harmonizes St & Sp: poor appetite, belching, nausea & vomiting.
• Chronic cough w/chest pain d/t phlegm.
• C&C: Contraindicated: yin def heat, absence of stagnation
• 3-9 g
• Chuan lian zi / Jin ling zi - Sichuan chinaberry / Fr Melia Toosedan
• cold, bitter, sl toxic / LR, UB, SI, ST
• A&I: Liver qi stagnation w/damp heat or liver fire patterns: rib, chest, stomach, hernia pain. (Jin Ling Zi San, Yi Guan Jian)
• Parasites (roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms; topically for scalp fungus)
• C&C: Contraindicated: sp/st def cold
• 3-9 g