| Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Actions |
| Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii |
Qiang Huo |
Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction, alleviates pain and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels.
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| Rx. Saposhnikoviae |
Fang Feng |
Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Cang Zhu, for pain due to Wind-Dampness Bi with aching joints, heavy limbs and generalized aching discomfort. With Qiang Huo and Dang Gui, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
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| Rz. Cimicifugae |
Sheng Ma |
Releases the exterior, clears Heat and relieves toxicity.
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| Rx. Puerariae |
Ge Gen |
Discharges Exterior conditions, releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back, relieves Heat and generates fluids.
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| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae |
Bai Zhu |
Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Cang Zhu, for Damp Cold Painful Obstruction. With Zhu Ling and Ze Xie, for edema due to Internal Dampness.
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| Corpus Radicis Angelicae Sinensis |
Dang Gui Shen |
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| Rz. Atractylodis |
Cang Zhu |
Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao.
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| Rx. Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst.
With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
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| Rx. Codonopsis |
Dang Shen |
May substitute for Ren Shen
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| Rx. Glycyrrhizae |
Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates spasms, alleviates pain, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
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| Wine-fried Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis |
Jiu Chao Ku Shen |
Disperses Wind, clears Heat and dries Dampness.
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| Dry-fried Rx. Scutellariae |
Chaos Huang Qin |
Clears Heat and dries Dampness.
With Qiang Huo, for Cold-Dampness at the Exterior with Heat in the Interior.
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| Wine-washed Rz. Anemarrhenae |
Jiu Chao Ku Shen |
Clears Heat and drains Fire.
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| Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae |
Yin Chen Hao |
Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder, clears Heat, facilitates the resolution of Dampness and clears and releases Dampness in the the exterior.
With Huang Qi, for Damp-Heat skin rashes.
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| Polyporus |
Zhu Ling |
Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat.
With Ze Xie, drains Damp, unblocks and drains urinary pathways and drains Heat from the Bladder.
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| Rz. Alismatis |
Ze Xie |
Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
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