| Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Actions |
| Thallus Eckloniae |
Kun Bu |
Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules and clears Heat.
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| Wine-fried Cx. Phellodendri |
Jiu Chao Huang Bai |
Drains Damp-Heat, drains Kidney Fire, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
With Jiu Chao Zhi Mu, for Yin Deficiency fever with steaming bones and night sweats and Lower Jiao Damp-Heat. With Huang Lian and Lian Qiao, for skin abscesses and lesions.
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| Wine-fried Rz. Anemarrhenae |
Jiu Chao Zhi Mu |
Clears Heat from the Lung and Stomach, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm.
With Jiu Chao Huang Bai, clears Heat and Drains Fire.
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| Rx. Platycodi |
Jie Geng |
Expels Phlegm, expels pus, benefits the throat and directs the effects of other herbs to the upper body.
With Gan Cao, for hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat and Lung abscess with expectoration of pus and pain in the chest and flanks.
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| Wine-fried Rz. Sparganii |
Jiu Chao San Leng |
Dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi and dissolves accumulations.
With Jiu Chao E Zhu, for Qi and Blood Stagnation with clumping and accumulation leading to distending pain in the chest, epigastrium and abdomen.
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| Wine-fried Rz. Curcumae |
Jiu Chao E Zhu |
Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi and dissolves accumulations.
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| Fr. Forsythiae |
Lian Qiao |
Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps.
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| Rz. Coptidis |
Huang Lian |
Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
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| Rx. Glycyrrhizae |
Gan Cao |
Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, clears Heat relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.
With Jie Geng, for pain and swelling of the throat. With Bai Shao, Dang Gui Wei and Chai Hu, for hypochondriac pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
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| Rx. Scutellariae (half wine-fried and half untreated) |
Huang Qin |
Clears Lung Heat, drains Fire and detoxifies.
With Chai Hu, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever and nausea.
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| Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Bai Shao |
Nourishes Blood, astringes Yin and calms Liver Yang.
With Gan Cao, for epigastric, hypochondriac or flank pain. With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
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| Rx. Puerariae |
Ge Gen |
Relieves Heat, generates fluids and counteracts toxins.
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| Rx. Bupleuri |
Chai Hu |
Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, raises Yang Qi and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
With Bai Shao, for vertigo, dizziness, thoracic and costal pain, and menstrual irregularity due to Liver Qi Stagnation. With Huang Qin, restores normal function of the Liver and Gallbladder.
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| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
Dang Gui |
Tonifies invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling and expels pus.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
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| Wine-fried Rx. Gentiana |
Jiu Chao Long Dan Cao |
Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and /Gallbladder channels, drains and pacifies excess Liver Fire and relieves toxicity.
With Chai Hu and Huang Qin, for Liver Fire or Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat.
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| Rx. Cimicifugae |
Sheng Ma |
Clears Heat, relieves toxicity raises Yang and lifts Sunken Qi (guides other herbs upwards).
With Dang Gui, raises the clear Qi, allowing turbidity to descend and moistening the Intestines.
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| Rx. Trichosanthis |
Tian Hua Fen |