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Herbs II- Week 1
Herbs That Drain Damp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sweet, bland, and neutral Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Lung, Urinary Bladder 1. Promotes urination and eliminates dampness 2. Strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the middle jiao 3. Calms the shen | Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poria Cocos aka Poria) |
| Sweet, bland, and slightly cool Kidney, Urinary Bladder Promotes diuresis and permeates dampness | Zhu Ling (Sclerotium Polyporus Umbellati) |
| Sweet, bland, COLD! Kidney, Urinary bladder 1. Promotes diuresis and relieves edema 2. Drains Kidney fire Contraindications: Vaginal discharge Kidney Yang deficiency | Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis aka Water Plantain) |
| Sweet, bland, and slightly cold Lung, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney 1. Promotes diuresis, eliminates dampness, and strengthens the spleen 2. Dispels wind-dampness from the channels and relieves pain 3. Clears heat, expels pus, and resolves abscess | Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis aka Job's tears seed) |
| Sweet and COLD Urinary Bladder, Kidney, Liver, Lung 1. Promotes diuresis, clears damp-heat 2. Clears liver channel heat and benefits the eyes 3. Clears lung heat and expels phlegm (When decocting this herb it should be wrapped in gauze.) | Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis aka Plantago Seed) |
| The dry-fried form is used to promote diuresis and the wine fried form for treating Kidney deficiency. Use the unprepared form for phlegm-heat. | Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis aka Plantago Seed) |
| Sweet, bland, and cold Stomach, Urinary Bladder 1. Promotes diuresis and drains damp-heat from the bladder 2. Clears summer heat Contraindicated for PREGNANCY!!?? 3. Absorbs dampness from the skin. | Hua Shi Fen (Talcum aka Soapstone) |
| BITTER & COLD Heart, Small Intestine, Urinary Bladder 1. Promotes diuresis and clears damp-heat 2. Clears Heart fire 3. Promotes lactation 4. Unblocks the channels and activates blood Contraindicated in PREGNANCY | Mu (Mooo) Tong (Caulis Akebiae aka Akebia) |
| (I don't think he covered this in class.) Sweet, bland, slightly cold Heart, Lung, Small Intestine 1. Promotes diuresis 2. Clears heat from the heart | Dang Xin Cao (Medulla Junci aka Rush Pith) |
| BITTER, COLD Heart, Small Intestine, Urinary Bladder (and still "Lubes the tubes!": 1. Promotes urination, drains damp-heat, relieves urinary strangury. 2. Invigorates blood circulation, promotes menstruation. 3. Lubricates the intestines | Qu Mai (Herba Dianthi aka Dianthus) |
| Indications. Painful urinary dysfunction with bloody, scanty urine due to damp-heat in the lower burner. Amenorrhea due to blood stagnation. | Qu Mai (Herba Dianthi aka Dianthus) |
| Contraindications: Pregnancy and cases with SP and KD deficiency | Qu Mai (Herba Dianthi aka Dianthus) |
| Bitter, slightly cold Urinary bladder ONLY!! 1. Promotes diuresis and clears from urinary bladder 2. Kills parasites, stops itching. | Bian Xu (Polygoni Avicularis aka Half Edged Leaf or Common Knotgrass) |
| Bitter, sweet, slightly cold Lung Urinary Bladder 1. Promotes diuresis and clears damp-heat from Urinary Bladder 2. Clears heat and stops bleeding 3. Clears heat from the lungs, expels phlegm, and stops cough | Shi Wei (Folium Pyrrosiae aka Pyrrosia Leaf) |
| Besides Fu Ling, which of our Week 1 DD herbs also strengthens the Spleen? | The Coicis seeds: Yi Yi Ren |
| Which of the DD herbs also "lubes the tubes" even though it is Bitter&Cold and its entry meridians are HT-SI UB | The herba Dianthus aka Qu Mai! |
| Two for Heart Fire: One is BC goes to HT-SI-UB (and also promotes lactation) while the other one is "slighly" cold, sweet and bland (goes to HT-SI and LU!). | Mu Tong (the dreaded Caulis Akebiae) and Deng Xin Cao (aka Medulla Junci!) |
| Which two of our Week 1 DD batch helps cough (expels heat phlegm fm lung)? | Shi Wei (Herba Pyrosia) and Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis) |
| Which of these Drain Damp herbs clears Liver heat and so benefits the eyes? | Semen Plantaginis!! Che Qian Zi |
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