Question | Answer |
Bo He (Field Mint, Mentha) | Cool, Acrid, Aromatic, LV, LU, fever, headache; accelerates rashes to quicken healing; resolve LV Qi stagnation. |
Chai Hu (Thorowax Root, Bupleurum) | Cool, Acrid, Bitter, GB, LV, PC, TB, ShaoYang Disorders, fever, muscle level (Ying Qi) Heat, raises Qi ST & GB, LQS. |
Chan Tui (Cicada Moulting) | Cold, Salty, Sweet, LV, LU, Ext. W-H, Int.W, cools LU & LIV, vents rashes, stops itch, soothes the throat. |
Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean) | Cold, Warm, Bitter, Sweet, LU, ST, ascends, vents & disperses EPF, disseminates & disperses heat above the diaphragm. |
Fu Ping (Duckweed, Spirodela) | Cold, Acrid, LU, UB, drains Heat, moves LU Qi, opens pores for sweat, opens water passages to promote urine, expels wind. |
Ge Gen (Kudzu Root, Pueraria) | Cool, Acrid, Sweet, SP, ST, raises Yang Qi, rel. muscle layer heat, vents rashes; thirst, Diarrhea. |
Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower) | Cold, Bitter, Sweet, LV, LU, W-H, cools & tonifies LIV & brightens eyes, resolves toxicity. |
Man Jing Zi (Vitex Fruit Seed) | Cool, Acrid, Bitter, LV, ST, UB, W-H in the face & eyes; bi syndrome. |
Mu Zei (Scouring Rush, Shave Grass) | Neutral, Bitter, Sweet, LV, LU, Ext. W-H, superficial visual obstruction. |
Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium) | Cold, Acrid, Bitter, LU, ST, Ext. & Int. Heat toxins, lubricates the bowel. |
Sang Ye (White Mulberry Leaf) | Cold, Bitter, Sweet, LV, LU, W-H, cools LU & LIV. |
Sheng Ma (Black Cohosh Rhizome, Bugbane Rhizome) | Cool, Acrid, Sweet, LI, LU, SP, ST, raises yang qi, disperses heat, resolves toxicity. |