Question | Answer |
*ma huang (ephedrae) | disperse w-c; warm |
*gui zhi (cinnamomi) | disperse w-c; warm |
*zi su ye (perlillae folium) | disperse w-c; warm, aromatic |
*jing jie (schizonpetae herba) | disperse w-c; sl warm |
*fang feng (saposhnikoviae radix) | disperse w-c; sl warm |
*qiang huo (notopterygii rhizoma seu radix) | disperse w-c; warm, aromatic |
gao ben (lingustici rhizoma) | disperse w-c; warm |
*bai zhi (angelicae dahuricae radix) | disperse w-c; warm |
*xi xin (asari herba) | disperse w-c; warm |
xin yi hua (magnoliase flos) | disperse w-c; warm |
cang er zi (xanthii fructus) | disperse w-c; warm, TOXIC |
*sheng jiang (zingiberis rhizoma recens) | disperse w-c; sl warm |
xiang ru (moslae herba) | disperse w-c; sl warm, acrid |
*bo he (menthae haplocalycis herba) | disperse w-h; cool, aromatic |
*niu bang zi (arctii fructus) | disperse w-h; cold |
*chan tui (cicadae periostracum) | disperse w-h; sl cold |
sang ye (mori folium) | disperse w-h; cold |
*ju hua (chrysanthemi flos) | disperse w-h; sl cold |
man jing zi (citcis fructus) | disperse w-h; cool |
*dan dou chi (sojae semen preparatum) | disperse w-h; cold or warm |
mu zei (equiseti hiemalis herba) | disperse w-h; neutral |
*chai hu (bupleuri radix) | disperse w-h; cool |
*sheng ma (cimicifugae rhizoma) | disperse w-h; sl cold |
*ge gen (puerariae radix) | disperse w-h; cool |
*shi gao (gypsum fibrosum) | clear & purge heat; VERY cold |
*zhi mu (anemarrhenae rhizoma) | clear & purge heat; cold |
*tian hua fen (trichosanthis radix) | clear & purge heat; cold |
*lu gen (phragmitis rhizoma) | clear & purge heat; cold |
*dan zhu ye (laphatheri herba) | clear & purge heat; cold |
*zhi zi (gardeniae fructus) | clear & purge heat; cold |
xia ku cao (prunellae spica) | clear & purge heat; cold |
jue ming zi (cassiae semen) | clear & purge heat; sl cold |
shui niu jiao (bubali cornu) | clear blood-heat; cold |
*sheng di huang (rehmanniae radix) | clear blood-heat; cold |
*xuan shen (scrophulariae radix) | clear blood-heat; cold |
*mu dan pi (moutan cortex) | clear blood-heat; sl cold |
zi cao (arnebiae/lithospermi radix) | clear blood-heat; cold |
*huang qin (scutellariae radix) | clear d-h; cold |
*huang lian (coptidis rhizoma) | clear d-h; cold |
*huang bai (phellodendri cortex) | clear d-h; cold |
*long dan cao (gentiana radix) | clear d-h; cold |
*ku shen (sophorae flavescentis radix) | clear d-h; cold |
*jin yin hua (lonicerae flos) | clear toxic-heat; cold |
*lian qiao (forsythiae fructus) | clear toxic-heat; sl cold |
she gan (belamcandae rhizoma) | clear toxic-heat; cold |
ban lan gen (isatidis radix) | clear toxic-heat; cold |
shan dou gen (sophorae radix) | clear toxic-heat; cold |
tu fu ling (smilacis rhizoma) | clear toxic-heat; neutral |
pu gong ying (taraxaci herba) | clear toxic-heat; cold |
bai jiang cao (sl cold) | clear toxic-heat; sl cold |
he ye (nelumbinis folium) | clear toxic-heat; neutral |
*qing hao (artemisiae annuae herba) | clear def-heat; cold |
di gu pi (lycili cortex) | clear def-heat; cold |
bai wei (cynanchi atrati radix) | clear def-heat; cold |
*da huang (rhei radix) | purgatives; cold |
*man xiao (natrii sulfas) | purgatives; VERY cold |
lu hui (aloe) | purgatives; cold |
huo ma ren (cannabis semen) | laxatives; neutral |
da ji (euphorbiae perkinensis radix) | cathartics; cold, TOXIC |
*fu ling (poria) | diuretics; neutral |
yi yi ren (coicisn semen) | diuretics; sl cold |
*zhu ling (polyporus) | diuretics; sl cool |
*ze xie (alismatis rhizoma) | diuretics; cold |
dong gua ren (benincasae semen) | diuretics; cold |
han fang ji (stephaniae tetrandrae radix) | diuretics; cold |
yin chen (atremisiae scopariae herba) | diuretics; sl cold |
*deng xin cao (junci medulla) | diuretics; sl cold |
*mu tong (akebiae cauris) | diuretics; sl cold |
dong kui zi (malvae fructus) | diuretics; cold |
*qu mai (dianthi herba) | diuretics; cold |
*bian xu (polygoni avicularis herba) | diuretics; sl cold |
shi wei (pyrrosiae folium) | diuretics; sl cold |
*che qian zi (plantaginis semen) | diuretics; cold |
*hua shi (talcum) | diuretics; cold |
di fu zi (kochiae fructus) | diuretics; cold |
bi xie (dioscoreae hypoglaucae rhizoma) | diuretics; neutral |
*du huo (angelicae radix) | dispel w-d; warm |
wei ling xian (clematidis radix) | dispel w-d; warm |
hai tong pi (erythrinae cortex) | dispel w-d; neutral |
*qin jiao (gentianaie radix) | dispel w-d; sl cold |
mu gua (chaenomelis fructus) | dispel w-d; warm |
sang zhi (mori ramulus) | dispel w-d; neutral |
xi xian cao (siegesbeckiae herba) | dispel w-d; cold |
bai hua she (agkistrodon/bungarus) | dispel w-d; warm, TOXIC |
wu jia pi (eleutherococci gracilistyli cortex) | dispel w-d; warm |
*sang ji sheng (taxili herba) | dispel w-d; neutral |
*qian hu (peucedani radix) | dissolve hot phlegm; sl cold |
*chuan bei mu (fritillariae cirrhosae bulbus) | dissolve hot phlegm; sl cold |
zhe bei mu (fritillariae thunderbergii bulbus) | dissolve hot phlegm; cold |
gua lou pi (trichosanthis semen) | dissolve hot phlegm; cold |
*gua lou (trichosanthis fructus) | dissolve hot phlegm; cold |
gua lou ren (trichosanthis semen) | dissolve hot phlegm; cold |
zhu ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam) | dissolve hot phlegm; sl cold |
hai zao (sargassum) | dissolve hot phlegm; cold |
*tian na xing (arisaematis rhizoma preparatum) | dissolve cold-phlegm; warm, TOXIC |
*ban xia (pinelliae rhizoma preparatum) | dissolve cold-phlegm; TOXIC |
xuan fu hua (inulae flora) | dissolve cold-phlegm; sl warm |
*bai qian (cynanchi stauntonii rhizoma) | dissolve cold-phlegm; sl warm |
bai jie zi (sinapis semen) | dissolve cold-phlegm; warm |
*jie geng (platycodi radix) | dissolve cold-phlegm; neutral |
*xing ren (armeniacae semen) | stop cough & wheezing; sl warm, SL TOXIC |
*zi su zi (perillae fructus) | stop cough & wheezing; warm |
*zi wan (asteris radix) | stop cough & wheezing; sl warm |
*bai bu (stemonae radix) | stop cough & wheezing; sl warm |
pi pa ye (eriobotrya folium) | stop cough & wheezing; neutral |
*sang bai pi (mori cortex) | stop cough & wheezing; cold |
*huo xiang (pogostemonis herba) | aromatics for damp; sl warm |
*cang zhu (atractylodis rhizoma) | aromatics for damp; warm |
*hou po (magnoliae cortex) | aromatics for damp; warm |
bai dou kou (amomi fructus rotundus) | aromatics for damp; warm, aromatic |
sha ren (amomi fructus) | aromatics for damp; warm, aromatic |
cao dou kou (alpiniae katsumadai semen) | aromatics for damp; warm, aromatic |
cao guo (tsaoko fructus) | aromatics for damp; warm |
*shan zha (crataegi fructus) | digestives; sl warm |
*mai ya (hordei fructus germinatus) | digestives; neutral |
gu ya (setariae (oryzae) fructus) | digestives; neutral |
*shen qu (massa medicata fermentata) | digestives; warm |
ji nei jin (gigeriae galli endothelium corneum) | digestives; neutral |
*lai fu zi (raphani semen) | digestives; neutral |
*chen pi (citri reticulatae pericarpium) | regulate qi; warm, aromatic |
qing pi (citri reticulatae viride pericarpium) | regulate qi; warm |
*zhi shi (aurantii fructus immaturus) | regulate qi; sl cold |
*zhi ke (aurantii fructus) | regulate qi; sl cold |
*da fu pi (arecae pericarpium) | regulate qi; sl warm |
*xiang fu (cyperi rhizoma) | regulate qi; neutral |
chuan lian zi (toosendan fructus) | regulate qi; cold, SL TOXIC |
wu yao (linderae radix) | regulate qi; warm |
chen xiang (aquilariae lignum resinatum) | regulate qi; warm, aromatic |
*mu xiang (aucklandiae radix) | regulate qi; warm |
pu huang (typhae pollen) | stop bleeding; neutral |
san qi (notoginseng radix) | stop bleeding; warm |
qian cao gen (rubiae radix) | stop bleeding; cold |
xian he cao (agrimoniae herba) | stop bleeding; neutral |
bai ji (bletillae rhizoma) | stop bleeding; cool |
huai hua mi (sophorae flos immaturus) | stop bleeding; cool |
di yu (sanguisorbae radix) | stop bleeding; sl cold |
ce bai ye (platycladi cacumen) | stop bleeding; sl cold |
bai mao gen (imperatae rhizoma) | stop bleeding; cold |
ai ye (artemisiae argyi folium) | stop bleeding; warm |
*chuan xiong (chuanxiong rhizoma) | activate blood; warm |
yan hu suo (corydalis rhizoma) | activate blood; warm |
yu jin (curcumae radix) | activate blood; cold |
*dan shen (salviae miltiorrhizae radix) | activate blood; sl cold |
*chi shao (paeoniae radix rubra) | activate blood; sl cold |
*yi mu cao (leonuri herba) | activate blood; sl cold |
ze lan (lycopi herba) | activate blood; sl warm |
*tao ren (persicae semen) | activate blood; neutral |
*hong hua (carthami flos) | activate blood; warm |
*mo yao (myrrha) | activate blood; neutral |
*ru xiang (olibanum) | activate blood; warm |
san leng (sparganii rhizoma) | activate blood; neutral |
e zhu (curcumae rhizoma) | activate blood; warm |
*huai niu xi (achyranthis bidentatae radix) | activate blood; neutral |
*chuan niu xi (cyathulae radix) | activate blood; neutral |
wang bu liu xing (vaccariae semen) | activate blood; neutral |
*chuan wu (aconiti radix preparata) | warm interior; hot, VERY TOXIC |
*cao wu (aconiti kusnezoffii preparata) | warm interior; hot, VERY TOXIC |
*fu zi (aconiti radix lateralis preparata) | warm interior; hot, TOXIC |
*gan jiang (zingiberis rhizoma) | warm interior; hot |
*rou gui (cinnamomi cortex) | warm interior; hot |
*hua jiao (zanthoxyli pericarpium) | warm interior; hot, SL TOXIC |
*wu zhu yu (evodiae fructus) | warm interior; hot, SL TOXIC |
xiao hui xiang (foeniculi fructus) | warm interior; warm |
ding xiang (caryophylli flos) | warm interior; warm |
gao liang jiang (alpiniae officinarum rhizoma) | warm interior; hot |
bi ba (piperis longi fructus) | warm interior; hot |
hu jiao (piperis fructus) | warm interior; hot |
*ren shen (ginseng radix) | qi tonics; sl warm |
*dang shen (codonopsis radix) | qi tonics; neutral |
*huang qi (astragali radix) | qi tonics; sl warm |
*bai zhu (atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma) | qi tonics; warm |
bai bian dou (lablab semen album) | qi tonics; neutral |
*shan yao (dioscoreae rhizoma) | qi tonics; neutral |
*da zao (jujubae fructus) | qi tonics; warm |
*gan cao (glycyrrhizae radix) | qi tonics; neutral |
*yi tang (maltosum) | qi tonics; sl warm |
*feng mi (mel) | qi tonics; neutral |
*geng mi (semen oryzae) | qi tonics; neutral |
*shu di huang (rehmanniae radix preparata) | blood tonics; sl warm |
*dang gui (angelicae sinensis radix) | blood tonics; warm |
*bai shao (paeoniae radix alba) | blood tonics; sl cold |
*e jiao (asini corii colla) | blood tonics; neutral |
gou qi zi (lycii fructus) | blood tonics; neutral |
sang shen (mori fructus) | blood tonics; cold |
*long yan rou (longan arillus) | blood tonics; warm |
lu rong (cervi cornu pantotrichum) | yang tonics; warm |
rou cong rong (cistanches herba) | yang tonics; warm |
suo yang (cynomorii herba) | yang tonics; warm |
hu tao ren (juglandis semen) | yang tonics; warm |
yin yang huo (epimedii herba) | yang tonics; warm |
xian mao (curculiginis rhizoma) | yang tonics; hot, TOXIC |
ba ji tian (morindae officinalis radix) | yang tonics; sl warm |
*bu gu zhi (psoraleae fructus) | yang tonics; very warm |
yi zhi ren (alpiniae oxyphyllae fructus) | yang tonics; warm |
gou ji (cibotii rhizoma) | yang tonics; warm |
gu sui bu (drynariae rhizoma) | yang tonics; warm |
xu duan (dipsaci radix) | yang tonics; sl warm |
*du zhong (eucommiae cortex) | yang tonics; warm |
tu si zi (cuscutae semen) | yang tonics; neutral |
bai he (lilii bulbus) | yin tonics; sl cold |
*tian men dong (asparagi radix) | yin tonics; very cold |
*mai men dong (ophiopogonis radix) | yin tonics; sl cold |
sha shen (glehniae radix) | yin tonics; sl cold |
shi hu (dendrobii herba) | yin tonics; sl cold |
nu zhen zi (ligustri lucidi fructus) | yin tonics; cool |
*hei zhi ma (sesami semen nigrum) | yin tonics; neutral |
*gui ban (testudinis plastrum) | yin tonics; cold |
*bie jia (trionycis carapax) | yin tonics; sl cold |
*shan zhu yu (corni fructus) | astringents; sl warm |
jin ying zi (rosae laevigatae fructus) | astringents; neutral |
hai piao xiao (sepiae endoconcha) | astringents; sl warm |
fu pen zi (rubi fructus) | astringents; neutral |
qian shi (euryales semen) | astringents; neutral |
lian zi (nelumbinis semen) | astringents; neutral |
*wu wei zi (schisandrae fructus) | astringents; warm |
*bai guo (ginkgo semen) | astringents; neutral, SL TOXIC |
*wu mei (mume fructus) | astringents; warm |
he zi (chebulae fructus) | astringents; neutral |
chi shi zhi (halloysitum rubrum) | astringents; warm |
*rou dou kou (myristicae semen) | astringents; warm |
*chun pi (ailanthi cortex) | astringents; cold |
*fu xiao mai (tritici fructus levis) | astringents; cool |
long gu (fossilia ossis mastodi) | anchor & calm shen; neutral |
mu li (ostreae concha) | anchor & calm shen; cool |
ci shi (magnetitum) | anchor & calm shen; cold |
zhen zhu (margarita) | anchor & calm shen; cold |
*suan zao ren (ziziphi spinosae semen) | nourish & calm shen; neutral |
*bai zi ren (platycladi semen) | nourish & calm shen; neutral |
*yuan zhi (polygalae radix) | nourish & calm shen; sl warm |
*ye jiao teng (polygoni multiflori caulis) | nourish & calm shen; neutral |
niu huang (bovis calculus) | orifice opening aromatics; cool |
*tian ma (gastrodiae rhizoma) | extinguish LV wind; neutral |
*gou teng (uncariae ramulus cum uncis) | extinguish LV wind; sl cold |
*shi jue ming (haliotidis concha) | extinguish LV wind; cold |
bai ji li (tribuli fructus) | extinguish LV wind; neutral |
dai zhe shi (haematitum) | extinguish LV wind; cold |
*di long (pheretima) | extinguish LV wind; cold |
bing lang (arecae semen) | expel parasites; warm |
she chuang zi (cnidii fructus) | external use; warm, sl toxic |
*zhu sha (cinnabaris) | obsolete substances; cool, TOXIC |
ma dou ling (aristolochiae fructus) | obsolete substances; cold |
guan mu tong (aristolochiae manshuriensis caulis) | obsolete substances; cold |
guang fang ji (aristolochiae fangchi radix) | obsolete substances; cold |
chuan shan jia (manitis squama) | obsolete substances, endangered species; cool |