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PCOM #12
PCOM Herbs 3 - Key Characteristics
| PIN YIN | KEY CHARACTERISTICS |
|---|---|
| Chen Pi | Promotes the flow of qi, dries dampness. (3-9g) |
| Hua Ju Hong | Regulates the qi and expands the chest while drying dampness and transforming phlegm and reducing food stagnation. (3-6g) |
| Ju Hong | More drying and aromatic than Chen Pi, but less effective at harmonizing the middle and regulating the ST & SP. It is used primarily for vomiting and belching, and for treating phlegm-damp coughs. (3-9g) |
| Qing Pi | Directs downward, dredges the LV, breaks up qi stagnation and clumping, harmonizes the ST. (3-9g) |
| Zhi Shi | Promotes the flow of qi, unblocks plugs. (3-9g) |
| Zhi Ke | Promotes the flow of qi, unblocks plugs. (3-9g) |
| Fo Shou | Relieves constraint, regulates the qi, transforms phlegm, harmonizes the middle (3-9g) |
| Da Fu Pi | Directs qi downward, disperses formless qi obstruction, reduces edema. (4.5-9g) |
| Xiang Fu | Promotes the flow of qi in the LV and ST channels, regulates menstruation, alleviates pain. (6-12g) |
| Mu Xiang | Promotes the flow of qi, stops pain, strengthens the SP and eliminates food stagnation (3-9g) |
| Wu Yao | Smooths the flow of qi, disperses cold, alleviates pain. (3-9g) |
| Chen Xiang | Warms the SP and KD, directs rebellious qi downward, assists the kidneys in grasping the qi. (1-1.5g; if used in decoctions, it should be added near the end) |
| Tan Xiang | Unblocks qi stagnation in the chest, stops pain, settles belching and nausea. (2-5g) |
| Mei Gui Hua | Gently regulates the qi and blood, harmonizes the LV, SP and ST, regulates menstruation. (1.5-6g) |
| Chuan Lian Zi | Cools heat, regulates the qi, stops pain. (4.5-9g) |
| San Qi | Stops bleeding without causing blood stasis, transforms blood stasis, reduces swelling and stops pain. |
| Pu Huang | Stops bleeding, removes blood stasis, promotes urination. (3-9g) |
| Di Yu | Cools heat in the blood, stops bleeding, resolves toxicity, restrains and inhibits. (9-15g) |
| Huai Mi | Cools the blood, clears heat, stops bleeding. (4.5-9g) |
| Ce Bai Ye | Cools heat, inhibits bleeding due to blood heat, stops coughs. (6-15g) |
| Bai Mao Gen | Cools the blood, stops bleeding, clears heat in the LU and ST, promotes urination. (9-30g) |
| Xian He Cao | Binds and inhibits bleeding. (6-12g) |
| Bai Ji | Restrains to stop bleeding, reduces swelling, generates flesh. (3-15g; under unusual circumstances, up to 30 g can be used. If taken orally as a powder, the dosage is 1.5-3g.) |
| Ai Ye | Dispels cold-dampness, stops pain due to cold, stops bleeding, calms the fetus during pregnancy. (3-9g) |
| Chuan Xiong | Invigorates the blood, promotes the movement of qi, expels wind, stops pain (especially useful for headaches). |
| Dan Shen | Invigorates the blood, tonifies the blood, calms irritability due to blood heat (6-15g) |
| Ji Xue Teng | Invigorates the blood, tonifies the blood, soothes the sinews and invigorates the collaterals. (9-15g) |
| Yan Hu Suo | Invigorates the blood, strongly stops pain. (3-9g) |
| Yu Jin | Cools the blood, breaks up stasis, promotes the movement of qi, relieves constraint. (6-12g) |
| Yi Mu Cao | Invigorates the blood, regulates mensturation, facilitates, urination, resolves toxicity. (9-15g; large doses up to 30g) |
| Ze Lan | Gently invigorates the blood without injuring the normal qi, promotes urination. (9-15g) |
| Chi Shao | Invigorates the blood, transforms stasis, stops pain, cools heat in the blood. |
| Tao Ren | Invigorates the blood, dispels stasis, moistens the Intestines, stops cough and wheezing. (4.5-9g) |
| Hong Hua | Invigorates the blood, stops pain. (3-9g) |
| E Zhu | Promotes the movement of blood and qi, breaks up accumulations, reduces food stagnation. (3-9g) |
| San Leng | Breaks up stagnation of both the qi and blood, disperses food stagnation, stops pain. (3-9g) |
| Ru Xiang | Invigorates the blood, promotes the movement of qi, stops pain, generates flesh. (3-9g) |
| Mo Yao | Breaks up blood stasis to stop pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh. (3-9g) |
| Huai Niu Xi | Unprepared form: breaks up blood stasis, unblocks menstruation, guides blood to descend, directs fire downward; prepared form: tonifies the LV and KD, strengthens the sinews and bones. (6-15g) |
| Chuan Niu Xi | Invigorates the blood, unblocks the menses, expels wind, drains dampness. (4.5-9g) |
| Wang Bu Liu Xing | Powerfully and rapidly invigorates the blood and disperses clumping and stasis. (4.5-9g) |
| Wu Ling Zhi | Invigorates the blood, stops pain. (3-9g; Place in a separate cotton bag before decocting.) |
| Zhi Fu Zi | Revives devastated yang qi, tonifies the fire at the gate of vitality, guides the actions of other herbs into all twelve channels, expels cold-damp painful obstruction. |
| Gan Jiang | Warms the SP, transforms thin mucus, unblocks the channels, revives the yang. (3-9g) |
| Rou Gui | warms and tonifies the yang, disperses cold, promotes the movement of blood (1.5-4.5g) |
| Wu Zhu Yu | Strongly warms the middle and lower burners, stops nausea and vomiting due to cold, alleviates cold pain in the chest and abdomen. (1.5-4.5g) |
| Hua Jiao | Warms the middle, disperses cold, stops pain, kills parasites, tonifies fire at the gate of vitality. (3-6g) |
| Gao Liang Jiang | Warms the ST, disperses cold, stops pain, directs rebellious qi downward. (3-9g) |
| Ding Xiang | Warms the middle, directs ST qi downward, treats hiccough, fortifies the KD yang. (1-3g) |
| Xiao Hui Xiang | Harmonizes the middle, warms the lower burner, treats bulging disorders. (3-9g) |
| Bi Ba | Warms the middle burner, releases constrained cold in the Intestines. (1.5-4.5g) |
| Hu Jiao | Eliminates pathogenic cold in the ST and Intestines. (1.5-3g in decoctions; 0.5-1g in pills and powders) |
| Ren Shen | Powerfully tonifies the primal qi of the five organs, nourishes the yin, revives from collapse, stops heavy bleeding. (3-9g. Usually cooked separately in a double boiler with the resulting liquid added to the strained decoction of other herbs in the formu |
| Ren Shen Lu | Induces vomiting to eliminate phlegm. |
| Dang Shen | Tonifies the middle burner, augments the SP and LU qi. (6-9g) |
| Tai Zi Shen | Tonifies the qi and yin, but rather weakly. (9-30g) |
| Huang Qi | Raises the yang qi, tonifies the SP and LU qi, stops sweating, facilitates urination, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh. (9-15g; when a high dosage is required, up to 30g can be used) |
| Shan Yao | Tonifies the qi and yin of the LU, SP, and KD; secures the essence. (9-30g; when a large dosage is required, from 60-240g may be used) |
| Bai Zhu | Tonifies the SP qi, dries dampness, quiets the fetus. (6-15g) |
| Da Zao | Tonifies the qi and blood, generates fluids, harmonizes the SP, moderates the toxic effects of other herbs. (3-12 dates or 10-30g) |
| Gan Cao | Tonifies the SP qi, moistens the LU, moderates urgency and toxicity, drains fire. (1.5-9g, or 15-30g) |
| Zhi Gan Cao | Tonifies the SP qi, moistens the LU, moderates urgency and toxicity, drains fire. (1.5-9g, or 15-30g) |
| Huang Jing | Tonifies the qi, nourishes the yin, augments the essence. (9-15g) |
| Yi Tang | Tonifies the qi, moistens the fluids. (15-60g; do not cook in decoctions, but take with the strained decoction) |
| Shu Di Huang | Tonifies the blood, enriches the yin, generates essence, augments the marrow. (9-30g) |
| Zhi He Shou Wu | Nourishes the blood and yin, preserves the essence. (9-30g) |
| Dang Gui | Tonifies the blood, invigorates the blood, regulates menstruation, alleviates pain. (4.5-15g) |
| Dang Gui Wei | Strongly invigorates and harmonizes blood, disperses cold; moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels; reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, stops pain. |
| Bai Shao | Tonifies the LV blood, extinguishes wind, stops pain, nourishes the LV and SP yin. (6-15g) |
| E Jiao | Tonifies LV blood, moistens LU yin, replenishes KD essence, stops bleeding. (3-9g. This is separately dissolved then added to the other decocted herbs; the directions written on the prescription are separately warmed to melt—ling dun rong hua. If decocted |
| Gou Qi Zi | Enriches the yin of the KD and LU, nourishes the LV blood, mildly tonifies the KD yang. (6-12g) |
| Sang Shen | Gently nourishes and cools the blood and yin. (9-15g) |
| Long Yan Rou | Nourishes the blood, tonifies the qi, calms the spirit (9-15g) |
| Lu Rong | Fortifies the primal yang, generates essence, augments the marrow. (1-2g taken in pill or powder form, or chased with a strained decoction) |
| Ge Jie | Fortifies the KD yang, tonifies the LU qi, augments the essence, calms wheezing, stops coughs. (3-6g; when taken directly as a powder, 1-2g) |
| Dong Chong Xia Cao | Gently tonifies the KD yang, augments the essence, tonifies the LU, settles coughs and wheezing, stops sweating. (3-9g) |
| Rou Cong Rong | Tonifies the KD yang, enriches the essence and blood, moistens the Intestines. (9-21g) |
| Suo Yang | Warms the KD yang, nourishes the LV and KD yin, strengthens the sinews to treat atrophy disorders, moistens the intestines. (5-15g) |
| Yin Yang Huo | Tonifies the KD yang and the fire at the gate of vitality, disperses wind-dampness. (3-9g) |
| Ba Ji Tian | Tonifies the KD yang without being overly drying, augments the essence, expels wind-dampness. (6-15g) |
| Hu Lu Ba | Fortifies the primal yang, drives out cold and dampness from the lower burner, treats pain from cold-type bulging disorders. (4.5-9g) |
| Bu Gu Zhi | Warmly tonifies the KDs and SP, stabilizes the essence, secures the urine, aids the KDs in grasping qi. (4.5-9g) |
| Yi Zhi Ren | Warmly tonifies the SP and KD yang, secures the urine. (3-9g) |
| Xian Mao | Vigorously warms the fire at the gate of vitality and the KD yang, expels cold-dampness. (3-9g) |
| Du Zhong | Tonifies the LV and KD, strengthens the sinews and bones, quiets the fetus. (9-15g) |
| Xu Duan | Tonifies the KDs and LV, gently invigorates the blood, calms the fetus during pregnancy. (9-18g) |
| Gu Sui Bu | Tonifies the KD, strengthens and repairs the bones, directs floating yang downward. (9-21g) |
| Tu Si Zi | Warms the primal yang, nourishes the yin, secures the essence, tonifies the KD, LV and SP without being cloying. (6-15g) |
| Zi He Che | Warms the KD yang, tonifies the LU and KI qi, augments the blood and essence. (2-3g) |
| Bei Sha Shen | Nourishes the yin, clears the LU, augments the ST, generates fluids. (9-15g) |
| Xi Yang Shen | Tonifies both the qi and yin, cools fires from yin deficiency. (3-6g; usually cooked separately in a double boiler.) |
| Mai Men Dong | Nourishes the yin of the ST, SP, HT, and LU, clears heat, quiets irritability. (6-15g) |
| Tian Men Dong | Tonifies the yin of the LU and KD, generates fluids, cools heat due to yin deficiency. (6-12g) |
| Shi Hu | Nourishes the ST yin, expels heat from deficiency. (6-12g) |
| Yu Zhu | Enriches the LU and ST yin without being cloying, restores fluids injured by external pathogens without preventing the expulsion of those pathogens. (6-15g) |
| Bai He | Enriches the LU yin, drains heat from the HT, stops coughs, quiets the spirit. (9-30g) |
| Mo Han Lian | Nourishes the yin of the LV and KD, cools heat, stops bleeding, blackens the hair. (9-15g) |
| Nu Zhen Zi | Tonifies the LV and KD yin, clears heat, brightens the eyes, blackens the hair. (9-18g) |
| Hei Zhi Ma | Tonifies the LV and KD, augments the yin and blood, lubricates the Intestines. (9-30g) |
| Gui Ban | Strongly tonifies the LV and KD yin, subdues the yang, strengthens the bones, unblocks the Conception vessel. (15-45g) |
| Bie Jia | Tonifies the yin, subdues the yang, clears heat from deficiency, softens areas of hardness, disperses clumping. (9-30g) |
| Shan Zhu Yu | Augments the LV and KI, secures the primal qi, prevents abandonment. (6-12g) |
| Wu Wei Zi | Contains leakage of LU qi, grasps the qi, enriches the KD, stops diarrhea, nourishes the LV, quiets the spirit, generates fluids. (3-6g) |
| Wu Mei | Preserves the LU, binds up the Intestine, stops bleeding, generates fluids, quiets intestinal parasites. (6-12g) |
| He Zi | Directs the LU qi downward and transforms phlegm to stop coughs and benefit the throat; restrains the SP and Intestinal qi to stop chronic diarrhea. (3-9g) |
| Rou Dou Kou | Warms the SP and ST, promotes the movement of qi, binds up the Intestines. (3-9g) |
| Chun Pi | Dries dampness, cools heat, binds the Intestines, stops bleeding, kills parasites. (6-9g) |
| Chi Shi Zhi | Binds to stop chronic diarrhea and uterine bleeding, generates flesh to assist healing of chronic sores, gently augments the ST qi. (9-18g) |
| Lian Zi | Tonifies and stabilizes the SP, HT, and KD; calms the spirit. (6-15g) |
| Qian Shi | Tonifies and restrains the SP and KD, eliminates dampness. (9-15g) |
| Jin Ying Zi | Binds the lower burner in order to secure the essence, contains urination, halts chronic diarrhea. (6-12g in decoctions; if used alone, up to 30g) |
| Fu Pen Zi | Augments the true yin of the KD, contains the urine, secures the essence. (6-12g) |
| Bai Guo | Treats phlegm-heat cough and wheezing, eliminates turbid damp vaginal discharge. (4.5-9g) |
| Fu Xiao Mai | Augments the HT qi, inhibits the HT fluids, clears heat from the pores and interstices, and thus stops spontaneous sweating and nightsweats. (15-30g) |
| Hai Piao Xiao | Stops bleeding, secures the essence, dries dampness, reduces gastric acidity. (6-12g) |
| Long Gu | Calms with heaviness, binds with astringency, secures the normal qi. (15-30g; should be cooked first when used in decoctions) |
| Long Chi | Calms the spirit, cools heat, suppresses childhood convulsions. (15-30g; should be cooked first when used in decoctions) |
| Mu Li | Secures deficiency leading to leakage and loss; softens masses or nodules due to constrained heat and phlegm, augments yin deficiency with floating yang leading to disorders in the channels of the HT, LV and KI (9-30g) |
| Ci Shi | Sedates and calms the spirit, weighs down the yang while nourishing the true yin, improves acuity of hearing and vision. (15-30g) |
| Zhen Zhu | Quiets the spirit, nourishes the yin, cools LV heat, calms ascendant LV yang, brightens the eyes. (0.3-1g) |
| Zhen Zhu Mu | Cools LV heat, anchors ascendant LV yang, brightens the eyes, quiets the spirit. (15-30g; should be cooked first if used in decoctions) |
| Zi Shi Ying | Calms the spirit, nourishes LV blood, warms the Penetrating vessel, Conception vessel and Womb. (9-15g) |
| Hu Po | Settles and calms the spirite, unblocks blood stagnation, facilitates urination. (1.5-3g; do not decoct or calcine) |
| Suan Zao Ren | Nourishes the HT yin and LV blood, promotes sleep, inhibits sweating. (9-15g) |
| Bai Zi Ren | Nourishes the HT blood and yin to calm the spirit, moistens the KD and LI. (3-9g) |
| Yuan Zhi | Transforms phlegm, opens the HT orifice, reestablishes harmonious communication between the HT and KI. (6-15g) |
| He Huan Pi | Relieves constraint, calms the spirit, regulates the qi, invigorates the blood. (6-15g) |
| He Huan Hua | Relieves constraint, calms the spirit, regulates the qi, invigorates the collaterals. (4.5-9g) |
| Ye Jiao Teng | Nourishes the HT, calms the spirit, unblocks the collaterals, expels wind. (15-30g) |
| She Xiang | Intensely aromatic to open all the orifices and awaken the spirit, stop pain, and unblock the channels and collaterals by invigorating the blood. (0.03-0.1g) |
| Su He Xiang | Warm-opening substance, for patterns of cold closure. (0.3-1g) |
| Bing Pian | Acrid-dispersing, aromatically mobilizing and piercing, opens the orifices and disperses fire constraint. (0.01-0.3g) |
| Shi Chang Pu | Transforms dampness, strengthens the SP and ST, dislodges phlegm, opens the sensory orifices. (3-9g) |
| Niu Huang | Cools heat, dedges phlegm, clears the consciousness, cools the blood, resolves toxicity. (0.2-0.5g) |
| Ling Yang Jiao | Calms the LV, extinguishes wind, cools heat, resolves toxicity; especially indicated for extreme heat leading to stirring of internal wind. (1-3g decocted by itself for at least 2 hours; or 0.3-0.6g ground into a powder) |
| Gou Teng | Drains LV heat, settles LV wind. (6-15g; should not be decocted for longer than 20 minutes) |
| Tian Ma | Calms the LV with gentle nourishment, extinguishes wind. (3-9g) |
| Ci Ji Li | Expels wind, brightens the eyes, calms ascendant LV yang, stops itching, breaks up stagnation of qi and blood. (6-15g) |
| Shi Jue Ming | Cools LV heat, anchors LV yang, extinguishes LV wind, nourishes LV yin. (15-30g) |
| Di Long | Drains heat, extinguishes wind, stops spasms and convulsions, calms wheezing, unblocks the collaterals, facilitates urination. (4.5-15g) |
| Bai Jiang Can | Eliminates wind, drains heat, transforms phlegm, disperses clumping. (3-9g in decoction; 1-1.5g when powdered and swallowed) |
| Quan Xie | Strongly extinguishes LV wind, stops spasms and pain. (2-4.5g in decoctions; 0.6-1g when powdered and swallowed) |
| Wu Gong | Extinguishes wind; stops spasms, seizures and convulsions. (1-3g in decoctions; 0.6-1g when powdered and swallowed) |
| Dai Zhe Shi | Relies on its heaviness to suppress and direct downward rebellious qi, while cooling LV fire. (9-30g in decoctions, crushed; 1-3g in pills and powders) |
| Shi Jun Zi | Kills parasites, treats childhood nutritional impairment. (9-12g) |
| Bing Lang | Expels parasites, resolves firm accumulations, facilitates urination, resolves phlegm and food stagnation, directs qi downward. (6-15g) |
| Da Suan | Kills parasites, transforms heat and food stagnation, unblocks accumulations, promotes qi movement, expels cold-dampness. (4.5-9g) |
| Bai Fan | Externally: restrains pathogenic dampness and resolves toxicity; internally: transforms phlegm and thin mucus. (1-3g in decoctions; 0.6-1.5g in pills and powders) |
| Liu Huang | Externally: kills parasites, resolves toxicity, and stops itching, especially useul for scabies and tinea; internally: in prepared forms, tonifies the fire at the gate of vitality. (1-3g) |
| She Chuang Zi | Strongly warms the KD yang, dries dampness, kills parasites, stops itching. (3-9g in decoctions) |
| Zhang Nao | Expels wind and turbidity, stops pain, expels blood stagnation. (0.1-0.2g) |
| Zhu Sha | Internally: clears HT fire and focuses the mind; externally: resolves toxicity; it is itself toxic. (0.1-1.5g in pills, powders, or chased with a strained, cooled decoction) |
| Chuan Shan Jia | Invigorates the blood, unblocks menstruation, promotes lactation, eliminates sores and expels pus. (3-9g in decoctions; 1-1.5g in pills and powders) |
| Hu Gu | Searches out wind, stops pain, strengthens the bones, settles spasms and convulsions. (3-6g in pills powders or tinctures) |
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