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Herbs That Tonify Qi
| Herbs | Property | Taste | Meridian | Functions | Cautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bai Zhu | Warm | Swt, bitter | Sp-St | 1.tonify Sp & augment Qi 2.strengthen Sp & dry dampness 3.stabilize ext & stop sweating 4.strengthen Sp & calm fetus | Yin def w/ heat signs or injured fluids |
| Da Zao | Warm | Swt | Sp-St | 1.tonify Sp & augment Qi 2.nourish blood & calm spirit 3.moderate & harmonize harh property of other herbs | for exc dampness, food stag, intestinal parasites |
| Gan Cao | Neu | Swt | All 12 (Ht,Lu,Sp-St) | 1.tonify Sp & augment Qi 2.moisten Lu & stop coughing 3.clear heat & relieve fire toxic 4.moderate spasm & alleviates pain 5.moderate & harmonize charac of other herbs 6.antidote for toxic subst | 1.stag |
| Dang Shen | Neu | Swt | Lu,Sp | 1.tonify Mid Burn & augment Qi 2.tonify Lu 3.strengthen Qi & nourish fluid 4.used in combine w/ extr releasing herbs & downward draining herbs (ma huang) | |
| Huang Qi | Sli Warm | Swt | Lu,Sp | 1.tonify Sp & augment Qi 2.raise Yang Qi of Sp & St 3.augment protective Qi & stabilize extr 4.tonify Qi & blood 5.promote urination & reduce edema 6.promote discharge of pus & generate flesh 7.wasting & thirsting disorder & numbness of limbs | extr exc Qi stagnation, damp |
| Shan Yao | Neu | Swt | Lu,Sp,Kd | 1.tonify & augment Sp & St 2.tonify Lung Qi & augment Lu Yin 3.tonify Kid & also stabilize & bind | case of exc : fullness due to dampness stag or accu |
| Ren Shen | Sli Warm | Sli Bitter, Swt | Lu,Sp | 1.Strongly tonify basal Qi, Qi collapse 2.Tonify Lu & augment Qi 3. Generate fluid & stop thirst 4.strengthen Sp & tonify St 5.Benefit Ht Qi & calms Spirit | 1.constra in case of heat or exc condition 2.incom w/ Li Lu 3.Anta Wu Ling Zhi |
| Ren Shen | Sli Warm | Sli Bitter, Swt | Lu,Sp | 1.Strongly tonify basal Qi, Qi collapse 2.Tonify Lu & augment Qi 3. Generate fluid & stop thirst 4.strengthen Sp & tonify St 5.Benefit Ht Qi & calms Spirit | 1.constra in case of heat or exc condition 2.incom w/ Li Lu 3.Anta Wu Ling Zhi |
| Ren Shen | Sli Warm | Sli Bitter, Swt | Lu,Sp | 1.Strongly tonify basal Qi, Qi collapse 2.Tonify Lu & augment Qi 3. Generate fluid & stop thirst 4.strengthen Sp & tonify St 5.Benefit Ht Qi & calms Spirit | 1.constra in case of heat or exc condition 2.incom w/ Li Lu 3.Anta Wu Ling Zhi |
| Huang Qi | Sli Warm | Swt | Lu,Sp | 1.tonify Sp & augment Qi 2.raise Yang Qi of Sp & St 3.augment protective Qi & stabilize extr 4.tonify Qi & blood 5.promote urination & reduce edema 6.promote discharge of pus & generate flesh 7.wasting & thirsting disorder & numbness of limbs | extr exc Qi stagnation, damp obstruction, food stag, Yin def, heat signs |
| Shan Yao | Neu | Swt | Lu,Sp,Kd | 1.tonify & augment Sp & St 2.tonify Lung Qi & augment Lu Yin 3.tonify Kid & also stabilize & bind | case of exc : fullness due to dampness stag or accu |