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Herbs that tonify Yin
herbs | property | taste | meridian | function | C/C |
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Bai He | Sli Cold | SWT Sli Bitter | HT, LU | -moisten Lu, clear heat & stop cough -clear Heart & calm Spirit | -cough due to wind cold or phlegm -Diarrhea due to Sp-St Def |
Shi Hu | Sli Cold | Bland SWT Sli Salty | ST, KD | -nourish Yin, clear heat & generate fluids -nourish St Yin Def -brighten Vision & strengthen lower back | -Def w/o heat signs -exc. Heat |
Bie Jia | Sli Cold | Salty | SP, LIV | -nourish Yin & anchors Yang -invigorate blood, promote mens & dissipate nodules | -pregnancy -Cold from Sp Def |
Nu Zhen Zi | cool | SWT Bitter | LIV, KD | -nourish & tonify Liv & KD -augment Liv & Kd & clear heat from Def -augment Liver & Kd & improve vision | -Yang Def -cold from Sp Def, diarrhea |
Hei Zhi Ma | Neutral | SWT | LIV, KD, LI | -nourish & fortify Liv & Kid -nourish blood & extinguish wind -moisten & lubricate Intestines | Diarrhea |
Tian Men Dong | Very Cold | SWT Bitter | LU, KD | -nourish Kd Yin & clear Lu heat -moisten Lu, nourish Kd & generate fluids -constipation & dry intestine | cold from Sp, St Def |
Gui Ban | Cold | SWT Salty | HT, LIV, KD | -nourish Yin & anchors Yang -nourish blood tonify Heart -benefit Kd & strengthen bones -cool blood & stop uterine bleeding -also for non healing sores & ulcerations | pregnancy (because soften hardness, expel stasis) -Damp-cold St -Yang Def |
Sha Shen | Sli Cold | SWT Sli Bitter | LU, ST | -moisten Lu & stop cough -moisten the exterior -nourish St, generate Fluids & clear heat | -cough due to wind cold -Sp cold from Def |
Mai Men Dong | Sli Cold | SWT Sli Bitter | HT, LU, ST | -moisten Lu & stop cough -Moisten The Intestine -clear Heart & eliminate irritability -augment St Yin & generate Fluids | -Diarrhea due to cold from Def |
Tian Men Dong | Very Cold | SWT Bitter | LU, KD | -nourish Kd Yin & clear Lu heat -moisten Lu, nourish Kd & generate fluids -constipation & dry intestine | cold from Sp, St Def |
Gui Ban | Cold | SWT Salty | HT, LIV, KD | -nourish Yin & anchors Yang -nourish blood tonify Heart -benefit Kd & strengthen bones -cool blood & stop uterine bleeding -also for non healing sores & ulcerations | -pregnancy (because soften hardness, expel stasis) -Damp-cold St -Yang Def |
Sha Shen | Sli Cold | SWT Sli Bitter | LU, ST | -moisten Lu & stop cough -moisten the exterior -nourish St, generate Fluids & clear heat | -cough due to wind cold -Sp cold from Def |
Mai Men Dong | Sli Cold | SWT Sli Bitter | HT, LU, ST | -moisten Lu & stop cough -Moisten The Intestine -clear Heart & eliminate irritability -augment St Yin & generate Fluids | -Diarrhea due to cold from Def |