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Pharmacopoeia I
Ch 4 Herbs that Drain Dampness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fu Ling *** (Poria, fungus that grows on roots of pine trees) | Promotes urination and leaches out dampness; Strengthens the SP and harmonizes the middle burner; Strengthens the SP to transform phlegm; Quiets the HT and calms spirit |
| Zhu Ling *** “Pig’s fungus” | Promotes urination and leaches out dampness |
| Ze Xie *** “Marsh drain/leach out” (water plantain) | Promotes urination and leaches out dampness; Settles ministerial fire in the KD (with yin xu heat) by draining damp-heat from lower jiao |
| Yi Yi Ren *** (Job’s tears, coix seeds) | Facilitates the resolution of dampness and strengthens SP; Facilitates the resolution of dampness to eliminate Bi; Clears heat and expels pus; Clears D-H for any damp-heat disorder with greasy tongue coating and GI problems. Best in large doses |
| Che Qian Zi *** “Before the cart seed” (Plantago seed) | Promotes urination and clears damp-heat; promote urination to solidify stool; clears the eyes (for LV or KD Xu); expels phlegm and stops cough |
| Hua Shi *** “Slippery stone” (talcum) | Clears heat, facilitates the resolution of dampness; clears summerheat and facilitates the resolution of dampness; absorbs dampness. Topically – has binding quality for eczema |
| Mu Tong *** “wood unblock” | Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling; promotes urine to drain heat from HT via SI, promotes lactation and unblocks the blood vessels (especially with pig feet) |
| Di Fu Zi *** “Earth Skin Seeds” (broom cypress) | Clears damp-heat and promotes urination; expels dampness and stops itching (like eczema, scabes, any kind of rashes) |
| Bi Xie *** “Soft tokoro rhizome” (fish poison yam rhizome) | Separates pure from turbid; expels wind-dampness, relaxes the sinews, and unblocks the collaterals; Clears damp-heat from the skin (eczema, pustular sores, etc) |
| Jin Qian Cao *** “gold money grass” | Promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, expels urinary tract stones; Clears damp-heat in LV/GB and expel gallstones (jaundice and eyes); Resolves toxicity and swelling |
| Chi Xiao Dou *** “Small red beans” | Promotes urination and reduces edema; facilitates the resolution of dampness and heat; Disperses blood stasis, reduces swelling, and reduces fire toxicity |
| Yin Chen (Hao) *** “full/effulgent old”? | Clears heat, resolves dampness, and reduces jaundice (#1 herb for jaundice—D-H or D-cold); Clears heat and facilitates the resolution of dampness |
| Tong Cao ** “Unblocking grass” | Promotes urination and clears heat; promotes lactation in cases where it is insufficient or absent |
| Deng Xin Cao ** “Lamp heart herb/grass” | Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling; Clears the HT (and LU) and directs fire downward |
| Qu Mai ** “Wheat--- “ | Clears the damp-heat, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dribbling; breaks up blood stasis |
| Bian Xu ** | Clears damp-heat from the BL, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dribbling; expels (intestinal) parasites and stops itching |
| Shi Wei ** (a mineral/stone) | Clears damp-heat and unblocks painful urinary dribbling for either hot, stony, or painful bloody urinary dribbling due to damp-heat; Clears heat and stops bleeding; Clears the LU. Helps to unblock and facilitate passage of stone |
| Dong Gua Zi ** “winter melon seed” (wax gourd seed) | Clears heat, expels phlegm, and promotes the discharge of pus (internal abscesses); Clears heat and drains dampness (pathogenic water) |
| Dong Gua Pi ** ‘Winter melon peel/skin” | Facilitates urination and reduces swelling |
| Hai Jin Sha ** “Gold Sea sand” | Promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, expels stones (KD and GB); Promotes urination, reduces edema, and decreases jaundice |
| Ban Bian Lian ** “Half edge lotus” | Promotes urination and reduces edema; Cools the blood and resolves toxicity (for bee/wasp stings and snake bites) |
| Han Fang Ji ** “Han protect yin-earth/self” (Stephania root) | Promotes urination and reduces edema (esp lower body); expels wind-dampness and alleviates pain |
| Mu Fang Ji ** “Wood protect yin-earth/self” | Dispels wind and eliminates dampness; promotes urination and reduces swellings |
| Yu Mi Xu ** (corn silk) | Promotes urination, reduces eczema, and unblocks painful urinary dribbling; Clears damp-heat from LV and GB |
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