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dry dampness
6 herbs
Question | Answer |
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Huang Qin - taste | bitter |
Huang Qin - nature | cold |
Huang Qin - channels | lu, li, gb, st |
Huang Qin - functions | calms the fetus. dry form: clear heat in blood and LJ wine form: clear heat in blood in UJ char form: enhance hemostasis |
Huang Qin - contra | deficient lu heat, cold in MJ, diarrhea, cold blood w/restless fetus |
Huang Qin - counteract | Mu Dan Pi, Li Lu |
Huang Qin - dosage | 6-15 |
Huang Lian - taste | bitter |
Huang Lian - nature | cold |
Huang Lian - channels | HT, ST, LI, LV |
Huang Lian - function | ginger juice-fry form: for vomiting and heat in ST |
Huang Lian - contra | yin def, vomit w/sp def cold, diarrhea *prolonged use can injure ST/SP |
Huang Lian - antagonize | Xuan Shen, Bai Xian, Pi, Jiang Can, Ju Hua |
Huang Lian - counteract | Kuan Dong Hua, Niu Xi |
Huang Lian - dosage | 1.5-9 |
Huang Bai - taste | bitter |
Huang Bai - nature | cold |
Huang Bai - channels | KD, UB |
Huang Bai - functions | drain KD fire dry dampness esp in LJ |
Huang Bai - contra | def SP w or w/o diarrhea |
Huang Bai - dosage | 3-12 |
Long Dan Cao - taste | bitter |
Long Dan Cao - nature | cold |
Long Dan Cao - channels | LV, GB, ST |
Long Dan Cao - functions | drain damp-heat from LV and GB. for red eyes, sore throat, painful ear, sudden deafness. jaundice, swollen, painful genital area and vaginal discharge. drain and pacify excessive LV fire: used for HA or red eyes |
Long Dan Cao - contra | ST/SP def, diarrhea |
Long Dan Cao - dosage | 3-9 |
Ku Shen - taste | bitter |
Ku Shen -nature | cold |
Ku Shen - channels | HT UB, LV, LI, SI |
Ku Shen - functions | clears damp heat, kill parasites, stop itching, promotes urination |
Ku Shen - contra | SP/ST def cold |
Ku Shen - incompatible | Li Lu (purgative) |
Ku Shen - antagonize | Tu Si Zi, Bei Mu |
Ku Shen - dosage | 3-15 (up to 30 if used topically) |
Qin Pi - taste | bitter |
Qin Pi - nature | cold |
Qin Pi - channels | GB, LI, LV, ST |
Qin Pi - functions | drains damp heat: bloody dysentric disorder drain LV fire, benefits eye, disperse wind-damp, hot type bi-syndrome disperse wind-damp: for hot type bi-syndrome |
Qin Pi - contra | SP def cold |
Qin Pi - antagonize | Wu Zhu Yu |
Qin Pi - dosage | 4.5-15 |