| Herbs | Property | Taste | Meridian | Function | C/C |
| Gui Zhi | Warm | Pungent, Swt | Lu Ht, UB | -adjust nutritive(ying) & protective(wei) Qi level -warm chnl & disperse cold, unblock Yang & transf Qi -Warm facilitate flow of Yang Qi in chest -warm & facilitate flow in blood vessel | -warm febrile dz & Yin Def q/ heat sign
-pregnancy
-Hermorrhage |
| Zi Su Ye | Warm | Pungent, Aroma | Lu, Sp | -release extr & disperse cold
-promote movement of Qi & expand chest | -spon sweat due to extr def or Wei Qi Def
-Post decoction |
| Jing Jie | Warm | Pungent | Lu, Liv | -release extr & expel wind
-Vent rash & alleviate itching
-Stop bleeding | -Internal Liv wind
-Fully-erupted measles |
| Fang Feng | Sli Warm | Pungent, Swt | Liv, Sp, UB | -Expel Wind
-release extr & expel wind
-expel wind-dampness & alleviate pain | Spasm not due to wind but blood def or Yin Def w/ heat |
| Qiang Huo | Warm | Pungent, Aroma, Bitter | Kd-UB | -release extr & disperse cold
-unblock painful obst & alleviate pain
-Guide Qi to Greater Yang chnl & governing Vessel | -Yin & Blood Def
-overdose may cuz nausea & vomit |
| Gao Ben | Warm | Pungent | UB, Du | -expel wind & alleviate pain | Yin & blood Def |
| Bai Zhi | Warm | Pungent | Lu, Sp-St | -expel wind & alleviate pain
-reduce swelling & expel pus
-expel dampness & alleviate discharge
-open up nasal passage | Yin & blood Def |
| Xi Xin | Warm | Pungent | Lu, Ht, Kd | -release extr & disperse cold
-Warm Lu transf phlegm
-Disperse cold Alleviate pain
-disperse & unblock Qi of nasal orifices | Differentiation |
| Sheng Jiang | Sli Warm | Pungent | Lu, Sp-St | -release extr & disperse cold
-warm mid burner & alleviate vomit
-disperse cold & stop cough
-reduce toxic of other herbs
-adjust nutritive & protective Qi | -Internal heat due to Yin Def
-exc heat syndrome |
| Xiang Ru | Sli warm | Pungent, Aroma | Lu, St | -release extr, expel summer heat & transf dampness
-promote urine & reduce swelling | -extr def w/ sweating
-may cuz vomit if take hot, wait till decoc cool down |
| Xin Yi Hua | Warm | Pungent | Lu, St | -expel wind-cold & unblock nasal passage | -Yin & blood def
-overdose may cuz dizziness & redness of eyes |
| Cang Er Zi | Toxic, Warm | Swt, Bitter | Lu | -Disperse wind & dispel dampness
-open nasal passage
-dispels extr wind | -Contra for headache or painful obst due to blood def
-overdose may cuz nausea, vomit, diarrhea &/or abdm pain |
| Ma Huang | Warm | Pungent, Sli Bitter | Lu, UB | -release extr & disperse cold -facilitate movement of Lu Qi & control wheezing, dyspnea & cough -promote urine & reduce edema | -patient who sweat already (night/spon) due to Def
-patient w/ cardiovascular such as hypertension
-wind-heat syndrome -Def type of Asthma |
| Bai Zhi | Warm | Pungent | Lu, Sp-St | -expel wind & alleviate pain
-reduce swelling & expel pus
-expel dampness & alleviate discharge
-open up nasal passage | Yin & blood
Def |
| Sheng Jiang | Sli Warm | Pungent | Lu, Sp-St | -release extr & disperse cold
-warm mid burner & alleviate vomit
-disperse cold & stop cough
-reduce toxic of other herbs
-adjust nutritive & protective Qi | -Internal heat due to Yin Def
-exc heat syndrome |
| Ma Huang | Warm | Pungent, Sli Bitter | Lu, UB | -release extr & disperse cold -facilitate movement of Lu Qi & control wheezing, dyspnea & cough -promote urine & reduce edema | -patient who sweat already (night/spon) due to Def
-patient w/ cardiovascular such as hypertension
-wind-heat syndrome -Def type of Asthma |
