Ch 12 Herbs that tonify
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| Ren Shen *** "man root" (ginseng root) | Powerfully tonifies the primal Qi (STRONG for emergencies); strengthens SP/ST, LU, augments Qi; Generates fluids, stops thirst; Benefits HT Qi, calms spirit
NOT w/EPF, constraint or empty heat, other stimulants
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| Dang Shen *** "Group root" (codonopsis root) | Tonifies middle jiao, augments Qi (diarrhea, low appetite, fatigue, prolapse); Tonifies LU; for late febrile Dz or blood xu; Also w/herbs to release exterior or drain downward when Pt has significant Qi xu
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| Huang Qi *** "Yellow herb" (Astragalus root) | Tonifies Qi and blood; Tonifies SP, raises yang; Augments Wei Qi, stabilizes the exterior; promotes urination to reduce edema; promotes discharge of pus and generates flesh; also for DM, limb neuropathy, Bi
NOT w/toxic heat sores
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| Shan Yao *** "Mountain herb" (Chinese yam) | Tonifies and augments Qi of SP/ST; Tonifies the LU Qi, augments LU yin; Tonifies the KD, and secures the essence
A food, may be taken in large doses. NOT w/damp causing fullness of abdomen
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| Bai Zhu *** (White atractylodes rhizome) | Tonifies the SP Qi (PRIMARY HERB!), augments Qi; Dries dampness, promotes water metabolism; Stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating; Calms the fetus
NOT w/internal heat from yin xu or thirst from exhausted
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| Da Zao *** (Jujube, chinese date) | Tonifies the SP, augments Qi, harmonizes; Nourishes the blood and calms the spirit, generates fluids; Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs
NOT w/excess heat, DH, phlegm-H. Caution with lots of damp or qi stagnation
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| Gan Cao *** "sweet herb" (Licorice root) | All 12 channels
Tonifies SP, augments qi; Moistens the LU, stops coughs; Moderates spasms, alleviates pain; Clears heat & toxicity; Moderates & harmonizes other herbs (1# Fx)
NOT w/distention, fullness of chest and abdomen, or vomiting excess dampness
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| Shu Di Huang *** "Cooked Earth Yellow" (cooked Chinese foxglove/rehmannia root) | Tonifies the blood; Strongly enriches the yin and relieves wasting and thirsting d/o; Nourishes the blood, tonifies the essence and marrow
VERY cloying/rich readily leads to stagnation, NOT in those w/qi stag or profuse phlegm
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| Zhi He Shou Wu *** "Processed Black Haired Mr. He" (processed flowery knotweed root) | Nourishes the blood, tonifies LV & KD, augments the essence (to preserve essence); Expels W from skin by nourishing blood
NOT in Pt w/loose stools or significant dampness/phlegm. Caution with source of herb, improper processing may damage LV
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| (Sheng) He Shou Wu *** "Fresh Black haired Mr. He" (flowery knotweed root) | (tonify blood) Moistens the intestines, unblocks the bowels (for dryness from blood xu); Relieves fire toxicity; Checks malarial d/o (not a common action)
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| Dang Gui *** "Should come back" (angelica sinensis root) | Tonifies the blood, regulates the menses; Invigorates and harmonizes the blood, disperses cold; Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels; Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, and alleviates pain; treats cough
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| Bai Shao *** (White peony) | Nourishes the blood, regulates menses; SOFTENS the LV, for yang rising and alleviates pain (most common Fx. for cramps/spasms in hands and feet, for HA and dizziness); Preserves the yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei Qi levels
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| E Jiao *** (donkey hide gelatin) | Tonifies blood & stops bleeding (dizziness, palpitations, coughing blood, blood in stool, uterine bleeding); Nourishes and moistens the yin (for insomnia and irritability)
ANIMAL product, decoct separately. Heavy, cloying so NOT for SP/ST xu
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| Gou Qi (Zi) *** (Lycium fruit, chinese wolfberry, Goji berries) | (tonify blood) Nourishes LV and KD; Benefits the essence and brightens the eyes; Enriches the yin and moistens the LU
Caution w/SP and ST xu, although not so greasy or cloying
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| Lu Rong *** "Deer velvet" (fuzz from spring antlers) | Tonifies the KD, fortifies Yang (STRONGLY); Warms the yang, regulates Chong & Ren Mai, stabilizes Dai Mai; Tonifies Du Mai, augments essence, qi & blood, strengthens sinews/bones
NOT w/interior heat from yin/blood xu, blood, ST or LU heat, or EPF heat
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| Rou Cong Rong *** "Meat of Cong Rong" (fleshy stem of broomrape) | Tonifies the KD yang, augments the essence and blood; Moistens the Intestines and facilitates passages of stool (moderate, not drying)
NOT w/diarrhea from ST/SP xu, or yin xu/heat signs
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| Yin Yang Huo *** (also called Xian Ling Pi) (aerial parts of epimedium, Horny goat weed) | Tonifies the KD, yang, and Mingmen (used for male impotence and infertility); Dispels W-C-D and warms and unblocks the flow of yang Qi (for Bi)
NOT w/xu fire, prolonged use will injure yin
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| Ba Ji Tian *** "Ba's Sky lance" (Morinda Root) | Tonifies the KD and fortifies yang (without being overly drying), augments essence; Disperses WD and strengthens the sinews and bones (for Bi, esp WCD)
NOT in Pt w/damp or yin xu heat, or urinary difficulty
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| Bu Gu Zhi *** "Tonify bone resin" (Psoralea fruit) | Tonifies the KD, fortifies yang, stabilizes essence and secures urine, aids KD in grasping Qi; Tonifies and warms SP yang, stops diarrhea; topically for vitiligo
NOT w/yin xu heat or constipation, CAUTION w/ST xu
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| Yi Zhi Ren *** "Benefit intelligence kernel" (Alpinia fruit, black cardamon) | Warms KD, retains essence, and secures the urine; Warms SP, stops diarrhea, and controls salivation
NOT w/lower jiao heat problems, esp from yin xu
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| Xian Mao *** "immortal/fairy grass" (Curculigo, golden eye-grass rhizome) | Tonifies KD, fortifies yang, vigorously warms MIngMen; Expels cold and eliminates dampness
NOT with yin xu + heat, not longterm use
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| Du Zhong *** (Eucommia bark) | (tonify yang) Tonifies LV and KD, strengthens sinews and bones; Aids in smooth flow of Qi and blood; Calms fetus (for threatened miscarriage); Recently for dizziness and light-headedness
NOT w/heat from yin xu (but relatively more mild)
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| Xu Duan *** "Reconnect what is broken" (Dipsacus, Japanese teasel root) | (tonify yang) Tonifies LV and KD (w/out stagnation), strengthens/reconnects sinews and bones, promotes movement of the blood, alleviates pain, reduces swelling; Calms the fetus, stops leakage
NOT w/WDH Bi
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| Gu Sui Bu *** "Mender or shattered bones" (Drynaria rhizome) | Tonifies KD (yang) and strengthens bones; Promotes mending of sinews and bones; Stimulates the growth of hair; Directs floating yang downward (tinnitus, diminished hearing, loose teeth, painful gums)
NOT w/yin xu or in absence of blood stasis
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| Tu Si Zi *** "spitting silk seeds" (Cuscuta, Chinese dodder seeds) | Tonifies yang, augments yin, secures essence and the urine; Tonifies KD and LV, improves vision; Benefits SP and KD, stops diarrhea; Calms the fetus
NOT with fire from yin xu, but not cloying
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| (Bei) Sha Shen *** "North Sand Ginseng" (Glehnia root) | Nourishes LU yin, clears LU heat; Nourishes ST yin, generates fluids
NOT w/cough d/t WC or internal cold from LU/ST xu
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| Xi Yang Shen*** "Western Ocean Root" (American ginseng root) | Nourishes yin, generates fluids, tonifies Qi, clears fire from deficiency; Nurtures LU yin, clears LU fire
NOT w/cold dampness obstructing middle, or stagnation fire
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| Mai (Men) Dong *** "luxuriant winter" (Ophiopogon tuber) | Moistens the LU, nourishes yin; Augments ST yin, generates fluids; Moistens Intestines; Clears the HT, eliminates IRRITABILITY
NOT w/loose stools from SP xu, phlegm or mucus in LU/ST, or early WC coughs.
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| Tian (Men) Dong *** "Heavenly gate winter" (asparagus tuber) | Nourishes the KD yin, clears LU heat; Moistens LU, nourishes KD, generates fluids
NOT w/diarrhea from xu or cold
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| Shi Hu *** "Bushel (goblet) of Stone" (Dendrobium) | Nourishes the yin (KD!), clears heat (like from deficiency), generates fluids; Tonifies the KD, augments essence, and brightens vision
NOT in early stages warm EPF. Caution w/loose stools or thick greasy T d/t SP xu
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| Yu Zhu *** "Jade bamboo" (scented Solomon's seal rhizome, polygonatum) | Nourishes yin and moistens dryness (LU/ST yin, w/out being cloying, can be used even in presence of EPF); Extinguishes wind, softens, moistens the sinews
NOT w/SP/ST xu, internal phlegm-damp, or loose stools d/t cold.
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| Mo Han Lian *** "Dark dye dry lotus" (Eclipta) | Nourishes and tonifies LV and KD yin (for premature greying); Cools the blood, stops bleeding
NOT w/SP and ST cold xu
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| Nu Zhen Zi *** "Persistent female seed" (Privet fruit, Ligustrum) | Nourishes (yin) and tonifies the LV and KD; Clears xu heat; Improves vision; tonifies w/out cloying
NOT w/diarrhea from SP/ST cold from deficiency
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| Gui Ban *** "Turtle shell" (terrapin shell) | Nourishes yin, anchors yang; Benefits KD, strengthens bones; Nourishes blood, enriches yin, stabilizes Chong & Ren Mai; Cools blood & stops uterine bleeding; Tonifies HT&blood; also for non healing sores and ulcers
NOT during pregnancy or w/CD of ST
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| Bie Jia *** (Chinese soft-seller turtle shell) | Nourishes the yin, anchors yang; INVIGORATES blood, promotes menstruation, dissipates nodules; Strong anchoring/descending action, unblocks and facilitates functions of blood vessels
NOT during pregnancy or w/cold from SP/ST xu
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