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TCM herbal combinations

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ma huang & gui zhi   strongly prom perspiration, rel ext, disperse WC. WC excess type, c+f, no sweats  
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gui zhi & bai shao yao   hrmz ying & wei, qi & bld; hrmz the vessels, rel tension stop pain; hrmz the SP/ST. WC disharmony b/w ying & wei, spon sweats; abd pn w/spasm d/t def cold & disharmony y&w  
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jing jie & fang feng   rel WC or WH (WH must add other herbs bo he). cc d/t WC or WH, initial measel skin erupt itch  
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qiang huo & du huo   dispel WDC, rel bi-pn:QH up body DH: low body. rheumatic pn, cc w/ BA whole body d/t WCD  
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xin yi hua & cang er zi   dispel WC, diffuse LU qi, open nasal passage. cc w/nasal congest, runny nose, rhinitis d/t WC  
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sang ye & ju hua   expel WH; clr LIV heat, improve eyes. cc/cough d/t WH, HA, vertigo, photophobia, red swollen pn eyes d/t LIV or WH in LIV ch  
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sheng ma & ge gen   rel ext & muscle aspect; clr heat toxicity, vent measels or eruptions. measles-initial stage w eruption diff expel w fever, lack of sweat d/t ext pattern  
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chai hu & bai shao yao   spread LIV qi, n LIV; spread LIV & stop pn; hrmz LIV/SP, qi & blood. chest, lat costal abd pn, distn d/t LQS or disharmony LIV & SP; mens irreg, PMS d/t disharmony qi & blood  
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shi gao & zhi mu   strong clr heat/drain fir, protect yin & fluid (internal excess heat easily damage yin). persistent hi-fever, 4 bigs, thirsting & wasting, HA, swelling & pn of gum d/t ST-heat  
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zhi mu & bai he   nourish yin, clear heart, calm spirit; moist LU, stop cough. "bai he" syndrome (mental depression): qi & yin def w/lingering heat pathogen lead to palp, insom, agit, cough d/t LU dry  
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zhi zi & dan dou chi   rel ext WH, clr internal heat; elim irritability. irrit, agit, insom & vexation after warm febrile disease  
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lu gen & bai mao gen   clear heat gen fluid; clr ST/LU heat; prom urine. fever, thirst, irrit d/t warm-febrile or WH; cough/wheeze d/t LU heat; nausea/vomit d/t ST heat  
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lian qiao & jin yin hua   strongly clear heat & relieve fire toxicity; release ext WH. cc influenza d/t WH or heat toxin; skin erupt skin inflamm  
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ban lan gen & shan dou gen   strongly clr heat rel fire toxicity, relieve sore throat. pn red swollen throat d/t xs heat; toothache, oral ulcers  
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xuan shen & sheng di huang   clear heat & cool bld; nourishes yin & gen fluids. all warm febrile disease evil enter ying and xue level causing v hi fever, thirst, scarlet tongue; any types bleed d/t blood-heat  
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pu gong ying & zi hua di ding   clear heat & relieve fire toxicicty, disperse abscess & dissipate nodules. pyogenic inflamm illness d/t fire toxins; mastitis, appendicitis, uti d/t fire toxins w/damp  
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ya dan zi & long yan rou   clear heat & relieve fire toxicity wo damage SP/ST; tx dysenteric disorder & intermittent fever & chills. dysentery, malaria. YDZ too toxic to take alone; add LYR to protect SP/ST  
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ban zhi lian & ban bian lian   clear heat & relieves toxins; reduce swelling & stop pn. tx various cancer w heat toxins or DH; tx snakebites  
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qing hao & bie jia   nourish yin & clears heat (heat from yin def or later stage warm febrile disease). steam bone, pm sweat,cough d/t yin def w def heat; malaria w/def heat; later stage warm febrile disease  
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di gu pi & sang bai pi   clear LU heat & stop cough & wheeze. cough wheeze w expectoration yellow sticky thick phm, fever thirst d/t LU heat  
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huang qin & bai zhu   clear heat, dry damp, fortify SP, calm fetus. uterine bleed dur preg, restless fetus-threat miscarriage, am-sick d/t DH w SP/ST qi def-unable to contain blood in vessels (gyno)  
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huang lian & rou gui   drain HT fire & supplement KI yang; re-establish interaction b/w HT & KI. insom, irrit, agit d/t HT/KI not comm; glossitis, oral ulcers, palp w fear of cold, impotence, seminal emission  
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huang bai & ze xie   clear & drain (KI) def heat; clear & drain DH. steam bone, pm sweat, nocturnal emisson d/t def heat; inhibited urniation DH in LJ  
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da huang & fu zi   warm interior, precipitate accumulation of cold, & evacuate the stools. constip, abd pn, fear of cold & cold limbs d/t accumulation internal cold  
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yu li ren & huo ma ren   moisten intestines & unblock the bowels. constip in elderly, post partum, post warm-febrile disease, habitual constip  
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qu mai & bian xu   stronly clear DH, prom urine, unblock pn urinary dysfx. xs type pnful urine dysfx, bloody urine d/t DH  
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jin qian cao & hai jin sha   strongly clear DH, prom urine, unblock pn urinary dysfx & expel stones. stones/gall stones w DH  
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mu tong & dan zhu ye   clear heat from HT & promote urination. sensation of heat & irrit in chest, mouth & tongue sores, dk scanty urine dt HT heat  
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hua shi & gan cao   release SH, clr summer-damp, prom urination; tonifies qi. "liu-yi san" 6:1 hua shi:gan cao. Fever, sweats, thirst, irrit, thin yellow greasy tongue coat & soggy rapid pulse d/t SH w damp  
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mu gua & wu zhu yu   warm MJ & transform damp; hrmz ST & stop vomit; relax sinews & unblock the channels. abd pn spams, vomit &/or diarrhea w/cramping calves dt damp-cold  
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mu gua & wu zhu yu   warm MJ & transform damp; hrmz ST & stop vomit; relax sinews & unblock the channels. abd pn spams, vomit &/or diarrhea w/cramping calves dt damp-cold  
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hai tong pi & qin jiao   dispel WD, unblock the channels, relaxes the sinews, & allev pn. myaliga whole body, bi-pn lumbar leg pn d/t WD or WDH  
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bai qian & qian hu   redirect LU qi down, expel phm, stop cough. cough/wheeze w phm, chest oppression dt phm obstruction  
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zi wan & kuan dong hua   stop cough, expel phm, warm the LU. cough/wheeze w phm, esp chronic d/t coldness  
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ban xia & zhu ru   hrmz ST & stop vomit nausea; transform phm. hiccup, nausea vomit d/t rebel ST qi; morning-sick d/t disharmony of ST w phm  
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xuan fu hua & dai zhe shi   strongly redirect qi downward & expel phm. hiccup nausea vomit d/t turbig phm stag in diapghragm area; cough wheeze w phm  
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zhe bei mu & xia ku cao   clears heat & transforms phm-heat; clear heat & dissipate nodules. neck lumps scrofula lipoma swollen gland dt phm heat or phm fire.  
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chuan bei mu & xing ren   transforms phm, direct qi down, stop cough, moisten LU. chronic cough little phm diff expectorate, dry throat dt LU dryness  
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gua lou & xie bai   prom mvmt of yang-qi & loosen chest; transforms phm; dissipate stag in chest, stop pn, moist intestines. cough profuse phm, piercing pn in chest, chest-Bi & cardiac disease w intense HT pn dt HT qi & bld stag w phm, constip  
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jie geng & zhi ke   reg upbearing & downbearing, reg UJ/MJ, diffuse LU qi, expel phm, loosen chest & diaphr. chest & diaphragm oppression distention d/t chest-Bi d/t accum phm & qi stag; epig distention, stomach rumbling & diff bm  
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hai zao & kun bu   reduce phm & soften hardness; dissipates mass & nodules. nod or mass d/t phm accum gointer, scrofula, ovarian cyst  
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huo xiang & pei lan   aromatically transforms damp; hrmz MJ & stop vomit, rel summer damp. fever w or wo persp, vertigo, head distention; epig distention, nausea, abd pn & diarrhea dt damp & turbid in SP/ST  
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sha ren & shu di huang   nourishs blood, yin, essence w/o causing qi-stag or loss of appetite. LIV-KI yin or essence def, blood def assoc w weak SP/ST  
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ji nei jing & mang xiao   soften hardness & disperse accumulation; clears heat & transforms stones. renal lithiasis urethral lithiasis  
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lai fu zi & bai jie zi   regulates qi & expel phm; descend qi & allev cough & wheez. chronic cough whz copious clr bubbly phm, full in chest dt phm/cold phm in LU  
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chen pi & he zi   constrains the LU qi, rectifies the qi, & improve the voice. hoarse, loss voice, chronic cough & phm in throat  
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chuan lian zi & yan hu suo   prom mvmt of qi, invig bld & stop pn; clear LIV heat, dries dampness. pn in chest, epigastrum, abd, lateral constal region d/t qi-stag or bs; dysmenorrhea dt qi-stag or bs; hepatitis, cholecystitis dt DH in LIV/GB  
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xiang fu & yi mu cao   regulate qi & resolve depression; invig blood & dispel stasis, regulate menses. mens irreg, abd pn disten before period, post partum abd pn, dysmen d/t qi-stag/bs. Promote mvmt LQS  
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mu xiang & bing lang   prom mvmt of qi, disperse stagnation & stops pn. lack app, abd/epig disten and pn aggravated by pressure, diff bm dt FS & qi-stag; dysentery or diarrhea (DH) w tenesmus  
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li zhi he & ju he   regulates qi & stop pn, esp pelvis/LIV ch; disperse cold & dissipates obstruction & nodules, stop pn. inguinal hernia, swell pn testicles d/t cold & qi congeal/stag in LIV ch; pn or mass in pelvis d/t qi-stag or coldness w/ bs  
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dan shen & mu dan pi   clears heat, cools blood & dispel bs. *Does not stop bleeding! bleed d/t blood heat or w/bs, hematemesis, purpura; mens irreg amen dt blood heat or bs  
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tao ren & hong hua   invig blood & dispel bs & stop pn. HH contra preg b/c causes uterus to contract. amen, irreg mens w/clots dt bs, cardiac pn, fixed stab pn  
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chuan xiong & dang gui   invig blood, prom mvmt of qi & stop pn; tonifies blood. mens irreg, ha, postpartum abd pn d/t bs or w bld def; wounds, ulcers dt bs or w bld def  
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pu huang & wu ling zhi   invig blood, dispel bs & stop pn; stops bleeding. mens irreg, retain lochia dt bs; epig, cardia, abd, lat costal pn d/t bs  
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ru xiang & mo yao   invig blood, dispel bs, free flow of viscera, bowels, channels & network vessels, stop pn, reduce swelling & gen flesh. traumatic injury w/pn, swell d/t bs & qi-stag; epig, abd, hypoch, chest pn, amen d/t bs and qi-stag  
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san leng & e zhu   stronly break bs; prom mvmt of qi, stop pn, dissolve fs. abd lump glomus, hepatomegaly & splenomegaly dt bs &/or w gi-stag; abd pn dt fs, infertility dt bs or qi-stag  
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chuan shan jia & zao jiao ci   disperse bs & unblock channles; strongly reduce swelling & prom discharge of pus. suppurative inflamm disease eg carbuncles, boils, mastitis  
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san qi & bai ji   invig blood, dispel bs & stop bleeding; gen flesh w/o producing bs. hemoptysis, hematemesis; bleed d/t trauma  
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di yu & huai hua mi   cools blood & stops bleeding. bleeds d/t blood heat, esp for hemorrhoid w bleeding dt blood-heat  
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fu zi & gan jiang   restore devastated yang, warm SP/ST, prevent toxin from fu zi. loss conscious, cold spontaneous perspiration, cold limbs, minute pulse, pn & feeling cold in ST & abd, vomit, diearrhe dt yang-def w cold  
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wu zhu yu & huang lian   drain LIV fire, hrmz ST, direct rebel qi down, stop pn, acid regurgitation & vomit. lat costal pn disten nausea vomit belch bitter taste in mouth d/t LIV-ST disharmony w heat  
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ding xiang & shi di   warm MJ, direct rebelliousqi down, & stop hiccups. hiccup dt cold in MJ; nause/vomit. compare w/35 xuan fu hua/dai zhe shi  
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da zao & sheng jiang   adjust ying & wei qi, fortify SP & hrmz MJ, moderate & hrmz characteristics of other herbs. cc d/t WC causing disharmony bw ying & wei, fatique, abd pn, lack app d/t SP/SP qi def  
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bai zhu & zhi shi   ton SP qi, disperse qi-stag, elim accumulation & distention. accum of food, disten/full abd, diff bm dt SP qi def w qi-stag; spleno/hepatomegaly dt qi-def w qi-stag  
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huang qi & fu xiao mai   ton qi, augment protective/wei qi & stabilizes exterior, & stop sweats. spon sweat d/t protective/wei qi def  
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shan yao & huang qi   ton qi & yin of SP, LU & KI. diabetes d/t qi & yin def, e.g. thirst; chronic uti or KI disease dt def of qi & yin  
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dang gui & huang qi   ton qi & generate blood. cases of internal damage dt overstrain, qi & bld def lead to hot sensation in muscle, red face, irrit, thirst for warm, pale tongue  
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shu di huang & sheng di huang   ton bood, yin & essence; clear heat & cool the blood. tidal fever w/steaming bone, vertigo, irreg mens dt yin or blood-def w heat  
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e jiao & huang lian   ton blood & nourish the yin, clears HT heat, calm spirit. agitation/insom d/t HT&KI not comm; warm-febrile disease has damaged yin causing heat  
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bai shao yao & chi shao yao   nourish blood and cool blood; invig blood, dispel bs & stop pn. irreg mens d/t blood/yin def w/blood heat or bs  
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niu zhen zi & han lian cao   nourish yin of LIV & KID, cool blood, stop bleeding. various bleeds; nose, gums, hematuria & metrorrhagia d/t yin-def w bld heat; premature greying dt LIV/KI yin/essence def w heat  
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mai men dong & tian men dong   nourishes (LU) yin, moist dryness, gen fluids; clear heat of LU, ST & HT; moist intestines. dry mouth, thrist, constip d/t yin def w heat  
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gui ban & bie jia   nourishes the yin & anchors the yang. tidal fever, steam bone, nitesweat, tinnitus, vertigo, wk knees & lo-back dt yin-def w heat; ha, dizzy, vertigo d/t LYR.  
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bu gu zhi & rou dou kou   tonifies KI yang & SP yang, secure intestines & stop diarrhea. chronic diarrhea dt KI/SP yang-def; daybreak diarrhea w/abd pn dt KI yang def  
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du zhong & xu duan   ton LIV&KI, strengthen sinew & bone; calms fetus. aches & pn, stiffness, lumbar pn, weakness of lo-limbs d/t LIV&KI def, or w WD; threatened miscarriage w lumbar sore, mens irreg dt KI def  
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sang ji shen & ji xue teng   ton LIV&KI, strengthen sinew & bone & expel WD; prom mvt of blood & ton blood; invig channel & relax sinews. aches & pn, stiffness, lumbar pn, weakness of lo-limbs d/t LIV&KI def, or w WD; mens irreg w lumbar sore pn dt LIV/KI & bld def.  
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yin yang huo & xian mao   ton KID & fortify yang; expel WD or cold-damp. mens irreg, amen & infert d/t KID yang def; ache & pn, lumbar pn, weak lo-limb dt KI yang def &/or w WCD/CD obstruction  
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rou cong rong & hei zhi ma   nourishes the blood and essence & ton KID yang; moist intestines, facilitate bm. habitual constip elderly, postpartum or post febrile disease dt blood/essence def  
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yi zhi ren & bei xie   warm the KID, separate pure from turbid, restrain essence & urine. turbid urine & freq urine d/t KID def +/or w dampness  
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wu wei zi & xi xin   warm the LU, trans phm, diffuse (descend) LU qi to stop cough & wheeze. cough & wheeze d/t WC +/or accum phm-cold in the LU; chronic cough & wheeze dt LU & KI def  
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qian shi & lian zi   strengthen the SP, expel damp & stop diarrhea; supplement KID & retain essence & urination. chronic diarrhea d/t SP-def; vag discharge, seminal emission, freq urination dt KI def  
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sang piao xiao & hai piao xiao   ton KID, retain essence & urine. dribbling urine/enuresis in kids dt KI def; noct emiss,spermatorrhea, vag disch dt KI def. HPX stop bleeds; SPX does not  
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long gu & mu li   settle & calm spirit; calm LIV & anchor yang; prevent leakage of fluids. vexation, agitation, palp, insom dt LYR disturb the spirit; HTN.  
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suan zao ren & bai zi ren   nourishes the blood and yin of HT & LIV, calm spirit. HT palp, profuse dream, insom, nitesweat d/t def of HT & LIV blood & yin; constip dt blood & yin def.  
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shi chang pu & yuan zhi   expel phm & open orifice; calms spirit. mental confusion mental retardation vertigo dt phm obstruct orifice of HT. contra gastritis  
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gou teng & tian ma   extinguish wind & allev spasm & tremor; drain LIV heat & anchor LIV yang; extinguish wind & stop pn. ha, dizzy, childhood convulsions, epilepsy, spasm, tetany, wind-stroke dt internal wind. HTN d/t internal wind  
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shi jue ming & jue ming zi   clear LIV heat, anchor LIV yang & brighten eyes. photophobia, vis obstruct, red eye. HTN, hi chol assoc w LIV heat or LYR.  
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bai ji li & sha yuan ji li   ton KID & secure essence; nourishes LIV & brighten eyes. vertigo, unclear vision, dizzy d/t LIV & KID def; seminal emiss, freq urine.  
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di long & jiang can   extinguishes wind, expel phm & unblock channel & collateral; stop spasm & pn. ha & dizzy d/t wind-phm; spasm, convulsion, post-wind-stroke d/t wind phm.  
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quan xie & wu gong   xtinguish wind & stop tremors & convulsions; attack & relieve toxin, diss nods; unblock collateral & stop pn. spasms acute or chronic, tetacy, tic, tetanus, seizures, chest pn d/t HT Bld stasis; pn d/t cancer  
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she chuang zi & di fu zi   expel dampness & kill parasite; stops itching. used internal & topical for damp skin disorder; eczema, & genital disorder dt damp--vaginitis  
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