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14 herbs

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Promotes urination and reduces edema   Ma Huang  
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Alleviates seafood poisoining   Zi Su Ye  
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Do not use for damp heat pattern   Zi Su Ye  
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Contraindicated in preganancy   Gui Zhi  
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Contra warm febrile diseases   Gui Zhi  
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Treats rashes and stops itching   Jing Jie  
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Used for migrant headaches   Fang feng  
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Contra blood heat w vomiting   Guy zhi  
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Contra fully erupted measles or sores   Jingo jie  
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Antagonize can jiang, li lu   Fang feng  
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Counteract bei xie   Fang feng  
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Alleviates trembling and spasm   Fang feng  
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Unblock painful obstruction and alleviate pain   Qiang Huo  
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Qiang Huo plus ? for HA   Du Huo  
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Overdosage may cause nausea and vomiting   Qiang Huo  
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Treats Tai Yang HA   Qiang Huo  
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Contra- ext deficiency w sweating   Zi Su Ye  
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Contra - Warm febrile diseases   Gui Zhi  
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Contra - LV wind pattern   Jing Jie  
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Used for migraine headache   Fang Feng  
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Alleviates trembling and spasm   Fang Feng  
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Treats cold patterns w Tai Yang Headache   Qiang Huo  
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Overdosage may cause nausea and vomiting   Qiang Huo  
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Counteract w Bei Xie   Fang Feng  
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Antagonize: Can Jiang, Li Lu   Fang Feng  
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Channels: UB & KD   Qiang Huo  
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Channels: LU & LV   Jing Jie  
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Channels: UB & LV & SP   Fang Feng  
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Contra: spasm due to blood   Fang Feng  
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Calms fetus (morning sickness)   Zi Yu Se  
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Aromatic, bitter   Qiang Huo  
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Used for vertex headache   Gao Ben  
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Channel: UB (du)   Gao Ben  
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Contra: blood yin deficiency   Gao Ben & Bai Zhi  
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Alleviates discharge: vaginal, nasal; expel pus   Bai Zhi  
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Antagonize: Xuan Fu Hua   Bai Zhi  
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Toothache   Bai Zhi  
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Yang Ming Headache (frontal region)   Bai Zhi  
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Contra: profuse sweat due to qi def   Xi Xin  
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Expels cold and alleviates pain   Xi Xin  
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Has Anesthetic effect   Xi Xin  
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Caution: renal problem   Xi Xin  
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Small dosage 1-3   Xi Xin  
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Antagonize: Shan Zhu Yu & Huang Qi   Xi Xin  
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Counteract: Hua Shi   Xi Xin  
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Channels: LU, KD, HT   Xi Xin  
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Channels: LU & ST   Xin Yi Hua  
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Unblocks nasal passages for rhinitis and sinitus   Xin Yi Hua  
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Contra: Yin def w heat signs   Xin Yi Hua  
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Cheese cloth bag cooking   Xin Yi Hua  
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Taste: sweet, bitter   Cang Er Zi  
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Nature: warm, toxic   Cang Er Zi  
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Channel: LU   Cang Er Zi  
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Disperses wind damp Opens nasal passages Dispel ext wind   Cang Er Zi  
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Contra: headache of painful obstruction from def blood   Cang Er Zi  
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Caution: overdosage may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and or ab pain   Cang Er Zi  
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Slightly warm herbs   Sheng Jiang Xiang Ru  
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Warms the MJ and alleviates vomiting Wrms the LU and stops cough   Sheng Jiang  
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Reduces toxicity of Ban Xia, Fu Zi, Tian Nan Xing   Sheng Jiang  
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Sheng Jiang Pi w diuretic effect can reduce edema   Sheng Jiang  
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Contra: LU heat patterns, vomiting due to ST heat   Sheng Jiang  
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Promotes urination and reduces edema   Xiang Ru Ma Huang  
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Acrid, aromatic   Xiang Ru  
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Also called "Summer Ma Huang"   Xiang Ru  
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Releases the exterior Expels summer heat Transform dampness   Xiang Ru  
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Contra: sweating due to Wei qi def / ext def   Xiang Ru  
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May cause vomiting if taken hot   Xiang Ru  
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Channels: LU, ST   Xiang Ru Cong Bai Xin Yi Hua  
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Light cold issue Releases the ext and induces sweating Disperses cold and unblock the yang Resolves toxicity and disperses clump   Cong Bai  
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