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14 herbs

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Shi Gao (nature)   Very cold (coldest herb in cat)  
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Shi Gao (taste)   Sweet, acrid (spicy)  
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Clears blazing ST heat, toothache, swollen and painful gums   Shi Gao  
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Channel: LU & ST   Lu Gen Shi Gao Tian Hua Ren  
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Treats eczema, burns, ulcerated sores   Shi Gao  
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Applied topically in powdered form after being calcined   (Duan) Shi Gao  
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Han Shui Shi (Taste)   Acid, Salty  
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Han Shui Shi (Channel)   HT & ST & KD  
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Drains fire and expels summer-heat   Han Shui Shi  
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Used for burns and sores   Han Shui Shi  
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Cook > 30 min   Shi Gao  
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Contra: Minute pulse   Shi Gao  
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Contra: Yang deficiency   Shi Gao  
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Contra: Yin deficient w/heat   Shi Gao  
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Dosage: 9-30, >90   Shi Gao  
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Dosage: 9-30   Han Shui Shi  
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Contra: Cold from Spleen & Stomach Deficiency   Han Shui Shi  
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Channels: Zhi Mu   LUNG & STOMACH & KIDNEY (LSK)  
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Zhi Mu -Taste-   Bitter  
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Enrich Yin and moisten dryness: for LU/KD Yin Def w/heat   Zhi Mu  
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Generate fluids and clear heat: for oral ulcer and inflammation due to yin deficiency   Zhi Mu  
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Contra: diarrhea due to SP def   Zhi Mu  
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Dosage: 6-12   Zhi Mu  
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Zhi Zi (Taste)   Bitter  
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Drain damp-heat, jaundice, painful urinary dysfunction   Zhi Zi  
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Cool blood and stop bleeding   Zhi Zi  
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Reduce swelling and move blood stag due to trauma (use topically)   Zhi Zi  
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Contra: loose stool or loss of appetite due to def cold   Zhi Zi  
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Crush before cooking   Zhi Zi  
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Dosage: 3-12   Zhi Zi  
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Sweet & Bland   Dan Zhu Ye  
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SMALL INTESTINE / STOMACH / HEART (SHH)   Dan Zhu Ye  
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Eliminates irritability (2)   Dan Zhu Ye & Zhi Zi  
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Caution: Pregnancy   Dan Zhu Ye  
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Promotes urination   Dan Zhu Ye / Lu Gen / Xi Gua (DanLuXi)  
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Dosage: 6-9   Dan Zhu Ye  
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*Do not use in pts who have loss of appetite or loose stools   Zhi Zi  
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Has function to generate more fluids   Lu Gen (gen-erate)  
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Clears LU & ST heat   Lu Gen  
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Encourages rash to surface   Lu Gen  
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Caution: SP/ST deficient cold   Lu Gen  
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Sweet! (2)   Luo Gen, Xi Gua  
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Bitter, slightly sweet   Tian Hua Fen  
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Relieves toxicity and expels pus   Tian Hua Fen  
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Contra: Pregnancy, diarrhea due to SP/ST def COLD   Tian Hua Fen Zhi Mu  
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Dosage: 9-15   Tian Hua Fen  
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Used in pt's w/out fever   Tian Hua Fen  
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Zhi Zi - channel   LU, ST, HT, LV, SJ (LS-H-LS)  
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Good for jaundice   Xi Gua  
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Xi Gua - channel   ST, UB, HT (SUH)  
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Contra: Excessive damp-cold from def in MJ   Xi Gua  
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Xi Gua dosage   15-30/1 cup fresh juice  
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Lu Gen dosage   15-30. >60 when used alone  
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Brightens the eyes   Xia Ku Cao  
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Taste: Xia Ku Cao   Bitter, acrid -BAD!  
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Dissipates nodules   Xia Ku Cao  
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Treats hypertension due to LV fire   Xia Ku Cao Qing Xiang Zi  
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Caution: SP/ST def   Xia Ku Cao  
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Xia Ku Cao -dosage-   9-15, >30 if used alone  
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Promotes Urination   Dan Zhu Ye Lu Gen Xi Gua  
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Moistens intestines   Jue Ming Zi  
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Expel jaundice   Xi Gua Zhi Zi  
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Do not use in yang def pt   Shi Gao  
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Drains heart fire   Lian Zi Xin  
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