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N/F: Sweet and bland
Channels: HT, SP, KI, Lu
F/I: Drain damp and hamful body fluid by promoting urination, tonify SP Qi, Calm Shen
Cautions: do not use with sinking SP Qi. |
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| the white central portion of Fu Ling, mainly strengthens SP |
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| Slightly red portion underneath the peel of Fu Ling, drains damp and clears heat |
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| The white part of Fu Ling that grows around the root. It is better for calming the Shen. |
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| The peel of Fu Ling, primarily used for edema esp. skin edema |
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N/F: neutral, sweet and bland
Channels entered: KI, BL
F/I: drain damp and harmful body fluid by promoting urination. |
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| Ze Xie** (Water Plantain) |
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N/F: Cold, sweet and bland
Channels: KI, BL
F/I: drain damp and harmful body fluid by promoting urination, clear heat
Caution: overuse/long term use can impair electrolytes, cause hematuria |
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| Yi Yi Ren** (Coix seeds, Job's Tears) |
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N/F: Slightly cold, sweet and bland
Channels: SP, ST, Lu, KI
F/I: drain damp and harmful body fluid by promoting urination; tonify SP Qi, eliminate damp for Bi syndrome, clear heat and drain pus
Caution: Long term consumption during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage. |
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| Chi Xiao Dou (Aduki Bean) |
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N/F: neutral, sweet and sour
Channels: HT, SI
F/I: promote urination for relieving edema, clean toxin and drain pus on qi and xue levels |
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N/F: Neutral and Bland
Channels: BL, LV, GB
F/I: reduce edema by promoting urination, treat jaundice by draining damp, diabetes and hypertension |
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Term
| Che Qian Zi** (plantain seed) |
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Definition
N/F: cold and sweet
Channels: KI, LV, Lu, BL
F/I: drain damp and harmful body fluid by promoting urination, clear heat from the liver, brightens eyes, clear and resolve phlegm from the lung
Note: use tea bag
Cautions: cautions during pregnancy or KI deficiency |
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Definition
N/F: Cold, sweet and bland
Channels: ST, BL
F/I: drain damp and heat by promoting urination; clear summer heat, eliminate damp for eczema
Note: use teabag
Caution: SP deficency, BF deficency, Pregnancy |
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N/F: Cold and bitter
Channels: HT, SI, BL
F/I: drain damp and heat by promoting urination; clear heat; promote lactation; cleans blood and toxins
Caution: pregnancy |
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Definition
N/F: slightly cold, sweet and bland
Channels: Lu, ST
F/I: Clear heat and drain damp by promoting urination; promote lactation
Caution: pregnancy |
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Term
| Qu Mai (Chinese Pink, Fringed Pink) |
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Definition
N/F: cold and bitter
Channels: HT, SI, BL
Functions: drain damp and heat by promoting urination; promote blood circulation
Caution: contraindicated during pregnancy |
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N/F: Slightly cold and bitter
Channels Entered: BL
F/I: drain damp and heat; stop itching and kill parasite, treats branches not root |
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N/F: slightly cold, bitter and sweet
Channels: Lu, BL
F/I: drain damp and heat by promoting urination; stop cough; stop bleeding |
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| Di Fu Zi (Broom cypress, kochia fruit) |
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Definition
N/F: cold, bitter and sweet
Channels: BL, KI
F/I: clear heat and drain damp; stop itching; clear wind heat from surface of body |
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| Qing ma Zi, Dong Kui Zi (Mallow Seeds) |
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Definition
N/F: Cold and Sweet
Channels: LI, SI, BL, LR
Fuctions: drain damp and heat; promote lactation; moisten intestines; overdue labor
Cautions: cautiously used during pregnancy |
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Definition
N/F: Neutral and Bitter
Channels: LR, ST, BL
F/I: drain damp; eliminate wind and damp; separate clear from turbid; eczema |
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