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AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
Health Benefits |
For: Upper respiratory track infection • Stomach flu • Vertigo • Common cold |
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Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
Category: Release the Exterior ⌕ Subcategory: Release Exterior Cold ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: ⌕ Related Formula: |
Actions |
Release exterior • Regulate Qi |
Indications and Contraindications |
Appearance: Tongue -Thin • white Pulse -Floating Face/other - |
Patterns: |
Indications: Headache • Chest tightness • No appetite • Focal distention • Fever • Chills |
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Properties |
Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
Zi Su Ye • Perilla Leaf • 紫苏叶 ♠ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
120g |
Release the exterior • Expel cold • Calm restless fetus • Relief morning sickness • Detox seafood poisoning • Resolve toxicity • Harmonize the middle burner • Move qi • Harmonize spleen • Induce sweating • Revives spleen • Promotes Qi movementPerilla stem and leaf are combined to bear down on qi and disperse phlegm • Use the purple leaves, not green. |
Anti-inflammation • Antipyretic • Hypoglycemic • Expectorant • Antitussive • Antibacterial • Diaphoretic • Antimicrobial • Sedative |
Xiang Fu ♥ |
120g |
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Chen Pi • Tangerine Rind • 陈皮 ♣ |
Regulate Qi
60g |
Stop cough • Stop vomiting • Regulate Qi • Harmonize middle burner • Transform phlegm • Dry dampness The older the Chen Pi, the better the quality. |
Anti-inflammatory • Antihistamine • Antioxidant • Antiviral • Expectorant • Hypertensive |
Zhi Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 ♦ |
Tonify Qi
60g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effectsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
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Directions:
- Make herbs into powder. Take 3-6 grams, 3 times per day. Can also prepare as decoction with Zi Su Yi (6-9 g), Xiang Fu (6-9 g), Chen Pi (3-6 g), and Zhi Gan Cao (3-6 g).
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Modifications |
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+ Su Zi + Ban Xia |
Coughing with a lot of phlegm |
+ Man Jing zi |
Pronounced head aches |
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Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Zi Su Ye: Warm Pathogen Diseases • Qi-Deficiency • Exterior Deficiencies • Damp Heat • Spontaneous Sweating
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Chen Pi: Excess internal heat • Dry cough from heat, yin deficiency or qi deficiency • Cough with blood • Red tongue • Fluid deficiency
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Pork • Seaweed • Chinese cabbage • Anti-diabetic drugs • Diuretic drugs |
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