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AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
| Health Benefits |
| For: Cough • Respiratory infection • Shortness of breath • Wheezing • Watery phlegm |
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| Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Treat Phlegm ⌕ Subcategory: Transform Cold Phlegm ⌕ Family: Gui Zhi Lei Fang ⌕ Source: Shang Han Lun ⌕ Related Formula: |
| Actions |
| Softens phlegm • Tonify spleen • Dispel dampness |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue -Purple • Yellow coat Pulse -Forceful • Deep • Choppy Face/other - |
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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 |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 ♠ |
Drain Dampness
12g |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination |
Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝 ♥ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
9g |
Unblock yang Qi • Warm channels • Expel Cold in muscle layer • Improve circulation • Relieve pain |
Antimicrobial • anticoagulant • teratogenic • emmenagogue • antiparasitic • antibiotic • hypoglycemic •analgesic • anti-inflammatory • antioxidant • free radical scavenging • sedative • memory enhancer |
| Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
6g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating Bai Zhu is more Spleen focused while Cang Zhu is more for dampness |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
| Zhi Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 ♦ |
Tonify Qi
6g |
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 |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Dang Shen |
Persistent fatique |
| + Ban Xia |
Vomiting |
| + Zhi Ke + Hou Po |
Epigastrium pain |
| + Zhen Wu Tang |
Vertigo |
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| Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy • Liver Wind • Measles • Open skin sores
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Pork • Seaweed • Chinese cabbage • Anti-diabetic drugs • Diuretic drugs |
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