(1) Dispersants of wind-cold Ephedra Sweating away wind-cold, dispersing the exterior + promoting the lungs, calming asthma, inducing diuresis and swelling Cinnamon twigs + warming the meridians and helping Yang to transform qi Zisu Dispersing the exterior, dispersing cold, resolving the toxicity of fishes and crabs and promoting qi and relaxation in the middle Ginger + warming the lungs to stop vomiting and warming the lungs to stop coughs Jingshou expels wind-cold and disperses exterior, penetrating rashes to eliminate sores, and stopping bleeding by charcoal Fenghuang + dispersing dampness to relieve pain and spasms and diarrhea Gelsemium + Angelica Dahuricae + promoting the passage of nasal orifices, drying dampness to stop leucorrhea and eliminating carbuncle and suppurating. Ligustrum + Angelica dahurica + expels wind and cold, dispels wind and dampness, relieves pain and pain. Ligustrum + Elsholtzia chinensis dispels wind and cold, expels wind and cold, dispels dampness and dampness, relieves pain and dampness. Mulberry leaf disperses wind-heat, clears the liver, brightens the eyes, calms liver-yang, clears the lung, moistening the dryness, cools the blood and stops bleeding Chrysanthemum + clears heat and removes toxins Bupleurum Chinense resolves exterior symptoms, elevates the Yang, lifts the sun, + removes heat, disperses the liver, removes toxins, removes fever, and intercepts malaria Grimroot + transmits rashes and removes toxins, generates body fluid to quench thirst and stop diarrhea Tempera odorata removes exterior symptoms, eliminates nuisance and disperses stagnant heat. Zhi Mu (知母) + generates fluids, nourishes yin and moistens dryness (lung, stomach, intestines, kidney yin) Rehmannia glutinosa ( 芦根) + generates fluids, removes vexation, stops vomiting, clears heat and induces diuresis Trichosanthes kirilowii (花花粉) + generates fluids, eliminates carbuncle and pus. Gardenia jasminoides cools blood and stops bleeding. Xia Ku Cao removes heat and fire, clears liver and eyesight, lowers blood pressure, disperses lumps and swellings Semen Cassia Obtusifolia + lubricates stools. (2) Clearing heat and drying dampness Scutellaria Baicalensis clears heat and drying dampness (Upper Jiao), detoxifies, cools blood and stops bleeding, removes heat and pacifies the fetus. Huang Lian (Middle Jiao) + Huang Bai (Lower Jiao) + reduces heat and removes vapor, detoxifies and treats sores Radix et rhizoma Polygonatum var. (3) Clearing heat and removing toxins Lonicera japonica clears heat and removes toxins, disperses wind-heat, cools Blood and stops dysentery Forsythia + reduces swelling and disperses knots, clears the heart and induces diuresis (a sacred medicine for sores) Dandelion clears heat and removes toxins, eliminates carbuncles and disperses knots, induces dampness and drenchings and passes through the menstruation and undergoes lactation Dictyostelium purpuratum + cools Blood and dries dampness Dazhou Ye cleanses heat and removes toxins, cools Blood and removes spots, and induces sore throat Lanzhuan + induces sore throats Qingdai + clears Liver and laxative, extinguishes wind, and settles frights Bear’s gall Clearing heat and removing toxins, quenching wind and stopping spasm, clearing the liver and improving eyesight Radix Rehmanniae Clearing heat and removing toxins, inducing diaphoresis + expectorant, root of Yam bean + reducing swelling Ma Bo + stopping bleeding Amaranthus 马齿苋 Clearing heat and removing toxins, cooling Blood and stopping dysentery + stopping bleeding, Crow’s gall seed + stopping malaria, corroding warts Whitehead’s gall + cutting off malaria, corrosive warts Whitehead’s gallbladder + crossbreeding Clearing heat and removing toxins, cooling Blood and stopping bleeding, insecticide Poria cocos Resorbing detoxification and eliminating dampness, and facilitating the flow of joints. Comfrey comfrey clears heat from the Blood, invigorates the Blood, detoxifies the toxin and clears rashes + water horn + calms fright (5) Herbs for Clearing Deficiency-Heat Artemisia annua clears deficiency-heat, reduces bone evaporation, cools the Blood, relieves summerheat and stops malaria White Vetch + induces diuresis and detoxification of toxins to relieve sores Boneskin comfrey clears deficiency-heat and reduces bone evaporation, cools the Blood and stops bleeding, clears the lungs of fire and thirst. Hu Huanglian + removing chancre fever, clearing dampness and heat Di Bone Skin: reducing steam, cooling the Blood, stopping bleeding + clearing and draining lung heat Dan Pi + clearing heat and activating the Blood Hu Huanglian: clearing heat and drying dampness (Lower Jiao) + retreating deficiency heat, removing chancre fever Huanglian (Middle Jiao) + clearing the heart and stomach of solid fire, clearing heat and detoxifying (3) Laxatives (1) Laxative (1) Laxative Rhubarb: laxative attack, externally used to clear heat and eliminate swelling + clearing heat and fire, cooling the Blood and removing toxins, expelling blood stasis and clearing the channels Manganite + moistening dryness, softening the hardness Senna Leaf: laxative to relieve bowel movements + Aloe vera + clearing the liver, killing worms (2) Run down the drug, flaxseed, moistening the stool + nourishing and nourishing the deficiency Yu Liren + diuresis, swelling, pine nuts + moistening the lungs and relieving cough (3) precipitate down the water Gan Sui diarrhea and expel water, pass the stools + external use of swelling and dissipation of knots, the marrow of phlegm and salivation of the Beijing halberd + external use of carbuncle dispersal of knot, diarrhea of internal organs and water and dampness, Guan Hua + kill sores, expectorate cough Petunia Zi diarrhea and expel water, pass the stools + remove accumulation of killing worms Batou + precipitate the cold accumulation of expectoration of phlegm, pharyngeal, external use of erosion of the sores (1) Wind-dampness expelling medicine Duhuo (獨活) expels wind-dampness, relieves paralysis and pain, and relieves epidemics. Lingxian (靈仙) expels wind-dampness and relieves pain, eliminates bones and bones, and promotes phlegm and water. Chuanwu ( 川乌) expels wind-dampness and relieves pain by warming the meridians and dispersing cold (a major toxin). Herb disperses wind-dampness and relieves pain by stopping convulsion and spasms. Liao Shi Vine Dispel wind-dampness, clear blood circulation, and reduce swelling Lui Si Vine Not to be used during pregnancy; simmer for 1-2 hours. (3) Dispel Wind-dampness, Strengthen Tendons and Bones Wuga Pi Dispel wind-dampness, strengthen the tendons and bones, tonify the liver and kidneys, and induce diuresis. Sang Zhaosheng + nourishes blood and settles the fetus Dog Ji + warms the blood and fixes the projectile, and the villi are used externally to stop bleeding. (5) Dampness-reducing herbs Pohoi Aromatically expels dampness and relieves summer heat; releases heat and vomiting; and harmonizes vomiting. Sharen ( 砂仁) dissolves dampness, moves Qi, warms the middle Jiao, stops diarrhea, and calms the fetus Cardamom (中上二焦)+止呕 Cardamom (中上二焦)+止呕 Cao Guo (草果) dries dampness, warms the middle Jiao, and removes phlegm to stop malaria (六)hydrologic and dermatophoretic herbs Poria Cocos (茯苓) induces water diuresis to reduce swelling and dampness, strengthens the spleen, benefits the spleen, tonifies the heart and calms the mind. Diuretic, diuretic, diuresis, dampness, diarrhea, liver cleansing, lung clearing, expectorant, talc + clearing heat and summer heat, external use to collect dampness, astringent sores, Qu Mai, diuretic, diuretic, diuretic, blood circulation, menstruation, Hai Jin Sha, diuretic, swelling (decoction), Tong Cao, Tong Cao, clearing heat from lungs, promoting circulation of qi and lowering the breast milk, Shih Wei, clearing lungs to stop coughing and cooling the blood to stop bleeding, Di Diospyros, Dioscorea Hyoscorpii, Diuresis, elimination of dampness, expulsion of wind and expulsion of paralysis, promoting diuresis to eliminate swelling and yellowing, Yin Chen, diuresis to eliminate dampness and yellowing, cleansing heat, detoxifying and healing sores. Codonopsis pilosula + reduces swelling, diuresis, diuresis, diuresis and drenching. Codonopsis pilosula + invigorates Blood, disperses blood stasis, relieves pain, resolves phlegm, relieves cough, removes heat, and relaxes bowel movement. (7) Warming herbs Pseudostellor’s Nematode: tonifies the fire to support the Yang (Spleen and Kidneys), disperses cold and relieves pain, + restores Yang to save the body from adversity. Clove + warming the kidney and Yang, lowering the rebellious Qi and stopping vomiting. (ix) Anti-food herbs Hawthorn (山楂) eliminates food stagnation (greasy), strengthens the stomach and promotes circulation of Qi to eliminate blood stasis Shen Qu (面食) + harmonizes the stomach and relieves symptoms Malt (麦芽) (淀粉) + restores breast milk to reduce flatulence, relieves liver stagnation and depression. Rice bud (starch) + opens the stomach and opens the liver and resolves stagnation. Artichoke cools the Blood, stops bleeding, disperses blood stasis, removes toxins and eliminates carbuncles, induces diuresis, reduces yellow, lowers blood pressure, and has a strong effect Xiaojiao (小蓟) + diuretic Dijie (地榆) cools the Blood, stops bleeding (in the lower part of the body) and removes toxins to stop sores Sophora japonica (槐花) (liver) + clears liver and diarrheal fire Siphonophora japonica (肝) + astringes the Blood to stop bleeding, dissolves phlegm to stop coughing, helps to tonify the liver and kidneys, and regenerates hair and woo fu. +Polygonum multiflorum + diuretic, promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis Astringent and hemostatic herbs Bai He converge to stop bleeding and subdue swelling and regenerate muscles Xian He Cao + stopping dysentery and malaria, detoxifying and killing worms, tonifying and strengthening deficiency Palm charcoal + stopping diarrhoea and leucorrhagia Charcoal of blood + dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, diuretic Warming and hemostatic herbs Aloe vera Warming and hemostatic herbs to stop bleeding, dispersing cold to regulate menstruation, and tranquilizing the foetus Gunjang (Middle Jiao) + warming the middle Jiao to stop bleeding and alleviate pain. Wuling Lipid + resolving blood stasis and stopping bleeding (decoction), ginseng fearing Wuling Lipid Curcuma longa invigorates Blood to remove blood stasis, move Qi and relieve pain (cold in nature) + clearing the heart and cooling the Blood, inducing bile and relieving depression Curcuma longa (warm in nature) + promoting menstruation to relieve pain, dispersing wind-cold and dampness to move the limbs and arms and invigorating Blood to remove paralysis Frankincense invigorates Blood to relieve pain and eliminate swelling and promote growth of muscles + promoting Qi, myrrh + dispersing Blood to remove blood stasis and promoting menstruation Salviae invigorating Blood to regulate menstruation (cold in nature) to eliminate blood stasis and relieve pain + cooling the Blood and eliminating carbuncles to remove vexation and tranquilize the mind Ligusticum Chuanxiong (warm in nature) + promoting Qi, Qi in Blood to relieve pain and remove vexation. Promoting circulation of Qi, blood qi medicine, dispelling wind and relieving pain, moving upward to the head and eyes Saffron promotes blood circulation to regulate menstruation, dispelling blood stasis and relieving pain, using less to invigorate blood circulation, using more to break up blood circulation, and is good at opening up the blood channels Tao Ren + moistening and relaxing the bowels, eliminating carbuncles, relieving cough and asthma Motherwort promotes blood circulation to regulate menstruation, diuretic and eliminating swellings, clearing away heat and removing toxins Niu Knees promotes menstruation (with strong power to remove blood stasis), induces diuresis and lymphatic drainage, tonifying the liver and kidneys, strengthening the muscles and bones and drawing downward fire Chicken’s Blood Vine tonifies the blood, relieving blood stasis, invigorating channels and activating the channels, and invigorating blood circulation to cure injuries Tului Pelvetia breaks up blood Blood-breaking and blood stasis-expelling, renewing tendons and bones, small poison Strychnine disperses knots and swellings, relieves pain and collaterals, large poison, 0.3-0.6 Natural copper disperses blood stasis and relieves pain, relieving injuries by connecting with bones Boneset Boneset breaks blood and renews injuries, tonifies kidneys and strengthens bones Blood exhausts invigorates blood and relieves pain, resolves blood stasis and stops bleeding, and produces muscles and astringent sores Blood-breaking and eliminating Y medicines curcuminoids breaks blood and promotes circulation of qi, eliminates accumulation of stagnant material to relieve pain + Sanlang + leech Tongxue passes the meridians and eliminates blood stasis and eliminates Y. (xiii) Cold-removing, cough-cancelling and asthmatic drugs warming cold and removing phlegm (Dampness and phlegm in the spleen and stomach), and for external use to reduce swelling and pain + lowering rebelliousness and vomiting, eliminating lumps and dispersing lumps and knots. Zhe Bei (浙贝) + (寒) clearing heat Gua Piao (瓜蒌) clearing heat and phlegm, moistening dryness and phlegm, relieving dryness and phlegm, broadening the chest, dispersing knots, moistening and relaxing the bowels Bamboo Roots (竹茹) + removing vexation, stopping vomiting, cooling the Blood, stopping bleeding Tianzhuhuang ( 天竺黄) clearing the heart and stopping fright Qianhu (前胡) dispersing phlegm and dispersing phlegm, and evacuating wind-heat Platycodon grandiflorus (桔梗) (promoting the lungs to expel phlegm), promoting pharyngeal drainage, draining pus, and promoting lung qi to the bowels Seaweed (海海海) eliminating phlegm and softening the firmament, inducing diuresis to eliminate edema. Cough suppressants and asthma Almonds Reducing qi, relieving cough and asthma, moistening and clearing the bowels + promoting the lungs and lowering the rebellious Qi, good at promoting the lungs Su Zi + lowering qi and resolving phlegm, good at lowering qi Bai Bu (百部) Moistening the lungs and lowering qi, resolving phlegm, and relieving cough + killing worms and lice Aster + good at resolving phlegm, Eriochrysanthes japonica (款冬花) + good at resolving cough. Drabaemerosa hebecarpa + diarrhea lung water, phlegm and saliva, and diarrhea of stool White Fruit Converts lung phlegm and asthma, stops diarrhea and shrinks urine (xiv) tranquilizers tranquilizers Zhu Sha Zhen Jing tranquilizers + clearing the mind, detoxification, avoiding calcination by fire, poison Magnetite + calming the liver and submerging the yang, brightening the ears and eyes, naturing the qi, and calming wheezing, non-toxic Dragon’s Bone + calming the liver and submerging the yang (used in raw form), astringent and astringent (used in calcined form) Succimer + invigorating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis, diuretic and diuretic, avoiding calcination by fire nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind Sour Jujube Seed (酸枣仁安神), nourishes the Yin of the Heart and benefits the Blood of the Heart and the Liver. Cyperus rotundus (nourishes the Heart and calms the mind), moistens the bowels and relieves constipation. Acacia Pi (resolves depression and calms the mind), activates Blood circulation and reduces swellings. Oyster: calming the Liver, submerging the Yang, calming fright, astringent, astringent + submerging the Yang, tonifying Yin, softening and dispersing hard lumps, acid control Dragon’s Bone: collecting dampness, astringing sores and generating muscle. Niu Huang (牛黄) cools the liver, quenches wind, clears heat and removes toxins, resolves phlegm and opens the mind (cold in nature) Di Long (地龙) quenches wind, stops spasm and settles convulsions, non-toxic and slow in force + opens the channels and passes the asthma, diuresis and clears heat Stiffworms ( 僵蚕) + removes wind, relieves pain and itchiness, removes phlegm and dispels knots Scorpion (蝎) quenches wind and stops spasm and attacks toxins and disperses knots, passes the channels and relieves pain, poisonous + flat in nature Centipede (蜈蚣) + fierce and dry in nature Pearl (珍珠) tranquilizes the mind and settles convulsions, opens the eyes to dispel opium and detoxifies the toxins to regenerate the muscles. Ice tablet + clearing heat and relieving pain, slightly cold in nature, suitable for heat paralysis Sulphuric acid + warming the body and eliminating impurities, relieving pain Calamus calamus + resolving dampness and harmonizing the stomach, tranquilizing the mind, eliminating phlegm and eliminating impurities. (xviii) Drugs for Strengthening Deficiency Drugs for Supplementing Qi Ginseng replenishes the spleen, benefits the lungs, generates body fluids to quench thirst, and replenishes vital energy to tranquilize the mind and intellect Dangshen (Chinese ginseng) tonifies the blood and replenishes the middle energy. Astragalus tonifies the spleen, invigorates the lungs, elevates the yang, nourishes the stomach, strengthens the surface of the body, induces diuresis, reduces water retention and swellings, and supports toxins in the muscles. Radix Panax Ginseng tranquilizes the spirit, nourishes the heart, nourishes the vital energy, generates body fluid, and quenches thirst. Glycyrrhiza glabra tonifies the spleen, strengthens the qi, tonifies the middle Jiao, clears heat and removes toxins, dispels phlegm and cough, relieves pain and harmonizes the herbs Jujube nourishes the Blood and calms the nerves, moderates the properties of the herbs Honey nourishes the Blood, relieves pain and relieves pain, moistens the dryness, and removes toxins Nourishing the yang, Baji tian warms and tonifies kidney and yang, strengthens the tendons and bones, removes wind-dampness, and benefits the vital energy. Stop bleeding, heal wounds, prolong fracture Boneset Warms the Kidneys, strengthens the Yang, consolidates essence, reduces urination, warms the Spleen, stops diarrhea, and relieves asthma (Spleen biased) Yuzi Ren + warms the Spleen, opens the stomach, and takes in saliva (Kidney biased) Shayuanzi Nourishes the Kidneys, consolidates essence, nourishes the Liver and brightens the eyes, and Cuscuta + stops diarrhea, calms the fetus Mealybugs tonify the Kidney-Yang, tonify the lungs and kidneys to relieve asthma and coughing, and benefit the essence. Deer antler tonifies Kidney-Yang, strengthens muscles and bones, benefits essence and Blood, regulates Chong Ren, supports sores and poisons Blood tonic Angelica sinensis tonifies Blood, regulates menstruation + invigorates Blood, disperses Blood, relieves cold, relieves pain, moistening and relaxing the bowel movement, Paeonia lactiflora + softens the Liver, eases the pain, pacifies Liver-Yang, astringes the Yin, restrains the camp and stops sweating Radix et rhizoma lactiflorae is good at clearing away heat and cooling the Blood, invigorating Blood to disperse blood stasis and clearing away Liver-fire. Raw Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata + clearing heat from Blood, cooling Blood, nourishing Yin and generating body fluid Colla Corii Asini tonifies Blood, stops bleeding, nourishes Yin and moistening the lungs (nourishing and greasy) Longan Meat nourishes the heart and mind, nourishes Blood and tranquilizes the mind Yin tonic Northern Radix Panax Ginseng nourishes Yin to clear Lungs, benefits the stomach and generates body fluid + Southern Radix Panax Ginseng + nourishes Qi and resolves phlegm Dendrobium officinale + clears heat Dendrobium officinale nourishes Yin to clear Lungs, moistening dryness and generating body fluid + nourishes Yin to clear the Stomach and heart to remove vexation (Heart, Lungs, Stomach) (nourishing and greasy) Dried Rhizoma Dioscorea Ulmoides Nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and relieving cough + benefiting the stomach yin, generating fluids (not nourishing and greasy) Huang Jing (黄精) + benefiting the stomach yin, tonifying the lungs, spleen and kidneys, and replenishing qi and yin Lily (百 百合) + clearing the mind and calming the nerves Goji Berry ( 枸杞子) nourishing the liver and kidneys, benefiting the vital essence and brightening the eyes Arrow-lien (旱墨莲) + cooling the blood and stopping bleeding Lydia (女贞子) + brightening the eyes and reducing the deficiency heat, and making hair black. (xix) Toxin-killing, insecticidal and antipruritic medicines Xiong Huang detoxifies, kills insects, dispels phlegm and intercepts malaria, 0.05-0.1g, avoiding calcination with fire Sulphur is used externally to detoxify and kill insects to treat sores, and is taken internally to tonify fire and help yang to pass stool. 0.015-0.03g (xx) Toxin-pulling, corrosive and muscle-generating drugs, ascending drugs, toxin-pulling, corrosive, poisonous Arsenic for external use to remove corrosive sores, for internal use to dispel phlegm and alleviate asthma, highly poisonous, avoiding calcination by fire, 0.002-0.004g for internal use, 0.002-0.004g of glycyrrhizite for detoxification of eyesight to eliminate cataracts and to collect dampness to relieve itching and astringent sores, used after concoction, borax for external use to remove heat and detoxify toxins and to remove phlegm from the lungs, 1.5-3g of Borax for internal use. 1.5-3g for internal use