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| Category: Move Qi ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Descend Qi Source: He Ji Ju Fang |
| Actions: Descend Qi, calm wheezing, eliminate phlegm, stop cough [Song] |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: white, slippery, greasy coat Pulse: slippery, wiry Other: |
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| Indications: UPPER EXCESS: Lu fail to descend: wheezing, short of breath, thin white profuse phlegm; Phlegm obstruct qi: chest fullness, white slippery coating; LOWER DEFICIENCY: Kidney fail to grasp qi: breath out more than breathing in; Water damp accumulation: edema; Lack of warming: weak lumbar and legs; White slippery or greasy coating, wiry slippery pulse [Song]
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| Name Variations: Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, 丁香柿蒂汤, Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward, |
| Herb List: Su Zi(K)• Hou Po(M) • Ban Xia(M) • Qian Hu(M) • Rou Gui(A) • Dang Gui(A) • Sheng Jiang(A) • Zi Su Ye(A) • Da Zao(E) • Gan Cao(E) |
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Wu Yao
Lindera Root • 乌药 ♠ |
Regulate Qi |
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Xiao Hui Xiang
Fennel Fruit • 小茴香 ♥ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold |
Warm Liver • Warm Kidney • Relieve pain • Expel cold • Regulate Qi • Harmonize stomach |
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Sang Ji Sheng •
Loranthus Mistletoe • 桑寄生 ♥ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold |
Expel all wind disorders • Relief intestinal wind • Release exterior • Reduce muscle spasms • Expel wind-cold • Expel Wind Dampness • Treat diarrhea • Relief Liver wind • Benefits 12 channels |
Antibiotic • Antipyretic • Hemostatic |
Mu Xiang •
Costus Root • 木香 ♥ |
Regulate Qi |
Tonify spleen • Tonify stomach • Moves qi • Relief pain • Clear Qi stagnation • Clear food stagnation • Clear damp heatDao Di: Yun Nan • Move Qi in Intestinal area |
Anti-inflammatory • Antibacterial • Antibiotic • Anticancer • Anticoagulant • Antifeedant • Antioxidant • Insecticidal |
Qing Pi •
Immature Tangerine Peel • 青皮 ♥ |
Regulate Qi |
• Guide herbs to Jue Yin JingFor moving Qi: Epigastric area - Chen Pi • Intestinal area - Mu Xiang • From epigastric all the way to the abdominal area - Zhi Shi and Zhi Ke • Lateral side area -Chai Hu, Xiang Fu, Qing Pi, and Fo Shou • Lower abdomen: Wu Yao warms kidney • Upper chest area: Tan Xiang, Xie Bai • REN4 & REN6 area: Chen Xiang |
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Bing Lang •
Betel Nut • 槟榔 ♣ |
Expel Parasites |
Kill parasites, promote urination, move Qi, clear food stagnation, relieve nausea/vomitingDao Di: Guang Dong |
anti-parasitic, increase appetite, hypotensive, purgative |
| Chuan Lian Zi • Si Chuan Chinaberry • 川楝⼦ ♣ |
Regulate Qi |
Move Qi • Pain • Parasites • Qi stagnation pain |
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Chuan Xiong •
Szechuan Lovage • 川芎♣ |
Invigorate Blood
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Relieve pain • Expel Wind • Invigorate blood • Moves qi • Guide herbs to Jue Yin JingDao Di: Si Chuan • Available as injections |
Anticoagulant • Antiplatelet • Analgesic • Antitussive • Anti-inflammatory • Hypotensive • Sedative |
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Dropping and distention pain 31 |
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Severe Cold 31 |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Wu Yao:
Xiao Hui Xiang: Yin deficiency heat
Sang Ji Sheng: Yin deficiency
Mu Xiang: Daisy allergy • Yin Xu Fire • Depleted Fluids • Blazing Fire.
Qing Pi:
Ba Dou:
Bing Lang: Qi prolapse, Qi deficiency, Spleen/Stomach deficiency
Chuan Lian Zi:
Chuan Xiong: Pregnancy • Blood thinners • Fire from yin deficiency • Dry tongue • Dry mouth • Fever • Profuse menstrual bleeding • Spleen deficiency • caution: LV yang xu since this herb tends to move Qi upward. |
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