These herbs will stimulate the expulsion of stool or lubricate the intestines to facilitate the movement of feces to be expelled. There are 3 different groups of downward draining herbs; Purgatives, moist laxatives and harsh expellants. Purgatives are usually bitter and cold having a strong heat clearing property and being used for constipation due to heat. Moist laxatives usually […]
Menstrual Disorders
– cycle- days, on time, etc. – bleed- 4-7 days normal – amount- 50-80 ml, # of tampons/day absorbency, history – colour- bright-red to brown-red – characteristic- thin/thick, sticky, clots, consistence – odour- is there any odour inflammation *Symptoms surrounding menses – pain, headache, edema, irritability *Tongue & Pulse P/T regulate the root – […]
Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold
The herbs in this category release pathogenic diseases which are found in the superficial level of the body. When Pathogenic factors attack the body they first attack the superficial area and exterior aspects of our bodies. These herbs will expel or release the external pathogenic factors through sweating, when the disease is in the skin sweating will […]
Herbs That Clear Heat And Dry Damp
Huang Qin Properties:BITTER – COLD Dosage: 6 – 15g. Baical Skullcap Root Meridian: GALLBLADDER, LARGE INTESTINE, LUNG, STOMACH (Scutellaria) -clear heat, drain fire – upper burner, fever, irritability, thirst, cough -clear heat, dry damp – stomach – diarrhea, dysentery, thirst with no desire to drink, lin syndrome, jaundice -clear heat, stop bleeding – vomit/cough blood, nosebleed, blood in stool -clear heat, calm fetus – restless fetus due to heat […]
Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat
The herbs in this category release pathogenic diseases which are found in the superficial level of the body. When Pathogenic factors attack the body they first attack the superficial area and exterior aspects of our bodies. These herbs will expel or release the external pathogenic factors through sweating, when the disease is in the skin sweating will […]
Herbs That Clear Deficient Heat
Di Gu Pi Properties: SWEET – COLD Dosage: 6 – 15g. Wolfberry Root Cortex Meridian:LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY -drain Yin deficient fire – night sweat, steaming bone, irritability, thirst -clear lung heat – cough, wheezing -clear heat, cool blood – nosebleed, vomit blood, xue lin -drain floating kidney fire – toothache Yin Chai Hu Properties: SWEET – COOL Dosage: 3 – 9g. Stellaria Root Meridian:LIVER, STOMACH -clear […]