HERBS THAT CAN WARM UP THE INTERIOR 10/1/6
DEFINITION: Herbs that can disperse the cold in the interior and thus treat interior cold patterns
FEATURES: Pungent and hot
ACTION: Warm up the middle jiao to strengthen the function of the spleen and the stomach and disperse cold to relieve pain, assist yang and rescue yang from collapse.
INDICATIONS: INTERIOR COLD PATTERNS:
-Invasion of pathogenic cold into the interior and ensuing distrubance of the spleen yang and the stomach yang, marked by cold pain in the epigastrum and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.
-Excess of yin cold due to yang deficiency marked by aversion to cold, cold limbs, profuse clear urine, pale tongue with whitish coating, and deep pulse.
-Collapse of yang due to sweating, marked by cold limbs and feeble and indistinct pulse.
COMPATIBILITY:
-Use herbs relieving exterior patterns together when there is exterior patterns.
-Use herbs that promote flow of qi together in the case of stagnated cold causing stagnation of qi.
-Use herbs that can warm and tonify the spleen and the kidney for cases with spleen yang and kidney yang deficiency.
-Use the herbs that can strongly tonify the promordial qi for cases with collapse of qi.
ATTENTIONS:
Improper use of the herbs can cause impariment of the body fluid.
Not suggested for heat patterns, yin deficiency patterns or pregnant women.
FU ZI (Prepared Aconite)
(Very toxic)
Pungent and hot
Heart, kidney and splen
ACTIONS:
-Rescue yang from collapse
-Tonify fire and assist yang
-Disperse cold and relieve pain
APPLICATIONS:
-Collapse of yang: Marked by cold sweating, cold limbs, feeble and indistict pulse
-Yang deficiency patterns: Yang deficiency of the kidney, the spleen and the heart can all be treated with this herb.
-Kidney yang deficiency: Marked by aversion to cold, cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the loins and knees, impotence and frequent cold urination
-Spleen yang deficiency: with excess of cold marked by a cold pain in the abdomen
-Heart yang deficiency: Palpitation, shortness of breath, cadialgia due to CHD
-Arthralgia: More suitable for exuberance of cold dampness marked by pain of the joints of all over the body
3-15g
Should be decocted first for 30-60 min. to reduce its toxicity.
("You Gui Wan" = Tonify yang)
WU TOU (Radix Aconiti)
Two types:
Chuan Wu:
Pungent, bitter, warm and very toxic
Heart, liver and spleen
ACTION:
-Disperse wind dampness
-Disperse cold to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Arthralgia due to cold dampness, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, migraine, traumatic injury
(Stronger cold-dispersing and pain-relieving effect that Fu zi.)
3-9g
(If used in the form of powder or with wine, 1-2g and prepared.)
ATTENTION:
Not used for pregnant woman
Not used together with Ban Xia, Gua Lou, Bei Mu, Bai Ji and Bai Lian.
Cao Wu:
The taste and property, actions, usage and attentions of htis herb is the same as Chuan Wu, but its toxicity is even stronger than chuan Wu.
1.5-4.5g
GAN JIANG (Dried Ginger)
Pungent and hot
Spleen, stomach, heart and lung
ACTIONS:
-Warm up the middle jiao
-Rescue yang from collapse
-Warm the lung and dissolve (cold) retained water
APPLICATION:
-Cold pattens of the spleen and the stomach
-Used alone to treat sudden cold pain in the abdomen
-Vomiting caused by stomach cold
-Deficiency cold of the spleen and the stomach
-Collapse of yang
-Retention of cold water in the lung
3-10g
Carefully applied to pregnant woman
ROU GUI (Cinnamon Bark)
Pungent, sweet and hot
Kidney, spleen, heart and liver
ACTIONS:
-Tonify fire, assist yang
-Disperse cold to relieve pain
-Warm up and remove obstruction from collaterals
INDICATIONS:
-Kidney yang deficiency
-Cold pain in the abdomen, arthralgia due to cold dampness, pain in the lower back and cold stagnation in the blood marked by amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea
-Carbuncle that fails to rupture after formation of pus
-Deficiency of both qi and blood
-It can also be used to induce the heat from the flowing deficient yang back to its origin.***
2-5g to be taken in powder with water. It should be decocted later when used in decoction.
ATTENTION: Use this herb with great care for patients with fire exuberance due to yin deficiency, excessive heat, bleeding due to blood heat or pregnant woman.
WU ZHU YU (Fructus Eoudiae)
Pungent, bitter, hot and slightly toxic
Liver, spleen and stomach
ACTION:
-Disperse cold to relieve pain
-Soothe flow of the liver qi and dry dampness
APPLICATIONS:
-Cold pain in the stomach or the abdomen, pain due to hernia and diarrhea due to cold dampness
-Pain in beriberi due to cold dampness
-Acid regurgitation and vomiting
-Application of this herb at the sole can induce fire to flow downward to treat ulcer of the tongue and mouth.***
1.5-5g
ATTENTION:
This herb is pungent, hot and dry, tending to impair qi and strengthen fire. Over use or long use should be avoided.
HUA JIAO (Sichuan Pepper)
Pungent, hot and slightly toxic
Spleen, stomach and kidney
ACTIONS:
-Warm the middle jiao
-Relieve pain
-Kill worms
APPLICATIONS:
-Cold pain, vomiting or diarrhea due to deficiency cold of the spleen and the stomach
-Apply this herb to the painful area after it is stirred fried to treat the painful area
-Diarrhea due to cold dampness
-Abdomina pain, vomiting or vomiting roundworm
2-5g
BI BO (Long Pepper)
Pungent and slighltly toxic
Stomach and large intestine
ACTIONS:
Warm up the middle jiao to relieve pain
APPLICATIONS:
-Vomiting or jiccup due to stomach cold or abdominal pain and diarrhea
-Gum pain: Apply the powder of this herb to te affected teech
2-5g
DING XIANG (Cloves)
Pungent and warm
Spleen, stomach and kidney
ACTIONS:
-Warm up the middle jiao, relieve rising of qi
-Warm up the kidney yang
APPLICATIONS:
-Vomiting or hiccup or poor appetite and diarrhea due to stomach cold
-Impotence and beriberi due to kidney yang deficiency
2-5g
ATTENTION:
Cannot be used with Yu Jin.
Gao Lian Jiang (Galangal Rhizome)
Pungent and warm
Spleen and stomach
ACTION:
-Warm up the middle jiao to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting and diarhea
3-10g
XIAO HUI XIANG (Common Fennel Fruit)
Pungent and warm
Kidney, liver, spleen and stomach
ACTION:
-Disperse cold to relieve pain,
-Regulate flow of qi
-Harmonize function of the stomach
APPLICATION:
-Pain in hernia of cold type or dropping of scrotum on one side
-Stomach cold marked by vomiting, poor appetite and distending pain in the stomach and abdomen
-Cold pain in the lower abdomen can be treated by stirring the herb hot, then wrapping it and applying it to the lower abdomen
3-5g
FEATURES: Pungent and hot
ACTION: Warm up the middle jiao to strengthen the function of the spleen and the stomach and disperse cold to relieve pain, assist yang and rescue yang from collapse.
INDICATIONS: INTERIOR COLD PATTERNS:
-Invasion of pathogenic cold into the interior and ensuing distrubance of the spleen yang and the stomach yang, marked by cold pain in the epigastrum and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.
-Excess of yin cold due to yang deficiency marked by aversion to cold, cold limbs, profuse clear urine, pale tongue with whitish coating, and deep pulse.
-Collapse of yang due to sweating, marked by cold limbs and feeble and indistinct pulse.
COMPATIBILITY:
-Use herbs relieving exterior patterns together when there is exterior patterns.
-Use herbs that promote flow of qi together in the case of stagnated cold causing stagnation of qi.
-Use herbs that can warm and tonify the spleen and the kidney for cases with spleen yang and kidney yang deficiency.
-Use the herbs that can strongly tonify the promordial qi for cases with collapse of qi.
ATTENTIONS:
Improper use of the herbs can cause impariment of the body fluid.
Not suggested for heat patterns, yin deficiency patterns or pregnant women.
FU ZI (Prepared Aconite)
(Very toxic)
Pungent and hot
Heart, kidney and splen
ACTIONS:
-Rescue yang from collapse
-Tonify fire and assist yang
-Disperse cold and relieve pain
APPLICATIONS:
-Collapse of yang: Marked by cold sweating, cold limbs, feeble and indistict pulse
-Yang deficiency patterns: Yang deficiency of the kidney, the spleen and the heart can all be treated with this herb.
-Kidney yang deficiency: Marked by aversion to cold, cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the loins and knees, impotence and frequent cold urination
-Spleen yang deficiency: with excess of cold marked by a cold pain in the abdomen
-Heart yang deficiency: Palpitation, shortness of breath, cadialgia due to CHD
-Arthralgia: More suitable for exuberance of cold dampness marked by pain of the joints of all over the body
3-15g
Should be decocted first for 30-60 min. to reduce its toxicity.
("You Gui Wan" = Tonify yang)
WU TOU (Radix Aconiti)
Two types:
Chuan Wu:
Pungent, bitter, warm and very toxic
Heart, liver and spleen
ACTION:
-Disperse wind dampness
-Disperse cold to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Arthralgia due to cold dampness, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, migraine, traumatic injury
(Stronger cold-dispersing and pain-relieving effect that Fu zi.)
3-9g
(If used in the form of powder or with wine, 1-2g and prepared.)
ATTENTION:
Not used for pregnant woman
Not used together with Ban Xia, Gua Lou, Bei Mu, Bai Ji and Bai Lian.
Cao Wu:
The taste and property, actions, usage and attentions of htis herb is the same as Chuan Wu, but its toxicity is even stronger than chuan Wu.
1.5-4.5g
GAN JIANG (Dried Ginger)
Pungent and hot
Spleen, stomach, heart and lung
ACTIONS:
-Warm up the middle jiao
-Rescue yang from collapse
-Warm the lung and dissolve (cold) retained water
APPLICATION:
-Cold pattens of the spleen and the stomach
-Used alone to treat sudden cold pain in the abdomen
-Vomiting caused by stomach cold
-Deficiency cold of the spleen and the stomach
-Collapse of yang
-Retention of cold water in the lung
3-10g
Carefully applied to pregnant woman
ROU GUI (Cinnamon Bark)
Pungent, sweet and hot
Kidney, spleen, heart and liver
ACTIONS:
-Tonify fire, assist yang
-Disperse cold to relieve pain
-Warm up and remove obstruction from collaterals
INDICATIONS:
-Kidney yang deficiency
-Cold pain in the abdomen, arthralgia due to cold dampness, pain in the lower back and cold stagnation in the blood marked by amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea
-Carbuncle that fails to rupture after formation of pus
-Deficiency of both qi and blood
-It can also be used to induce the heat from the flowing deficient yang back to its origin.***
2-5g to be taken in powder with water. It should be decocted later when used in decoction.
ATTENTION: Use this herb with great care for patients with fire exuberance due to yin deficiency, excessive heat, bleeding due to blood heat or pregnant woman.
WU ZHU YU (Fructus Eoudiae)
Pungent, bitter, hot and slightly toxic
Liver, spleen and stomach
ACTION:
-Disperse cold to relieve pain
-Soothe flow of the liver qi and dry dampness
APPLICATIONS:
-Cold pain in the stomach or the abdomen, pain due to hernia and diarrhea due to cold dampness
-Pain in beriberi due to cold dampness
-Acid regurgitation and vomiting
-Application of this herb at the sole can induce fire to flow downward to treat ulcer of the tongue and mouth.***
1.5-5g
ATTENTION:
This herb is pungent, hot and dry, tending to impair qi and strengthen fire. Over use or long use should be avoided.
HUA JIAO (Sichuan Pepper)
Pungent, hot and slightly toxic
Spleen, stomach and kidney
ACTIONS:
-Warm the middle jiao
-Relieve pain
-Kill worms
APPLICATIONS:
-Cold pain, vomiting or diarrhea due to deficiency cold of the spleen and the stomach
-Apply this herb to the painful area after it is stirred fried to treat the painful area
-Diarrhea due to cold dampness
-Abdomina pain, vomiting or vomiting roundworm
2-5g
BI BO (Long Pepper)
Pungent and slighltly toxic
Stomach and large intestine
ACTIONS:
Warm up the middle jiao to relieve pain
APPLICATIONS:
-Vomiting or jiccup due to stomach cold or abdominal pain and diarrhea
-Gum pain: Apply the powder of this herb to te affected teech
2-5g
DING XIANG (Cloves)
Pungent and warm
Spleen, stomach and kidney
ACTIONS:
-Warm up the middle jiao, relieve rising of qi
-Warm up the kidney yang
APPLICATIONS:
-Vomiting or hiccup or poor appetite and diarrhea due to stomach cold
-Impotence and beriberi due to kidney yang deficiency
2-5g
ATTENTION:
Cannot be used with Yu Jin.
Gao Lian Jiang (Galangal Rhizome)
Pungent and warm
Spleen and stomach
ACTION:
-Warm up the middle jiao to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting and diarhea
3-10g
XIAO HUI XIANG (Common Fennel Fruit)
Pungent and warm
Kidney, liver, spleen and stomach
ACTION:
-Disperse cold to relieve pain,
-Regulate flow of qi
-Harmonize function of the stomach
APPLICATION:
-Pain in hernia of cold type or dropping of scrotum on one side
-Stomach cold marked by vomiting, poor appetite and distending pain in the stomach and abdomen
-Cold pain in the lower abdomen can be treated by stirring the herb hot, then wrapping it and applying it to the lower abdomen
3-5g
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