HERB

PROPERTIE CHANNEL ACTIONS/INDICATIONS: herbs release pathogen expel through sweating; Treats wind-cold w/chills, mild fever, body S S:
Warm, acrid
Cool, acid, aromatic LU LU, LIV

aches

Peppermint

Bamboo

Cold, bland, sweet Cold, bitter, sweet

ST, HT, SI

Disperses Wind-Heat in Head, Eye and Throat: fever, cough, sore throat, red eyes Relieves LIV Qi stagnation: chest distension, irritable Expels turbid filth: summerheat gastric pain, vomiting, diarrhea w/greasy yellow coat Vents rashes: makes early stage rashes come to surface to speed recovery Clears HT/ST Heat ,Stops Irritability: irritable, thirst, mouth ulcers, swollen gums Promote Urination, Clears Damp-Heat: scanty painful urination Reduces Abscesses, Dissipates Nodules: internally or externally esp. if hard and firm Calm LIV to Clear Eyes: red, swollen eyes Clears LIV Damp-Heat: jaundice, painful urinary dribble

LIV, ST

Dandelion

Lotus

Bitter, sweet, neutral Cold, bitter

HT, SP, LIV

Aloe

Radish

Neutral, acrid, harsh, sweet hot, acrid

Clears Summerheat: fever, irrtabillty, excess sweating, scanty urine, diarrhea Raises SP Clear Yang, Stop Diarrhea: summerheat invasion causing SP Qi Deficiency ST, LI, LIV Drains Fire, Purges Accumulations: constipation from heat with LIV/HT Fire Cools Liver: irritability, dizziness, headache, tinnitus with constipation Kills parasites, Strengthen ST: childhood impairment esp. with roundworms SP, ST, LU Reduces food stagnation causing bloating abdomen from ANY food Unblocks and regulates Qi to relieve Qi stagnation Relieves cough and dissolves phlegm (treat thin phlegm in lungs)

Ginger

LU, HT, SP, ST

Soybeans

Cool, sweet, bitter Warm, acrid, sweet

Cinnamon

Warm, acrid Magnolia flower

Rescues yang, Expels interior cold Warms middle, Expels cold: excess cold SP/ST or yang qi deficiency Warm lung, Transforms thin mucosa: lung cold with thin, watery white sputum Warms channel, Stops bleeding: pale, chronic bleeding, esp. uterine LU, ST Releases Exterior: best treat exterior disorders with underlying yin deficiency Stops Irritability: following a febrile disease LU, HT, UB Releases Muscle Layer: harmonize Ying and Wei Qi to squeeze out cold pathogen Warms Channels, Moves Blood: wind cold bi, cold amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea Warms Yang, Transforms Water: edema or palpations from yang excess LU, ST Dispels Wind-Cold, Opens Nasal Passages: nasal congestion, sinus headaches**