Spleen functions?

August 10, 2003

In a message dated 8/10/2003 4:12:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, writes:

IMO, it is a mistake to fixate on TCM theory. We must consider FACTS established from WM also!

While there is value in understanding how to communicate with the allopathic community, I do not feel a deep engagement with WM is imperative in the study and effective practice of CM.

Maya

August 11, 2003

Hi All,

> > The amount of flesh (muscle volume) seems to me to be more the field

> > of SP.

>

> Do you think that is so in both building and wasting? Some SP

> tonics are said to Build Muscle, but muscle wasting is not SP

> pathology is it? Or is it - and if so which type? All the wasting

> conditions I can think of seem to correlate to Yin Xu?

>

> > geo> I don't agree at all with this. All Officials have an emotional

> > aspect. Wood and Anger (or lack of it), Fire and Joy (or lack of

> > it),

>

> Could anger not negate joy? And if so would that translate to

> specific effects of Liver on heart? Earth and Need for Sympathy (or

> inability to receive it), Could you relate changes in these two to

> specific spleen syndromes please? Many thanks Jackie

IMO, it is a mistake to fixate on TCM theory. We must consider

FACTS established from WM also!

1. For example, as used by body-builders & athletes, anabolic

steroids increase muscle/fat ratios by altering protein & fat

metabolism. As far as Build Muscle Fx is concerned, the adrenals

(KI) and LV are probably much more important than SP. Also,

many anabolic herbs have major impact on KI and LV Fx.

2. Rapid muscle loss can follow Xue Stasis due to INJURY. This is

very common in the lumbar and sacral areas in horses. Such

muscle loss probably has a SP component (or at least a Qi-Xue Xu

component) - atrophy of disuse - but the main cause is Stasis and

pain causing disuse. Tx in those cases aims to Move Xue Stasis

and Ease Pain, rather that Build Yin. Massage and light exercise

(movement) helps to Move Xue - increase local blood supply -

crucial in all healing of damaged tissues. Where Xue Moves, Qi

Moves also.

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August 11, 2003

Hi All,geo> The amount of flesh (muscle volume) seems to me to be more the fieldof SP. Jackie> Do you think that is so in both building and wasting? Some SPtonics are said to Build Muscle, but muscle wasting is not SPpathology is it? Or is it - and if so which type? All the wastingconditions I can think of seem to correlate to Yin Xu?

geo> Sorry Jackie, I forgot to answer this. Both building and wasting of muscle "volume" makes one think of Spleen imbalance. But that doesn't mean that one will treat the Spleen - unless the px's Causative Factor is Earth.

Remember this is 5E procedure. It is a different paradigm from the usual 8p TCM, so I cant talk about the "type". If the person is Earth, have a monotonous voice, is weak, all makes one think of a deficient Spleen Official.

geo> I don't agree at all with this. All Officials have an emotionalaspect. Wood and Anger (or lack of it), Fire and Joy (or lack of it), J> Could anger not negate joy? And if so would that translate tospecific effects of Liver on heart?

geo> I don't know whether it could be worked out that way. Obviously

if the px is lets say Liver CF, exhibiting an excess of anger, with symtoms

and pulses showing an escess in Liver, it is quite possible that the Heart

will be affected through the Sheng cicle - but I will NOT treat the Heart because

the px is Wood and not Fire.

geo> Earth and Need for Sympathy (or inability to receive it),

J> Could you relate changes in these two to specific spleen syndromes

please? Many thanks Jackie

geo> If you are asking for the 8 principle syndromes I couldn't. In the 5E paradigm

we choose points on the Spleen meridian in Earth pxs according to their mental

and emotional symptoms at the moment of treatment in the room. We only work

with transfers of Qi between Officials (sheng and/or Ko cicles) when indicated by

the pulse picture. The need or inability to receive sympathy doesn't immediatly

indicate deficiency or excesse of Spleen. In 5E we use the pulses to gauge that.

August 11, 2003

IMO, it is a mistake to fixate on TCM theory. We must consider

FACTS established from WM also!

I agree - I think there are facts in both, just different ones sometimes,

and hard to correlate. I am astonished at the depth of 'cause and effect

observation' in TCM, but I think, especially without access to the depth

of tradition and knowledge, we need to interpret those observations further

sometimes.

I was told Bai Zhu for instance increased insulin sensitivity. Actually, now

I have a copy of Bensky, I see he says 'Increases assimilation of glucose

and lowers blood glucose'. Big difference - the first would lower serum

insulin, the second quite possibly raise it. My horses' insulin has more

than doubled some time in the last six months I have just found out (but

with low ACTH and high cortisol) so that's one more thing I have to

backtrack on. My personal experience is that there are some aspects in

modern conditions like insulin resistance that may not be fully apparent to

TCM practitioners - I did not respond to some formulas exactly as my pulse

and tongue indicated I should.

>Also,

>many anabolic herbs have major impact on KI and LV Fx.

I don't suppose you have a handy list for me to study??

2. Rapid muscle loss can follow Xue Stasis due to INJURY. This is

very common in the lumbar and sacral areas in horses.

Yes, that was the osteopath's original thought with the dam, but strangely

enough the only things effective in the first concurrent acute

metabolic episode, were an old fashioned kidney tonic containing Kava and

anabolic steroids (both now banned strangely enough) But over the years it

became clear there was topline muscle wasting every summer, followed by

regain every autumn/winter, and an overall, very gradual decline in HQ mass

and power from about 10yrs of age onwards.

Thanks.

Jackie

August 11, 2003

> Remember this is 5E procedure. It is a different paradigm from the usual

8p TCM,

> so I cant talk about the " type " . If the person is Earth, have a monotonous

> voice, is weak, all makes one think of a deficient Spleen Official.

Yes, he doesn't really. But your post has caused me to think about looking

at the difference between Spleen not supporting Kidney, and Kidney not

supporting Spleen when there are symptoms in both areas - they are rather

contradictory, or difficult to treat concurrently it seems. I have had both

opinions from TCM professionals. I have read something of the originators

theory behind Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang in that regard, some Blue Poppy articles -

I must revisit them. BZYQT was the first professional prescription, but was

WAY too much for the animal to take.

> J> Could anger not negate joy? And if so would that translate to

> specific effects of Liver on heart?

>

> geo> I don't know whether it could be worked out that way. Obviously

> if the px is lets say Liver CF, exhibiting an excess of anger, with

symtoms

> and pulses showing an escess in Liver, it is quite possible that the Heart

> will be affected through the Sheng cicle - but I will NOT treat the Heart

> because

> the px is Wood and not Fire.

Right.

> The need or inability to receive sympathy doesn't immediatly

> indicate deficiency or excesse of Spleen.

Drat! It's such a specific symptom, and I have observed both concurrently

quite strongly. I need to establish if pulse diagnosis is accurate in

horses, then see if I can persuade the medical herbalist who resigned to at

least come feel it again at his worst time of year. He unfortunately has

only seen him at his best, in January.

Jackie

August 11, 2003

Hi All, & Hi Jackie

> >many anabolic herbs have major impact on KI and LV Fx.

>

> I don't suppose you have a handy list for me to study??

Here is a list of herbals with one or more of the following effects:

Anabolic; Antistress/support adrenal glands, boost steroid

production, Build Muscle/Strength, Build KI Yang/KI Jing; Build

Libido+Sexual Fx

!Herb Pinyin Name|!Hb Latin NameBaijili|Tribuli Terrestris Fr

Baizhu|Atractylodis Macrocephalae/Ovatae RzBajitian|Morindae Rx, Morindae

Officinalis Rx, Bacopae/Herpestis

Monnierae Rx

Baqian|Smilacis Sinensis/Medicinalis/Medica Rz

Buguzhi|Psoraleae Corylifoliae Fr/S

Chaihu|Bupleuri Sinensis/Scorzoneraefolii/Falcati Rx

Cheqianzi|Plantaginis asiaticae/depressae S

Chuanxinlian|Andrographitis Paniculatae Hb

Ciwujia|Acanthopanacis Senticosi Rx+Hb

Danggui|Angelicae Sinensis/Polymorphae Rx

Daza; |Jujubae Fr, Ziziphi Jujubae/Spinosi/Vulgaris Fr

Dongchongxiacao|Cordyceps Sinensis Pulvis (fungus+Hepialus

Varians Larvae); Cordyceps Sinensis Stroma On Larva Of Hepialus

Armoricanus

Duzhong|Eucommiae Ulmoidis Cx, ??EuonymiUlmoides Cx

Gancao|Glycyrrhizae Rx, Glycyrrhizae

Uralensis/Glabrae/Glanduliferae/inflatae Rx

Gejie [banned]|Gecko Gecko, PhrynosomaCornuta

Gouji|Cibotii Barometsis Rz

Guiban|Testudinis/Chinemys Carapax+Plastrum

Guijiu|Rhodiolae roseae Rx/Rz

Haima|Hippocampus Kelloggi

Hamayou|Ranae Oviductus

Heshouwu|Polygoni Multiflori Rx-Tuber

Huangjing|Polygonati Sinensis/Kingiani/Sibirici/Cyrtonemae Rz

Huangqi|Astragali/Hedysari

Membranacei/Mongolici/Henryi/Hoantchyi Rx

Juchizonglan|Serenoae Repentis/Serrulatae Fr

Lujiao [banned]|Cervi Cornu

Lujiaojiao|Cervi Colla Cornu

Lujiaoshuang|Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum

Lurong|Cervi Cornu Parvum/Pantotrichum, Cervi Elaphi Cornu

Mahuang [banned??]|Ephedrae Sinensis/Equisetina/Intermedia Hb

Renshen|Panacis Ginseng Rx/Rx+Rz Panacis Ginseng Rx,

PanacisGinseng Japonici Rx

Roucongrong|Cistanchis Hb, Cistanchis Deserticolae/Salsae

Caulis, ??BoschniakinGlabra

Sangpiaoxiao|Mantidis Ootheca

Shanyao|Dioscoreae Oppositae/Quinquelobae/Batatas Rx/Rz/Tuber

Shanzhuyu|Corni Officinalis Fr/Arillus

Shechuangzi|Cnidii/Selini Monnierii Fr/S, ??Ligustri Fr

Suoyang|Cynomorii Songarici Hb/Caulis

Tufuling|Smilacis Officinalis/Glabrae/Sinensis Rz/Rx

Tusizi|Cuscutae Sinensis S

Wujiapi|Acanthopanacis

Spinosi/Gracilistyli/Sessiliflori/Gracilistyli/Giraldii/Chuan Cx-Rx

Wujiashen|Acanthopanacis/Eleutherococci Senticosi Rx

Wuweizi |Schizandrae Sinensis/sphenantherae Fr

Xiakucao|Prunellae Vulgaris Spica

Xiangfu|Cyperi Rz

Xianggu/Xiangxun|Lentinus Edodes

Xianmao|Curculiginis Ensifoliae/Orchioidis Rz

Xiyangshen|Panacis Quinquefolii Rx

Yinyanghuo|Epimedii Grandiflori/Brevicorni/Sagittati/Pubescentis

Hb, Epimedii Macranthi/Wushanense/Koreani Hb

Zelan|Lycopi Lucidi Hb

Zexie|Alismatis Orientalis/aquaticae/Plantaginis Rz

Zhimu|Anemarrhenae Asphodeloides Rz/Caulis

Ziheche [banned]|Hominis Placenta

??|Asphaltum Shilajit

??|Avena Sativa

??|Boraginis Officinalis Fm

??|Dioscoreae Villosae Rz/Rx

??|Paulliniae Cupanae S

??|Pausinystalia Yohimbe Cx

??|Pfaffia Paniculata

??|Ptychopetalum Olacoides Cx-Rx; Liriosmae Ovatae Cx-Rx

??|Smilax

??|Turnerae Diffusae Fm

??|Withania Somnifera

Details follow, below. They are only partially edited, so you will

need to tidy them up.

To make a 12-column TABLE of the data below, copy & paste the

data into MS Word. Then select: Table, Convert, Text to Table,

Other [set the field discriminator in the Other box to the vertical bar

(|) - bottom left of keyboard], OK.

This will make the table, sortable on any field. But do NOT sort

until you verify that all rows are intact

!Hb Latin Name|!Herb Pinyin Name|!Hb Common

Indication|!Clinical Indication|!Caution|!W other Hbs|!Comments

Tribuli Terrestris Fr|Baijili**|Puncturevine Caltrop Fr, Tribulus

Fr|Bitter, salty|KI, LV||Build Yang; Build KI Yang (Boost

LH>Testosterone); Sexual Hormone Agonist;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Tonic~physical; boost physical

performance, muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance; Move HT Xue

(Boost HT Blood Flow); Calm LV; Expel Wind; Expel LV Wind;

Antipruritic*~any Pattern; Antispasmodic; Anticonvulsant;

Anticoagulant; Lactogogue; Hypotensor; |Yang Xu; Build KI Yang

Xu; LV Shi; Wind; Wind in Skin|LV DysFx; GB DysFx; Impotence;

Spasms/Tremors; Hypertension; pruritus*|||

Atractylodis Macrocephalae/Ovatae Rz|Baizhu|Atractylodes

Baizhu, White Atractylodes Rz, Largehead Atractylodes Rz, Ovate

Atractylodes|aromatic, bitter, sweet; slightly Acrid; Warm; a little

sticky when chewed|SJM-SP-ST|As Soup: 6-15g; raw Rz: Expel

Water & Expel Damp; soil-stir-roasted Rz: Build SP; Antidiarrhoea;

bran-stir-roasted Hb: Build Qi; Build SP; Moisten Dryness|Expel

SJM-SP-ST Damp*; (1) Build Qi*; Build SJM-SP-ST*; (2) Build

Qi*; Build SJM-SP-ST*; Diuretic; Expel Damp; Astringe Damp;

Expel Water; Clear Phlegm; (3) Antisweat; Calm Foetus; Prevent

abortion; (4) Other: Tonic~general to Boost health; Appetiser;

Prevent ST~ulcer; Antiulcer; Aid Peristalsis (ST-SI-LI-GB); LV-

Protector; Build GB~Cholagogue/bile flow; Build Muscle;

Antidiabetes/Hypoglycaemic; Quicken

Xue/Anticoagulant/Antithrombus; HT-Protector;

Vascular/Circulatory Tonic; Immunostimulant; Boost Lymphoblast

Transformation; Boost Metabolism; Boost Phagocytosis; Boost T-

Lymphocyte Production; Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; Anticancer

esp oesophagus; (1) Build SP & Aid Qi: SJM-SP-ST Qi Xu/Yang

Xu w appetite~poor, faeces~loose, diarrhoea, fatigue, Limbs cold,

tongue~pale etc, w Dangshen/Ganjiang; (2) Deprive Damp;

Diuretic: Phlegm Retention w vertigo/cough & sputum~thin, w

Guizhi, Poria & Gancao (Poria, Cinnamon Twig & Licorice Soup);

oedema of SP Xu type, arthralgia of Wind Cold Damp type; (3)

Guard Surface; Antisweat: Surface-Xu w spontaneous sweat, w

Huangqi; (4) Calm Foetus: threatened abortion in SP Xu & morning

sickness, w Fr Amomi/Huangqin, for abnormal fetal position, w

Danggui, Chuanxiong, Baishao, Poria & Zexie (Powder of Danggui

& Paeoniae); (1) Boost phagocytosis & function of adrenal Cx; (2)

LV-Protector; Boost secretion of ST juice||SJM-SP-ST DysFx;

Tonic; LV disease; LV cirrhosis; LV cancer; In Yin Xu; use raw

baizhu plus other Hbs according to Dx; Sialorrhoea; Meniere’s

disease; constipation; back pain~chronic; enteritis; low white cell

count; Immunosuppression; ST~ulcer; diabetes; Xue Stasis;

GB/Biliary Stasis; cancer esp ooesophageal|Use only to Expel

Damp, it may Impair Yin; CI: internal Heat in Yin Xu/w thirst in

Dryness in Fluid Loss|Expel SJM-SP-ST Damp*. (1) in SP Qi Xu w

inappetence, diarrhoea, abdomen~distention, lassitude, asthenia

etc; (2) Water Retention & Phlegm Retention in SP DysFx in water

transport & SP Qi Xu w oedema; Phlegm Retention & oedema; (3)

sweat~spontaneous in Weiqi Xu/Surface Xu w EPF diseases &

SP Qi Xu w threatened abortion; (4) Other: Xiao Yao Wan, Wu Ling

San, Huoxiang Zheng Qi Tang, Zhu Wu Tang, Li Zhong Wan, Si

Jun Zi Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Gui Pi

Tang, Banxia Baizhu Tianma Tang, Yu Ping Feng San, Zhen Wu

Tang; See use of Baizhu in classical formulae|

Morindae Rx, Morindae Officinalis Rx, Bacopae/Herpestis

Monnierae Rx|Bajitian|Morinda Rx, Bacopa Rx, Herpestis Rx,

Medicinal Indian Mulberry Rx|Acrid Sweet & Warm~Slightly|KI, LV,

LU|As Soup: 6-15g; As Powder: 4-10g|(1) Warm KI; Build Yang: KI

Yang Xu w impotence, emission, enuresis, frequent urination &

sterility; (2) Build Bone & Sinew; Expel Cold & Damp: LV Xu & KI

Xu w weakness of extremities, lassitude & Cold pain of waist &

knees; /chronic rheumatism w arthralgia, weakness, Cold pain of

joints, fatigue & tongue~pale; (1) act as androgen; (2) Boost

luteinizing action of HPOA; (3) develop immature granulocytes;

Warm/Build KI; Build Yang; Build KI Yang*; Guard KI Jing; Expel

Wind+Expel Cold; Expel Damp; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon &

Muscle; Antiarthritis; Warm Cold; Antineuralgic; Antidote to steroid-

induced atrophy of thymus & adrenocortical suppression; w

increased SGPT levels; Sexual Hormone Agonist; Treat

impotence, ejaculation~premature; androgen-like effect; LSH

effect; luteinizing action; Immunostimulant; develop immature

granulocytes; Antiinflammation; Adaptogen/Antistress|Wind Damp

Cold Bi; KI Xu; KI Yang Xu; LV Xu|KI Xu; Yang Xu esp KI Yang Xu

w impotence; infertility; ejaculation~premature; urination~frequent;

incontinence; menstrual irregularity; abdomen lower Cold & painful

& neuritis~chronic (esp sciatica); Damp Cold; muscular atrophy;

arthritis; KI DysFx; arthritis, osteoporosis; impotence,

spermatorrhoea, seminal emission, enuresis, urinary frequency &

sterility; weakness of extremities, lassitude & Cold pain of waist &

knees; /chronic rheumatism w arthralgia, weakness, Cold pain of

joints, fatigue & pale tongue|CI: Yin Xu w Damp Heat/Heat.

Incompatible w Danshen. Caution in dysuria but KI Yang Xu

patients have tendency to develop enlargement of prostate||

Smilacis Sinensis/Medicinalis/Medica Rz|Baqian|Chinaroot

Greenbier Rz; Sarsaparilla|Sweet; Sour; Mild|LV, KI|As Soup: 10-

30g|(1) Expel Wind+Expel Damp; Antipain: arthralgia in Wind

Damp, lumbago & pain of lower extremitieL Recently, Hb cooked w

pig's leg in sciatica & rheumatic arthritis; Stranguria w turbid urine;

leukorrhagia; (2) Clear Toxin; Reduce Swelling: dermatitis, skin

infection, psoriasis & burn (Topical as well); dysentery in Damp

Heat; cancer (oesophagus, ST-SI-LI); Bacteriostatic~Staph aureus

& Flexner's B; Testosterone-like effect (anabolic); Boost

Stamina/Physical Strength/Performance|||German Commission

warns of ST~gastritis & temporary KI DysFx & potential drug

interactions w hypnotics, digitalis glycosides & bismuth

(unsubstantiated)||

Psoraleae Corylifoliae Fr/S|Buguzhi|Malaytea Scurfpea Fr/S,

Psoralea S|Acrid, bitter, Warm~very|KI, SP|As Soup: 3-9g

Psoralen ampule: 1-2mg IM qd; Topical: qs|(1) Build KI; Build

Yang: insufficency of KI Yang w Cold pain of waist & knees,

impotence, emission, enuresis, frequent urination, cough,

dyspnoea & ishortness of breath, metrorrhagia & sterility; (2) Warm

SP & KI; Antidiarrhoea: diarrhoea~chronic & diarrhoea before dawn

in SP Yang Xu+KI Yang Xu. leukocytopenia, asthma~bronchial &

metrorrhagia. Topical of alcoholic infusion for corn & leukoplakia

vulvae; im injection & Topical of psoralen for leukoderma &

psoriasis; (1) Corylifolinin (isobavachalcone)

Vasodilator~HT~arteries; (2) Boost phagocytosis of macrophage;

(3) Exciting intestinal smooth muscle; Relax uterus of guinea-pigs;

Warm/Build Yang; Warm/Build KI; Warm/Build KI Yang; Boost Qi

Absorption; Warm/Build SP*; Build SI-LI peristalsis;

Haemostat~Astringe~uterus; Move HT Xue (Boost HT Blood

Flow); Vasodilator~HT~arteries; Boost HT rate Sexual Hormone

Agonist; Relax uterus; Antimicrobial; Antibacterial; Antidiarrhoea;

Antidyspnoeic; Anticancer; Antitumour; Boost Leucocytosis; Boost

Phagocytosis; Inhibit Antibody Production; Boost macrophage

phagocytosis; can cause skin to produce new pigment locally (use

for vitiligo & psoriasis); Insecticide/Antiexoparasitic|Yang Xu; SP

Yang Xu & KI Yang Xu w urination frequent; diarrhoea~chronic

(0500h); Sexual DysFx; threatened abortion; impotence;

spermatorrhoea, seminal emission~night|Sexual DysFx;

threatened abortion; Metrorrhagia/metrostaxis; diarrhoea;

dyspnoea; cancer; uterus~spasm; vitiligo & psoriasis; angina w

HT~arteries spasm; leukocytopenia, asthma~bronchial &

metrorrhagia/metrostaxis; KI Yang Xu w Cold pain of waist &

knees, impotence, spermatorrhoea, seminal emission, enuresis,

urinary frequency, cough, dyspnoea & shortness of breath,

metorrhagia & sterility; Xu w diarrhoea~chronic; SP Yang Xu & KI

Yang Xu w Diarrhoea~chronic & diarrhoea~cock-crow; Topical:

alcoholic infusion for corns & leukoplakia vulvae; intramuscular

injection of & Topical psoralen for leukoderma & psoriasis|||

Bupleuri Sinensis/Scorzoneraefolii/Falcati Rx|Chaihu|Bupleurum

Rx, Chinese Thorowax Rx, Hares Ear Rx, Red Thorowax Rx stir-

baked w vinegar for use|Bitter; Acrid; Cool, Neutral|LV*, GB*, PC,

TH, SP|As Soup: 3-9g/dose; sometimes 15-30g in fever; Stew for

a long time; Injection: 3-5 ml IM uid/bid for fever; concentrated Hb

bake-stirred w vinegar: stronger as Antipain but weaker to Expel

EPFs|(1) Release Surface~Acrid~Cool (Expel EPF from Surface);

Clear Heat from Surface; Antifever/Antipyretic esp Shaoyang

Pattern w alternating chills/fever; Clear Heat Toxin esp Endotoxin;

Clear LV Heat; Clear Heat from Shaoyang; Resolve Shaoyang (TH-

GB) DysFx; Envoy to Shaoyang (TH-GB) Channel; Clear GB Heat;

(2) LV-Protector; Build GB~cholagogue; Rectify LV; Rectify LV Qi;

Move LV Qi; Calm LV; Course LV; Calm LV Qi; Calm LV Shi;

Move Stasis; Move LV Qi Stasis; Antipain; Antiinflammation;

Antiulcer; (3) Antiprolapse*; Upbear SJM-SP-ST Qi; Rectify Qi;

Upbear Yang; Upbear Yang Qi; Upbear Sinking Qi; Upbear Yang

Qi: visceroptosis, w Huangqi & Dangshen; (4) Other:

Antidepressant; Calming; Calm Shen; Hypotensor; Boost hypnotic

effect of Phenobarbital; Rectify Menstruation; Antimutagenic;

Anticancer; Boost radiation tolerance; Hyperglycaemic; Stimulate

Adrenal Cortex; Immunsuppressant; Antimicrobial; Antiviral;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Anticough||SJM-SP-ST DysFx; Shaoyang

(TH-GB) DysFx; LV Stasis; malaria; pain in chest; Qi elevate;

LI/rectum~prolapse; Uterus~prolapse|As it acts to Upbear

Qi/Upbear Yangqi therefore CI: Rising LV Yang & Yin Xu w Fire

Blazing w tinnitus, deafness, vertigo, headache etc; excess

Saikosaponin can cause Haemolysis & Inhibit HT|(1) w Gegen etc

to Expel EPF Heat from Surface in Cold w fever; Key Hb for

Shaoyang disease* as it can Remove EPF from half-Surface &

half-Interior thus w Huangqin in Shaoyang disease w alternating

episodes of chills & fever; w Huangqin, Rx Dichoae, Fr Tsaoko etc

in malaria w alternating episodes of chills & fever; common Cold w

fever, alternating episodes of chilliness & fever, malaria, w

Huangqin; (2) w Baishao in LV Qi Stasis w Hypochondriac pain,

vertigo, mental depression & irregular menstruation; (3) w Hbs to

Upbear Sinking Qi/Upbear Yangqi, like Renshen, Huangqi/Hedysari

& Rz Cimicifuge in SJM-SP-ST Qi Xu w Prolapse*~internal organ

(LI~rectum prolapse, uterus~prolapse, ST~ptosis etc; |

Plantaginis asiaticae/depressae S|Cheqianzi|Asiatic Plantain S,

Plantago S|Sweet; Cold|KI, BL, LV, SP, SI, LU|As Soup: 3-15g

(wrapped w cloth for boiling); Indications like those of S Plantaginis

but better to Clear Heat; Heat w stranguria, Damp Heat w

dysentery & icterus; 60-90g/d as Soup if used alone in acute

bacillary dysentery, LV~hepatitis acute infectious & tonsillitis

acute|(1) Diuretic~Ease Stranguria; (2) Expel Summerheat; Expel

Damp Heat; Antidiarrhoea; (3) Clear LV; Clear LV Heat; Aid Eyes;

(4) Clear LU; Clear LU Heat; Clear Phlegm; (5) Build KI; Diuretic;

Aphrodisiac; Hypotensor; (6) Other: Antifever; Clear Heat Toxin;

Expel SJL Damp Heat; Expel Water; Expel Damp; Drain Damp;

Antioedema; Haemostat??; (1) Clear Heat; Diuretic~Ease

Stranguria: Stranguria in Heat w KI/BL~uroliths, oedema &

diarrhoea in Damp Heat/Summerheat & Damp; (2) Clear Heat to

Aid Eyesight: conjunctivitis of LVheat origin; dim eyesight in LV

Xu, w Buid LV Hbs, like Shudihuang & S Cuscutae; (3)

Expectorant; Anticough: cough in LU Heat; (1) Diuretic; (2)

Expectorant; Anticough||KI DysFx; Clear Heat; Drain Damp|CI:

pregnancy|(1) w Qumai, Mutong, Bianxu, Huashi etc in stranguria

w dysuria, haematuria, urodynia~burning pain, oedema etc; (2) w

Xiangru, Zhuling etc in Summerheat/Damp Heat w emesis,

diarrhoea, & dysuria; (3) w Juhua, Mimenghua, Huangqin,

Longdancao etc in LV Heat w eye pain, conjunctival congestion;

(4) w Jiegeng, Xingren, Ziwan etc in LU Heat w Phlegm & cough w

sputum~profuse; (5) w other Build KI & Diuretic Hbs in many

aphrodisiac formulas (Cheqianzi is unique Build KI+Diuretic Hb for

that purpose)|

Andrographitis Paniculatae Hb|Chuanxinlian|Green Chiretta;

Common Andrographis Hb|Bitter; Cold|LU*, ST & LI* & BL*|As

Soup: 6-15g of dry Hb; as powder: 1.5-3g, tid; powder is bitter*

thus best in capsule w sugar drink/4-8 tablets, tid/qid|(1)

Antifever/Antipyretic; Clear Fire/Heat; Clear Fire/Heat Toxin; Clear

Xue Heat; Clear LU Heat w pharyngitis & cough; Anticough; (2)

Clear Fire & Expel Damp; Diuretic~Ease Stranguria; (3)

Immunostimulant; LV-Protector; Build GB~Cholagogue; Digestive;

Antidiarrhoea; Contraceptive/Abortifacient; Antiinflammation;

Reduce Swelling; Antisnake-bite; (4) Other: Stimulate Adrenal

Cortex; Immunsuppressant??; Anticancer; AntiHIV/AIDS;

Antimicrobial; Antiplatelet-Aggregation; (1) Purge Shi Fire; Clear

Heat Toxin: seasonal Febrile Diseases & common Cold in Wind

Heat w fever~high & thirst/pharyngitis, cough & asthma in LU

Heat, LU abscess, sepsis & ulcerous diseases of skin, snake-bite

etc leptospirosis; (2) Clear Heat; Deprive Damp: diarrhoea in Damp

Heat, dysentery, Stranguria in Heat; (3) Anticancer: malignant

mole, chorionic epithelioma; (1) Bacteriostatic on Staph aureus,

Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Proteus w 5%, 40%; 20% Soup

respectively; (2) Soup Boost white cell phagocytosis; (3)

Antipyretic: Andrographolide Antifever in vaccine-induced fever; (4)

neoandrographolide, andrographolide, deoxyandrographolide & 14-

deoxy-11, 12-didehydro-andrographolide, are Antiinflammation; last

is best; (5) Andrographolide is abortifacient & inhibit growth of

placental trophocyte|Heat/Heat Toxin w LU abscesses;

pharyngitis; flu; Boils in mouth & tongue; diarrhoea,

stranguria|digestive DysFx (like most non-Toxic bitter Hbs; snake-

bite; infections ranging from malaria to dysentery; cough~chronic;

urodynia; snake-bite; Boils, bacterial/viral infection: diarrhoea, flu w

fever, pharyngitis|sharply bitter; avoid large dose/prolonged use;

that can injure ST Qi; Good safety margin but large dose/prolonged

use may injure ST|(1) w Jinyinhua, Huangqin etc in LU Heat w

cough & dyspnoea, LU abscess/pharyngitis; w Jinyinhua, Yejuhua,

Rz of Helminthostachys zeylanica, Baihuasheshecao etc in

Furuncles, Carbuncles/skin sepsis; (2) alone/w Huanglian

Huangqin, Machixian etc in Damp Heat* w diarrhoea*/dysentery*,

Heat* w stranguria*, eczema* (in eczema, powder mixed w glycerin

may be used); w Cheqianzi, Spora Lygodii, Shiwei etc in urodynia,

urination w dribbling & eczema*; in Fire*/Heat Toxin* w infection* in

many infections of respiratory system, digestive system, urinary

system/pyogenic skin infections; See Acute infection, diarrhoea|

Acanthopanacis Senticosi Rx+Hb|Ciwujia|Manyprickle

Acanthopanax Rx, Devil’s Rx, Touch-Me-Not; Health Food Stores

Incorrectly Call It Siberian Ginseng But It Is NOT A Ginseng; Shrub

Is 1-3 M Tall (True Ginseng Is Herbaceous)|Aromatic; Acrid;

Bitter~Slightly; Warm|LU, SP, KI|As Soup: 6-30g. In

tablets/capsules: 3g of dry Rx/dose; take for 3-6 months

consecutively in chronic DysFx|Tonic; Boost endurance &

strength; Boost Stamina/Physical Strength/Performance; Expel

Wind & Damp; Build Bone & Sinew: rheumatism~chronic w

extremities flaccid, infantile paralysis; (2) Nourish HT; Calm Shen

w insomnia, dreaminess/adverse reaction at high attitude water.

mind: HT Xu & HT~palpitation; & for seasickness/under low

temperature & deep (3) Aid Qi: SP Xu w appetite~poor,

faeces~loose & fatigue. leukocytopenia, HT~CHD;

bronchitis~chronic, thromboangtis obliterans/as a subsidiary of

Anticancer Hbs/X-ray therapy for tumor; (1) Improve tolerance to

fatigue; (2) Boost body resistance against diseases; (3)

Antiinflammation; (4) LD50 is 4.75g/kg; Build Qi*; Quicken Xue;

Adaptogen*; Boost Stamina*/vitality; Antifatigue/Antiexhaustion

effect like Renshen; Aid Mental performance; Boost

memory/cognition/concentration in brain in circulation~poor; Boost

sexual Fx; Adaptogen (Antistress, Build adrenal);

Immunostimulant; Boost megalocyte Fx; Boost chemotherapy

tolerance; Boost radiation tolerance; Anticancer; Antileukaemia;

Aid LU; Clear Toxin~environmental; Antiviral; HT-Protector; Rectify

circulation; Vascular tonic; Hypertensor; Antihypoxia (Boost

Hypoxic Tolerance); Boost Metabolism; HT

Muscle~Antiischaemic; Calming; Hypotensor;

Vasodilator~Peripheral Antirheumatic||Debility; weakness; fatigue;

cancer; Neurasthenia; depression; nervous breakdown;

LU/respiratory DysFx; Bronchitis~chronic; HT DysFx;

neurovascular DysFx; hypotension; circulation~poor; stress;

Senility~premature; sexual Fx low; Immunodeficiency; prevent

LU/respiratory infections; prevent viral infections;

nausea/anaemia/low WBCC after chemotherapy/radiotherapy;

rheumatism|CI: hypertension; Yin Xu esp w Fire Shi; to Prevent

habituation, use for not >60 consecutive d, followed by 2-3 weeks

of abstinence before using it again; Rare cases of insomnia; Note:

Ciwujia is NOT a ginseng plant; it is closer to Wujiapi than to true

Renshen||

Angelicae Sinensis/Polymorphae Rx|Dangg**|Chinese Angelica

Rx, Angelica Tangkuei, Dongquai|Fragrant*; sweet, Acrid, bitter-

bitter~slightly, Warm|HT, LV, SP|As Soup: 5-15g; Injection: 5%-

10% ampoule 24 ml IM uid/tid; Point injection: 0.5-1.0 ml/point, 2-4

points/time, uid|(1) Build Xue: Xue Xu, w Huangqi (Danggui Build

Xue Soup)/w Shudihuang & Baishao; (2) Quicken Xue; Rectify

menstruation; Antipain: Xue Xu, Xue Stasis/Xue Dryness w

menoxenia, amenorrhea, menorrhalgia; /as headache, chest pain,

abdomen~pain & rheumatism, w Danshen, Ruxiang & Moyao/as

early stage of dermatitis, skin infection/unhealed skin lesions,

urticaria, eczema, prurigo, leukoderma, apoplexy, prolapse of

rectum, asthma~bronchial, arrhythmia, cor pulmonale etc; (3)

Moisten LI Dryness; Laxative: LI Dryness & Xue Xu w

constipation; (4) Other: Vasodilator~HT~arteries, Boost HT Xue

Flow; Reduce HT oxygen consumption; Antiischaemic~HT

muscle; Hypolipaemic; Antiatheromatous; Boost mononuclear

macrophage phagocytosis; LV-Protector; Build GB~cholagogue;

??Clear Nebula/cataract; Tonic~mild; Build Xue*; Quicken

Xue+Move Xue Stasis*; Cleanse Xue; Rectify Xue (Wine-fried

best); Antioxidant/Antiageing; Antihypoxia (Boost Hypoxic

Tolerance); HT Muscle~Antiischaemic; Antiplatelet-Aggregation;

Anticoagulant/Antithrombus in peripheral vessels;

Vasodilator~Peripheral; Nourish HT Xue; CNS Tonic; Hypotensor;

Haemostat* (charred); Rectify Menstruation; Free Channels; Build

Yin; LV-Protector; Build LV; Build LV Xue; Move LV Xue; Soften

LV; Hypolipaemic; Diuretic; Urinary Antiseptic; Make Sweat;

Purge~Moisten; Laxative/Ease Defecation; Moisten; Moisten GB;

Moisten ST-SI-LI; Antidipsic in alcohol detox; Appetiser;

Carminative; ST~Antiulcer; Spasmolytic esp intestinal colic;

Pectoral; Expectorant*; Anticough*; Antiasthma; Antibronchitic*;

Immunostimulant; Antiinflammation; Antimicrobial; Inhibit Antibody

Production; Boost Lymphoblast Transformation; Boost

Phagocytosis; Antirheumatic; Reduce Swelling; Drain Sepsis;

Antipain; Boost radiation tolerance; Anticancer|Xue Xu/anaemia w

pallor, weakness, vertigo & HT~palpitation; menstuation

irregularity; dysmenorrhoea; Xu Cold abdomen w pain, LI Fluid Xu

(dry) w constipation/obstipation; Wind Damp w many kinds of skin

swelling, pustule & ulcer diseases; Xue Xu; Xue Stasis; Yin Xu;

LV Xu; Channel Bi; SI-LI~Dryness|HT DysFx; LV DysFx; GB

DysFx; TH DysFx; LV~hard/swelling; gynecological DysFx;

Menstrual irregularity; amenorrhoea; colic; dysmenorrhoea;

uterus~spasm; PMS; resume normal menstruation after quitting

birth control pills; ST+GB Dryness; Flatus; sweat~absent; coughs,

bronchitis & pleurisy esp w Colds, fever/flu; intestinal colic &

flatus; appetite~poor; anorexia nervosa; rheumatic

pain/inflammation; UTI; cystitis; alcohol detox; Swelling;

Sepsis/Pus; anaemia; menopause; hot flashes; angina; HT~CHD;

Headache; lumbar pain; insomnia; hypertension; constipation;

circulation~poor|CI: pregnancy; Uterine Vasodilator; some

postmenopausal women/some men do not tolerate prolonged

use/large doses; Anabolic; Warning: NOT a source of exogenous

oestrogen but increases utilization of ENDOGENOUS estrogens|Li

Dong Yuan Qing Feng San, Danggui Jian Zhong Tang; w

constipation; Danggui*+Heshouwu* to Moisten dry skin & treat Xue

Xu of skin; Danggui+Chuanxiong to Quicken Xue in Xue Stasis

even in skin DysFx whether Xu/Shi; Danggui+Huangqi in Qi

Xu+Xue Xu/Xue Stasis w skin DysFx etc|Called “female ginseng”;

One of most widely used Hbs in Orient; popular Cantonese dish;

Jujubae Fr, Ziziphi Jujubae/Spinosi/Vulgaris Fr|Daza; |Chinese

Black Date, Black Jujube|Sweet; Warm|SJM-SP-ST|As Soup: 10-

30g|(1) Build SJM-SP-ST: SJM-SP-ST Xu w appetite~poor, fatigue

& faeces~loose, w Dangshen, Baizhu & Shengjiang; (2) Build Xue;

Calm Shen: Xue Xu w insomnia, vexation & restlessness, w

Gancao & Fr Tritici Levis (Soup of Glycyrrhizae, Ttitici Levis &

Ziziphi Jujubae); (3) Moderate toxicity/potency of other Hbs: Clear

Toxin/reduce side effects of potent Hbs, like Fl Genkwa, Rx

Euphorbiae Pekinensis, S Lepidii/Descurainiae etc; anaphylactoid

purpura & asthma~bronchial; (1) Oral use Boost cAMP; Reduce

level of cGMP in plasma & in leukocytes; (2) LV-Protector; (3)

Hypotensor; Build Qi; Build Xue; Rectify HT; Calm HT; Calm

Shen; Harmonise SJM-SP-ST; Rectify SJM-SP-ST; Build SJM-SP-

ST; Harmonise Ying & Wei; Rectify Yingqi; LV-Protector; Aid HT;

Aid LU; Rectify LU; Clear Phlegm+Anticough; Build Muscle

strength; Antiallergy/Antihistamine; Antianaphylactic; Inhibit

Antibody Production; Prevent blood transfusion reaction;

Anticancer; Boost cAMP, IgE & 5-HT; moderate other Hbs;

Antimutagenic; Anticancer; Antioxidant|SJM-SP-ST Xu; Shen

Disturbed|SJM-SP-ST Xu w weakness; debility; anaemia; malaise;

shortness of breath; lassitude; appetite~poor; anorexia; diarrhoea;

faeces~loose; allergic purpura; chronic atrophic ST~gastritis;

ST~ulcer; asthma of children; haemorrhage of haemorrhoid;

purpura not in low platelet count; skin cancer; HT~palpitation;

irritability, insomnia|||

Cordyceps Sinensis Pulvis (fungus+Hepialus Varians Larvae);

Cordyceps Sinensis Stroma On Larva Of Hepialus

Armoricanus|Dongchongxiacao|Chinese Caterpillar Fungus on larva

corpse of Hepialus armoricanus; Cordyceps Medical Fungus;

“Winter Worm, Summer Grass”; " Fruits " Out Of Head Of Dead

Worms/Insects; One Of Dearest & Most Valuable Hbs In TCM;

Elixir Of Life|sweet, Neutral. Warm|LU, KI|As Soup: 4.5-15g;

Powder: l.5-2.0g bid/tid; As Soup~oral: 3-9g/d; Pulverised~oral: 1.5-

3.0g/dose; also as pills/powder w other drugs|(1) Build LU & KI,

Haemostat & Clear Phlegm; (2) Build Qi in Xu w debility,

weakness in consumptive diseases; See

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Tonic~physical; boost physical performance, muscle strength &

hypoxic tolerance; Tonic~general; Restorative; Build Yang;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Build LU; Build LU Yin; Clear

Phlegm+Anticough; Antiwheeze; Build KI; Build KI Yang;

Haemostat; Immunostimulant; Antibacterial; Spasmolytic~smooth

muscle; Anticancer; Calming; Adaptogen/Antistress; CNS

Rectifier; Endocrine Rectifier; Tonic~general esp in old age,

debility, convalescence/postoperative/postpartum/after taxation

(exertion~excessive); Build Qi; Boost Stamina/endurance/Physical

Strength/Performance; Build Yin; Build Yang; Strengthen body;

athlete's Hb; very costly but ranks w Renshen, Lingzhi & Deer

Antler as Tonic~general* & to Build Yang* & Build Jing*; Ranks w

Renshen, Lujiao, Epimedium & Hailong to Build Yang Jing* (in

male athletes); is strong long range Tonic; Build Yin Jing* (in

female athletes): Cordyceps & Tortoise Shell in Yin Jing Xu; (1)

Build KI*; Build KI Yang; Build Jing* (both Yin & Yang); Boost KI

Metabolism; Boost KI transport Fx; KI-Protector; Build KI Yuanqi;

Boost sexual Fx; Boost libido; Antiimpotence; prolong erection;

Boost brain power; Strengthen Bone; Speed Growth; strengthen

physical structure esp strengthen loin, knees & ankles; Speed

Healing: KI Xu w sexual neurasthenia, frigidity, infertility,

impotence, emission, loin pain/weakness & knee pain/weakness,

alopecia, vertigo & tinnitus; backache in trauma, fatigue,

stress/ageing; (2) Build KI; Build LU*; Aid LU/respiration*;

Antiasthma/prevent LU/respiratory diseases incl asthma; improve

inspiration; Antidyspnoeic; Clear Phlegm; Boost anoxia tolerance;

Boost Stamina; Haemostat; Spasmolytic~smooth muscle of

bronchi: LU Qi Xu/LU Xu+KI Xu w cough, wheezing, dyspnoea,

shortness of breath/cough w blood-tinged sputum; (3) Other:

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Aid memory; Appetiser; Build Weiqi;

Immunomodulator esp Immunostimulant esp w other Tonic Hbs

(Renshen, Lingzhi, Lycium/Astragalus); Antibacterial; Antifungal;

Antiviral; AntiHIV; Anticancer; Antiinflammation:

immunosuppression; Bacterial, viral, fungal & yeast infections

(candidiasis); senility; degenerative diseases; Calm Shen;

Strengthen Mind; Nourish HT/Cardiotonic; Move HT Xue; Boost HT

muscle driving power; Boost RCC/endurance; Hypotensive:

Vascular Aid; Vasodilator~HT~arteries & peripheral vessels;

Hypocholesterolaemic; vascular diseases; hypertension; LV-

Protector; Resolve LV Qi Stasis/depression: Antiascites in LV

cirrhosis; LV~Antihepatitic; LV~Prevent fibrosis; Normalise GOT &

GPT; Antidiabetes: Boost insulin secretion; Build ST:

Antiulcer~ST ulcer stress-related||(1) cough w blood-tinged

sputum, asthma & shortness of breath in LU Xu. Lassitude &

pains of lumbar & knees, & impotence & spermatorrhoea, seminal

emission in KI Xu; (2) Xu Pattern in overstrain or, in restoration of

health in convalescence. Its Restore effect is slow, longer period

of use is required; KI Yang Xu w impotence; lumbar pain~chronic;

Cold aversion; Phlegm/sputum excess & lacrimation; Xu Patterns

(LU Yin Xu & KI Yang Xu) w Yin Consumed/TB; cough~chronic;

wheeze; sputum excess; haemoptysis (blood in sputum); colic;

geriatric bronchitis|Safe over long periods but Avoid large doses

(may be Toxic); No side effects reported at normal doses; CI:

Surface Pattern; Wind Cold w cough|Dongchongxiacao 10g,

Kuandonghua 6g, Sangbaipi 8g, Gancao 3g, Xiaohuaixiang 2g,

water 600ml in weakness/geriatrics w chronic bronchitis: Boil down

to 200ml Make into 3 servings/d|

Eucommiae Ulmoidis Cx, ??EuonymiUlmoides

Soup: 9-15g; fried sample is better for Hypertension|(1) Build

LV+Build KI; Warm KI; Build Yin; Build Yang; Build LV Xue; Build

Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; Build Muscle; Strengthen

back/lumbar area; Antipain: LV Xu & KI Xu w soreness loin &

knees, flaccidity of lower limbs; infantile paralysis; (2) Calm

Foetus; prevent miscarriage: threatened abortion in LV Xu & KI Xu;

Uterus~Tonic??; (3) Diuretic; Hypotensor; Sedative; Calming;

Nourish HT; Vasodilator~Peripheral; Hypolipaemic: Hypertention

esp w KI Xu & LV Xu; (4) Other: Immunostimulant; Boost

Phagocytosis of mononuclear phagocytes; Antiinflammation;

|Yang Xu; KI Cold; KI Xu; Hypertension w KI Xu/LV Xu|KI DysFx;

muscle weakness; tendon weakness; Lumbar/waist soreness &

weakness; knee soreness & weakness; osteoporosis esp

postmenopausal; bone fracture; metrorrhagia/metrostaxis in

pregnancy; vaginal discharge bloody in pregnancy; threatened

abortion in LV Xu & KI Xu||w Niuxi & Shudihuang in muscle &

tendon weakness|

Glycyrrhizae Rx, Glycyrrhizae

Uralensis/Glabrae/Glanduliferae/inflatae Rx|Gancao|Licorice

Rx|Sweet~very Sweet (~500 times Sweeter than cane sugar),

Neutral; Mild|All 12 esp HT, LU, SJM-SP-ST|As Soup: 1.5-9g/d As

Soup: 3-9g; up to 30g for HT Qi Xu, Food Toxicity & drug

toxicity|Raw Gancao is stronger than Zhigancao to Purge Fire,

Clear Summer Heat w pruritus; Clear Toxin, Moisten LU;

Anticough; Antipharyngitic in pharyngitis; Clear Toxin~Food Toxin;

Detoxify other Hbs/drugs; (1) Tonic; Build Qi; Restore Pulse: w

Dangshen & Baizhu in SJM-SP-ST Xu; Qi Xu; w Ganjiang in Yang

Xu; w Guizhi in HT Qi Xu/HT Yang Xu w shortness of breath,

HT~palpitation, chest pain & arrhythmia; (2) Build SJM-SP-ST;

Build SP in T & T of food essence; Digestive; Demulcent;

Antiulcer~ST-SI; ST~Antiulcer~peptic ulcer; Laxative~mild;

Antipain; Relaxant: w Baishao in Wind Damp Cold w spasm & pain

of abdomen & leg, arthralgia & ST~ulcer~peptic; (3) LV-Protector;

Hypocholesterolaemic Hypolipaemic; Antidiabetes/Hypoglycaemic;

Anticholinesterase; Spasmolytic~ smooth muscle esp ST-SI-LI;

Antispasmodic; Anticonvulsant; Antipain; ??Clear Nebula/cataract:

LV~hepatitis~viral, thrombocytopenic purpura & anaphylactoid

purpura; (4) Clear Fire/Heat Toxin; Antifever: serious Heat such as

dermatitis, skin infection, pharyngitis etc/drug & Food Toxicity;

intoxication; (5) Build HT; Nourish HT; HT~Antiarrythmic; Move

Xue Stasis; Vascular/Circulatory Tonic; (6) Moisten LU; Clear

Phlegm; Clear Phlegm~Anticough/Antiasthma; Expectorant:

various types of cough & dyspnoea; (7) Adaptogen (Antistress;

Build Adrenal; Stimulate Adrenal Cortex; mineralcorticoid-like;

adrenocorticomimetic); Boost serum estrogen levels; reduce

serum testosterone levels; Boost adrenal DHEA production; Build

Muscle; (8) Immunostimulant; Antiinflammation like

hydrocortisone; Antiallergy; Boost Phagocytosis; Inhibit Antibody

Production; Antioxidant/Antiageing; Antibacterial; Antiamoebic;

Antiviral (esp HIV & Epstein-Barr virus); AntiHIV/AIDS; Anticancer

(esp prostate cancer); Aid Skin; (9) Harmonise formula/Reduce

Toxicity of other Hbs in formula; Moderate potency of Hbs:

counteract Toxicity/side effects of potent Hbs like Dahuang, Rx

Aconiti Prep, Rx Aconiti etc; adjust taste of Hbs; |(1) SJM-SP-ST

Qi Xu w cough, dyspnoea; (2) Xue Xu & Qi Xu w

sweat~spontaneous, HT~palpitation, pulse knotted & intermittent;

(3) ST~pain/spasm/colic, abdomen~spasm/colic, muscle

pain/spasm; (4) sepsis, sepsis, i.e. Carbuncles, deep-rooted

Carbuncles, Furuncles, abscesses~multiple, scrofula, ulcer,

pharyngitis etc; pesticide Toxicity & Food Toxicity; (5) Key Hb**;

is in most formulas; Harmonise formula/Reduce Toxicity of other

Hbs in formula; Aids all organs; improves taste of all precriptions;

slows & prolongs effects of strong tonics*; Antidote in mushroom

Toxicity; ST~peptic ulcers; (6) Other: Qi Xu|ST-SI ulcers; Cough w

dyspnoea in Weiqi Xu+Beiqi Xu. Arrhythmia, HT~palpitation,

sweat~spontaneous in Qixu+anemia. ST pain, abdominal+muscle

pain+muscle spasm; Pyrogenic infections. Synergizer in

prescription. Lessening Toxicity of other Hbs; Xue Xu; Qi Xu w

weakness; SJM-SP-ST Xu; LV DysFx; LV~Toxicity; Spasms;

convulsion; diabetes; Immunosuppression; cancer (esp prostate

cancer); fever; Toxicity; inflammation; allergy; bacterial infections;

viral infections (esp HIV; Epstein-Barr virus); stress; ST~gastritis

chronic; ST/SI/duodenal~ulcer; amoebiasis; indigestion;

dyspepsia; colic; colic~acute; LI Dryness; constipation~mild;

Phlegm w asthma/bronchitis; pharyngitis; Boils; circulation~poor;

hypercholesterolaemia; hyperlipidaemia; adrenocortical

insufficiency Addison’s; menopausal Sx; Prostatitis/BPH;

osteoporosis; infertility; frigidity; prostatitis/BPH; inToxication;

[see original for missing data]; Gancao (glycyrram)) w Scutellaria

(baikalin) & rhodiola (paratyrosol boost Anticancer &

Antimetastatic effects of cyclophosphamide in LU

carcinoma|Caution: Pregnancy; High doses exacerbate

hypertension; safe in moderation; Small doses Assist &

Harmonise other Hbs; (1) large doses are Hypertensor; can

Promote Damp; Prolonged use/high doses/overdose can cause

oedema, hyperkalemia, hypertension; side effects disappear

gradually after withdrawal; CI: Damp Retention w chest~fullness

sensation & emesis; (2) Incompatible w Rx Euphorbiae Kansui, Rx

Euphorbiae Pekinensis, Rx Knoxiae, Fl Genkwa; Rx Euphorbiae &

sargassum; do not use these Hbs together; |In Liu Yi San (6:1

Powder) (Huashi 18, Gancao 3) Clear Summer Heat w pruritus etc;

in Renshen Bai Du San, Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, Yin Qiao San,

Sangjuyin, Longdan Xie Gan Tang, Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang, Ba

Zheng San, Ahi Sou San, Banxia Baizhu Tianma Tang, Ju Pi Zhu

Ru Tang, Ding Chuan Tang, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Wen Jing Tang,

Suanzaoren Tang, Gan Ma Dazao Tang, Xiao Feng San, Guizhi

Tang, Mahuang Tang; synergistic w Shaoyao as Antispasmodic;

Spasmolytic/Anticonvulsant|

Gecko Gecko, PhrynosomaCornuta|Gejie [banned]|Gecko, Tokay

Gecko|Salty; Neutral; Warm~Slightly|LU, KI|As Soup: 3-9g/d; as

powder/pill: 1-2g bid/tid w water; also as tincture|Antiasthma;

Immunostimulant; Antiinflammation; Free Radical Scavenger;

Antiageing; Hypoglycaemic; Sexual Hormone Agonist (1) Build LU;

Build LU Qi; Anticough/Antiasthma; Antidyspnoeic; improve

inspiration: LU Xu+KI Xu w cough & dyspnoea; consumptive

disease w cough & haemoptysis; (2) Build KI; Build KI Yang; Build

KI Jing; Build Xue: KI Xu w impotence & frequent urination; (3)

Also ?? Build LV??; |(1) LU Xu/KI Not Grasping LU Qi/consumptive

diseases w cough & dyspnoea; (2) KI Yang Xu & Jing Xu & Xue

Xu w impotence||CI: Shi Patterns w dyspnoea & cough in Wind &

Damp/Heat||

Cibotii Barometsis Rz|Gouji|Cibot Rz, Cibotium Rz, East Asiantree

Fern Rz|sweet, bitter, Warm|LV, KI||Build Yang; Expel Wind+Expel

Damp; Secure KI; Build LV; Build KI; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon &

Muscle; best for KI Xu w back pain; Build spine; Build geriatric

male; Antirheumatic; LV Xu; KI Xu|Yang Xu|muscle weakness;

tendon weakness; back~pain/knee~pain (muscles & RA);

lumbago; spine~weakness; muscle & tendon weakness;

male~geriatric DysFx||w Achyranthes & Rehmannia in muscle &

tendon weakness|

Testudinis/Chinemys Carapax+Plastrum|Guiban|Tortise

Shell|Salty; Sour; Sweet; Cool|LV, KI, HT|As Soup: 9-30g; Build

Yin; boil before other Hbs are thrown in; Calcined Hb is used in

pills/powder|(1) Build Yin; Calm Yang Shi; Antispasmodic: Yin Xu

w Xu Fire Shi w fever~hectic, sweat~night, emission~night, vertigo

& tinnitus, Yin Xu w Wind Shi w convulsion; (2) Aid KI; Build KI;

Build KI Yin; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle: LV Xu & KI Xu

w flaccidity of waist & lower limbs, weakness of Bone & Sinew,

delayed ability of standing & walking, delayed growth of teeth &

delayed closure of fontanel in infants; (3) Uterus~Tonic;

Emmenagogue; Haemostat; Arrest metrorrhagia/metrostaxis;

Rectify menstruation; Haemostat~metrorrhagia: Yin Xu w Xue

Heat w metrorrhagia, menorrhagia & leukorrhagia; (4) Other: Calm

Yang; Build Xue; Nourish HT; Strengthen Channels;

Antiarteriosclerotic; Anticancer; Immunostimulant;

Bacteriostatic~B tuberculosis hominis; Antihypoxia (Boost

Hypoxic Tolerance); Boost Metabolism; Hypolipaemic; Calming;

Sexual Hormone Agonist||KI DysFx|CI: pregnancy|(1) w Huangbai,

Zhimu, Shudihuang etc in Yin Xu w Fire Shi w fever~hectic,

consumptive fever & sweat~night; w Tianmendong, Xuanshen,

Longgu, Muli etc in Yin Xu & Yang Shi w vertigo &

Eyesight~blurred; w Baishao, Maimendong, Rx Rehmanniae etc in

fever w Yin Xu Heat w muscle spasm & contracture of hand &

foot; (2) w Hugu, Shudihuang, Baishao etc in KI Yin Xu w lassitude

of lumbar & feet, muscle+bone stiffness, infantile metopism etc;

oxytocic effect in uterus~atony/delayed parturition/dystocia; Boost

growth/bone & cartilage in babies; (3) w Baishao, Huangbai,

Chunpi, Xiangfu etc in Yin Xu & Xue Heat w menorrhagia,

metrorrhagia/metrostaxis, leukorrhoea etc|

Rhodiolae roseae Rx/Rz; Several other spp: R

Rhodiolae/Rhodeolae crenulatae, quadrifidae, kirilowii,

sachalinensis, alterna, brevipetiolata, yunnanensis; most research

is done on R. Rosea (Russian) Rhodiola rosea Rx/Rz; ??Rhodeola

rosea Rx/Rz; |Guijiu|Rhodiola Rx, Arctic Rose Rx; Plateau

Ginseng; Rhodiola/Rhodeola Rx/Rz; NOTE: Rhodiola rosea Rx

(Russian) has most research; " Rhodiola

spp/Tibetan/Chinese/Indian Rhodiola " may NOT be Rhodiola rosea

Rx; " Arctic root " / " Golden root " |Fragrant||Mill 30g Rx in a coffee-

grinder to <5mm; add 150ml of light spirits (30-40%), agitate &

steep 3-5 days at room temperature; Separate & filter extract;

Take 1/2 tsp tid; As Tea: cut 5g Rx finely; Add to 1 cup of boiling

water & brew for >4 hours; filter; take 1/5 cup/time, 3-5 times/d;

dilute w juice/herbal tea for better taste; Standard extract, as Pills:

100-600 mg/d; best absorbed when taken 30 minutes before

meal/take 1h before Physical/sexual/mental activity; As Tincture 1

drop=10-15mg extract; dose 10-40 drops/d (=100-600mg extract/d)

but 10-20 drops/d (=100-300mg extract/d) are more usual; may

lose effect on mental/Physical stamina after 6 weeks; Extract now

standardised for >3% rosavins & >0.8% salidroside; 100-300mg/d;

Higher doses are sedative; as Tonic/stimulant, take for 10-20

days; in psychiatric DysFxs w fatigue, take 2-4 times usual dose

for 1-2 months; tincture: CNS effects: small & medium doses

simulate norepinephrine (NE), dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-HT), &

nicotinic cholinergic effects in CNS & increase permeability of

blood Brain barrier to precursors of DA & 5-HT; medium doses,

unlike tranquillisers, Aid development of conditioned avoidance

reflexes & Aid learning; large doses

sedate|Antifatigue/Antiexhaustion; Boost Physical Fitness; Sports

Tonic; Boost work capacity; Boost Stamina/endurance/Physical

Strength/Performance, athletic performance, muscle strength &

hypoxic tolerance; Adaptogen**/Antistress**; Antistress** >

Hypericum, Baiguo & Renshen; Renshen substitute**;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Antioxidant effect: Hypericum > Wujiapi >

Rhodiola > Yimucao > Aralia mandshurica > Valeriana >

Echinopanax > Wuweizi > Renshen; Antioxidant in Alzheimer's

disease (AD) & Parkinson's disease (PD); Antihypoxia (Boost

Hypoxic Tolerance); prevent Altitude/Mountain sickness; Boost

Energy/vitality*; Strengthen body; Build Qi*; Build Daqi; Build KI

Qi; Aid Ears/Hearing; Anabolic~increase protein synthesis &

muscle mass; Tonic*~Physical/mental; Aid Health, Aid Brain;

Rectify ANS/CNS; CNS stimulant; Antidepressant*** > Hypericum,

Baiguo & Renshen; Aid psychoemotional state; Strengthen mind;

Boost concentration; Boost intelligence; Boost memory; Boost

learning; Boost intellectual work capacity, Boost alertness, &

psychomotor skills, Boost comprehension/intellectual

performance; Boost wisdom/spiritual power; Aphrodisiac; sexual

stimulant; strong oestrogen binding properties; Boost female

fertility & conception rate by estrogenic effects; activate mu-opiate

receptors; naloxone blocks many Rhodiola effects; Boost

endorphin/endogenous opioid peptides & prevent later stress-

induced endorphin elevation; LV-Protector; Clear Toxin; Protect

against heavy metal toxicity (Cu, Cd); Aid Eyes/Eyesight;

Antidiabetes**, insulinotropic**, Hypoglycaemic** & increased LV

glycogen (best plants tested); Rectify blood sugar; Antiobesity;

Promote weight loss; Aid slimming in obesity; activate hormone-

sensitive adipose lipase to mobilise fat to serum Fas; increased

fat metabolism twice as much as Wujiapi; Hyperlipaemic*;

Antiinflammation; Immunostimulant; Immunomodulator; Antiallergy;

Boost leukocyte integrins & T-cell immunity; activate NK Cells,

Boost T-cell immunity, Boost B cell immunity; Anticancer;

Antimetastatic; Antimutagen > Renshen; Boost radiation tolerance;

Boost chemotherapy tolerance; Aid chemotherapy/radiation w less

toxicity; Antihypoxia; optimise oxygen uptake/use like

Dongcongxiacao; Prevent altitude sickness; Antihistamine; Build

Xue; Quicken Xue; Antianaemia;Aid HT; HT-Protector; Nourish

HT; Calm Shen/Sedative/Ease Mind; Relax body;

HT~antiarrhythmia; Antiischemic~HT; Boost HT Xue flow;

Vascular Aid; Antiadrenergic; prevent stress-induced HT damage;

decrease psychic fatigue & situational anxiety; normalise HR after

intense exercise; Boost ST-SI-LI Peristalsis (Muscle Activity);

Build Zongqi; LU-Protector; Build LU; Aid respiration; Antifever;

Antiviral; Vulnerary; Aid tissue repair/regrowth;

Insecticide/Antiexoparasitic||Chronic Stress Syndromes

(fibromyalgia, fatigue~chronic; post traumatic stress DysFx);

Xu/debility, asthenia w fatigue/low activity

(Physical/sexual/mental); stamina~low; Stress~physical; altitude

sickness; cold/hypothermia; frostbite; fatigue after

Physical/intellectual strain; poor health; endurance poor

~Physical/mental; sports performance~poor; aviation & space

medicine (Antistress to boost Physical & Mental performance);

<<<Neurasthenia = mental/physical fatigue/exhaustion after minor

mental effort/persistent & distressing feelings of fatigue after minor

work effort w one/more of following symptoms: muscular

aches/pains, dizziness, tension headaches, stress~mental; sleep

disturbance, insomnia, Anxiety, inability to relax & irritability,

inability to recover through rest, relaxation/enjoyment; wo presence

of organic mental DysFxs>>>; <<<high dose antipsychotics over

many years in schizophrenics may affect dopaminergic basal

ganglia nerves (same nerves are damaged in Parkinson's Disease;

their compromise induces " Parkinsonian symptoms " , incl

stiffness, tremors, bradykinesia, etc; Anticholinergics incl R. rosea

relieve these Antipsychotic-induced symptoms>>>; distractibility,

affective DysFxs; panic; mental & neuro-motoric DysFx; mood

swings; hysteria, insomnia, cognitive sluggishness; psychiatric

DysFx; psychic fatigue; anxiety~situational; depression, mental &

Physical fatigue (secondary to psychiatric & medical conditions);

memory loss & cognitive DysFx; DysFxs of memory & cognition,

mental dullness; confusion; concentration~poor; amnesia; ADD;

dual action of cognitive stimulation & emotional calming creates

benefits for both immediate cognitive & memory performance & for

long-term preservation of Brain Fxs; Nootropic (substance like

Renshen to Boost cognition, protect Brain, & have low toxicity &

few side effects) Boost learning & memory & increase 5-HT levels

in frontal cerebral cortex. Agents that block Ach suppress activity

of ascending pathways & interfere w memory; R. rosea reverses

Ach blockade; neurological/nervous system DysFxs; brain

diseases; Brain trauma, ageing~premature; Parkinson's disease,

Alzheimer's disease; CVA/stroke~brain lesions~posttraumatic &

vascular; hearing poor; eyesight poor; KI Xu w sexual weakness,

sexual DysFx, & menopausal-related

DysFxs;impotence/erection~weak, ejaculation~premature urinary

incontinence; spermatorrhoea, leucorrhoea, Amenorrhoea;

endocrine DysFxs (infertility, premenstrual DysFx, menopause),

sexual DysFx; Rhodiola Extract (150mg/d); tooth/gum/odontogenic

inflammatory diseases; periodontosis; ; ; LV~hepatitis;

toxins/intoxications (all kinds: chemotherapy, chemical toxins,

alcohol, drugs, etc); diabetes; glycaemia~unstable; Obesity;

hyperlipaemia; hypercholesterolaemia; cancer~LV/LU/BL

carcinoma; radiation sickness; chemotherapy sickness; Boost

adrimycin effect in LV carcinoma; Boost Anticancer effects of

cyclophosphamide, rubomycin & adriamycin, w less side effects;

Antidote to rubomycin toxicity on SI; rhodiola (paratyrosol) w

Scutellaria (baikalin) & Gancao (glycyrram) Boost Anticancer &

Antimetastatic effects of cyclophosphamide in LU carcinoma;

tuberculosis; toxins & intoxication (all kinds); Xue Xu; Anaemia;

HT DysFx; HT~CHD; HT~ischaemai; HT damage~stress-induced

(adrenergic); stress w HT~arrhythmia adrenergic; opioid

dependent); hypertension, headache; Xue Stasis; circulation~poor;

Anorexia; appetite poor, weight loss; ST-SI-LI ailments, hernia;

muscle weakness; haemorrhoid, constipation; LU Xu; asthma; cold

& flu-like symptoms, fever, headache, pain, scurvy, somatic

illnesses; infectious diseases; inflammation; Skin ulcers, sores;

Aid tissue repair/regrowth after wounds/surgery; |Safe; toxicity 5-

times less than that of Renshen; no known CI/interactions w other

drugs/herbs; did not reduce mania & may worsen paranoia;

Toxicity very low; estimated LD50 is circa 235g for 70kg man; No

adverse reactions/drug interactions reported; few side effects;

Occasional hypertension; some people esp anxious ones may feel

overly activated, jittery/agitated; reduce dose for those; CI: excited

states/bipolar DysFx w manic tendency if given

Antidepressants/stimulants; may be synergistic w other

stimulants; Caution in pregnancy & lactation|(1) in " Si Lie

Hongjingtian " (Jap: Shi retsu kou kei ten)|Found in mountains of

Siberia, China, Tibet & other countries; rare sacred Hb of Tibet;

Powder: 0.3-0.5g tid; Soup: 3-9g|(1) Build KI; Build Yang; Build KI

Yang; Sexual Hormone Agonist: KI Yang Xu w soreness &

weakness of waist & knees, impotence, enuresis, sterility &

dyspnoea; (2) Move Xue Stasis: abdomen~mass, trauma, scrofula

& goitre. gonadotropic to prolong estrus in animals & increase sex

gland weights (ovary, uterus, prostate, seminal vesicle & musculi

levator ani); (3) Other: Antioxidant/Antiageing||KI DysFx|CI:

pregnancy||

Ranae Oviductus|Hamayou|Forest Frog’s

Oviduct||||Adaptogen/Antistress; Boost Metabolism; Hypolipaemic;

Sexual Hormone Agonist|||||

Polygoni Multiflori Rx-Tuber|Heshouwu|Polygonum, Tuber

Fleeceflower Rx, Polygonum Hoshouwu, Flowery Knotweed

Rx(Crude; Prep Form Is Steamed W Black Soybean

Juice)|Bitter/Bitter-Sweet/sour; Astringe Warm~slightly/Warm |LV,

HT, KI |As Soup: 6-25g/d; 4-5 tablets, tid|Tonic~general; Boost

vitality; Build Xue; Build Yin; Build KI; Build KI Yin*; Nourish

Jing/sperm; Astringe/Guard Jing/Antispermatorrhoea; Astringe

(Stop Leakage); Nourish Marrow; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon &

Muscle; Darken Hair/Beard; Antioxidant/Antiageing; LV-Protector;

Build LV; Build LV Yin*; Build LV Xue; Clear Toxin esp Heat/Fire

Toxin; Expel Wind from skin; Antipruritic; Moisten SI-LI; Laxative;

Aid lipid metabolism; reduce blood triglycerides; Hypolipaemic;

Hypocholesterolaemic; Hypotensor; Nourish HT; Move HT Xue

(Boost HT Blood Flow); HT Muscle~Antiischaemic;

HT~Antiarrythmic; Build Xue; Antiatherosclerotic;

Antiarteriosclerotic; Antiinflammation; Stimulate Adrenal Cortex;

Immunostimulant; Antimicrobial; Boost Antibody Production; Boost

Immunglobulins; Boost Lymphoblast Transformation; Aid fertility;

(1) Build LV+Build KI; Aid Jing; Build Xue: Jing Xu & Xue Xu w

baldness, backache w weakness of knee joint, immovability of

extremities, hemiplegia & paraplegia; Xue Xu w sallow complexion,

HT~palpitation, vertigo, tinnitus, numbness of extremities,

insomnia, dreaminess sleepiness, somnambulism, epilepsy,

urticaria & derrnatoxerasia; LV Xu & KI Xu w

emission/leukorrhagia. Hypercholesterinemia & atherosclerosis; (2)

Laxative (crude Hb): constipation in Xu; (3) Clear Toxin (crude Hb):

scrofula, Carbuncles etc prepared Hb in malaria~chronic w Qi-Xue

Xu; (1) prepared sample can Boost lymphocyte-transformation; (2)

Reduce serum cholesterol; Antiatherosclerosic; (3) crude sample

is Purge|Xu Patterns; LV Xu; LV Yin Xu, LV Xue Xu; KI Xu; KI Qi

Xu; KI Jing Xu; Tongue: Pale, may be dry; Pulse: Weak, thin|KI

DysFx; LV DysFx; GB DysFx; convalescence; KI Yin Xu,

Leukorrhoea, spermatorrhoea; seminal emission~night; arthralgia;

knees~pain/weak, lumbar pain/weak, limb pain, ageing~premature;

hair~prematurely grey; Xue Xu w constipation & skin rash/sores;

LV Yin Xu, vertigo, Carbuncles, hypertension, hypoglycemia,

insomnia, Headache-Dull; Eye-Pain; Eyesight blurred,

hypercholesterolaemia, Build LV; Build KI; Moisten LI; Clear

Toxin~Fire Toxin; Boost fertility; Build Qi/vitality; Build Sinew; Aid

lipid metabolism; Hypocholesterolaemic; inhibit absorption of

cholesterol in SI; reduce blood triglycerides; Toxicosis;

inflammation; constipation; abscess, scrofula, sores &

Carbuncles, rubella, constipation; Hypertension; hyperlipemia;

vascular sclerosis; Fatigue, Weakness, arteriosclerosis; hair

greying prematurely; backache, knee pain, lumbago; insomnia;

lymph gland swelling; HT~palpitation; vertigo; elevated serum

cholesterol, CHD; abscess & ulcer|CI: SP Xu; diarrhoea, Phlegm/in

faeces~loose/w Damp Phlegm Shi|Sole ingredient of Shouwu Pian

(Polygonum Pill), whose actions/uses are as here|

Polygonati Sinensis/Kingiani/Sibirici/Cyrtonemae

Rz|Huangjing|Polygonatum Rz, Manyflower Solomonseal

Rz/Siberian Solomonseal Rz/King Solomonseal Rz|Sweet; Cold;

Mild|SP, LU, KI|As Soup: 10-30g; Topical: qs|Immunostimulant;

Boost Lymphoblast Transformation; Boost T-Lymphocyte

Production; Antioxidant/Antiageing; HT Muscle~Antiischaemic;

Move HT Xue (Boost HT Blood Flow); Nourish HT; Hypolipaemic;

Hypoglycaemic; Build LV; Build KI; Aid fertility; Aid vitality; Build

Qi; Build Yin; Build LU Qi; Build LU Yin; Moisten LU; Build SP;

Build ST Yin; Build KI; Build KI Jing; Build LV; Build Fluids; Boost

fertility; (1) Build Yin & Moisten LU: Cough~dry w less sputum in

Yin Xu w LU Dryness; LU tuberculosis w cough, haemoptysis &

fever~hectic; (2) Build SJM-SP-ST & Aid Qi: Yin Xu+Qi Xu; SJM-

SP-ST Xu w appetite~poor, fatigue, tongue~dry wo coat; LU

Xu+SP Xu w susceptibility to common Cold/susceptibility to

dermatitis, skin infection in general debility; (3) Build Jing; Build

Xue: Jing Xu & Xue Xu w vertigo & weakness of loins & knees.

HT~CHD w Chishao; leukopenia, w Fr Ziziphi Jujubae; &

adolescent myopia/drug-induced deafness. Topical: skin tinea; (1)

Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis; (2) Boost HT Xue Flow & HT

muscle contractility; (3) Hypolipaemic; (4) Bacteriostatic~B

tuberculosis & various kinds of fungi|Qi xu, SP Xu, LV Xu, KI

Xu|LU DysFx; infertility; vitality~low|||

Astragali/Hedysari Membranacei/Mongolici/Henryi/Hoantchyi

Rx|Huangqi|Astragalus Rx; Yellow Milk-Vetch Root, Hystagalus,

Membranous Milkvetch Rx/Mongolian Milkvetch Rx|sweet~slightly,

Warm~slightly, & has almost no smell|LU, SP|6-10g/d; As Soup: 9-

15g w water; up to 30-60g/d; Injection: 100% Astragali ampoule 2

ml IM bid/for point injection|(1) Build Qi*; Build Yang esp of SJM-

SP-ST-HT-KI; Build SP; Strengthen/Nourish body; Boost vitality;

Antifatigue; Boost physical endurance & encourage body Fx; Build

Muscle; Adaptogen/Antistress; Upbear Yang; Upbear Yang Qi;

Upbear SP Yang; Upbear Sinking SJM-SP-ST Qi; Antiulcer~ST;

(2) Build Qi*; Build Weiqi; Consolidate Weiqi/Surface; Build

Yuanqi; Guard Surface; Antisweat esp in Xu & Weiqi Xu;

immunomodulator esp immunostimulant; (3) Regenerate Tissue;

Vulnerary; Aid Skin; Ease skin infection; Heal skin ulcer; Drain

Sepsis; Expel Sepsis; Clear Toxin; (4) Build Qi*; Produce Fluid;

Build Fluid; Ease Thirst; KI-Protector; Diuretic; Antioedema;

Nourish HT; Nourish HT Qi; Vasodilator~HT~arteries & capillaries;

Hypotensor; Antidiabetes; Hypoglycaemic; Boost Metabolism; Aid

Metabolism; LV-Protector; Aid LU/respiration; Build LU Qi;

Antiasthma; (5) Other: Immunostimulant (cellular & humoral);

Boost leukocytosis; Boost Phagocytosis; Boost lymphocyte-

blastogenesis; Boost Lymphoblast Transformation; Boost Antibody

Production; Boost Immunglobulins; Boost Interferon Production;

Antiviral; Antiinflammation; Aid Elimination|Qi Xu w weakness;

fatigue stamina~poor; Frequent Colds; Sweat~Spontaneous; Yang

Qi Xu; SP Yang Xu; ST Yang Xu; HT Yang Xu & KI Yang Xu;

numbness of limbs; Qi-Xue Xu; HT Xu; SP Xu; Sinking SJM-SP-

ST Qi; Weiqi Xu/Surface weak; Heat~Internal; Qi Xu; Xue Stasis;

Xu w oedema|HT DysFx; LU DysFx; SJM-SP-ST DysFx; CVA

sequel~morbidity; sweat; oedema; diabetes; nephritis; proteinuria;

Immunosuppression; sweat; sweat~night; appetite~poor,

faeces~loose, fatigue & haemorrhage; vitality~low; collapse;

rectum~prolapse, uterus~prolapse/ST~prolapse; LI~rectum/anus

prolapse; common Cold in debilitated patient, Sweat~profuse;

sweat~night; skin DysFx; KI~nephritis~chronic w albuminuria;

leukocytopenia; diabetes w Heat~Internal; hemiplegia; ST~peptic

ulcer/gastritis atrophic; oedema; Yin Xu w unruptured abscess,

unhealed Carbuncles, skin erosion, unhealed wound, Eruptive

diseases & skin infection; Wounds~slow healing; infertility;

oedema; nephritis; sweat~profuse-menopause; facial swelling;

diabetes; skin~circulation poor|CI: excess Pattern, Yang Pattern &

Yang Shi in Yin Xu; CI: acute infections; astragalus has many

varieties; some Toxic. CHM varieties are relatively safe but in rare

cases may cause rash|In Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu

Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Yu Ping Feng Sang; (1) Qi Xu w weakness,

exhaustion & fatigue/w limb numbness & apoplectic sequelae;

Huangqi+Danggui in Qi Xu+Xue Xu/Xue Stasis w skin DysFx etc;

w Dangshen, Shengma & Chaihu in SJM-SP-ST Qi Sinking w

visceral prolapse (LI~rectum~prolapse in chronic diarrhoea;

ST~prolapse (ptosis); uterus prolapse etc; w Dangshen & Baizhu

in SP Xu w Appetite~poor, faeces loose, fatigue & haemorrhage; w

Danggui (Dangui Bu Xue Soup) in Qi Xu+Xue Xu; ST~peptic ulcer;

ST~gastritis~atrophic; (2) w Baizhu in Xu & Weiqi Xu/Surface

weak w common Cold, debilitation,

sweat~profuse/sweat~spontaneous; (3) Qi-Xue Xu w dermatitis,

skin infection; skin ulcer; skin erosion, non-draining

Carbuncles/cellulitis; abscess~unruptured; also draining

Carbuncles/cellulitis~indolent; unhealed wound, eruptive diseases

& dermatitis, skin infection of Yin type; (4) HT Yang Xu & KI Yang

Xu/SP Xu w oedema; limb oedema, dysuria, HT~palpitation &

shortness of breath; Qi Xu & Xue Stasis w diabetes; hemiplegia;

asthma & leukocytopenia; LU Qi Xu w asthma; (5) Honeyed

Huangqi is better as Vulnerary; Expel Sepsis; Regenerate Tissue

& Build SP; Build Qi; Huangqi Slices are better as Antisweat,

Diuretic & Nourish HT; Hypotensor; Hypoglycaemic; Quicken Xue

(improve circulation) in flesh & skin|Huangqi is more commonly

prescribed as Beiqi (northern Huangqi), said to be better but

usually Hb stores do not differentiate them

Serenoae Repentis/Serrulatae Fr|Juchizonglan|Saw Palmetto

Berries|||0.1-1g tds|Tonic~physical; Boost Stamina/Physical

Strength/Performance, muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance;

anabolic~Testosterone-like; Build Yang; Build male reproductive

system; endocrine agent - boost male sex hormone; Duretic;

Antiseptic~urinary||Impotence; prostate~BPH/prostatitis; UTI,

cystitis; genital infections; genitourinary Phlegm; testicular

atrophy|Rare cases of ST upset. German Commission suggests

regular medical consultation if one has an enlarged prostate,

because Serenoa may treat symptoms without changing

hypertrophy||

Cervi Cornu|Lujiao [banned]|Deer Horn, Deer Horn

Slices||||Antispasmodic; Antipyretic; tonic; stimulant; Build KI

Yang; Build KI Jing; Antifever; tonic; stimulant; Build Xue; Quicken

Xue, Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; Spasmolytic; Reduce

Swelling||KI DysFx|||

Cervi Colla Cornu|Lujiaojiao|Deer Horn Gelatin/Glue||||Build Qi;

Build Yang; Build KI Yang; Build KI Jing; Aphrodisiac; Build

Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; Build Xue; Haemostat; Aid energy

metabolism||KI DysFx; impotence; Boost virility; libido low|||

Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum|Lujiaoshuang|Degelatinated Deer

Antler||||Build Qi; Build Yang; Build KI Yang; Build KI Jing; Build

Xue; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; Astringe|||||

Cervi Cornu Parvum/Pantotrichum, Cervi Elaphi Cornu|Lurong|Deer

Horn Slices, Hairy Deer Horn Slices, Velvet Deer Antler Slices,

Pilose Deer Horn|Sweet; Salty; Warm|KI, LV|As Pill/powder: 0.25-

0.5g bid/tid|Build KI Yang; Build Jing; Build Xue; Build Bone &

Sinew: KI Yang Xu w Limbs cold, fatigue, backache, impotence,

emission & frequent urination, enuresis, sterility,

metrorrhagja/leukorrhagia; KI Xu w shortness of breath &

dyspnoea; Yang Xu & Jing Xu & Xue Xu w extremities

flaccid/maldevelopment, delayed walking, delayed teeth eruption &

delayed closure of fontanel in infants/unhealed skin lesion & (1) It is

a tonic, Boost ST-SI-LI peristalsis, Speed healing of ulcer/wound;

Boost level of RBC, haemoglobin & reticulocyte; (2) Boost HT

muscle contractility, HT rate & HT~output; (3) gonadotropic;

Anticancer; Antioxidant/Antiageing; Antiulcer; Immunostimulant;

Antiinflammation; Adaptogen/Antistress; Hypotensor; Boost

Metabolism; Vulnerary; Heal Burns; Boost Learning &

Concentration; Sexual Hormone Agonist; Build Yang*; Warm/Build

KI Yang*; Build KI Jing*; Build Xue; Expel Cold in Chongmai & CV;

Strengthen Chongmai & CV; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon &

Muscle|Yang Xu; KI Yang Xu||||

Ephedrae Sinensis/Equisetina/Intermedia Hb|Mahuang

{Banned??]|Ephedra Hb, Chinese Ephedra|Acrid, bitter~slightly &

Warm|LU, BL|As Soup: 3-10g; Ephedrine tablet: 25-30mg tid;

Pseudo Ephedrine tablet: 30mg tid|Antiallergy/Antihistamine;

Antiasthma; Antimicrobial; Antiviral; Diuretic; Antifever/Antipyretic;

Antiinflammation; Antifatigue/Antiexhaustion;

Anticoagulant/Antithrombus; Build Xue; Nourish HT; Hypertensor;

Vasoconstrictor~Peripheral; CNS Tonic; Antispasmodic;

Bronchodilator; Stimulate respiration; (1) Release Surface; Make

Sweat; Antipyretic: common Cold in Wind Cold w Superficial Shi w

chilliness, moderate fever wo sweat; (2) Open inhi-bited LU Qi;

Antidyspnoeic: w S Armeniacae Amarum & Gancao in Wind Cold

& LU Qi Stasis w cough & dyspnoea; (3) Diuretic~Antioedema: in

Surface Wind Cold/oedema esp in upper half of body; (4) Open

Nose/Sinuses; Erupt Papules; Antipruritic: Wind Cold w

nose~congestion, rhinitis~allergic, urticaria; measles w eruption

incomplete; (5) Other: HT & vascular effects like epinephrine but

persist 7-10 times longer; Boost HT muscle contractility; Boost HT

output; Move HT Xue; Quicken Xue in brain & muscle;

Bronchodilator weaker but more sustained than epinephrine;

Topical as Mydriatic in eye; CNS stimulant; Boost body fat loss;

Boost Stamina/Physical Strength/Performance/endurance;

Release Surface; Expel Cold (Ease chills); Expel Wind; Make

Sweat; Antifever; Build LU; Aid LU Qi; Move LU Qi (Decongest

LU); Clear LU; Diffuse LU; Spasmolytic; Bronchodilator esp in

bronchospasm; Anticough esp pediatric; Antiasthma;

Antidyspnoeic; Antiwheeze; Clear Phlegm; Ease pressure in

sinusitis; Antiallergy; Antiviral esp flu virus; Antibacterial;

Antidiarrhoea~pediatric; Nourish HT; Quicken Xue; Hypertensor;

Vasodilator but peripheral Vasoconstrictor??; Expel Water;

Antioedema; Diuretic (pseudoephedrine in raw Mahuang);

Antienuretic; Haemostat~epistaxis; Reduce Swelling

(Generalized); cerebral stimulant|Wind Cold (Shi

Wind/Cold/Taiyang Shi)|LU DysFx; asthma, wheeze*;

Flu/respiratory infection~early stage; fever w chills; asthma w

wheeze, cough~pediatric & asthma~pediatric; cough~whooping,

Common Cold, cough, hay fever, hypotension, circulatory

insufficiency, urticaria, enuresis, narcolepsy, myasthenia gravis,

allergies; Narcolepsy; Warm liquid of Hb tea to Release Surface in

Wind Cold w chill & anhydrosis (sweat~absent) w floating & large

pulse; cool Hb tea in Fluid Retention/oliguria; oedema; enuresis;

epistaxis; diarrhoea~pediatric; HT Xu w low HT output|Keep away

from children; CI in persons <18 years old; Avoid prolonged use;

Reduce/withdraw Hb if side effects occur (nervousness, tremor,

insomnia, appetite~loss, nausea; CI: pregnancy/lactation,

hypertension, HT disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, dysuria w

prostate enlarged; avoid if on MAOI/other prescription drugs; limit

intake of total alkaloids to 120mg/d in 4 equal doses of 30mg; L-

ephedrine causes less arrhythmia than epinephrine but can cause

arrhythmia in HT disease~physical/if patient is on digitalis; CI:

hypertension, diabetes & thyroid disease; may cause

hyperglycemia, sympathetic activity & release catecholamines;

may cause hypertension, insomnia, arrhythmia, nervousness,

tremor, headache, seizure, CVA, AMI, KI/BL~uroliths; Avoid if no

experience & diagnostic skill esp in pulse reading. In TCM,

Mahuang is known as “army general”. powerful & can be dangerous

if used incorrectly. CI: diet formulae & as recreational drug. Toxic

reactions include headache, restless, imsomia, HT~palpitation,

tightness in chest area, lacrimation & rhinorrhoea, uncomfortable,

fever, sweat nonstop, abdomen~upper discomfort, mouth dry,

nausea, emesis, tinnitus, pyrexia & hypertension; raised HT rate.

Large dose can suppress HT & slow HT; Use Emetic to Antidote

oral excess; use Laxative; Reduce absorption. If there is serious

nervous reaction/spasm, use chloral hydrate CCl (3) CH (OH)2 &

maybe Oxygen||Ephedrae sinensis Hb (Caomahuang), Ephedrae

equisetinae Hb (Muzeimahuang), Ephedrae intermediae Hb

(Zhongmahuang) are three different types of Mahuang

Panacis Ginseng Rx/Rx+Rz Panacis Ginseng Rx,

PanacisGinseng Japonici Rx|Renshen|Asian/Chinese/Korean

Ginseng Rx Ginseng Rx; Chinese/Japanese Ginseng Root

Steamed Until Red|Sweet; Bitter~Slightly; Warm aromatic, Neutral;

Sweet; Warm/Warm~slightly; bitter~slight; ginsenoside is mostly

from Cx, not from pith|SP, LU, HT SP, LU, HT|As Soup: 3-9g; 10-

20g for shoc|(1) Build Qi; Restore Qi/Xue in Qi/Xue Collapse:

Qi/Xue Collapse w listlessness, weak respiration & indistinct

pulse; single use for exhaustion of Qi/Xue (Ginseng Soup); Yin

Exhaustion, w Maimendong, Fr Schtsandrae (Restore Pulse Beat

Powder); Yang Exhaustion, w Rx Aconiti Prep (Soup of Ginseng &

Aconiti Prep). HT failure & shock; (2) Build SP Qi: SP Xu w

appetite~poor, fatigue & emaciation, haemorrhagic diseases,

prolapse of uterus & rectum, visceroptosis & anaemia; (3) Produce

Fluid to quench thirst: Febrile Diseases w Fluid Consumption;

diabetes; (4) Build LU Qi: LU Qi Xu w shortness of breath,

dyspnoea, cough, sweat~night; susceptibility to common Cold; (5)

Build Weiqi: common Cold in Xu/debilitation, pyogenic dermatitis,

skin infection & Carbuncles of Yin type; (6) Build Qi; Calm Shen:

HT Qi Xu w HT~palpitation, amnesia, insomnia, amnesia,

sweat~spontaneous, cardiodyriia etc; impotence, sterility,

emission, ejaculatio praecox, enuresis etc; has many

ginsenosides, such as ginsenoside R0, Ra, Rbl, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re,

Rf, Rgi, Rg2, Rg3 etc; (1) Rectify CNS incl excitation & inhibition

processes; (2) Nourish HT; Hypertensive in acute circulatory

failure after heavy haemorrhage; (3) Hypoglycaemic; (4) Boost

phagocytosis & boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis rate; ??Clear

Nebula/cataract; Build Qi* in Qi Xu; Restore Pulse*; Build Yuan

Qi*; Build Weiqi; Guard Surface; Build SP*; Build SP Qi*; Build

Muscle; Build LU; Build LU Qi*; Rectify LU Qi; Rectify Ying

(Nourishing system); Build Xue; Build Fluids; Clear Fire/Heat;

Nourish HT; Nourish HT Qi; Calm Shen; Antiplatelet aggregation;

Antithrombus; Anticoagulant; Vascular/Circulatory Tonic (small

dose stimulates but large dose suppresses); Normalise vascular

tone (Vasoconstrictor/Vasodilator); Vasodilator~Peripheral;

Hypotensor in hypertension; Hypertensor in hypotension; improve

oxygen use; HT Muscle~Antiischaemic; Antihypoxia (Boost

Hypoxic Tolerance); CNS Tonic (excite/Nourish/Stabilise CNS);

Build Brain; Rectify CNS responses; Aid Mental stabililty; Boost

memory (small dose); Boost Learning & Concentration;

Aphrodisiac; Boost libido in libido~low; Immunostimulant; Boost

Antibody response/Production; Boost Lymphoblast

Transformation; Boost Phagocytosis; Boost T-Lymphocyte

Production; Anticancer; Adaptogen/Antistress;

Antifatigue/Antiexhaustion ~profound effect in Xu w exhaustion;

Strengthen/Build up body; Boost vitality, Boost physical endurance

& encourage body Fx; Antioxidant/Antiageing;

Adaptogen/Antistress in physical/mental stress; Boost

Metabolism; ginsenosides Boost ACTH; Stimulate Adrenal Cortex

& Build corticosteroid levels; Boost radiation tolerance; Antiulcer;

Antidiabetes; Normalise blood sugar

(Hypoglycaemic/Hyperglycaemic); Clear Toxin hangover; Aid Drug

Detox~Antihabituative to morphine; Regenerate Tissue; hasten

RNA & protein synthesis; Vulnerary; Nootropic (substance like

Rhodiola to boost cognition, protect brain, & have low toxicity &

few side effects) boost learning & memory & increase 5-HT levels

in frontal cerebral cortex. Agents that block Ach suppress activity

of ascending pathways & interfere w memory; Tonic~physical;

boost physical performance, muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance;

Antioxidant effect: Hypericum > Wujiapi > Rhodiola > Yimucao >

Aralia mandshurica > Valeriana > Echinopanax > Wuweizi >

Renshen; Antidiabetes**, insulinotropic**, Hypoglycaemic** &

increased LV glycogen (best plants tested); boost visual &

auditory reaction, alertness, & psychomotor skills, Antianaemic;

Build Xue; Antifatigue, Antistress, boost physical fitness, mental

fatigue & neuro-motoric; HT-Protector, Antiarrhythmic;

Adaptogen/Antistress; 5-times more toxic than Rhodiola; may

cause constipation & over-excitement|Xu; Qi-Xue Xu; Yuanqi Xu;

Qi Xu esp Yang Xu; Weiqi Xu; SP Xu; SP Qi Xu*; LU Xu; LU Qi

Xu*; HT Qi Xu; Shen Disturbed; Heat/Fire w Fluid Xu|LU DysFx;

HT DysFx; SJM-SP-ST DysFx|See Hongrenshen; Caution:

Pregnancy; high doses in pregnancy can cause masculinise

babies due to overstimulation of male sex hormones; use for short

periods only; ||

Cistanchis Hb, Cistanchis Deserticolae/Salsae Caulis,

??BoschniakinGlabra|Roucongrong|Cistanches Hb, Desertliving

Cistanche Stem, Broomrape Fleshy Stem|Sweet-Sour, salty,

Warm|KI, LI|6-9g As Soup. large dose may be 30g|(1) Build Yang;

Build KI; Build KI Yang; (2) Laxative (Purge~Moisten); Moisten SI-

LI; Demulcent; (3) Other: Tonic~general; Build Yin as well as

Yang; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; Warm Uterus;

Aphrodisiac; Hypotensor|Yang Xu; Yin Xu; KI Yang Xu; KI Xu|KI

DysFx; TH DysFx; impotence; infertility; ejaculation~premature;

constipation~Dry; KI Yang Xu w impotence; spermatorrhoea,

seminal emission; ejaculation~premature; infertility; lumbago;

weak Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle (osteoporosis; menopause);

constipation in LI~dry||(1) w Buguzhi, Tusizi, Shechuangzhi,

Bajitian, S Astragali Complanati, Shanzhuyu etc in KI Xu/Xu Cold

w impotence/infertility~female, Coldness & pain of lumbar & knee

etc; (2) w Huomaren, Lignum Aquilariae, Rehmannia & Danggui in

constipation in geriatrics/w Xu/weak physiques, |

Mantidis Ootheca|Sangpiaoxiao|Mantis Egg-Case|sweet & salty &

neutral|LV & KI|As Soup/pills/powder: 5-9g|(1) Build KI Yang;

Astringe/Guard KI Jing/Antispermatorrhoea; Antidiuretic; (2) Other:

Astringe esp SJL; Build KI; Guard Jing/Antispermatorrhoea; Build

Yang; Antienuretic|Yin Xu Heat; SJL Damp; KI Xu; Yang

Xu|Spermatorrhoea; seminal emission; Constipation; enuresis||(1)

w Dangshen, Longgu, Muli etc in KI Yang Xu* w enuresis &

frequent urination; w Wuweizi, Duanlonggu etc in KI Yang Xu* w

spermatorrhoea, seminal emission & ejaculation~premature|

Dioscoreae Oppositae/Quinquelobae/Batatas

Rx/Rz/Tuber|Shanyao|Common Yam Rz/Winged Yam Rz, Chinese

Wild Yam, Dioscorea Rx|sweet; mild; Neutral; Astringe~slightly|KI,

LU, SP|As Soup: 10-30g; 60-120g is large dose; As powder/pills of

parched & ground crude Hb: 6-10g/dose to Build Yin; Build SP;

Antidiarrhoea|(1) Build SJM-SP-ST; Build SJM-SP-ST Qi;

Antidiarrhoea: SJM-SP-ST Qi Xu w Appetite~poor, fatigue, faeces

loose/chronic diarrhoea, leucorrhagia etc; Febrile Diseases w Fluid

Consumption/SJM-SP-ST Yin Xu w Appetite~poor, thirst,

tongue~dry, diabetes etc; (2) Build LU; Build LU Qi; Build LU

Yang; Build LU Yin; Build Yin: w Fr Corni & Wuweizi in LU Xu w

cough~chronic/tuberculosis; LU Xu & KI Xu w dyspnoea &

cough~chronic; (3) Build KI; Build KI Yang; Build KI Yin; Guard

Jing/Antispermatorrhoea esp night; Build KI Jing; Guard KI: KI Xu

w emission, enuresis, frequent urination & leucorrhagia. Boost

leukocyte phagocytosis; (4) Build Yin; Build Fluids;

Hypoglycaemic; Antidiabetes; (5) Other: Build Qi; Build LV; Aid

LV; Antisweat; Build Ying; Digestive; Moisten; Hypotensor;

Hypocholesterolaemic; Spasmolytic~dysmenorrhoea;

Adaptogen/Antistress; Antipain; Antiarthritis; Immunostimulant;

Boost ST-SI-LI Peristalsis (Muscle Activity); Antispasmodic;

Hypoglycaemic; Boost Phagocytosis; Vulnerary; Heal Burns;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Anticancer; Build Ying; Digestive|Qi Xu;

SJM-SP-ST Xu w digestive DysFx; diarrhoea; fatigue;

sweat~spontaneous & appetite~poor; diabetes; LU Xu w

cough/wheeze~chronic|SJM-SP-ST DysFx; Shanyao stir-fried w

wheat flour is Tonic in diabetes; thirst & wa-sting (as in diabetes);

leucorrhoea; spermatorrhoea, seminal emission;

urination~frequent; & vaginal candidiasis/yeast infection;

premature senility; prostatitis/BPH; RA esp acute w intense

inflammation; Dysmenorrhoea; menstrual cramps;

ovary~neuralgia; cramps, afterpains & other DysFx of

menstruation & parturition||(1) w Dangshen, Baizhu, Fuling etc in

SJM-SP-ST Xu w appetite~poor, listlessness, diarrhoea,

faeces~loose etc; in SP Xu w diarrhoea, faeces~loose etc; w

Huoxiang, Banxia, Fr Oryzae Germinatus, Shenqu etc in SP Xu &

ST Xu of children w indigestion, emaciation, faeces~loose etc; (2)

alone as Soup (drunk instead of tea)/w Dangshen, Chuanbeimu etc

in LU Xu w cough & asthma/, consumptive disease w cough; (3) w

S Nelumbinis, S Euryales, Baizhu etc in KI Xu w spermatorrhoea,

seminal emission~night, leukorrhoea/frequent urination etc; w

Shudihuang, Shanzhuyu etc in KI Yin Xu & KI Yin Consumed; (4)

in Yin Xu* w Fluid Xu*, diabetes*, dysphoria w smothery sensation

& thirst; 150g/d as Soup, drunk instead of tea over a long time/w

Huangqi, Gegen, Gualougen, Zhimu etc in mild diabetes; w

Maimendong, Yuzhu etc in thirst in Fluid Exhaustion; (4) w Shudi,

Juhua, & Niuxi for Antiageing effect|Shanyao usually is prescribed

as Huaishan/Huaishanyao, meaning Shanyao from Huai River

valley, Henan province

Corni Officinalis Fr/Arillus|Shanzhuyu|Common Macrocarpium Fr,

Dogwood Fr, Cornus, Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fr|sour, [sweet,

bitter], Astringe & Warm~slightly|LV, KI|As Soup: 6-12g; large

dose may be up to 30g|(1) Build LV; Build LV Yin*; Build KI; Build

KI Yin; Aid Eyesight; (1a) Build KI Jing; Astrige & Guard

Jing/Antispermatorrhoea; Antidiuretic/?? Diuretic & ; Astringe esp

SJL; (2) Rectify Menstruation; Haemostat; (3) Antisweat; Astringe

sweat~night/sweat~spontaneous; Antishock/Prevent

collapse/??Hypotensor; (4) Other: Build SP; Boost chemotherapy

tolerance~counter cyclophosphamide-induced leukopenia;

Bacteriostatic~B dysenteriae|(1) LV Xu+KI Xu w waist sore &

knees sore, limbs~lower~flaccid, impotence, frequent urination,

sterility, vertigo, tinnitus & eyesight~blurred; (1a) LV Xu+KI Xu w

emission, enuresis, frequent urination, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia,

sweat~spontaneous, sweat~night, collapse w sweat~profuse &

dyspnoea of Xu type|KI DysFx; LV DysFx; GB DysFx;

prostatitis/BPH; tinnitus; LV DysFx; SP DysFx; gynecological

disorders|CI: KI Yang Shi, Damp Heat/dysuria|(1) w Buguzhi,

Danggui etc in LV Xu & KI Xu w impotence, spermatorrhoea,

seminal emission, lassitude of lumbar, vertigo, tinnitus, deafness,

frequent urination etc; (2) w Haipiaoxiao, Zonglutan, Qiancaogen

etc in Xu/weakness w menorrhoea, metrorrhagia/metrostaxis etc;

(3) w Dangshen, Longgu, Muli etc in collapse after

sweat~profuse/after chronic disease|

Cnidii/Selini Monnierii Fr/S, ??Ligustri Fr|Shechuangzi|Common

Cnidium Fr/S, Cnidium Fr/S, Selinum Fr/S|Acrid; Bitter; Warm;

Toxic~Slightly|KI*, SP|As Soup: 3-15g; Topical: qs/15-30g (more

usual)|(1) Warm KI; Build Yang: KI Yang Xu w impotence, sterility,

soreness of waist & knees, enuresis & frequent urination; (2)

Deprive Damp; Antipruritic (Topical): leukorrhagia w pruritis vulvae,

eczema of scrotum, tinea, scabies etc; as vaginal suppository for

trichomonas vaginitis; (1) gonadotropic to prolong estrus in animals

& increase sex gland weights (ovary, uterus, prostate, seminal

vesicle & musculi levator ani; (2) Boost chemotherapy

tolerance~counter cyclophosphamide-induced leukopenia; (3)

Antitrichophytic; Immunsuppressant; Anaesthetic~Local;

Antiasthma; HT~Antiarrythmic; Antimutagenic; Antispasmodic;

Sexual Hormone Agonist; (1) Build Yang; Warm/Build KI;

Warm/Build KI Yang; Build KI Jing; (2) Parasiticide; Antipruritic*;

Antiseptic* (3) Other: Astringe Damp; Antirheumatic; Aphrodisiac;

Stimulant; Topical as Vermicide/Antipruritic*||KI Yang Xu w

impotence & female sterility; libido~low; rheumatism; Ext: vaginal

pruritus & infections; abscess & ringworm (Topical as Soup)||(1)

Shechuangzi+Build KI/Build KI Jing Hbs like Tusizi, Wuweizi etc in

KI Xu w impotence/infertility~female; (2) Soup Oral/Topical in

vagina~pruritus*, candidiasis*, vaginitis~trichomonas, scrotum

eczema, skin pruritus, rubella, parasites, scabies, tinea etc; Soup

of Shechuangzi, Kushen, Pc Zanthoxyli, Baibu etc in trichomonas

vaginalis etc/Shechuangzi 15g+Mingfan (pulverised, mixed w

water, put on gauze as Topical tampon into vagina once/d; Soup of

Shechuangzi+Kushen, Chuanjiao, Baibu etc as Topical in

trichomonas vaginalis etc; Soup of Shechuangzi 15g, Mingfan 3g,

Chuanjiao 6g & Tujingpi 12g as Topical wash in vulva~pruritus;

Shechuangzi+Kushen, Difuzi, Rz Atractylodis etc in eczema w

pruritus|

Cynomorii Songarici Hb/Caulis|Suoyang|Songaria Stem,

Cynomorium Hb|Sweet; Warm|LV, KI, LI|As Soup: 9-15g|Tonic;

Immunostimulant; Boost ST-SI-LI Peristalsis (Muscle Activity);

Sexual Hormone Agonist; Build KI; Strengthen gonads; impotence;

Build Yang; Build KI; Build KI Yang; Build KI Jing; Build Xue;

Moisten SI-LI; Build gonads; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle;

Laxative; (1) Build KI; Build Jing: KI Yang Xu & Jing Xu & Xue Xu

w impotence, emission, flaccidity/paralysis of extremities, Cold

pain of loin & knees; (2) Moisten LI; Laxative: constipation & LI

Dryness in old age & debility w Xue Xu & Fluid consumption.

same action as Hb Cistanchis but Suoyang is better for Build KI

Yang while Hb Cistanchis is better to Build Jing; Build Xue &

Moisten SI-LI. Boost HT Xue Flow, HT muscle oxygen

consumption & HT muscle contractility|Yang Xu|tonic; impotence,

ejaculation~premature; constipation~Dry|||

Smilacis Officinalis/Glabrae/Sinensis Rz/Rx|Tufuling|Glabrous

Greenbriar Rz, Sarsaparilla Chinaroot Rz, Smooth Greenbrier

Rx|Sweet; Bland; Mild; Neutral|LV, ST|As Soup: 15-

30g|Adaptogen/Antistress; Boost testosterone; Clear Fire/Heat

Toxin; Expel Damp Heat; Antirheumatic; Make Sweat; Diuretic;

Spasmolytic; Antispasmodic; Antipain; Antipruritic*~any Pattern

esp psoriasis; Anticancer|Heat; Toxin; Damp w RA, arthralgia:

Carbuncles, skin lesions in Damp esp syphilis; leptospirosis &

mercurialism; Stranguria in Heat, wet beriberi, muscle spasm in

Damp Heat; |skin DysFx; psoriasis w irritation (specific); RA;

libido~low; testosterone low|CI: prostatitis/BPH/prostate cancer||

Cuscutae Sinensis S|Tusizi|South Dodder S/Chinese Dodder S,

Cuscuta|Acrid, sweet, Warm Neutral-MIld|LU, LV, KI, SP|As Soup:

6-15g; Topical: qs|Immunostimulant; Anticancer; Antimicrobial;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Hypotensor; Sexual Hormone Agonist; (1)

Build LU; (2) Warm/Build KI; Build KI Yin & Build KI Yang; Build KI

Jing; Guard Jing*/Antispermatorrhoea*; Antidiuretic*; (3) Calm

Foetus; (4) Build LV; Aid Eyes; Warm/Build KI; Aid Ears; (5) Build

SP; Antidiarrhoea in SP Xu; (6) Other: Build Yang; Build

Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; Strengthen cartilage; Nourish HT;

Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis; (1) Build KI; Build Jing: KI Yang

Xu/KI Jing Xu w impotence, emission, enuresis, frequent urination,

sterility, leukorrhagia, soreness of loin & knees, tinnitus &

deafness; (2) Calm Foetus: LV Xu+KI Xu w threatened abortion &

habitual abortion, w Rml Taxilli, Rx Dipsaci & Colla Corii Asini

(Bolus for Calm Foetus); (3) Build LV & Aid Eyesight:

eyesight~blurred & Hypopsia in LV Xu & KI Xu; (4) Aid SP;

Antidiarrhoea: faeces~loose/diarrhoea in SP Xu+KI Xu, w Fr

Psoraleae, S Myristicae & Baizhu. aplastic anaemia & chyluria; (1)

Nourish HT; (2) Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis|KI Xu/KI Yang

Xu/KI Jing Xu/LV Xu w impotence, spermatorrhoea, seminal

emission, ejaculation~premature, enuresis, urinary frequency,

urination~frequent; urinary incontinence, infertility, sterility,

leucorrhagia, lumbago, lumbar soreness, knee soreness,

Eyesight~blurred/poor, tinnitus & deafness, osteoporosis,

vertigo|threatened abortion & habitual abortion; impotence,

spermatorrhoea, seminal emission, enuresis, urinary frequency,

sterility, leucorrhagia, soreness of lumbar & knees,

Eyesight~blurred, tinnitus & deafness; aplastic anemia & chyluria;

faeces~loose/diarrhoea||(1) alone/w other Build LU Hbs in LU Xu;

(3) w other Build KI, Build LV & Calm Foetus Hbs like Sangjisheng,

Xuduan & Ejiao in combined LV Xu & KI Xu w threatened abortion

& habitual abortion; (4) in hypopsia/Eyesight~poor & tinnitus; (5) w

other Build SJM-SP-ST/Build KI Hbs like Buguzhi, Roudoukou &

Baizhu in SP Xu & KI Xu w faeces~loose/diarrhoea|

Acanthopanacis

Spinosi/Gracilistyli/Sessiliflori/Gracilistyli/Giraldii/Chuan Cx-

Rx|Wujiapi|Acanthopanax Cx-Rx, Siberian Ginseng Cx;

Slenderstyle Acanthopanax Cx|Fragrant; Acrid, spicy; bitter;

Warm|KI, LV|As Soup/liquor infusion: 4.5-15g/d; Soak Rx in wine &

drink; excellent drink for geriatric patients w

RA|Adaptogen/Antistress; Antioxidant/Antiageing; Protect against

heavy metal toxicity (Cu, Cd); Antioxidant effect: Hypericum >

Wujiapi > Rhodiola > Yimucao > Aralia mandshurica > Valeriana >

Echinopanax > Wuweizi > Renshen; Immunsuppressant; Boost

Phagocytosis; Antiinflammation; Antiulcer; Boost Metabolism;

Sexual Hormone Agonist; (1) Expel Wind+Expel Damp (Expel

Wind+Expel Damp); Drain Damp; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon &

Muscle; (2) Antirheumatic; Boost Sexual & General Vitality; (3)

Other: Expel Cold Damp Bi; Build LV; Build KI; Diuretic;

Antioedema; Reduce Swelling; Speed pediatric

development/walking; (1) Expel Wind; Expel Damp; Build LV; Build

KI; Build Bone & Sinew: arthralgia in Wind Cold Damp, extremities

flaccid in rheumatism~chronic w LV Xu & KI Xu/under-

development in children; (2) Diuretic~Expel Damp: oedema,

ascites & wet beriberi; (1) Inhibit development of arthritis & allergic

inflammation; (2) Reduce capillary permeability; (3) Antipyretic;

Antipain|Wind Cold Damp Bi; KI Jing Xu|KI DysFx; Cold Damp Bi

w pain; rheumatic disease; rheumatism; RA; somasthenia;

osteoporosis; oedema; weakness in joints & Muscle; KI Jing Xu w

delayed pediatric development/walking; dysuria; oedema; &

swelling; oliguria; lumbar pain; arthragia; walking difficulty|CI: Yin

Xu esp w Heat/Fire Shi; “northern Wujiapi” is HT stimulant which is

Toxic for HT; Hb gatherers usually use Gangliupi (Sclepiadaceae

family) as “northern Wujiapi.” Most Hb stores use northern Wujiapi

in making Wujiapi wine, whose prolonged use may kill. Toxic

reactions of “northern Wujiapi” wine include blindness, numbness

in limbs, vertigo, & headache; prolonged use may kill|(1) Wind

Damp w numbness & pains, muscular constructure of extremities,

lassitude in lumbar & knees, retarded walking in children, general

weakness & fatigue, oedema & beriberi; (2) Wujiapi strong liquor is

Antirheumatic; Boost sexual vitality; Boost general vitality|;

Acanthopanacis/Eleutherococci Senticosi Rx|Wujiashen|Siberian

Ginseng Cx, Manyprickle Acanthopanax Rx||||Build Yang; Build

Xue; Antianaemic; Tonic~physical; boost physical performance,

muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance;Adaptogen/Antistress;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Protect against heavy metal toxicity (Cu,

Cd); Antioxidant effect: Hypericum > Wujiapi > Rhodiola >

Yimucao > Aralia mandshurica > Valeriana > Echinopanax >

Wuweizi > Renshen; Immunostimulant; Quicken Xue; Vasodilator;

HT-Protector, Antiarrhythmic; Antidiabetes, hypoglycaemic &

increased LV glycogen; ||stress; depletion; (mental & physical);

depression|||

Schizandrae Sinensis/sphenantherae Fr|Wuweizi |Schizandra

Berry, Chinese Magnoliavine Fr, Magnolia Vine Fr, Medicinal

magnolia vine Fr, Wurenchun|Sour-sweet, Warm|LU, HT, KI|As

Soup: 1.5-9g/d; up to 30-60g for single use; Pound Fr upon

decocting; 1.5-3g/d to Astringe LU/Anticough; 6-9g/d; Build Yin;

Powder: 3-9g tid; |Adaptogen/Antistress; increased swimming

time; Antioxidant effect: Hypericum > Wujiapi > Rhodiola >

Yimucao > Aralia mandshurica > Valeriana > Echinopanax >

Wuweizi > Renshen; not effective in alloxan diabetes; (1) Aid Qi;

Produce Fluid: Qi Xu & Fluid Xu w fatigue, shortness of breath,

HT~palpitation, Hyperhidrosis (sweat~spontaneous/sweat~night),

thirst, diabetes etc, w Rx Ginseng & Maimendong (Ophiopogon

Powder for Restoring Pulse Beat); (2) Astringe LU Qi;

Antidyspnoeic; Anticough: cough & dyspnoea of LU Xu type, LU

Cold type & type of both LU Xu+KI Xu; (3) Build KI; Guard Jing: KI

Xu w emission, diarrhoea~chronic, leukorrhagia etc; (4) Nourish

HT; Calm Shen: HT Xu w HT~palpitation, insomnia; dreaminess;

LV-Protector; LV~hepatitis~chronic w raised SGOT/SGPT; (5)

Other: Soup Bacteriostatic on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staph

aureus, Flexner's B & B typhi; Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis

rate; Adaptogen/Antistress; Boost Stamina/endurance/Physical

Strength/Performance; (1) Astringe LU; Constrain LU; Guard LU;

Restrain leakage of LU Qi; Anticough; Antidyspnoeic; Build KI; (2)

Guard Jing/Antispermatorrhoea; Warm/Build KI; Astringe SI-

LI/Antidiarrhoea; (3) Build Fluids; Ease Thirst; Antisweat; (4) Other:

Astringe Qi; Astringe esp SJL; Nourish HT; Calm Shen; Build Qi;

Aid Qi; Build LU; LV-Protector; Antidiabetes; Demulcent;

bacteriostat on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staph aureus, Flexner’s

bacillus & Typhoid bacillus; Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis;

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant/Antiageing; Antiulcer;

Immunsuppressant; Calming; Move HT Xue (Boost HT Blood

Flow); CNS Tonic; Adaptogen/Antistress; Clear Toxin; Boost

Metabolism; LV-Protector; Uterus~Tonic; Build LU; Build KI|(1) in

Xu esp w KI Xu/LU Damp/Phlegm w cough~persistent & asthma;

(2) in SP Xu Cold & KI Xu Cold/KI Xu w spermatorrhoea, seminal

emission, diarrhoea~chronic, leucorrhagia, enuresis & frequent

urination/diarrhoea before dawn etc; (3) in Fluid Impairment/HT Xu

w HT~palpitation, insomnia, dreaminess, sweat~spontaneous,

sweat~night, thirst; (4) Other: Qi Xu; Fluid Xu; LU Xu; LU Cold|TH

DysFx; LU DysFx; cough~chronic; asthma; thirst; Sweat~profuse

(menopause; etc); spermatorrhoea, seminal emission~night;

urination-profuse & frequent; chronic diarrhoea; fatigue, shortness

of breath & feeble pulse, HT~palpitation, hyperhidrosis

(sweat~spontaneous/sweat~night); cough, diarrhoea; thirst,

diabetes; cough & dyspnoea; powder in LV~hepatitis~chronic w

high serum transaminase|Caution in Heat Shi/w Surface EPF

Attack; Rare cases of appetite suppression, ST upset, urticaria; |w

Renshen & Maimendong in Qi Xu & Fluid Xu w fatigue, shortness

of breath & feeble pulse, HT~palpitation, hyperhidrosis

(sweat~spontaneous/sweat~night), thirst, diabetes etc|

Prunellae Vulgaris Spica|Xiakucao|Common Selfheal Fr Spike,

Prunella; Prunella Spike/Fl+kernels/inflorescence|Acrid;

bitter/sweet; Cold|LV, GB, LU|As Soup: 6-15g/dose, up to 30g|(1)

Clear LV Fire; Aid Eyes; (2) Clear Fire/Heat; Reduce Masses; (3)

Antiicteric* in icterus; (4) Other: Move LV Stasis; Move Stasis;

Hypotensor; Treat lymph nodules; (1) Clear LV Fire; Calm LV

Yang: LV Fire w conjunctivitis, photophobia, lacrimation &

headache; LV Yang Shi w Hypertension, vertigo, headache,

irritability & bad temper; acute conjunctivitis; (2) Clear Phlegm;

Move Stasis: subcutaneous nodule, scrofula, goitre &

cough~productive; Hyperthyroidism, thyroma, cancer of LU &

oesophagus, LU tuberculosis, exudative pleurisy, LV~hepatitis w

icterus etc; (1) Soup (100 mg/kg) for iv injection is Hypotensor in

dogs; (2) dilute Soup Boost HT Muscle contraction in toad &

rabbit, while concentrate Soup Reduce it; (3) Antiinflammation &

Bacteriostatic; (4) Adding weight of adrenal Cx; Boost

corticosteroid synthesis & secretion; (5) Im Hb solution leads to

atrophy of thymus & SP; lymphocytopenia; Antiinflammation;

Immunsuppressant; AntiHIV/AIDS; Antimicrobial; Hypotensor;

Hypoglycaemic; Antirheumatic; eyes~red; Eye~swelling;

eye~pruritus|LV Fire; Heat; Fire|LV DysFx; GB DysFx;

Antirheumatic; red; swelling; pruritus eyes; lymphadenitis||(1)

Xiakucao+Juhua, Pugongying etc in LV Fire w bloodshot eyes; w

Xiangfu 30g, Gancao 6g, & 6g of mix/dose bid in eye pain esp at

night; w Danggui, Baishao etc in LV Yin Xu w eye pain; Xiakucao

alone/w Yejuhua, Shijueming-Concha Haliotidis, Huangqin etc in

LV Yang Shi/LV Fire Rising w restlessness & insomnia; (2)

Xiakucao alone as soft extract taken over time/w Xuanshen,

Zhebeimu, Thallus Laminariae/Eckloniae etc [selected according

to Pattern] in in Phlegm Fire w Scrofula, goitre, mastitis, mumps

etc; hypertension, goitre, lymphadenitis/TB~lymphadenitis,

hyperplasia of mammary gland etc; Xiakucao+other Hbs in LU TB,

lymphosarcoma, mediastinum~tumour etc; (3) Icterus|

Cyperi Rz|Xiangfu|Cyperus tuber, Nutgrass Galingale

Rz/Rx|Aromatic; Acrid; bitter~slightly, sweet-sweet slightly;

Mild/Neutral to Warm|LV, SJM-SP-ST, TH|As Soup: 3-12g; crude

Hb: Rectify Qi; Antidepressant; Prep Hb: Rectify Menstruation;

Antipain|Move LV Qi Stasis; Move Qi; Antipain; Rectify

menstruation & Prevent miscarriage: LV Qi Stasis w distension &

pain of Hypochondria & mammary, dysmenorrhea & irregular

menstruation, w Cangzhu, Rz Ligustici Chuanxiong, Zhizi & Massa

Medicata Fermentata (Yueju Pill); headache in LV Qi Stasis; those

w ST Cold w epigastric pain, emesis & acid reflux, w Rz Alpiniae

Officinarum (Pill of Alpiniae Officinarum & Cyperi); LV Qi Stasis &

ST Qi w morning sickness & threatened abortion, w Caulis

Perillae; (1) inhibits uterine contraction in guinea-pigs, rabbits, cats

& dogs; (2) Antipain; (3) Sialagogue; Boost ST juice secretion &

Carminative; (4) Antipyretic; (5) Calm HT; Slow HT rate;

Hypotensor; Anaesthetic~Local; Antipain; Antimicrobial;

Antifever/Antipyretic; Antiinflammation; Sexual Hormone Agonist;

Hypotensor; Nourish HT; Rectify Qi; Antipain; melancholia; (1)

Calm LV; Aid LV; Course LV Qi; Rectify Qi esp LV Qi; (2) Rectify

Menstruation; Antipain*; (3) Other: “Hun” Hb; Aromatic; Alterative;

Move Qi; Move Xue Stasis; Cleanse Xue; Nourish HT; Calm Shen;

Nervine; Boost memory; Vasodilator; Make Sweat; Ease

congestion; Harmonise LV-SP-pancreas; Appetiser; Stomachic;

Build ST; Ease ST distension; Carminative; Antispasmodic;

Spasmolytic; Antiemesis; Astringe SI-LI/Antidiarrhoea;

Antidysentery; Demulcent; Salve; Astringe; Anticough; Diuretic;

Clear Toxin via excretion; Litholytic; deobstruent; Lactagogue;

reduce mammary tumors; Abortifacient; Contraceptive; Estrogenic;

Boost Libido; emmenagogue; Hypoglycemic; Hypotensor;

Immunostimulant; Boost interferon production; Antifever/febrifuge;

Antimicrobial; Antibiotic; Antibacterial; Antifungal/fungistat;

Antimalarial; Anthelmintic; Vermifuge; Antiparasitic; fumigant;

Antiinflammation; Antirheumatic; Antipruritic; Vulnerary;

Regenerate Tissue|Cold Stasis w colic|melancholia; Arthralgia;

Menstrual pain; ST-SI-LI DysFx; ST ache; indigestion; poor

circulation; indigestion; nausea; emesis; haematemesis;

malabsorption; Colic; diarrhoea; bloody faeces; dysentery;

dyspepsia; ST~gastritis; cholera; Trauma; wounds; gynecological

diseases; impotence; PMS; dysmenorrhoea; menstrual irregularity;

Amenorrhoea; leucorrhoea; menorrhagia; vaginal pruritus;

menopause metritis; candidiasis; fatigue/energy low in Xu;

pain~flank/side; Quicken Xue; Anticoagulant; Western Medicinal

Uses: Anemia; haemorrhage; hypertension; HT~palpitation;

Dermatosis; scabies; skin disease; sores; LV Stasis; headache;

headache~migraine; toothache; nose pain; Colds; fever; flu;

Convulsion; Parasites; mammary tumors; Abdomen~tumors;

cervical cancer; Depression; urinary DysFx; oedema;

KI/BL~uroliths; chest~pain; Bronchitis; Finger lesions; snake-bite;

scorpion-bite; libido~low; frustration|Astringe Hb-Caution in Yin

Xu/Xue Heat/constipation; CI: pregnancy (Abortifacient)|(1) w other

Rectify Qi Hbs in LV Qi Stasis/Rising w chest~stuffy &

hypochondrium, pain of epigastrium & abdomen etc; (2) main Hb w

Danggui, Chuanxiong, Baishao/Aiye etc w menstrual irregularity &

dysmenorrhoea esp in LV Qi Stasis; (3) W Chaihu & Gualou in

mammary distention in menstruation; w Cangzhu in indigestion,

nausea; emesis, dyspepsia; w Zisugeng in abdomenal distention;

w Danggui & Chuanxiong in menstrual irregularity & menstrual

pain; w Biba; Ganjiang; Dingxiang & Cuminum cinimum (Jeeraka)

boiled in ghee. Cool & take internally in asthma; w Terminalia

bellirica (young leaves) ground topical for head sores; w Aegle

marmalos (Bilwa); Corriandum sativum (Dhaanyaka) & Cuminum

cinimum (Jeeraka) in diarrhoea|No Toxicity noted

Lentinus Edodes|Xianggu/Xiangxun|Shiitake mushroom

Champignon|Fragrant; Sweet; Mild; Has Lentinan|SJM-SP-ST|As

Soup: 10-30g|Immunomodulator*; Immunostimulant*; activate

macrophages, Boost phagocytosis; Boost Antibodies & IL-1;

activate helper T-cells; Boost B-lymphocyte mitosis; Anticancer;

Antiviral; Antiallergy; Antibronchitic; Antiyeast; Antifungal;

Hypocholesterolaemic; Antienuretic; Adaptogen/Antistress;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; aphrodisiac~male/female; boost

prostaglandin E1; Vasodilator; Hypotensive; Antiinflammation; LV-

Protector; hypocholesterolaemic; Antiplatelet aggregation;

Antithrombus; boost T-lymphocytes & NK cells; boost alpha &

gamma Interferons; Antiviral; Anticancer; most eaten mushroom in

Asian cuisine; (1) Build SP; Build Qi: Prevent common Cold &

dermatitis, skin infection & treat eruptive diseases in debilitation;

(2) immunomodulator esp immunostimulant; Boost macrophage, T-

cell & NK-cell Fxs; Boost production of TNF-a, interleukins,

interferon & complement C3; Boost immunoglobulins; Anticancer

(ALS (Antilymphocytic serum)/thymectomy reduces Anticancer

effect): cancer (oesophagus, ST-SI-LI, LU & leukaemia) to support

chemotherapy; (3) Other: Tonic~general; Build Qi/stamina; Natural

Antidote: Build LV; LV-Protector; Clear Toxin; Antifungal esp in

candidiasis; AntiHIV: synergistic w azidothymidine (AZT); (3)

Vascular Aid; Hypolipemiac; Hypocholesterolaemic; Antiplatelet

aggregation; Antithrombus; Hypotensor: Boost metabolism &

excretion of absorbed cholesterol;Immunsuppressant; Boost

Antibody Production; Antiarteriosclerotic; Anticancer;

AntiHIV/AIDS; Boost Phagocytosis; Antiplatelet-Aggregation;

Antimutagenic||immunosuppression; cancer, AIDS, allergies,

candidiasis; Colds & flu; bronchitis; hepatitis~chronic, HIV/AIDS;

urine incontinence; erectile DysFx; impotence; libido~low;

hypertension, diabetes & atherosclerosis; Hepatitis B & C;

HT~CHD disease & CVA; cancer~SI-LI-LV-ST-LU-Ovary;

leukaemia|||

Curculiginis Ensifoliae/Orchioidis Rz|Xianmao|Common Curculigo

Rz|Acrid; Warm; Toxic~Slightly|KI, SP, LV|As Soup: 3-

9g|Adaptogen/Antistress; Immunostimulant; (1) Build KI; Build

Yang: KI Yang Xu w impotence, emission, enuresis & frequent

urination; (2) Warm; Build SP Yang: SP Yang Xu/SP Yang Xu+KI

Yang Xu w Cold pain of epigastrium & abdomen, appetite~poor &

diarrhoea; (3) Expel Cold & Damp; Build Bone & Sinew: Yang Xu w

Cold pain of loin & knees; weakness of extremities/arthralgia &

muscle spasm in Cold Damp. Boost pituitary reactivity to LH

releasing factor; Boost ovary reactivity to LH; Boost HPOA

luteinizing action; Anticonvulsant; Antiinflammation; Calming;

Sexual Hormone Agonist; Warm/Build Yang; Warm/Build KI; Expel

Cold; Expel Damp; Build Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle|||||

Panacis Quinquefolii Rx|Xiyangshen|American Ginseng Rx|Sweet,

bitter-bitter~slightly, cool. relatively cool compared to Korean &

Chinese ginseng|LU, KI, ST, HT|1.5-30g/d|Adaptogen/Antistress;

Tonic~physical; boost physical performance, muscle strength &

hypoxic tolerance; Build Qi; Build Yin*; Build Fluids; Clear

Fire/Heat; Clear Xu Fire; Clear Yin Xu Fire; Calm Shen; Calm

Brain; Rectify CNS; Nourish/Stabilise CNS; Aid Mental stabililty;

Nourish HT Xue Flow; Antiischaemic; Antihypoxia (Boost Hypoxic

Tolerance); HT~Antiarrythmic; Build SP; Build SP Qi; Build SP in

T & T food essence; SP-Protector; Build Muscle; LV-Protector;

Hypolipaemic; Build LU; Build LU Qi; Build LU Yin;

Antioxidant/Antiageing; Adaptogen/Antistress; Boost Metabolism;

Strengthen body; Build up body; Boost vitality; Boost physical

endurance; encourage body Fx; Antifatigue/Antiexhaustion

~profound in exhaustion w Xu; Antishock; Antiviral; Protect

Tissues against strong stimuli; Sialagogue; Ease Thirst; Diuretic;

Aphrodisiac; Immunostimulant; Aid Nerve healing; Vulnerary;

Haemostat~Astringe; Regenerate Tissue; hasten RNA & protein

synthesis; Antimutagenic|Qi Xu; Yin Xu|LU DysFx; SP DysFx; Xu;

fatigue; debility; Immunosuppression; LU Xu & Cough~chronic;

Xue Xu; anaemia; haemorrhage; Mouth dry & Thirst; Tiredness &

Unrest; Xu Fever; xerostomia (mouth~dry) in radiation therapy;

AMI (acute myocardial infarct) w HT Xu/HT Xue Stasis; Protect

Tissues against strong stimuli; e. G; extreme Heat; Anxiety; Shen

Disturbed; Cancer Radiotherapy-Protector~nose; -

Protector~Pharynx: Boil 3g/d in water; Take for 20 d before

treatment & continue in therapy to reduce xerostomia w

appetite~poor; libido low|Toxicity is very low but may cause

allergic reaction||

Epimedii Grandiflori/Brevicorni/Sagittati/Pubescentis Hb, Epimedii

Macranthi/Wushanense/Koreani Hb|Yinyanghuo|Epimedium

Hb|Acrid; Sweet; Warm|LV, KI|As Soup: 3-15g, up to 30g for single

use; Traditionally stir-fried w goat-fat; this raises total saponin that

dissolves by boiling in water, thereby improving its efficacy. Often

steeped in wine for both KI Yang Xu & Painful Bi; Tablet of extract

(0.3g equivalent to 2.7g of crude Hb): 4-6 tablets bid; Tablet of

flavone (equivalent to 3g of crude Hb): 2-3g tid; Tablet of icariin

(10mg equivalent to 5g of crude Hb): 2 tablets tid; |(1) Build KI;

Build Yang: KI Yang Xu w impotence, emission, enuresis, frequent

urination, soreness of waist & knees, sterility etc; (2) Build Bone &

Sinew; Expel Wind+Expel Damp: Wind Damp w arthralgia,

numbness, muscle spasm & extremities flaccid; infantile

paralysis; (3) Clear Phlegm+Anticough and, asthma:

cough~chronic & asthma esp those of Yang Xu type. HT~CHD,

Hypertension & neurasthenia; (1) Vasodilator~HT~arteries; Boost

HT Xue Flow; (2) gonadotropic to prolong estrus in animals &

increase sex gland weights (ovary, uterus, prostate, seminal

vesicle & musculi levator ani; (3) Boost lymphocyte-blastogenesis

rate; (1) Build Yang; Warm/Build KI; Warm/Build KI Yang*; Build KI

Jing; Build/Guard Jing; Antispermatorrhoea; Build male sexual Fx;

Aphrodisiac; Sexual Hormone Agonist; Aid sexual glands; Build

Bone+Sinew/Tendon & Muscle; (2) Expel Wind+Expel Damp

(Expel Wind+Expel Damp); Expel Cold; Antirheumatic;

Antispasmodic; (3) Build Yin & Yang & Downbear LV Yang Ascent

(Gan Yang); (4) Other: Antioxidant/Antiageing; Boost memory in

amnesia by increase brain circulation; Anticough; Antiasthma;

Expectorant; Antiallergy; HT-Protector; Antihypoxia (Boost

Hypoxic Tolerance); Nourish HT; HT Muscle~Antiischaemic;

HT~Antiarrythmic; Move HT Xue (Boost HT Blood Flow); Build

Xue; Quicken Xue (Anticoagulant~lower blood viscosity);

Haemostat~Astringe; Vascular Aid; Vasodilator~peripheral;

Hypotensor; Hypolipaemic; Hypocholesterolaemic;

Hypoglycaemic; Rectify Endocrine axis (HPAG hypothalamus-

pituitary-adrenal-gonadal axis); Boost WBC; Immunomodulator;

Immunostimulant esp cellular; Boost Lymphoblast Transformation;

Boost Phagocytosis; Boost T-Lymphocyte Production; Boost

Antibody Production; Boost Immunglobulins; Antibacterial;

Antimicrobial; Antiviral; AntiHIV/AIDS; Antiinflammation; Aid DNA

metabolism; common ingredient in Spring Wine|(1) KI Yang Xu w

impotence; spermatorrhoea, seminal emission; urination~frequent;

amnesia; withdrawal; lumbar & knees Cold & painful; (2) Wind

Damp Cold Painful Bi (pain & Fluid Retention) w such Sx as

spasms/cramps in hands & feet; arthragia; & numbness in

extremities in bad circulation; (3) LV Yang Ascent in LV Xu & KI

Xu w lumbar pain; vertigo; & menstrual irregularity; (4) Other: Wind

Bi/Damp Bi; Xu Cold; KI Xu; Wind Damp|KI DysFx; male sexual

DysFx; impotence, ejaculation~premature; oligospermia;

spermatorrhoea, seminal emission~night; sterility; urine frequent;

urinary incontinence; asthma; cough; soreness of lumbar & knees;

arthralgia; hemiplegia, numbness of limbs; Other: vaginitis w

leukoplakia; Neurasthenia; HT disease; CHD; Viral infection of HT

muscl; Asthma & Bronchial~chronic infection; Leucopenia; spinal

cord myelitis|can damage Yin; may cause vertigo, emesis, mouth

dry, thirst, & epistaxis; CI: Yin Xu Fire. Avoid prolonged use as

Soup|(1) Yinyanghuo alone (30g in 500g rice wine), 5ml tid/w other

Build KI Hbs in KI Yang Xu w impotence/infertility~female,

lassitude in lumbar & knee, urine incontinence etc; (2) Yinyanghuo

w Antiarthralgic/Antipain Hbs like Sangjisheng, Qinjiao etc in

Wind/Damp/Cold Bi w arthralgia, paralysis of lower limbs, muscle

spasm, of hand/foot numbness etc; w Build Yang & Build Yin Hbs

like Xianmao, Bajitian, Huangbai, Rz Anemarrhenae etc in Yin Xu

& Yang Xu patterns like menopausal hypertension, hot flushes etc;

(3) In impotence: A. Use Yinyanghuo 15g w Tusizi 15g. Grind into

Powder. 5g/d in 3 servings. Take w yellow rice wine for 20d . Take

first thing in morning & before bed. Massage perineal area from left

to right & right to left about 10 times; B. Every night for 7 d use

Chuanxiong 15g & Xixin 15g. Boil Soup & put in bathtub & sit for

20 minutes. Avoid intercourse for 100d . Avoid overexertion &

chills; w Wuweizi, Gouqizi, & Shayuanjili for KI Xu impotence &

infertility; w Sangjisheng for Painful Bi esp paralysis & pain of

lower extremities/muscular contraction & numbness of extremities;

w Xianmao, Huangbai, & Zhimu for Menopausal Sxs like facial

pallor, lumbar pain, nocturia, menstrual irregularity, & vertigo from

LV Yang Ascent in LV & KI Yin Xu. This combination also is used

for LV Yang Ascent in males|

Lycopi Lucidi Hb|Zelan|Hirsute Shiny Bugleweed Hb|Bitter; Acrid;

Warm~Slightly|LV, BL|As Soup: 6-12g; For Topical: qs|(1) Move

Xue Stasis: Xue Stasis w dysmenorrhea, amenorrhoea,

postpartum abdomen~pain, dermatitis, skin infection/trauma; (2)

Diuretic; Antioedema: oedema & Stranguria in Xue Stasis.

Antiinflammation; Boost adrenal Cx Fxs|||||

Alismatis Orientalis/aquaticae/Plantaginis Rz|Zexie**|Alisma

Tuber, Oriental Waterplantain Rz|sweet, bland, Cold|KI, BL|As

Soup: 6-15g; Hb parched w salt water|Diuretic~Expel Damp from

SJL; Expel Heat: Damp Retention, such as oedema, dysuria,

diarrhoea & leukorrhagia, w Fuling & Baizhu; icterus in Damp Heat,

w Yinchenhao & Fuling; vertigo in Phlegm Retention w Baizhu,

otogenic vertigo; Stranguria w Heat, Stranguria w KI/BL~uroliths, w

Hb Desmodii Styracifoill; in KI Fire excess w vertigo, flushed face

& fever~hectic. w Shengdihuang & Mudanpi. Hyperlipemia,

cirrhotic ascites & fatty LV; (1) LV-Protector against Hyperlipemia

& fatty LV; (2) Diuretic; (3) Boost HT Xue Flow; (4)

Hypoglycaemic; (1) Diuretic*; Expel Damp; Antioedema; Clear

Heat; (2) Other: Strong affinity for female genitalia; (3) Other: Drain

Heat; Discharge Heat; Clear Xu Heat; Clear GB Fire; Clear KI Fire;

Clear Yin Xu Fire; Clear Toxins; Boost water metabolism; Expel

Water; Drain Damp; Expel Damp; Expel Damp Heat; Expel SJL

Damp; Expel Turbid Qi; Reduce Swelling; Aid lipid metabolism;

Hypolipaemic; reduce blood triglycerides; Hypocholesterolaemic;

Hypotensor??/Hypertensor??; Antiinflammation;

Immunsuppressant; Hypoglycaemic; LV-Protector; aphrodisiac|KI

Fire; GB Fire; SJL Damp|KI DysFx; Urinary DysFx; UTI; KI stones;

aphrodisiac; prostatitis/BPH; vertigo||(1) w Zhuling & Fuling etc in

dysuria, oedema, diarrhoea, fluid Retention; Zezie 24g+Baizhu 30g

as Soup in fluid Retention, vertigo, dysuria & oedema; w Baizhu,

Zhuling, Cheqianzi etc in diarrhoea|

Anemarrhenae Asphodeloides Rz/Caulis|Zhimu|Anemarrhena,

Common Anemarrhena Rz|Bitter; Sweet; Cold|LU, ST, KI|As Soup:

Crude Hb, 6-12g/dose; Hb Prep w salt solution: to Clear Fire &

Envoy to KI in KI Fire|(1) Clear/Drain Fire/Heat*; Purge Fire*;

Antifever/Antipyretic; Build Yin & Moisten Dryness; Clear LU

Fire/Heat; Anticough; Build Fluids; Ease Thirst: Qifen Heat Shi w

fever~high & thirst~excessive, w Shigao; cough in LU

Heat/Cough~dry in Yin Xu, w B Fritillariae Thunbergii & Gualou;

Yin Xu & Fire Shi w fever~hectic & sweat~night, w Cx

Phellodendri; diabetes, w Rz Dioscoreae & Wuweizi;

Hyperthyroidism; Hypertension w severe Heat/Yin Xu; (2) Nourish

Jing; Moisten esp LU-ST-KI; (3) Other: Build LU Yin; Build KI Yin;

Clear ST Fire/Heat; Clear Yin Xu Fire; Clear SJL Heat; Clear Qi

Heat; Clear Heat in muscles; Calm Restlessness; Antimicrobial;

Antiplatelet-Aggregation; Hypoglycaemic; Bacteriostatic &

fungistatic; (3) infusion is Hypoglycaemic in normal rabbits esp w

alloxan diabetes, but alcoholic extract is Hyperglycaemic in normal

rabbit; (4) Retard LV metabolism of corticosteroid, but Protect

adrenal Cx from inhibition of exogenous corticosteroid|Heat; Fire;

Dry/Heat damage* w Yin Xu/Fluid Xu; Moisten Dryness; LU Yin Xu

& KI Yin Xu; LU Heat Shi w cough & asthma; headache,

toothache, & aphthae; extremely hot, thirst~excessive; LU Heat &

Yin Xu w cough irritating dry; Moisten in diabetes, constipation,

fever w Yin/Fluid Consumed|SJM-SP-ST DysFx; KI DysFx; LU

DysFx; urinary DysFx; SI-LI DysFx|incompatible w iron

preparations|(1) w Shigao in Qi Attack by EPFs w seasonal

fever/fever~high, fidgets & thirst; w Chuanbeimu in LU Yin Xu/LU

Heat w cough unproductive cough/w expectoration of scanty

sputum; (2) w Huangbai, Rx Rehmanniae etc in Yin Xu & Fire

Blazing w fever~hectic, spermatorrhoea, seminal emission~night,

sweat~night etc; w Rx Rehmanniae, Xuanshen in Yin Xu & Fire

Blazing w pharyngitis/aphthae; (3) w Gualougen, Rx Ophipogonis,

Gegen etc in ST Heat/diabetes w thirst|

Hominis Placenta|Ziheche [banned]|Human Placenta|Sweet; Salty;

Warm|LV, KI, HT, LU|As Pill/powder: 1.5-2.0g bid/tid|Build Yang;

Build KI; Build KI Jing; Build Qi; Build Xue; Immunostimulant;

Boost Antibody Production; Boost Immunglobulins; (1) Build KI;

Build Jing: KI Yang Xu & KI Jing Xu w sterility, impotence,

emission, vertigo & tinnitus; (2) Build Qi; Build Xue: Qi-Xue Xu w

shortness of breath, fatigue, appetite~poor; galactoschesis for

debilitated who are susceptable to common Cold & dermatitis, skin

infection; (3) Build LU; Anticough: LU Xu/LU Xu+SP Xu+KI Xu w

dyspnoea+cough; (1) Antiinflammation; (2) gonadotropic to prolong

estrus in animals & increase sex gland weights (ovary, uterus,

prostate, seminal vesicle & musculi levator ani; (3) Boost growth

of young animals; (4) Boost chemotherapy tolerance/ Boost

radiation tolerance ~counter leukopenia induced by

radiation/chemicals|Yang Xu||||

Asphaltum Shilajit|??|Shilajit Mineral pitch; dark brown/black/red

gummy bituminous mass of vegetable organic matter|bitter; smell

like stale cow urine||1 tablespoon/d in water/juice w

honey|Tonic*~physical/mental; Alterative; Adaptogen*/Antistress;

Antioxidant*/Antiageing; Immunomodmodulator esp

Immunostimulant; Antiinflammation; Antiallergic; Boost radiation

tolerance; Antifatigue; Boost Stamina/endurance/Physical

Strength/Performance, muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance; CNS

Nervine (Stimulant & Sedative/Anxiolytic); Boost mental/spiritual

power; boost memory, cognition & learning; Digestive; Antiulcer;

Purge~Laxative~slightly; Antiseptic~ST-SI-LI; Clear Toxin esp

Food Toxin; Antidiabetes; Build KI*; Build KI Jing; Aphrodisiac;

Diuretic; Expel calculi~KI/BL & GB; Bulid BG~cholagogue;

LU/respiratory stimulant, expectorant, disinfectant; Vulnerary; Aid

tissue healing in muscle, bone & nerve injury; Aid fracture healing

& regeneration of transplanted bone; Ease Pain||debility, weakness

& fatigue; anaemia; hypoxia & oxidative stress; nervous diseases,

stress & anxiety, epilepsy, debility/neurasthenia~nervous,

hysteria; CNS sedative & stimulant; immunosuppression;

immunosensitivity, Allergy; eczema; respiratory DysFx,

bronchitis~chronic & asthma; ST-SI-LI/digestive DysFx,

Antiseptic~internal, Dyspepsia~fermentative, anorexia; Indigestion;

ST~ulcer; food poisoning, gastrointestinal worms,

haemorrhoid~painful & bleeding; obesity,adiposity; LV~enlarged,

LV~hepatitis, jaundice, calculi~GB, diabetes, SP~enlarged; urinary

diseases; Calculi~KI/BL, Diuretic, KI Xu; geriatric complaints,

ageing~premature; amnesia, concentration poor; libido~low; genital

diseases; elephantiasis; libido~low, neurasthenia~sexual;

amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia; bone

fracture|Unknown; Very safe at doses up to 1g/kg LW||

Avena Sativa|??|Wild Oats w Nettle Rx||||Tonic~physical; Boost

Stamina/Physical Strength/Performance, muscle strength &

hypoxic tolerance; anabolic~Testosterone-like|||None reported||

Boraginis Officinalis Fm|??|Borage Fm||||Diuretic; Demulcent;

Make Sweat; Lactagogue; Tonic; Adaptogen/Antistress; adrenal

restorative; Antiinflammation||stress; restorative for

convalescence; nervous DysFx; inflammation; LU DysFx;

KI~nephritis; Phlegm|||

Dioscoreae Villosae Rz/Rx|??|Wild Yam Rx, Mexican

Yam||||Tonic~physical; Boost Stamina/Physical

Strength/Performance, muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance;

anabolic~Testosterone-like; Antispasmodic; Spasmolytic;

Antiinflammation; Antirheumatic; Build GB~Cholagogue; ||intestinal

colic; diverticulitis; RA; muscular rheumatism; cramps; intermittent

claudication; GB~cholecystitis; bilious colic; dysmenorrhoea;

ovarian pain; uterine pain; progesteronal; Menopausal Sx|CI:

Pregnancy; Uterus~Tonic; Avoid non-professional use; safe in

parturition||NB Diosgenin obtained by hydrolysis of saponin dioscin

is converted chemically to progesterone

Paulliniae Cupanae S|??|Guarana S||||Nervine Tonic; narcotic

stimulant~mild; Aphrodisiac; febrifuge||headache; depression;

fatigue; neurasthenia|CI: hypertension, constipation||

Pausinystalia Yohimbe Cx|??|Yohimbe, Yehimbe, Corynanthe||||Cx

has yohimbine; CNS Tonic; hallucinogen~mild; Build Xue Flow in

pelvis; Aphrodisiac; “Marathon Erection Maker”; Hyportensor;

Antifever; Tonic~physical; Boost Stamina/Physical

Strength/Performance, muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance;

Boost male sexual performance; Alpha-Adrenergic agonist,

potentiate caffeine & ephedrine||seminal vesicles impaired; sperm

motility reduced; pelvic blood supply poor; Impotence w vascular;

diabetic; /psychogenic origin; subjects on Antidepressants to

combat anorgasmia; libido~low; frigidity; hypertension|Avoid

prolonged use; CI: LV & KI diseases; inflammation~chronic of

sexual organs/prostatitis~chronic; May potentiate MAOI drugs;

Caution: CNS Tonic w side-effects incl vertigo, nervousness &

anxiety, weakness, nervous stimulation, paralysis &

hallucinations; lethargic limb weakness, restlessness; chills &

Warm spinal shivers w slight vertigo & nausea; then relaxed,

inebriated feeling w slight auditory & visual hallucinations. CI:

hypotension, diabetes, nervous DysFx, HT, LV & KI DysFx. MAO

inhibitor; avoid Sedatives, tranquilizers, Antihistamines, narcotics,

& large quantities of alcohol. Any of these will cause Hypotensor

crisis. Amphetamines, LSD, cocaine, & dairy products, incl aged

cheese cause hypertensor crisis; generally recommended that no

other Hb be used in combination w/within a ten-hour period of use

of yohimbe||Make infusion of 2-3 teaspoons Cx shavings/Powder

in 225ml water/use liquid form. Use a low dose first & monitor

effect; 5-30 drops tds for 2 wks only (Moore); /soak 25g yohimbe

Cx shavings in alcohol (gin/vodka) for 8h. Strain shavings, pour

liquid onto a flat sheet, & let alcohol evaporate/use oven at low

Heat (150’ to 250’F); residue (1.0-1.5g) is primarily yohimbine

hydrochloride. This can be snuffed/placed under tongue. effects

more pronounced & reaction occurs within 10-20 min

Pfaffia Paniculata|??|Suma||||Tonic~physical; boost

Stamina/Physical Strength/Performance; boost muscle strength;

boost hypoxic tolerance; Ecdysterone source, testosterone-like

effect (anabolic); |||None reported||

Ptychopetalum Olacoides Cx-Rx; Liriosmae Ovatae Cx-

Rx|??|Potency Wood, Muira Puama Cx-

Rx|aromatic||40ml/wk|Tonic~physical; boost Stamina/Physical

Strength/Performance; boost muscle strength; boost hypoxic

tolerance; testosterone-like effect (anabolic); Astringe;

Aphrodisiac; CNS Tonic; Build libido||dysentery; impotence;

libido~low|Side effects: chills run up & down spine 2h after

ingestion of raw Hb in capsules, like physical effects felt from

yohimbe||Mix 4 tablespoons of Cx Powder in 250ml boiling vodka

for 15 minutes. Strain while still hot & drink 1-2 cordial glasses

about 1h before coitus. resin can be extracted by immersing Rx/Cx

in hot isopropanol (or any other) alcohol. Strain mixture &

evaporate solvent in a double boiler/Heatbath. remaining resin is

then gathered & refrigerated. One pellet about size of a pea can be

placed in mouth 90 min before coitus & should be allowed to

dissolve in saliva before it is swallowed. Smoking Cx is very

harsh. Unpleasant to chew because splinters tend to catch in

pharynx. Capsulized Powder is poorly assimilated in ST because

of resin’s suspension in water & digestive juices

Smilax|??|Smilax||||Tonic~physical; boost physical performance,

muscle strength & hypoxic tolerance|||||

Turnerae Diffusae Fm|??|Damiana Fm||||CNS Tonic; Nervine; Calm

Shen; Antidepressant; thymoleptic; Stomachic; Build

Testosterone/male sex hormones (Aphrodisiac)||Shen Disturbed;

anxiety; depression; CNS sluggish; thymoleptic; libido~low;

impotence; ST DysFx|CI: prostatitis/BPH/prostate cancer||

Withania Somnifera|??|Ashwagandha; “Indian Ginseng”(Ginseng

relative)||||Adaptogen/Antistress; Tonic~physical; Tonic; anabolic;

Boost Endurance/Athletic Stamina/Physical

Strength/Performance, muscle strength; Boost hypoxic tolerance;

Anticancer~skin; ST ulcers; Antidepressive (MAO inhibition);

Boost Cognitive Performance; Aid Learning/Memory;

Immunomodulator (immunostimulant/immunosuppressant)|||May

potentiate barbiturates||

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August 11, 2003

Phil

What database do you have?

Alon

August 13, 2003

In my renewed ponderings on Spleen function I found a link to an excellent

full text paper, which seems to me comes from a pretty reliable source -

whether considering the TCM or WM perspective?:

Wu XN.

Current concept of Spleen-Stomach theory and Spleen deficiency syndrome in

TCM.World J Gastroenterol, 1998;4(1):2-6

http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/4/2.htm

It contains some interesting points, and some rather unsettling ones:

" Transport and transformation function of Spleen-Stomach provided nutrients

for muscle and energy metabolism. When Spleen-Stomach is diseased,muscles

will be atrophied and become asthenic.

Atractylodes, being a representative of Spleen-fortifying drug, it modulates

intestinal motility bidirectionally, increases smooth muscle tone of GI

tract, improves the white slippery coating of tongue, and cellular and

humoral immunity and protein synthesis. Moreover, it acts on the

hypothalamic-putuitary-adrenal cortical axis. "

Excuse me? This fact should be reflected in a reference to an action on the

Kidney surely?

" The Kidney-Yang denotes the hypothalamic-pitutary-adrenal, thyroid and

gonadal axes, secretion of the corresponding hormones, sodium pump activity

of red blood cells, caloric energy production and immunomodulating

functions. The Kidney-Yin involves cAMP/cGMP activity. "

I had thought at least the spleen formula my horse had been prescribed would

be safe and appropriate, but despite months of apparent clinical

improvement, having now found a three fold increase in insulin occurring

since he started TCM, and a rise in cortisol, I am re-examining everything

from a western perspective. It could be an anomoly of course, a result of

stress over previous days despite the low ACTH at the time. Phil?

" Astragalus..... it may increase corticoid secretion and elevates the plasma

level of cortisol. " This I had already ruled out knowing it 'raises yang

qi'.

Gan Cao I thought might be Ok to leave in at only 1g er day, but have quit

that now.

I wonder if anyone has source papers on the other classic spleen herbs.

I found this paper:

1: Biol Pharm Bull. 2002 Jan;25(1):81-6. Related Articles, Links

Dehydrotrametenolic acid induces preadipocyte differentiation and sensitizes

animal models of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus to insulin.

Sato M, Tai T, Nunoura Y, Yajima Y, Kawashima S, Tanaka K.

Department of Medicinal Pharmacology Research and Development, Tokyo

Metropolitan Institute for Medical Science, Japan. sato

We recently discovered that the triterpene acid compound dehydrotrametenolic

acid promotes adipocyte differentiation in vitro and acts as an insulin

sensitizer in vivo. This natural product has been isolated from dried

sclerotia of Poria cocos WOLF (Polyporaceae), a well-known traditional

Chinese medicinal plant. We examined the effects of dehydrotrametenolic acid

on plasma glucose concentration in obese hyperglycemic db/db mice.

Dehydrotrametenolic acid can reduce hyperglycemia in mouse models of

noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and act as an insulin

sensitizer as indicated by the results of the glucose tolerance test. These

terpenoids and thiazolidine type of antidiabetic agents such as Ciglitazone,

although structurally unrelated, share many biological activities: both

induce adipose conversion, activate peroxisome proliferator-activated

receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) in vitro, and reduce hyperglycemia in animal

models of NIDDM. Dehydrotrametenolic acid is a promising candidate for a new

type of insulin-sensitizing drug. This finding is very important for the

development of insulin sensitizers that are not of the thiazolidine type.

PMID: 11824563 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

This would seem to be eminently suitable, but does anyone have other

references on the hypoglycemic property of Fu Ling, does it 'support'

insulin production too??

Anyone have the source papers on Bai Zhu that Bensky quotes, it would seem

to be a likely cause of problem?

Anyone have any references of any effects of Dang Shen or Dan Shen on blood

glucose, insulin or HPA axis?

The only other herbs I am still using is Bai Shao which would appear to be

safe from that perspective:

1: Vopr Med Khim 1998 May-Jun;44(3):256-61 Related Articles, Links

[Effect of a peony root preparation on the status of the insulin and

hemostatic system in animals during development of alloxan diabetes]

[Article in Russian]

Ul'ianov AM, Tarasov IuA, Liapina LA, Pastorova VE, Uspenskaia MS.

Administration of peony roots preparations provides the stable prophylactic

effect against the development of experimental alloxan diabetes. This

preparation and its complex with aspirin conserves the normal hemostatic

system status and moderates the insular system disturbances. These

preparations provide greater survival of animals.

PMID: 9703625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Even if it turns out I can find no-one with the right expertise to prescribe

for this horse with TCM, at least maybe I can work out why all the

apparently appropriate formulas may have had such an adverse effect, learn

more about the nature of his condition.

Also found a full paper on the treatment of insulin resistance

http://www.chinaphar.com/1671-4083/23/1181.pdf

I have not printed it out and studied it yet, but even though IR was induced

by insulin injections in one study, it was still attenuated by a classic yin

deficiency formula. Any comments?

Jackie

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