Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Tranquilizing the Mind
Herbs that tranquilize the mind are used for deficient Heart-Qi, deficient blood in the heart, or flaring-up of fire in the heart, which are manifested as restl...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Resolving Phlegm and Relieving Cough and Asthma
Herbs that resolve phlegm and stop cough and asthma are used in cases with profuse sputum, thick sticky phlegm, and asthma. They also treat symptoms related to ...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Arresting Bleeding
These herbs harmonize blood, promote blood circulation, resolve blood stagnation, reduce swelling, and stop pain. Blood stagnation has various causes, and herbs...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Arresting Bleeding
Herbs that stop bleeding are used to treat cases of vomiting blood, epistaxis, and cough with blood, bloody stools, bloody urine, uterine bleeding, or traumatic...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Regulating Qi
Herbs that regulate Qi are aromatic, pungent, and bitter. They are good for promoting the free flow of Qi, and are indicated in Qi stagnation and Qi perversion....
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Warming the Interior
Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold are pungent and hot. They warm the spleen and stomach, expel cold, and stop pain in interior cold syndromes. Interio...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Resolving Dampness
The herbal prescriptions for dispelling dampness are mainly composed of diuretic herbs which eliminate dampness, induce diuresis, relieve stranguria, and discha...
Purgative Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions
Purgative herbs either stimulate or lubricate the large intestine to promote bowel movement. They are mainly indicated in constipation. Through the function of ...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Clearing Heat
Herbs that clear heat mainly remove interior heat. Generally speaking, interior heat syndrome excludes exterior syndrome due to invasion of exogenous pathogenic...
Herbs and Herbal Prescriptions Releasing Exterior Syndromes
Exterior-releasing herbs are those that dispel pathogenic factors while in the superficial portion of the body. These herbs have a pungent flavor, cause sweatin...