Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Herbs that Release the Exterior
Warm, pungent herbs that release the exterior:
Gui Zhi
Zi Su Ye
Jing Jie
Fang Feng
Sheng Jiang
Bai Zhi
Cang Er Zi
Cool, pungent herbs that release the exterior:
Bo He
Sang Ye
Ju Hua
Chai Hu
Sheng Ma
Ge Gen
Chapter 2: Herbs that Clear Heat
Herbs that drain fire:
Shi Gao
Jue Ming Zi
Xia Ku Cao
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Herbs that cool the blood:
Sheng Di Huang
Xuan Shen
Mu Dan Pi
Herbs that clear deficient heat:
Di Gu Pi
Qing Hao
Herbs that clear heat and dry dampness:
Huang Qin
Huang Lian
Huang Bai
Herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity:
Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao
Ban Lan Gen
Pu Gong Ying
Chuan Xin Lian
Bai Hua She She Cao
Herbs that clear and relieve summerheat:
Bian Dou
Chapter 3: Downward Draining Herbs
Purgatives:
Da Huang
Herbs that lubricate the intestine:
Huo Ma Ren
Chapter 4: Herbs that Drain Dampness
Herbs that drain dampness and reduce edema:
Fu Ling
Yi Yi Ren
Ze Xie
Herbs that promote diuresis and treat strangury:
Che Qian Zi
Bei Xie
Herbs that drain dampness and reduce jaundice:
Jin Qian Cao
Chapter 5: Herbs that Expel Wind Dampness
Warm herbs that expel wind cold dampness:
Du Huo
Neutral/cool herbs that expel wind heat dampness:
Qin Jiao
Herbs that strengthen the liver and kidney and expel wind dampness:
Wu Jia Pi
Chapter 6: Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing
Cool herbs that transform phlegm-heat:
Qian Hu
Gua Lou
Zhe Bei Mu
Tian Hua Fen
Zhu Ru
Pang Da Hai
Warm herbs that transform phlegm-cold:
Ban Xia
Bai Qian
Bai Jie Zi
Jie Geng
Herbs that relieve coughing and wheezing:
Xing Ren
Pi Pa Ye
Zi Wan
Kuan Dong Hua
Bai Bu
Su Zi
Chapter 7: Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness
Huo Xiang
Pei Lan
Hou Po
Cang Zhu
Sha Ren
Chapter 8: Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation
Shan Zha
Mai Ya
Gu Ya
Shen Qu
Lai Fu Zi
Chapter 9: Herbs that Regulate Qi
Chen Pi
Qing Pi
Zhi Shi
Zhi Ke
Xiang Fu
Mu Xiang
Chuan Lian Zi
Wu Yao
Chapter 10: Herbs that Stop Bleeding and Regulate Blood
Herbs that cool the blood and stop bleeding:
Bai Mao Gen
Huai Hua
Herbs that stop bleeding and remove blood stasis:
San Qi
Qian Cao Gen
Pu Huang
Herbs that astringe and stop bleeding:
Xian He Cao
Herbs that warm the meridian and stop bleeding:
Ai Ye
Herbs that invigorate blood and qi, and stop pain:
Ji Xue Teng
Chuan Xiong
Yan Hu Suo
Jiang Huang
Ru Xiang
Mo Yao
Herbs that invigorate blood and regulate menstruation:
Dan Shen
Hong Hua
Tao Ren
Yi Mu Cao
Huai Niu Xi
Chuan Niu Xi
Chi Shao Yao
Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold:
Fu Zi
Gan Jiang
Rou Gui
Wu Zhu Yu
Chapter 12: Herbs that Tonify
Herbs that tonify qi:
Ren Shen
Xi Yang Shen
Dang Shen
Tai Zi Shen
Huang Qi
Shan Yao
Bai Zhu
Da Zao
Gan Cao
Huang Jing
Jiao Gu Lan
Herbs that tonify the blood:
Shu Di Huang
He Shou Wu (Shou Wu Teng)
Dang Gui
Long Yan Rou
Bai Shao Yao
Gou Qi Zi
Sang Shen
Herbs that tonify yang:
Rou Cong Rong
Bu Gu Zhi
Tu Si Zi
Du Zhong
Xu Duan
Yin Yang Huo
Ba Ji Tian
Herbs that tonify yin:
Sha Shen
Tian Men Dong
Mai Men Dong
Sang Ji Sheng
Bai He
Han Lian Cao
Nu Zhen Zi
Chapter 13: Herbs that Stabilize and Bind
Herbs that astringe essence, restrain urine, and clear leucorrhea:
Shan Zhu Yu
Lian Zi
Qian Shi
Jin Ying Zi
Hai Piao Xiao
Sang Piao Xiao
Herbs that astringe the lung and large intestine:
Wu Wei Zi
Bai Guo
Herbs that stop sweating:
Fu Xiao Mai
Ma Huang Gen
Chapter 14: Herbs that Calm the Shen
Zhen Zhu
Hu Po
Mu Li
Zhen Zhu Mu
Suan Zao Ren
Bai Zi Ren
Ling Zhi
Ye Jiao Teng
Yuan Zhi
Chapter 15: Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
Bing Pian
Shi Chang Pu
Chapter 16: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Gou Teng
Tian Ma
Shi Jue Ming
Di Long