石膏
Shí Gāo
Shí Gāo Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
石膏 - Gypsum fibrosum
sweet, acrid, very cold
cools and disperses the heat in the YANG MING
vexing thirst
知母
Zhī Mǔ
Zhī Mǔ
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
知母 - Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
bitter, sweet, cold
enriches yin and clears heat
vexation due to heat or yin deficiency
竹葉
Zhú Yè
Zhú Yè
Names
Properties:
Actions & Indications:
Phyllostachys nigrae Folium (竹葉) Lophateri Herba (淡竹葉) - Dan Zhu Ye
sweet, bland, cold
Clears heat and eliminates irritability
Promotes urination and clears damp heat
粳米
Gēng Mǐ
Gēng Mǐ
Properties:
Main ability:
粳米 - (brown) rice
sweet, cool
nourishes fluids and moderates urgency
梔子
Zhī Zǐ
Zhī Zǐ
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
梔子 - Gardeniae Fructus
bitter, cold
clears constrained heat and vexation
vexation due to constrained heat
- Vexation, irritability, restlessness, insomnia
- Skin conditions
- Jaundice
淡豆豉
Dàn Dòu Chǐ
Dàn Dòu Chǐ
Properties:
Actions & indications:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
淡豆豉 - Sojae Semen preparatum (Xiang Chi)
sweet, slightly bitter, cold or warm (depends on prep)
Release the exterior, Eliminates irritability
vexing anguish sensation in the chest
- Vexation, irritability, restlessness, insomnia
- Chest pain
茵陳蒿
Yīn Chén Hāo
Yīn Chén Hāo
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
茵陳蒿 - Artemisiae scopariae Herba - virgate wormwood
bitter, slightly cold
clears damp heat
jaundice
- Jaundice
- Skin eruptions due to alcohol or foods
黄柏
Huáng Bǎi
Huáng Bǎi
Properties:
Main ability:
Mainly treats:
Clinical applications:
黄柏 - Phellodendri Cortex
bitter, cold
clears heat and dries dampness
damp heat
- Damp heat in the lower jiao: diarrhea, dysentery, turbid vaginal discharge, etc.
- Jaundice
