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| | Other Names : Recovery Special Pill | | Other Names : Recovery Special Pill |
| | ==Special Precautions of Hui Chun Wan== | | ==Special Precautions of Hui Chun Wan== |
| − | Do not use during pregnancy. Avoid in children experiencing convulsions from deficiency syndromes. This formula should not be taken long-term. As always consult with an acupuncturist/herbalist before use. | + | * [[Zhu Sha]] (Cinnabaris) is Extremely toxic : no longer used, because of its mercury content. |
| | + | * Do not use during pregnancy. Avoid in children experiencing convulsions from deficiency syndromes. This formula should not be taken long-term. As always consult with an acupuncturist/herbalist before use. |
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| | ==Actions== | | ==Actions== |
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| | *[[Ban Xia]] | | *[[Ban Xia]] |
| | *[[Chen Pi]] | | *[[Chen Pi]] |
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| − | Regulates Qi, improves transportive function of the spleen, relieves diaphragm - epigastric/abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, nausea, vomiting (promotes movement of qi in general; specifically directing it downward - good for different types of nausea/vomiting).
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| − | Important herb for drying dampness and the transformation of phlegm - coughs with stifling sensation in the chest/diaphragm, and copious viscous sputum (qi-level herb).
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| − | Prevents stagnation - prevents cloying of tonifying herbs.
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| − | Ju Hong is the red part of the tangerine peel - it is more drying and aromatic.
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| | *[[Chen Xiang]] | | *[[Chen Xiang]] |
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| − | Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain - distention and pain in abdominal region due to cold from deficiency or blood stasis.
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| − | Directs rebellious Qi downward - excess/deficiency wheezing, vomiting, belching, hiccups due to cold from deficiency of the middle jiao.
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| − | Helps the kidneys grasp Qi - asthma and wheezing.
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| | *[[Chuan Bei Mu]] | | *[[Chuan Bei Mu]] |
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| − | Clears heat, transforms phlegm, stops many types of cough (chronic, yin-deficient, difficult to expectorate phlegm, blood streaked sputum); best for cough with stifling sensation in the chest and upper abdomen (constrained qi).
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| − | Clears heat, dissipates nodules due to heat - sores, swellings, scrofula, lung or breast abscess.
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| − | Incompatible with Wu Tou.
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| | *[[Da Huang]] | | *[[Da Huang]] |
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| − | Drains heat and purges accumulations - high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, constipation, abdominal distention and pain, delirium, yellow tongue coating, full pulse which indicates intestinal heat excess or yang ming stage illness.
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| − | Drains heat from the blood - blood in the stool from bleeding hemorrhoids or heat in the intestine; vomting blood or nosebleed accompanied by constipation; painful eyes or fire toxin sores due to heat in the blood level.
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| − | Drains damp-heat via the stool - jaundice, dysentery, lin syndrome.
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| − | Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis - amenorrhea, abdominal masses, fixed pain due to blood stasis (recent and long-term blood stasis).
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| − | Clears heat and reduces fire toxicity - for burns, hot skin.
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| − | Avoid During Pregnancy and During Nursing
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| − | Avoid in exterior disorders and deficiency of qi and/or blood
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| | *[[Dan Nan Xing]] | | *[[Dan Nan Xing]] |
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| − | Transforms phlegm heat, extinguishes wind, stops convulsions - muscle spasms/cramps, infantile convulsions, seizure disorders, facial paralysis, stroke (CVA) from wind and phlegm obstruction.
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| − | Zhi (or Tian) Nan Xing is prepared with fresh ginger and Dan Nan Xing is prepared with cow bile.
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| − | Avoid during pregnancy.
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| | *[[Gan Cao]] | | *[[Gan Cao]] |
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| − | Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
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| − | Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
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| − | Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
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| − | Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
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| − | Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
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| − | Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
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| − | Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).
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| − | Avoid with excess dampness, nausea, vomiting.
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| − | Incompatible with Gan Sui, Da Ji, Yuan Hua, Hai Zao (although used in some formulas with Hai Zao).
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| − | If taken for long periods of time, may cause hypertension and/or edema.
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| | *[[Gou Teng]] | | *[[Gou Teng]] |
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| − | Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms - spasms, muscle tremors, seizures.
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| − | Drains liver heat and pacifies liver yang - headaches, irritability, red eyes, dizziness.
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| − | Releases the exterior - fever, headaches, red eyes.
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| | *[[Jiang Can]] | | *[[Jiang Can]] |
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| − | Extinguishes liver wind, stops spasms and convulsions - childhood convulsions or facial paralysis, seizures from liver-wind or wind-phlegm-heat.
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| − | Expels wind, stops pain - headache, red eyes, sore, swollen throat from an OPI or liver wind, loss of voice.
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| − | Transforms phlegm, dissipates nodules - phlegm-heat scrofula and other phlegm nodules.
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| − | Expels wind and stops itching.
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| | *[[Mu Xiang]] | | *[[Mu Xiang]] |
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| − | Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain - stagnant qi of the stomach and/or spleen causing lack of appetite, abdominal pain, distention, nausea; liver or gallbladder qi stagnation causing flank pain, distention.
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| − | Regulates stagnated Qi in the intestines - diarrhea, abdominal pain (common herb to treat tenesmus).
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| − | Strengthens the spleen and prevents stagnation, used with tonifying herbs to reduce side effects.
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| | *[[Niu Huang]] | | *[[Niu Huang]] |
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| − | Clears the heart, opens the orifices, awakens the spirit, vaporizes phlegm - delirium or coma due to wind-heat or hot diseases with hot phlegm obstructing the pericardium.
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| − | Clears the liver, relieves toxicity, extinguishes wind, stops tremors - spasms, tremors, convulsions with high fever due to heat entering the liver.
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| − | Drains heat and relieves fire toxicity - red, painful, swollen, or ulcerated throat as well as for sores, carbuncles, boils, and a wide variety of hot swellings.
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| − | Do not use during pregnancy.
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| | *[[Quan Xie]] | | *[[Quan Xie]] |
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| − | Extinguishes liver wind, stops tremors and convulsions - liver wind phlegm patterns with spasms, acute/chronic childhood convulsions, tetanus, seizures, tremors, very effective!.
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| − | Fire toxic nodules - topically on toxic sores, swellings.
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| − | Unblocks the collaterals - painful headaches.
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| − | Do not use during pregnancy.
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| − | Avoid in Cases of Internal Wind with Blood Deficiency.
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| | *[[She Xiang]] | | *[[She Xiang]] |
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| − | Opens the orifices, revives the spirit, unblocks closed disorders (a wide variety of problems that impair consciousness) - heat entering the pericardium, convulsions, delirium, stupor fainting, closed disorders, tetanic collapse, phlegm collapse, seizures.
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| − | Invigorates the blood, dissipates clumps, reduces swelling, alleviates pain - toxic sores, carbuncles, fixed masses, channel obstructions due to trauma.
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| − | Do not use during pregnancy.
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| | *[[Tan Xiang]] | | *[[Tan Xiang]] |
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| − | Promotes Qi movement, alleviates pain - chest and abdomen pain.
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| | *[[Tian Ma]] | | *[[Tian Ma]] |
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| − | Calms the liver, extinguishes liver wind from either heat or cold patterns - spasms, tremors, headache, epilepsy, numbness, dizziness, wind-stroke, childhood convulsion, can be used for problems due to heat or blood deficiency.
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| − | Extinguishes wind, alleviates pain - headache, dizziness, migraine headaches that occur with wind-phlegm patterns, hemiplegia, dizziness, numbness.
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| − | Disperse painful obstruction due to wind phlegm - numbness and pain of the lower back and extremities.
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| | *[[Tian Zhu Huang]] | | *[[Tian Zhu Huang]] |
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| − | Clears and transforms phlegm-heat - difficult to expectorate sputum.
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| − | Clears heat and arrests convulsions - spasms, convulsions due to phlegm-heat, especially in children.
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| | *[[Zhi Ke]] | | *[[Zhi Ke]] |
| − | Herb Functions
| + | *[[Zhu Sha]] |
| − | Milder actions - move qi and reduce distention (good for weak patients).
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| | Herb Functions | | Herb Functions |
| | Sedates the heart, calms the spirit - restlessness, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, convulsion. | | Sedates the heart, calms the spirit - restlessness, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, convulsion. |
Most often used for childhood convulsions (possibly with wheezing, nausea, nighttime crying, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive mucus/saliva) or other conditions that involve fever, impaired or loss of consciousness, irritability, restlessness such as seizure disorders, meningitis, measles, and gastroenteritis among others.
Related Western Medical Conditions:
Herb Functions
Sedates the heart, calms the spirit - restlessness, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, convulsion.
Clears heat, relieves toxicity - carbuncles, sore throat.
