Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas

Blood Yin and Yang astringe the intestines and arrest diarrhea astringe and consolidate [essence] aromatic herbs that open the orifices astringe the lung and relieve cough astringe and stanch bleeding calm the mind with heavy sedatives calm roundworms to relieve pain carbuncle-abscess break up blood and expel stasis clear and discharge interior heat close sore and engender flesh boost essence and supplement marrow boost qi and fortify the spleen cool the blood and stanch bleeding clear dryness and moisten the lung clear heart heat and suppress fright counteract toxic substances and kill worms dissolve stasis to promote regeneration clear summer heat and boost qi diffuse cool dryness with light medicinal calm the liver and suppress fright dissolve stasis and stanch bleeding calm the liver and subdue yang direct counterflow downward and dissolve phlegm draw out toxins dry dampness and fortify the spleen direct qi downward and calm panting expel pus dispel wind and dissolve phlegm disperse accumulation and resolve [food] stagnation dry dampness and dissolve phlegm dry dampness and relieve itching diffuse warm dryness with light medicinal formulas that astringe the lung and relieve cough formulas that clear deficiency-heat formulas that clear summer heat and drain dampness formulas that concurrently supplement qi formulas that dispel summer heat and clear heat formulas that induce vomit formulas that purge pathogen and supplement healthy qi clear heat and open the orifices (resuscitate) formulas that clear heat at the qi aspect formulas that harmonize Shaoyang clear heat and dissolve phlegm extinguish wind and arrest convulsion consolidate the exterior and arrest sweating formulas that calm and extinguish internal wind formulas that clear heat at the nutrient aspect and cool the blood formulas that clear summer heat and boost qi formulas that dispel wind and overcome dampness formulas that dry dampness and dissolve phlegm formulas that open the orifices (resuscitate) with warm medicinals formulas that regulate and harmonize the intestine and stomach formulas that release the exterior with acrid-cool medicinals formulas that relieve external dryness by light diffusion formulas that arrest enuresis and emission with astringents formulas that calm the mind with heavy sedatives formulas that clear zang-fu heat formulas that direct qi downward formulas that expel parasites formulas that move qi formulas that nourish the heart and calm the mind formulas that regulate and harmonize the liver and spleen formulas that astringe the intestines from desertion formulas that clear heat and dispel dampness formulas that clear heat at both the qi and blood aspects formulas that invigorate blood and dispel stasis formulas that moisten dryness and dissolve phlegm formulas that open the orifices (resuscitate) with cool medicinals formulas that promote digestion and guide out [food] stagnation formulas that release the exterior and warm the interior formulas that release the exterior with acrid-warm medicinals direct qi downward and dissolve phlegm dispel wind and eliminate dampness dispel wind and quicken the collaterals dispel summer heat and clear heat dispel wind-damp and relieve pain dissipate cold and relieve pain formulas that dissipate masses and resolve abscess formulas that clear heat and resolve toxins formulas that clear summer heat and release the exterior formulas that reinforce healthy qi and release the exterior formulas that clear heat and dissolve phlegm formulas that consolidate the exterior and arrest sweating formulas that expel or calm the wind and dissolve phlegm formulas that expel water by purgation formulas that nourish and moisten internal dryness formulas that promote urination and percolate dampness formulas that release the exterior and attack the interior formulas that release the exterior and clear the interior