宣
通 香子见足阳明胃经 楝实见手少阴心经
补
泻
轻 血崩补阴 羌活辛苦温入小肠膀胱肝肾治骨节风湿 肝风疗诸痹 蒿本辛温入小肠
膀胱
宣 重
通 滑 滑石见足阳明胃经 海金沙甘寒入小肠膀胱血分行水去湿治五淋解热毒
涩
燥 苍术见足阳明胃经
轻蔓荆子辛温微寒入小肠膀胱凉血利关节九窍治痹及风头痛 湿
宣
通 木通见手太阳大肠经 茵陈见足阳明胃经 泽泻咸甘寒入膀胱肾逐湿利水泄肾火
香
补 茯苓见手太阴肺经
泻 葶苈见手太阴肺经 黄柏苦寒入肾膀胱泻膀胱相火五脏结热补肾水不足坚精髓治下
焦诸
轻 羌活见手太阳小肠经 防风见手太阴肺经 蒿本见手太阳小肠经 蔓荆子见手太阳
小肠
重 宣
通 猪苓甘平入膀胱肾开腠理利水道除湿通淋消肿利水诸剂莫疾于此 滑 海金沙见手
太阳小肠经 通 狗脊见足
涩 补 黄 见手
燥 膀胱性猛利下行 防己苦辛寒入膀胱治下焦湿热通血滞 泻 知母见手
湿 轻 桔梗见手
宣
通 太阴脾经 远志苦温入肾通心气开郁结益智定惊 丹参见手少阴心经 牡丹皮辛寒
入心
补 太阴肺经 肉苁蓉甘酸咸入肝肾微温强阴益精补中 白术见足阳明胃经 巴戟天辛
苦温
泻 太阴肺经 地榆见足阳明胃经 苦参苦寒入肾疗时气大热狂邪行结热毒风 龙胆草
苦大
轻 太阴肺经 元参苦寒入肾除浮游之风火 秦艽见足阳明胃经 独活甘苦辛微温入肾
治一
宣
通 阳明胃经 艾见足太阴脾经 夏枯草苦辛寒入肝肾和血脉散结气养阴破症散瘿消肿
续
补 治绝阳绝阴 补骨脂见足太阴脾经 沙苑甘温入肝肾补肾明目益精 附子见足太阴
脾经
泻 地骨皮甘苦寒入肾心泻下焦虚热阴胞中及肺中伏火治有汗骨蒸消渴
轻 入肾肝温肾寒疗一切风寒诸湿痹百节疼痛并入督脉治脊强 决明子咸苦甘微寒入肝
胆肾治肝热风目病
宣
通 血气主下部 车前甘寒入肝肾利水道去热暑湿 蒲公英见足阳明胃经 射干见手太
阴肺
补 微温入肾益气续绝强阴健阳 何首乌甘微苦温入肝肾益血气精髓长筋骨治瘰 痈肿
风虚
泻
轻
宣
通 虚为治风妙品 石龙芮见足阳明胃经 萆 苦甘平入肝肾治寒湿痹病骨节间风小便
数
补 温入肾肝补中益精气坚筋骨主腰膝痛及风虚 女贞子苦寒入肾强阴补精健腰膝明目
黑发
泻
轻
宣
通 淋利水道 黑豆甘平入肾通关脉下气调中散五脏积结内寒祛风解毒 香子见足阳
明胃
补 太阴肺经 龟板甘平入肾补阴气续筋骨治血痢症瘕血痹崩漏等症 鹿茸甘咸温入心
肝肾
泻
轻
宣
通 乌药见足阳明胃经 五加皮辛苦温入肝肾专功风湿治腰膝痹逐瘀血兼能益气治痿
猪苓
补 便治痿 熟地黄见手少阴心经 骨碎补苦温入足少阴肾主骨破血止血补折骨耳鸣齿
痛并
泻
轻
重 磁石辛咸微温入肝肾养肾藏强骨气镇肝
滑 食盐见手少阴心经 戎盐功同食盐稍胜
涩 赤白石脂见手阳明大肠经 矾石见手太阴肺经 五味子见手太阴肺经 罂粟壳酸涩
微寒
燥 生附子见足太阴脾经 半夏见足阳明胃经 丁香见手太阴肺经
湿 旱莲草甘酸寒入肝肾纯阴之品功专凉血止血益肾阴 天门冬见手少阴心经 石斛见
足阳
重
滑
涩 嗽 芡实见足太阴脾经 山茱萸酸温入肝肾强阴益精温肝补肾安五脏止小便明目治
肾虚
燥
湿 少阴心经 阿胶见手太阴肺经 生地黄见手少阴心经 侧柏叶见手少阴心经
附
重 宣
滑 通 蛇床子苦辛甘温入三焦命门去
涩 龙骨甘平入肾肝固脱安魂镇惊 牡蛎咸平微寒入肾肝胆益肾固精收涩诸脱止虚热烦
软坚
燥 泻
湿 轻
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Xiangzi (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Lianshi (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter).
Bu (Tonifying)
Xie (Draining)
Qing (Light): For blood flooding (massive vaginal bleeding), tonify Yin. Qianghuo is acrid, bitter, and warm; enters the Small Intestine, Bladder, Liver, and Kidney meridians; treats rheumatism of bone joints; treats Liver wind and various Bi syndromes. Haoben is acrid and warm; enters the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians.
Xuan (Dispersing)
Zhong (Heavy)
Tong (Unblocking): Hua (Slippery): Huashi (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Haijinsha is sweet and cold; enters the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians; separates blood from water, removes dampness, treats five types of strangury, resolves heat toxicity.
Se (Astringent)
Zao (Drying): Cangzhu (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter).
Qing (Light): Manjingzi is acrid, warm, and slightly cold; enters the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians; cools blood, benefits joints and orifices, treats Bi syndrome and wind-induced headache. Shi (Dampness)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Mutong (refer to Hand Taiyang Large Intestine Meridian chapter); Yichen (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Zexie is salty, sweet, and cold; enters the Bladder and Kidney meridians; expels dampness, promotes urination, drains Kidney fire.
Xiang (Fragrant)
Bu (Tonifying): Fuling (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter).
Xie (Draining): Tingli (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter); Huangbai is bitter and cold; enters the Kidney and Bladder meridians; drains Ministerial Fire of the Bladder, clears stagnant heat in the five Zang organs, supplements insufficient Kidney Water, consolidates essence and marrow, treats various disorders of the Lower Jiao.
Qing (Light): Qianghuo (refer to Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian chapter); Fangfeng (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter); Haoben (refer to Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian chapter); Manjingzi (refer to Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian chapter).
Zhong (Heavy)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Zhuling is sweet and neutral; enters the Bladder and Kidney meridians; opens interstices, promotes water pathways, removes dampness, unblocks strangury, reduces swelling; its diuretic efficacy is unmatched by other agents. Hua (Slippery): Haijinsha (refer to Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian chapter). Tong (Unblocking): Gouji (refer to Foot...).
Se (Astringent)
Bu (Tonifying): Huang... (refer to Hand...).
Zao (Drying): The Bladder nature is fierce and directs downward. Fangji is acrid, bitter, and cold; enters the Bladder meridian; treats damp-heat in the Lower Jiao, unblocks blood stasis. Xie (Draining): Zhimu (refer to Hand...).
Shi (Dampness)
Qing (Light): Jiegeng (refer to Hand...)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Yuanzhi is bitter and warm; enters the Kidney meridian, connects with Heart Qi, opens depression, enhances intelligence, calms fright. Danshen (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter); Mudanpi is acrid and cold; enters the Heart meridian.
Bu (Tonifying): Taiyin Lung Meridian. Roushoucong is sweet, sour, and salty; enters the Liver and Kidney meridians, slightly warm; strengthens Yin, benefits essence, tonifies the Middle Jiao. Baizhu (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter). Bajitian is acrid...
Xie (Draining): Taiyin Lung Meridian. Diyü (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Kushen is bitter and cold; enters the Kidney meridian; treats severe heat and mania due to seasonal pathogens, moves stagnant heat and toxic wind. Longdancao is bitter and large...
Qing (Light): Taiyin Lung Meridian. Xuanshen is bitter and cold; enters the Kidney meridian; eliminates floating wind-fire. Qinjiao (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter). Duhuo is sweet, bitter, acrid, and slightly warm; enters the Kidney meridian; treats one...
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Yangming Stomach Meridian. Ai (refer to Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian chapter); Xiakucao is bitter, acrid, and cold; enters the Liver and Kidney meridians; harmonizes blood vessels, dissipates nodulated Qi, nourishes Yin, breaks masses and scrofula, reduces swelling.
Xu (Continuing)
Bu (Tonifying): Treats extinction of Yang and Yin. Buguzhi (refer to Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian chapter); Shayuan is sweet and warm; enters the Liver and Kidney meridians; tonifies Kidney, brightens eyes, benefits essence. Fuzi (refer to Foot Taiyin...).
Xie (Draining): Digupi is sweet, bitter, and cold; enters the Kidney and Heart meridians; drains deficient heat in the Lower Jiao, Yin cavity, and latent fire in the lungs; treats night sweats with bone-steaming fever and thirst.
Qing (Light): Enters Kidney and Liver meridians; warms Kidney cold; treats all wind-cold and damp-bi syndromes, pain in all joints; enters the Du Meridian; treats stiff spine. Juemingzi is salty, bitter, sweet, and slightly cold; enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Kidney meridians; treats wind-heat eye diseases.
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Blood and Qi primarily govern the lower part. Cheqian is sweet and cold; enters the Liver and Kidney meridians; promotes urination, removes heat, summer-heat, and dampness. Pugongying (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Shegan (refer to Hand Tai...).
Bu (Tonifying): Slightly warm; enters the Kidney meridian; benefits Qi, continues exhaustion, strengthens Yin and Yang. Heshouwu is sweet, slightly bitter, and warm; enters the Liver and Kidney meridians; benefits blood, Qi, essence, and marrow; grows sinews and bones; treats scrofula, carbuncles, wind deficiency.
Xie (Draining)
Qing (Light)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Deficiency is a fine product for treating wind. Shilongrui (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Bi... is bitter, sweet, and neutral; enters the Liver and Kidney meridians; treats cold-damp Bi syndrome, wind between bone joints, frequent urination...
Bu (Tonifying): Warm; enters Kidney and Liver meridians; tonifies Middle Jiao, benefits essence and Qi, strengthens sinews and bones; mainly treats waist and knee pain and wind deficiency. Nvzhenzi is bitter and cold; enters the Kidney meridian; strengthens Yin, supplements essence, strengthens waist and knees, brightens eyes, darkens hair.
Xie (Draining)
Qing (Light)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Strangury, promotes water pathways. Heidou is sweet and neutral; enters the Kidney meridian; opens pulse gates, descends Qi, regulates Middle Jiao, disperses internal cold accumulation in five Zang organs, dispels wind, detoxifies. Xiangzi (refer to Foot Yang...).
Bu (Tonifying): Taiyin Lung Meridian. Guiban is sweet and neutral; enters the Kidney meridian; supplements Yin Qi, continues sinews and bones; treats bloody dysentery, masses, blood Bi, flooding, etc. Lurong is sweet, salty, and warm; enters Heart...
Xie (Draining)
Qing (Light)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Tong (Unblocking): Wuyao (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Wujiapi is acrid, bitter, and warm; enters Liver and Kidney meridians; specializes in wind-damp, treats waist and knee Bi, expels blood stasis, additionally benefits Qi, treats flaccidity syndrome. Zhuling
Bu (Tonifying): To treat flaccidity. Shudihuang (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter); Gusui is bitter and warm; enters Foot Shaoyin Kidney meridian; governs bones, breaks blood, stops bleeding, supplements fractured bones, tinnitus, toothache, etc.
Xie (Draining)
Qing (Light)
Zhong (Heavy): Cishi is acrid, salty, and slightly warm; enters Liver and Kidney meridians; nourishes Kidney, stores essence, strengthens bone Qi, calms Liver.
Hua (Slippery): Yanshan (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter); Rongyan has similar efficacy to Yanshan but slightly superior.
Se (Astringent): Chibai Shizhi (refer to Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian chapter); Fanshi (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter); Wuweizi (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter); Yingusu key is sour, astringent, and slightly cold.
Zao (Drying): Sheng Fuzi (refer to Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian chapter); Banxia (refer to Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian chapter); Dingxiang (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter).
Shi (Dampness): Hanliancao is sweet, sour, and cold; enters Liver and Kidney meridians; pure Yin substance; specializes in cooling blood, stopping bleeding, benefiting Kidney Yin. Tianmendong (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter); Shihu (refer to Foot Yang...
Zhong (Heavy)
Hua (Slippery)
Se (Astringent): Sou (Cough): Qianshi (refer to Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian chapter); Shanzhuyu is sour and warm; enters Liver and Kidney meridians; strengthens Yin, benefits essence, warms Liver and tonifies Kidney, calms five Zang organs, stops frequent urination, brightens eyes, treats Kidney deficiency.
Zao (Drying)
Shi (Dampness): Shaoyin Heart Meridian. Ejiao (refer to Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian chapter); Shengdihuang (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter); Ce Baiye (refer to Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian chapter).
Fu (Attachment)
Zhong (Heavy)
Xuan (Dispersing)
Hua (Slippery)
Tong (Unblocking): Chuangzi is bitter, acrid, sweet, and warm; enters San Jiao and Mingmen; removes...
Se (Astringent): Longgu is sweet and neutral; enters Kidney and Liver meridians; secures leakage, calms soul, settles fright. Muli is salty, neutral, and slightly cold; enters Kidney, Liver, and Gallbladder meridians; benefits Kidney, secures essence, astringes various leakages, stops deficient heat, irritability, softens hardness.
Zao (Drying)
Xie (Draining)
Shi (Dampness)
Qing (Light)