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How to remember the actions of herbs? (1)

Chinese herbs are used in TCM, as the main means to prevent and treat diseases. There are over 200 kinds of herbs that are common used in TCM clinical practice. How to remember the actions of these herbs? The following series of articles are the summary of Chinese herbs, we hope it will be helpful for the Medboo students.

Herbs pungent in flavor and warm in nature for relieving external syndrome

Herbs	Actions
Ma Huang (Ephedra)	Induce sweating to relieve superficies	disperse the lung to relieve asthma	promote diuresis to subside edema
Gui Zhi (Cinnamom Twig)	Induce sweating to relieve superficies			activate yang and circulate qi by warming meridian.
Xiang Ru (Elscholtzia Mosla)	Induce sweating to relieve superficies		promote diuresis to subside edema.	eliminate dampness and regulate the function of the spleen and stomach

Zi Su (Purple Perilla Leaf)	Relieve superficial pathogenic factors to dissipate cold	promote the circulation of qi and regulate the function of the stomach.

Qiang huo(Notopterygium)	Expel wind and dampness	dispel cold to relieve pain
Cang Er Zi(Xanthium)	Expel wind and dampness	alleviate pain	clear the nasal passage
Xin Yi (Magnolia Flower)	Expel wind and cold		clear the nasal passage

Fang Feng(Ledebouriella Root)	Expel wind and relieve exterior syndrome	eliminate dampness	relieve convulsion and diarrhea
Jing Jie (Schizonepeta)	Expel wind and relieve exterior syndrome		promote eruption, alleviate itching	the carbonized one arresting bleeding

Written by Hu xiaohua

Medboo TCM training center

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