Herbs that Warm Interior & Expel Cold
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Channels:
HT, KI, SP
Properties:
Spicy, Hot, Toxic
A&I:
* Restores devastated Yang: diarrhea (undigested food), chills, cold extremities, & a faint or hidden pulse.
- Warms the fire & assists t -
Fu Zi
"Appendage"
Aconite (Processed)
Radix Lateralis
Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli
Wu Tou - stronger action dispel
cold and alleviate pain -
Channels:
HT, LU, SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Hot
A&I:
* Warms the middle & expels cold: excess conditions from externally-contracted cold as well as cold from deficiency due to insufficiency of yang qi. -
Gan Jiang
Dried Ginger Rhizome
dry Rhizoma Zingiberis -
Channels:
HT, KI, LIV, SP
Properties:
Spicy, Sweet, Hot
A&I:
* Warms the Kidneys & fortifies the yang: wide variety of problems from Kidney yang xu & waning of the Ming Men. Also for waning of the Spleen & -
Rou Gui
Inner Brack or Saigon Cinnamon
Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae
Guan Gui better to warm middle jiao
& dry dampness, less yang fortifying.
Up to 9g. -
Channels:
KI, LIV, SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Bitter, Hot, Slightly Toxic, Very Dry
A&I:
* Warms the middle, disperses cold, relieves constraint in the Liver Channel, & alleviates pain: Liver & Stomach chan -
Wu Zhu Yu
Evodia Fruit
Fructus Evodiae Rutaecarpae -
Channels:
KI, SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Hot, Slightly Toxic
A&I:
* Warms the middle jiao, disperses cold, & alleviates pain: Spleen or Stomach cold from deficiency (cold & pain in abdomen, vomiting, & -
Chuan Jiao
Fruit of Szechuan Pepper
Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungeani
No School Sample -
Channels:
KI, SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Warm
A&I:
* Warms middle jiao & directs rebellious qi downwards: Stomach cold with vomiting, hiccough, abdominal pain. Spleen or Stomach cold from xu with lack of appeti -
Ding Xiang
"Spike Fragrance"
Clove Flower Bud
Flos Caryophylli -
Channels:
LIV, KI, SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Warm
A&I:
* Spreads the Liver qi, warms the Kidneys, expels cold, & alleviates pain: warm & encourage movement in the Liver channel or the lower jiao as in cold -
Xiao Hui Xiang
Fennel Fruit
Fructus Foeniculi Vulgaris -
Channels:
SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Hot
A&I:
* Warms the middle & alleviates pain: epigastric & abdominal pain, vomiting, hiccough, or diarrhea from cold in middle jiao.
C&C:
- Any heat -
Gao Liang Jiang
Lesser Galangal Rhizome
Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinari -
Channels:
ST, LI
Properties:
Spicy, Hot
A&I:
* Warms the middle, disperses cold from the Stomach & Intestines, & alleviates pain.
- Topically applied as a powder for toothache.
C& -
Bi Ba
Long Pepper Fruit
Fructus Piperis Longi -
Channels:
LI, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Hot
A&I:
* Warms the middle & disperses cold: Stomach cold (vomiting, diarrhea, & abdominal pain).
C&C: yin xu with heat signs
Dosage: up to 4. -
Hu Jiao
"Barbarian Pepper"
Black Pepper
Fructus Piperis Nigri