1. Dispelling Nodules1. Reducing Swelling and Dispelling Nodules: Gan Sui (Gansui), Jing Da Ji (Jingdaiji), Hong Da Ji (Hongdaiji), Tian Nan Xing (Pinellia), Gua Lou (Trichosanthes), Mao Zhua Cao (Cat’s Claw), She Gan (Belamcanda) 2. Detoxifying and Dispelling Nodules: Xuan Shen (Scrophularia), Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium), Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillaria), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx batryticatus), Quan Xie (Scorpion), Wu Gong (Centipede) 3. Activating (Breaking) Blood to Dispelling Nodules: Ban Mao (Bannao), Hai Ma (Seahorse), She Xiang (Musk) 4. Reducing Abscesses and Dispelling Nodules: Lian Qiao (Forsythia), Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion) 5. Clearing Heat and Dispelling Nodules: Xia Ku Cao (Prunella) 6. Unblocking Meridians and Dispelling Nodules: Ma Qian Zi (Strychnos) 7. Unblocking Yang and Dispelling Nodules: Xie Bai (Garlic Chives) 8. Transforming Phlegm (Dissolving Masses, Opening Stagnation) and Dispelling Nodules: Ban Xia (Pinellia), Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria) 9. Breaking Qi to Dispelling Nodules: Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel)

10. Softening Hard Nodules: Hai Ge Ke (Oyster Shell), Sheng Mu Li (Oyster), Hai Fu Shi (Floating Stone), Hai Zao (Sargassum), Kun Bu (Kelp)

2. Transforming Phlegm:1. Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Relieving, and Asthma-Relieving Herbs 2. Clearing Heat and Transforming Phlegm: Niu Bang Zi (Burdock Seed), She Gan (Belamcanda), Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone), Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seed), Peng Sha (Borax) 3. Moving Qi and Transforming Phlegm: Chen Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Zhi Shi (Bitter Orange), Fo Shou (Buddha’s Hand), Lai Fu Zi (Radish Seed) 4. Strengthening the Spleen and Transforming Phlegm: Fu Ling (Poria) 5. Drying Dampness and Transforming Phlegm: Ju Hong (Tangerine Peel), Hua Ju Hong (Dried Tangerine Peel), Xiong Huang (Realgar) 6. Expelling Wind and Transforming Phlegm: Si Gua Luo (Luffa), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx batryticatus) 7. Nourishing Qi and Transforming Phlegm: Nan Sha Shen (Nannuan) 8. Transforming Phlegm and Opening Orifices: Yuan Zhi (Polygala), Shi Chang Pu (Acorus)

3. Calming the Liver and Subduing Wind

1. Subduing Liver Yang: Subduing Liver Yang Herbs + Sang Ye (Mulberry Leaf), Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum), Bai Shao (White Peony), Long Shi (Limestone), Zi Shi (Magnetite), Gui Ban (Tortoise Shell), Bie Jia (Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell) 2. Calming Wind and Stopping Spasms: Calming Wind and Stopping Spasms Herbs + Fang Feng (Siler), Chan Tui (Cicada Slough), Qi She (Agkistrodon), Wu Shao She (Black Snake), Xiong Dan (Bear Gall), Zao Xiu (Cicada), Qing Dai (Indigo), Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone), Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx batryticatus), Tian Nan Xing (Pinellia), Gui Ban (Tortoise Shell), Bie Jia (Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell) 3. Both Expelling External Wind and Calming Internal Wind: Tian Ma (Gastrodia), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx batryticatus), Fang Feng (Siler), Chan Tui (Cicada Slough), Qi She (Agkistrodon), Wu Shao She (Black Snake)

4. Lowering Blood Pressure:

Xia Ku Cao (Prunella), Luo Bu Ma (Luo Bu Ma), Du Zhong (Eucommia), Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckia), Chou Wu Tong (Stinking Paulownia) 5. Acid-Reducing and Pain-Relieving: Hai Ge Ke (Oyster Shell), Hai Fu Shi (Floating Stone), Mu Li (Oyster) 6. Stopping Bleeding1. Cooling Blood and Stopping Bleeding: Mo Han Lian (Eclipta), Dai Zhe Shi (Hematite), Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings), Da Huang (Rhubarb), Di Gu Pi (Lycium Bark), Ma Bo (Mushroom), Sang Ye (Mulberry Leaf), Qing Dai (Indigo), Ma Chi Xian (Portulaca), Bai Tou Weng (Pulsatilla), Shui Niu Jiao (Water Buffalo Horn), Huang Qin (Scutellaria), Huang Lian (Coptis), Huang Bai (Phellodendron), Zhi Zi (Gardenia), Shi Wei (Phragmites) 2. Transforming Stasis and Stopping Bleeding: Wu Ling Zhi (Flying Squirrel Feces) 3. Astringing and Stopping Bleeding: Er Cha (Catechu), Ming Fan (Alum), Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis), Yi Zhi Ren (Alpinia), Xue Jie (Dragon’s Blood), Chuan Pi (Poncirus) 4. Nourishing Blood and Stopping Bleeding: E Jiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin), Gui Ban (Tortoise Shell) 5. Activating Blood and Stopping Bleeding: Xu Duan (Dipsacus) 6. Lung and Stomach Bleeding, Traumatic Bleeding: Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis), Bai Ji (Bletilla), Zi Zhu (Ziziphus)

7. Stopping Vomiting

1. Warming the Stomach and Stopping Vomiting: Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger), Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger), Pao Jiang (Roasted Ginger), Gao Liang Jiang (Galangal), Sha Ren (Amomum), Bai Dou Kou (White Cardamom), Cao Dou Kou (Grass Cardamom) 2. Clearing the Stomach and Stopping Vomiting: Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome), Huang Lian (Coptis), Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings) 3. Moving Qi and Stopping Vomiting: Zi Su (Perilla), Mu Xiang (Aucklandia) 4. Descending Rebellious Qi and Stopping Vomiting: Ban Xia (Pinellia), Dai Zhe Shi (Hematite), Xuan Fu Hua (Inula), Pi Pa Ye (Loquat Leaf), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia), Ding Xiang (Clove) 5. Transforming Dampness and Stopping Vomiting: Mu Guo (Papaya), Shi Chang Pu (Acorus), Cang Zhu (Atractylodes), Huo Xiang (Agastache), Pei Lan (Eupatorium)

8. Activating (Breaking) Blood and Transforming Stasis: Activating Blood and Transforming Stasis Herbs + Da Huang (Rhubarb), Dan Pi (Moutan), Chi Shao (Red Peony), Hai Feng Teng (Clematis), Lei Gong Teng (Tripterygium), Hu Zhang (Polygonum), Qu Mai (Dianthus), Shan Zha (Hawthorn), San Qi (Notoginseng), Qian Cao (Rubia), Pu Huang (Typha), Hu Po (Amber), He Huan Pi (Mimosa), She Xiang (Musk), Xu Duan (Dipsacus), Guo Feng (Corydalis), Hai Ma (Seahorse), Dang Gui (Angelica), Ban Mao (Bannao), Hong Teng (Sargentodoxa), Bai Jiao Cao (Patrinia), Zi Cao (Lithospermum) 9. Opening Orifices; Opening Orifice Herbs + Yu Jin (Curcuma), Yuan Zhi (Polygala), Niu Huang (Cattle Gallstone), Chan Su (Toad Venom) 10. Calming the Spirit1. Tranquilizing the Heart and Calming the Spirit: Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra), Fu Ling (Poria), Shi Chang Pu (Acorus), Yuan Zhi (Polygala) 2. Nourishing the Heart and Calming the Spirit: Gui Ban (Tortoise Shell), Ci Wu Jia (Siberian Ginseng), Lian Zi (Lotus Seed), Zao Ren (Jujube Seed), Bai Zi Ren (Arborvitae Seed), Ye Jiao Teng (Polygala), Ren Shen (Ginseng), Hong Zao (Red Dates), Long Yan Rou (Longan Flesh) 3. Settling the Heart and Calming the Spirit: Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), Ci Shi (Magnetite), Long Gu (Dragon Bone), Mu Li (Oyster), Hu Po (Amber), Zhen Zhu (Pearl) 4. Clearing the Heart and Calming the Spirit: Mai Dong (Ophiopogon), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings), Dan Shen (Salvia), Lian Qiao (Forsythia), Huang Lian (Coptis), Mu Tong (Akebia), Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum), Deng Xin Cao (Juncus) 5. Releasing Depression and Calming the Spirit: He Huan Pi (Mimosa), Xi Hong Hua (Safflower) 11. Stabilizing Pregnancy 1. Moving Qi and Relaxing the Middle to Stabilize Pregnancy: Zi Su (Perilla), Sha Ren (Amomum) 2. Clearing Heat and Cooling Blood to Stabilize Pregnancy: Huang Qin (Scutellaria), Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome) 3. Warming the Channels to Stabilize Pregnancy: Ai Ye (Mugwort) 4. Nourishing the Liver and Kidney to Stabilize Pregnancy: Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe), Du Zhong (Eucommia), Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta), Xu Duan (Dipsacus) 12. Soothe the Liver and Release Stagnation:Chai Hu (Bupleurum), Xiang Fu (Cyperus), Yu Jin (Curcuma), Fo Shou (Buddha’s Hand), Bo He (Mint), Chuan Lian Zi (Melia), Gan Song (Sweet Woodruff), Mai Ya (Barley Sprout), He Huan Pi (Mimosa) 13. Stopping Malaria:Qing Hao (Artemisia), Pi Shi (Arsenic), Chang Shan (Dichroa), Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum), Bing Lang (Areca), Xian He Cao (Agrimonia)

14. Relieving Summer Heat

1. Releasing the Exterior and Transforming Dampness to Relieve Summer Heat: Xiang Ru (Elsholtzia), Huo Xiang (Agastache), Pei Lan (Eupatorium) 2. Strengthening the Spleen and Transforming Dampness to Relieve Summer Heat: Bai Bian Dou (Lima Bean) 3. Promoting Water and Transforming Dampness to Relieve Summer Heat: Hua Shi (Talc) 4. Clearing Heat to Relieve Summer Heat: Qing Hao (Artemisia) 15. Generating Fluids and Quenching Thirst – Diabetes

1. Internal Heat Diabetes: Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena), Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes), Sheng Di (Rehmannia), Xuan Shen (Scrophularia), Di Gu Pi (Lycium Bark), Mai Dong (Ophiopogon), Shi Hu (Dendrobium), Ge Gen (Pueraria) 2. Qi and Yin Deficiency Diabetes—Ren Shen (Ginseng), Shan Yao (Chinese Yam), Huang Jing (Polygonatum), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra), Xi Yang Shen (American Ginseng) 3. Yin and Yang Deficiency Diabetes—Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta) 4. Yin Deficiency Diabetes—Shu Di (Rehmannia), Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry), Tian Dong (Asparagus), Sang Shen Zi (Mulberry) (Wound Healing) Generating Flesh1. Astringing Moisture to Generate Flesh: Lu Gan Shi (Calamine) 2. Astringing to Generate Flesh: Qian Shi (Euryale), Shi Gao (Gypsum) 3. Stopping Bleeding to Generate Flesh: Xue Jie (Dragon’s Blood), Er Cha (Catechu) 4. Astringing Moisture and Healing Wounds: Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis), Wu Zei Gu (Cuttlefish Bone), Chi Shi Zhi (Red Stone Fat), Long Gu (Dragon Bone), Zhen Zhu Mu (Mother of Pearl), Hua Shi (Talc) 5. Detoxifying and Healing Wounds: Zhen Zhu (Pearl) 6. Reducing Swelling and Generating Flesh: Ru Xiang (Frankincense), Mo Yao (Myrrh)

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