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Herbs Exceptions

Herbs that enter PC, SJ, GB channels; herbs of Neutral temperature

QuestionAnswer
Name the 2 Invigorate Blood herbs that enter the PC Dan Shen, Chuan Xiong
Name the 1 Extinguish Wind herb that enter the PC Gou Teng (think ´hooked my heart by the PC´
Name the 1 herb that releases the exterior (for Wind Heat) and enters the PC Chai Hu
What is the ONLY herb or substance that enters not only LR/GB but also PC/SJ? Chai Hu
What are the 4 herbs that enter the Pericardium? Chai Hu, Gou Teng, Chuan Xiong, Dan Shen
What are the 3 herbs that enter the SJ? Chai Hu, Fructus Gardeniae (Zhi Zi), and Rz Cyperi (Xiang Fu)
Only 1 Invigorate Blood herb enters the PC. What is it? "I want my period NOW." Xiang Fu/Rz Cyperi
Only 1 Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb enters the PC. ("Clears heat from all 3 Jiaos.") Zhi Zi (Fr Gardeniae)
Heat Phlegm herb that enters the GB Zhu Ru (+LU/ST)
Nourish Heart/Calm Spirit that enters the GB Suan Zao Ren (+HT)
2 Blood Activators that go to GB Chuan Xiong, Yu Jin (LR/GB only?)
2 Qi Regulators that go to GB Qing Pi (+ST), Mu Xiang (+SP/ST, LI)
Name 1 Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb that enters PC and 1 that enters GB. Zhi Zi enters SJ. Spica Prunelliae (Xia Ku Cao) enters LR/GB.
Which Toxic Heat herb enters GB? Lian Qiao (+HT)
Which of the three Huang sisters (Qin, Lian, Bai) enters GB? Huang Qin (also LU/ST, LI)
Which other Clear Heat, Dry Damp her (other than Huang Qin) enters the GB? Long Dan Cao (Rz Gentianae)
Which Xu Heat herb enters GB? Qing Hao (Hb Artemesiae Annuae)
What are the 2 Drain Damp herbs/substances that enter GB? Hb Lysimachiae (Jin Qian Cao aka Gold Coin Grass) and Yin Chen Hao (Hb Artemesiae Scopariae aka Artemesiae Capullaris)
Toxic Heat herb that is, oddly, Neutral in temp? Tu Fu Ling/Rz Smilacis Glabrae ("mainly topical applicaiton," sometimes used for mercury poisoning of (old) syphilis meds)
Two Purgatives that are Neutral in temp? Cannabis seed, plum pit
Wind Damp herbs that are Neutral in temp Sang Ji Sheng/HB Taxilli, Sang Zhi/Rm Mori
Drain Damp herbs that are Neutral (other than Fu Ling and Zhu Ling)? Bi Xie/Rz Dioscoreae, and the Little Red Bean (Chi Xiao Dou). (Also the 2 LR/GB Damp Heat herbs: Artemisiae Capullaris and Lysimachiae.)
Cold Phlegm herb that is Neutral in temp Jie Geng/Rx Platycodonis
Food Stagnation/Digestive herbs (other than Mai Ya, Gu Ya) that are Neutral in temp Lai Fu Zi/Sm Raphani and... Chicken Gizzard Inners: Ji Nei Jin!
Stop Bleeding herbs (other than Pu Huang) that are Neutral in temp Agrimoney and Lotus (Nelumbinis) rhizome node
Invigorate Blood herbs (other than Tao Ren and San Leng) that are Neutral in temp Mo Yao, NIU XI, and Semen Vaccariae
Calm the Spirit herbs (other than Hu Po) that are Neutral in temp Suan Zao Ren, Bai Zi Ren (and He Huan Pi, whatever that is)
Extinguish Wind herbs (other than scorpion and white mummified silkworm) that are Neutral in temp Tian Ma, Ci Ji Li (!!!)
QI TONIC that is Neutral in temp? Dang Shen
QI TONIC that is Neutral in temp? Tai Zi Shen
QI TONIC that is Neutral in temp? Shan Yao
QI TONIC that is Neutral in temp? Gan Cao
QI TONIC that is Neutral in temp? Feng Mi
QI TONIC that is Neutral in temp? Huang Jing
Blood Tonic that is Neutral in temp E Jiao
Blood Tonic that is Neutral in temp Gou Qi zi
Name the UNICO Yang Tonic that is not Warm? Tu Si Zi/Sm Cuscatae
What Yang Tonic is Sweet, Acrid and Neutral? Tu Si Zi/Sm Cuscatae
The only Yang Tonic that is Neutral in temp Tu Si Zi/Sm Cuscatae
Wu Mei is sour. What temperature is it? Neutral
Ma Huang is Warm. Ma Huang Gen is... Neutral
Semen Euryales (S&B) temp Neutral
Lotus seed (Lian Zi, Sm Nelumbinis) temp Neutral
Temp of Gingko leaf AND nut Neutral
Temp of mantis egg case Neutral
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