The Healing Remedies Sourcebook: Over 1,000 Natural Remedies to Prevent and Cure Common Ailments. C. Shealy Norman

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      PROPERTIES Bitter, Sweet, Neutral

      CHANNELS Heart, Liver, Lung, Large Intestine

       FUNCTIONS AND USES

       Breaks up Blood stasis: it is a stronger herb than Hong Hua.

       Moistens the Intestines and moves stools.

       CAUTION

       Contraindicated during pregnancy.

       RADIX REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA

       Sheng di Huang CHINESE FOXGLOVE ROOT

      Sheng di Huang is one of a group of herbs that clear Heat: this includes febrile conditions and any illnesses with Heat signs. It can be used to treat diabetes by addressing the Heat cause.

      HOW TO USE

       Sheng di Huang is a very moistening as well as cooling herb. Therefore it is used in febrile illnesses where the Heat over a period has dried up the fluids in the body, causing thirst, irritability, and a scarlet tongue. It is also used, often with Bai Shao, when Heat in the Blood level causes hemorrhage from the vessels, leading to bloody urine, nosebleeds, and vomiting of blood. Untreated diabetes causes excessive thirst and urine—Sheng di Huang treats the Heat cause and helps the body replace the fluids.

      PROPERTIES Sweet, Bitter, Cold

      CHANNELS Heart, Liver, Kidney

       FUNCTIONS AND USES

       Clears Heat and cools the Blood: use in all febrile conditions where there is a very high fever, thirst, and a scarlet tongue. Also in hemorrhage when Heat enters the Blood level.

       Nourishes the yin and generates fluids: treats low-grade, long-term fever with dry mouth, constipation, and night sweats.

       Cools Heart Fire blazing: mouth and tongue ulcers, irritability, insomnia.

       CAUTION

       Contraindicated in cases of Spleen Deficiency with Dampness—Sheng di Huang is too moistening. Also contraindicated in the presence of Phlegm.

       RHEUM PALMATUM

       Da Huang RHUBARB ROOT AND RHIZOME

      Da Huang comes into the category of Descending Downward: it facilitates the expulsion of stools in cases of constipation. This downward action clears Heat.

      HOW TO USE

       Da Huang (rhubarb) is a purgative. It has a strong downward action and clears Heat by acting as a powerful laxative. It treats Damp Heat jaundice, dysentery, and cystitis in the same way. It is good for Stagnant Blood complaints such as endometriosis, amenorrhea (lack of menstruation), and appendicitis.

      PROPERTIES Bitter, Cold

      CHANNELS Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach

       FUNCTIONS AND USES

       Drains Heat and purges accumulations: use for Full Heat conditions where there is fever, thirst, constipation, abdominal pain, a full pulse, and yellow fur on the patient’s tongue.

       Drains Damp Heat via the stools.

       Clears Full Heat from the Blood: use for “reckless” bright red Blood that is flowing strongly, e.g. bleeding hemorrhoids (piles), nosebleeds.

       CAUTION

       Contraindicated in the first stage of infectious diseases. Also contraindicated for Qi or Blood Deficiency—it doesn’t tonify weakness but may be added to a tonifying prescription to clear heat. Contraindicated for Cold—it is a Cold herb. Extreme caution should be exercised during pregnancy, during menstruation, and postpartum (after birth); it has a strong downward action.

       REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA

       Shu di Huang CHINESE FOXGLOVE ROOT COOKED IN WINE

      This herb treats patterns of Blood Deficiency, and in TCM the two organs most affected by this disorder are the Heart and Liver, which direct and store the Blood, respectively.

      HOW TO USE

       Shu di Huang is a very important herb—it is both a Blood and a yin tonic. Blood Deficient symptoms include a pale complexion, dizziness, palpitations, and insomnia; also menstrual problems such as irregular bleeding, uterine bleeding, and amenorrhea (no menstruation). Kidney Yin Deficient patterns include night sweats, heat in the bones, nocturnal emissions (wet dreams), diabetes, and tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Jing Deficiency includes such Kidney symptoms as low back pain, weakness of the knees and legs, lightheadedness, deafness, and also premature graying of the hair.

      PROPERTIES Sweet, slightly Warm

      CHANNELS Heart, Kidney, Liver

       FUNCTIONS AND USES

       Tonifies the Blood: Blood Deficient symptoms are similar to those of anemia.

       Nourishes the yin: use for treating Kidney Yin Deficient patterns.

       CAUTION

       Use with caution in cases of Spleen and Stomach Deficiency, or Stagnant Qi or Phlegm. As with may tonifying herbs, it nourishes the moist substances in the body, so overuse can lead to bloating and loose stools: It must be carefully combined.

       SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS

       Wu Wei Zi SCHISANDRA FRUIT

      Wu Wei Zi stabilizes and binds. It is a Sour and Astringent herb, and helps to keep leaking fluids and other substances within the body.

      HOW TO USE

       Wu Wei Zi is used for chronic coughs, wheezing, and asthma, especially with mucus, although it can also be used for dry coughs, as it nourishes the yin fluid. At the other end of the body, it is used for leaking of sperm, and urinary frequency or incontinence, vaginal discharges, especially watery and white (Cold), and daybreak diarrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency. It is indicated for excessive day or night sweating, with thirst and dry throat, but in common with other herbs in this category, it is not for sweat caused by outside infections. It also treats diabetes, the “wasting-thirsting” syndrome. Furthermore, it “holds the Heart yin in place,” treating symptoms such as palpitations, irritability, dream-disturbed СКАЧАТЬ