Hey, I'm back to adding the deliberated missout scientific name by me for the last blog on monarch's herb. So the scientific name for Qiang Huo and Du Huo are as follow:
- Notopterygium incisum
- Radix Angelicae Biseryatae, respectively
This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions. (part 12)
Minister's Herbs in pair
- Chuan Xiong - Ligusticum Striatum
- Chai Hu - Bupleuri Radix
Association to the Specific Meridian Channel
- Liver
- Gall Bladder
- Pericardium
- Liver
- Gall Bladder
- Pericardium
- San Jiao
- reconcile between exterior and interior. In another word, Chai Hu would station in the midpoint between the exterior and interior of the inter-organ backup link to reconcile the cold and the warm intermittently
- soothe the Liver
- raise Yang Qi.
- The Pericardium and the San Jiao Meridian Channels
- The Liver and Gall Bladder Meridian Channels
- It would compress against the heart affecting it to diastole and restricting the backflow of the venous blood.
- Difficulty in breathing
- Anxiety
- Overall weakness
- Fever
- Acute chest pain
- Acute shoulder and back pain
- Pericardium to relieve all the above symptoms and
- San Jiao as well in the
- Upper
- Mid
- Lower stream, to combat the cold virus infection.
- acute jaundice and
- yellowing of the eye white which need immediate medical attention.
- Anorexia
- Bloating
- Diarrhoea
Specific Taste
Specific Property
Chuan Xiong and Chai Hu form a wonderful pair with:
- the former warming up the cold virus infection (=warm) and
- the latter relieving the intermittent cold and hot symptoms invading the child. (=slightly cold)
In reviewing the focus on the decoction discrimination, the fine point to remember is:
- Induce Perspiration
- Resolve Ache
- Dispersing effect caused in the Lung Qi
- Relieving the asthmatic condition
So far, the selection for Chuan Xiong having the warming effect in fueling the Monarch's herb still can fulfil the desired perspiration induction. At the same time, Chuan Xiong can remove blood stasis by invigorating blood circulation.
The paired minister's herb - Chai Hu which can move to the midpoint, where hot and cold crisscross, to relieve this cold virus invasion
The real discrimination will be revealed when all herbs are explained and fully understood.
I'll move on to the 4th division officer's herb in the next blog and hope you have absorbed much in this easy layout.
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