Hey, I'm back to continue on the analysis of the remaining 5 herbs in Su He Xiang Wan, of which the first 4 herbs would form the 4th division officers' group with Wei He Zi regulating the whole pill as the messenger herb.
The 4th division officers' herbs are as follows:
1) Bi Ba
2) Xi Jiao
3) Zhu Shā
4) Bai Zhu
Give yourself a pat because we had completed walking through the important part of the formula, that's using ten aromatic herbs to wake up the unconsciousness in our topic.
So without delay, I'll commence on today's topic - the analysis of Bi Ba heading the divisional 4th officer's group
Relief Shock and Resuscitation
We are still within the perimeter of the above and not drift away.
It is here to enhance the combined power of the ten monarch-minister herbs by virtue of its escalated hot property not just warm.
Primarily. it should carry out it's duty as the 4th divisional officer's herb to assist with the therapeutic functions of the monarch's herbs to awake the unconsciousness by dispersing coldness.
And this is how to analyze the therapeutic functions of the various Decoctions part 141.
Let's start with the threshold established so far:
Bi Ba is the immature fruit spikes of a vine better known as *Piper longum*, it belongs to the Piperaceae family.
The reasons for selecting Bi Ba as the 4th divisional officer's herb are:
1) it enhances with all monarch and minister's herbs effectively and is also powerful in overcoming vomit and hiccup especially.
2) is a natural remedy for pain especially in relieving toothache.
3) and by virtue of its direct association with the stomach and large intestine, is able to provide a clearer air passage way pertaining to point one above by dispersing coldness there.
Association to a Specific Meridian Channel
Bi Ba is associated with the
1) Stomach
2) Large Intestine - meridian channels respectively
Specific Taste
Bi Ba possesses a pungent smells.
Specific Properties
Next, I'll touch on the specific property of Bi Ba which is hot, one level up from warm.
As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:
(Wen Zhong Zhǐ Tong) whenever Bi Ba is used.
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