Hey, I'm back to commence on the analysis of the Qing Ying Tang and time passes really fast, we had analysed the common herbs like the four Division 4th Officer's herb appeared in this formula. Nevertheless, I'll spell out the important points for them collectively as:
All these four divisional 4th Officer's herbs has one similar property which is:
- Penetrate through the accumulated heat and surfacing Them out of the Qi level.
Without delay, we would now analyse the messenger's herb which is:
Dan Shen
This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions part 69. The reasons for selection of Dan Shen as the Messenger's herb is:
- 1) Dan Shen is a natural powerful regulative remedy for:
b) Post-partum stasis abdominal pain
- 2) It uses its cooling property to assist the monarch's herb to purge the heat and wetness out of the body.
- 3) eliminate swollen carbuncles and subdue pain
Let's start with the threshold established so far:
Association to a Specific Meridian Channel
Dan Shen is better known as Salvia miltiorrhiza and literally the purpurish colour of Dan Shen gives a distinctive appearance and is of the best quality, and therefore it gives you an important point to pick up the best quality for the decoction. It belongs to the family of labiatae and only the root and rhizome are used.
Dan Shen is associated with the:
- Liver
- Heart
- Pericardium - meridian channels respectively
Specific Taste
Dan Shen possesses a bitter taste.
Specific Properties
Next, I'll touch on the specific property of
- Dan Shen
which is slightly cold.
As a rule of thumb,
Apply (Ku Han Huo Xue Qu Yu Liang Xue Xiao Yong Yang Xue An Shen) whenever Dan Shen is used.
I'll leave you now so that there is more time to digest this blog and be back soonest with the next formula. How to get the most out of Dan Shen would be to write back to me and I'll personally reply you with a tailored formula to fit precisely to your requirement.
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Xiong Sian
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