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Astragalus Membranaceus
Properties: Tastes slightly sweet and has almost no smell.
Channels Entered: Spleen; Lung.
Actions & Indications: In qixu (qi deficient) , pixu (spleen deficient) and yangxu (yang deficient), weakness and fatigue, numbness of limb, morbidity after stroke, sweating, promoting pus discharge and tissue regeneration. Promotes diuresis to reduce edema. Treatment of diabetes. Treatment of xinyangxu (heart yang deficient) and shenyangxu.
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Ganoderma Lucidum
Properties: Sweet; neutral; Non-toxicity
Channels Entered: Lung, hear, spleen, kidney
Actions & Indications: Replenishing Qi and blood; soothe heart and nerves; strengthening the spleen and stomach
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Gynostemma Pentaphyllum
Nature and Taste :Bitter, sweet, cold.
Channel Tropism: Lung, spleen and kidney.
Actions & Indications:
Clear away heat and relieve toxin, benift qi and nourish yin, improve immune system.
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Momordica Charantia (Bitter Melon)
Nature and Taste: Bitter, Cold.
Channel Tropism: Heart, lung, spleen, stomach.
Actions & Indications:
Clear away heat and remove toxin, improve eyesight, eliminate heat by cooling.
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Panax quinquefolius
Properties: Bitter Salty; slight cold; non-toxicity
Channels Entered: Lung, Stomach
Actions & Indications: Nourishes yin, cleanses heat, increases salivation, supplements lungs, moistens and depresses fire (Hsu, Oriental Materia Medica).Benefits the qi, generates fluids, and nourishes the yin; Nurtures the Lung yin and clears fire from the Lungs. (Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica).
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Polygonatum cirrhifolium
Properties: Sweet, Slightly bitter, Slightly cool.
Channels Entered: Lung, Stomach.
Actions & Indications: Contraindicated for those with a weak Spleen and Stomach, contraindicated for those with Qi Stagnation and Phlegm-Dampness in the Stomach, contraindicated for those with loose stools due to Cold in the Middle Jiao.
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Polygonatum odoratum
Properties: Sweet, Slightly bitter, Slightly cool.
Channels Entered: Lung, Stomach.
Actions & Indications: Contraindicated for those with a weak Spleen and Stomach, contraindicated for those with Qi Stagnation and Phlegm-Dampness in the Stomach, contraindicated for those with loose stools due to Cold in the Middle Jiao.
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Salvia Miltiorrhiza
Properties: Bitter, slight cold.
Channels Entered: Heart; Pericardium; Liver meridians
Actions & Indications: Remove blood stasis and promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing Mind, cooling Blood and diminishing carbuncle.
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Senna obtusifolia
Properties: Salty, neutral.
Channels Entered: Liver, kidney, large intestine.
Actions & Indications: For treatment of amaurosis, cataract, conjunctivitis, red, swollen painful eyes, headache, chronic constipation, hypertension, liver diseases.
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