Viswal Mate~ia Medica of Chinese t-Je~bs

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Table of Cot\tet\ts

Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior 01

Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior 02
Herbs that Drain Fire 03
Herbs that Cool the Blood 04
Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness 05
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Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins 06
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Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat 07
Purgatives 08
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Moist Laxatives 09
Harsh Expellants 10
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Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness 11

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Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness 12
Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat 13
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Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold 14
Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing 15
'-....-- Aromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve Dampness 16
"- Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation 17
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Herbs that Regulate the Qi 18
Herbs that Stop Bleeding 19
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Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation 20
Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold 21
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Herbs that Tonify Qi 22

Herbs that Tonify Blood 23
Herbs that Tonify Yang 24
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Herbs that Tonify Yin 25

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Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind 26
Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit 27
Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit 28
Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices 29
'-' Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors 30
Herbs that Expel Parasites 31
Substances for External Application 32
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