Robert Hayden, M.S.O.M.

- Materia Medica Lecture Notes

Regulate Qi 2
Aquilaria Lignum Aquilariae resinatum (Chen xiang) warm, acrid, bitter, aromatic/ K,SP,ST *Cold & qi stagnation: ab Contraindicated: qi def w/ distension/pain, nausea/vomiting. prolapse, yin def heat *Wheezing d/t xs or def. *Constipation, dysuria d/t qi stg. 3-9 g

Sandalwood Lignum Santati albi (Tan xiang)

warm, *Cold & qi stagn: ab pain, acrid / vomiting w/ clear fluid. *Chest LU,SP,ST pain, coronary artery disease. *Cheaper substitute for Chen Xiang. warm, *Cold phlegm in chest: chest pain acrid, radiating to back, dyspnea. bitter / *Dysentery w/ tenesmus. LU,LI, ST sl warm, acrid, bitter / LU,LR, ST,SP warm, sweet, sl bitter / LR,SP

Contraindicated: yin def heat

1-3 g

Macrostem onion Bulbus Allii macrostemi (Xie bai) Finger citron Fr Citri sarcodactylis (Fo shou)

Caution: qi def, peptic ulcers

dried 4.5-9 g fresh 30-60 g 3-9 g

*Strongly moves qi, but weak for Contraindicated: yin def heat, stopping pain. *Harmonizes St & absence of stagnation Sp: poor appetite, belching, nausea & vomiting. *Chronic cough w/chest pain d/t phlegm. *LR qi stagnation: rib, breast, ab pain, irregular menses. *Blood stasis, pain d/t trauma.

Rose Fl Rosae rugosae (Mei gui hua)

1.5-6 g

Sichuan chinaberry Fr Melia Toosedan (Chuan lian zi) (Jin ling zi)

cold, *Liver qi stagnation w/damp heat Contraindicated: sp/st def cold bitter, sl or liver fire patterns: rib, chest, toxic / stomach, hernia pain. *Parasites. LR,UB,SI, ST warm, sweet, astringent / LR,ST *Regulates qi, stops pain, esp cold stagnation in liv channel: hernia, cold shan, ab pain. *Can be used for heat if properly combined.

3-9 g

Leechee nut Sm Litchi (Li zhi he)

6-15 g

Persimmon calyx Calyx kaki (Shi di)

neutral, *Directs qi downward, stops bitter, hiccough d/t heat or cold. astringent / LU,ST

6-12 g