温里药

Herbs which treat interior cold which is internally generated or external cold pathogen invading the organs.　The symptoms will include cold extremities, fear of cold, pale complexion, no thirst with desire for hot drinks, loose/thin stools, white tongue coating with a slow pulse and a decreased metabolism.　When a cold pathogenic influence invades the body is will usually attack the spleen or stomach causing nausea, vomiting g, belching, diarrhea and a cold pain in the chest and/or abdomen.　

Most of these herbs are warm, pungent and drying in nature which can easily damage body fluids if administered improperly.


Fu Zi Properties: PUNGENT, HOT　- TOXIC
附子 　　　　　　　　　　Dosage: 1.5 – 15g
Prepatred Aconite Root Meridian: HEART, KIDNEY, SPLEEN BOIL 30 – 60 MIN. BEFORE
-restores devastated yang – extreme cold limbs with abundant cold
-assists heart yang to unblock vessels and improve circulation
-fortifies kidney yang- warms fire and assists yang Qi for HT/SP/KD
-disperse cold – warm channels – alleviates pain due to cold obstruction (bi)
* incompatible with Ban Xia, Gua Lou, Bei Mu, Bai Wei, and Bai Ji

Gan Jiang Properties: PUNGENT　- HOT
干姜 　　　　　　　　　　Dosage: 3 – 12g.
Dried Ginger Root Meridian: HEART, LUNG, SPLEEN, STOMACH
- warm middle jiao,dispel cold and stop diarrhea
-restore devastated yang – expel interior cold – Yang Qi deficient cold
-warms lungs and transforms phlegm -
-warms channels , stops bleeding and relieve abdominal pain (Pao Jiang 炮姜)

compare to Sheng Jiang（生姜）:
-release exterior, disperse cold in middle jiao – vomiting
-disperse cold phlegm in lung – chronic and acute cough
-reduce toxicity of other herbs or treating overdoses
-adjusts ying and wei Qi for sweating without improvement

Rou Gui Properties:　PUNGENT, SWEET -　HOT
肉桂 　　　　　Dosage: 1.5 – 4.5g.
Dried Cinnamon Bark　　　 Meridian: HEART, KIDNEY, LIVER, SPLEEN
-fortifies kidney yang – warms deficient kidney yang & Qi
-leads floating yang fire back to its source(KD) upper heat & lower cold
-disperse deep cold – warms chan.–alleviate pain due to blood/Qi stag (lumbago due to wind-cold-damp obstruction, chest congestion, yin gangrene)
-encourages generation of Qi & blood
-warm the channels and unblock the blood vessles -dysmenorrhoea

Wu Zhu Yu Properties: PUNGENT, BITTER　- HOT/TOXIC
吴茱萸 　　　　　Dosage 3 – 9g.
Evodia Fruit Meridian: KIDNEY, LIVER, SPLEEN, STOMACH
-disperse cold, relieve liver channel to alleviate pain
cold coagulation in liver meridian and liver qi stagnation
- warms middle, stop vomitimg
redirects stomach Qi downwards – vomiting of sour fluids
-warms spleen yang & expels damp cold - stops diarrhea　(Si Shen Wan)
-leads fire downwards – mouth/tongue cankers

Xiao Hui Xiang Properties: PUNGENT　- WARM
小茴香 　　　　　　　　　　Dosage: 3 – 9g.
Fennel Seed Meridian: LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN, STOMACH
-soothes liver Qi, warms kidney, expels cold – alleviate pain (colic, cold pain in lower abdomen and menstruation pain)
-regulates & harmonize stomach Qi (activating qi to stop pain- cold epigastric abdominal pain)

Gao Liang Jiang　 Properties: PUNGENT -　HOT
高良姜 　　　　　　　　　 Dosage: 1.5 – 9g.
Galangal Rhizome 　　　　 Meridian: SPLEEN, STOMACH
-warms middle jiao, alleviate epigastric/abdominal pain (combination with Pao Jiang)
-stop vomiting, diarrhea, hiccup due to cold in middle burner

Ding Xiang Properties:　PUNGENT -　WARM
丁香 　　　　　　　　　　Dosage: 1.5 – 4.5g.
Clove Flower Bud Meridian:　KIDNEY, SPLEEN, STOMACH
-warms middle jiao – direct rebel Qi downward – cold in stomach, vomiting and hiccup
- dispel cold and alleviate epigastric/abdominal pain
-warms kidney yang – impotence – leucorrhoea due to deficient cold

Hu Jiao Properties: PUNGENT　- HOT
胡椒 Dosage: 1.5 – 4.5g.
Black Pepper Meridian： LARGE INTESTINE, STOMACH
-warms middle, disperse cold – stomach cold, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain
-redirect qi downward and transform phlegm- epilepsy

Hua Jiao Properties: PUNGENT　- HOT/TOXIC
花椒 Dosage: 1.5 – 6g.
(Szechuan Pepper) 　Meridian:　KIDNEY, SPLEEN, STOMACH
-warm middle,dry dampness, disperse cold, alleviate pain (spleen and stomach cold)
-cold pain in abdomen with vomiting and diarrhea
- kills parasites and genetial eczema itching