Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold:
Interior cold symptoms: aversion to cold, cold limbs, pale complexion,
profuse and clear urine, pale tongue, and submerged and thin pulse
Warm meridian & stop pain
Warm the middle Jiao
Zhi Cao Wu; Rou Gui; Wu Zhu Yu; Hua Jiao; Xiao Hui
Xiang; Bi Ba;
Gan Jiang; Gao Liang Jiang; Ding Xiang; Hu Jiao
Zhi Fu Zi; Zhi chuan Wu;
Contraindications
Pregenancy
Herbs that stop bleeding
Part One
Warm meridian & stop pain
Zhi Cao Wu; 制草乌
Rou Gui; 肉桂
Wu Zhu Yu; 吴茱萸
Hua Jiao; 花椒
Xiao Hui Xiang; 小茴香
Bi Ba; 荜茇
Zhi Cao Wu 制草乌
Zhi Cao Wu 制草乌
(hot)
Pharmaceutical Name
Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix preparata
1. Disperses cold, scours out wind
Actions
1. Overcomes dampness
1. Stops pain
Cold damp painful obstruction
Indications
(Excess )
Hemiplegia from wind-stroke
Headache
Cold pain in the abdomen
Dosage
1.5 – 3 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
toxin
Zhi Cao Wu 制草乌 (hot)
Contraindications
Hot disease
Combinations
Indications
Sheng Nan Xing 生南星
Gan Jiang 干姜
Chi Shao 赤芍
Bai Zhi 白芷
Rou Gui 肉桂
Cold-damp painful obstruction
Formular
Rou Gui 肉桂
Rou Gui 肉桂
( hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Cinnamomi Cortex
1. Fortifies the Kidney & spleen yang, warms the heart
yang & fortifies the yang
Actions
1. Disperses deep cold, warms the channels, unblocks
the channels and vessels, and alleviates pain
3. Leads the fire back to its source
3. Encourages the generation of Qi & blood
Insufficiency of kidney yang
Indications
(Excess & def. )
Dosage
Amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea due to cold
Cold-damp painful obstruction
1.5 – 4.5 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
Overdosage (18g per day or higher): dysuria, red colored urine, burning
urination, a sensation of heat in the chest, thirst for cold beverages, dry,
Rou Gui 肉桂 ( hot )
Contraindications
Fire from yin def. ; escessive heat;
Combinations
Indications
Formular
Zhi Fu Zi 制附子
Shu Di Huang 熟地黄
Kidney Yang def.
Jin Gui Shen qi
Wan 金匮肾气丸
Zhi Fu Zi 制附子
Bai Zhu 白术
Spleen & kidney Yang def.
Dang Gui 当归
Chuan Xiong 川芎
Dysmenorrhea or
amenorrhea
Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸
Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香
Cold bulging discorders
Huang Bai黄柏
Zhi Mu 知母
Urinary discomfort and
urinary retention due to
kidney yang def.
Ai Ye 艾叶
Dang Gui 当归
Cramps due to cold
Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸
Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸
( Hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Evodiae Fructus
1. Warms the middle, disperses cold, promotes the
movement of qi, and alleviates pain
2. Redirects rebellious qi downward & stops vomiting
Actions
2. Warms the spleen
3. Leads the fire downward
Epigastric pain , vomiting due to cold
Indications
( Excess )
Dosage
Dysmenorrhea due to cold
Diarrhea due to spleen yang def.
1.5 – 4.5 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
Slightly toxin:
Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸 ( Hot )
Contraindications
Yin def. type heat
Combinations
Indications
Formular
Ren Shen 人参
Sheng Jiang 生姜
Epigastric pain, vomiting due to
middle jiao def.
Wu Zhu Yu Tang
吴茱萸汤
Ai Ye 艾叶
Xiang Fu 香附
Dysmenorrhea due to cold in
the Womb
Wen Jing Tang
温经汤
Wu Yao 乌药
Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香
Cold bulging disorders
Gan Jiang 干姜
Ban Xia 半夏
Abdominal pain, vomiting and
acid regurgitation due to cold
Huang Lian 黄连
Vomiting, epigastric pain & acid
regurgitation due to
disharmony between liver & St.
Zuo Jin Wan
左金丸
Hua Jiao 花椒
Hua Jiao 花椒
( Hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Zanthoxyli Pericarpium
1. Warms the middle burner, disperses cold, and
alleviates pain
Actions
2. Kills parasites and alleviates abdominal pain
Cold and pain in the abdomen
Indications
( Excess )
Vomiting & diarrhea
Abdominal pain due to roundworms
External wash for pruritus due to eczema
Dosage
3 – 6g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
Nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, and dizziness
Hua Jiao 花椒 ( Hot )
Contraindications
Blazing fire due to yin def.
Combinations
Indications
Zhi Fu Zi 制附子
Cold dampness in either the
middle or lower burner
Gan Jiang 干姜
Ren Shen 人参
Epigastric & abdominla pain
with strong sensation of cold
Cang Zhu 苍术
Chen Pi 陈皮
Mu Xiang 木香
Cold-dampness induced
diarrhea
Wu Mei 乌梅
Abdominal pain and vomiting
due to roundworms
Formular
Da Jian Zhong Tang
大建中汤
Wu Mei Wan
乌梅丸
Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香
Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香
( warm)
Pharmaceutical Name
Foeniculi Fructus
1. Disperses cold, warms the liver & kidney
Actions
1. Stops pain
2. Regulates the qi and harmonizes the stomach
Liver Qi stag.
Indications
( Excess )
Dosage
Abdominal pain due to cold
Vomiting & reduced appetite, indigestion
3-9 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
Allergic reactions
Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香 ( warm)
Contraindications
Blazing from yin def.
Combinations
Indications
Formular
Rou Gui 肉桂
Wu Yao 乌药
Abdominal pain that is
aggravated by cold
Tian Tai Wu Yao San
天台乌药散
Zhi Zi 栀子
Huang Qin 黄芩
Bulging disorders that have
transformed into heat
Bu Gu Zhi
补骨脂
Kidney yang def.
Gan Jiang 干姜
Mu Xiang 木香
Vomiting & reduced appetite
due to Stomach cold
Gui Zhi 桂枝
Gao Liang Jiang 高良
姜
Yan Hu Suo 延胡索
Spasmodic epigastric pain
due to spleen def. with Qi &
blood stag.
Ping Wei San
平胃散
Bi Ba 荜茇
Bi Ba 荜茇
( hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Piperis Longi Fructus
1. Warms the middle, disperses cold from the stomach
and Intestine
Actions
1. Alleviates pain
2. Applied as a powder for toothache
Nausea, vomiting, belching, acid regurgiation, loss of
appetite, and abdominal pain due to cold
Indications
( Excess )
Dosage
Cook
Toxic Sym.
diarrhea due to cold
Toothache
1.5 – 4.5 g
Bi Ba 荜茇 ( hot )
Contraindications
Yin def. & heat
Combinations
Indications
Gao Liang Jiang
高良姜
Pao Jiang 炮姜
Diarrhea due to cold
Dang Shen 党参
Bai Zhu 白术
Spleen & St. weakness
He Zi 诃子
Rou Gui 肉桂
Chronic diarrhea due to cold
from deficiency
Formular
Herbs that stop bleeding
Part Two
Warm Middle burner
Gan Jiang; 干姜
Gao Liang Jiang; 高良姜
Ding Xiang; 丁香
Hu Jiao; 胡椒
Gan Jiang 干姜
Gan Jiang 干姜
( hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Zingiberis Rhizoma
1. Warms the middle & expels cold
Actions
2. Rescues devastated yang & expels interior cold
2. Warms the lung & transforms thin mucus
3. Warms the channels & stops bleeding
Cold attacking Sp. & St.
Indications
( Excess )
Devastated yang with very weak pulse & cold limbs
Lung cold with thin watery sputum
Uterine bleeding due to cold
Dosage
3–9g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
None noted
Gan Jiang 干姜( hot )
Contraindications
Internal heat from yin def.
Combinations
Indications
Formular
Ren Shen 人参
Spleen yang def.
Li Zhong Wan
理中丸
Zhi Fu Zi 制附子
Kidney yang def.
Huang Lian
黄连
Epigastric pain & distention,
dysenteric disorder & indefinable
epigastric discomfort
Gan Cao 甘草
Epigastric pain & vomiting due to
cold
Fu Ling 茯苓
Bai Zhu 白术
Cold dampness in middle jiao
Wu Wei Zi 五味子
Xi Xin 细辛
Cough & wheezing due to cold
congested fluids
Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜
Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜
( Hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Alpiniae officinarum rhizoma
1. Warms the middle & alleviates pain
Actions
Epigastric & abdominal pain
Indications
( Excess )
Dosage
Vomiting, hiccough, or diarrhea due to cold in the
middle burner
3–9g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
Note noted
Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 ( Hot )
Contraindications
Heat from yin def.
Combinations
Indications
Pao Jiang 炮姜
Pain & vomiting due to cold
Rou Gui 肉桂
Cold induced sudden turmoil
discorder
Xiang Fu 香附
Cold-induced epigastric pain
Ban Xia 半夏
Sheng Jiang 生姜
Rebellious Qi with vomiting
clear fluid
Dang Shen 党参
Fu Ling 茯苓
Hiccough due to St. def.
Formular
Liang Fu Wan
良附丸
Ding Xiang 丁香
Ding Xiang 丁香
(warm)
Pharmaceutical Name
Caryophylli Flos
1. Warms the middle burner & directs rebellious qi
downward
Actions
2. Warms the kidneys & aids the yang
Vomiting, hiccough, abdominal pain and diarrhea due to
cold from yang def.
Indications
( Excess & Def. )
Dosage
Impotence
Clear vaginal discharge due to yang def.
1 – 3g
Cook
Toxic sym.
Overdosage: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, & upper gastrointestinal
hemorrhage
Ding Xiang 丁香 (warm)
Contraindications
Internal heat
Combinations
Indications
Ren Shen 人参
Shi Di 柿蒂
Hiccough due to cold from def.
Sha Ren 砂仁
Bai Zhu 白术
Vomiting, diarrhea
Rou Gui 肉桂
Ba Ji Tian 巴戟天
Male impotence or female
discharge due to kid. Yang def.
Shu Di Huang 熟地黄
E Jiao 阿胶
Ai Ye 艾叶
Persistence uterine bleeding with
an ice-cold sensation in the lower
burner
Formular
Ren Shen Shi Di
San 人参柿蒂散
Hu Jiao 胡椒
Hu Jiao 胡椒
( Hot )
Pharmaceutical Name
Piperis Fructus
1. Warms the middle & disperses cold
Actions
Vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal pain due to cold
Indications
(Excess)
Dosage
1.5 – 3 g in decoction (crush before using); 0.5 – 1 g in
pills and powders
Cook
Toxic Sym.
None noted
Hu Jiao 胡椒 ( Hot )
Contraindications
Pregnancy
Indications
Gao Liang Jiang
高良姜
Vomiting, diarrhea, and
abdominal pain
Sheng Jiang 生姜
Ban Xia 半夏
Severe vomiting dut to cold in
the middle jiao
Formular