Chapter 5 Herbs that expel dampness

introductionHerbs that are fragrantdry the dampness harmonize spleen.Functions: abreact Qi stagnation tonify spleen and stomach, resolve dampness.

Dampness stickyspleen like dryness, dislike dampnessdampness in Spleen & G in Middle Jiaoaffect the functions. Symptoms?Western medicine diseases: acute gastritis, diarrhea, dysentery, ulcer, gastroptosis etc.

Main effects1. adjust stomach & intestines movementHerbs has essential oil. Can regulate the stomach & intestine functions. Examples:Pei lan Beidoukou enhance the stomach & intestines tensionSaren intestines movementRelax intestine & stomach spasm examples: HoupeCangzuSaren.

2. promote the digestive functionHoupeHuoxiangBeikouCaokouCaoguo have essential oilstimulate taste Nerve-enhance digestive glands secretion.3. anti-ulcerCangzuHoupoSarenProtect stomach membraneCangzu-aminohexose

Inhibit gastric acidHoupo can anti-tetragastrin & carbamylcholine---gastric acidCangzu selinenol - can anti- H2 receptoranti acid. 4. Anti-microbesmagnololcangzuPogostemon can inhibit or kill G+/G- bacteria, virus, broad spectrum antibiotics.Cangzu can anti fungi, mold yeast.

Houpo (Magnolia officnalis)

Components: essential oil & some alkaloids.

Functions & indications Houpo dry dampness, remove food stognation, harmonize Qi, stop wheezing.

Treatment : dampness in zhongjiao (spleen & Stomach), abdominal tension, diarrhea, sputum cause wheezing.

1. Main Effects 1regulate stomach & intestine function can stimulate animal intestine muscle, also can inhibit intestine spasm.2enhance digestive glands secretionessential oil can stimuli taste Nerveglands secretion in Stomach.

3Anti-ulcer inhibit rat ulcer model , reduce the acid secretion in animal.4Protect liver function protect the viral hepatitis in animal model

5Anti-bacteria/virusIt can suppress staphylococcus aureus, typhoid, Bacillus, Bacillus dysenteriae6anti-pyretic sedating action It can stop the pain caused by heat in rats

2 other effects1inhibit CNS and relax muscle inhibit animal methamphetamine caused-CNS excitation. inhibit animal hypothalamus wake up CNS.

2inhibit platelet adhesiveATPA2TXA2Ca2+3anti-high Blood pressure & relax vessel muscle low BPanimal showed anti K+Ca2+nonenpenephyrin caused artery contraction.

Huo Xiang (Magnolia officinalis) Components: essential oil, patchouli alcohol & pogostoneFunction & indication:expel dampness in zhongjiao1. stomach & intestine flu2. acute gastroenteritis, acute colitis

Effects open stomach stop vomitingexpel exterior damp heatTreat damp in middle jiao.1induce stomach gland secretion2anti-microbesIn vivo experimentanti-G+/- bacteria, virus. Fungi etc

Chapter 6 herbs that warm interior

Herbs can warm interior, dispersing cold, warming kidney meridian & restore collapse yang.Properties: Pungent & sweet in flavor, hot & toxic in nature; it related to heart, kidney & spleen channels.Functions: recuperating depleted yang & rescuing the patient from collapse, restoring Yang & supplementing fire as well as dispersing cold & relieveing pain.

main effects1 effects of cardiac system1enhance cardiac contractilityStrengthen cardiac contraction, increase heart , beat, output & muscle oxygen consumption volume.

2promote cardiac frequency & inotropic conductivityFuzi can treat arrhythmia with slow heart beat type.3anti-ischemiaFuziRouguiWuzhuyu can dilute coronary vessels, increase coronary circulation, dilute brain vessels & increase brain vessel circulation.

4improve circulation in limbsCan treat limbs very cold 5anti-shockCollapse syndrome & minute pulse to almost no pulse condition are similar to shock.

2 digestive effects 1enhance stomach & intestine movement Most warm herbs has this function, Ganjiangrouguiwuzhuyudingxianghujiao. Essential oil.2help digestion3anti-ulcer, stop-vomiting

3 Regulate androgen4 CNS warm meridian, stop pain.5 Anti-pyretic, sedation

summary warm herbs enhance cardiac contractionraise BPrelax micro-vesselimprove cardiac circulationtonify fire/enhance Yang; anti-ulcer, regulate stomach/intestine movement, Anti-pyretic- warm stomach stop pain Anti-ischemia--warm /regulate vessel/meridian