Chen Xiang- Invigorate QI
SP, ST, KD (1-3g) |
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Chen Xiang - Chen's Young: the baseball fan
When Chen's Young heard he was going to the baseball game he became SO
energetic that he got a painful bump
on the head. There at the stadium he had too much hot
chocolate which made him vomit, and
when he saw his first home run he had an asthma attack
with Kidney failing to grasp qi.
His parents decided never to let him go to the baseball game again, since
it gave him (cc: qi deficiency ) and sleepless
nights (cc: yin deficiency with heat signs)
English Name: aquilaria, Chinese eaglewood
Pharmacuetical Name: Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum
Properties: acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic
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Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
SO energetic... painful |
moves qi... alleviates pain |
hot chocolate... vomit |
warms the middle, stops vomiting |
asthma attack with Kidney failing
to grasp qi |
Soothes asthma, Aids kidney to grasp qi |
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Chen Xiang Actions and Indications
- Moves qi; alleviates pain (pain, feeling of pressure
in epigastrium or abdomen, qi stagnation with distension; especially
useful when due to cold from deficiency)
- Warms the middle, stops vomiting ( belching,vomiting,
or hiccups due to deficiency cold of Spleen and Stomach)
- Aids kidney to grasp qi; soothes asthma (asthma;
wheezing due to Kidney deficiency)
- (cc: qi deficiency)
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat signs)
Special Notes:
- Compare with other herbs that are aromatic and move qi: Jiang Xiang,
Tan Xiang
- Marked results for asthma and wheezing at 1.5g Chen Xiang combined
with 3g Ce Bai Ye given once daily before
bedtime.
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