Materia Medica
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Definition
A herb, animal or mineral product used for it's therapeutic effects upon mammals.
Main categories
- Agents that Release the Exterior
- Agents that Clear Heat
- Downward Draining Agents
- Agents that Dispel Wind Dampness
- Aromatic Agents that Transform Dampness
- Agents that Drain Dampness
- Agents that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
- Agents that Regulate Qi
- Agents that Relieve Food Stagnation
- Agents that Expel Parasites
- Agents that Regulate Blood
- Agents that Quicken Blood and Transform Coagulation
- Agents that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing
- Agents that Calm the Shen
- Agents that Calm the Liver
- Aromatic Agents that Open the Orifices
- Tonifying Agents
- Agents that Stablise and Bind
- Agents that Induce Vomiting
- Agents that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
- Agents that Pull Poisons and Transform Wasting
- Agents for Topical Application
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