Qi Tonics
##Name Ping Guo (Apple) Nature and action Nature Sweet, cool. Actions Promote the secretion of body fluid and moisten the lung, relieve restlessness, stimulate appetite and dispel.
Qi Tonics
Bing Tang: strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, moisten the lung to relieve cough.
Qi Tonics
Name Bing Tang (Rock Candy, Crystal Sugar) Nature and action Nature Sweet, neutral; lung and spleen channels.
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Name Zhu Rou (Pork) Nature and action Nature Sweet, salt, neutral; spleen, stomach and kidney channels.
Qi Tonics
Name Ji Rou (Chicken) Nature and action Nature Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify essence and marrow.
Yang Tonics
Lu Rong: tonify kidney and liver, supplement essence and blood, strengthen tendons and bones, reinforce thoroughfare and conception vessels, and promote healing by expelling pus through strengthening vital qi.
Qi Tonics
Name Ji Rou (Chicken) Nature and action Nature Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify essence and marrow.
Yang Tonics
Lu Rong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, velvet antler) tonifies the kidney and liver, supplements essence and blood, strengthens the tendons and bones and reinforces the Chong and Ren vessels. Use from a small dose upward; large amounts suddenly may cause vertigo or bleeding.
Qi Tonics
Name Ji Rou (Chicken) Nature and action Nature Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify essence and marrow.
Yang Tonics
Velvet antler: tonify kidney and liver, supplement essence and blood, strengthen tendons and bones, reinforce thoroughfare and conception vessels, and promote healing by expelling pus through strengthening vital qi.
Qi Tonics
Zhu Sun: tonify qi, nourish yin, moisten the lung to relieve cough, clear heat and eliminate dampness.