11.2 Herbs that relieve dysuria Flashcards by Osian Berg

What are the general characteristics (energy, taste, meridians) and symptoms treated for herbs that relieve dysuria?

Energy: Cold

Taste: Bitter or Sweet & Bland

Meridians: Kidney and Bladder

Used to clear heat from teh lower jiao, for shortness of urination, painful and burning urination, urinary bleeding and urinary stones.

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Pharmaceutical, Botanical and Common names for Hua Shi?

Talcum

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Hua Shi?

Energy: Cold

Taste: Sweet, Bland

Meridians: Stomach, Bladder

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Functions and Indications for Hua Shi?

Clears heat, Promotes urination - dysuria or dark scanty urination, urinary infection, urinary stones d/t damp heat in Bladder
Clears heat and releases summer heat - fever, scanty urination, severe thirst, irritability
Clear heat, and toxins, cure sores - diarrhea due to damp heat, oozing skin sores, eczema
Absorbs dampness topically.

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Pharmaceutical, Botanical and Common names for Mu Tong?

Akebia Caulis Clematidis

Aristolochia manshuriensis

Caulis Clematis

Translation: Open Ended/ Pipe Wood

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Mu Tong?

Energy: Cool

Taste: Bitter

Meridians: Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder

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Functions and Indications for Mu Tong?

Promotes urination, relieve dysuria - edema, dark scanty urine d/t damp heat in Bladder or Heart Fire draining to SI
Clear Heart heat, drain fire - drains heat from heart via small intestine, use for mouth and tongue sores, irritability, dream disturbed sleep
Promotes lactation and unblocks blood vessels - amenorrhea, blockage of lactation, pain and stiffness of joints, damp heat Bi d/t obstruction

Tong means open:

Open urination

Opens milk duct

Opens blood vessels

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Pharmaceutical, Botanical and Common names for Tong Cao?

Medulla Tetrapanacis Papyriferi

Tetrapanax papyriferus

Rice paper pith

Translation: Unblocking Herb

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Tong Cao?

Energy: Cold

Taste: Sweet, Bland

Meridians: Lung, Stomach

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Functions and Indications for Tong Cao?

Promotes urination and clears heat, relieve dysuria - for dark scanty urine, dysuria, urinary retention, edema d/t damp heat in the bladder.
Promotes lactation - post partum lactation difficulty d/t obstruction of the collaterals

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Compare and contrast Mu Tong and Tong Cao

Both Mu Tong and Tong Cao can treat insufficient lactation.

Tong Cao cannot help to treat joint pain because it does not unblock blood vessels. Also cannot treat heart fire irritability. Use Mu Tong for these things.

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Pharmaceutical, Botanical and Common names for Qu Mai?

Herba Dianthi

Dianthus superbus, D. chinensis

Adianthus, aerial part of fringed pink

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Qu Mai?

Energy: Cold

Taste: Bitter

Meridians: Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder

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Functions and Indications for Qu Mai?

Clears damp-heat, promotes urination - for dysuria, dark scanty urine, urinary retention, hematuria d/t damp heat in Bladder, acute cystitis, prostatitis, nephritis
Breaks up blood stasis, restore menstruation - amenorrhea d/t Blood stasis
Unblocks the bowels - Constipation
Purges Heart and Small Intestine Fire - Heart Fire leading to Small Intestine Excess Heat

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Pharmaceutical, Botanical and Common names for Bian Xu Cao?

Herba Polygoni Avicularis

Polygonum aviculare

Polygonum, Knotweed

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Bian Xu?

Energy: Even

Taste: Bitter

Meridians: Bladder

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Functions and Indications for Bian Xu?

Clears damp-heat from bladder, promotes urination, relieves dysuria - dark scanty urine, urinary retention, hematuria, cystitis d/t damp heat in Bladder
Expels parasites and stops itching - eczema, itchy weeping skin sores, diarrhea, vaginal itching, trichomonas vaginalis, gonorrhea, pinworms, tapeworms, hookworms

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Pharmaceutical, Botanical and Common names for Shi Wei?

Folium Pyrrosiae

Pyrrosia lingua

pyrrosia leaf

Translation: Stone Reed

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Shi Wei?

Energy: slightly cold

Taste: Bitter

Meridians: Lung, Bladder

Functions and Indications for Shi Wei?

Promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction - dysuria, dark scanty urine, urine retention, hematuria d/t damp heat in the bladder
Clears heat and stops bleeding - all types of bleeding d/t heat, especially uterine bleeding
Clears lung, expels phlegm, stops cough - cough and asthma d/t Lung heat

What is a special modern function of Shi Wei?

It can increase WBC count after radiation. Use iwth Da Zao.

Pharma, botanical and common names for Deng Xin Cao?

Medulla Junci Effusi

Juncus effusus

Rush pit, Bullrush pith, Juncus

Translation: Lamp Wick Herb

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Deng Xin Cao?

Energy: Cool

Taste: Sweet, Bland

Meridians: Heart, Lung, Small Intestine

Functions and Indications for Deng Xin Cao?

Promotes urination, relieve dysuria - dark scanty urine, dysuria, acute cystitis, urethritis urinary retention d/t damp heat in the bladder
Clears heat from heart, relives irritability - irritability, insomnia, restlessness, night crying in children due to Heart heat, also nasal bleeding, mouth ulcers, mumps

Pharma, Botanical and Common names for Hai Jin Sha?

Spora Lygodii Japonici Lygodium japonicum Climbing Japanese fern spores Translation: Sea Gold Sand

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Hai Jin Sha?

Energy: Cold Taste: Sweet Meridians: Small Intestine, Bladder

Functions and Indications for Hai Jin Sha?

1. Promote urination, relieve dysuria - urinary stones, dark scanty urine, dysuria, edema d/t damp heat in the bladder 2. Clear heat and toxin - for boils, carbuncles, burns, mumps d/t heat and toxins, upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillities, pneumonia 3. Clear heat, promote stone discharge, use for urinary stone, or gall stone - jaundice d/t gallstones caused by Damp Heat

What herb could be paired with Hai Jin Sha for urinary stones with blood in the urine?

Shi Wei - Pyrrosia leaves

Pharma, Botanical and Common names for Jin Qian Cao?

Herba Lysimachiae Lysimachia christinae Lysimachia Translation: Gold Money Herb

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Jin Qian Cao?

Energy: Even or slightly cold Taste: Sweet (Slightly salty) Merdiains: Liver, Gallbladder, Kidney, Bladder

Functions and Indications for Jin Qian Cao?

1. Promotes urination, unblocks painful dysfunction, expels stone - urinary stones, gallstones d/t Damp Heat 2. Clears damp-heat from liver and gallbladder - sx of red swollen eyes, eczema, jaundice, gallstones 3. Reduces toxicity and swelling for snakebite, abscess, traumatic injury.

What herb could be paired with Jin Qian Cao to clear Heat, drive out stones, relieve jaundice?

Hai Jin Sha - Lygodium spores

Pharma, Botanical and Common names for Dong Kui Zi?

Semen Abutili seu Malvae Malva verticillata, Abutlion theophrasti Musk Mallow seeds

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Dong Kui Zi?

Energy: Cold Taste: Sweet Meridians: Large Intestine, Small Intestine

Functions and Indications for Dong Kui Zi?

1. Promotes urination, relieves dysuria - dark scanty urine, dysuria, urinary retention, edema d/t Damp Heat in the Bladder. 2. Promote lactation - insufficient lactation, mastitis (use with Sha Ren) 3. Moisten intestine. This fx is not as strong but it can help. - Constipation d/t intestinal dryness

What are four herbs in the remove water, relieve dysuria category that promote lactation?

Dong Kui Zi - Musk Mallow seeds Mu Tong - akebia Tong Cao - rice paper pith Qu Mai - adianthus

Pharma, Botanical and Common names for Lian Qian Cao?

Herba Glechomae Longitubae Glechoma longituba Glechoma Long tube ground ivy

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Lian Qian Cao?

Energy: Cool Taste: Pungent, Sweet (sl. bitter) Meridians: Gallbladder (Kidney, Bladder)

Functions and Indications for Lian Qian Cao?

1. Promote urination, stop dysuria - dark scanty urine, dysuria, difficult urination d/t damp heat in bladder. 2. Eliminate dampness, relieve jaundice 3. Move blood, stop pain, wind damp Bi pain, traumatic pain 4. Clear heat, reduce swelling, resolve toxicity----indication: swollen sores, boils, dermatosis, eczema

What three herbs in this category are good for removing stones?

Jin Qian Cao - Lysimachia Hai Jin Sha - Lygodium spores Lian Qian Cao - Glechoma

Pharma, Botanical and Common names for Di Fu Zi?

Fructus Kochiae Scopariae Kochia scoparia Kochia fruit, Broom Cypress

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Di Fu Zi?

Energy: Cold Taste: Bitter Meridians: Bladder

Fx and Indx of Di Fu Zi?

1. Clears damp-heat, promotes urination - relieve dysuria, dark scanty urin, difficult urination d/t damp heat in bladder 2. Expels dampness,stops itching - eczema, urticaria, rash, itchiness, oozing sores d/t damp heat on skin

Pharma, Botanical and Common names for Bei Xie?

Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoclaucae Discorea hypoclauca, D. tokoro Hypoglauca yam, tokoro

Energy, Taste, Meridians for Bei Xie?

Energy: Even Taste: Bitter Meridians: Liver, Stomach, Bladder

Fx and Indx for Bei Xie?

1. Separates pure from turbid - turbid urination (chyluria), leukorrhea d/t Damp Heat in the lower jiao, prostatitis, cystitis 2. Expels wind-dampness, relaxes sinews, unblocks connecting channels - damp heat Bi pain, rheumatoid arthritis 3. Clears damp-heat from skin - inhibits skin fungi