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9.1 Herbs that Dispel Wind Damp, Expel Cold Flashcards

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What are the three subcategories of herbs that dispel wind damp?

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  1. Herbs to dispel wind damp cold
  2. Herbs to dispel wind damp heat
  3. Herbs to dispel wind damp and strengthen tendon and bone
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Describe the general properties of herbs that dispel wind damp cold? i.e. flavour, temperature, channels entered

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Pungent - dispel wind, disperse and move, remove blood stasis, move qi stagnation

Bitter - drain dampness

Warm - overcome cold

Enter: These herbs go into liver (tendons), spleen (muscles) and kidney (bones).

This group of herbs can dispel wind damp cold, stop pain (pain is worse with cold than heat wind damp), soothe tendon, open meridian. Can treat wind damp BI syndrome. Can combine with herbs that dispel cold.

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Describe the properties of herbs that dispel wind damp heat?

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Pungent - dispel wind, disperse and move, remove blood stasis, move qi stagnation

Bitter - drain dampness

Cold - overcome heat.

Channels: Herbs enter liver, spleen and kidney.

Dispel wind damp heat Bi syndrome, open meridian, clear heat, relieve swelling.

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Describe the properties of herbs that dispel wind damp and strenthen tendon and bone?

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Bitter - drain dampness

Sweet - tonify deficiency

Warm - tonify deficiency

Channels: Enter liver and kidney meridians.

Properties are to reduce excess of wind damp but also tonify deficiency, esp. kidney and liver deficiency, strengthen tendons and bones.

Used for long term Bi syndrome with weakness of lumbar and knees, long term paralysis from stroke, chronic pain, arthritis.

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What are 4 types of Bi syndrome that these herbs can help with? Which pathogen or symptom dominates for each?

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  1. Wandering Bi - wind dominating
  2. Fixed Bi - damp dominating
  3. Pain Bi - cold dominating
  4. Heat Bi - heat dominating
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In addition to herbs that dispel wind damp, what herbs must you add for Wandering Bi?

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Add herbs that move blood and nourish blood.

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In addition to herbs that dispel wind damp cold, what herbs should you add for Fixed Bi?

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Herbs that dry dampness, tonify the spleen and eliminate dampness.

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In addition to herbs that dispel wind damp cold, what herbs should you add for Pain Bi?

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Herbs that dispel cold, stop pain.

Herbs that warm Yang and move blood.

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In addition to herbs that dispel wind damp, what herbs should you add for Heat Bi? What additions would be appropriate for acute vs chronic stages?

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Herbs that clear heat and cool blood.

In initial stages add herbs that release the exterior.

Chronic cases add herbs that tonify liver and kidney, tonify qi and blood.

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What are the precautions and contraindications for herbs that dispel wind damp?

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  1. This category of herbs is pungent. They easily damage Yin and blood. Use with caution for patients with yin or blood xu.
  2. This category of herbs is often used for a long time. They can be made into pills or tinctures for long term intake/
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What are common symptoms that would clue you into the need for herbs that dispel wind damp?

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Common symptoms:

  • Arthritis
  • Edema
  • Headaches
  • Heaviness
  • Joint pain
  • Muscle pain
  • Numbness
  • Rigidity
  • Stiffness

Note: edema is usually from spleen qi deficiency, so this is NOT a main symptom, however some people with arthritis may get distal edema which could be from exterior wind damp.

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What herb is considered to be the MOST important for wind damp invasion?

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Du Huo, Pubescent Angelica Root

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Give the pharmaceutica, botanical and common names for Du Huo.

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Radix Angelicae Pubescentis

Angelica Pubescens

Pubescent Angelica root

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Give Energy, Taste and Meridians for Du Huo.

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Energy: Slightly warm

Taste: Pungent, Bitter

Meridians: Kidney, Bladder

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Give Functions and Indications for Du Huo.

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Functions:

  1. Dispel Wind, stop pain: Painful stasis due to Wind Damp Bi. Stronger action on the lower body, lumbar, legs, calves, feet.
  2. Dispel Cold, Release exterior: Headache, exterior invasion sx. eg. body aches from the flu.
  3. Assists in treating blood stasis: toothache, headache esp. Shaoyin headache radiating to the teeth and cheeks.
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What is a common combination for Du Huo to treat Wandering Bi of the whole body?

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Qiang Huo, Notopterygii

Warm, Acrid Surface Releasing category

Qiang Huo has the power to guide other herbs to Tai yang (and Du channel) and is better suited to an attack on the upper body. Can use for body aches from flu. Often use with Du Huo to treat whole body general pain.

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Pharmaceutica, Botanical and common names for Wei Ling Xian?

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Radix Clematidia

Clematis Chinesis

Clematis root or Chinese clematis root

Awesome Spiritual Immortal

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Wei Ling Xian?

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Energy: Warm

Taste: Pungent, Salty

Meridians: Bladder

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Functions and Indications for Wei Ling Xian?

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1) Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and alleviates pain:
i. Wind-Damp painful obstruction Bi (whole body aches especially)
ii. Intractable Bi blockage of Qi and Blood, joint pain
2) Softens and transforms fish bones:
i. Fish bones lodged in throat
3) Reduces phlegm and pathogenic water (regulates urination):
i. Focal distention and accumulation in the middle burner
ii. Cold Phlegm digestion problems

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Give the pharmaceutica and common names for Chuang Wu.

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Radix Aconiti Carmichaeli

Aconite

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Energy, Taste and Meridians for Chuang Wu.

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Energy: Warm

Taste: Pungent, Bitter

Meridians: Heart, Spleen, Liver, Kidney

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Functions and Indications for Chuang Wu.

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  1. dispel wind, remove dampness, for W-C-D Bi pain in joints and whole body.
  2. Expel cold, stop pain, for all kinds of pain due to cold, hernia, trauma pain
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Differentiate the three types of Aconite.

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Cao Wu – Processed wild aconite root. Fx same as Chuang Wu

Chuan(g) Wu – Processed Sichuan Aconite Main (Mother) root. Primary fx is to dispel wind damp to treat joint pain.

Fu Zi – Primary Fx: Warm interior, expel cold (son root or smaller root of aconite)

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What herbs are incompatible with aconite?

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ban xia - Pinellia rhizome

gua luo (whole gua lou fruit) - Loofah

Tian Hua Fen - tricosanthes root, from gua luo as well, it is the gua luo root (clear heat and drain fire), therefore also incompatible

bei mu - Fritillaria bulb (chuan bei mu, zhe bei mu)

bai ji - Bletilla rhizome

bai lian - Ampelopsis, Japanese peppervine root

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Give the pharmaceutica, botanical and common names for Mu Gua.

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Fructus Chaenomelis

Chaenomeles lagenaria C. speciosa

Papaya (Chinese quince)

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Energy, Taste and Meridian for Mu Gua

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Energy: slightly warm

Taste: Sour

Meridians: Liver, Spleen

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Functions and Indications for Mu Gua.

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  1. Dispel damp, stop pain, for joint, muscle, tendon pain, limited movement.
  2. Harmonize stomach and transforms dampness. Treat dampness in ST/SP. Muscle spasm caused by severe vomiting or diarrhea due to dampness.
  3. Reduces food stagnation.
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One patient W-C-D Bi causing joint stiffness while another has a lot of joint pain. If using Wei Ling Xian and Mu Gua, which is better for each?

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Wei Ling Xian better for joint pain.

Mu Gua better for joint stiffness.

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Give the pharmaceutic, botanical and common name for Hai Feng Teng.

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Caulis Piperis Futokadsurae

Piper futokadsura

Kadsura pepper stem

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Hai feng teng Energy, Taste, Meridian

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Energy: slightly warm

Taste: pungent, bitter

Meridian: Liver, (Heart)

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Functions and Indications for Hai Feng Teng.

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1.Dispels wind, unblocks channels, alleviates pain for joint pain, stiffness in muscles/tendons, limited movement.

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Give the pharmaceutica, botanical and common names for Shen Jin Cao

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Herba Lycopodii

Lycopodium japonicum Thumb., L clauatum

Club Moss

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Shen Jin Cao

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Energy: Warm

Taste: Bitter, Pungent

Meridians: Liver

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Funcitons and Indications for Shen Jin Cao.

(Bonus modern usage?)

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Dispel wind damp, sooth tendons, unblock the channel for wind damp bi with limited movement of extremities and numbness of the skin.

Modern Usage: arthritis, herpes zoster (topical)

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Pharmaceutica, botanical and common names for Lu Lu Tong

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Fructus Liquidamabris Taiwanianae

Liquidamber taiwaniana Hance

Sweetgum fruit

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Lu Lu Tong

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Energy: Even

Taste: Pungent, Bitter

Meridians: Liver, Stomach, Bladder

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Functions and Indications for Lu Lu Tong

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Lu lu means all roads

Tong means unblock or open

  1. Dispel wind, open collaterals for W-D Bi
  2. Remove water, promote urination: treats water retention and edema
  3. Promote lactation: treats milk duct stagnation. If the nursing female has insufficient lactation due to blood deficiency then Lu Lu Tong will only be used as an assistant. However if the insufficient lactation is due to qi stagnation then Lu Lu Tong is the chief herb.
  4. Restore menstruation: amenorrhea caused by qi stagnation
  5. Dispel wind, stop itching, open skin pores: skin disorder caused by wind heat or damp

Five open or unblock:

Open collateral

Open water way

Open milk duct

Open menstruation

Open skin pore

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Pharmaceutica, Botanical and Common names for Bai Hua She

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Agkistrodon seu Bungarus

Agkistrodon acutus, Bungarus hua

Multi banded krait snake, bungrus, agkistrodon

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Bai Hua She

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Energy: Warm

Taste: Sweet, Salty, toxic

Meridians: Liver, Spleen

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Functions and Indications for Bai Hua She

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Remember it can be toxic!

  1. Strongly activate collaterals, stop pain: used to treat join pain caused by wind damp Bi
  2. Dispel wind from skin: treat skin rash or itching due to wind, scabies, tinea, eczema
  3. Dispel wind from sinew: treat any kind of spasm, tremor, seizure due to Internal wind
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Pharmaceutical effects of Bai Hua She

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  1. Decreases BP
  2. Calmative, hypnotic, analgesic
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Pharmaceutica, Botanical and Common names for Wu Shao She

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Zaocys Dhumnades

Zaocys dhumnades

Black striped snake, zaocys

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Energy, Taste, Meridians for Wu Shao She

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Energy: Even

Taste: Sweet, Salty

Meridians: Liver, Spleen

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Functions and Indications of Wu Shao She

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Same as for Bai Hua She thought not as strong and not toxic.

  1. Strongly activate collaterals, stop pain: used to treat join pain caused by wind damp Bi
  2. Dispel wind from skin: treat skin rash or itching due to wind, scabies, tinea, eczema
  3. Dispel wind from sinew: treat any kind of spasm, tremor, seizure due to Internal wind
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She Tui common name?

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Snake skin slough

46
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She Tui Energy, Taste, Meridians

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Energy: Even

Taste: Sweet, Salty

Meridains: Liver

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Functions and Indications for She Tui

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  1. Dispels wind and stops spasms.
  2. Removes superficial visual obstruction.

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