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Herbal Properties Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 herbal properties?

A
  1. temperature
  2. taste
  3. direction
  4. channel-entering
  5. toxicity
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Four Qi (si qi) refers to?

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temperature (thermal property)

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what are the Four Qi?

A 
cold
cool
(neutral)
warm
hot
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4
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how is temperature determined?

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by observing the herb’s effect in the body

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5
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what do cold/cool herbs treat?

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diseases with heat signs and symptoms

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what are heat signs and symptoms?

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fever, sweating, thirst, rapid pulse, red face

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what do hot/warm herbs treat?

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diseases with cold signs and symptoms

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what are cold signs and symptoms?

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cold limbs, diarrhea, frequent urination, pale face

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9
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what can neutral herbs treat?

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both heat and cold signs and symptoms

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10
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what is Wu Wei?

A

Five Tastes

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what are the 5 tastes?

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sour
bitter
sweet
acrid
salty
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12
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what are 2 additional tastes?

A

bland

astringent

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13
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what kind of herbal property is aromatic?

A

temperature

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14
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what is the function of acrid taste?

A

disperse and move (wind-cold, wind-heat)

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what is the function of sweet taste?

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tonify, harmonize and moisten

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what is the function of bitter taste?

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drain and dry (constipation, dry stool)

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17
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what is the function of sour taste? (can also be astringent)

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stabilize and bind, prevent leakage (frequent urination, leukorrhea, nighttime excretion)

18
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what is the function of salty taste?

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purge and soften (nodules, constipation, edema)

19
Q

what is a caution of acrid (pungent) herbs?

A

acrid herbs disperse, so they are drying.

use with caution in case of qi, yin, or body fluid deficiency

20
Q

what is a caution of sweet herbs?

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sweet herbs can be rich and cloying, hard to digest, leading to stagnation.
use with caution in patients with spleen deficiency with dampness

21
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what is a caution of bitter herbs?

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bitter herbs are drying.

use with caution in case of yin and body fluid deficiency

22
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what is a caution of sour (astringent) herbs?

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sour herbs can prevent sweating and release of the exterior

use w/ caution when there is an exterior pathogenic factor present

23
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what is a caution of bland herbs?

A

bland herbs promote urination and leech and drain fluids.

use w/ caution in cases of yin and body fluid deficiency

24
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which of the tastes are yang?

A

acrid
sweet
bland

25
Q

which of the tastes are yin?

A

sour
bitter
salty

26
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what are the 4 directions?

A
  1. ascending (upwards)
  2. descending (downwards)
  3. floating (outwards)
  4. sinking (inwards)
27
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what types of herbs are ascending/upwards?

A

light substances

flowers, rapidly growing plants, sweet aromatic herbs

28
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what types of herbs are descending/downards?

A

heavy salty substances

shells, minerals, bitter and bland herbs

29
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what types of herbs are floating/outwards?

A

acrid, dispersing herbs

herbs that release the exterior

30
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what types of herbs are sinking/inwards?

A

sour, astringent herbs that bind and prevent leakage

31
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what parts of the plant are ascending or floating?

A

upper parts

32
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what parts of the plant are descending or sinking?

A

lower parts

33
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what are the 3 channel-entering effects?

A
  1. direct effect
  2. indirect effect
  3. specific effect
34
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what are the 3 classifications for herbs by Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing?

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  1. superior
  2. medium
  3. inferior
35
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what is a superior herb classification?

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  1. potent therapeutic action
  2. few or no side effects
  3. safe for long-term use
36
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what is a medium herb classification?

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  1. good therapeutic action, but also possible side effects

2. requires professional supervision for use

37
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what is an inferior herb classification?

A
  1. more potential side effects/toxicities than therapeutic benefit
  2. require special processing and administration
  3. use only when benefits outweigh risks and always under professional supervision
38
Q

what chinese herbs is responsible for most adverse reactions?

A

Aconite herb

  1. Fu Zi
  2. Cao Wu
  3. Chuan Wu
39
Q

How many major categories are there of herbs?

A

18

40
Q

How many medicinal plants are considered toxic in China?

A

10 out of 7000 species

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