Aromatic herbs that open the orifices Flashcards
She Xiang
aromatic herbs that open the orifices
Deer Musk, Moschus berezovskii, “musk aroma”
Spicy, Aromatic, Warm
HT, LV, SP
- closed disorder- powerfully opens orifices closed by coma. Hospital cases
- pushes blood:
A) can heal bone fractures
B) can use like nitroglycerine for angina-chest pain
- For still births- dilates uterus- to get fetus out
Contra: pregnancy
yin def w/ heat
HTN
Bing Pian
aromatic herbs that open the orifices
Borneol, dryobalanops aromatica, “ice slice”
Spicy, aromatic, bitter, cool
HT, LU, SP
Like smelling salts
- revives spirit- for heat
- reduces nodules, clears heat: sore throat, tonsillitis, detox
Contra:
Pregnancy
Qi and blood def
Niu Huang
aromatic herbs that open the orifices
Cattle Gallstone/Bezoar, Bos taurus, “cattle yellow”
bitter, cold
- Clears HT heat: coma in situation where person acting crazy beforehand: delirious, parkinsons, mania
- Clears toxins aka infections- herpes
- reduces pain of sores- herpes, red, inflamed, hot tissues
In formula: Angong Niuhuang- severe covid (respirator)
Shi Chang Pu
aromatic herbs that open the orifices
Sweet Flag Root, Acorus tatarinowii
spicy, aromatic, sl warm
Probably will use this one
opens orifices for phlegm blocking, chronic sinisitis
phlegm deep in middle jiao: distention, fullness, vomitting, nausea
reduce W-C damp obstruction, arthritis, body aches, trauma, aids circulation
Bi Zheng= “closed disorder”
= “arthritis”
Characteristics of Aromatic Herbs that Open Orifices
A. Restore 5 senses and consciousness
- Closed disorder: Bi Zheng
a) Warm
b) Cold - Open disorder: Tuo Zheng (abandoned disorders)
B. Use for short period/not long term
C. stimulants, increase BP
D. Resuscitative of CN, Cardiac, respiratory systems
E. 2 hot, 2 cold
Cautions
Acute situations only
combine w/ other herbs
Can consume Qi
short term use
powder or pills
Bi Zheng
Warm Type Sxs
Sxs:
warm body/fever
face: red
Irritable
heavy breathing
T: red/yellow coat
P: rapid
Bi Zheng
Warm Type Western Diagnoses
Infectious disease
Meningitis
Severe pneumonia
Septicemia
encephalitis
heat stroke
End stage liver disease
toxemia
BI Zheng
cold type Sxs
Cold body
Face: pale
Foaming of mouth
P: slow
Bi Zheng
Cold type western diagnosis
Hypothermia
Cerebral Vascular accident (stroke; blood flow to brain disrupted)
Poisoning
Tuo Zheng
Open disorder (abandoned syndrome) Sxs
Loss of consciousness
open hands
open mouth
(closed eyes: unconscious)
urinary & bowel incontinence
P: faint
USE DIFFERENT HERBS: NOT OPEN ORIFICE HERBS
USe Ren Sen , Fu Zi, Moxa
4 herbs
She Xiang: deer musk -warm
Bing Pian: Borneal (ice)- cold
Niu Huang: Bezoar/gallstone- cold
Shi Chang Pu: Acorus/sweet flag root- warm
