blood tonification formulas, singles functions Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS TO FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCITON/SI WU TANG
SHU DI HUANG/REHMANNIA: CHIEF
BAI SHAO/PEONY: DEPUTY
DANG GUI/ANGELICA: ASSISTANT
CHUAN XIONG/LIGUSTICUM: ASSITANT
IN FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION/SI WU TANG WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JOB OF:
very yin in nature
nourishes the yin in blood
strong tonifying effect on the liver and kidneys
essentially it both nourishes and makes blood
SHU DI HUANG/REHMANNIA
In FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION/SI WU TANG WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR :
astringent and nourishing
makes blood and tonifys blood
preserves the yin by holding things in
settles spasm and pain caused by blood def
equally helps with abd pain
BAI SHAO/PEONY
In FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION/SI WU TANG WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR :
warming and moistening enter the heart and liver to tonify and invigorate the blood
it moves as it tonifiys and tonifies as it moves
moistens the intestines and regulates the dynamic between the liver and kidneys
DANG GUI/ANGELICA
In FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION/SI WU TANG WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR :
moves blood an keeps it from stagnating
wonderful at treating both the pain associated with stasis of blood in addition to other types of pain
directs blood t o the head reliving symptoms like headache, dizziness and blurred vision
CHUAN XIONG/LIGUSTICUM
BOTH PEONY AND REHMANNIA ARE VERY CLOYING WHICH IS WHY WE USE THE TWO ASSITANT HERBS IN THE FORMULA TO PREVENT THE STAGNATION ASSOCIATED WITH CLOYING HERBS WHAT ARE THIER NAMES
DANG GUI/ANGELICA
CHUAN XIONG/LIGUSTICUM
WHAT ARE THE TWO SINGLES IN:
DANG GUI BU XUE TANG
TANGKUEI DECOCTION TO TONIFY THE BLOOD
HUANG QI/ASTARAGLUS
DANG GUI/ANGELICA
IN DANG GUI BU XUE TANG/TANGKUEI DECOCTION TO TONIFY THE BLOOD WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTION OF:
chi tonic that tonifies lifts and pushes out
it strongly tonifies the original qi of the spleen but also secures the exterior there by turning the qi inward which then facilitates the production of blood
HUANG QI/ASTARAGLUS
IN DANG GUI BU XUE TANG/TANGKUEI DECOCTION TO TONIFY THE BLOOD WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTION OF:
tonifies and keeps things gently moving.
Known to tonifies the qi of the blood
Both tonifies and invigorates the blood
DANG GUI/ANGELICA
NAME THE TWO ADDITONAL HERBS IN TAO HONG SI WU TANG/FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION WITH SAFFLOWER AND PEACH PIT
TAO REN/PERSICA
HONG HUA/SAFFLOWER
IN TAO HONG SI WU TANG/FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION WITH SAFFLOWER AND PEACH PIT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTION OF:
moves blood an keeps it from stagnating
wonderful at treating both the pain associated with stasis of blood in addition to other types of pain
directs blood t o the head reliving symptoms like headache, dizziness and blurred vision
CHUAN XIONG/LIGUSTICUM
IN TAO HONG SI WU TANG/FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION WITH SAFFLOWER AND PEACH PIT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTION OF:
pays attention to the heart, liver, large intestine, and lung
tonify and invigorate blood and regulate menstruation
dispels stasis helping with menstrual pain and clotting and thick blood
helps to generate new blood by the expulsion of old stagnant blood
TAO REN/PERSICA
IN TAO HONG SI WU TANG/FOUR SUBSTANCE DECOCTION WITH SAFFLOWER AND PEACH PIT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTION OF:
goes to heart and liver
warms and disperses to help transform stasis and stop pain
helps to gently move liver stagnation
helps to relive pathogenic fire in the heart
invigorates blood dispels stasis
tonify and invigorate blood and regulate menstruation.
HONG HUA/SAFFLOWER
WHAT ARE THE TWO SINGLES IN
SHAO YAO GAN CAO TANG/PEONY AND LICORICE DECOCTION
BAI SHAO/PEONY
ZHI GAN CAO/BAKED LICORICE
IN THE FORMULA SHAO YAO GAN CAO TANG/PEONY AND LICORICE DECOCTION, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:tonifies blood relieves spasm (liver) helps to soften the liver so that it does not become so “stuck”
BAI SHAO/PEONY
