Chapter 14 Section 1 Flashcards
Heavily settles & calms the spirit
*Benefits Yin & anchors floating Yang
Prevents leakage of fluids
Softens hardness & dissipates nodules
Absorbs acidity & alleviates pain
Does not enter HT Channel
Mu Li (Oyster Shell)
Pairs with Long Gu
~Elephant pirate on ship
Settles Anxiety & Calms Spirit Calms Liver, anchors & preserves floating Yang Prevents leakage of fluids Used topically **Secures the Normal Qi**
Long Gu (Dragon Bone)
Pairs with Mu Li
~Elephant on motorcycle with spirit on back.
Anchors & calms spirit
Nourishes Kidneys, augments Liver & improves hearing & vision
Aids Kidneys in Grasping Qi
Ci Shi (Magnetitum)
*Calcined: best for improving hearing & vision
*Unprepared: better for anchoring & calming spirit
~Elephant being lifted by helicopter
Settles anxiety and calms spirit
- *Crush and cook first for 30 min
- *Can cause severe heart arrhythmias
Long Chi (Dragon Teeth)
Sedates Heart & settles tremors & palpitations
Clears Liver heat & eliminates superficial visual obstructions
Promotes healing & generates flesh
**Only ground to powder
Zhen Zhu (Pearl) ~Elephant walking LV dog across street
Calms the Liver & anchors the Yang Clears the LV & clears eyes Sedates freight & calms spirit Stops bleeding **Crush & cook for 30 min first
Zhen Zhu Mu (Mother of Pearl)
*Caution w/ pregnancy
Sedates heart, settles tremors & palpitations, calms spirit
Warms lungs & directs Qi down
Warms Womb while warming & unblock penetrating & conception vessels
**Good for infertility
Zi Shi Ying
~Elephant sliding down hill on sled w/ Penetrating (P) & Conception (C) vessels snow balls.
Arrests tremors & palpitations & calms spirit
Invigorates blood & dissipates stasis & unblocks menses
Promotes urination & unblocks painful urinary dribbling
Reduces swelling & promotes healing
**coronary artery dz
Hu Po
~Elephant chiseling rock with spirit racking behind him
Calms the Liver and sedates spirit
Sheng Tie Luo
~ Shawn (Sheng) is tied (Tie) low (Luo) to calm his spirit
