Chapter 6 Section 1

Question 0

Ge Qiao (ge ke)
	*Clam Shell

Answer 0

Clears heat & transforms phlegm
Softens hardness
Promotes urination & expels dampness
Controls acidity & stops pain

Question 1

Qian Hu

Answer 1

Directs Qi downward & dispels phlegm
Disperses and scatters wind-heat
*Only in LU channel
*Great for headache, cough & wheezing (constrained LU's)
*Descending action & very drying

Question 2

Chuan Bei Mu

Answer 2

Clears heat and transforms phlegm
Clears heat and dissipates nodules
*Many types of coughs
*Used mostly for transforming phlegm/clear heat
*Very Expensive

Question 3

Zhe Bei Mu

Answer 3

Clears and transforms phlegm-heat
Clears heat and dissipates nodules (Neck & Breast)
*Lung heat

Question 4

Gua Lou (whole fruit)
*Moistens intestines & assists the movement of stool downward

Answer 4

Clears heat and transforms phlegm-heat
Unbinds chest & dissipates nodules (Chest Bi-syndrom)
Reduces abscesses & dissipates nodules
*Has all actions b/c is the whole fruit (fruit, peel, seed)

Question 5

Gua Lou Pi (Peel)

*Used mostly to regulate Qi and expand the chest

Answer 5

Clears the Lungs and transforms phlegm
Regulates the Qi and expands the chest
*Early stages of breast abscesses

Question 6

Gua Lou Ren (Seed)

*Used best for moistening the intestines

Answer 6

Clears & transforms phlegm-heat
Expands the chest
Moistens the Intestines
Promotes healing of sores

Question 7

Tian Zhu Haung (Bamboo Sugar)

*Children w/ epilepsy & adults post stroke

Answer 7

Clears and transforms phlegm-heat

Clears the Heart and settles tremors & convulsions

Question 8

Hai Fu Shi (Pumice)

Answer 8

Clears heat from the LU, transforms phlegm
Softens hardness, dissipates phlegm nodules
Promotes urination (stones)

Question 9

Two herbs tat treat dry cough

Answer 9

Chuan Bei Mu

Ming Dang Shen

Question 10

Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shaving)
*Relieves irritability

Answer 10

Clears and transforms phlegm-heat

Clears heat & stops vomiting (including morning sickness)

Question 11

Pang Da Hai

• “Fat Big Sea”, Seed expands in water
• Helps with constipation

Answer 11

Clears & disseminates Lung Qi
Moistens the intestines & unblocks the bowels
Encourages the expression of rashes

Question 12

Bi Qi (Water Chestnut)
*Generates fluids and stops thirst

Answer 12

Transforms phlegm & reduces accumulation

Clears Lung & Stomach heat, generates fluids and stops thirst

Question 13

The 3 seaweeds?

Answer 13

Kun Bu - Kelp
Hai Dai - Brown Algae
Hai Zao - Seaweed

Question 14

Kun Bu (Kelp)

• Best for goiter, phlegm nodules
• Hai Dai (brown algae) is used interchangeably w/ Kun Bu

Answer 14

Reduces phlegm and softens areas of hardness

Promotes urination and reduces swelling

Question 15

Hai Zao (Seaweed)

• Hernia involving scrotum & testicles
• Edema (floating)

Answer 15

Reduces phlegm & softens areas of hardness

Promotes urination & reduces edema

Question 16

Huang Yao Zi

*Must monitor LV function when taking this herb

Answer 16

Dissipates nodules & reduces goiter (alone or in tincture)
Clears heat & resolves toxicity (used for the emergency phase of snakebite)
Cools the blood & stops bleeding
Stops cough & calms wheezing (bronchitis & whooping cough)