Characterization Pt. 2

Question 1

Symptoms of pain and obstructed circulation are commonly referred to as what?

Answer 1

Bi Syndrome

Question 2

What Channels do Du Huo (Angelica Du Huo) enter?

Answer 2

Kidney, Urinary Bladder

Question 3

This Herb that Dispels Wind and Dampness has a specific affinity for the Sinuses.

Answer 3

Cang Er Zi (Xanthium)

Question 4

What Cool Herb that Transforms Hot Phlegm is toxic when unprocessed?

Answer 4

Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria)

Question 5

What Cool Herb that Transforms Hot Phlegm is used for thick, yellow, hard-to-expectorate phlegm?

Answer 5

Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings)

Question 6

Gua Lou (Trichosanthes Fruit) is used specifically in what condition?

Answer 6

Stagnant Lung Qi

Question 7

What Warm Herb that Transforms Cold Phlegm is known to direct qi downward?

Answer 7

Ban Xia (Pinellia)

Question 8

Which is categorized as a Warm Herb that Transforms Cold Phlegm, but can be used for both hot and cold phlegm?

Answer 8

Jie Geng (Platycodon)

Question 9

Xing Ren (Apricot Seed) is known to be very powerful in the cases of acute cough, but what other symptom can it be used for?

Answer 9

Constipation

Question 10

What flavor is associated with Zi Su Zi (Perilla Seed?)

Answer 10

Acrid

Question 11

Which Aromatic Herbs that Transforms Dampness could also be used in morning sickness?

Answer 11

Huo Xiang (Agastache) and Sha Ren (Cardamom)

Question 12

What Aromatic Herb that Transforms Dampness is specific for Dampness associated with pain?

Answer 12

Cang Zhu (Black Atractylodes)

Question 13

Which of the Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation is both Sour and Sweet?

Answer 13

Shan Zha (Hawthorn Berry)

Question 14

Which of the Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation is also associated with breastfeeding?

Answer 14

Mia Ya (Barley Sprouts)

Question 15

Lai Fu Zi (Radish Seed) is used for food stagnation and what other condition?

Answer 15

Lung Qi Uprising

Question 16

Herbs that Regulate Qi are:

Answer 16

Aromatic, Pungent and Bitter

Question 17

In addition to Regulating the Qi, this herb also is a uterine tonic:

Answer 17

Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange)

Question 18

What Herb that Regulates the Qi is neutral in energy?

Answer 18

Xiang Fu (Cyperus)

Question 19

What Herb that Regulates the Qi must be added at the end of making a decoction?

Answer 19

Mu Xiang (Saussurea)

Question 20

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood are categorized as what in Western Herbalism?

Answer 20

Emmenagogues

Question 21

Which Herb that Stops Bleeding is considered the most powerful?

Answer 21

San Qi (Notoginseng)

Question 22

Which Herb that Stops Bleeding is used to warm all of the channels (i.e. moxa)?

Answer 22

Ai Ye (Mugwort)

Question 23

Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum) is not only used to Invigorate the Blood, but also used to move what?

Answer 23

Qi

Question 24

Which of these Herbs that Invigorate the Blood enters the Liver and Spleen?

Answer 24

Chi Shao (Red Peony Root)

Question 25

This Herb that Stops Bleeding can be used both internally and externally, and is often used in cases of blood stagnation.

Answer 25

Hong Hua (Safflower)

Question 26

This Herb that Stops Bleeding is a key herb for heart conditions, what is it?

Answer 26

Dan Shen (Red Sage Root)

Question 27

Similar to its Western Herbal cousin, Yi Mu Cao (Motherwort) has an affinity for what part of the body?

Answer 27

Abdomen

Question 28

A key herb for breaking up blood stasis, Tao Ren (Peach Seed), enters the Liver, Heart, Lung, and what other channel (indicated by one of its uses)?

Answer 28

Large Intestines

Question 29

In addition to being an Herb that Invigorates the Blood, this botanical is also categorized as a tonic.

Answer 29

Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root)

Question 30

Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness should be used with caution in what condition?

Answer 30

Yin Deficiency