Chinese Medicine Herb Basic Theory AFEA by Amanda

Question 1

What does the flavor Acrid/Spicy/Pungent do?

Answer 1

Disperse and Move Qi and Blood.

Release Exterior
Invigorate Blood/Qi

(Metal. Goes up the Nose)

Question 2

What are the cautions for Acrid/Spicy/Pungent flavors?

Answer 2

Qi or Yin deficiency or in spontaneous perspiration.

Question 3

What does the flavor Sour/Astringent do?

Answer 3

Constrict, Solidify and Nourish Fluids, Stabilize substances, Prevent leakage of fluids.

Tend to nourish yin, blood or body fluids because holding them in.

Question 4

Sour/Astringent herbs are good for someone with:

Answer 4

Cough, diarrhea, bleeding, leucorrhea, urinary incontinence, enuresis, nocturnal emissions, perspirations due to debility

Question 5

What does the flavor Bitter do?

Answer 5

Drain and Dry

Descend: Xing ren apricot, Da huang rhubarb

Dry Damp- (Bitter Cold) 3 Huang’s
(Bitter Warm) Tang zhu grey atractylodes

Question 6

What does the flavor Sweet do?

Answer 6

Tonify, Harmonize, Moisten

Question 7

What does the flavor Bland do?

Answer 7

Leach out dampness and promote urination.

Question 8

Bitter herbs are NOT used for

Answer 8

Yin deficiency (bitter drains down)

Question 9

What does Salty do?

Answer 9

Softens (hard masses) and Purge (opens and drains bowels)

Question 10

Sweet & Sour herbs help to generate:

Answer 10

Yin

Question 11

Sweet & Acrid herbs help to generate:

Answer 11

Yang

Question 12

Flowers and heads of plants in general move Qi in what direction?

Answer 12

Up

Question 13

Leaves, Peels and barks help go to where on the body?

Answer 13

Go to the body’s surface, treat skin, respiratory system

Question 14

Stems and Vines help go to where on the body?

Answer 14

Channels and Sinews

Question 15

Roots go where in the body?

Answer 15

They penetrate deeper to Yin organ

Question 16

Inner parts of plants go where in the body?

Answer 16

The heart

Question 17

Shells and Minerals tend to do what?

Answer 17

Anchor the shen and Qi

Question 18

Animal based herbs tend to do what?

Answer 18

To be warm and salty; and stronger then plants.

Tonify yang and extinguish wind

Question 19

Seeds tend to do what?

Answer 19

Moisten and Nourish (like Water element)

Question 20

Fruits tend to do what to the body?

Answer 20

Nourish the spleen (they are sweet)

Question 21

Upper body ailments are treated with the _________ parts of plants?

Answer 21

upper

Question 22

Lower body ailments are treated with the _________ parts of plants

Answer 22

lower

Question 23

Release Exterior herbs have what taste?

Answer 23

Warm/Cool

Question 24

Release Exterior Herbs enter what channels?

Answer 24

BL, LU

Question 25

What action does Release exterior have?

Answer 25

Releases exterior through sweating, uninhibit Lung Qi

Question 26

Clear Heat herbs have what taste?

Answer 26

Bitter

Question 27

Clear Heat herbs have what temperature?

Answer 27

Cold

Question 28

Clear Heat does what?

Answer 28

Drains heat and fire, | other depending on complexity, same with Channels entered

Question 29

Drain Damp has what taste?

Answer 29

Bland, Sweet

Question 30

What temperature do Drain Damp herbs have?

Answer 30

Neutral to Cold

Question 31

What channels does Drain Damp enter?

Answer 31

SP, BL

Question 32

What action do Drain Damp herbs have?

Answer 32

Drains damp through promoting urination, Supports the SP and other organs

Question 33

What taste do Tonify herbs have?

Answer 33

Sweet

Question 34

What temperature are Tonify herbs?

Answer 34

Warm, Cool

Question 35

What channels do Tonify herbs enter?

Answer 35

SP, LV, and others accordingly

Question 36

What action do Tonify herbs have?

Answer 36

Strengthen, augment Support Nourish, engender

Question 37

What taste do Stabilize and Bind herbs have?

Answer 37

Sour, Astringent

Question 38

What temperature are Stabilize and Bind herbs?

Answer 38

Warm

Question 39

What channels do Stabilize and Bind herbs enter?

Answer 39

LU, Lg Int., KI

Question 40

What is the action of Stabilize and Bind herbs?

Answer 40

Astringes Qi, Fluids, tonifies all substances, generates fluids, stops sweating, coughing, bleeding, calms

Question 41

What are the 8 Traditional Treatment strategies? (Eight rectifications)

Answer 41

1. Promote Sweat 2. Induce Vomit 3. Purge or Drain Downward 4. Harmonize 5. Warm 6. Clear(heat) 7. Reduce (stagnation, parasites, phlegm) 8. Tonify

Question 42

1 qian = ____ grams

Answer 42

3

Question 43

What are the 8 Principles? | think opposites

Answer 43

Yin/Yang Interior/Exterior Cold/Hot Deficient/Excess

Question 44

Zang Organs are also known as what?

Answer 44

Yin Organs (the Zang is not the Yang)

Question 45

Fu organs are also known as what?

Answer 45

Yang Organs

Question 46

How do you get Qi?

Answer 46

``` Born with it (Yuan Qi) Eat it (Gu Qi) Breathe it (Kong qi) ```

Question 47

A tense and wiry pulse indicates what?

Answer 47

Qi stasis (stagnation)

Question 48

A Tongue that is red, yellow and lacks coating indicates what?

Answer 48

Yin Deficiency

Question 49

A tongue that is pale, swollen (just like qi deficiency); formless, wet, with coating that is white and thin, indicates what?

Answer 49

Yang Deficiency

Question 50

A tongue that is pale, swollen (just like Yang Deficiency) , puffy, teethmarks, indicates what?

Answer 50

Qi Deficiency

Question 51

Qi is an aspect of

Answer 51

Yang

Question 52

Blood is an aspect of

Answer 52

Yin

Question 53

What does a dusky (blue/purple) tongue indicate?

Answer 53

Qi stasis (stagnation)

Question 54

What does a peachy tongue indicate?

Answer 54

Blood deficiency

Question 55

A tight pulse indicates:

Answer 55

Yin deficiency or cold

Question 56

What are HOT herbs used for?

Answer 56

Yin or Cold conditions

Question 57

What do HOT herbs do? Ma Huang Ephedra Gan Jiang Ginger

Answer 57

Tonify yang and qi, increase metabolic process, consolidate scattered yang (ie. shock), expel cold

Question 58

What are VERY HOT herbs used for? Fu Zi Aconite

Answer 58

Resuscitating the yang, tend to be drying

Question 59

What do Warm herbs do? Zhi can gao honey fried licorice

Answer 59

Accelerate the flow of qi, milder and generally not as drying

Question 60

What do Neutral herbs do? Fu Ling Poria

Answer 60

Used when a herb is needed in a formula but most of the herbs in that category are too warm or cool for the patient. can be safely used for hot or cold diseases

Question 61

What do COOL herbs do? Han lian cao eclipta Bai shao peony

Answer 61

Slow the metabolism, nourish Yin, create body fluids, and are calming

Question 62

What do Cold herbs do? Long dan cao gentiana

Answer 62

Clear heat, purge fire, remove toxins, nourish yin CAUTION: Can damage SP yang qi causing side effects like gas, bloating, loose stools

Question 63

What does a red tongue mean?

Answer 63

Heat of some sort