class 2 - purgatives

Question 1

da huang

radix et rhizoma rhei

properties + 4 channels

Answer 1

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cold + bitter

1. Large Intestine
2. Stomach
3. Liver
4. Heart

Question 2

da huang

radix et rhizoma rhei

8 functions

Answer 2

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1. VIGOROUSLY DRAINS DOWNWARD - purge heat and cold accumulation
2. clear heat + drain fire - evil rising attacking the UJ = red eyes, sore/swollen gums + throat, sores + ulcers in mouth
3. clears toxic heat - sores, carbuncles, burns, scaldings, topical infection, internal abscesses (appendicitis)
4. stops bleeding - reckless blood from fire blazing. nose bleed, vomiting or coughing blood. yin deficiency
5. drains damp heat - febrile disease + dysentery, jaundice + lin syndrome
6. invigorates blood + dispels stasis - postpartum pain and lingering bleeding, clots
7. constipation due to cold accumulation and qi + blood deficiency
8. constipation due to interior heat

Question 3

da huang

radix et rhizoma rhei

4 c+c

Answer 3

1. pregnancy
2. menstruation
3. nursing
4. sp + st deficiency

Question 4

da huang

radix et rhizoma rhei

dosing and 3 prep

Answer 4

• 3>12 g

1. sheng - for purging, cook less than 10 mins or just soak in boiling water
2. jiu zhi - blood stasis
3. tan - bleeding

Question 5

mang xiao

mirabilitum

properties + channels

Answer 5

bitter + acrid + salty/very cold

LI + ST

Question 6

mang xiao

mirabilitum

4 functions

Answer 6

1. purge accumulation - excess heat accumulation in ST + SP causing caonstipation, dry stools + delirium.
2. clear heat + drain fire external pathogen attacking LU + ST. causing high fever, irritability, thirst, delirium convulsions and constipation. sore throat + oral ulcers. can heal red eyes with eye drops.
3. moistens dryness + softens hardness - including gallstones, mastitis, internal abscesses, hemorrhoids
4. stops lactation

Question 7

mang xiao

mirabilitum

c+c

Answer 7

pregnancy + nursing

Question 8

mang xiao

mirabilitum

dosage + prep

Answer 8

3>9g dissolved into strained decoction

Question 9

lu hui

herba aloes

properties + channels

Answer 9

bitter/cold

1. Large Intestine
2. Stomach
3. Liver

Question 10

lu hui

herba aloes

3 functions

Answer 10

1. drains liver fire + purges accumulation - constipation w/ red eyes, irritability, insomnia (heat in HT).
2. clear heat + cools the vigorous LV fire.
3. kills parasites - gan ji, round worm

Question 11

lu hui

herba aloes

2 c+c

Answer 11

1. pregnancy
2. loose stool due to SP + St deficiency

Question 12

lu hui

herba aloes

dosage and prep

Answer 12

raw

.3>1.5g pill form

Question 13

fan xie ye

folium sennae

properties + channels

Answer 13

bitter + sweet (BLAND), cold

LI

Question 14

fan xie ye

folium sennae

3 functions

Answer 14

1. purge accumulation
2. clear heat + drain fire
3. drain downward - guides out stagnation, constipation and distention due to heat accumulation or habitual constipation, ascites with edema

Question 15

fan xie ye

folium sennae

4 c+c

Answer 15

1. pregnancy
2. menstruation
3. nursing
4. overdosing > abdominal pain and diarrhea

Question 16

fan xie ye

folium sennae

prep and dosage

Answer 16

dosing - 3>9g steep < 15 mins.

(this is way too much! 1.5>3g as a tea is more than sufficient!)

Question 17

liver channel purgatives 2

Answer 17

1. da huang
2. lu hui