Class 7 Flashcards
What is the nature of interior warming herbs?
Pungent and warm
What do interior warming herbs do?
Warm the interior and dispel cold
What are the channels of Interior warming herbs?
Spleen and kidney
What the two types of interior cold syndromes?
Excess cold
Deficiency cold
Excess cold is cold that invades the ____ jiao, disrupting the function of the ______ and ______.
Middle Jiao, spleen and stomach
Deficiency cold is caused by ______ deficiency.
Yang
What are the symptoms of Exterior Cold Invading the Middle Jiao?
Pale face Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Epigastric and abdominal pain Abdomen cold to touch Patients prefers heat No appetite Aching limbs
What is the pulse and tongue of exterior cold invading MJ?
Pulse is tense and tight
Tongue is white
What are the symptoms of Deficiency Cold from Yang Deficiency symptoms?
Cold limbs Edema Fatigue Frequent urination Incontinence Infertility
What is the pulse and tongue of deficiency cold from yang deficiency?
Pulse is faint and feeble
Tongue is pale, swollen, teeth marks
Interior Warming Herbs warm the _____ by strengthening the _____ fire.
Yang, Kidney
What herbs are hot and can injure Yin and Body Fluids ?
Interior warming herbs
What is the Latin name for Fu Zi?
Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata
What is the taste and temperature of Fu Zi?
Pungent, Hot, Toxic
What are the channels of Fu Zi?
Spleen, Kidney, Heart
What are the 2 functions of Fu Zi?
- Warms the Spleen and Kidney Yang
2. Warms the Channels and Dispels Cold
How should Fu Zi be prepared?
Boil 30-60 minutes before adding other herbs to decoction
Fu Zi is contraindicated in _____ deficiency and ______.
Yin deficiency and pregnancy
The Chinese word for decoction is _____ which literally means _____.
Tang, Soup
T/F
Decoction is considered to be one of the strongest methods of delivering herbs.
F
It is THE strongest
The best method of decoction is to use a _____ pot because it distributes heat evenly.
Clay
Tonic formulas are cooked for the whole time over a ____ flame.
Low to medium
Minerals and shells are cooked for _______ minutes before the other herbs in the formula are added.
30-60 minutes
Diaphoretics are cooked for _____.
10-15 minutes
Aromatic herbs (aromatic dampness resolving category) are cooked for no more than_____ minutes.
10
In general decoctions should be taken …
1 hour post meal
Tonifying formulas/prescriptions shod be taken ….
On an empty stomach 1 hour before the meal
What is a tincture?
A tincture is an extraction of herbal ingredients using a solvent.
What can be used as solvents?
Water Oil Glycerin Vinegar Alcohol
What is the Chinese word for tincture ?
Jow Ji
What is the most commonly used solvent for a tincture ?
Alcohol
For most dry plant matter use _____ proof alcohols.
80 proof such as vodka or rum
The usual ratio of herb to solvent is determined by ____ and is :.
Weight
1:5 or 1 part herb to 5 parts alcohol
The Chinese word for powder is
San
Powders are easy ____ and easily ____.
Absorbed and stored
The Chinese word for pill is
Wan
Pills are made by …
Combining herb powder with a binding agent such as honey
Pills are ____ and ____ in action.
Mild, slow
The most common reason for dry-frying an herb is to increase the ____ awakening and the _____ strengthening affect of the herb.
Spleen awakening
Stomach strengthening
Dry frying can be done with…
Salt Honey Vinegar Wine Ginger
Dry-frying with Salt directs the action of the herb to the ____.
Kidney
Frying with Honey increases the herbs _____ and ______ effects.
Tonifying and moistening
Frying with vinegar enhances the herb’s ______ and ______ properties.
Astringing and blood-activating
Frying with Wine will help the herb alleviate _____, clear blockage from the ______ and ______, and dispel _____.
Pain
Channels and collaterals
Wind
Frying with ginger will enhance an herb’s ability to
Warm the stomach and stop vomiting
What are Antirheumatics?
Herbs that dispel wind-damp
Antirheumatics treat
Pain, numbness, swollen joints, heavy sensation of arms and legs, and difficulty bending and stretching
Pain and mobility issues are called ______ in Chinese Medicine.
Bi Syndrome
Bi Syndrome is caused by _____, ______, and _____ that stagnate in the channels and cause _____.
Wind, Cold, Damp
Arthralgia
Wind Bi is…
Migratory Arthralgia where the pain tends to move around
Cold Bi is when the pain is
Severe and aching
Damp Bi is …
Heavy fixed pain and swelling of the joint
Heat Bi is caused by …
Wind, Cold, Damp that stagnate in the channel and over time turns into heat.
Heat Bi is characterized by …
Redness, swelling, pain
Wind Bi involves any of the large joints such as …
Shoulders Elbows Wrists Hips Knees
At the early stage of Wind Bi there may be symptoms such as
Fever and chills
What herbs are often used to treat Wind Bi?
Diaphoretic
Cold Bi is severe stabbing pain that is made worse by _____ and relieved by _____.
Cold, heat
Cold Bi treatment involves warming the ___ as well as dispelling ______, _____, and _____.
Meridians
Wind, cold, damp
Damp Bi is characterized by
Numbness and fixed pain in the joints with difficulty stretching.
Treatment for Damp Bi involves transforming _____ and strengthening the ______.
Damp, spleen
Heat Bi is characterized by
Pain with a burning sensation, redness and swelling of joints, impaired movement and the pain is relieved by cold.
Treatment for Heat Bi will clear ____, dispel _____, and resolve ____.
Heat, wind, damp
T/F
When a person has Bi Sydrome it affects one level.
F
It can affect more than one level
What is the nature of Antirheumatic herbs?
Pungent and warm
Antirheumatic herbs dispel wind-cold-damp from the ____.
Channels
Antirheumatic herbs are often taken as _____ due to the ____ nature of Bi syndrome.
Tinctures, chronic
Alcohol can improve the circulation of ____ and ____.
Qi, blood
Cautions for Antirheumatic herbs:
Patients with yin or blood deficiency. These herbs are warm and drying in nature and can injure/deplete yin and blood.
What is an example of an Antirheumatic herb?
Wei Ling Xian
What is the Latin name for Wei Ling Xian?
Clematidis Radix
What is the taste and temp of Wei Ling Xian?
Pungent, Salty, Warm
What are the channels of Wei Ling Xian?
U.B. although some sources claim this herb goes to all 12 channels
What are the 2 functions of Wei Ling Xian?
- Unblocks the channels, relieves pain, dispels wind-cold-damp
- Dissolves fish bones in throat when cooked with sugar, wine, and vinegar
Use Wei Lei Xian with caution with ____ patients because it is _____.
Elderly or Qi/blood deficient patients because it is very pungent and moving to all 12 channels
