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0
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What is the nature of interior warming herbs?

A

Pungent and warm

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What do interior warming herbs do?

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Warm the interior and dispel cold

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What are the channels of Interior warming herbs?

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Spleen and kidney

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What the two types of interior cold syndromes?

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Excess cold

Deficiency cold

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Excess cold is cold that invades the ____ jiao, disrupting the function of the ______ and ______.

A

Middle Jiao, spleen and stomach

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5
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Deficiency cold is caused by ______ deficiency.

A

Yang

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What are the symptoms of Exterior Cold Invading the Middle Jiao?

A 
Pale face
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhea
Epigastric and abdominal pain
Abdomen cold to touch
Patients prefers heat
No appetite
Aching limbs
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7
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What is the pulse and tongue of exterior cold invading MJ?

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Pulse is tense and tight

Tongue is white

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What are the symptoms of Deficiency Cold from Yang Deficiency symptoms?

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Cold limbs
Edema
Fatigue
Frequent urination
Incontinence
Infertility
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What is the pulse and tongue of deficiency cold from yang deficiency?

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Pulse is faint and feeble

Tongue is pale, swollen, teeth marks

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Interior Warming Herbs warm the _____ by strengthening the _____ fire.

A

Yang, Kidney

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What herbs are hot and can injure Yin and Body Fluids ?

A

Interior warming herbs

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What is the Latin name for Fu Zi?

A

Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata

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What is the taste and temperature of Fu Zi?

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Pungent, Hot, Toxic

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What are the channels of Fu Zi?

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Spleen, Kidney, Heart

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What are the 2 functions of Fu Zi?

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  1. Warms the Spleen and Kidney Yang

2. Warms the Channels and Dispels Cold

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16
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How should Fu Zi be prepared?

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Boil 30-60 minutes before adding other herbs to decoction

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17
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Fu Zi is contraindicated in _____ deficiency and ______.

A

Yin deficiency and pregnancy

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18
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The Chinese word for decoction is _____ which literally means _____.

A

Tang, Soup

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19
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T/F

Decoction is considered to be one of the strongest methods of delivering herbs.

A

F

It is THE strongest

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20
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The best method of decoction is to use a _____ pot because it distributes heat evenly.

A

Clay

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21
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Tonic formulas are cooked for the whole time over a ____ flame.

A

Low to medium

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22
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Minerals and shells are cooked for _______ minutes before the other herbs in the formula are added.

A

30-60 minutes

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23
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Diaphoretics are cooked for _____.

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10-15 minutes

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24
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Aromatic herbs (aromatic dampness resolving category) are cooked for no more than_____ minutes.

A

10

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25
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In general decoctions should be taken …

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1 hour post meal

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26
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Tonifying formulas/prescriptions shod be taken ….

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On an empty stomach 1 hour before the meal

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27
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What is a tincture?

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A tincture is an extraction of herbal ingredients using a solvent.

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28
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What can be used as solvents?

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Water
Oil
Glycerin
Vinegar
Alcohol
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29
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What is the Chinese word for tincture ?

A

Jow Ji

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30
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What is the most commonly used solvent for a tincture ?

A

Alcohol

31
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For most dry plant matter use _____ proof alcohols.

A

80 proof such as vodka or rum

32
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The usual ratio of herb to solvent is determined by ____ and is :.

A

Weight

1:5 or 1 part herb to 5 parts alcohol

33
Q

The Chinese word for powder is

A

San

34
Q

Powders are easy ____ and easily ____.

A

Absorbed and stored

35
Q

The Chinese word for pill is

A

Wan

36
Q

Pills are made by …

A

Combining herb powder with a binding agent such as honey

37
Q

Pills are ____ and ____ in action.

A

Mild, slow

38
Q

The most common reason for dry-frying an herb is to increase the ____ awakening and the _____ strengthening affect of the herb.

A

Spleen awakening

Stomach strengthening

39
Q

Dry frying can be done with…

A 
Salt
Honey
Vinegar
Wine
Ginger
40
Q

Dry-frying with Salt directs the action of the herb to the ____.

A

Kidney

41
Q

Frying with Honey increases the herbs _____ and ______ effects.

A

Tonifying and moistening

42
Q

Frying with vinegar enhances the herb’s ______ and ______ properties.

A

Astringing and blood-activating

43
Q

Frying with Wine will help the herb alleviate _____, clear blockage from the ______ and ______, and dispel _____.

A

Pain
Channels and collaterals
Wind

44
Q

Frying with ginger will enhance an herb’s ability to

A

Warm the stomach and stop vomiting

45
Q

What are Antirheumatics?

A

Herbs that dispel wind-damp

46
Q

Antirheumatics treat

A

Pain, numbness, swollen joints, heavy sensation of arms and legs, and difficulty bending and stretching

47
Q

Pain and mobility issues are called ______ in Chinese Medicine.

A

Bi Syndrome

48
Q

Bi Syndrome is caused by _____, ______, and _____ that stagnate in the channels and cause _____.

A

Wind, Cold, Damp

Arthralgia

49
Q

Wind Bi is…

A

Migratory Arthralgia where the pain tends to move around

50
Q

Cold Bi is when the pain is

A

Severe and aching

51
Q

Damp Bi is …

A

Heavy fixed pain and swelling of the joint

52
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Heat Bi is caused by …

A

Wind, Cold, Damp that stagnate in the channel and over time turns into heat.

53
Q

Heat Bi is characterized by …

A

Redness, swelling, pain

54
Q

Wind Bi involves any of the large joints such as …

A 
Shoulders
Elbows
Wrists
Hips
Knees
55
Q

At the early stage of Wind Bi there may be symptoms such as

A

Fever and chills

56
Q

What herbs are often used to treat Wind Bi?

A

Diaphoretic

57
Q

Cold Bi is severe stabbing pain that is made worse by _____ and relieved by _____.

A

Cold, heat

58
Q

Cold Bi treatment involves warming the ___ as well as dispelling ______, _____, and _____.

A

Meridians

Wind, cold, damp

59
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Damp Bi is characterized by

A

Numbness and fixed pain in the joints with difficulty stretching.

60
Q

Treatment for Damp Bi involves transforming _____ and strengthening the ______.

A

Damp, spleen

61
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Heat Bi is characterized by

A

Pain with a burning sensation, redness and swelling of joints, impaired movement and the pain is relieved by cold.

62
Q

Treatment for Heat Bi will clear ____, dispel _____, and resolve ____.

A

Heat, wind, damp

63
Q

T/F

When a person has Bi Sydrome it affects one level.

A

F

It can affect more than one level

64
Q

What is the nature of Antirheumatic herbs?

A

Pungent and warm

65
Q

Antirheumatic herbs dispel wind-cold-damp from the ____.

A

Channels

66
Q

Antirheumatic herbs are often taken as _____ due to the ____ nature of Bi syndrome.

A

Tinctures, chronic

67
Q

Alcohol can improve the circulation of ____ and ____.

A

Qi, blood

68
Q

Cautions for Antirheumatic herbs:

A

Patients with yin or blood deficiency. These herbs are warm and drying in nature and can injure/deplete yin and blood.

69
Q

What is an example of an Antirheumatic herb?

A

Wei Ling Xian

70
Q

What is the Latin name for Wei Ling Xian?

A

Clematidis Radix

71
Q

What is the taste and temp of Wei Ling Xian?

A

Pungent, Salty, Warm

72
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What are the channels of Wei Ling Xian?

A

U.B. although some sources claim this herb goes to all 12 channels

73
Q

What are the 2 functions of Wei Ling Xian?

A
  1. Unblocks the channels, relieves pain, dispels wind-cold-damp
  2. Dissolves fish bones in throat when cooked with sugar, wine, and vinegar
74
Q

Use Wei Lei Xian with caution with ____ patients because it is _____.

A

Elderly or Qi/blood deficient patients because it is very pungent and moving to all 12 channels

Intro To Herbs (11 decks)

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