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Common Herbs - Chapter 14 Flashcards

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Angelica Root

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Angelica Archangelica

Indicated for general weakness

*Dang Gui is under this subcatagory

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Astragalus

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Astragalus Membranaceus

Indicated to strengthen the immune system

Huang Qi is a subcategory

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Huang Qi

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Tonifies the Lung and Spleen Qi

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Dang Shen

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*Codonopsis ~ Codonopsis Pilosula

Poor man’s ginseng

Tonify Lung and Spleen Qi

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Shan Zha

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Hawthorn Berries ~ Crataegus Oxycantha

Indicated for Blood Stasis

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Codonopsis

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Immune System Tonic
Digestive Disorders

*Dang Shen is a subcategory

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Hawthorn Berries

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Strengthens the heart
Lowers Blood Pressure

*Shan Zha is a subcategory

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Licorice Root

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Glycyrrhiza Glabra

Irritable, dry coughs, bronchitis
Stomach Disorders

*Gan Cao is a subcatagory

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Gan Cao

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Licorice Root

Tonifies Spleen Qi
Moistens Lungs

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Lycium Fruit

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Lycium Barbarum

Tonic for old age and associated weakness

*Gou Qi Zi is a subcategory

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Gou Qi Zi

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Lycium Barbarum

Chinese Wolfberry

Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin

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Ginseng

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Panax Ginseng

Replenishes Vital Energy
Strengthens the Immune System
Increases Concentration

*Ren Shen is a subcategory

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Ren Shen

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Ginseng ~ Panax Ginseng

Tonifies Qi
Nourishes Yin
Calms the Mind

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Rhubarb Root

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Rheum Palmatum

Laxative

*Da Huang is a subcategory

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Da Huang

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Rhubarb Root ~ Rheum Palmatum

Purgative

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Schisandra Berries

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Schisandra Chinensis

Weakness with nervous exhaustion and insomnia
Night Sweats and Spontaneous Sweating
Dry and Chronic Coughs
Asthma

*Wu Wei Zi is a subcategory

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Wu Wei Zi

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Schisandra Berries ~ Schisandra Chinensis

Tonifies Lung and Kidney Qi
Calms the Mind

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Skullcap

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Scutellaria Laterifolia

Strengthens and calms the nervous system

*Huang Qin is a subcategory

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Huang Qin

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Skullcap ~ Scutellaria Laterifolia

Febrile Diseases
Clears Heat
Clears Damp Heat

20
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Dang Gui

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*Angelica Sinesis

Tonifies the Blood
Regulates the menses
Moistens the intestines

Contraindicated in Diabetes (Increases Blood Sugar Levels)

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