Condensed Khalsa

Question 1

Three most common energetic parts (3)

Answer 1

Quality, Quantity, Flow

Question 2

Energetic herbal classification (3 types)

Answer 2

Weight: Heavy -> neutral -> light (physical of emotional); Temperature: cold -> neutral -> hot (body temp, metabolic rates); Moisture: moist -> neutral -> dry (amt of liquid stored in the tissues)

Question 3

Physiological effects of Weight

Answer 3

Heavy herbs are more physically dense (nutritive/building), and lighter herbs are more energetic

Question 4

Physiological effects of Temperature

Answer 4

Hotter herbs are more irritating, immune stimulating, and cooler herbs are nervines. Calming, decreasing inflammation

Question 5

Physiological effects of Moisture

Answer 5

Wet, mucilaginous, lubricate, coating. Dry astringent and tonifying

Question 6

What is Constitution?

Answer 6

Vata, pitta, kapha: Balancing all 3 doshas= health Long term health plan, lifetime trend Integrates the whole person: stature, voice, digestion, dreams; organized perception

*What you were born with and what level you typically function on

Question 7

Vata

Answer 7

Movement, nerve, regulation, respiration, circulation, excretion; DRY, cold, light

Question 8

Pitta

Answer 8

Digestion, metabolism, assimilation, body heat, secretions; wet, HOT, light

Question 9

Kapha

Answer 9

Solidity, stability, lubrication, tissue building; wet, cold, HEAVY

Question 10

What is Current energy status

Answer 10

How you are acting/interacting with your world right now

Question 11

Most commonly used herb prep method from Western?

Answer 11

Tinctures, sharp line between food and medicine, medium strength herbs, low dose, biomedical model

Question 12

Most commonly used herb prep method from Chinese?

Answer 12

Decoction, food is medicine, mild herbs, high dose, balancing

Question 13

Most commonly used herb prep method from Ayurveda?

Answer 13

Powder, food is medicine, potent herbs, high dose, energetics, balancing, take for long periods of time

Question 14

Advantages and disadvantages of Western her prep method

Answer 14

Adv: Higher compliance, less time, people see as medicine. Disadv: Too low for treatment, should we seperate food and medicine

Question 15

Advantages and disadvantages of Chinese herb prep method

Answer 15

Adv: Easy to acquire. Disadv: Lots to tak- too high dose for compliance

Question 16

Advantages and disadvantages of Ayurveda herb prep method

Answer 16

Adv: Energetics, usually less expensive. Disadv: Too high dose from compliance

Question 17

Advantages and disadvantages of bell curve formulating?

Answer 17

Where we are headed. Not ideal. Not efective for everyone. They address disease process and support body systems but does not address energetics of person and the herbs (temp, moisture, weight)

Question 18

Advantages and disadvantages of Individual formulation

Answer 18

Disease state, pathophysiology, manifestion within individual, individual client, therapeutic goals based on diagnosis, areas addressedinto hierarchy (changes)

Question 19

Basic concept of TCM-style (herbal roles, Hollywood) and Ayurvedic formulation

Answer 19

• 1 ruler, main herb: Tx of primary symptom complex, acomplish main therapeutic principle, often largest amount in formula, representing max potency in prescription
• Minister= supporting herbs
• Adjutant/assisting herbs: allied function/address specfic signs and symptoms associated. Enhancing effects of leading herbs
• Conducting Herb= Drivers for formula
• Anatgonist or Anti-assisting Herbs: counter effects that modify, balance, or lessen overly strong actions
• Catalyst: enhance overall action of formula like capsicum or lobelia, and TCM uses unger, licorice, citrus peel; Ginger and other aromatics

Question 20

Symptomatic Treatment

Answer 20

Just treating what is presenting itself in disease state (it would be like treating people with similar symptoms the same thing no matter their energetics)

Question 21

Holistic Treatment

Answer 21

Treats all 3 parts of disease of person: predisposing causes, excitatory causes (triggers of disease), and sustaining causes (impair resolution of disease)

Question 22

How pharmacological dosing is used

Answer 22

High dose, has side effects;

Ayurveda- long term dosing for long term results;

Pharmacological” for long periods, chinese and ayurvedic medicine type of prescibing. Drug like doses (high) to treat noticable symptoms. Modification to reduce side effects

Question 23

Definition and role of a female reporductive tonic

Answer 23

• Adaptogenic, symptom control. Ambigious category
• Asian tonic= long term widespread benefiting herb. Ex-Shitavri- slow action
• Western Tonic= treat symptoms, more specific

Question 24

Basic use of emmenagogue herbs (good for amenorrhea)

Answer 24

• Almost no research on how they act
• Definition: Loose menstrual blood. “To make blood come out of uterus” but now has no consentual definition. Does not contract uterus- relaxes it
• Act on uterus: relax, contract, warm, bring blood, hormonal
• Emmenogogues: Blue cohosh

Question 25

Commonly used herbs for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Answer 25

• Amenorrhea” Blue cohosh, eggplant
• HMB: use hemostatics= turmeric, schisandra, oak bark, cranesbill root, raspberry leaf

Question 26

Current regulatory controversy regarding Rubus

Answer 26

• FDA issues with Steven Foster Article- 1998 he wrote how effects of herbs on uterus are unknown
• There was a study done a few decades ago on strips of rodent uterus in a petri dish that Rubus caused contractions; the FDA used this as rationale to ban raspberry leaf use in pregnancy