EXAM - Fx (basic theory) Flashcards
Chief (Jun) –
deals with
- CAUSE and chief SYMPTOM
role
- principle CURATIVE
Adjuvant (Chen) –
- STRENGTHENS the curative action
of the chief herb
Assistant (Zuo)
treat
- ACCOMPANYING disease / syndrome
counter
- counter POTENT EFFECTS or TOXICITY
(of chief and adjuvant herbs)
- counteract ACTION OF CHIEF
(but supports treatment)
Guide (Shi)
- LEADS other herbs to diseased area
- BALANCE ACTION of the herbs
Modifications *3
- Based on
- state of disease,
- constitution,
- age,
- gender
- climatic / geographic conditions.
Modifications.
- NUMBER of herbs
- Increasing or decreasing number of drugs in an established prescription – may or may not change action of original prescription - QUANTITY of ingredients
- Alter compatibility of an established prescription by changing quantity – changes indications and actions - FORM of the prescription
- i.e. decoction, bolus, pills, powder
etc. will produce different effects e.g. decoction is more potent than bolus
According to therapeutic principles. • Consolidating – • Harmonising – • Assaulting – • Dissipating – • Cooling – • Heating – • Astringent – • Corresponding –
*Also separated lists for women, children, eruptive and
surgical diseases.
• Consolidating – remedy deficiency
• Harmonising – adjust imbalance
• Assaulting – expel excessive pathogenic factors
• Dissipating – relieve exterior syndrome
• Cooling – eliminate fire and heat
• Heating – expel cold
• Astringent – conserve essence and body fluids
• Corresponding – relieve syndromes
• Also separated lists for women, children, eruptive and
surgical diseases.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES *8
- Diaphoretic therapy (Han Fa)
- Emetic Therapy (Tu Fa).
- Purgative Therapy (Xia Fa).
- Regulative Therapy (He Fa).
- Warming Therapy (Wen Fa).
- Heat-Purging Therapy (Qing Fa).
- Resolving Therapy (Xiao Fa).
- Tonic Therapy (Bu Fa).
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
-Diaphoretic therapy (Han Fa)
- Expel “pathogenic factors” from the superficial level by inducing perspiration
- Used for initial onset of external invasion of pathogens e.g. measles, oedema in “upper body”
dispelling pathogens from “interior to exterior” - Composed of warm or cool “acrid” herbs.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
- Emetic Therapy (Tu Fa).
• Induces vomiting to eliminate phlegm, undigested food or
toxins from the throat, oesophagus or stomach
May damage stomach Qi
Used for predominant pathogenic factors, acute or serious cases
Used with great care for elderly, debilitated or pregnant persons.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
- Purgative Therapy (Xia Fa).
Release
- dry stools,
eliminate
- excessive endogenous heat,
- undigested food,
- accumulation of cold and fluids
(e. g. for interior excess syndrome)
Prescriptions may be
- cold or
- warm natured,
- lubricating or
- potent purgatives or
- combined with tonics.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
Regulative Therapy (He Fa).
Regulative Therapy (He Fa). Regulate functions of internal organs to eliminate pathogenic factors e.g. Shaoyang diseases, disharmony between internal organs, imbalances of Qi and Blood, mixed cold and heat syndromes, mixed deficiency and excess syndromes.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
Warming Therapy (Wen Fa). Expels cold, restores Yang Qi, activates meridians and promotes blood circulation, e.g. interior – cold (direct attack of cold, damage to Yang Qi due to inappropriate treatment etc).
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
Heat-Purging Therapy (Qing Fa).
Purge heat, heat toxins, summer heat, interior heat syndrome, Qi, ying and xue levels.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
Resolving Therapy (Xiao Fa).
- Removes Qi stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm or damp retention, undigested food and parasites.
THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
Tonic Therapy (Bu Fa). • Tonifies Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang e.g. deficient syndromes with no apparent pathogenic factors • Divided into drastic or mild types.
