final Flashcards
what herb goes only to the yang ming?
mang xiao
what does lu hui do?
clears heat and cools the liver
what herb only goes to the LI?
fan xie ye
what do the weak and elderly love and often misuse?
moist laxatives!
fan xie ye (sennae) is what?
misused and abused, often by the elderly, often every day!
what herb must be defatted?
ba dou
mangxiao channels?
,
qianniuzi channels?
,
gan sui channels?
..LU LI KD
da huang moistens the intestines (T/F)
false!
what herb is hot and toxic?
ba dou
downward draining purgative is salty, bitter, and very cold?
mang xiao
most moderate harsh expellant?
qian niu zi
yu li ren moistens, unblocks, and promotes urination (T/F)
true
qian niu zi enters ST (t/f)
false
good for yin deficiency and moistens intestines?
huo ma ren
what goes to yang ming plus liver?
lu hui
what is the strongest moist laxative?
yu li ren
does gan sui go to the stomach?
no!
gan sui channels?
LU, LI, KD
according to bensky and pai, whats true about zhuling?
it’s less tonifying than fuling
which flavor is leeching damp?
bland
what three herbs drain HT heat thru the SI?
mu tong, dengxincao, and qu mai
yi yi ren enters?
LU, SP, UB, KD
best jaundice herb?
yin chen hao
cheqianzi functions include?
facilitating urination to solidify stool
only bitter and cold?
qu mai!
not sweet and bland, in the drain damp category?
che qian zi
deng xin cao enters?
HT, LU, SI
function of ze xie?
ministerial fire
to herbs promote lactation?
mu tong and dong kui zi
zexie and cheqianze share?
being less damaging to yin
this herb does not go to the GB
qu mai
painful urination, clear damp heat on blood level, resolves stones?
haijinsha
han fang ji channels?
UB, SP, KD
what are the properties of Zhu Ru?
sweet and slightly cold
Zhu Ru goes to the GB … true/false?
true!
hai zao goes to the LU? true/false?
true
which herb does not dissipate nodules?
qian hu
zhe bei mu goes to the HT and LU? true / false
true!
qian hu goes to only one channel .. what is it?
LU!
which two herbs unbind the chest?
gua lou ren and gua lou pi
which is better for acute? zhe bei mu or chuan bei mu?
zhe bei mu
which is true?
D. zhe bei mu is better than chuan bei mu for acute
what herb is good for vomiting?
zhu ru
what are the channels for zhe bei mu?
HT, LU
qian hu properties?
bitter, acrid, slightly cold
what is unusual about kuang dong hua?
- direct qi down
- all 12 channels
- smallest seed
- moisten intestines
which is not warm / transform cold phlegm
- bai qian
- jie geng
- xuan fu hua
- bai bu
which herb goes to the channel besides lung?
- zi wan
- jie geng
- bai bu
- pi pa ye
this herb is like a boat
- bai qian
- bai bu
- jie geng
- xuan fu hua
temp and channels of xuan fu hua
?
zi wan properties?
?
those who treat phlegm first treat?
qi
which is true?
zhe bei mu acute phlegm heat, better than chuan bei mu
qian hu only goes to what channel?
LUNG
channels for hai zao?
KD, LV, LU, ST
these herbs expand and unbind the chest!
gua lou pi and gua lou ren
stop vomiting herb?
zhu ru
whats the main thing about zhu ru?
stops vomitting
what is not a function of gua lou ren?
promote urination
gua lou ren promotes urination .. true/false
false!
hai zao and kun bu are?
bitter, cold, salty
hai zao enters lung, but kun bu does not
yup
hai zai and kun bu … which enters lung?
hai zao
zhu ru properties?
sweet and slightly cold
zhu ru channels
LU, ST, GB
gua lou pi regulates qi, true/false
true
zhe bei mu channels?
HT, LU
what does gua lou pi do?
regulates qi!
qian hu reduces nodules … true./false?
false!
does qian hu reduce nodules?
no!
direct qi down and disperse heat?
qian hu
qianhu does what with qi and heat?
directs qi down and disperses heat
mu gua enters ?
LV SP
which herb mobilizes all 12 channels and unblocks painful obstruction with wind damp and transforms hardness / fish bones?
wei ling xian
herbs that dispel wind damp c/i ?
yin and blood deficiency
properties of mu gua help with cramping and relaxing of calves b/c
sour
can sha has which properties
sweet acrid warm
acrid salty warm
wei ling xian
herb that addresses painful obstructions, food stagnation
mu gua
dispel wind damp unblock channels and collaterals also check heat and pacify liver
xi xian cao
can sha enters
SP ST LV
which herb dispel wind damp and also clear heat fromdeficiency
qin jiao
which herbs dispel wind damp and clear heat from deficiency
qin jiao
which herb is best for chronic wind cold damp obstructing when chronic deficiency of LV KD generate weak or soft bone sinews?
?
props of qi she
sweet salty warm toxic
herb moistens the intestines and unblocks bowels in dry constipation
qin jiao
wu jia pi channels
LV KD
