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Final Review Flashcards

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Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Shen

Nature:
Channel:

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Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Shen

Nature: Sweet
Channel: Heart

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Suan Zao Ren (Latin)

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Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

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Suan Zao Ren / Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

Temperature:
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Suan Zao Ren / Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

Temperature: Neutral
Nature: Sweet, Sour
Channels: Heart, Liver, Spleen, Gallbladder

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Suan Zao Ren / Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

Functions:

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Suan Zao Ren / Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

Functions:
Nourishes the Heart Yin, Augments the Liver Blood, Calms the Shen
Astringes to Stop sweating

This is one of the most popular herbs for the treatment of insomnia

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Suan Zao Ren / Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

Category:

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Suan Zao Ren / Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

Category:
Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Shen

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Herbs that Sedate the Heart and Subdue Yang

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Herbs that Sedate the Heart and Subdue Yang

Describe:
These herbs are mostly minerals and shells. Their heavy nature subdues the rising Yang and tranquilizes the mind

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Herbs that Sedate the Heart and Subdue Yang

Possible contraindications:

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Herbs that Sedate the Heart and Subdue Yang

Possible contraindications:
Mineral substances can injure the Stomach Qi and cause digestive upset and loss of appetite. Use them cautiously with patients who have deficiency in the middle jiao

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Long Gu (Latin)

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Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

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Long Gu / Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

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Long Gu / Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

Temperature: Neutral
Nature: Sweet, Astringent
Channel: Heart, Liver, Kidney

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Long Gu / Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

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Long Gu / Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

Function:
Subdues the heart (settles fright) and Calms the Shen
Calms the Liver and Anchors Rising Yang
Astringes leakage of fluids and secures essense

This herb is commonly used for treatment of anxiety, agitation, and insomnia

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Long Gu / Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

Category:

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Long Gu / Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

Category:
Herbs that Sedate the Heart and Subdue the Yang

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Herbs that Calm Liver Wind and Stop Tremors

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Herbs that Calm Liver Wind and Stop Tremors

Define:
These herbs are used for the treatment of Interior Wind. This is most often caused by extreme heat, blood deficiency, and well as deficiency of Liver and Kidney, and excess Liver Yang.

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Herbs that Treat Interior Wind

Temperature:
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Herbs that Treat Interior Wind

Temperature: Cold
Channel: Liver

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Di Long (Latin)

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Pheretima

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Di Long / Pheretima

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Di Long / Pheretima

Temperature: Cold
Nature: Salty
Channel: Liver, Spleen, Urinary Bladder, Lung

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Di Long / Pheretima

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Di Long / Pheretima

Functions:
Subdues wind and stops spasms and convulsions. Also used to treat schizophrenia
Calms wheezing
Treats hypertension associated with Liver Yang patterns

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Di Long / Pheretima

Category:

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Di Long / Pheretima

Category:
Herbs that Calm Liver Winds and Stop Tremors

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Diuretic Herbs

Define:

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Diuretic Herbs

Define:
These are herbs that promote urination and relieve dampness.

Diuretic herbs treat problems of fluid/damp accumulation

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Diuretic Herbs

Nature:
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Diuretic Herbs

Nature: Bland
Channel: Urinary Bladder

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Diuretic Herbs

Contraindications:

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Diuretic Herbs

Contraindications:
These herbs should be used cautiously in patients that have yin and fluid deficiency

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Fu Ling (Latin)

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Poria

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Fu Ling / Poria

Temperature:
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Fu Ling / Poria

Temperature: Neutral
Nature: Sweet, Bland
Channels: Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney

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Fu Ling / Poria

Functions:

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Fu Ling / Poria

Functions:
Promotes diuresis and leaches out dampness
Strengthens the Spleen
Calms the Shen

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Fu Ling / Poria

Category:

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Fu Ling / Poria

Category:
Diuretic Herbs

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Interior Warming Herbs

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Interior Warming Herbs

Describe:
Herbs that warm the interior and dispel cold
Interior warming herbs warm the yang by strengthening the kidney fire

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Interior Warming Herbs

Temperature:
Nature:
Channels:

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Interior Warming Herbs

Temperature: Warm
Nature: Pungent
Channels: Spleen, Kidney

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Interior Warming Herbs

Contraindications:

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Interior Warming Herbs

Contraindications:
These herbs are hot and can injure the yin and body fluids. Use them with caution in patients that have deficiency of yin, blood, or body fluids

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Fu Zi (Latin)

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Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata

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Fu Zi / Aconti Radix Lateralis Preparata

Temperature:
Nature:
Channels:

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Fu Zi / Aconti Radix Lateralis Preparata

Temperature: Hot
Nature: Pungent (and Toxic)
Channels: Spleen, Kidney, Heart

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Fu Zi / Aconti Radix Lateralis Preparata

Function:

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Fu Zi / Aconti Radix Lateralis Preparata

Function:
Warms the spleen and kidney yang
Warms the channels and dispels cold

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Fu Zi / Aconti Radix Lateralis Preparata

Contraindications:

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Fu Zi / Aconti Radix Lateralis Preparata

Contraindications:
Contraindicated in yin deficiency and pregnancy

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Antirheumatics - Herbs the Dispel Wind-Damp

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Antirheumatics - Herbs the Dispel Wind-Damp

Describe:
Herbs that treat pain, numbness, swollen joints, heavy sensation of the arms and legs, and difficulty bending and stretching.

This is called Bi Syndrome

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Antirheumetic Herbs

Levels of Body:

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Antirheumetic Herbs

Levels of Body:
Superficial muscle layer
Channel layer
Tendon and bone layer

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Antirheumetic Herbs

Temperature:
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Antirheumetic Herbs

Temperature: Warm
Nature: Pungent

Contraindications: caution with patients who have yin or blood deficiency. These herbs are warm and drying in nature and can injure/deplete yin and blood

35
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Wei Ling Xian (Latin)

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Clematidis Radix

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Wei Ling Xian / Clematidis Radix

Temperature:
Nature:
Channel:

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Wei Ling Xian / Clematidis Radix

Temperature: Warm
Nature: Pungent, Salty
Channel: Urinary Bladder (some claim all 12 channels)

Contraindications: very pungent and moving to all 12 channels. Excessive use could injure qi. Use caution with the elderly, pregnant women, and those with qi/blood deficiency

37
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Wei Ling Xian / Clematidis Radix

Functions:

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Wei Ling Xian / Clematidis Radix

Functions:
Unblocks the channels, relieves pain, dispels wind-cold-damp
Dissolves fish bones in the throat– to do this it is cooked with sugar, wine, and vinegar

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Hemostatics “Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding”

Definition:

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Hemostatics “Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding”

Definition:
Any herb that stops bleeding

Hemostatic herbs are often charred to stop bleeding

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Hemostatics “Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding”

Categories:

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Hemostatics “Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding”

Categories:
Astringent Hemostatics
Blood-Cooling Hemostatics
Unobstructing Hemostatics
Channel-Warming Hemostatics
40
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Pu Huang (Latin)

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Typhae Pollen

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Pu Huang / Typhae Pollen

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Pu Huang / Typhae Pollen

Nature: Sweet, Pungent/Acrid
Temperature: Neutral
Channels: Liver, Heart, Spleen

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Pu Huang / Typhae Pollen

Function:

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Pu Huang / Typhae Pollen

Function:
Astringes to stop bleeding
Activates blood and eliminates stasis
Stops bleeding and pain associated with urination; promotes urination

Use with caution during pregnancy; raw (unprepared) can cause uterine contractions

43
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Xue Yu Tan (Latin)

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Crinis Carbonisatus

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Xue Yu Tan / Crinis Carbonisatus

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Xue Yu Tan / Crinis Carbonisatus

Nature: Bitter
Temperature: Neutral
Channels: Heart, Liver, Kidney

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Xue Yu Tan / Crinis Carbonisatus

Functions:

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Xue Yu Tan / Crinis Carbonisatus

Functions:
Astringes to stop bleeding
Stops bleeding and pain associated with urination; promotes urination
Generates flesh and heals sores/ulcerations

Use with caution if weak Stomach Qi - can cause vomiting

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Qi Tonics

Definition:

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Qi Tonics

Definition:
Herbs that strengthen the Qi and treat symptoms of Qi deficiency

47
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Qi Tonics

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Qi Tonics

Nature: Sweet
Temperature: Neutral
Channels: Lung, Spleen

Contraindications- these herbs are rich and cloying. Use cautiously when there is spleen deficiency with dampness, or in patients with exterior pathogen

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Ren Shen (Latin)

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Ginseng Radix

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Ren Shen / Ginseng Radix

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Ren Shen / Ginseng Radix

Nature: Sweet, Slightly Bitter
Temperature: Slightly Warm
Channels: Lung, Spleen

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Ren Shen / Ginseng Radix

Function:

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Ren Shen / Ginseng Radix

Function:
Tonifies yuan source qi
Tonifies lung and spleen
Promotes body fluids (yin)
Calms the mind (shen)
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Blood Tonics

Definition:

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Blood Tonics

Definition:
Any herb that nourishes and tonifies the blood

Contraindications- these herbs are rich and cloying. Use caution when there is Spleen Deficiency with Dampness

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Blood Tonics

Nature:
Channels:

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Blood Tonics

Nature: Sweet
Channels: Heart, Liver, Spleen

The heart circulates the blood; the liver stores the blood; the spleen produces the blood

53
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Dang Gui (Latin)

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Angelica Sinensis Radix

54
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Dang Gui / Angelica Sinensis Radix

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Dang Gui / Angelica Sinensis Radix

Nature: Sweet, Acrid
Temperature: Warm
Channels: Heart, Liver, Spleen

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Dang Gui / Angelica Sinensis Radix

Functions:

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Dang Gui / Angelica Sinensis Radix

Functions:
Nourishes the blood
Invigorates the blood
Regulates menstruation
Relieves pain

This famous blood tonic helps maintain a regular menstrual cycle and normal reproductive functioning. This herb can be used before, during, and after pregnancy

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Blood Activators/Invigorators/Movers

Definition:

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Blood Activators/Invigorators/Movers

Definition:
Any herb that invigorates blood and eliminates stasis

57
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Blood Activators/Invigorators/Movers

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Blood Activators/Invigorators/Movers

Nature: Pungent/Acrid
Temperature: Warm
Channels: Heart, Liver

Contraindication- blood activating herbs are not recommended for use during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester

58
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Chuan Xiong (Latin)

A

Chuan Xiong Rhizoma

59
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Chuan Xiong / Chuan Xiong Rhizoma

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Chuan Xiong / Chuan Xiong Rhizoma

Nature: Acrid/Pungent
Temperature: Warm
Channels: Gallbladder, Pericardium

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Chuan Xiong / Chuan Xiong Rhizoma

Functions:

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Chuan Xiong / Chuan Xiong Rhizoma

Functions:
Invigorates the blood
Moves qi
Expels wind and eliminates pain

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Yin Tonics

Definition:

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Yin Tonics

Definition:
Any herb that nourished yin and body fluids

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Yin Tonics

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Yin Tonics

Nature: Sweet
Temperature: Cool
Channels: Lung, Kidney, Liver, Heart, Stomach

These herbs are rich and cloying. Use cautiously where there is spleen deficiency with dampness

63
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Mai Men Dong (Latin)

A

Ophiopogonis Radix

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Mai Men Dong / Ophiopogonis Radix

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Mai Men Dong / Ophiopogonis Radix

Nature: Sweet, Slightly Bitter
Temperature: Slightly Cold
Channels: Heart, Lung, Stomach

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Mai Men Dong / Ophiopogonis Radix

Functions:

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Mai Men Dong / Ophiopogonis Radix

Functions:
Moistens lungs and nourishes yin
Moistens stomach yin and generates body fluids
Moistens intestines
Clears heart heat and eliminates irritability

66
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Yang Tonics

Definition:

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Yang Tonics

Definition:
Any herb that strengthens the yang

67
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Yang Tonics

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

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Yang Tonics

Nature: Sweet
Temperature: Warm
Channels: Kidney

68
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Yang Tonics

Describe:

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Yang Tonics

Describe:
The kidney supplies the Ming Men Fire (vitality fire). When the fire dies down it means the kidney is weak. Kidney yang tonics are often used with interior warming herbs for restoring the body’s yang.

When strengthening the yang it is often necessary to strengthen the yin as both yin and yang are interdependent.

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Astringent Herbs

Definition:

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Astringent Herbs

Definition:
Any herb that has the property to astringe and consolidate. These herbs are used for abnormal leakage of body fluids/substances

70
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Astringent Herbs

Nature:

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Astringent Herbs

Nature:
Sour

71
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Astringent Herbs

Subcategories:

A

Astringent Herbs

Subcategories:
Upper Jiao astringents
Middle Jiao astringents
Lower Jiao astringents

72
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Wu Wei Zi (Latin)

A

Schisandrae Fructus

73
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Wu Wei Zi / Schisandrae Fructus

Nature:
Temperature:
Channels:

A

Wu Wei Zi / Schisandrae Fructus

Nature: Sour, Sweet
Temperature: Warm
Channels: Lung, Heart, Kidney

74
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Wu Wei Zi / Schisandrae Fructus

Functions:

A

Wu Wei Zi / Schisandrae Fructus

Functions:
Astringes the lungs and stops cough and asthma
Astringes the kidneys and stops loss of Jing (essence)
Astringes to stop diarrhea
Inhibits sweating and generates fluids
Calms the Shen

75
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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Chief (Emperor):

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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Chief (Emperor):
Indispensable ingredient in formula; greatest effect on the principle pattern. Typically has largest dosage in formula (but not always)

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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Deputy (Minister):

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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Deputy (Minister):
Aids the Chief in tx principle pattern
Main ingredient tx secondary of coexisting patterns

Chief and Deputy provide therapeutic message of formula

77
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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Assistant:

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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Assistant:
Reinforces the chief or deputy (helpful assistant)
Moderates toxicity (corrective assistant)
Opposite effect of Chief (opposing assistant)

78
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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Envoy (Guide):

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Hierarchy of Ingredients in Formulations

Envoy (Guide):
Focuses actions of formula to specific channels or areas of body
Harmonizes actions of other ingredients

79
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Combining Herbs

Mutual Accentuation:

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Combining Herbs

Mutual Accentuation:
Combining two substances with similar actions to make more effective

80
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Combining Herbs

Mutual Enhancement:

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Combining Herbs

Mutual Enhancement:
Combining two or more substances with different actions to enhance the other

81
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Combining Herbs

Mutual Counteraction:

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Combining Herbs

Mutual Counteraction:
Toxicity or side effects reduced by another herb

82
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Combining Herbs

Mutual Suppression:

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Combining Herbs

Mutual Suppression:
Emphasis on the herb that does the suppressing

83
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Combining Herbs

Mutual Antagonism:

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Combining Herbs

Mutual Antagonism:
An herb pairing that minimizes their positive effects

84
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Combining Herbs

Mutual Incompatibility:

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Combining Herbs

Mutual Incompatibility:
An herb pairing that creates toxic effects

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