Functions Of Taste Flashcards
1
Q
What clears heat, sedated and hardens,
Clears damp heat
Subdues rebellious qi?
A
Bitter
2
Q
What Tonifies, balances and moderates,
Tonifies deficiency
Stops pain?
A
Sweet
3
Q
What scatters, gets energy moving
Used to expel pathogenic factors?
A
Pungent ; spicy/acrid
4
Q
What flows downwards, softens hardness,
Used to treat constipation and swelling ?
A
Salty
5
Q
What element is sour?
A
Wood
6
Q
What element is sweet?
A
Earth
7
Q
What element is bitter?
A
Fire
8
Q
What element is salty?
A
Water
9
Q
What element is pungent/spicy ?
A
Metal
10
Q
What organ does sour taste go to?
A
LV
11
Q
What organ does sweet taste go to?
A
SP
12
Q
What organ does bitter taste go to?
A
HT
13
Q
What organ does sour pungent/spicy go to?
A
LU
14
Q
What organ does salty taste go to?
A
KD
15
Q
What generates fluid and Yin
is an astringent
Can control perspiration and diarrhea?
A
Sour
