general Flashcards
4 flavours ( Si Qi)
- hot
- warm
- cold
- cool
hot or warm herbs used to_
- warm body
- treat cold syndromes
eg
gan jiang _warm mid jiao>> abdominal cramp and diarrhea
dang gui_warm blood, alleviate pain >> due to cold in blood
cold or cool herbs used to _
- clear Heat
- treat Heat syndromes
eg
shi gao _clear Heat in LU and ST >> tf reduce fever, wheezing, thirst
sheng di huang_ can reduce Heart-Fire >> treat restlessness and insomnia
neutral herbs can be used when_
- syndrome is not characterised by Heat or Cold
eg
fu ling _ can promote urination and reduce edema
- in either Cold or Heat syndrome in combo w other hot or cold herbs
eg
fu ling w fu zi_ warm the Kidney-Yang and reduce edema
fu ling w xiaoji _painful urinary dysfunction >> due Heat in BL
indications
indications = for / manifestation of
eg
- common cold
- bloody stool
- measles
actions
actions = to do / what it does
eg
- diaphoretic
- hemostatic
- promote eruption of measles
- raise yang qi
contra-indications
contraindications = not for / not for people w
eg
- high BP
- insomnia
- qi def
- yin def
6 levels
Wind-Cold
(tai yang, initial stage, 1st level)
ss / 3
- Headache and Stiff Neck __BL and SI channels
- Chills and Fever
- Floating Pulse
pulse = tai yang (1st initial stage)
- floating (superficial) pulse is located in the exterior,
- with the finger raised, it has a surplus,
- when pressing down it is insufficient, weak, or disappears.
- When pressure is released, it regains full strength.
A fever ensues when the
- strong Zheng (Upright) Qi of the body
engages
- Wind-Cold invasion (Cold Evil) at the surface level of the body.
Tai Yang syndrome fevers
- relatively mild
because the invading cold is weak compared to the body’s Wei (Defensive) Qi, as it is in the initial stage of entering the body.
If the cold evil becomes stronger because the Wei (Defensive) Qi is weak or easily depleted
- fever will increase
- as the pathogen penetrates deeper into the Yang Ming or Shao Yang channels.
The Tai Yang fever is generally accompanied by
- chills, at least in the initial stages of the invasion.
- Nasal discharge and
- sneezing are
not included in the general symptoms for the Tai Yang syndrome.
6 levels
Wind-Cold
(tai yang, initial stage)
ss / 3
- Headache and Stiff Neck
- Chills and Fever
- Floating Pulse
pulse = tai yang (1st initial stage)
- floating (superficial) pulse is located in the exterior,
- with the finger raised, it has a surplus,
- when pressing down it is insufficient, weak, or disappears.
- When pressure is released, it regains full strength.
