General introduction

Question 1

Exterior releasing

nature, flavour, direction, meridian, toxicity, precaution?

Answer 1

Main efficacies: exterior syndrome 
indication: exterior syndrome, skin
Properties: 
 nature : hot - wind cold 
              cold- wind heat ( bitter)
Flavour: acrid/pungent - dispersing
direction: ascend, floating
Meridian : Lung, bladder
toxicity: cang er zi, xixin 

Precaution:

• spontaneous sweating due to exterior def
• night sweating due to yin def
• chronic sores, ulcers, stranguria, bleeding

Question 2

Heat clearing

Properties, action, Precaution?

Answer 2

Definition: Clear interior heat ( fever bt no chills)

Properties:
Flavour: bitter

Actions:
1. Clear heat purge fire ( sweet) (Lung, stomach, heart)

2. clear damp heat ( stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder)
3. Relieve toxicity ( sweet, salty)
4. Cool blood
5. Clear def heat ( liver, kidney)

Precaution:

1. damage spleen n stomach - cant use on tomach spleen qi def
   - Damages yin, cause dryness
   - Exhuberant yin / pseudo heat

Question 3

Purgatives

Direction, meridian?

Answer 3

Properties:
Direction: sinking, descending
Meridian: LI

Cassification:
Offensive purgative ( Bitter, cold)

Moistening Purgative ( sweet)

Drastic water expelling purgative ( toxic, bitter, cold)

Question 4

Anti rheumatic

Definition, properties, precaution?

Answer 4

Definition : expel wind damp, treat bi syndrome due to wind damp

Properties:
Flavour: pungent

Precaution: yin deficiency

Question 5

Aromatics that resolve dampness

Nature, meridian, precaution?

Answer 5

Definition: fragrant, warm dry, resolve dampness, improve transportation n transformation of spleen

Properties:
Nature: warm dry
Meridian: spleen stomach
Flavour : pungent

Precaution: decoct later, yin deficiency, qi deficiency