Group 4 Flashcards
石膏
Shí Gāo • "stone paste" • gypsum • Gypsum fibrosum • Crystalline gypsum • sweet, acrid, and very cold
Shí Gāo according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY:
• cools and disperses the heat in the yang ming
MAINLY TREATS:
• vexing thirst
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
• w/ geng mi: heat, profuse sweat, big thirst, vexation, flooding big or floating slippery pulse
- Bai Hu Tang: fever, vexation, delirium, mental disorder
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang: recovery stage from febrile disease, chronic dry cough
• w/ ma huang: pulmonary conditions, pain conditions, skin conditions, edema
Shí Gāo according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION: • herbs that clear heat (and drain fire) ACTIONS & INDICATIONS: • Clears heat and drains fire • Clears heat from excess from the lungs • Clears blazing stomach fire • For eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores (topical) CONTRAINDICATIONS: • in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, or fever yin deficiency
知母
Zhī Mǔ • "know about mother" • anemarrhena rhizome • Anemarrhenae Rhizoma • Anemarrhenae aspheloides • bitter, sweet, and cold
Zhī Mǔ according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • enriches yin and clears heat MAINLY TREATS: • vexation due to heat or yin deficiency CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • n/a
Zhī Mǔ according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION: • herbs that clear heat (and drain fire) ACTIONS & INDICATIONS: • Clears heat and drains fire • Enriches the yin and moistens dryness • Generates fluids and clears heat • Ameliorates the dryness of tonifying or warming substances CONTRAINDICATIONS: • in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, or diarrhea
(淡)竹葉
(Dàn) Zhú Yè • "(bland) bamboo leaves" • bamboo leaves, lophatherum stem and leaves • Phyllostachys nigrae Folium (竹葉) - (Lophateri Herba (淡竹葉)) • Phyllostachys nigra (竹葉) - (Lophatherum gracile (淡竹葉)) • sweet, bland, and cold
Zhú Yè according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • disperses and clears heat MAINLY TREATS: • n/a CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • n/a
Zhú Yè according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• herbs that clear heat (and drain fire)
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Clears heat and eliminates irritability
• Promotes urination and clears damp heat
粳米
Gēng Mǐ
• rice
• Oryza sativa
• sweet and cool
Gēng Mǐ according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • nourishes fluids and moderates urgency MAINLY TREATS: • n/a CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • n/a
Gēng Mǐ according to Chen & Chen?
CLASSIFICATION:
• n/a
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Tonifies the lung, spleen and intestines
梔子
Zhī Zǐ • gardenia fruit, Cape Jasmine fruit • Gardeniae Fructus • Gardenia jasminoides • bitter, and cold
Zhī Zǐ according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • clears constrained heat and vexation MAINLY TREATS: • vexation due to constrained heat CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • Vexation, irritability, restlessness, insomnia • Skin conditions • Jaundice • Drinker's condition
Zhī Zǐ according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• herbs that clear heat (and drain fire)
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Drains heat and eliminates irritability
• Clears heat and resolves dampness
• Cools the blood and resolves toxicity
• Reduces swelling and moves blood stasis due to trauma (topical use)
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• in those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach with reduced appetite and reduced stools
淡豆豉
Dàn Dòu Chǐ • prepared soybean • Sojae Semen preparatum • Glycine max • sweet, slightly bitter, and cold/warm
Dòu Chǐ according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • n/a MAINLY TREATS: • vexing anguish sensation in the chest CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • Vexation, irritability, restlessness, insomnia • Chest pain
Dòu Chǐ according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION: • herbs that release the exterior ACTIONS & INDICATIONS: • Releases the exterior • Eliminates irritability CONTRAINDICATIONS: • n/a
茵陳蒿
Yīn Chén Hāo • "originates from old-aged Hāo" • virgate wormwood • Artemisiae scopariae Herba • Artemisia capillaris • bitter, and slightly cold
Yīn Chén Hāo according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • clears damp heat MAINLY TREATS: • jaundice CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • Jaundice • Skin eruptions due to alcohol or foods
Yīn Chén Hāo according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• herbs that drain dampness
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Clears heat, resolves dampness, and reduces jaundice
• Clears heat and facilitates the resolution of dampness
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• n/a
• “classically” - in cases of yin jaundice d/t blood accumulation (as opposed to yang jaundice)
黄柏
Huáng Bǎi • "yellow fir" • phellodendron bark • Phellodendri Cortex • Phellodendron chinense/amurense • bitter, and cold
Huáng Bǎi according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • clears heat and dries dampness MAINLY TREATS: • damp heat CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • Damp heat in the lower jiao: diarrhea, dysentery, turbid vaginal discharge, etc. • Jaundice
Huáng Bǎi according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• herbs that clear heat (and dry dampness)
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Drains damp heat, particularly from the lower burner
• Drains kidneyfire
• Drains fire and fire toxicity
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach
