Group 5 Flashcards
大黄
Dà Huáng • "big yellow" • rhubarb root and rhizome • Rhei Radix et Rhizoma • Rheum palmatum • bitter, cold
Dà Huáng according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • unblocks and drains down MAINLY TREATS: • clumped stagnation CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • constipation, urinary inhibition • fullness/pain (in abdomen/chest) • blood stasis • jaundice
Dà Huáng according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• downward draining herbs (purgatives)
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• drains heat and purges accumulations
• drains fire
• clears heat, transforms dampness, and promotes urinations
• drains heat from the blood
• invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis
• clears heat and reduces toxicity
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• weak Stomach
• qi and blood deficiency without significant accumulations or blood stasis
• use with caution, and only when absolutely necessary, during menstruation, pregnancy, and lactation
芒硝
Máng Xiāo • "prickly part of plant can dissolve" • mirabilite, glauber’s salt • Natrii Sulfas • acrid, bitter, salty, very cold
Máng Xiāo according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • softens hardness MAINLY TREATS: • stagnation (hardness) that is difficult to resolve CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • clumped chest • abdominal fullness • constipation
Máng Xiāo according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• downward draining herbs (purgatives)
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• purges accumulation and guides out stagnation
• clears heat and drains fire
• clears heat and reduces swelling
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• in cases of cold from deficiency of the SP/ST, and during pregnancy
• when used topically to promote lactation, its use should cease as soon as an effect is seen (overuse can lead to red. lactation)
枳實
Zhǐ Shí • unripe bitter orange • Aurantii Fructus immaturus • Citrus Aurantium • bitter, acrid, slightly cold
Zhǐ Shí according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • breaks knotted stagnation MAINLY TREATS: • knotted stagnation CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • abdominal pain/fullness • chest impediment
Zhǐ Shí according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• herbs that regulate qi
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Breaks up stagnant qi and reduces accumulation
• Transforms phlegm and expels focal distention
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• use with caution in pregnancy and in those with SP/ST deficiency
厚朴
Hòu Pò • "thick/big rough" • magnolia bark • Magnoliae officinalis Cortex • Magnolia officinalis • bitter, acrid, warm
Hòu Pò according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • directs the qi down in Yangming MAINLY TREATS: • distention fullness CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: • distention fullness in the abdomen/chest • abdominal pain
Hòu Pò according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION:
• aromatic herbs that transform dampness
ACTIONS & INDICATIONS:
• Promote movement of qi in the middle burner and resolve stagnation
• Promote the movement of qi downward, dries dampness, and transforms phlegm
• Directs qi downward, reduces phlegm, and calms wheezing
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
• use with caution during pregnancy
桃仁
Táo Rén • peach kernel, persica • Persicae Semen • Prunus persica • bitter, sweet, neutral
Táo Rén according to Dr. Lee?
MAIN ABILITY: • invigorates blood and removes stasis MAINLY TREATS: • blood stasis CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Conditions caused by blood stasis, including • lower abdominal pain • menstrual conditions • body pain
Táo Rén according to Bensky?
CLASSIFICATION: • herbs that regulate (invigorate) the blood ACTIONS & INDICATIONS: • Breaks up blood stasis • Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels CONTRAINDICATIONS: • blood deficiency • pregnancy
