Group 9

Question 1

當歸 - Dāng Guī

Answer 1

Angelicae sinensis Radix
 sweet, acrid, warm
 herbs that tonify the blood
Main ability: tonifies and harmonizes the blood
Clinical applications: blood patterns:
- abdominal pain
- menstrual condition
- cold extremities
- sores/abscesses

Question 2

川芎 (芎藭) - Chuān Xiōng (Xiōng Qióng)

Answer 2

Chuanxiong Rhizoma 
 acrid, warm
herbs that invigorate the blood 
Main ability: invigorates the blood
Mainly treats: blood pattern

Question 3

阿膠 - Ē Jiāo

Answer 3

Asini Corii Colla - donkey-hide gelatin
sweet, neutral
herbs that tonify the blood 
Main ability: nourishes the blood
Clinical applications: blood pattern:
- menstral condition
- bleeding
- vexation

Question 4

艾葉 - Ài Yè

Answer 4

Artemisiae argyi Folium - mugwort leaf
 bitter, acrid, warm 
herbs that stops bleeding 
Main ability: warms channel and stops bleeding
Clinical application:
- uterine bleeding
- hemoptysis

Question 5

(生) 地黃 - (sheng - raw) Dì Huáng

(熟) 地黃 - (shu - steamed) Dì Huáng

Answer 5

Rehmanniae Radix - Chinese foxglove root
Sheng - sweet, bitter, cold
herbs that cool the blood
Shu - sweet, slightly warm
herbs that tonify the blood
(Sheng) Main ability: tonifies kidney water (true yin/essence/bone marrow)
Mainly treats: blood and water

Question 6

麥門冬 - Mài Mén Dōng

Answer 6

Ophiopogonis Radix - ophiopogon tuber
sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
herbs that tonify the yin
Main ability: nourishes the yin and moistens dryness
Clinical applications:
- sensation of throat inhibition (Mai Men Dong Tang)
- dry cough, qi reversal, and thirst (Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang)

Question 7

百合 - Bǎi Hé

Answer 7

Lili Bulbus - lily bulb
 sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold 
 herbs that tonify the yin 
Main ability: nourishes the lung and clears the heart
Clinical applications:
- vexation

Question 8

酸棗仁 - Suān Zǎo Rén

Answer 8

Ziziphi spinosae Semem - sour jujube seed
sweet, sour, neutral
herbs that nourish the heart and calm the spirit
Main ability: moistens the heart to descend fire
Mainly treats: insomnia

Question 9

烏梅 - Wū Méi

Answer 9

Mume Fructus - Chinese plum
 sour, astringent, warm 
 herbs that stabilize and bind
Main ability: gathers wind wood
Clinical application
- heat above, cold below
- roundworm/parasites
- diarrhea
- abnormal flesh (topical)