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Herbology 2 Chapter 1: Herbs for releasing the exterior syndrome, herbs that release wind cold, herbs that release wind heat Flashcards

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What are the therapeutic effects of herbs for releasing exterior syndrome

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Dispel pathogenic factors, clear the lung, induce diuresis, promote eruption of sores, dispel wind damp

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Indications for herbs that release exterior syndrome

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Aversion to cold with fever, headache or body aches, with or without sweating, floating pulse (can also have cough, asthma, edema, unsmooth eruption of measles, pain due to wind damp Bi syndrome)

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Flavor of herbs that release exterior syndrome

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Acrid

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Meridians of herbs that release exterior syndrome

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LU BL

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Movement properties of herbs that release exterior syndrome

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Ascending and floating

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What type of herbs do you use for winter wind cold

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disperse wind cold

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What type of herbs do you use for spring wind heat

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disperse wind heat

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What type of herbs do you use for summer dampness

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disperse summer heat, transform dampness

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What type of herbs do you use for fall dryness

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moisten dryness

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Cautions for herbs that release exterior syndrome

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Overdose or prolonged use may cause excessive perspiration, impair yang qi and body fluids, results in dmaaging yang or yin

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Contraindications for herbs that release exterior syndrome

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Spontaneous sweating, night sweats, damaged body fluids at late stage of febrile disease (deficient body constitutions). Patients with chronic carbuncles, lin syndromes, or bleeding conditions.

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What category is Jing Jie in?

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Warm and acrid herbs that dispel wind cold

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What part of Jing Jie do you use?

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Above the ground part

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How is Jing Jie processed?

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Unprocessed (raw) or stir fry to charcoal

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Jing Jie temperature and flavor

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Acrid, slightly warm

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Jing Jie channels

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LU LV

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Jing Jie functions

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Disperse wind and release exterior
Alleviate itching
Promote skin eruption and eliminate carbuncles
Stop bleeding

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Jing Jie releases what kind of exterior syndromes

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BOTH wind cold and wind heat

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What kind of skin eruptions does Jing Jie treat?

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Early stage or incomplete eruption of measles/German measles with itching and toxicity.
Skin rash with itching (urticaria)

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What kind of bleeding does Jing Jie treat?

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Vomiting blood, nose bleeding, bleeding hemorrhoids, uterine bleeding

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What is the raw herb of Jing Jie for?

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Releasing exterior, promoting eruption, and eliminating carbuncles

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What is the charcoaled form of Jing Jie for?

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Stopping bleeding

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What part of Fang Feng do you use

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The root

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What are the flavors of Fang Feng

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Acrid, sweet

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What is the temperature of Fang Feng
Slightly warm
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Fang Feng channels
BL LV SP
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Fang Feng Functions
``` Disperse wind and release exterior Stop itching Expel wind damp Alleviate pain Relieve spasms ```
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What kind of exterior invasions does Fang Feng treat?
Exterior wind cold, wind damp, wind heat, and deficiency of wei qi and the exterior with wind pathogen
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What kind of urticaria does Feng Feng treat?
Itchy urticaria caused by wind pathogen: wind cold, wind heat, damp heat, blood deficiency with wind dryness, and interior excessive heat
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What kind of Bi syndrome does Fang Feng treat
Wind cold damp Bi syndrome (joint pain, sinew spasms) | Wind cold damp pathogen stagnation transforming into heat (joints are red, swollen, hot and painful - heat bi syndrome)
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What herb relieves tetanus spasms? (toxic heat invading the interior and meridians inducing interior wind)
Fang Feng
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What kind of diarrhea does Fang Feng treat?
Spleen deficiency with damp and clear yang not rising | Diarrhea with abdominal pain due to disharmony of LV/SP
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Fang Feng cautions
Yin/Blood deficiency | Internal wind to due febrile diseases (because it is warm in nature)
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How are Jing Jie and Fang Feng similar?
They both disperse wind, release the exterior, and alleviate itching
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What does Jing Jie do that Fang Feng can't?
Promote eruption and eliminate carbuncles Stop bleeding Induce sweats
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What does Fang Feng do that Jing Jie can't?
Dispel wind damp Alleviate pain and spasms THE MOST COMMON HERB FOR DISPELLING WIND
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What is the most common herb for dispelling wind
Fang Feng
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Clinically, Fang Feng is great for
IBS and bowel syndromes due to LV/SP disharmony
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What part of Qiang Huo is used?
The dry rhizome and root
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What form is Qiang Huo used?
Raw
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Qiang Huo flavors
Acrid, bitter
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Qiang Huo temperature
Warm
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Qiang Huo channels
LU BL
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Qiang Huo functions
Release exterior and disperse cold Expel wind damp Alleviate Pain
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What kind of wind cold exterior syndromes does Qiang Huo treat?
Exterior wind cold with dampness, or just exterior wind damp
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What kind of bi syndromes does Qiang Huo treat?
Wind-cold-damp bi syndromes with UPPER BODY pain | Headache due to invasion of wind cold or wind damp pathogens
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Qiang Huo cautions
Yin/Blood deficiency due to its strong, acrid, fragrant, and warm and dry properities. Not appropriate for weakness of the SP/ST because large doses induces vomiting
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What herb in large dosages induces vomiting?
Qiang Huo
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What part of Xi Xin is used?
*The whole plant
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Xi Xin flavors
Acrid
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Xi Xin temperature
Warm, slightly toxic
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Xi Xin channels
LU KD HT
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Xi Xin functions
``` Release exterior and dispel cold Dispel wind to alleviate pain Free the nasal orifice Warm lung Transform fluid retention ```
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What kind of exterior syndrome does Xi Xin dispel?
Wind cold | Exterior syndrome with yang deficiency
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What wind cold symptoms does Xi Xin treat
Severe pain in head and body | Nasal congestion/runny nose
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What types of pain does Xi Xin treat?
Headache Toothache Wind damp bi syndrome
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What types of headache does Xi Xin treat?
Shao Yin headache (with cold feet, rebellious qi, deep thready pulse) Migraines due to pathogenic wind Wind cold headache
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What types of toothache does Xi Xin treat?
Wind cold toothache Stomach fire toothache Saprodontia toothache
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What type of bi syndrome does Xi Xin treat?
Wind Cold Damp with lower back and knee cold pain
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What kind of asthma does Xi Xin treat?
Exterior wind cold or cold phlegm and fluid retention affecting the lung (symptoms: aversion to cold, no perspiration, clear profuse sputum, chest congestion, rebellious q)
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Xi Xin dosage
1-3g (powder: 0.5-1g)
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Xi Xin is contraindicated with what herb?
Li Lu
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Xi Xin contraindications
Yin deficiency with Yang hyperactive Deficient yang arising headache Dry cough due to lung dryness damaging the yin Excessive sweating due to qi deficeincy
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What form of Sheng Jiang do we use?
Fresh rhizome and root
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Sheng Jiang flavor
Acrid
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Sheng Jiang temperature
Warm
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Sheng Jiang channels
LU SP ST
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Sheng Jiang functions
Release exterior to disperse wind cold Warm the middle jiao to stop vomiting Warm the lung to stop cough
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What kind of SP/ST problems does Sheng Jiang treat?
Cold attacking the middle jiao, SP/ST deficient cold, SP/ST qi deficiency
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What is the main herb for vomiting?
Sheng Jiang
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What kind of vomiting does Sheng Jiang treat?
Vomiting due to stomach cold, phlegm, or stomach heat
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What kind of cough does Sheng Jiang treat?
Cough due to lung COLD | Wind cold attack lung with profuse sputum, profuse phlegm without external pathogens
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What herb can reduce the toxic effect of unprocessed Ban Xia or Tian Nan Xing?
Sheng Jiang
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What herb can treat food poisoning caused by fish and crab?
Sheng Jiang
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Sheng Jiang cautions
Yin deficiency with internal heat | Heat exuberance
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What part of the plant do you use for Xiang Ru?
Aerial parts
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Xiang Ru flavor
Acrid
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Xiang Ru temperature
Slightly warm
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Xiang Ru channels
LU SP ST
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Xiang Ru functions
Promote perspiration and release the exterior Resolve dampness and harmonize the middle jiao Induce diuresis to alleviate edema
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What type of exterior syndrome does Xiang Ru treat?
Wind cold exterior with middle jiao dampness
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What season is Xiang Ru used in?
Summer
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What other herb is Xiang Ru like but the milder form of?
Ma Huang
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What kind of edema is Xiang Ru used for?
Dampness in the skin | Disperse lung qi to dredge and regulate the water passageway
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Small dosage and short decoction time of Xiang Ru is used for?
Releasing exterior
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A big dosage and decocted for a long time of Xiang Ru is used for?
Inducing diuresis and eliminating edema
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Xiang Ru cautions
Exterior deficiency with sweats | Summer heat syndrome
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What form of Cang Er Zi plant is used?
Fruit
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How is Cang Er Zi perpared?
Roasted
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Cang Er Zi flavors
Acrid, bitter
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Cang Er Zi temperature
Warm, toxic
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Cang Er Zi meridian
LU
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Cang Er Zi functions
Disperse wind cold Open nasal orifice Dispel wind damp and stop pain Alleviate itching
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What kind of exterior invasion is Cang Er Zi used for?
Wind cold
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What kind of nasal congestion is Cang Er Zi used for?
Turbid nasal discharge with pain of forehead Rhinorrhea due to wind cold, wind heat, damp heat Acute rhinitis, chronic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis
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What type of bi syndrome is Cang Er Zi used for?
Wind damp bi syndrome
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What kind of itching is Cang Er Zi used for?
Uritcaria
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What part of Xin Yi is used?
Bud
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Xin Yi flavor
Acrid
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Xin Yi temperature
Warm
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Xin Yi meridians
LU ST
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Xin Yi functions
Disperse wind cold | Relieve nasal obstruction
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What kind of exterior invasion does Xin Yi treat?
Wind cold, wind heat | Obstruction of lung orifice, aversion to cold, stuffy nose, headache
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What kind of sinus problems does Xin Yi treat?
Stuffy nose, rhinorrea due to wind cold, wind heat, or nose sores due to Lung and Stomach heat accumulation
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How do you decoct Xin Yi?
Wrapped in gauze for decoction
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Xin Yi cautions
Yin deficiency empty fire | Heat exuberance
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What kind of headache is Bai Zi used for?
Yang Ming headache
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What kind of headache is Xi Xin used for?
Shao Yin headache
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What kind of headache and pain is Qiang Huo used for?
Tia Yang headache | Upper body pain due to wind damp bi syndrome
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What kind of headache is Gao Ben used for?
Top of scalp headache
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What part of Man Jing Zi is used?
Mature fruit
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How is Man Jing Zi prepared?
Raw or roasted
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Man Jing Zi flavors
Acrid, bitter
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Man Jing Zi temperature
slightly cold
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Man Jing Zi meridians
BL LV ST
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Man Jing Zi functions
Disperse wind heat Clear head and eyes Dispel wind and relieve pain
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What kind of exterior invasion is Man Jing Zi used for?
Wind heat (with dizziness, headache, or migraines)
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What sort of head problems is Man Jing Zi used for?
Wind heat headache Migraine due to wind attack upward Tinnitus and deafness due to Zhong qi deficiency and clear yang not ascending
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What kind of bi syndrome is Man Jing Zi used for?
Wind damp bi
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What part of Sheng Ma is used?
Root
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How is Sheng Ma processed?
Raw or processed with honey
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Sheng Ma flavor
Acrid, slightly sweet
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Sheng Ma temperature
Slightly cold
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Sheng Ma meridians
LU SP ST LI
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Sheng Ma functions
Release exterior and promote eruption Clear heat and remove toxicity Raise Yang qi
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What kind of exterior syndrome is Sheng Ma used for?
Beginning of wind heat | Wind cold
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What kind of skin problems does Sheng Ma treat?
Unsmooth eruption of measles at the beginning stage due to exterior pathogen or internal toxic heat
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What kind of toxic heat does Sheng Ma treat?
Measles | Yang ming meridian toxic heat (gum swelling, mouth ulcers, canker sores, pestilence, mumps)
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Sheng Ma raises the yang qi for what syndromes?
Sinking of qi due to qi deficiency and prolapse of organs (distention of abdomen, prolapse of rectum due to lasting diarrhea and prolapse of uterus and stomach, zhong qi sinking with shortness of breath)
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Raw herb of Sheng Ma is used for
Releasing exterior and promoting eruption, clears heat and detoxifies
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Prepared Sheng Ma is used for
Ascending yang and elevating prolapsed organs
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Sheng Ma cautions
Fully erupted measles Yin deficiency with empty fire Yin deficiency with yang hyperactive
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What part of Ge Gen is used?
Root
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What form is Ge Gen used for?
Unprocessed or roasted
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Ge Gen flavors
Sweet, acrid
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Ge Gen temperature
Cool
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Ge Gen meridians
SP ST
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Ge Gen functions
Release exterior and alleviate fever Promote eruption Promote the production of fluid to relieve thirst Ascend yang to stop diarrhea
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What kind of exterior syndrome is Ge Gen used for?
Exterior syndrome with pathgoen transforming into fire, wind heat or wind cold syndromes, wind cold with exterior deficiency
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What kind of eruption is Ge Gen used for?
Beginning stage of measles with inadequate eruption, alternating chill and fever
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What kind of yin deficiency does Ge Gen treat?
Resltess thirst due to febrile disease, diabetes due to yin fluid deficiency or interior heat (thirst, drinking, skinny, fatigue, qi and yin deficiency)
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What symptoms does Ge Gen treat in relation to raising the yang qi?
Diarrhea due to heat (toxin) or spleen qi deficiency
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What forms of Ge Gen is used?
Unprocessed or roasted
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Dan Dou Chi flavor
Bitter, acrid
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Dan Dou Chi temperature
Cool
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Dan Dou Chi meridians
LU ST
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Dan Dou Chi functions
Release exterior Eliminate irritability Disperse stagnated heat
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What exterior syndrome does Dan Dou Chi treat?
Wind heat at early stage, wind cold at early stage
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What type of stagnated heat does Dan Dou Chi treat?
Febrile disease with irritability, insomnia, and heat with chest congestion
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What pain is Ge Gen for?
Neck and back stiffness pain
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What part of the plant is Fu Ping for?
Whole plant
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Fu Ping flavor
Acrid
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Fu Ping temperature
Cold
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Fu Ping meridians
LU BL
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Fu Ping functions
Promote perspiration and release exterior Promote eruption of measles, stop itching Induce diuresis to alleviate edema
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What kind of exterior syndrome is Fu Ping used for?
Common cold due to wind heat
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What kind of skin issues is Fu Ping used for?
Unsmooth eruption of measles, urticaria with itching, hives
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What kind of edema is Fu Ping used for?
Edema with scanty urination with exterior wind heat and swelling in the lower jiao
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Form of Fu Ping used
Raw
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Fu Ping contraindications
Exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating

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