Herbology 2 Chapter 12: Tonic herbs - blood and yin

Question 1

Meridians

Answer 1

HT SP

Question 2

Therapeutic effects: strengthen heart and spleen, nourish blood to induce tranquilization

Answer 2

Long Yan Rou

Question 3

Clinical applications: impairment of heart and spleen with palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness due to over thinking, over worrying, qi and blood deficiency due to chronic diseases

Answer 3

Long Yan Rou

Question 4

Therapeutic effects: nourish yin and moisten lung, clear heat and induce tranquilization

Answer 4

Bai He

Question 5

Clinical applications: lung yin deficiency with dry cough ad maybe droplets of blood, insomnia, palpitations; Bai He disease: absentmindedness, failure in self controlling of emotion, bitter taste in mouth, dark urine, slight rapid pulse due to heart and lung yin deficiency with empty heat

Answer 5

Bai He

Question 6

Therapeutic effects: nourish yin and generate body fluid, moisten lung and clear heat

Answer 6

Mai Dong

Question 7

Clinical applications: stomach yin deficiency, consumptive thirst, vomiting, dryness in mouth and intestines, hunger without desire to eat, constipation, lung yin deficiency with dry cough with little phlegm or cough, sore throat, heart yin deficiency with restlessness, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory, palpitations

Answer 7

Mai Dong

Question 8

Therapeutic effects: nourish yin and moisten dryness, clear lung and generate fluid

Answer 8

Tian Dong

Question 9

Clinical applications: lung yin deficiency syndrome with dry cough without phlegm or coughing blood, sore throat, hoarse voice, kidney yin deficiency for vertigo, tinnitus, soreness and pain in low back, bone steaming, poor appetite, thirst due to qi and yin xu, constipation due to febrile disease fluid impairment

Answer 9

Tian Dong

Question 10

Difference between Tian Dong and Mai Dong

Answer 10

Tian Dong: KD meridian (ST LU)

Mai Dong: HT meridian (ST LU)

Question 11

Therapeutic effects: benefit stomach and generate fluid, nourish yin and clear heat

Answer 11

Shi Hu

Question 12

Clinical applications: stomach yin deficiency syndrome, febrile disease fluid impairment, restlessness, thirst, dry tongue coating, abdominal pain, swelling painful gums, canker sores, kidney yin deficiency with dim and poor vision, atrophy flaccidity of tendons and bones, bone steaming tidal fever

Answer 12

Shi Hu

Question 13

Which herb tonifies the yin without strengthening pathogens

Answer 13

Yu Zhu

Question 14

Therapeutic effects: nourish yin and moisten dryness, generate fluid and quench thirst

Answer 14

Yu Zhu

Question 15

Clinical applications: lung yin deficiency with dry cough and scanty phlegm, cough with blood, hoarse voice, dry throat, loss of voice, stomach yin deficiency with dry mouth, poor appetite, xiao ke syndrome

Answer 15

Yu Zhu

Question 16

Therapeutic effects: tonify qi and nourish yin, strengthen spleen, moisten lung, and nourish kidney

Answer 16

Huang Jing

Question 17

Clinical applications: yin deficiency lung dryness with dry cough and scanty sputum, LU/KD yin deficiency with chronic cough, SP/ST deficiency with fatigue and poor appetite, kidney essence deficiency, diabetes, dizziness tinnitus, premature graying

Answer 17

Huang Jing

Question 18

Therapeutic effects: nourish liver and kidney, supplement essence and improve vision

Answer 18

Gou Qi Zi

Question 19

Clinical applications: essence and blood deficiency syndromes with premature senility: blurred vision, dizziness, sore low back and knees, spermatorrhea, deaf, premature gray hair, insomnia, profuse dreams due to essence blood deficiency

Answer 19

Gou Qi Zi

Question 20

Therapeutic effects: nourish liver and kidney, blacken hair and improve vision

Answer 20

Nu Zhen Zi

Question 21

Clinical applications: blurred vision, dim eye sight, premature graying, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, profuse dreams, sore and weak low back, spermatorrhea, yin deficiency with heat: red eyes, aversion to lights, painful eye balls, diabetes due to kidney yin deficiency, tidal fever, restlessness due to yin deficiency with internal heat

Answer 21

Nu Zhen Zi

Question 22

Therapeutic effects: nourish yin and blood, generate fluid and moisten dryness

Answer 22

Sang Shen

Question 23

Clinical applications: liver kidney yin deficiency: dizziness, tinnitus, blurry vision, insomnia, premature graying, impairment of fluid, diabetes, intestinal dryness

Answer 23

Sang Shen

Question 24

Therapeutic effects: tonify the liver and kidney, moisten intestinal dryness

Answer 24

Hei Zhi Ma

Question 25

Clinical applications: essence and blood deficiency, dizziness, blurred vision, premature graying, intestinal dryness constipation

Answer 25

Hei Zhi Ma