Herbology 2 Chapter 16: Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind

Question 1

Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind definition

Answer 1

Herbs that calm liver and sedate liver yang, or extinguish wind and stop convulsions, treat syndromes of hyperactive liver yang upward or liver wind internal movement

Question 2

Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind therapeutic effects

Answer 2

Calm liver and sedate liver yang
Extinguish wind and stop convulsions
Some induce tranquility

Question 3

Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind clinical applications

Answer 3

Hyperactive liver yang

Liver wind

Question 4

Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind meridian

Answer 4

LV

Question 5

Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind movement

Answer 5

Descending, sinking

Question 6

Hyperactive liver yang with liver heat

Answer 6

Herbs that clear liver heat

Question 7

Exuberant heat transforming into wind

Answer 7

Herbs that clear heat purge fire

Question 8

Yin and blood deficiency unable to nourish liver, results in liver wind internal movement or hyperactive liver yang movement

Answer 8

Herbs that nourish kidney yin, nourish liver blood

Question 9

Restless mind, unsconsciouss

Answer 9

Herbs that induce tranquility and open orifices

Question 10

Herbs that calm liver and extinguish wind cautions

Answer 10

Herbs that are cold/cool, should be careful with chronic infantile convulsions due to spleen deficiency

Herbs that are warm and dry in nature, should be careful with yin and blood deficiency

Question 11

Which liver syndrome is deficiency and excess combination

Answer 11

Liver deficiency with liver yang hyperactive (excess on top, deficiency on the bottom)

Question 12

Therapeutic effects: calm liver and subdue yang, clear liver heat and improve vision

Answer 12

Shi Jue Ming

Question 13

Clinical applications: hyperactive liver yang with dizziness, liver kidney yin xu, up flaming of liver fire with headache, restlessness, irritability, anger, red eyes, nebula, blurry vision, glaucoma, blurred vision due to liver blood deficiency

Answer 13

Shi Jue Ming

Question 14

Shi Mue Ming special characteristics

Answer 14

Subdues liver yang AND nourishes the liver yin

Question 15

Therapeutic effects: Calm liver and subdue yang, induce tranquility, suppress restless mind and improve vision

Answer 15

Zhen Zhu Mu

Question 16

What is the essential herb for pacifying liver and cooling the liver

Answer 16

Shi Jue Ming

Question 17

Clinical applications: Hyperactivity of liver yang with dizziness, restlessness, anger, headache, tinnitus, insomnia, restlessness of heart mind, palpitations, red eyes, nebula, blurry vision

Answer 17

Zhen Zhu Ma

Question 18

Therapeutic effects: calm liver and subdue yang, heavily suppress to descend rebellious qi, cool blood and stop bleeding

Answer 18

Dai Zhe Shi

Question 19

Clinical applications: Liver yang hyperactive with dizziness and vertigo, rebellious qi with vomiting, hiccup and belching, asthma due to rebellious qi and lung heat or yin and yang deficiency, vomiting blood, nose bleeding, or uterine bleeding due to blood heat and blood overflow

Answer 19

Dai Zhe Shi

Question 20

Which herb restrains hyperactive liver yang and either deficiency or excess asthma

Answer 20

Dai Zhe Shi

Question 21

Therapeutic effects: resolve phlegm for resuscitation, cool liver to extinguish wind, clear heat to release toxins

Answer 21

Niu Huang

Question 22

Clinical applications: coma due to febrile diseases (heat in the pericardium in febrile diseases, congestion of phlegm heat in the pericardium, coma, delirium, high fever, agitation), infantile convulsions and epilepsy, canker sores, swollen sore throat, toothache, carbuncle, furuncle, abscess, fire toxin stagnation

Answer 22

Niu Huang

Question 23

Therapeutic effects: clear heat and extinguish wind, unblock collaterals, relieve asthma, induce diuresis

Answer 23

Di Long

Question 24

Clinical applications: high fever, fright epilepsy and convulsions, qi deficiency with blood stasis hemiplegia post wind stroke, damp heat bi syndrome or wind cold damp bi syndrome, asthma due to lung heat, difficulty urination due to heat accumulation int he bladder

Answer 24

Di Long

Question 25

Essential herb for stirring of liver wind, mutually reinforced with Wu Gong

Answer 25

Quan Xie

Question 26

Therapeutic effects: extinguish wind and suppress convulsions, counteract toxic pathogen and dissipate nodulation, unblock collateral and alleviate pain

Answer 26

Quan Xie

Question 27

Clinical applications: spams and convulsions, acute infantile convulsions or chronic infantile convulsions, epilepsy and convulsions due to phlegm, wry eyes and mouth due to wind stroke, carbuncle, furuncle, abscess, scrofula, tuberculosis, wind damp stubborn bi syndrome, stubborn migraine

Answer 27

Quan Xie