Herbology 2 Chapter 7: Herbs for warming interior and expelling cold

Question 1

Herbs for warming interior and expelling cold therapeutic effects

Answer 1

1. Warm interior and dispel cold, warm middle and alleviate pain
2. Warm lung and dissolve fluid retention
3. Warm liver and dispel cold, alleviate pain
4. Warm kidney and tonify yang
5. Warm yang and connecting vessels (heat above, cold below)
6. Restore yang collapse

Question 2

1. Warm interior and dispel cold, warm middle and alleviate pain

Answer 2

Cold invasion attacking spleen and stomach
Spleen and stomach deficient cold with pain
Vomiting and diarrhea
Pale tongue with white coating

Question 3

2. Warm lung and dissolve fluid retention

Answer 3

Lung cold phlegm fluid syndrome with cough and asthma
White clear phlegm
Pale tongue with white slippery coating

Question 4

3. Warm liver and dispel cold, alleviate pain

Answer 4

Lower abdominal pain due to liver meridian cold

Hernia, abdominal pain, jueyin headache

Question 5

4. Warm kidney and tonify yang

Answer 5

Kidney yang manifested as impotence and uterus coldness, cold pain in waist and knees, frequent urination during night, spermatorrhea, enuresis

Question 6

5. Warm yang and connecting vessels (heat above, cold below)

Answer 6

HT/KD yang deficiency with palpitations, aversion to cold, cold limbs, edema

Question 7

6. Restore yang collapse

Answer 7

Aversion to cold, profuse sweating, mental fatigue, extremely cold in limbs

Question 8

Herbs for warming interior and expelling cold temperature

Answer 8

Warm, hot

Question 9

Herbs for warming interior and expelling cold flavor

Answer 9

Pungent

Question 10

Herbs for warming interior and expelling cold meridians

Answer 10

SP, ST, KD, HT (sometimes LU LV)

Question 11

Herbs for warming interior and expelling cold caution

Answer 11

Impair fluid (due to pungent, hot, dry, and aggressive nature)
Contraindicated in heat syndromes, yin deficiency, pregnancy
Stop immediately when condition improves

Question 12

Therapeutic effects: Dispel cold and alleviate pain, regulate qi and harmonize stomach

Answer 12

Xiao Hui Xiang

Question 13

Clinical applications: Cold hernia with abdominal pain, liver qi stagnation, cold in the liver meridian, dysmenorrhea due to Chong/Ren deficiency cold. Congealed cold and qi stagnation in the middle jiao

Answer 13

Xiao Hui Xiang

Question 14

Therapeutic effects: Warm middle and descend rebellious qi, dispel cold to alleviate pain, warm kidney and reinforce yang

Answer 14

Ding Xiang

Question 15

Clinical applications: Vomiting and hiccup due to stomach cold, gastro-abdominal cold pain, impotence, cold uterus

Answer 15

Ding Xiang

Question 16

What is the essential herb for vomiting and hiccup due to stomach cold

Answer 16

Ding Xiang

Question 17

Therapeutic effects: Dispel cold and alleviate pain, warm middle jiao and stop vomiting

Answer 17

Gao Liang Jiang

Question 18

Clinical applications: stomach cold and abdominal pain, vomiting due to stomach excess or deficiency cold

Answer 18

Gao Liang Jiang

Question 19

Therapeutic effects: Warm middle jiao and dispel cold, descend rebellious qi and resolve phlegm

Answer 19

Hu Jiao

Question 20

Therapeutic effects: Warm middle jiao and alleviate pain, expel roundworm, kill worms and relieve itch

Answer 20

Hua Jiao

Question 21

Clinical applications: Vomiting and diarrhea due to cold damp, parasites with abdominal pain, eczema, vaginal ith

Answer 21

Hua Jiao

Question 22

Therapeutic effects: Warm middle jiao and dispel cold, descend rebellious qi and alleviate pain

Answer 22

Bi Bo

Question 23

Therapeutic effects: Warm middle jiao and alleviate pain, move qi and alleviate pain

Answer 23

Bi Cheng Qie

Question 24

Which herb is great for descending rebellious qi causing hiccups

Answer 24

Ding Xiang