herbs 1 - chinese hx

Question 1

shen nong (fire emperor)

Answer 1

fire emperor, divine father, heavenly husbandman

experimented with plants to discover medicinal value
intoxicated over 70 times a day
agricultural advances
knowledge of medicinal and poisonous properties of herbs

Question 2

huang di (yellow emperor)

Answer 2

originated the neijing (oldest treaties of internal med) which started later

mythical father of cm
lived to be 110 y/o
a lot to do with civilization

Question 3

shang dynasty

Answer 3

oracle bone findings
bones were used as a way to divine the will of heaves/ancestors

living in nature, understood their existence was part of a universal whole, they were the center of the universe, with heaven above and earth below

Question 4

zhou dynasty

Answer 4

confucius - (social reformer and teacher) whole is more important than the individual
lao tzu - (founder of daoism/taoism) wrote Dao De Jing, 1 of 3 “Pure Ones”

divided into 4 period:

1. west zhou
2. east zhou
3. spring
4. warring

Question 5

“huang di nei jing”

Answer 5

2 parts:

1. . Su Wen - theory “book of plain questions” - written during the “warring” period in the Zhou Dynasty
2. Ling Shu - spiritual “miraculous” pivot - written during 2nd century in later Han Dynasty

• 28 herbs or 8 herbs?????
• 12 prescriptions/ formulas (scientific)
• Rx are organized in the Su Wen (ch 22) by TASTE

theoretical principles:

• ying and yang
• 5 phases

Question 6

“wu shi er bing fang”

Answer 6

rx – how to do what
247 substances
2/3 plant
1/3 minerals

Question 7

“shen nong ben cao jing”

Answer 7

365 herbal entries

• 252 plants
• 67 animals
• 46 minerals

ea. divided into 3 categories:
superior 120 - preserve vitality
intermediate 120 - prevent illness, restore vitality
inferior 125 - tx disease, toxic w/side effects

Question 8

“shang han za ben lun”

Answer 8

written by Zhang Zhong Jing

divided into 2 books by Wang ShuHe:

1. “Shang han lun” - treaties of febrile disease
2. “Jin Gui Yao Lue” - summary of golden treasure cabinet

6 channel theory - damage from cold
-cold or absence from yang and how it causes yin yang disharmony at various stages (also how the chapters are divided)

Question 9

four great classics on herbal meds

Answer 9

nei jing - yin yang
shen nong ben cao jing - herbs

shan hang lun - 6 channels
jing gui yao lue - misc. diseases

Question 10

sun si miao

Answer 10

child prodigy and famous MD by the Tang dynasty

wrote:
Qian Jin Yao Fang
Qianjin Yifang

“human life is worth a 1000 GOLD BARS, w/a virtue of 1 rx you can fix it”

Question 11

li shi zhen

Answer 11

Ming dynasty

chinese physician to the Imperial Medical Academy, considered the father of modern chinese herbal medicine

wrote:
Ben Cao Gang Mu
-2000 drugs
-8000 rx

Question 12

wen bing xue (warm disease school)

Answer 12

ming/qing dynasty authors

heat pathogen as cause of disease damaging yin and fluids

4 levels:
wei - exterior heat
qi - interior heat excess
ying  - deeper heat 
xue - blood level

Question 13

like treats like

Answer 13

flowers tx upper body - leaves float upward
heavy sinks down
minerals draw down
lightweight float upward

branch of plant treats branch of the body