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herbs Flashcards

1
Q

WC herb that is used for excess, to disperse/promote sweat and urine – can be dehydrating

A

ma huang

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WC herb that is called “summer ma huang”
promotes sweat, urination, and clears SH

A

Xiang Ru

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3
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WC herb:
disharmony bw ying and wei, warms, used for deficiency type (mildly promotes sweat)

A

gui zhi

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4
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WC herb:
calms fetus, seafood herb

A

zi su ye

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5
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WC herb:
only one that can vent rashes, stops bleeding

A

jing jie

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6
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WC herb:
#1 for wind anywhere - ext or int
heat or cold
stops itching

A

fang feng

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7
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WC herb:
taiyang HA (occipital)
upper body herb

A

qiang huo

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8
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the four WC herbs that open nasal orifices

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bai zhi
cang er zi
xi xin
xin yi hua

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9
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WC herb: nasal orifices + frontal HA

A

bai zhi

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10
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WC herb: nasal orifices + itching

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cang er zi

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11
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WC herb: nasal orifices + toothache + shaoyin HA
used 1-3g

A

xi xin

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12
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WC herb: nasal orifices + sinusitis

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xin yi hua

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13
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WC herb: harmonizer, detoxifier, seafood poisoning

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sheng jiang

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14
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WC herb: vertex headache (UB channel)

A

gao ben

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15
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WH herb:
moistens ints
does not clear eyes
vents measels

A

niu bang zi

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16
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WH herb:
throat, eyes, rashes, internal liver wind, lost voice

A

chan tui

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17
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WH herb: throat, eyes, rashes, liver qi stagnation, soothes liver

A

bo he

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18
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WH herb: *stops bleeding, LUNG, cools Liver

A

sang ye

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19
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WH herb:
#1 eyes
clears toxicity

A

ju hua

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20
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three WH herbs that raise yang qi

A

ge gen
chai hu
sheng ma

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21
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WH herb:
raise yang + release muscle layer

A

ge gen

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22
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WH herb: raise yang + #1 for shaoyang condition/HA, SJ/GB channel

A

chai hu

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23
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WH herb: raise yang + ST channel guiding herb, WH, release toxicity

A

sheng ma

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24
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WH herb: treats WH and WC, irritability

A

dan dou chi

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25
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WH herb: only seed that ascends

A

man jing zi

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26
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WH herb: eyes, stop bleeding

A

mu zei

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27
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Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: #1 for qi level heat, ST channel heat

A

shi gao

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28
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Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: treats deficiency and excess, goes to all 3 jiaos (lu, sp, kd)

A

zhi mu

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29
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Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: generate fluids, stops vomit

A

lu gen

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30
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Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: c/i in pregnancy (when injected–trichosanthis), upper/middle jiao herb

A

tian hua fen

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31
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Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: ht/si, treats irritability, promotes urination

A

dan zhu ye

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32
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*Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: all 3 jiaos, goes to SJ, cools blood, stops bleeding, relieves toxicity, drains damp

A

zhi zi

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33
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Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: nodules, red eyes, hypertension (LYR)

A

xia ku cao

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34
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*Clear Heat, Drain Fire herb: treats hypertension AND high cholesterol, moistens ints, benefits eyes

A

jue ming zi

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35
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Clear DH herb: St, Li, GB, LU, (upper jiao), shaoyang, calms fetus

A

huang qin

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36
Q

Clear DH herb: st, li, LV, HT, (blood) (MJ) cleats ht heat, very cold, avoid pork with this herb

A

huang lian

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37
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Clear DH herb: KD/UB, (lower), LJ damp, dysentery, relieves toxicity, kd fire

A

huang bai

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38
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Clear DH herb: LV/GB DH

A

long dan cao

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39
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Clear DH herb:
DH, parasites, stops itch, urination, used topically

A

ku shen

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40
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Clear DH herb: dysentery, DH in LI

A

Qin Pi

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41
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Clear Toxicity herb: 4 levels of heat

A

jin yin hua

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42
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Clear Toxicity herb: wei/Pc level heat, promotes urination

A

Lian Qiao

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43
Q

Clear Toxicity herb: mastitis herb

A

pu gong ying

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44
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Clear Toxicity herb: throat, cools blood, disperse WH

A

ban lan gen

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45
Q

Clear Toxicity herb: throat cancer

A

shan dou gen

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46
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Clear Toxicity herb: benefits throat, resolves phlegm

A

she gan

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47
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Clear Toxicity herb: LI, bloody dysentery, cools blood, clears tox heat / DH, treats malaria, stops vaginal itch

A

bai tou weng

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48
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Clear Toxicity herb: moves blood, expels pus, clears blood stasis

A

bai jiang cao

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49
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Clear Toxicity herb: syphilis

A

tu fu ling

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50
Q

Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
nourishes yin, fluids, clears Ht fire

A

sheng di huang

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51
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*Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
nourish yin, benefits throat, subdues fire, moves blood, clears xu or shi heat, yin xu heat without sweat, clears LV fire

A

mu dan pi

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52
Q

Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
nourish yin, resolves toxins, dissipates nodules (throat)

A

xuan shen

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53
Q

Clears heat, Cools Blood herb:
internal wind, stops convulsions, stops bleeding

A

shui niu jiao

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54
Q

Clears heat, Cools XU heat:
#1 malaria, SH, Shaoyang

A

qing hao

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55
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Clears heat, Cools XU heat:
postpartum/trauma heat due to blood loss

A

bai wei

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56
Q

Clears heat, Cools XU heat:
hypertension, yin xu

A

di gu pi

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57
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Clear toxicity: clears SH, raises the clear Sp yang, stops bleeding

A

he ye

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58
Q

Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
st channel, gb/st heat, stop vomit, cool blood, calm spirit, calm fetus

A

zhu ru

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59
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Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
release exterior

A

qian hu

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60
Q

Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
acute, excess, Lu heat, productive cough

A

zhe bei mu

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61
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Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
CHronic cough from fire due to LU yin xu, DTE sputum

A

CHuan bei mu

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62
Q

Dissolve Hot Phlegm:
lumps in breast/nodules in ST channel, Lu.Li.St,

A

Gua Lou (combo of seed + skin)

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63
Q

Dissolve Hot Phlegm:

moisten ints, moisten lu, promotes healing sores/reduce swelling

A

gua lou ren

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64
Q

Dissolve Hot Phlegm:

chest bi, expands chest

A

gua lou pi (chest bi)

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65
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Dissolve Hot Phlegm:

neck nodules, softens hardness, promotes urination/reduce edema

A

hai zao
(seaweed)

66
Q

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

facilitates expectoration, expels phlegm, lung!

A

bai qian

67
Q

1 phlegm (transforms and dries, is quick acting)

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

taiyin HA (tight hat)
-harmonize st, reduce distention

A

ban xia

68
Q

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

damp & phlegm, wind-phlegm, stops spasms
toxic

A

tian nan xing

69
Q

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

cool in temp, phlegm-heat, convulsions/spasm/seizure/stroke, treated form

A

dan nan xing

70
Q

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

regulates/moves qi (allev. pain), opens channels, warms lung

A

bai jie zi

71
Q

1 for throat (disseminate lu qi, expel phl, sore throat/lost voice, discharge pus)

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

guides to upper body
neutral–for phl cold or phl heat

A

jie geng

72
Q

Dissolve Cold Phlegm:

only flower that descends

A

xuan fu hua

73
Q

1 dizziness, wind phl or WD

Extinguish Wind:

A

tian ma

74
Q

Extinguish Wind:

release exterior WH, LV heat, (hypertension)

A

gou teng

75
Q

Extinguish Wind:

stops itching, dispel WH brightens eyes,

A

bai ji li

76
Q

Extinguish Wind:

cools blood, stops bleeding, strongly descends

A

dai zhe shi (haematitum)

77
Q

Extinguish Wind:

extinguish wind stop spasms, calm wheezing, open channels, promote urination (hot lin)

A

di long

78
Q

Extinguish Wind:

EYES, cools LV (lv heat patterns)

A

shi jue ming

79
Q

Anchor & Calm Shen:

*astringe to prevent leakage, generate tissue,

settle ht, anchor yang

A

long gu

80
Q

Anchor & Calm Shen:

*softens hardness, absorbs acidity,

settle ht, anchor yang

A

mu li

81
Q

Anchor & Calm Shen:

nourish lv/kd (hearing & vision)
helps kd grasp lung qi

A

ci shi
(si 6 of herbs)

82
Q

Anchor & Calm Shen:

heals, generates flesh, goes to ht/calms shen, sedates ht
eliminates superficial visual obstruction (goes to ht & lv–channels go to eyes)

A

zhen zhu

83
Q

nourish and calm shen:

nourish ht yin, augment LIVER blood to treat insomnia,
stop night sweating/spon sweat
liver!
(ht/lv)

A

suan zao ren

84
Q

nourish and calm shen:

HEART! goes to LI
moistens ints
calm spirit
(ht/li)

A

bai zi ren

85
Q

nourish and calm shen:

LUNG!
expels phlegm, clears orifices, stops cough, reduce swellings
(ht/lu)

A

yuan zhi

86
Q

nourish and calm shen:

opens channels, dispels WIND!
relieves itching (ext. wind)
(ht/wind)

A

ye jiao teng

(teng = always think wind, like gou teng)

87
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

Toxic, yang collapse/devastated yang, cold pain — cold Bi, warms channels

A

Fu Zi
Like the Lu Rong of this category

88
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

“Brings fire back to the source!”
Warms kd, sp, ht, promotes qi and blood production

A

Rou GUI

89
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

Yang collapse, revives, warms MJ, warms Lu/ transforms mucous

A

Gan Jiang

90
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

St/Lv channel, hernia, VERTEX HA, warms MJ, vomit/diarrhea
Treats mouth/tongue sores, strongly warms

A

Wu zhu yu

91
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

Hernia, bulging disorder, inguinoscrotal hernia pain
Lv channel
Moderately warms

A

Xiao hui Xiang

92
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

Kd/mj

A

Ding Xiang
Just know category

93
Q

Interior Warming Herb:

Warms interior
Relieves pain

A

Hu jiao
Black pepper

94
Q

1 toothache

Interior Warming Herb:

Dental cavities

A

Bi Ba

95
Q

Stop Cough/Wheeze:

Dose 3-9g
#1 for cough due to WH OR WC

REN—Lu/Li

A

Xing Ren

96
Q

Stop Cough/Wheeze:

Li/Lu
Cough with cold mucous
Moistens ints

A

Zi wan

97
Q

Stop Cough/Wheeze:

Lu, ST
St qi rebellion

A

Pi Pa Ye

98
Q

Stop Cough/Wheeze:

Parasites/lice

A

Bai Bu

99
Q

Stop Cough/Wheeze:

Urination
Edema
Reduce hypertension

A

Sang Bai Pi

100
Q

1 for leakage of various types (essence, cough, fluids, sweat)

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

Calms shen(ht)

A

Wu Wei zi

101
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

Bleeding, diarrhea, thirst, parasites (jueyin level —warm and parasite issues)
Astringe and warm

A

Wu Mei

102
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

benefits throat (st channel)
lu/voice
lu/li/st

A

he zi

103
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

stops diarrhea
warms mj

A

rou dou kou

104
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

kills parasites
diarrhea
bleeding

A

chun pi

105
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

bleeding
healing wounds
diarrhea

A

chi shi zhi

106
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

calm shen

A

lian zi

107
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

bleeding, essence

A

lian xu

108
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

leukorrhea, spermatorhea

A

qian shi

109
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

stabilize kidney
retain essence
bind ints
prolapse

A

jin ying zi

110
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

eyes

A

fu pen zi

111
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

contains urine, vag discharge
sl toxic
Cough

A

bai guo

112
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

stop xs sweat from xu
nourish heart

A

fu xiao mai

113
Q

Stabilize & Bind Herb:

neutralize st acidity
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A

hai piao xiao

114
Q

1 dry damp, WD, induce sweat

Aromatic for damp:

has vit. A = good for vision

A

cang zhu

115
Q

Aromatic for damp:

plum pit
throat bi
descends rebel qi

A

hou po

116
Q

Aromatic for damp:

external! dispel SH
release exterior
stops n/v

A

huo xiang

117
Q

Aromatic for damp:

calms fetus
transf damp
stop vomit, diarrhea

A

sha ren

118
Q

Aromatic for damp:

stop vomit due to st cold
stifling sensation in chest/lu

A

bai dou kou

(bai = white = Lu)

119
Q

Aromatic for damp:

warms mj, cold damp injures mj, stop vomit

A

cao dou kou

120
Q

Aromatic for damp:

malaria
disperse cold

A

cao guo

120
Q

Purgative:

strongest purgative
clears heat drains fire
stops bleeding
disperse stasis
CAUTION not contra: pregnancy

A

da huang

121
Q

Purgative:

dont cook
salty–for dryness/moistens/softens
reduce swelling

A

mang xiao

122
Q

Purgative:

parasites
cools lv

A

lu hui

123
Q

Cathartics:

drains out water
c/i preg
incom w gan cao

A

gan sui
da ji

124
Q

lu gen vs ge gen
sheng di vs mu dan pi

A

lu gen:
-clear heat drain fire
-sweet & cold, lu/st
-clear heat, gen fluids, clear lu/st heat, stop vomit

ge gen:
-disperse wind heat
-sweet, acrid, cool, sp/st
-relax muscles, gen fluids, lower fever, vent rash, diarrhea, raise clear yang

sheng di huang:
-clear heat, cool blood
-sweet, bitter, cool, ht, kd, lv
-clear heat cool blood from ying/xue level, enrich yin, gen fluids

mu dan pi:
-clear heat, cool blood
-acrid, bitter, cool, ht, lv, kd
-clear heat cool blood from ying xue, invigorate blood dispel stasis, clear lv fire, xu heat

125
Q

1 headache

move blood:

invigorate blood
promote movement of qi
exoel wind
allev pain

A

chuan xiong

126
Q

1 pain reliever

move blood:

promotes movement of qi
contra: preg

A

yan hu suo

127
Q

move blood:

invig blood, cool blood
disperse stasis
sores
calm shen
calm irritability
very important in gynecology

A

dan shen

128
Q

move blood:

clear heat cool blood
ying/xue
invig blood
disp stasis
lv fire
sour

A

chi shao

129
Q

move blood:

neutral
break blood stasis
moisten ints
stop cough

A

tao ren

130
Q

move blood:

invig blood, unblock channels
disperse stasis
allev pain
skin/rashes

A

hong hua

131
Q

move blood:

promote movement of qi
lower swelling
generate flesh
more for qi
trauma

A

ru xiang

pair w mo yao

132
Q

move blood:

neutral
promote movement of qi
lower swelling
generate flesh
more for blood
trauma

A

mo yao

used with ru xiang

133
Q

move blood:

break blood stasis*
abd masses
food accumulation
better at moving qi

A

sang leng

used with e zhu

134
Q

move blood:

break blood stasis
abd masses
food accumulation
more moves qi

A

e zhu

used w sang leng

135
Q

move blood:

invig blood
move qi
relieve constraint
open orifices
benefit GB
cool blood

A

yu jin

136
Q

move blood:

invig blood, move qi
unblock channels in upper body (shoulders)

A

jiang huang

137
Q

move blood:

invig blood
unblock menses
*promote urination
lower edema
*lower hypertension
clear toxicity

A

yi mu cao

paired w ze lan

138
Q

move blood:

invig blood
unblock menses
*promote urination
lower edema
clear tox

A

ze lan

pair w yi mu cao

139
Q

move blood:

invig blood
unblock menses
expel wind
drain damp
WD low back
guide to knees

bitter, sour, neutral

A

chuan niu xi

140
Q

move blood:

invig blood, unblock channels
tonify lv/kd
promote urination
lower fire

A

huai niu xi

141
Q

move blood:

invig blood
unblock channels
prom lactation
prom urin
unblock lin

A

wang bu liu xing
(ear seeds)

142
Q

stop bleeding:

cool
lj bleeding
#1 hemorrhoid/burns
clear tox
gen flesh

A

di yu

143
Q

stop bleeding:

cool
LJ bleeding
clear lv fire
drain fire
#1 bloody dysentery

A

hua huai mi

144
Q

stop bleeding:

cool
#1 ANY type of bleeding
transf phlegm

A

ce bai ye

145
Q

stop bleeding:

cool
xue level
lu/st heat
#1 nosebleed
prom urin

A

bai mao gen

146
Q

stop bleeding:

astringe
decrease food stag
allev diarrhea/dystenery
kill parasites

A

xian he cao

147
Q

1 trauma bleeding

stop bleeding:

moves
trans stasis
lowers swelling
allev pain
trauma
angina

A

san qi

148
Q

stop bleeding:

cool
trans stasis
invig blood
unblock channels

A

qian cao gen

149
Q

stop bleeding:

cool & move
various bleeding
promote urin

A

pu huang

150
Q

stop bleeding:

warms to stop bleeding
warm channels
dispel cold
allev pain
calm fetus
wd

A

ai ye

151
Q

regulate qi:

move qi
strengthen sp
harmon st
dry damp
transf phlegm
chest bi

A

chen pi

152
Q

regulate qi:

better at drying
phlegm damp cough
less harmon sp/st

A

ju hong

153
Q

regulate qi:

stronger move qi
spread lv
dissipate clumps
raise bp

A

qing pi

154
Q

regulate qi:

break up stag
reduce accum
tranf phlegm
chest bi
organ prolapse
constipation
sp focused

A

zhi shi

155
Q

regulate qi:
st focused , UJ focused
Uj distention
like zhi shi but weaker

A

zhi ke

156
Q

regulate qi:

spread lv qi
reg menses
allev pain
#1 breast distention

A

xiang fu

157
Q

regulate qi:

move qi
dispel cold
allev pain
hernia
freq urin

A

wu yao

158
Q

regulate qi:

move chest qi
warm mj
descend rebel qi
grasp qi
calm wheeze

A

chen xiang

159
Q

regulate qi:

move qi
dispel cold
allev pain
chest bi
CAD
angina

A

tan xiang

160
Q

regulate qi:

move qi
epig and abd pain
prom urin
lower edema

A

da fu pi

161
Q

regulate qi:

toxic
spread lv
clear heat
promote movement qi
kill parasites
tinea

A

chuan lian zi

Pre-Clinical Exam Prep (13 decks)

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