herbs 2 week 3

Question 0

niu bang zi

Answer 0

LU, ST …… acrid, bitter, cold

disperse wind heat, benefit throat, resolve toxicity, benefit rashes, moisten intestines

Question 1

bo he

Answer 1

LU, LV ….. acrid, aromatic, cool

disperses wind heat, vents rashes, unconstrains liver qi, expels turbid filth (but not too well, according to Dr. Bai

Question 2

chan tui

Answer 2

LU, LV …. sweet, salty, slightly cold (NOT ACRID)

disperse wind, clear heat, cool lungs, loss of voice, vents rashes, stops itching, SUPERFICIAL VISUAL OBSTRUCTION

Question 3

sang ye

Answer 3

LU, LV ….. bitter, sweet, cold (NOT ACRID)
disperse and scatter wind heat, calm the liver, clear the eyes, clear the lung and moistens dryness, cools blood and stops bleeding

Question 4

ju hua

Answer 4

LU, LV … bitter, sweet, slightly cold (NOT AROMATIC)
disperse wind, clear heat, calms and cools the liver, clears the eyes, calms liver and extinguishes wind (dizziness, headache, due to ascendant liver yang), resolves toxicity (toxic sores!!!)

Question 5

man jing zi

Answer 5

ST, UB, LV …. acrid, bitter, cool

disperses wind and clears heat (headache / eye pain), clears and benefits head/eyes, drains dampness and expels wind,

Question 6

dan dou chi

Answer 6

LU, ST  .....  slightly bitter,  sweet, warm OR cold
releases exterior (hot AND cold exterior disorders), eliminates irritability, disperses constrained heat above diaphragm

Question 7

fu ping

Answer 7

LU, UB …acrid, cold
releases exterior and induces sweating (one of the few cool herbs that does this well), vents rashes and stops itching, promotes urination and reduces swelling

Question 8

mu zei

Answer 8

LU, GB, LV …. bitter, sweet, neutral

disperse wind heat, clear eyes, SUPERFICIAL VISUAL OBSTRUCTION, clears heat and stops bleeding

Question 9

ge gen

Answer 9

ST, SP …. acrid, sweet, cool
discharge exterior and release muscles (NOTE: Dr. Bai said this is gegentang, not gegen), relieves heat and generates fluids, vents and discharges measles, raises yang and stops diarrhea, hypertension

Question 10

sheng ma

Answer 10

LU, LI, ST, SP … acrid, sweet, slightly cold

discharge exterior and vents measles, clears heat and resolves toxicity, raises yang qi and lifts the sunken

Question 11

chai hu

Answer 11

PC, SJ, GB, LV … acrid, bitter, cool

shao yang disorders and fevers, spreads liver qi, raises yang qi, liver spleen disharmony