Herbs 2 Week 9 (herbs that dispel wind damp functions) Flashcards
Du Huo
Lower body acute or chronic pain Wind in the KD Relatively gentle Exterior wind Deficient and older people Shao Yin toothache/headache
Wei Ling Xian
Strongly unblocks wind damp and phlegm
fish bones in the throat
Hai Tong Pi
Lower body PAIN
Promotes urination
Puritis
Tooth pain from cavities
Mu Gua
Relaxes sinews Relieves spasms/cramping Not for long term Muscles (not bones) Often paired with Can Sha
Can Sha
Wind damp
Middle jiao obstruction with turbid dampness
Puritis
Often paired with Mu Gua
Sang Ji Sheng
Nourishes yin for chronic pain
Nourishes blood
Calms Fetus
Tonifies the LV/KD
Wu Jia Pi
Strengthens LV/KD qi from wind damp cold
Gently moves
Developmental Delays
Qin Jiao
Wind damp pain in extremities Clears heat from deficiency Jaundice Protects intestines from drying 50 year shoulder
Sang Zhi
Upper extremities contractions
Envoy
Numbness
Xi Xian Cao
Unblocks wind damp heat in channels
Calms liver yang rising
Qi She
Tracks down and eliminates wind
Usually in a pill
Chronic numbness/weakness
Puritis
Hu Gu
Endangered tigers
Very Strong
Definition for herbs that dispel wind and dampness
Eliminate wind and dampness from muscles and joints to relieve obstruction and pain associated with bi zheng
Herbal selection for treating bi zheng is based on
The nature of the disorder
The age and constitution of the patient
The site of the pain
The stage of the illness
Contributing factors of herb selection
External wind damp cold exposure Blood stasis Phlegm accumulation/obstruction Liver or kidney xu Debilitated constitution or chronic condition
Wind pattern signs and symptoms
Migratory pain
wind pattern focus
herbs that dispel wind
wind pattern assistance
herbs that invigorate the blood and nourish the nutritive level
dampness pattern signs and symptoms
the body feels heavy, often swollen joints
dampness pattern focus
herbs that are drying and warming
dampness assistance
herbs that strengthen the spleen and leach out dampness