***Herbs Administration Flashcards by Alli Locke

Decoctions are generally given when?

1 hour before meals on an empty stomach

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How are exterior releasing herbs given?

Warm to induce sweating

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How are hot herbs for cold syndromes given?

Room temperature (cool)

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If there is heat and cold present in the diagnosis, how do you take the formula?

Room temperature

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What do you do if someone experiences nausea/vomiting when taking a decoction?

Add Sheng Jiang or rub Sheng Jiang on the tongue before drinking, chew some Chen Pi, or just take at room temperature.

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What should you do after taking warm formulas?

Cover up and keep warm (Ma Huang Tang, Gui Zhi Tang)

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When are tonic herbs taken?

Before meals

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When are malarial herbs taken?

2 hours before the outbreak

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When should calm the shen herbs be taken?

Just before bed

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What form should acute disease herbs be taken?

Liquid because its absorbed faster

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What form should chronic diseases herbs be taken?

Pill/powder to slow absorption rate

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When do you take Ji Meng San?

Dawn for cock’s crow diarrhea

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1 Liang =

30g

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How often is one package of decoction given?

Once per day

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For acute diseases, how many dosages/bags?

2-3 times per day

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More mild or chronic diseases, how many dosages?

2x a day

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More acute diseases, how many dosages?

once every 4 hours

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Tonics are taken

before meals

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If a formula is irritating to stomach and intestines take it

after meals

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Herbs to kill parasites, or purgatives are taken

on an empty stomach

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Heat syndrome herbs should be taken

cold

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Cold syndrome herbs should be taken

hot

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True cold false heat herbs should be taken

hot

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True heat false cold herbs should be taken

cold

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If a patient is vomiting how do you give them the herbs?

In a small amount

Pills and powders are taken

with warm boiled water

General decoction directions:

Soak herbs for 30 minutes in a pot of 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer for 30-60 minutes until 1 cup remains. Strain 1 cup of liquid from the herbs to drink. Dosage is one cup per day.

When do you add Bo He?

5 minutes before the end of the decoction

In Da Cheng Qi Tang, when do you add Da Huang?

At the end of the decoction

How do you cook the herbs in Xiao Cheng Qi Tang?

All the herbs together

How do you cook the herbs in Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang?

Dissolved in strained decoction?

How do you make Run Chang Wan?

Grind into powder, make pills with honey 15g daily

How do you make Ma Zi Ren Wan?

Grind herbs into powder, make into pills with honey 9g 1-3x/day

How do you make Xiao Cheng Qi Tang?

Decoct 12 cups down to 6. Remove herbs, and cook down to 3 cops.

How do you make Xiao Yao San?

Grind ingredients coarsely and cook 6-9g of powder with small amounts of Wei Jiang and Bo He.

How to cook Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang?

Decoct 10 cups down to 6, remove herbs, cook down to 3 cups

How do you make Bai Hu Tang?

Cook until rice is fully cooked, strain and then ingest.

How do you take Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

Take cool to enhance cooling effects.

How do you take Qing Wei San?

Take strained decoction after it has cooled.

How do you cook Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?

long dan can, zhi zi and sheng di huang cooked in wine

How do you cook Qing Hao Bie Jie Tang and Bai Tou Weng Tang?

Cook at high temp alone until active ingredients is destroyed. For this reason it is added to decoction at the end.

How do you make Li Zhong Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey. Take with porridge.

How do you make Xiao Jian Zhong Tang?

Add Yi Tang to strained decoction.

How do you make Da Jian Zhong Tang?

Ti tang added to strained decoction- after formula eat rice porridge.

How do you cook Si Ni Tang?

Cook Fu Zi 30-60 minutes before other herbs. Take warm.

How do you decoct Shen Ling Bai Zhu San?

Grind into powder. Take 6g per dose and with Da Zao.

How do you decoct Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang?

Take strained liquid warm between meals.

How do you decoct Yu Ping Feng San?

Prepare with 3 slices of Sheng Jiang and 1 piece Da Zao.

How do you make Liu Wei Di Huang Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

How do you take Zuo Gui Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey. Take in 15g doses 23x/day with lightly salted water.

How do you take Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

How do you take You Gui Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

How do you make Si Shen Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey. Cook with dates and ginger.

How do you make Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey with powdered Lian Zi.

How do you make Suan Zao Ren Tang?

Grind up Suan Zao Ren first.

How do you make Huang Lian E Jiao Tang?

E Jiao dissolved, Ji Zi Huang stirred in cooled and strained decoction.

How do you make Yue Ju Wan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

How do you make Tao He Cheng Qi Tang?

Mang Xiao add to strained decoct. Da Huang wine treated.

How do you make Wen Jing Tang?

E Jiao dissolved in strained decoction.

What is added to Sheng Hua Tang?

yellow wine (to warm and dispel cold)

How is Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan made?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

How do you make Xiao Huo Luo Dan?

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey. 2 x/day 3g with wine.

How do you take Xiao Feng San?

Orally on empty stomach. Cool on skin.

How do you decoct Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

Pre decoct Shi Jue Ming, add Gou Teng at the end.

How do you decoct Tian Men Dong?

Divide decoction into four parts.

How do you decoct Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang?

Grind into powder and take in 3-6g doses.

How do you decoct Zhu Ling Tang?

E Jiao dissolve into strained liquid.

How do you decoct Juan Bi Tang?

Grind coarsely into powder and take as a draft with Da Zao and Sheng Jiang.

How do you decoct Qing Qi Hua Tan Tang?

Grind into powder and form pills with ginger juice.

How do you decoct Zhi Sou San?

Add Sheng Jiang if taken for wind-cold.

How do you decoct Bao He Wan?

Normal dosage is 6-9g taken 2x/day with warm water or prepared as decoct.

Dosage of Chuan Bei Mu

1-1.5g

Dosage of Dan Shen

60g for vasculitis

Dosage of Hong Hua

0.9-1.5g to harmonize blood

Dosage of Ji Nei Jin

1.5-3g as powder

Dosage of Ku Shen

30g for topical use

Dosage of Mai Ya

30-60g to inhibit lactation

Dosage of Ren Shen

30g for hemorrhagic shock

Dosage of Rou Gui

1.5-4.5g use small dose

Dosage of Wei Ling Xian

15-30g for fishbones

Dosage of Xi Xin

1-3g use small dose