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***Herbs Administration Flashcards

1
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Decoctions are generally given when?

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1 hour before meals on an empty stomach

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2
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How are exterior releasing herbs given?

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Warm to induce sweating

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3
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How are hot herbs for cold syndromes given?

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Room temperature (cool)

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4
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If there is heat and cold present in the diagnosis, how do you take the formula?

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Room temperature

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5
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What do you do if someone experiences nausea/vomiting when taking a decoction?

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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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6
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What should you do after taking warm formulas?

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

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7
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When are tonic herbs taken?

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Before meals

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8
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When are malarial herbs taken?

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2 hours before the outbreak

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9
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When should calm the shen herbs be taken?

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Just before bed

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10
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What form should acute disease herbs be taken?

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Liquid because its absorbed faster

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11
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What form should chronic diseases herbs be taken?

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Pill/powder to slow absorption rate

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12
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When do you take Ji Meng San?

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Dawn for cock’s crow diarrhea

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13
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1 Liang =

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30g

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14
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How often is one package of decoction given?

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Once per day

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15
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For acute diseases, how many dosages/bags?

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2-3 times per day

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16
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More mild or chronic diseases, how many dosages?

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2x a day

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17
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More acute diseases, how many dosages?

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once every 4 hours

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18
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Tonics are taken

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before meals

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19
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If a formula is irritating to stomach and intestines take it

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after meals

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20
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Herbs to kill parasites, or purgatives are taken

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on an empty stomach

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21
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Heat syndrome herbs should be taken

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cold

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22
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Cold syndrome herbs should be taken

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hot

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23
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True cold false heat herbs should be taken

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hot

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24
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True heat false cold herbs should be taken

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cold

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25
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If a patient is vomiting how do you give them the herbs?

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In a small amount

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26
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Pills and powders are taken

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with warm boiled water

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27
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General decoction directions:

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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.

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28
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When do you add Bo He?

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5 minutes before the end of the decoction

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29
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In Da Cheng Qi Tang, when do you add Da Huang?

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At the end of the decoction

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30
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How do you cook the herbs in Xiao Cheng Qi Tang?

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All the herbs together

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31
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How do you cook the herbs in Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang?

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Dissolved in strained decoction?

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32
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How do you make Run Chang Wan?

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Grind into powder, make pills with honey 15g daily

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33
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How do you make Ma Zi Ren Wan?

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

34
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How do you make Xiao Cheng Qi Tang?

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

35
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How do you make Xiao Yao San?

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

36
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How to cook Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang?

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

37
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How do you make Bai Hu Tang?

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

38
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How do you take Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

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Take cool to enhance cooling effects.

39
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How do you take Qing Wei San?

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Take strained decoction after it has cooled.

40
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How do you cook Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?

A

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

41
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How do you cook Qing Hao Bie Jie Tang and Bai Tou Weng Tang?

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

42
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How do you make Li Zhong Wan?

A

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

43
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How do you make Xiao Jian Zhong Tang?

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Add Yi Tang to strained decoction.

44
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How do you make Da Jian Zhong Tang?

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

45
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How do you cook Si Ni Tang?

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

46
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How do you decoct Shen Ling Bai Zhu San?

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

47
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How do you decoct Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang?

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Take strained liquid warm between meals.

48
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How do you decoct Yu Ping Feng San?

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

49
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How do you make Liu Wei Di Huang Wan?

A

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

50
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How do you take Zuo Gui Wan?

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

51
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How do you take Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan?

A

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

52
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How do you take You Gui Wan?

A

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

53
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How do you make Si Shen Wan?

A

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

54
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How do you make Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan?

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

55
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How do you make Suan Zao Ren Tang?

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Grind up Suan Zao Ren first.

56
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How do you make Huang Lian E Jiao Tang?

A

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

57
Q

How do you make Yue Ju Wan?

A

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

58
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How do you make Tao He Cheng Qi Tang?

A

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

59
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How do you make Wen Jing Tang?

A

E Jiao dissolved in strained decoction.

60
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What is added to Sheng Hua Tang?

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yellow wine (to warm and dispel cold)

61
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How is Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan made?

A

Grind into powder and form into pills with honey.

62
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How do you make Xiao Huo Luo Dan?

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

63
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How do you take Xiao Feng San?

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Orally on empty stomach. Cool on skin.

64
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How do you decoct Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

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

65
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How do you decoct Tian Men Dong?

A

Divide decoction into four parts.

66
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How do you decoct Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang?

A

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

67
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How do you decoct Zhu Ling Tang?

A

E Jiao dissolve into strained liquid.

68
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How do you decoct Juan Bi Tang?

A

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

69
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How do you decoct Qing Qi Hua Tan Tang?

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Grind into powder and form pills with ginger juice.

70
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How do you decoct Zhi Sou San?

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Add Sheng Jiang if taken for wind-cold.

71
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How do you decoct Bao He Wan?

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

72
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Dosage of Chuan Bei Mu

73
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Dosage of Dan Shen

A

60g for vasculitis

74
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Dosage of Hong Hua

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0.9-1.5g to harmonize blood

75
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Dosage of Ji Nei Jin

A

1.5-3g as powder

76
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Dosage of Ku Shen

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30g for topical use

77
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Dosage of Mai Ya

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30-60g to inhibit lactation

78
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Dosage of Ren Shen

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30g for hemorrhagic shock

79
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Dosage of Rou Gui

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1.5-4.5g use small dose

80
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Dosage of Wei Ling Xian

A

15-30g for fishbones

81
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Dosage of Xi Xin

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1-3g use small dose

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