Herbs Dispel Wind-Dampness Flashcards
When wind predominates, the pain will be migratory; herbs that dispel wind should be the focus of treatment, assisted by those that _______ the ______ and ________ the _____ level.
invigorate, blood, nourish, nutritive
When dampness predominates, the body will feel heavy and leaden, and the joints are often swollen; herbs that are drying and warming should be the focus of treatment, assisted by those that ________ the ______ and leach out _______.
strengthen, Spleen, dampness
When cold predominates, the pain will be intense and limbs cold; relatively warm herbs should be chosen, assisted by those that ________ the ______ and warm the ______.
unblock, yang, channels
For patients with hot painful obstruction, cooling herbs that dispel wind dampness should be the focus of treatment, accompanied by herbs that ______ ______ and ______ _______.
clear heat, resolve toxicity
Painful obstruction and similar musculoskeletal pain are often related not only to exposure to external wind-cold-dampness, but also to such factors as _____ ______ and _______.
blood stasis, phlegm
Painful obstruction is also common in the _______ and debilitated. To be effective, treatment should include those wind-dampness dispelling herbs that also tonify the _____ or _____ and therefore strengthen their associated tissues, the _______ and ________.
Liver, Kidneys, sinews, bones
Painful obstruction is a often a chronic complaint; these substances are therefore commonly taken in _______ _____ or as a ______. The use of herbs should also be combined with _____ _______.
prepared form, tincture, other modalities
Most of the substances that dispel wind-dampness are ______ and _____ and are therefore ______ in nature. For this reason they may injure the ____ and _____ and should be used with caution in patients with ____ or _____ deficiency.
aromatic, warm, drying, yin, blood, blood, yin
Du Huo dispels ____-_____-____ painful obstruction, especially in the _____ _____ and ______.
wind-cold-damp, lower back, legs
Du Huo disperses ____-____-____ and ____ the _____.
wind-cold-damp, releases, exterior
Do Huo is also used for lesser ___ stage _____ and _____.
yin, headache, toothache
Wei Ling Xian strongly mobilizes ____ _____ channels to unblock _____ _____ by dispelling wind, dampness, and _____, and to _____ areas of ______.
all 12, painful obstruction, phlegm, soften, hardness
Wei Ling Xian softens and transforms ____ _____. Also used for focal distention and accumulation in ____ _____ _____ because it reduces _____ and pathogenic water.
fish bones, the middle burner, phlegm
Hai Tong Pi can be used for patterns of _____ _____ or _____, depending on the other herbs with which it is combined. It treats ____ _____ _____: used topically for ______ and other ____ _____.
either hot, cold, itching skin lesions, scabies, skin lesions
Mu Gua transforms dampness, harmonizes the _____ and _____, and alleviates ________. Therefore, it reduces ____ _____.
Spleen, Stomach, cramping, food stagnation
Mu Gua relaxes the sinews and unblocks the ________, for damp painful obstruction in the ________, especially from severe _______ pain, and weakness in the _____ _____ and ______ extremities.
channels, extremities, cramping, lower back, lower
Mu Gua is one of the more effective herbs for _______ the ______.
relaxing, sinews
Can Sha dispels wind and eliminates dampness: for painful obstruction or _____, _____ ______ due to wind-dampness.
damp, itchy rashes
Can Sha harmonizes the _______ and transforms _____ ______.
Stomach, turbid dampness
Sang Ji Sheng tonifies the ______ and _____, strengthens the ______ and ______, and expels wind-dampness: for insufficiency of ______ and _____ ___ with soreness and pain in the lower back and legs, ______ problems, numbness, and weakness and atrophy of the ______ and _____. Can be used for these problems whether or not wind-dampness is present.
Liver, Kidneys, sinews, bones, Liver, Kidney yin, joint, sinews, bones
Sang Ji Sheng nourishes the _____ and _____ the ______.
blood, calms, Womb
Wu Jia Pi transforms damp, reduces _______, tonifies the ________ ( for ____ _____ delays, specifically in the ________). It is also _________.
edema, Kidneys, motor function, elderly, adaptogenic
Shen Jin Cao dispels wind and eliminates dampness: for wind-damp painful obstruction, especially when there are problems _____ and ______ the ______.
flexing, extending, joints
Qin Jiao can be used for acute of chronic, _____ or _____ disorders. Dispels wind-dampness and soothes the _____ and ______: for wind-damp painful obstruction and _______, especially in the extremities.
cold, hot, sinews, collaterals, cramping
Sang Zhi is the #1 guide to the ______.It dispels wind, unblocks the channels and _______, and benefits the ______.
limbs, collaterals, joints
Xi Xian Cao cools ____, dispels wind-dampness, stops _____, and _____ the _____.
heat, itching, calms, spirit
Xi Xian Cao clears heat and pacifies the _____: for patterns of ascendant ______ yang with such symptoms as headache and dizziness.
Liver, Liver
Because Xi Xian Cao is good at unblocking the channels and invigorating the collaterals, it is also commonly used for spasms and cramps in the ______, numbness in the _______, and weak _____.
extremities, extremities, legs
Bai Hua She, like a snake, _____ _____ and _____ wind.
tracks down, eliminates
Bai Hua She dispels wind from the sinews and settles _____ and _______.
jitteriness, convulsions
Wu Shao She dispels wind, unblocks the _____, and settles _____ and ______.
collaterals, jitteriness, convulsions
Wu Shao She is the same as Bai Hua She, but is ____ as _____.
not, strong
