Herbs II: Class Six Flashcards
Ling Yang Jiao / Cornu Saigae Tataricae
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Ling Yang Jiao / Cornu Saigae Tataricae
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Salty
Ling Yang Jiao / Cornu Saigae Tataricae
Functions:
- Calms the spirit (heart, shen disturbance), and extinguishes liver wind. Treats spasms and convulsions due to internal movement of Liver Wind. Subdues central nervous system
- Calms the Liver and anchors Liver Yang
- Clears Liver Heat and improves vision. Headache, red, swollen eyes, dues to Liver fire rising
- Clears heat and relieves toxicity
Ling Yang Jiao / Cornu Saigae Tataricae
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Ling Yang Jiao / Cornu Saigae Tataricae
Channels: Heart, Liver
Ling Yang Jiao / Cornu Saigae Tataricae
Special Characteristics:
In decoction, must boil alone for at least 2 hours
Gou Teng / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
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Gou Teng / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Sweet
Gou Teng / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Functions:
- Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms; treats spasms, convulsions, and seizure disorders due to internal movement of Liver wind
- Clears heat and calms Liver Yang; treats headache and dizziness due to Liver Fire or Liver Yang rising
- Used for children at nighttime when weeping aloud
Gou Teng / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
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Gou Teng / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Channels: Liver, Pericardium, Heart
Gou Teng / Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Special Characteristics:
Chief herb for treating hypertension. Common function of all teng (vines) is to unblock the channels
Tian Ma / Rhizoma Gastrodia
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Tian Ma / Rhizoma Gastrodia
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Sweet
Tian Ma / Rhizoma Gastrodia
Functions:
- Calms the Liver and anchors Yang; major herb for treating dizziness
- Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms; chief herb for treatment of spasms and convulsions due to internal movement of liver wind
- Unblocks channels and collaterals, and alleviates pain; treats headache, wind-damp Bi syndrome and numbness of limbs
Tian Ma / Rhizoma Gastrodia
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Tian Ma / Rhizoma Gastrodia
Channels: Liver
Quan Xie / Scorpio
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Quan Xie / Scorpio
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Salty, Acrid, Toxic
Quan Xie / Scorpio
Functions:
- Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms; treats spasms and convulsions due to various factors, especially excess patterns
- Attacks toxin and disperses nodules
- Unblocks channels and collaterals, and alleviates pain; used for chronic and stubborn Bi syndrome
Quan Xie / Scorpio
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Quan Xie / Scorpio
Channels: Liver
Quan Xie / Scorpio
Special Characteristics:
Toxic only in the tail, not in the head
Wu Gong / Scolopendra
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Wu Gong / Scolopendra
Temperature: Warm
Properties: Acrid, Toxic
Wu Gong / Scolopendra
Functions:
- Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms (wind tremors and convulsions)
- Attacks toxins and disperses nodules; treats toxic swelling including sores, carbuncles, scrofula, phlegm, etc.
- Unblocks channels and collaterals, and alleviates pain
Wu Gong / Scolopendra
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Wu Gong / Scolopendra
Channels: Liver
Wu Gong / Scolopendra
Special Characteristics:
Also used for treating impotence and low libido
Di Long / Pheretima
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Di Long / Pheretima
Temperature: Cold
Properties: Salty
Di Long / Pheretima
Functions:
- Clears heat and extinguishes wind
- Unblocks channels and collaterals
- Calms wheezing: cough in children and respiratory disorders due to heat
- Promotes urination; clears heat from the urinary bladder
- Currently used for treating hypertension, mumps, erysipelas, and psychosis; anchors Liver Yang and lowers blood pressure
Di Long / Pheretima
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Di Long / Pheretima
Channels: Liver, Lung, Spleen, Urinary Bladder
Di Long / Pheretima
Special Characteristics:
Anti-allergy. Good for parkinsons, epilepsy, Bi syndrome, lesions, and rashes
Niu Huang / Calculus Bovis
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Niu Huang / Calculus Bovis
Temperature: Cool
Properties: Sweet, Bitter
Niu Huang / Calculus Bovis
Functions:
- Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms; treats convulsions with high fever and unconsciousness in warm febrile disease or childhood acute convulsions
- Transforms phlegm and opens the orifices; used to treat coma with closed mouth among other wind diseases
- Clears and relieves toxicity
Niu Huang / Calculus Bovis
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Niu Huang / Calculus Bovis
Channels: Liver, Heart
Niu Huang / Calculus Bovis
Special Characteristics:
King herb for treating Liver Wind
Bai Ji Li / Fructus Tribuli
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Bai Ji Li / Fructus Tribuli
Temperature: Neutral
Properties: Acrid, Bitter
Bai Ji Li / Fructus Tribuli
Functions:
- Calms the Liver Yang; treats dizziness and vertigo due to the ascent of Liver Yang
- Spreads the Liver constraint; facilitates the flow of Liver Qi and disperses stagnation
- Expels wind and stops itching
- Brightens the eyes
Bai Ji Li / Fructus Tribuli
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Bai Ji Li / Fructus Tribuli
Channels: Liver, Lung
Liver-Calming and Wind-Extinguishing Herbs
Describe:
Substances said to calm Liver Wind and sedate Liver Yang address a complex range of disorders involving the need to regulate or sedate mild-to-severe spontaneous movement or seizures, heat and mood disturbances, and problems in the head, face, and eyes.
Bai Ji Li
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Bai Ji Li
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Tribuli
English Name: Caltrop Fruit
Literal Name: White Caltrop
Niu Huang
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Niu Huang
Pharmaceutical Name: Calculus Bovis
English Name: Cattle Gallstone
Literal Name: Cattle Yellow
Di Long
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Di Long
Pharmaceutical Name: Pheretima
English Name: Earthworm
Literal Name: Earth Dragon
Wu Gong
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Wu Gong
Pharmaceutical Name: Scolopendra
English Name: Centipede
Literal Name: Centipede
Quan Xie
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Quan Xie
Pharmaceutical Name: Scorpio
English Name: Scorpion
Literal Name: Whole Scorpion
Bai Jiang Can
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Bai Jiang Can
Pharmaceutical Name: Bombyx Batryticatus
English Name: Sick Silkworm
Literal Name: White Stiff Silkworm
Tian Ma
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Tian Ma
Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Gastrodia
English Name: Gastrodia Tuber
Literal Name: Heavenly Hemp
Gou Teng
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Gou Teng
Pharmaceutical Name: Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
English Name: Gambir
Literal Name: Hook Vine
Ling Yang Jiao
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Ling Yang Jiao
Pharmaceutical Name: Cornu Saigae Tataricae
English Name: Antelope Horn
Literal Name: Antelope Horn
