Herbs II - Final Study Guide Flashcards
What does Shi Chang Pu do?
- Opens orifices, vaporizes PHL, quiets spirit
- Harmonizes MJ, trans. Damp
- Internally and externally for wind cold damp bi
Which herbs need to be crushed before use?
- Sha Ren
- Bai Dou Kou
- Cao Dou Kou
- Huo Ma Ren
- Yu Li Ren
- Qiu Niu Zi
- Ba Dou
- Fei Zi
- Lei Wan
- Rou Gui
- Shi Jue Ming
- Long Gu
- Suan Zao Ren
Which herb in the Aromatic Open the Orifices category can be used for pain/swelling in the throat?
Bing Pian
Which herb has historically been used to hasten delivery?
She Xiang
How do you prepare Gou Teng?
Don’t cook more than 10 minutes, more hooks and fewer stems considered more effective
Gou Teng vs Tian Ma
- Common: Extinguish internal wind, calm LV
- Gou Teng (bitter/cold) - WH, hypertension, internal LV patterns, convulsions/spasms
- Tian Ma (sweet/nourishing) - Heat or Cold, Wind PHL, moderates restlessness
What is Shi Jue Ming’s speciality?
- # 1 for red, painful eyes due LYR - improves vision, recedes superficial obstruction (clears LV, brightens eyes)
Di Long FX
- Drains heat, stops spasms and convulsions (high fever w/ seizures) - #1 for epilepsy
- Calms LU Heat wheezing
- Clears heat, unblocks channels and collaterals (hot bi/wind stroke)
- Promotes urination (hot lin)
- Hypertension (LYR)
Which herb can you put on the bottom of the feet to detox?
Wu Zhu Yu
Which channels does Fu Zi go to?
- Warms Yang, especially - HT, KD, SP
- Mingmen, SP Yang xu, HT yang xu, SP/KD Yang xu
How do you prepare Fu Zi to reduce toxicity?
- Boil 30-60 mins prior to adding other ingredients
Which herbs are best for devastated yang?
- Fu Zi (#1 for fx)
- Gan Jiang
Which herbs return fire back to the source (Mingmen)?
- Rou Gui
HA Herbs
- Wu Zhu Yu - Jue Yin (Interior Warmers)
- Dou Chi Jiang - HA from exterior disorder (Interior Warmers)
- Ling Yang Jiao - LYR HA (Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors)
- Gou Teng - LYR HA (Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors)
- Tian Ma - LYR HA (Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors)
- Bai Jiang Can - LYR or exterior disorder HA (Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors)
- Wu Gong - migraines (Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors)
- Bai Ji Li - LYR HA (Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors/Anchor Yang)
- Shi Jue Ming - LYR HA (Anchor Yang)
- Mu Li - LYR (Anchor Yang)
- Dai Zhe Shi - LYR HA (Anchor Yang)
Which Warm Interior herb is also good for LV Qi Stagnation?
- Wu Zhu Yu
Wu Zu Yu vs Xiao Hui Xiang - which is better for headache? Hernia?
- Both treat hernia
- Wu Zhu Yu - better for HA (Jue Yin)
- Xia Hui Xiang - better for hernia
C/I Per Category
- Aromatic, Transform Damp - Caution Yin Xu
- Food Stagnation
- Purgatives - Bitter/Cold, could damage ST qi
- Moist Laxatives
- Cathartics - Caution Pregnancy (anything downward draining), Weak constitution (harsh(
- Expels Parasites - Caution Pregnancy
- Aromatic, Opens Orifices - Scattering by nature, can scatter Yuan qi
- Interior Warmers - Acrid, warm/hot (drying in nature) - can injure fluids, Caution cases of heat, Yin xu, pregnancy
- Extinguish Wind - SP xu caution w/ cold substances, Blood Xu caution w/ hot substances
- Anchor Yang, Calm Spirit - DO NOT TAKE LONG TERM, minerals can injur ST qi, some toxic (contain heavy metals)
- Nourish HT, Calm Spirit - minerals can injure ST qi, Do NOT TAKE LONG TERM, some toxic
Hiccup Herbs
- Ding Xiang (Interior Wamers) - #1 for vomitting and hiccups from ST cold
- Gao Ling Jiang (Interior Warmers) - SP/ST cold, warms MJ
- Dai Zhi Shi (Anchor Yang, Calm Spirit) - strongly directs ST qi rebellion
Gan Jiang vs Gao Liang Jiang
- Common: Warm MJ, disperse cold
- Gao Liang Jiang - warms ST cold, treats rebelious qi causing nausea/belching, alleviates pain
- Gan Jiang - warms SP cold, treats abdominal pain/diarrhea, rescues devastated Yang, warms LU/transforms phl, warms channels/stops bleeding
ST Acidity Herb
- Shi Jue Ming (recent)
- Mu Li
Which Calm Shen herbs are toxic?
- Zhu Sha (Nourish HT, Calm Shen)
- Dai Zhi Shi (Anchor Yang, Calm Shen)
Suan Zao Ren: Raw vs Dry Fried
- Dry: Calming effect, for restlessness
- Dry fried: Strengthens SP/ST, for excessive sweating
Which herbs covered treat high blood pressure?
- Shan Zha (Food Stagnation)
- Lai Fu Zi (Food Stagnation)
- Gou Teng (Extinguish Wind)
- Di Long (Extinguish Wind)
- Ba Ji Li (hypertension herb)
- Tian Ma (hypertension herb)
Suan Zao Ren vs Bai Zi Ren vs Yuan Zhi
- Common: All enter HT, Calm Shen, treat fright palpations/insomnia
- Suan Zao Ren: #1 to nourish HT blood/Yin to calm shen, LV Blood xu
- Bai Zi Ren: HT Yin xu, moistens/unblocks bowels, elderly/postpartum
- Yuan Zhi: palpatations/insomnia from HT/KD disharmony, disperses stagnation, expels phl, reduces swellings/sores
What does Ye Jiao Teng do?
- Vine of He Shou Wu
- Nourish HT blood, calm Shen
- Unblocks channels: weakness, soreness, pain, numbness (from blood xu)
- Stops itching
What is the specialty of He Huan Pi?
- Calms shen, relieves emotional constraint (smoothes LV qi)
- Moves blood, stops pain (trauma)
Which Calm Shen herbs promote urination?
- Hu Po, esp for blood lin
- Fu Shen, part of Fu Ling
Which herb warms the womb (& go to the Chong & Ren channels)?
- Zi Shi Ying - #1 for excessive menses, uterine bleeding, infertility due to deficiency in the womb
Parts of Fu Ling and what they each do
- Bai (White) Fu Ling: Strengthens SP
- Chi (Red) Fu Ling: Tx heat
- Fu Ling Pi: Promotes urination
- Fu Shen (Root): Tx shen
Which herb would you use for facial paralysis and wind in the channels?
- (Bai) Jiang Can
- Quan Xie
- Tian Ma (hemiplegia)
- Di Long (hemiplegia)
Taste, Temperature, Channels of Mu Li
- Salty, Astringent / Cool
- LV, KD
Taste, Temperature, Channels of Long Gu
- Sweet, Astringent / Neutral
- LV, HT, KD
Case Study: Which Herb Returns heat to the source? 23y/o F, lives where cold, spends time in cold environment. Ibuprofen every 6hrs during menstruation. S/Sx: Painful cramps, dysmenorrhea, often feels cold. Cheeks are red, but feels cold.
- Rou Gui
