Herbs that Dispel Wind Dampness Flashcards
Which herb in this category is most appropriate for warm type of wind-damp painful obstruction affecting the Upper extremities and limbs?
Sang Zhi
Mori Ramulus
All of the following are a function of which herb:
- Clears and transforms damp-heat when are damp-heat sores and itching or wind-damp rash
- Dispels wind dampness and unblocks the channels and collaterals
- Clears heat and pacifies LV when there is ascendant LV yang.
Xi Xian Cao
Siegesbeckiae Herba
Which can be used as a gargle for dental caries?
Hai Tong Pi
Erythrinae Cortex
Which herb is Sour and Warm?
Mu Gua
Chaenomelis Fructus
Which herb is said to transform fish bones?
Wei Ling Xian
Clematidis Radix
According to Bensky, which if the herbs in this category is particularly suitable for the elderly and for developmental delays in the motor functions of children?
Wu Ja Pi
Eleutherococci Gracilistyli Cortex
Which herb in this category is the best to address insufficiency of LV and KD yin with joint problems, numbness, and weakness and atrophy of sinews and bones?
True or False: it can be used for these problem whether or not wind-dampness is present.
Sang Ji Sheng
(Taxilli Herba)
True
Which herb in this category has the properties of Sweet, Salty, Warm and Toxic?
Bai Hua She
Which three herbs in this category have the function to strengthen the sinews and bones?
Sang Ji Sheng (Taxilli Herba) Wu Jia Pi (Eleutherococci Gracilistyli Cortex) Hu Gu (Tiigris Os)
Which herb harmonizes the ST, removes dampness and treats food stagnation?
Mu Gua
Chaenomelis Fructus
Which four herbs in this category have a strong function to treat wind-stroke?
Sang Zhi (Mori Ramulus)
Bai Hua She
Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckiae Herba)
Which herb in this category can treat dry, scaly skin due to Blood Def. because it nourishes the blood?
Sang Ji Sheng
Taxilli Herba
Which herb is this category is no longer used legally?
Hu Gu
Which herb is this category can dispel wind damp painful obstruction in the extremities, whether it is acute or chronic, cold or hot and because it is slightly cold it can more effectively treat hot painful obstruction?
Qin Jiao
Gentianae macrophyllae Radix
Which herb in this category can also be used for hypertension?
Xi Xian Cao
Siegesbeckiae Herba
Which three herbs in this category are Salty?
Wei Ling Xian (Clematidis Radix)
Bai Hua She
Hu Gu
Which five herbs in this chapter treat skin conditions? Be sure to specify what type of situation for each?
Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckiae Herba)- LV
Bai Hua She
Hai Tong Pi (Erythrinae Cortex)- Scabies
Sang Ji Sheng (Taxilli Herba)- Due to Blood Def.
Can Sha (Bombycis Faeces)- Due to wind dampness
Which herb in this category is slightly cold and therefore has the secondary function to clear heat from deficiency?
Qin Jiao
Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix
Which herb in this category has the function to promote urination to treat edema?
Hai Tong Pi
Erythrinae Cortex
Which herb in this category has the function to treat edema, especially when accompanied by joint pain?
Sang Zhi
Mori Ramulus
Which herb in this category has the function to treat jaundice and can also moisten the intestines?
Qin Jiao
Gentianae macrophyllae Radix
Which herb is the dried excrement of silkworms?
Can Sha
Bombycis Faeces
Which herb in this category is Acrid, Bitter and Warm and therefore has the secondary function to transform dampness and reduce swelling when there is urinary difficulty, edema and cold damp leg qi?
What other herb can also treat leg Qi?
Wu Jia Pi
(Eleutherococci Gracilistyli Cortex)
Mu Gua
(Chaenomelis Fructus)
Which herb in this category treats wind-damp painful obstruction, atrophied and weak lower back and legs and is often used when this pain is not fixed in one place and there is spasm of the legs and difficulty moving the joints?
Hu Gu
