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Herbs That Tonify Qi And Blood Flashcards

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What do all herbs have in common that tonify qi?

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Lungs and Spleen and sometimes heart and generates fluids 3 sources of qi: original qi, gu qi (eat it), Zhong qi (breath it) Neutral Sweet Rich and cloying so take with herbs to move qi so it doesn’t stick Warm - watch heat signs Qi deficiency means cold since qi is more yang and would be more warm Lungs; pale, breathless, lungs responsible for exterior so pores sweating, getting sick Spleen: fatigue, lethargy, weakness, diarrhea, bloating, sinking qi can cause prolapse/hemmorhoids Dampness and fluid accumulates HEART qi: palpitations and anxiety

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Ren Shen Ginseng

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LU SP HEART Original qi - when collapsed is rescue Generates body fluids

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Dang Shen Codenopsis

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Double dosage than Ren Shen, Less costly but same as Ren Shen Ginseng

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Huang Qi Astragalus

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Lung and spleen Good for regeneration of flesh - diabetic sores Promotes urination to treat edema Good for wei qi

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Bai zhu Atractylodes

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Tonifies qi CALMS FETUS Promotes urination Formulas: si jun zi tang 4 Gents, and you ping Feng San jade windscreen

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Da Zao Dates

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Spleen Food therapy HEART BLOOD TO CALM SHEN Harmonizes others if can’t use gan cao Formulas: gan mai da Zao tang : heart emotional disturbances

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Tai Zi Shen Pseudostellaria

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Tonifies and generates body fluids

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Zhi Gan Cao and Gan Cao Licorice

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Lung Spleen Heart Stops coughing Relieves cramping Harmonizes other herbs Clears HEAT TOXICITY Formulas: zhi gan cao tang for heart qi and Shao Yao gan cao tang for muscle cramps

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Shan Yao Dioscorea

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Spleen Lung Chronic coughs Very moistening SECURES KIDNEY ESSENCE: meaning seminal and vaginal discharges White yam

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Huang Jing Polygonatum solomonseal

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Spleen lung Stomach - for dryness Tonifies kidney

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Yi Tang Maltose

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Maltose sugar Dry cough - lungs Stops pain

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Formula Si Jun Zi Tang

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For spleen qi deficiency: pale, less appetite, weak limbs, pale tongue, thin/empty pulse, fatigue Ren Shen Ginseng: spleen qi Bai Zhu Atractylodes: helps with fluids Fu Ling Peoria: dry sponge for spleen dampness Zhi gan cao licorice: harmonize, helps middle jiao

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Formula Liu Jun Zi Tang 6 Gentlemen’s

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4 gents More for spleen qi with phlegm. Earth pulses can be slippery with phlegm White phlegm means cold, colored means heat Two assistants for phlegm: Chen pi tangerine peel: cuts damp phlegm Zhi ban xia pinellia: transforms phlegm, breaks it up

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Formula Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang

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Variation of Liu Jun Zi Tang if have digestive pain Reduced appetite, belching, abdominal distinction, vomiting/diarrhea. Tongue will be pale with coating and scallops. Pulse slippery More moving and drying than 6 gents 6 gents plus: Sha ren Amorim: like pinellia transforms phlegm, smelling salts for the spleen Mu Xiang Aucklandia/suscoria: regulates qi like tangerine peel. Helps with digestive pain Zheng Jiang Fresh Ginger: warms and harmonizes, for nausea and vomiting

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Formula Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Ginseng, Peoria, and White Atractylodes Powder

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San = powder Diarrhea Pale tongue, wight coating, thin pulse, easy to push through, pale, vomiting, weak extremities Good for babies and elderly. After it tonifies it can cause stagnation 4 gents PLUS these 4 for diarrhea Shan Yao diascorea: for spleen Yi yi ren Covid Job’s tears: leaches out dampness so pee it out Ban Bian Dou Dolichos: for diarrhea Liam Zi Nelumbinis Lotus Seeds: stops diarrhea PLUS these two for other Sha Ren Amorim: aromatic transforms dryness, “smelling salts for qi” which prevents stagnation Jie Geng Platycodon: lungs for phlegm problems

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What do herbs do in common that TONIFY BLOOD?

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Liver is blood gauge: heart empties first, goes down and last is liver to have less blood Blood deficiency: Head: causes dizziness Eyes: floaters and dryness, vision acuity Sinews: numbness Nails: dry, brittle Heart: shen problems like palpitations and anxiety Menses: scant or late or not at all Warm and sweet LIVER HEART Sticky and cloying so digestion problems

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Dang Gui Angelica

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Tonifies blood “State of return” translation of dang Gui, so postpartum returns to normal Looks a little like ren shen Head is dang Gui you for tonification Tail is Dang Gui Wei for movement Body is Dang Gui Shen tonifies and moves Tonifies and invigorates: good for women’s health, constipation

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Shu Di Huang Rehmannia

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Tonifies blood Prepared earth yellow: shu means prepared (steamed wine) Round and looks like polygonatum, black Tonifies blood Kidney yin, tonifies kidney essences: meaning memory help, turns grey hair to black, Combine it with moving herbs

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Bai Shao Peony

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Tonifies blood Cools Sour- so stops sweating Important for menses, Stops cramping

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Long Yan Rou Longan Fruit

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“Dragon-eyed flesh: translation Tonifies blood to CALM SHEN So use when overworked Food therapy, Can be given alone

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He Shou Wu Fleeceflower

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Looks like little men, tonifies blood Story of man’s impotence and grey hair: he saw vines with roots in forest and ate them and got married, had 27 kids, lived to be 130 year and grew back black hair Moistens large intestine

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E Jiao Ass Hide Glue/Gellatin

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Tonifies and stops bleeding: which is rare combination Stops cough, think how donkey saw he - haw a lot like a cough Glue to stop bleeding Melted in Very unique because stops bleeding for miscarriages

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Gou Qi ZI Goji Berry Lycium Wolfberry

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Tonifies blood Brightens eyes Moistens lung

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Sang Shen Morus Mulberry

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Sang: mulberry Tonifies blood/yin Gentle Not upset stomach

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Formulas Si Wu Tang 4 substances

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Tonifies blood and regulates Liver Dizziness, blurred vision, pale, choppy/wiry/thin pulse, pale tongue, lower pain, less menses, palpitations, thin body, Shu Di Huang Rehmannia: for yin of blood Bai Shao Peony: tonifies blood Dan Gui Angelica: nourishes qi in blood Chuan Xiong Ligusticum: moves qi

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Formulas Tao Hong Si Wu Tang 4 substances with safflower decoction and peach pit

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Si Wu Tang variation PLUS Tao Ren Persica peach pit: regulate blood Hong Hua Safflower: regulate blood For regulating menses and blood deficiency

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Formulas Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang Tangkuei Decoction

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Tonify blood Red face, irratable, thirst and desires warm beverages, pale tongue, large pulse that is forceless when pushed, fever and headache, Huang Qi Astragalus: tonifies qi to regulate blood Dang Gui Angelica: tonifies qi to regulate blood

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Formulas Shao Ya Gan Cao Tang peony and licorice decoction

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Tonifies blood For slight chills, no coatings on tongues, cramping in hands or abdomen that improves with pressure Spasms Bai Shao Peony: soothes liver with blood Zhi gan cao honey fried licorice: soothes flesh with sweetness to relieve spasm

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Formulas Bu Zhong Qi Tang Tonify middle to augment qi decoction

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Tonify qi

30
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Formula Yu Ping Feng San Jade Windscreen powder

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Tonifies qi

31
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Formula Shen Mai San Generate the Pulse Powder

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Tonify qi

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Formula Ream Shen Ge Jie San Ginseng and Gecko

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Tonify qi

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Formula Dang Gui Shao Yao San Tangkuei and Peony Powder

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Tonify blood Liver blood tonic, clears dampness Deals with cramping pain in abdomen, urinary difficulty

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Formula Shi Quan Da Bu Tang All Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction

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Tonify blood and qi

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Formula Ba Zhen Tang Eight Treasure Decoction

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Tonify blood and qi 4 gents plus 4 substances

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Formula Gui Pi Tang Restore the Spleen Decoction

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Adds spleen and heart nourishment, uses some of 4 gents

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Formula Taishan Pan Shi Shen Taishan Bedrock Powder

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Tonify blood and qi

38
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Formula Zhi Gan Cao Tang honey prepared licorice decoction

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Treats irregular pulses, restores pulse 4 gents and 4 substances variations

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Formula Bu Fed Tang (bu=tonify), fei (lungs), tang (decoction) tonify the lungs

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Tonify qi For chronic cough due to lung deficiency Qi and fluids and astringent

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Formula Ren Shen Ge Jie San Ginseng and Gecko

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Tonify qi For lung qi plus chronic phlegm, heat in lungs, complicated pattern, don’t see this much

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