Herbs that Tonify the YANG Flashcards
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What are the three organs that experience Yang deficiency
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Kidney, Spleen, Heart
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What is the temperature & property of most of these herbs?
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Warm & Drying
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What are the contraindications for these herbs?
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Do not use in patients’s with FIRE from YIN Deficiency
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Names of Herbs in Tonify the Yang
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- Lu Rong 2. Lu Jiao 3. Dong chong Xia cao 4. Rou cong rong 5. Suo Yang 6. Yin yang huo 7. Ba ji tian 8. Hu tao ren (walnut) 9. Bu gu zhi 10. Yi zhi ren 11. Xian mao 12. Du zhong 13. Gou ji 14. Xu duan 15. Gu sui bu 16. Tu si zi
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- T. Kidney, Fortifies Yang 2. T. ESSENCE & BLOOD 3. Regulates the CHONG & REN 4. Stabilizes the DAI 5. Tonifies QI & BLOOD **Contraindicated in all HEAT d/t to being warm **Contraindicated in HTN
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LU RONG (Young Deer Antler)
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- T. Kidney Yang 2. MOVES/Invigorates the BLOOD 3. Decreases SWELLING
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LU JIAO (Mature deer antler)
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- T. Kidney Yang 2. Tonifies ESSENCE & BLOOD 3. STOPS BLEEDING
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LU JIAO JIAO
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- T. LUNG - Cough & Wheezing (Asthma) 2. T. Kidney YANG 3. T. ESSENCE & BLOOD **Contra-Cough & Wheeze d/t Exterior wind cold or excess heat
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GE JIE
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- T. Kidney Yang & ESSENCE 2. Tonifies LUNG YIN - Transforms PHLEGM 3. Stops BLEEDING 4. Boost Immune System Good for long term
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DONG CHONG XIA CAO
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- Tonifies LUNG & KIDNEY 2. Tonifes & Stops Bleeding at Same Time
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DONG CHONG XIA CAO
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- T. Kidney YANG 2. Warms the WOMB 3. Moistens the INTESTINES
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ROU CONG RONG
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- T. Kidney YANG 2. Nourishes BLOOD & ESSENCE 3. Strengthens TENDONS 4. Moistens INTESTINES
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SUO YANG
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- T. Kidney YANG 2. Increases LIBIDO 3. Expels WIND-DAMP-COLD 4. T. YIN & YANG - prevents ascendant Liver Yang **Very Warm, not good for Long Term
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YIN YANG HUO
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- T. Kidney YANG 2. Strengthens BONES & TENDONS 3. Disperses WIND-DAMP-COLD *Very Warm Herb
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BA JI TIAN
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- WARMS the KIDNEYS 2. Disperses DAMP-COLD 3. Decreases PAIN
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HU LU BA
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- T. Kidney YANG 2. Strengthens BACK & KNEES 3. Warms the LUNGS - Helps KI to grasp QI 4. Moistens INTESTINES
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HU TAO REN (Walnut)
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- T. KIDNEY YANG 2. Tonifies & WARMS SPLEEN YANG (Def. cold diarrhea) 3. EARLY MORNING DIARRHEA 4. Stabilizes ESSENCE-Reserves URINE 5. Aid Kidneys to Grasp QI 6. TOPICALLY for ALOPECIA, PSORIASIS & VITILIGO
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BU GU ZHI (important herb)
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- WARMS KIDNEY 2. Retains ESSENCE 3. Hold in URINE - Chief for stop urine 4. WARMS SPLEEN - stops diarrhea
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YI ZHI REN
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Which Herb is the Chief to Stop Urine
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Yi Zhi Ren
20
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Which Herb stops urine but is more for diarrhea
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Bu Gu Zhi
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- WARMS the KIDNEYS 2. Retains ESSENCE 3. Holds in URINE - chief herb for stopping urine 4. Warms SPLEEN 5. Stops DIARRHEA
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YIN ZHI REN
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- Tonifies Kidney YANG 2. Expels COLD-DAMP (Bi) 3. Very Hot
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XIAN MAO
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- Tonifies LIVER & KIDNEYS 2. Strengthens. BONES & TENDONS 3. Aids smooth flow of QI & Blood 4. Calms the FETUS 5. Dizziness, HYPERTENSION, from rising. Liver yang
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DU ZHONG
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- Tonifies LIVER & KIDNEYS 2. Strengthens BONES & TENDONS 3. Expels WIND DAMP 4. STABILIZES KIDNEYS - Prevents Leakage
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GOU JI
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1. Tonifies LIVER & KIDNEYS 2. Strengthens BONES & TENDONS - TRAUMA, Painful Obstruction (Bi) 3. Calms the FETUS 4. Increases movement of BLOOD 5. Decreases PAIN 6. Generates FLESH
XU DUAN
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1. T. KIDNEYS 2. Promotes MENDING of TENDONS & BONES - Sprains, fracture, ligamentous injury 3. Stimulates the Growth of HAIR - (Topical tincture for alopecia)
GU SUI BU
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1. T. Kidneys, YIN & ESSENCE 2. Reserves URINE 3. T. Kidney & Liver - Improves VISION 4. Benefits SP & Kidneys - Stops DIARRHEA 5. Calms the FETUS
TU SI ZI
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Tonifies ESSENCE & BLOOD
1. Lu Rong 2. Lu Jiao Jiao 3. Ge Jie 4. Suo Yang
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STOP BLEEDING
1. Lu Jiao Jiao 2. Dong Chong Xia Cao
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MOISTEN INTESTINES
1. Rou Cong Rong 2. Suo Yang 3. Hu Tao Ren
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Wind Damp Cold
1. Yin Yang Huo 2. Ba Ji Tian 3. Xian Mao
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CALMS FETUS
1. Du Zhong 2. Xu Duan 3. Tu si zi
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Stops Diarrhea & Retains Urine
1. Bu Gu Zhi 2. Yi Zhi Ren
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BONES & TENDONS
1. Du Zhong 2. Gou Ji 3. Gu Sui Bu 4. Xu Duan 5. LU Rong
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Increases LIBIDO
Yin Yang Huo
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Warms LUNGS
1. Ge Jie (Gecko) 2. Hu Tao Ren - Helps KI grasp QI
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Tonifies Spleen
1. Bu Gu Zhi 2. Yi zhi REN
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Alopecia
1. Bu Gu Zhi 2. Xu Duan 3. Gu Sui bu
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Tonifies Liver & Kidney
1. DU Zhong 2. Gou Ji 3. Xu Duan