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Herbs that tonify yang Flashcards

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Lu Rong

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Herbs that tonify yang
Deer velvet; Cervi Cornu Pantortrichum

sweet, salty, warm

KI, LV

*Go slow, small amounts, slowly or red eyes, bleeding.

COLD

  1. Tonify KI/fortify yang: boosts testosterone, voice deeper, impotence, freq. urination
  2. Has IGF (insulin growth factor) children w/ delayed development- “5 states”: speaking, walking, hair, teeth, fontanel; insuff growth, skeletal deformities
  3. tonifies yang energy to reduce yin sores= concave, chronic, cold in origin, oozing, clear fluid, (diabetes can give these: not hot, not red)
  4. like a haramaki around waist- lifts, cold vaginal bleeding, d/c, infertility, amenorrhea, anything that falls downward.
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Lu Jiao Jiao

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Herbs that tonify yang
Deer horn Gelatin; Cervi Cornu colla

sweet, salty , warm

KI, LV

  1. Mildly tonify KI yang
  2. nourish essence & blood: blood deficiency
  3. stop bleeding= uterine bleeding
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Ba Ji Tian

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Herbs that tonify yang
Morinda root; morinda Officinalis

spicy, sweet, sl. warm

KI, LV

COLD

Benji’s tan/king kong/atrophied leg muscles.

  1. fortify KI yang: cold affecting KIs work in body: ears, tinnitus, sexuality, infertility, premature ejac, impotence (ming men fire) low back, knees
  2. strengthen sinews and bones, tendon weakness, injury, osteoporosis, atrophy of muscles.
  3. Disperse wind, expel damp-cold, low back, legs, pain + arthritis (better w/ heat) good for folks in snow.
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Rou Cong Rong

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Herbs that tonify yang
broomrape; cistanche deserticola

Sweet, salty, warm

KI, LV

*tonifying but not drying*

must have constipation*

Mild + slow= good for elderly/weak (opposite Lu Rong)

  1. Tonify Ki: low back pain, infertility, freq urination etc
  2. Warm womb: infertility and chronic coldness, chronic miscarriage, vag d/c, uterine bleeding, chronic bleeding/Discharge→constipation)
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Yin Yang Hou

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Herbs that tonify yang
Horny goat weed; epimedium

spicy, sweet, warm

KI, LV

  1. cold: increases sperm production (count + density), libido, treats back, knee issues, frequent urination, incontinence, infertility
  2. expels w-c damp: cold numb hands, feet, joints, arthritis, paralysis, spasms of hands feet, joints. expands capillaries
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Du Zhong

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Herbs that tonify yang
Eucommia Bark; eucommia ulmoides

sweet, sl spicy, warm

KI, LV

  1. specific function- (not just tonify yang): Tonify LV, KI for blood flow, strengthens bones, osteoporosis, walking after stroke, low back pain, weak knees.
  2. smooths flow of qi/bld: increased range of motion (shoulders, legs) increases flexibility, dilates bld vessels- promotes circulation for weak sinews/bones
  3. Calms fetus (like Rou Cong Rong), supports pregnancy for cold/def patterns, bleeding during pregnancy, things falling down
  4. lowers blood pressure: HTN, dizziness, lightheadedness, head aches.

contra: latex allergy, yinf def (like all)

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Xu Duan

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Herbs that tonify yang
Japanese Teasel Root; dipsacus asperoides

spicy, bitter, sweet, sl warm

KI, LV

trauma/sports injury herb

  1. coldness and: broken, injured bones, low back/knee pain, stiff joints (soft tissue)
  2. promotes mvmnt of Qi, Bld (gentle) to generate flesh, trauma, sore sprains, broken bones
  3. reduces sore abscesses, carbuncles, swellings in breast, intestinal abscesses
  4. (Use Dry Fried for this FX): def uterine bleeding, threatened miscarriage, menopause, bleeding. If dont dry fry will act more like Fx 2 w/c is not good if someone bleeding. If dry fried- will stop bleeding
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Bu Gu Zhi

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Herbs that tonify yang
Psoralia Fruit; Fructus psoralae

bitter, spicy, very warm

KI, SP

  1. Tonify SP (treat diarrhea) & KD (strengthen bones)
  2. Aids KD to grasp the qi: helps elderly take deep breath
  3. stabilize essence: polyuria, bedwetting, spermatorrhea, incontinence

caution: Heat, large doses may be teratogenic (birth defects!)

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Yi Zhi (Ren)

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Herbs that tonify yang
black cardamon; alpinia oxyphylla

spicy, warm

KI, SP

Drying herb (opposite herb that d/n dry: Rou Cong Rong)

  1. warm KI, consolidate fluids: coldness, edema, profuse urination, loose BM, excessive saliva, thick unpleasant taste in mouth (not much smell bec cold), memory, forgetfulness, insomnia
  2. Warm SP, increase appetite, stop diarrhea: loose BM + abd pain
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Dong Chong Xia Cao

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Herbs that tonify yang
Caterpillar fungus; cordyceps sinensis

sweet, warm

KI, LU

Winter caterpillar; summer mushroom

  1. coldness: back, knees, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia
  2. chronic cough, wheezing, blood streaked sputum
  3. Tonifies both yin and yang- so safe for long term consumption, post partum surgery or chronic illness
  4. MR: LU cancer (w/ Mai Men Dong), HTN, high cholesterol
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Ge Jie

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Herbs that tonify yang
gecko; gekko gekko

Salty, neutral

LU, KI

  1. tonifies KI yang, essence, blood. neutral when use 1 male and 1 female: for impotence, infertility, cocks crow diarrhea, frequent urination
  2. helps connection between KI and LUs. Helps KI grasp qi (when it cant- theres wheezing/asthma)

Contra: external wind-cold

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Zi He Che

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Herbs that tonify yang
Placenta; placenta hominis

sweet, salty, warm

LV, KI, LU

only if labor went well w/o medications

  1. powerfully tonifies everything: coldness:

LV: eyes, seizures, spasms (wind), nails, low lactation

LU: wheezzing (in between attacks), nightsweats, allergies, chronic bronchitis, TB

KI: Infertility, back/knee pain, deafness, hearing loss, hair loss, menopause, post partum recovery/surgery

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Tu Si Zi

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Herbs that tonify yang
Dodder Seeds; Cuscuta Chenensis

spicy, sweet, neutral

KI, LV

farmer and rabbits

Mild starter herb, warming- but neutral not super drying

(Rou Cong Rong is herb thats tonifying but not drying)

  1. coldness+ infertility: premature ejaculation, nocturnal emissions, req urination, vag d/c, secures essence, sore back legs
  2. LV: blurred vision, floaters, repair decreased night vision
  3. Calm fetus (like Du Zhong, Rou Cong Rong): threatened or habitual miscarriages
  4. cock’s crow diarrhea (exception to seeds bec is young seed)
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Suo Yang

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Herbs that tonify yang
Cynomorium; Cynomorium songaricum

sweet, warm

KI, LV, LI

*substitute for Rou Cong Rong

*must have constipation

  1. Tonify KI yang: coldness: frequ urination, sex disfunction, ear, back, knee issues etc
  2. Tonifies blood, sinews, jing: week sinews/bones
  3. moistens intestines: constipation from qi/blood def.
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Sha Yuan Zi

(Sha Yuan Ji Li- seeds of Hung Qi)

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Herbs that tonify yang
Flattened Milkvetch seeds; astagalus complanatus

spicy, warm

LV, KI

  1. coldness: weak back ears, knees, sexuality, urine etc
  2. Aids LV & KI for vision: blurred, diminished eye site, eye twitching
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Xian Mao

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Herbs that tonify yang
Golden Eye grass; curculigo Rhizome

Spicy, hot, toxic

KI, LV

stick of dynamite!

Er Xian Tang = formula

  1. tonify KI, fortify yang
  2. expel cold, eliminate damp: cold arthritis
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Character of Tonify Yang herbs

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sweet+ warm
sometimes salty and spicy

almost always enter KI, usually LV

Contras: HEAT (XS or Def), long term use, pregnancy w/ toxic herbs

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Main FXs

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  1. Tonify KI, fortify yang, nourish jing→ sexuality/genetics
  2. Brace KI + stop d/c→ leakage sperm, urine, vag d/c
  3. Warm uterus+ stop bleeding→ uterus, miscarriage
  4. tonify KI/LV→ tendons + bones, eyes, ears
  5. warm SP/KI + stop diarrhea→ stool
  6. tonify KI/LU + stop cough→ breath

MUST BE COLD

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Moistens intestines

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Rou Cong Rong : broomrape

Suo Yang : cynomorium

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Calms Fetus

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Rou Cong Rong : broomrape (warms womb)

Xu Duan : japanese teasel root (dry fried)

Du Zhong : eucommia bark

Tu Si Zi : dodder seeds

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E Jiao : gelatin (tonify blood)

Sha Ren : chinese cardamom (aeromatically xform damp)

Bai Zhu : atractylodes (tonify qi)

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Stops Diarrhea

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Yi Zhi Ren : black cardemon

Tu Si Zi : dodder seed

Bu Gu Zhi: Psoralae Fruit

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Tonifies but doesnt dry

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Rou Cong Rong : broomrape

Tu Si Zi : dodder seed (mild, not too drying)

Suo Yang : cynomorium

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