Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold Flashcards

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What is the # 1 Herb for Devastated Yang

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FU ZI

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What is the best herb for warming the Middle Jiao

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Gan Jiang

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What are the three Hot Herbs in this Category

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Zhi Fu Zi, Rou Gui, Gan Jiang

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Interior warming herbs treats what kind of patterns

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Interior cold, Yang Xu with excessive cold, Cold SP/ST YANG QI, Devastated Yang QI

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Signs and Symptoms of Interior Cold

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Fear of cold, Cold extremities, pale face (Pallid) , lack of thirst with a desire to drink warm beverages, lose stools

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What does your pulse and Tongue Generally look like with Interior Cold Symptoms?

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Tongue= thin and white
Pulse = slow
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Example/signs of Cold St/sp Yang QI

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cold sensations and pain in the abdomen, stomach, N/V, diarrhea ➢Acute gastritis, gastroenteritis

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Example/Signs of Devastated Yang

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Loose Stools, Profuse Sweating, Icy Extremities, Fear of cold , Minute Deep Pulse.

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What is the Nature of these Herbs

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They are Acrid and Drying in Nature : ➢Inappropriate use can injure fluids ➢Use with caution in cases of heat (if at all), Yin Xu, and pregnancy

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What Herb am I : Assists the Heart Yang to unblock the vessels and improve circulation ●Tonifies KD Yang to augment the fire and avoid loss of basal yang

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Fu ZI- Goes to your heart, Kidney and Spleen. This herb is Acrid, Hot, Toxic.

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What are the other functions of Fu ZI

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Warms the Yang (Kid) and assists the yang, Especially heart, kid, and spleen yang, and this herbs dispersed cold and stops pain.

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What Herb am I : Warms the KD fire and fortifies Yang, for wide variety of problems due to insufficiency of Kidney yang and waning of Ming Men

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Rou Gui

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What are the other functions of Rou Gui

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Warms the heart Yang- Think Palpitations, Warms the Channels for pain/Blood/Qi Stasis- bI Syndrome, and it Returns floating heat back to source.(Yang Deficient- False Heat.) and this herb encourages the generation and qi and blood.

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14
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The latin Name for Rou Gui

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(Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae)

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I Warm the Interior(Mj), also has the ability to stop pain, I Warm the lungs-Transforms cold phlegm, Rescues Devastated yang( Warms the original Yang) Can be used to warm the Channels and Stops Bleeding(Charred)

A

Gan Jiang- Dried Ginger
(Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis

Channels: Sp, ST, HT, LU

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What Herb am I?strongly warms the middle and lower burners, stops nausea and vomiting due to cold, alleviates cold pain in the chest and abdomen

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Wu Zhu Yu- Evodiae Rutaecarpae

Acrid, bitter, hot, slightly toxic- goes to your Kidney/liver/sp,st.

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What are the other functions of Wu Zhu Yu

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leads fire downwards for mouth sores on K1-/ aids in rebellious Liver qi going downwards -JUEYIN HA-dries Dampness “leg qi”- think of hernia pain, contraction of testicles, and painful menses. this herb can also be used for vomiting due to heat

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what herb is good for: hernia pain-soothes LIVER QI-warms kid yang stops pain-harmonizes stomach-helps with appetite regulates the QiPAIN

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Xia Hui Xiang- this herb always works for hernial pain, also think of menstrual pain,testicular pain

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What herb is also good for female disorders/infertility

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Xia Hui Xiang

20
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What herb is typically used for toothaches

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Bi ba(pepper)

21
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What herb am i: Warms the middle Jiao especially for cold patterns-Diarrhea/ Also used externally to open the nasal orifices

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Bi ba- Fructus Piperis longi( food medicine)

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What herb am I: eliminates pathogenic cold in theStomach and Intestine/ helps with Appetite and can be used for toothache

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Hu Jiao- Acrid/hot (pepper)

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What herb am I :warms the middle, disperses cold,stops pain, kills parasites, tonifies fire at the gate of vitality/used internally/externally for fungal infections/athletes foot,yeast infections

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Chuan Jiao/Hua Jiao(pepper)

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What herb am I: warms the middle, directs Stomach qi downward, treats hiccough, fortifies/warms the Kidney yang-especially for infertility, impotence & low libido

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Ding Xiang- Flos Caryophylli

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What is the #1 herb for hiccups

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Ding Xiang -acrid, warm

26
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What herb am I: warms MJ stops pain(cao dou kou)PAIN and VOMITING

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Gao Liang Jiang - high quality ginger
Epigastric Pain.
HOT HERB

27
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What herb is used for :wind attacks, pain, promote qi and blood movement/ commonly used for lower back pain. also for chills/headaches,muscle aches due to exterior disorders

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Dou Chi Jiang- warm aromatic