Intro Herbs Flashcards by RJ Harley

Ren shen-ginseng rx

is sweet& sl. warm, it goes to LU/Sp

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It powerfully tonifies Yan qi d/t yang collepse

Tonifies st & strenthens Sp good fo lathargy,aids pts emiciated

Ren Shen- looks like a gingerman

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icreases yang, stops thirstin “wasting ds

all prolapse,benefits HT qi, calms shen like its name, stops heavy bleeding

Ren Shen, and its replaced often by Dang Shen

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It tonifies xue and qi- especial tonifies spleen qi
raises yang
its sweet and called astraglii Rx
augments wei qi
stabilizes exterior
DEFICIENT TYPE
increases urination

Looks like a tongue depressor and it’s called Huang Qi-

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it generates flesh, good for spontaneous sweats and prolapse

Huang Qi

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Stablizes exterior as in chronic allergies

goes to LU/Sp

Huang Qi

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promotes discharge of Pus

Huang Qi

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these two are in Herbs that TONIFY- QI

Huang Qi, and Ren Shen

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these two are in Tonifies YIN and are mostly very cold, neutral or sweet and half go to the lung

Mai men Dong is -ophiopogonis Rx
HT/LU/ST
Bai He-Lilii Bulbus

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goes to HT Lu St and it moistens intestines and looks like dried up white raisins

Mai men dong

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In the tonifies yin category, it augmentst st qi and moistens lung, clears ht heart irritability &increases fluids

Mai men dong

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it moistens lungs like the other one, but this not only clears ht in Ht but calms shen, and clears ht moistens lung and benefits upper jiao

Bai He

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this Tonify Yang herb tonifies both YIN & Yang & secures essences of the LVR KD
improves vision and is NEUTRAL
benefits sp/kd, and habitual misscarriages by mother

Tu si zi- cascotaie semen (tiney poppy seeds or bird feed looking.

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this guy looks like a fiberous mesh

Du zhong-Eucommiae Cx

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It is in the tonify yang and it goes to LVR KD
it benefits sinews and bones and aids in the flow of qi and xue
good for HPTN dt liver yang rising
clams fetus-dt kd yang def

Du zhong-Eucommiae Cx- sl.acrid sweet and warm

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yang deficiency all go to the KD yang and LVR

tonfiy yang category are Tu si zi and Du zhong

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herbs that Tonify are broken into T of qi- xue, yin and yang

they are QI—-ren shen and huang qi
BLOOD——–dang gui and bai shao
YIN————–bai he, mai men dong
Yang————du zhong, tu si zi

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Warm interior dispel cold (Warm Int)

Fu zi, Rou gui

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Regulate Blood have two sub categories

STOP Bleeding-and Invigorate blood

San Qi and Ai Ye- stops bleeding

Invigorate blood-Chuan xiong and Ru xiang

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stop bleeding category

san qi and ai ye

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invigorate blood category

chuan xiong and ru xiang

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these three Regulate Qi category

chen pi, zhi ke, zhi shi

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Food stagnation (FS)

Shan zha, ji nei jin

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shan zha is in what category

food stagnation

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Ji Nei jin is in what category

food stagnation

Aromatic tranform damp (A/Txxm dp)

cang zhu, huo po, sha ren

its in A/Txm dp category

cang zhu

A/txm dp

Huo Po

Sha Ren is in this category

A/txm dp

stop cough and weezing C/Wz)

Xing ren and Sang Bai pi

Transforms phlegm COLD (tm phl-c)

Ban xia and Jie geng

Transforms phlegm HEAT (txm phl-h)

Zhu ru , Chuan bei mu, and Zhe bei Mu

Dispel WInd -damp( D-W-Dp)

Du Huo and Wu jia pi

Just Drain Damp category

Fu Ling and YiYi ren

Downward draing Herbs category

are, Harsh expellents moist laxative, and Purgatives

its a harsh epellent

Gui sui

mosit laxitive

Huo ma ren

purgative

Da huang- and its in downward draining herb category.

clear heat from deficiency category(CH/ def)

DI gu pi and Qing Hao

CH/def

qing hao

CH/def

di gu pi

CH/RT means clears ht resolves toxicity

lian qiao, Jin yin hua, pu gong ying

CH/Dry dp

huang lian, Huang qin and Huang bai

the three brothers that dry dp

hung lian, huang qin and huang bai

Clears heat cools blood or CHCB

Shen diHuang and Mu dan Pi

Mu dan pi is in this category

CHCB

Sheng di Huang is in this category

Shen di Huang

clears heat drains fire CH/DF

Shi gao, zhi Mu and zhi zi

Care( Cool acrid release ext

Bo He, Chai Hu, Ge gen

WARE

warm acrid release exterior are MaHuang, Gui zhi, fang feng

xuan shen

CHCB

Moistens intestines-Flavor

BLAND

Consiladates, atringes, prevents loss-Flavor

SOUR

RESOLVES EXTERIOR AND SURFACE-FLAVOR

ACRID

HARMONIZES MJ-FLAVOR

SWEET

SOFTENS AND DISSOLVES HARDNESSACCUMILATIONS-FLAVOR

SALTY

STOPS SPASMS -FLAVOR

SWEET

DRIES DISPERSES DRAINS DESCENDS

BITTER

STOPS SWEAT-FLAVOR

ASTRINGENT-BRINGS THINGS IN

DIURETIC AFFECTS SP

SWEET MOSTLY OR BLAND

PENETRATES THE BODYS INT AND AFFECTS YIN EITHER T/ SHENG QI OR ELIMINATES PATHOGENS

ROOTS-GO TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM

GUIDES HERBTO HEAD AND OR UPPER BODY EFFECT QI MORE THAN BLOOD OR YIN

FLOWERS

TEND TO BE SALTY WARM &VERY STRONG IN ACTION-CAN CALM LIVERTRX PHLEGM INV. CHNLS

ANIMALS ARTS

INFLUENCES THE BODIES SURFACE-AND PERTAIN TO SKIN AND LUNG

LEAVES PEELS BARKS

ACTIVATES THE FLOW OF QI AND bLOOD AND DISPELS WIND DAMP BI FROM COLLATERALS AND TENDONS, CHANNELS

STEMS TWIGS VINES

ARE HEAVY AND HAVE ANCHORING DOWNBEARING EFFECT ON THE SHEN AND QI

SHELLS MINERALS

ASSIST ub TO PROMOTE URINATION, MOISTENS INTS MOVES BOWELS

SP AND MJ TO TXM DAMP AND STAGNATION ARE SEEDS AND FRUITS

AN HERB THAT PROMOTES YIN WOULD BE LIKELY WHAT TEMP?

COLD

THE METHOD OF TAN IS CHARRING AND HAS WHAT EFFECT ON AN HERB?

INCREASES THE ABILITY HERN STOP BLEEDING

THE PROCESSING METHOD OF ZHI (HONEY FRIED) HAS WHAT EFFECT ON AN HERB?

ENHANCES THE MOISTURIZING WARMING TONIFYING EFFECT OF HERB

THE PROCESSING METHOD OF CHAO(DRY FRY) HAS ALLL OF THE FOLLOWING EFFECTS EXCEPT

DOES NOT -iNCREASES ABILITY TO ALLEVIATED NAUSEA AND VOMITING

THE METHOD OF JIU WINE FRYING HAS WHAT EFFECT ON HERB?

ENHANCE ABILITY TO INV. QI AND BLOOD AND DISPELS STASIS

IN SIX STAGES WHICH IS MOST PRONE ON A SUPERFICIAL AND VOLNERABLE TO BE ATTACK BY WIND COLD

TAI YANG

WHAT COMBINATEION OF SYMTOMS INDICATE AN EXTERIOR INVASION AT THE YANGMING LEVEL

FOUR BIGS

SHOAYANG LEVEL INVASION INVOLVES WHICH TWO CHANNELS

GB/SAN JIAO

YOUR PT COMES TO CLINIC WITH COUGH SORE THROAT NO CHILLS FAST SUPERFICIAL P. ACCORDING TO THE 4 LEVELS WHAT LEVEL HAS IT ENTERED

QI LEVEL

DESCRIBE FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN DELIVER FORMULAS IN PANZI

WAN TAN, JIU, SAN(PILLS, WINE, POWDER, DECOCTION

THE INGREDIENT IN A FORMUL THA THSA THE FNX OF HARMONIZING THE HERB AND OR FOCUSING THE ACTIONS OF THE FORMULA ON ACERTAIN CHANNEL OR AREA OF THE BODY IS CALLED ?

THE ENVOY

WHICH HERB IS USED TO VENT RASHES

BO HE

WHICH HERB IS USED TO CLEAR HEAT FROM ALL 3 JIAOS?

ZHI ZI- SPECIFICALLY DAMP HT

WHICH HERB HAS THIS ACTION CLEAR ht/cool blood nourish yin softens /dissipates nodules

Xuan shen

What is the flavor for Huan qin- one of three brothers

bitter- huang lian and huang bai are all bitter

which herb inv blood clears ht cools blood/dispels stasis?

Mu Dan Pi

which herb calms fetus?

Huang Qin

which herb strengthens bones and sinews?

Wu jia Pi- Acanthopanasis cx

Which action DOES NOT belong with Da Huang?

Nourish and tonify yin

which herb has the following action? darins ht from LU/ stops cough/Calms wheeze Promotes Urination/reduce edema? and is good for hptn

sang bai pi- mori cx

which herb treats 5 types of Cough?

Chan Bei Mu

which herb goes specifically to the muscle layer and acts a s a guide to the cech and shoulder area?

Ge Gen

which herb goes only to the LVR GB

Chai Hu

gui Zhi has what flavor other than acrid

sweet

which of the following channels does sheng di Huang NOT go to?

LUNG

which flavor does not belong to Xuan shen

SOUR

Which herb drains damp and clear fire that is harrassing the Heart

Huang Lian

which herb harmonizes Shaoyang syndrome

Chai Hu

DU HUO GOES TO WHICH CHANNELS

KD UB

WHICH HERB CLEARS DAMP HEAT AT ANY LEVEL

YI YI REN IS IN THE DRAIN DAMPNESS CATEGORY

Zhu ru goes to which channel -txmphl ht | goes to which channel?

LU ST GB

which of the following has neutral temp?

Jie geng- platycodi rx---txm phl cold

zhi ban xia is in this category with Jie geng

transform phl COLD

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING does not APPLY TO ZHI BAN XIA?

d) promote urination /reduces edema

The herbs in Aromatic transf damp cat all go to which channel/organ?

spleen

which herb txm hardness and disolves stones

Ji Nei jin- FS

which herb is used in formulas to help prevent stagnation of CLOYING Herbs?

chen pi-regulates qi

they are all in the regulate qi category )3

chen pi, zhi ke, zhi shi

which of the following is not true for shan zha?FS cateogory

neutral temp it is sweet sour warm and goes to sp/ st/vr looks like little apples

which herb breaks up stagn. qi reduces accumalations transf. phl expels focal distention treats prolapse

zhi shi

which herb strongly dries damp and strengthens the SP

cang zhu-atractylodis rz

what is the temp of ROU Gui

hot

which of these are toxic?

zhi fu zi- is the hottest and one of the most toxic

which of these is has this action? INVIGORATES BLOOD/ promotes movement of qi expels wind alleviates pain stops pain especially headaches IT THE HEADACHE HERB.

CHUAN xiong-smells like breakfast

Ru xiong and Mo yao got to all channels except

LU- b/c they INVIGORATE BLOOD

CAUSES OF BLEEDING? WHAT ARE THEY

SP FAILS TO HOLD IN V BLOOD STASIS HEAT IN XUE

NUMBER 114- 121 IS QUIZ 9 FINAL QUIZ

REN SHEN DOES NOT calm fetus- Tonfies Qi

which herb has sour and bitter flavors?

Bai shao-Tonify Blood

which herb augments we qi stabilizes exterior

Huang qi - tonifies qi

Dan GUI

tonifies blood and regulates menses inv. blood harmonizes blood disperses cold moisten intestines unblocks bowels

which herb moistens lung yin and augmentsST Yin

mai men dong- tonifies yin

which herb benefits both yin and yang

Tu si zi

Intro Herbs Flashcards

to learn category and action with channels, flavors and latin name