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What is the primary text of Chinese Medicine?

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Huang Ti Nei Jing

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Who is considered the patron saint of Chinese Medicine?

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Shen Nung, the Divine Farmer

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What was the first major herbal text? Who many herbs were in it?

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Shen Nung Ben Cao Jing. 365 Herbs.

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Who was credited with inventing the compass and the wheel?

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Huang Ti

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The Huang Ti Nei Jing is the premier text on CM ______. It is a dialogue between _____ ___ and his physician ____ ____.

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theory, Huang Ti, Qi Bo

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There are two sections of the Huang Ti Nei Jing. What are they?

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The Su Wen: The Simple Questions

Ling Shu: The Spiritual Axis

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The Su Wen is about CM ______. The Ling Shu is about ______.

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theory, acupuncture

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The Nan Jing is also known as The _______ ___ ______ and is based on discussion of difficult passages found in the ____ ____.

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Classic of Difficulties, Nei Jing

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The Shang Han Lun is known as the

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Treatise on Injury due to Cold

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The Jin Gi Yao Lue is known as

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Essentials from the Golden Chamber

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Which came first: The Shang Han Lun or the Jin Gi Yap Lue?

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The Shang Han Lun

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The SHL and Jin Gi Yap Lue were written by ____ ____ ___ and forms the foundation of ______ herbal medicine called _____.

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Zhang Zhong Jin, Japanese, Kanpo

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What is the most commented on researched text in CM?

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The SHL

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Hua To came up with what points, and what type of qi gong?

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The Hua To Jia Ji Points. Five Animal Frolics.

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Who was the most famous alchemist in China? What text did he write?

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Ge Hong, Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang: Emergency Formulas to Keep Up One’s Sleeves

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What illness was described by the Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang: Emergency Formulas to Keep Up One’s Sleeves?

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small pox

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Who is called the King of Medicine or the King of Prescriptions? He was alive during what dynasty?

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Sun Si Miao. Tang.

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Sun Si Miao was one of the first CM ______. He said that every physician should study _____ or they will not know the ____.

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ethicists, philosophy, dao

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What are the Four Great Traditions of the Ming Era?

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Cooling and Cold School, Attacking and Purging School, Li Dong Yuan’s Earth School, and the Nourishing Yin School

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What organs are associated with the Li Dong Yuan’s Earth School?

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Spleen and Stomach

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What is the nature and temperature of Warm (Wen) to Hot (Re) herbs?

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Create sweat, promote urination. Tend to take longer time to grow and mature. Spicy and Sweet.

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What types of herbs are Warm to Hot?

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Hard leaves, twigs, branches, seeds, roots. May also include minerals and proteins.

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What is the nature and temperature of Cool (Liang) to Cold (Han) herbs?

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Detoxifying, promote bowel movements and urination, have a calming effect. Tend to grow and mature more quickly. Bitter and Salty.

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What types of herbs are Cool to Cold?

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Fruits, flowers, softer leaves.

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What is the nature and temperature of Neutral (Ping) herbs?
Tends to be harmonizing, and can be used with warm or cool herbs.
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What are the Six Tastes?
Suan/Sour, Ku/Bitter, Gan/Sweet, Xin/Spicy/Acrid/Pungent, Xian/Salty, and Dan/Bland
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What are the two "other" tastes?
Aromatic/Xiang and Astringent/He
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With what organ does Sour/Suan resonate? What does it treat?
The Liver. It treats internal wind and is beneficial to the eyes.
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Sour is ______ like a lemon. It causes puckering up. It can have an ______/_____ flavor. It tends to be more _____ and can be ______ as well.
astringent, acidic/salty, cooling, tonifying
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With what organ does Ku/Bitter resonate? What does it treat?
The Heart. Aconite, for example, can treat someone in shock. It can also lower cholesterol.
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Bitter promotes _____, not the _____. It can ______ and it stimulates _______.
digestion, appetite, detoxify, peristalsis
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With what organs does Gan/Sweet resonate? What does it treat?
Lung and Spleen. It is an adaptogen: helps the body function when there is an attack.
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Gan/Sweet is the main ______ flavor. It is moistening, _______, and ______.
tonifying, transforming, transporting
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With what organ does Xin/Spicy/Acrid/Pungent resonate? What does it treat?
Lung. It stimulates blood flow and circulation. Can be used to purge.
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Xin/Spicy/Acrid/Pungent herbs tend to ________ when drank hot, and _____ when drank cold.
diaphoretic (promote sweating), diuretic (promote urination).
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With what organ does Xian/Salty resonate? What does it treat?
Kidneys and Urinary System. Salty softens and dissolves masses.
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What does Dan/Bland treat?
It is used to promote urination and drain dampness. It treats edema.
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Aromatic/Xiang has a strong effect on what organs? What does it treat?
Spleen/Stomach. It restores consciousness and it used to treat ADHD, autism, and turbidity.
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What types of herbs are astringent? What does Astringent/He herbs treat?
Sour and Salty. Astringents stop fluids from being lost. They stop leakages. They are used as gargles and rinses to treat mouth problems.
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Too much spicy can damage what?
the skin
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Too much bitter can damage what?
the blood vessels
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Too much sweet can damage what?
the flesh
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Too much salty can damage what?
the bones
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Too much sour can damage what?
the sinews
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Warming, hot, spicy, and aromatic go in what direction?
up and out
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Cooling, cold, bitter, salty, and bland go in what direction?
down
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Sour and astringent go in what direction?
in
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Sweet goes in what direction?
it maintains its position
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Floating/ascending affects _____ factors.
yang (sweat, wind, etc.)
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Sinking affects _____ factors and descends ______ ___.
yin (damp, diarrhea), rebellious qi
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Guo (Fruit) and Hua (Flowers) will help ____ ____.
disperse wind
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Peels and Barks affect the _____.
skin
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Ye (Leaves) and Zhi (Twigs) affect the ____ and _____ and help with ______.
limbs, sinews, prolapse
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Zhi (Branches) and Pi (Bark) _____ rebellious qi. Vines affect the _____ collaterals and thus the _____.
descend, blood, spirit
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Gen (Roots) and Zi or Ren (Seeds) ______ or _____ intestines.
consolidate, moisten
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Shi (minerals) are _____ and descend _____. They are _____.
heavy, yang, calming
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What are the 7 Mutual Relationships?
accentuating, enhancing, counteracting, neutralizing, antagonizing, incompatibility, and single herb
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Herbs with similar effects are ______.
accentuating
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Herbs that enhance the property of the other are _______.
enhancing
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Herbs that lesson the effect of one another are _________.
counteracting
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Herbs that neutralize possible side effects are ________.
neutralizing
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Herbs that nullify the effects when combined are ________.
antagonizing
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Herbs that are harmful when combined are _______.
incompatible
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________ and ______ are cooked for 30-60 minutes prior to adding other herbs because they are _____.
Minerals, shells, heavy
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Toxic substances are cooked for ____ minutes first to reduce toxicity.
30
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Aromatics are generally cooked at the ____ ____ to ____ minutes of the tea.
last 10, 15
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Secretions, gels, and powders, are _____ ___ the decoction.
added to
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Methods of processing include dry-frying or charring to ____ _____, wine-frying to ____ ____, and honey-baking to ______ ____ and _____.
stop bleeding, move blood, tonify Spleen, harmonize
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1 Lian is ___ ____ and approximately ___ grams.
10 Qian, 30
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1 Qian is ___ ___ and approximately ___ grams.
10 Fen, 3
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What are the four levels of the herbal class system of formulas?
Principle/Chief (Jun), Associate (Chen), Assistant (Zuo), and Messenger/Envoy (Shi)
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What does the Principle/Chief (Jun) do in a formula?
It is the major action of the formula
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What does the Associate/Deputy (Chen) do in a formula?
It enhances and supports the Chief
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What does the Assistant (Zuo) do in a formula?
It supports a specific action of the formula
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What does the Messenger/Envoy (Shi) do in a formula?
It directs the action of the formula and/or harmonizes
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What are the 8 Methods of Medicine?
Sweating (Han Fa), Vomiting (Tu), Draining Downward (Xia Fa), Warming (Wen Fa), Clearing (Qing Fa), Reducing (Xiao Fa), Harmonizing (He Fa), and Tonifying (Bu fa)
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Sweating relates directly to the ______. This principle is spicy, _____, ____, and expels ____.
Lungs, yang, warming, cold
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Vomiting has a relationship with the _____ and _____ qi.
Lungs, Stomach
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Draining Downward has a relationship with the ____ and ____ _____.
Lungs and Large Intestine
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What does draining downward treat?
Dysenteric disorders, damp-heat toxins, blood stasis.
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What does sweating treat?
Wind-Cold and Damp-Heat
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What does vomiting treat?
Phlegm and Toxicity
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Warming can treat _____ yang collapse.
Kidney
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What can warming treat?
Bi-obstruction and Blood Stasis
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Clearing is bitter and _____. It is related to the _____, _____, _____, and ______.
cold, Lungs, Stomach, Heart, Liver
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Reducing moves what four types of stasis?
Qi, Blood, Phlegm, Parasites
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What is the most complex and contemporary Method of Medicine?
Harmonizing
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Tonifying supplements what?
Qi, Blood, Essence, Yin, and Yang
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Pills are used more often in what types of conditions?
Chronic
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Decoctions and tinctures are used more often in what types of conditions?
Acute

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