Lecture 10 Flashcards
Warm the Interior & Expel Cold, Tonify Qi
What could create a situation of Internal Cold from Excess?
Consuming iced drinks, raw food
What is the deficiency in a situation of Internal Cold from Deficiency?
Yang Deficiency - KD, SP, HT
What are some signs and symptoms of internal cold?
aversion to cold, white facial complexion, pale tongue, glossy coat, slow pulse
Why is fluid accumulation an issue with excess cold?
Yang deficiency can suppress fluid metabolism
Why is fluid accumulation an issue with deficiency cold?
Herbs that disperse accumulations can exasperate deficiency
What channels do Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold tend to direct towards?
HT, KD, SP (LV)
What 6 channel stage is most affected by Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold?
Shao Yin
What are some general contraindications of Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold?
Heat, Blood loss, Yin Deficiency, Pregnancy
List Latin Names of Zhi Fu Zi, Ren Shen, Dang Shen, Tai Zi Shen, Bai Zhu, Gan Cao.
Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata Ginseng Radix Codnopsis Radix Pseudostellariae Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Glycyrrizae Radix
List category, channels and properties of Zhi Fu Zi.
Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
HT, KD, SP
Acrid, Hot, Toxic
Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold tend to have what properties?
Bitter, Acrid, Warm or Hot
How is Zhi Fu Zi prepared?
Steaming
What are the contraindications of Zhi Fu Zi?
yin deficiency and abundant yang, true heat & false cold, pregnancy
Why is Zhi Fu Zi said to guide the actions of other herbs into the 12 channels?
The herb treats systemically (whole body)
What does a situation of True Heat and False Cold mean?
cold from qi stagnation in the center prevents heat from radiating to the extremities
List function and indications of Zhi Fu Zi.
- Revives yang and rescues from rebellion: weak yang qi & cold yin is abundant, diarrhea containing undigested food, chills, cold extremities, faint/almost imperceptible pulse.
- Warms the fire and assists the yang: weakness or deficiency of HT, SP, KD yang.
- Disperses cold, warms the channels, alleviates pain: wind-cold-damp painful obstruction, cold blocking organs, channels, sinews, bones, or blood vessels, yin flat abscesses
Herbs that Tonify Qi primarily treat which organs?
LU and SP
What are some LU qi deficiency signs and symptoms?
shortness of breath, shallow breathing, dyspnea on exertion, weak voice, pale complexion, spontaneous sweating
What are some SP qi deficiency signs and symptoms?
fatigue, lethargy, weak limbs, lack of appetite, abdominal distention, loose stools, general edema, prolapse
Is it always good to tonify?
Caution in case of external/internal pathogen,
Tonifying herbs are cloying and can cause headaches
What is the difference between Bai Ren Shen and Hong Shen?
Bai Ren Shen - mildly warm, generates fluids, best for Qi Xu with Jin Ye or Yin Xu
Hong Shen - warmer, tonify Yuan Qi, best for Qi Xu with Yang Xu
List category, channels and properties of Ren Shen.
Tonify Qi
LU, SP
Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Warm
What are the contraindications of Ren Shen?
presence of external pathogen,
steaming bone disorder, heat in the blood, ascendant LV yang, fire from constraint. Avoid with high doses of caffeine or other stimulants
List functions and indications of Ren Shen
- powerfully tonifies the primal qi: collapse of qi, shallow breathing, cold limbs, profuse sweat, nearly imperceptible pulse
- strengthen SP and tonify ST: lethargy, lack of appetite, chest and abdominal distention, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of ST, uterus or rectum
- tonifies LU and augments qi: wheezing, shortness of breath, labored breathing on exertion, failure of KD to grasp qi
- generates fluids and stops thirst: wasting & thirsting disorder, qi & fluids injured by high fever & profuse sweat
- benefits HT qi and calms the spirit: palpitations w/ anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness and restlessness due to qi & blood deficiency
- miscellaneous adjunctive effect: used where a stronger primal qi will indirectly aid in resolution of condition
