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Lecture 12 Flashcards

Calm the Spirit, Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors, Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices, Expel Parasites

1
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What are some Shen disorders?

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Insomnia, Anxiety, Restlessness

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Herbs that Anchor, Settle & Calm the Spirit tend to be what kinds of substances?

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Heavy substances (minerals, shells, bones)

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Herbs that Anchor, Settle & Calm the Spirit settle ascending Yang of what two organs?

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HT, LV

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List category, channels and properties of Long Gu

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Anchor, Settle & Calm the Spirit
HT, LV, KD
Sweet, Astringent, Neutral

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5
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List Latin names of Long Gu, Suan Zao Ren, Gou Teng, She Xiang, Da Suan

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Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, Moschus, Allii Sativi Bulbus

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List contraindications of Long Gu

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Damp heat, externally contracted excess disorders

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List functions and indications of Long Gu

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  • Settles anxiety and calms the spirit: emotional distress, restlessness, insomnia, palpitations w/ anxiety, seizures
  • Calms LV and anchors and preserves floating yang: irritability, restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision, bad temper due to LV yin deficiency
  • Prevents leakage of fluids: spermatorrhea, nightsweats, spontaneous sweating, nocturnal emissions, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding
  • Used topically for chronic, non-healing sores and ulcers
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What kind of bone is Long Gu?

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deer, oxen, elephant bone aged over 50 years

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How is Long Gu prepared?

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Crushed and cooked a long time (>30 min)

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Herbs that Nourish the HT to Calm the Spirit tend to be what property? What organ do they nourish?

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Sweet & moistening

HT, LV

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Which is milder: Nourish the HT and Calm the Spirit or Anchor, Settle and Calm the Spirit?

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Nourish HT and Calm Spirit

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List category, channels and properties of Suan Zao Ren

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Nourish HT and Calm the Spirit
GB, HT, LV, SP
Sweet, Sour, Neutral

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List contraindications of Suan Zao Ren

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Sever diarrhea, heat from excess

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List functions and indications of Suan Zao Ren

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  • Nourishes HT yin, augments LV blood, quiets spirit: irritability, insomnia, palpitations w/ anxiety due to blood deficiency or yin deficiency
  • Prevents abnormal sweating: spontaneous sweating and night sweats
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15
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What is the main formula for insomnia?

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Suan Zao Ren Tang

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16
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What are some characteristics of Wind?

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Swift, changeable, rapid, violent, impetuous

17
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What are some causes of internal wind?

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LV, KD yin deficiency
Ascending LV yang
Blood deficiency
High fevers

18
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What are some diseases treated by Substances that Extinguish wind and Stop Tremors

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Parkinson’s, Menieres Disease, Stroke, Hypertension, Epilepsy, Bells Palsy

19
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What are some signs and symptoms of internal wind?

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dizziness, headache, shakiness, unsteady gait, shaking head, convulsions, tremors, deviated tongue

20
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What is the main channel entered by Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors?

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LV

21
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List category, channel, properties of Gou Teng

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Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
PC, LV
Sweet, Slightly Cold

22
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What are contraindications of Gou Teng?

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absence of wind-heat, heat from excess

23
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List functions and indications of Gou Teng

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  • Extinguish wind and alleviates spasms: LV heat w/ internal stirring of LV wind, tremors, seizures, eclampsia
  • Drains LV heat and pacifies LV yang: LV fire, ascendant LV yang, headache, irritability, red eyes, dizziness
  • Releases the exterior: exterior wind-heat, fever, headache, red eyes
24
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What are some signs of closed orifices?

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coma, lock jaw, clenched fists, rigid limbs, forceful pulse

25
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List category, channels and properties of She Xiang

A

Aromatic Substances that Open Orifices
HT, SP, LV
Acrid, Warm, Aromatic

26
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List contraindications of She Xiang

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Pregnancy, yin deficiency w/ heat signs, significant allergies, hypertension, reduced KD function

27
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List functions and indications of She Xiang

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  • Vigorously opens the orifices, revives the spirit, unblocks close disorders: convulsions, delirium, stupor, fainting
  • Invigorates blood, dissipates clumps, reduces swelling, alleviates pain: blood stasis, fixed, palpable masses, toxic sores, carbuncles
  • Hastens delivery and facilitates the downward passage of stillborns: dead fetus or placenta fails to descend
28
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What is the dosing of She Xiang?

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0.03-0.1g

29
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What kinds of signs and symptoms does a patient with parasites show?

A

no pain or para-umbilical pain, vomiting, change in appetite or deranged appetite, itching rectum, nose, ears

30
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List category, channels and properties of Da Suan

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Expel Parasites
LI, LU, SP, ST
Acrid, Warm

31
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List contraindications of Da Suan

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Yin deficiency w/ heat signs, topical application to peri-anal area or enemas during pregnancy, skin irritant- do not apply for long

32
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List functions and indications of Da Suan

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  • Kills parasites: hookworms, pinworms
  • Disperses abscesses and reduces swelling: early stage sores
  • Resolves toxicity and kills parasites: tineaand other pruritic rashes
  • Warms the ST, strengthens the SP, promotes movement of qi, reduces stagnation, resolves toxicity: diarrhea, dysenteric disorders due to epidemic toxins or food stagnation

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