Lecture 4 Western Herbal Energetics Flashcards
Which element governs the lungs?
Air
Which element governs bones and hard structures in the body?
Earth
Which element is responsible for lubricating tissues?
Water
Which element might you draw on if you were an athlete keen to enhance performance?
Fire- governs muscular action and heat generating actions of the body
Which element is described as cold and dry?
Earth
What are the qualities associated with AIR?
Hot and moist
If you are suffering from a fever, which quality or qualities might be involved? Explain your choices
Heat, dry fever? Or moist fever? Dry is most dangerous because it goes up and up want to make the fever break and sweat
What does the neutral quality offer us?
Balance. Absence of excess in any direction. Hippocrates neutral is the ideal state. Longer journey but perhaps longer lasting
In what kind of state might the quality of dryness be useful to us?
Tissues that were water logged boggy supperations. Dryness used to firm up and astringent the skin
You have injured a muscle and the affected area is red, swollen and painful which quality would you be calling on to make this more comfortable?
Cold, possibly damp. Cold pack would be good. Alternating hot and cold is effective
Complete the group: air, water, earth
Fire
Which element governs digestion?
Fire
Which elements governs bones, teeth, hair and nails?
Earth
Which quality nourishes and lubricates tissues?
Moist
Which of the following herbs are cooling: marshmallow, rosemary, cayenne?
Marshmallow
Which element governs black bile?
Earth
Which treatment ideas would be most suitable for Phelgm?
- Salads, bitters, meat
- melons, alcohol
- soups, broths, spices
Soups broths spices
Which characteristics go with the melancholic temperament?
- Despondent, sleepless, reflective
- Hopeful, courageous, youthful, naive
- Calm, unemotional, philosophical
Despondent, sleepless, reflective
A woman in her 20’s suffers with low immunity- constantly catching colds. Which humour is in excess:
Choleric, sanguine or phelgmatic
Phlegmatic
Complete the group: Hot, cold, dry, neutral, ?
Moist
What are the Six Tissue States and by whom were they developed?
Asserted by The Physiomedicalists, the Six Tissue States were an attempt to combine scientific and traditional wisdom. Specifically they are: 1. Heat/ Excitation 2.Wind/ Constriction 3.Dry/ Atrophy 4. Cold/ Depression 5.Damp/ Relaxation 6.Damp/ Torpor
A superficial fast pulse, a red elongated flame-shaped tongue and systemic or local redness swelling and pain indicates which tissue state?
Heat/ Excitation
List 4 typical pathologies associated with the Heat/ Excitation tissue state.
Infection
Inflammation
Fever
Autoimmune
Which herbs would you choose to address the following aspects involved in the heat/ excitation tissue state: Cooling Anti-inflammatory Antiseptic Bitter
Cooling- plantain
Anti-inflammatory-turmeric
Antiseptic- golden seal
Bitter- wormwood