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Lecture 5 Flashcards

1
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Herbs that Clear Heat & Drain Fire deal with heat in which channel stage?

A

Yang Ming

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Herbs that Clear Heat & Drain Fire deal with heat in which of the four levels?

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Qi level

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What are some signs and symptoms of excess heat?

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fever without chills, profuse sweat, dry mouth, thirst, irritability, red eyes, red face, scanty dark urine, constipation or diarrhea with dark stool, aversion to heat

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4
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What is the pulse and tongue of excess heat?

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Tongue: red body w/ yellow coat
Pulse: full pounding rapid pulse

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5
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What are some signs of deficiency heat?

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night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability, afternoon/low-grade fever, heat in the five centers & bleeding gums

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6
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What is the pulse and tongue of deficiency heat?

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Tongue: Red body w/ no coat
Pulse: thin/empty rapid pulse

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7
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List category, channels and properties of Shi Gao

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Clear Heat, Drain Fire
LU, ST
Sweet, Acrid, Very Cold

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8
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What are contraindications of Shi Gao

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Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Fever from yin deficiency

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9
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List functions and indications of Shi Gao

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1) Clears heat & drains fire - 4 bigs
2) Clears heat from excess from LU - cough, wheezing w/ fever and thick, viscous sputum
3) Clears ST fire - headache, toothache, swollen gums, bad breath
4) Eczema, burns and ulcerated sores - applied topically

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10
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What are the 4 bigs?

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Big Fever, Big Pulse, Big Thirst, Big Sweat

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11
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What signs and symptoms of blazing stomach fire?

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Hunger, Bad breath

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12
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What is the dosage range of Shi Gao higher than most?

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It is a mineral and is heavier than most herbs

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13
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List category, channels and properties of Zhi Mu/

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Clear Heat, Drain Fire
LU, ST, KD
bitter, sweet, cold

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What are contraindications of Zhi Mu?

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Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Diarrhea

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15
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List functions and indications of Zhi Mu.

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1) Clears heat & drains fire - high fever, irritability, thirst, heat from excess in LU, ST
2) Enriches yin and moistens dryness - deficiency of LU, KD yin, night sweats, heat in five centers
3) Generates fluids and clears heat - oral ulcers, inflammation due to yin deficiency
4) Ameliorates dryness of tonifying or warming substances - used with tonifying/warming herbs that may be too drying

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16
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What is Dui Yao?

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The art and science of combining herbs (Ma Huang + Gui Zhi, Shi Gao + Zhi Mu)

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17
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What is Xiao Ke?

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Wasting & Thirsting disorder - similar to Diabetes Type I. Eating more, drinking more, urinating more but still incur weight loss

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18
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How does Xiao Ke manifest in each of the 3 Jiaos?

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Upper - thirst, yin deficiency affecting LU
Middle - hunger with weight loss - ST
Lower - KD yin damage causing frequent urination

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19
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List category, channels and properties of Xi Gua.

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Clear Heat, Drain Fire
UB, HT, ST
Sweet, Cold

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What are contraindications of Xi Gua?

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cold from deficiency of ST & SP

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21
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List functions and indications of Xi Gua.

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1) Clear summerheat and generates fluids - summer heat with thirst, dark scanty urine and dry heaves

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22
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Xi Gua is also known as a “Natural” ________

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Bai Hu Tang

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23
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What is the formula of Bai Hu Tang?

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Chief - Shi Gao
Deputy - Zhi Mu
Assistant - Zhi Gan Cao
Envoy - Geng Mi

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What is the function of chief in Bai Hu Tang?

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Clear heat

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25
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What is the role of the deputy in Bai Hu Tang?

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generate fluids

26
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What is the major action and pattern of Bai Hu Tang?

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clear heat from Qi level, drain ST fire, generate fluids, alleviate thirst

27
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Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood deal with heat in which of the six channel stages?

A

Shao Yin (HT & KD)

28
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Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood deal with heat in which two of the four levels?

A

Ying and Xue Levels

29
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What are signs and symptoms of heat in the Ying/Xue levels?

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Ying: high fever worse at night, insomnia, coma, red tongue w/ peeling yellow coat
Xue: frank bleeding, skin rash, red tongue with prickles

30
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What is the meaning of the term “reckless” movement of Blood?

A

bleeding

31
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List category, channels and properties of Shui Niu Jiao

A

Clear Heat, Cool Blood
HT, LV, ST
Salty, Cold

32
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What are the contraindications of Shui Niu Jiao?

A

Cold from deficiency of middle burner

33
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Why is Shui Niu Jiao salty?

A

Animal products are generally salty

34
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List functions and indications of Shui Niu Jiao

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1) Clears heat, resolves fire toxicity, cools blood - warm-heat pathogen, high fever
2) Clears heat and arrests tremors - heat in HT (Shao Yin), relestness, manic behavior, loss of consciousness

35
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List category, channels, properties of Sheng Di Huang

A

Clear Heat, Cool Blood
HT, KD, LV
Sweet, Bitter, Cold

36
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What are the contraindications of Sheng Di Huang?

A

Dampness from SP deficiency

loose stools, abdominal fullness

37
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List functions and indications of Sheng Di Huang

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1) Clear heat, cool blood - Ying level heat, high fever, scarlet tongue
2) Nourish yin, generate fluids - Yin deficiency heat, dry mouth, continuous low-grade fever, constipation

38
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What are some Damp Heat signs and symptoms?

A

dysentery, urinary difficulty, jaundice, furuncles, eczema

39
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Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs tend to be what flavor and temperature?

A

Bitter and Cold

40
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Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs tend to be contraindicated under what conditions?

A

Cold from deficiency in the middle jiao (SP, ST)

41
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From a biomedical perspective many Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs are anti-_____

A

Antimicrobial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory

42
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List category, channels and properties of Huang Qin

A

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
LU, ST, GB, LI
Bitter, Cold

43
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How do Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs tend to stop bleeding?

A

Cooling heat in the blood

44
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What are contraindications of Huang Qin?

A

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

45
Q

List the Latin names for Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai

A

Scutellariae Radix,
Coptidis Rhizoma,
Phellodendri Cortex

46
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List Latin names for Shi Gao, Zhi Mu, Xi Gua

A

Gypsum Fibrosum
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
Citrulli Fructus

47
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List Latin names for Shui Niu Jiao, Sheng Di Huang

A

Bubali Cornu,

Rehmanniae Radix

48
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List functions and indications of Huang Qin

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1) Clears heat, dry dampness - diarrhea, fever, stifling in the chest
2) Clears heat, resolves toxicity - high fever, irritability, sore, swelling
3) Clear heat stop bleeding - vomiting, coughing blood, blood in stool
4) Clears heat, calms fetus
5) Sedates ascendant LV yang - red eyes, flushed face, bitter taste

49
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List the burner primarily treated by Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai

A

Huang Qin - upper burner
Huang Lian - middle burner
Huang Bai - lower burnder

50
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Why does a fetus become restless?

A

Mother has a damp heat condition, making it uncomfortable for fetus

51
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List category, channels and properties of Huang Lian

A

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
HT, LI, LV, ST
Bitter, Cold

52
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What are the contraindications of Huang Lian?

A

Cold patterns,

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

53
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List functions and indications of Huang Lian

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1) Clear heat, drain dampness - diarrhea, dysenteric disorder
2) Drains fire, resolves toxicity - high fever, irritability, delirium, red tongue
3) Clears heat, stops bleeding - nosebleed, blood in urine, stool or vomit
4) Clears heat topically- red painful eyes, ulcerations of tongue and mouth

54
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Huang Lian drains fire from which zang organ in particular?

A

HT

55
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List category, channels, properties of Huang Bai

A

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
KD, UB
Bitter Cold

56
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What are contraindications of Huang Bai?

A

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

57
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List functions and indications of Huang Bai

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1) Drain damp heat from lower burner - thick, yellow vaginal dicharge, foul-smelling diarrhea, dysenteric disorder
2) Drain KD fire - Yin deficiency, night sweats, steaming bone disorder
3) Drains fire and resolves toxicity - sores, damp lesions of skin

58
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Huang Bai drains fire from which zang organ in particular?

A

KD

59
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Besides decoctions, how are the “3 Yellows” used?

A

Topically, for sores, lesions

60
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List ingredients of Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

A

Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, Zh Zi

61
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What is the action of Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

A

Clear fire in all three burners

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