Lecture 7: Lung/LI Patterns & Food Therapy

Question 1

Lung Qi Xu Etiology

Answer 1

Lifestyle factors:

• Emotions – sadness, grief
• Excessive use of voice
• Hereditary
• Stooping over desk

1. Prolonged cough and dyspnea —> impairment of lung qi
2. Deficiency of SP & ST —> insufficient production of qi and blood
3. Failure of dispersing and descending of Lung Qi
4. Hypofunction of respiration
5. Ineffective protection against EPF’s
6. Hypofunction of whole body

2-6 —> Deficiency of Lung Qi —> Insufficient Pectoral Qi —> 3, 4, 5, 6

Chronic Lung problems may be hereditary, especially if a parent had Lung tuberculosis. There may be transverse cracks in Lung area and the Lung’s pulse position may be more medial than normal.

Exterior Wind Cold or Wind Heat may remain in the body and eventually cause Lung Qi Deficiency. There is often a chronic cough following an exterior Wind Cold or Wind Heat invasion. This situation can be worsened when taking antibiotics for cold or flu, as they contain the Cold in the chest and interfere with Lung’s dispersing & descending functions.

Question 2

LU Qi Deficiency Dietary Therapy

Answer 2

Thermal nature: neutral, warming, sometimes hot

Cooking method: warming

Flavour: neutral to warm-sweet; neutral to warm-pungent; neutral to warm-salty; occasionally also hot

Bitter drains damp and heat but is also a qi tonic so ok in moderation.

Question 3

LU Qi Xu Food Suggestions

Answer 3

Animal products: Goose, Herring, Shark, Tuna

Grains: Oats, Rice, Sweet rice,

Roots: Potato, Sweet Potato, Yam

Vegetables: Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Mushroom (cordyceps), Mustard greens

Spices: fresh ginger, garlic, licorice

Fruit: Grapefruit peel, ea (jasmine green)

Nuts: Walnut

Sweeteners: Molasses, Rice syrup

A substantial warming breakfast (porridge), and at least one or two warm meals daily (soups/stews) are beneficial.

Question 4

LU Qi Xu Dietary Avoidances

Answer 4

Temperature: Cool, Cold

Cooking Method: Cooling

Flavours: Excess Sweet, Excess Bitter, Excess Sour

Question 5

Lu Qi Food Avoidances (General and Specific)

Answer 5

Avoid excessive intake of thermally cold food, raw foods, too much dairy, too many tropical fruits, frozen foods, denaturalized foods, canned foods, or ice-cold beverages.

Bitter Melon, Brown sugar, Butter, Cereal Grass, Chard, Cheese, Clam, Coffee, Citrus, Milk, Crab, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Mung bean, Nori, Octopus, Salt, Seaweed, Spinach, Water Chestnut, Watermelon

Question 6

LU Qi Xu POT

2 Foods for Exam?

Answer 6

POT: Reinforce Lung Qi

Oats:

• Neutral-Warm; Sweet; sl. bitter
• Strengthens Qi
• Strengthens immune system

Herring:

• Neutral; Sweet
• Strengthens Lung Qi
• Strengthens SP Qi

Question 7

LU Yin Deficiency Etiology

Answer 7

Lifestyle Factors:

• Smoking
• Excessive use of voice
• Emotions (grief)

1. Prolonged cough or asthma
2. Febrile disease in its later period
3. Prolonged Lung Qi Xu
4. Stomach Yin Xu (irregular eating habits or diet)
5. Kidney Yin Xu (overwork
6. Lung Dryness

1-6 —> Impairment of Lung Yin —> Deficient Fire

Question 8

LU Yin Xu Dietary Therapy

Answer 8

Thermal nature: neutral, cool

Cooking method: cooling

Flavour: neutral to cool-sweet, neutral to cool-sour, neutral to cool-salty

Question 9

LU Yin Xu Food Suggestions

Answer 9

Grains: Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Wheat, Wild Rice

Dairy: Butter, Cheese (maybe not Goat), Milk, Yogurt

Vegetables: Avocado, Cauliflower, Chard, Daikon Radish, Asparagus, Kohlrabi, Tomato, Watercress

Fruit: Apple, Banana, Papaya, Pear, Strawberry (Apricot, Fig, Peach - differing opinions, slightly warming but definitely moistening)

Seafood: Herring, Clam, Oyster,

Legumes: Kidney bean, Mung bean, Peas, Soybean

Animal Products: Eggs, Goose, Pork, Rabbit

Nuts: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Flaxseed, Pistachio

Question 10

LU Yin Xu Food Avoidances

Answer 10

Temperature: Warm to Hot

Cooking Methods: Warming (eg. frying, barbecuing)

Flavours: Warm-Hot Pungent, Warm-Hot Bitter, Excess salt

Food Examples: Alcohol, Black tea, Coffee, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Cloves, Garlic, Chili Pepper, Leek, Lamb

Question 11

LU Yin Xu POT

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2 Foods for Exam

Answer 11

POT:

• Nourish Lung Yin
• Nourish body fluids
• Clear empty heat

Cauliflower:

• Cool-Neutral
• Earth/Sweet
• Nourishes Lung Yin

Pear:

• Cool
• Earth/Sweet
• Moisturizes lungs
• Cools heat

Question 12

Invasion of LU by W-C Etiology

Answer 12

Environmental Wind and Cold can enter the body (to superficial or deep levels) depending on the strength of body’s Wei Qi in relation to a pathogen.

Artificial sources of Wind Cold, such as air conditioning can also cause Wind Cold.

EPF Pathogenic wind-coldness —> Body surface —> Lung —> Defensive mechanism damaged —> Lung qi fails to disperse

Question 13

Invasion of LU by W-C Dietary Therapy and Avoidances

Answer 13

Thermal nature: Warming

Cooking: Warming

Flavour: Warm-Pungent, Warm-Sweet (sweet more for internal cold, so pungent more important here to drive EPF to surface)

Avoid:

Thermal: Cool, cold

Cooking: Cooling

Flavour: Sour (contracts), Excess Sweet, Bitter (pulls pathogen deeper)

Question 14

Invasion of LU by W-C Food Suggestions

Answer 14

Animal Products: Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Venison

Seafood: Cod, Eel, Lobster, Mussel, Trout, Tuna

Spices: Chili Pepper, Fenugreek seed, Horseradish, Pepper, Rosemary, Thyme, Garlic, Cinnamon, Ginger

Vegetables: Kale, Parsnip, Pumpkin,**Turnip

Leek, Onion, Spring Onion

Fruit: Apricot, Peach, Fig, Papaya

Nuts: Almond, Peanut, Walnut

Question 15

Invasion of LU by W-C Food Avoidances

Answer 15

Banana, Bitter Melon, Dairy, Dandelion, Kiwi, Peppermint, Refined sugar, Squid, Watermelon

Question 16

Invasion of LU by W-C POT

2 Foods for Exam

Answer 16

POT:

• Relese exterior
• Expel wind-cold
• Stimulate Lung qi and yang

Horseradish:

• Warm
• Metal/Pungent
• Expels wind-cold
• Strengthens lung qi and yang

Garlic:

• Hot
• Metal/Pungent
• Releases exterior, promotes sweating
• Dispels cold

Question 17

Invasion of LU by W-H Etiology

Answer 17

Exterior pathogenic Wind combines with Heat and invades Lung Exterior portion (Lung Defensive Qi portion)

Exposure to Wind may turn to Wind Heat in a person with a tendency toward Heat.

Wind Heat may be caused by virus or bacteria contracted through the nose and mouth.

Can also be caused by pathogenic wind-cold invading and later turning into wind-heat.

Question 18

Invasion of LU by W-H Dietary Therapy and Avoidances

Answer 18

Thermal nature: Neutral, Cool

Cooking method: Cooling

Flavour: Cool-pungent

Avoid:

Thermal nature: Warm, Hot, Cold

Cooking method: Warming

Flavour: Sour (contracts), Excess Sweet (feeds pathogen), Bitter (Pulls pathogen deeper)

Question 19

Invasion of LU by W-H Food Suggestions

Answer 19

Majority of diet should be in the form of soups and congees of millet, barley or rice. Most useful other foods are watercress and white fungus.

Spices: Borage, Licorice, Marjoram, Peppermint

Grains: Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Wheat, Wild Rice

Vegetables: Avocado, Bamboo shoot, Bok Choy, Cauliflower, Chard, Daikon Radish, Kohlrabi, Water Chestnut, Watercress, Turnip, Asparagus, Cucumber

Fruit: Apple, Banana, Grapefruit, Lemon, Papaya, Pear, Persimmon, Strawberry

Seafood: Herring, Clam, Oyster, Seaweed

Animal Products: Goose, Pork, Rabbit

Nuts: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Coconut, Pistachio

Question 20

Invasion of LU by W-H Food Avoidances

Answer 20

Alcohol, Allspice, Anise, Beef, Chicken, Chili, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Coffee, Curry, Dairy, Garlic, Plum, Mustard, Onion family, Pepper, Refined sugar, Warming fish (trout, anchovy)

Question 21

Invasion of Lung by W-H POT

2 Foods for Exam

Answer 21

POT:

• Release exterior
• Clear heat from lung
• Stimulate Lung descending and dispersing

Daikon Radish

• Cool
• Pungent; Sweet
• Loosens phlegm in lungs
• Moistens lung
• Clears heat

Peppermint:

• Cool
• Metal/Pungent; Earth/Sweet
• Expels mucus
• Nourishes lungs
• Clears heat from lung
• Downbears heat

Question 22

Damp-Phlegm in LU Etiology

Answer 22

This is an Excess Exterior Cold Syndrome. Usually arises from chronic deficiency of Spleen Qi or Spleen Yang

Frequent or reoccurring invasions of exterior pathogenic factors will weaken the Lungs (and SP) —> Lung Qi fails to distribute fluids over body —>formation of Phlegm —> Phlegm ultimately settles in Lungs

Excessive consumption of greasy, cold, dairy or raw foods —> damage Spleen —> Spleen fails to transport and transform water —> leads to the formation of Phlegm —> Phlegm settles in Lungs

Question 23

Dietary Therapy for Damp-Phlegm

Answer 23

Temperature/Flavour: neutral-warm bitter, neutral-warm pungent

_Bitter-warm food_s: basil, parsnips, brussel sprouts,

Pungent-warm: cinnamon, ginger, horseradish, chives, garlic, kohlrabi, white pepper

Other foods that dry damp: Aduki bean, Mackerel, Raw honey

Question 24

Damp-Phlegm Obstructing Lung POT

2 Foods for Exam

Answer 24

POT

• Resolve phlegm
• Move qi; Restore Lung descending function
• Expel cold

Thyme:

• Warm/Hot
• Pungent, Bitter
• Transforms phlegm
• Strengthens LU and SP

Fenugreek Seed:

• Warm/Hot
• Pungent, Bitter, Sweet
• Loosens phlgem
• Targets LU, LI

Garlic:

• Warm/Hot
• Pungent; Sweet
• Moves qi (assist lung descending)
• Resolve phlegm

Ginger:

• Warm/Hot
• Pungent; Sweet
• Moves qi
• Loosens phlegm-cold

Question 25

Phlegm Heat in LU Etiology

Answer 25

This is an Excess Hot Interior condition. Lung Phlegm Heat is often chronic. The pattern is similar to Damp-Phlegm, but with the added component of Heat. 1. Exterior Wind Heat (or Wind Cold) can weaken Lung Qi and leaves pathogenic Heat and Phlegm, which eventually become chronic. 2. Overconsumption of greasy and hot foods; Irregular eating 3. Smoking

Question 26

Dietary Therapy for Phlegm Heat

Answer 26

_Temperature/Flavour:_ bitter-cool, salty-cool, sometimes pungent-cool and sweet-cool _Bitter-cool_: *amaranth*, asparagus, broccoli, celery, cereal grass, dandelion, lettuce, nettle, wild rice _Salty-cool_: oysters, carp, seaweed, millet _Sweet-cool_: *pear* (Asian pears) best for phlegm in the lungs, mung bean, mushroom, soy milk, tangerine _Pungent-cool_: *daikon radish*, green tea, peppermint, watercress

Question 27

Phlegm-Heat in Lungs POT 2 Foods for Exam

Answer 27

**POT:** * Resolve phlegm (dry damp) * Clear heat * Move qi; Stimulate lung descending function **Pear:** * Cool * Sweet; Sl. Sour * Clears heat * Resolves phlegm * Moisturizes lung **Amaranth:** * Neutral/Cool * Sweet; Bitter * Dries dampness * Benefits lungs (descending and dispersing) * Transforms mucus **Chard:** * Cool * Sweet; Bitter * Cools Lung heat * Dries dampness

Question 28

Lung Dryness Etiology

Answer 28

Lung Dryness is characterized by signs of Dryness with deficient fluids, but it is not yet of Yin Deficiency. It could be considered less severe and a precursor to Lung Yin Deficiency. If it is an Invasion it will have exterior syndrome sn/sx such as superficial pulse, fever and chills at same time. Lung Dryness can be either Exterior or Interior. Exterior Dryness damages Lung fluids, such as in long periods of dry and hot weather. Internal Dryness can occur from Stomach Yin Deficiency (i.e. - from irregular eating times, irregular diet, etc.). 1. Invasion by dryness 2. Infection by febrile diseases 3. Irregular diet --\> ST Yin Xu 4. Organ malfunction 1-4 ---\> Consumption of body fluids ---\> Dryness of Lung

Question 29

Lung Dryness Diet Therapy

Answer 29

Thermal nature: Neutral, Warm, Cool Cooking method: Cooling Flavours: Neutral-cool sweet, neutral-cool salty, some warming, some sour is ok

Question 30

Lung Dryness Food Suggestions

Answer 30

_Animal products:_ Clam, Crab, Dairy, Duck, Duck Egg, Goose, Herring, Oyster, Mussel, Pork _Fruit:_ Apple, Apricot, Banana, Fig, Melon, Mulberry, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Strawberry _Grains:_ Barley, Millet, Oats _Nuts_: Almond, Cashew, Peanut oil, Pine nut, Sesame seed _Vegetables_: Asparagus, Avocado, Bamboo shoot, Cucumber, Russian olive, Seaweed, Spinach, Watercress _Legumes_: Black bean, Mung bean, Soybean products (tofu, tempeh) _Sweeteners_: Honey (cooked), barley malt, rice syrup Other: black and white fungus (Note: using a little salt in cooking also moistens dryness).

Question 31

Lung Dryness Food Avoidances

Answer 31

Thermal nature: Hot Cooking: Warming Flavour: warm-hot pungent, warm-hot sour, bitter Food examples: Cayenne, Coffee, Grapefruit peel, Leek, Onion, Red chili, Scallion

Question 32

LU Dryness POT 2 Foods for Exam

Answer 32

**POT:** * ​Moisten lungs * Nourish body fluids **Cashew:** * Cool * Sweet * Nourishes Lung * Moistens Lung (and LI) **Avocado:** * Cool/cold * Sweet * Nourishes Lung Yin (also LV and LI) * Moistens lung and LI * (Builds blood and yin) **Peach:** * Neutral/warm/cool depending on source * Sweet/Sour * Nourishes body fluids * Builds blood * Moistens lung and LI

Question 33

Damp Heat in LI Etiology

Answer 33

1. Invasion of damp-heat 2. Improper diet forming damp heat 3. Emotional problems aggravating internal heat 1-3 ---\> Invasion of damp heat into LI leading to dysfunction of its transportation Too much hot and greasy food, alcohol, plus emotional problems Example: worry and anxiety over long period. All cause interior Heat. May accompany other patterns involving Interior Heat such as Liver Qi Stagnation with Liver Fire.

Question 34

Damp-Heat in LI Diet Therapy

Answer 34

Thermal nature: Cool Cooking: Cooling Flavour: Cool-Bitter, Cool-Sour, Cool-Pungent sometimes cool-sweet, cool-salty **Avoid:** Thermal nature: Hot Cooking: Warming Flavour: Excess sweet, Hot pungent

Question 35

Damp Heat in LI Food Suggestions

Answer 35

_Animal products:_ Frog _Legumes_: Mung bean _Vegetables:_ Alfalfa sprouts, Brake (Fern), Cabbage, Celery, Cucumber, Eggplant, Lettuce, Seaweed, Spinach, Squash Raw Honey _Avoidances:_ Alcohol, Brown sugar, Cayenne, Chili, Dill, Ginger, Guava, Lamb, Mustard, Sugar

Question 36

Damp Heat in LI POT 2 Foods for Exam

Answer 36

**POT:** * Clear heat * Resolve dampness * Stop diarrhea **Lettuce:** * Cool/Cold * Sweet; Bitter * Dries dampness * Clears heat in LI and ST **Persimmon (Kaki)** * Cold * Earth/Sweet * Cools heat * Astringent (holds juices) - help with drying damp and stopping diarrhea * Targets LI

Question 37

LI Dryness Etiology

Answer 37

This pattern usually accompanies other patterns: Example: Yin or Blood Deficiency. Yin Deficiency produces a red or red and peeled Tongue, whereas Blood Deficiency produces a Tongue that is pale. Most common is to see it with ST Yin Xu. This pattern is most common in older people and in women after childbirth. 1. Deficiency of Yin-Blood in older people 2. EPF Invasion, heat consume fluid. Consumption of yin fluid in febrile diseases or prolonged diseases 3. Excessive bleeding after delivery (postpartum hemorrhage) 4. Take laxative, constipation later 5. Diet not enough fiber 1-4---\> Deficiency of fluids in LI ---\> fail to moisten intestines

Question 38

LI Dryness Dietary Therapy

Answer 38

_Thermal Nature:_ Neutral, Warm, Cool _Cooking:_ Cooling _Flavours:_ Neutral-Cool Sweet, Neutral-Cool Salty **Avoid:** Thermal nature: Hot Cooking: Warming Flavours: Warm-hot pungent, Warm-hot sour, Bitter

Question 39

LI Dryness Food Suggestions

Answer 39

_Animal products:_ Clam, Crab, Dairy, Duck, Duck Egg, Goose, Herring, Oyster, Mussel, Pork _Fruit_: Apple, Apricot, Banana, Fig, Melon, Mulberry, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Strawberry _Grains:_ Barley, Millet, Oats _Nuts:_ Almond, Cashew, Peanut oil, Pine nut, Sesame seed _Vegetables_: Asparagus, Avocado, Bamboo shoot, Cucumber, Russian olive, Seaweed, Spinach, Watercress _Legumes:_ Black bean, Mung bean, Soybean products (tofu, tempeh) _Sweeteners_: Honey (cooked), barley malt, rice syrup _Other:_ black and white fungus (Note: using a little salt in cooking also moistens dryness).

Question 40

LI Dryness Food Avoidances

Answer 40

Food examples: Alcohol, Cayenne, Coffee, Garlic, Grapefruit peel, Leek, Onion, Red chili, Scallion

Question 41

LI Dryness POT 2 Foods for Exam

Answer 41

**POT:** * Moisten intestines to relieve constipation **Avocado:** * Cool-Cold * Earth/Sweet * Feeds colon yin * Builds blood and yin * Lubricates LI **Banana:** * Cold * Earth/Sweet * Moistens LI and Stomach (Tofu)

Question 42

Liver Qi Stagnation leading to Qi Stagnation in Large Intestine Etiology

Answer 42

1. Emotional disharmony, especially repressed anger, resentment, frustration, over a long time impairs circulation of Liver Qi. 2. Invasion of pathogenic factors 3. Physical level – aggravated by lack of movement 4. Irregular dietary habits, especially difficult emotions during eating, eating while standing, eating in a hurry 1-4 --\> Qi Stagnation in Large Intestine Nutrition Suggestions:

Question 43

LI Qi Stagnation Dietary Therapy

Answer 43

Temperature:This will depend on whether deficiency, cold, or heat is bound up with stagnation. If not then we can choose a balance of temperatures or tend toward warming Cooking method: Avoid cooking and eat fresh raw vegetables and sprouts when possible. When cooking use a balance of cooling (eg. pickling in brine) to warming (eg. grilling) Flavour: Neutral/Warm Pungent, Neutral/Warm Bitter,

Question 44

LI Qi Stagnation Food Suggestions

Answer 44

*Sprouted Raw Foods (grains, beans, seeds)* _Grains:_ Barley, Sweet Rice, _Vegetables:_ Brassica genus, Broccoli, Beets, Celery, Cereal Grasses, Chive, Cress, Kohlrabi, Leek, Micro-algae, Radish _Spices_: Basil, Clove, Fennel, Paprika, Turmeric \* Apple Cider Vinegar \*\*Pine Nut Kernel Congee

Question 45

LI Qi Stagnation Avoidances

Answer 45

_Temperature_: Cold _Cooking Method:_ Excess Cooling, Extreme warming (eg. deep-frying, barbecuing) _Flavour:_ Excess Sweet, Excess Salty, Extreme Pungent _Food Examples:_ Alcohol, Banana, Cayenne, Cheese, Chili Pepper, Crab, Milk, Sugar

Question 46

LI Qi Stagnation POT 2 Foods for Exam

Answer 46

**POT:** * Move qi * Resolve stagnation **Barley:** * Cool * Earth/Sweet; Water/Salty * Eliminates digestive blockages * Mild laxative * Targets LI **Kohlrabi:** * Neutral * Earth/Sweet; Metal/Pungent * Moves qi * Moves blood * Targets LI

Question 47

LI Cold (empty pattern)

Answer 47

1. Prolong diarrhea or dysentery ---\> insufficiency of SP and KI Yang 2. Anything that causes SP Yang Xu This pattern is a subcategory of SP Yang Xu, only difference is that there in LI Cold you see borborygmus and stool will look like duck droppings 3. too much cold and raw food 4. chronic exposure of abdomen to cold

Question 48

LI Cold Dietary Therapy

Answer 48

Thermal nature: Warm Cooking method: Warming eg. long simmering in liquid Flavours: Warm-Sweet, Warm-Pungent Avoid: Flavours: Sour, Bitter, Cool-cold sweet, cool-cold pungent

Question 49

LI Cold (empty pattern) POT 2 Foods for Exam

Answer 49

**POT:** * Warm Yang to arrest discharge * Tonify and warm LI and SP Note: There is no xie qi left in this pattern so tonifying warming is appropriate. Do not tonify in early stages of diarrhea. **Spring Onion:** * Warm * Pungent * Warms the Spleen * Warms the Kidney * Regulates Qi * Enters/targets LI **Anise:** * Warm * Sweet; Pungent * Promotes digestion * Warms the middle jiao * Warms the Large Intestine

Question 50

LU Qi Xu Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 50

* Jade Windscreen (Astragalus) * Ginseng * *Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang* Ginseng Tonifying Lung Decoction

Question 51

LU Yin Xu Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 51

* *Bai He Gu Jin Tang* - Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal * *Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang* - Nourising Yin and Clearing Lung Decoction

Question 52

Invasion of LU by W-C Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 52

* Ma Huang Tang - Ephedra Decoction * Jade Windscreen

Question 53

Invasion of LU by W-H Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 53

* *Yin Qiao San* - Forsythia-Lonicera Powder * Majority of diet should be in the form of soups and congees of millet, barley or rice. * *Sang Ju Yin* (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction)

Question 54

Damp-Phlegm Obstructing Lung Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 54

* *Er Chen Tang* - Two Old Decoction * *Xiao Qin Long Tang* (Minor Blue-Green Dragon Concoction * Avoid cold and raw food * Avoid greasy, oily food * Avoid alcohol

Question 55

Phlegm-Heat Obstructing Lungs Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 55

* *Qing Qi Hua Tan Tang* - Clearing Qi and Resolving Phlegm Decoction * *Ma Xin Shi Gan Tang* (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction) * Avoid hot, greasy, oily food * Avoid warming cooking methods, barbecue and deep fry * Avoid alcohol

Question 56

Lung Dryness Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 56

* Herb: Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lung *

Question 57

LI Damp Heat Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 57

* Bai Tou Wen Tang (Decoction of Pulsatillae)

Question 58

LI Dryness Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 58

* Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang (Increase the Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction)

Question 59

LI Qi Stagnation Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 59

* Get regular excercise * Establish regular bowel habits * Regular eating habits *

Question 60

LI Cold (empty pattern) Lifestyle and Herbs

Answer 60

Zhen Ren Yan Zang Tang (True Man's Formula to Nourish the Organs) Astringent herbal to consolidate. Poppy.

Question 61

LI Heat POT 2 Foods Exam

Answer 61

**POT:** * Clear heat from LI **Avocado:** * Cool/Cold * Sweet * Cools LI * Nourishes LI and LU yin * Lubricates LI and LU **Banana:** * Cold * Sweet * Cools heat * Moistens LI

Question 62

LI Heat Etiology

Answer 62

Too much hot foods (alcohol, lamb, beef) and dry foods (baked or broiled meats)

Question 63

Collapse of LI Etiology

Answer 63

* SP Qi Sinking always a precursor * Too much physical work * Will see hemorrhoids and prolapsed anus

Question 64

Collapse of LI POT 2 Foods Exam

Answer 64

**POT:** * Nourish LI Qi * Raise qi * Strengthen SP Qi **Guava:** * Warm * Wood/Sour; Earth/Sweet * Secures and astringes to help raise SP Qi * Tonifies SP and LI Qi * Enters LU/LI and SP/ST channels (Info from Nutritional Strategies app. Also lists Lime and Pork Large Intestine for prolapse) **Parsnip:** * Warm * Bitter, Sweet, Pungent * Balances and strengthens Large Intestine Qi * Warms LI * Also strengthens SP/ST * Regulates qi