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Mid Term Flashcards

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桂枝

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Guì Zhī

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甘草

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Gān Cǎo

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白芍藥

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Bai Shao Yao

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赤芍藥

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Chi Shao Yao

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生薑

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Shēng Jiāng

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大棗

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Dà Zǎo

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黄耆

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Huáng Qí

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膠飴

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Jiāo Yí

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飴餹

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Yí Táng

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蜂蜜

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Fēng Mì

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石蜜

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Shí Mì

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茯苓

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Fú Líng

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白朮

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Bai Zhu

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蒼朮

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Cang Zhu

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澤瀉

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Zé Xiè

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豬苓

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Zhū Líng

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17
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滑石

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Huá Shí

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18
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防己

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Fáng Jǐ

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木通

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Mù Tōng

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Gui Zhi
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
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Pharmaceutical name: Cinnamomi Ramulus
Common name: cinnamon twig
Properties: acrid, sweet, warm
Channel entered: heart, lung, bladder
Classified as: herbs that release the exterior
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Gui Zhi

actions/indications

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o Release the exterior and assist the yang
o Warms and unblocks the channels and collaterals
o Warms the yang and transforms thin mucous
o Assists the heart yang and unblocks the yang qi of the chest
o Warms the channels, vessels and collaterals
o Warms the middle and directs turbid yin downward
o Warms yang in the chong and ren channels to restore normal menstruation

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Gui zhi
main ability
mainly treats

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Main ability assists heart and connects yang

Mainly treats counter flow

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Gui zhi

clinical applications

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Chest tightness with tachycardia, pulsation/palpitation

  • Running piglet, qi rushing up to chest/throat, fright, anxiety, panic attack
  • Release the exterior
  • Sweating
  • Headache
  • Body pain
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Gan cao
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
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Pharmaceutical name: Glycyrrhizae Radix
Common name: licorice root
Properties: sweet, neutral
Channel entered: all 12 channels
Classified as: herbs that tonify the qi
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Gan cao

actions/indication

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Tonifies the spleen and augments the qi
o Moistens the lungs and stops coughs
o Moderates spasm and alleviates pain
o Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity
o Used as antidote for a variety of toxic substances
o Moderates and harmonizes the characteristics of other herbs

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Gan cao
main ability
mainly treats
c/i

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Main ability: moderates (relaxes) urgency 緩急
* Mainly treats: urgency
c/i in sp dampness

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Gan cao

clinical indications

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tightness, spasm, tension, pain
- counterflow, vexation, restlessness, agitation, palpitation
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- poison, toxicosis (also, relieving potential urgency that may be caused by the effect of other
herbs)
- sore throat

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Bai shao yao
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
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Pharmaceutical name: Paeoniae Radix alba
! Common name: white peony root
! Properties: bitter, sour, mildly cold
! Channel entered: liver, spleen
! Classified as: herbs that tonify the blood
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Chi shao yao
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
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Pharmaceutical name: Paeoniae Radix rubra
! Common name: red peony root
! Properties: sour, bitter, slightly cold
! Channel entered: liver, spleen
! Classified as: herbs that invigorate the blood

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Bai shao yao

actions/indications

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Nourishes the blood and regulates the menses
o Calms and curbs the liver yang and alleviates pain
o Preserves the yin and adjusts the nutritive and protective levels

31
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Chi shao yao

actions/indications

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Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis
o Clears heat and cools the blood
Reduces swelling from sores and abscesses
o Clears heat and relieves eye pain

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Shao yao
main ability
mainly treats
applications

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Main ability: breaks open yin congealment and spreads yang’s harmony (tones vessels, softens liver and
sinews)
* Mainly treats: hypertonicity (esp. in abdomen)
* Clinical applications:
- Hypertonicity, pain
- Abdominal pain, fullness
- Constipation/diarrhea
- Blood pattern
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Sheng jiang
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Pharmaceutical name: Gingiberis Rhizoma recens
! Common name: ginger
! Properties: acrid, slightly warm
! Channel entered: lung, spleen, stomach
! Classified as: herbs that release the exterior

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Sheng jiang

actions

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Release the exterior and disperses cold
o Warms the middle burner and alleviates vomiting
o Warms the lung and stops cough
o Resolves toxicity

35
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Sheng jiang
main ability
mainly treats
applications

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Main ability: disperse water, dampness, and cold in the stomach

  • Mainly treats: nausea
  • Clinical applications:
  • nausea, vomiting, retching
  • digestive reversal: belching, hiccups
  • excessive drooling and sputum
  • abdominal distention
  • cold
36
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Da zao
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A 
Pharmaceutical name: Jujubae Fructus
! Common name: jujube, Chinese date
! Properties: sweet, warm
! Channel entered: spleen, stomach
! Classified as: herbs that tonify the qi
37
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Da zao

actions

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Tonifies the spleen and augments the qi
o Nourishes the blood and calms the spirit
o Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs

38
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Da zao

main ability, mainly treats, applications

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Main ability: moderates urgency
* Mainly treats: pulling tightness and stiffness
* Clinical applications:
- Vexation, restlessness, agitation, zang zao (with gan cao)
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- Pain: pulling, stiff quality
- Cough (with water expelling herbs)
* Combined with Sheng Jiang:
- Acrid, sweet and warm: transforms the yang, harmonizes the middle

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Huang qi
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A 
Pharmaceutical name: Astragali Radix
! Common name: astragalus root
! Properties: sweet, slightly warm
! Channel entered: lung, spleen
! Classified as: herbs that tonify the qi
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Huang qi

actions

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Tonifies the qi and blood
o Tonifies the spleen and raises the yang
o Augments the protective qi and stabilizes the exterior
o Promotes urination and reduces edema
o Promotes the discharge of pus and generates flesh
o Wasting and thirsting disorder, numbness of the limbs, paralysis and painful
obstruction

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Huang qi
main ability
mainly treats
applications

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Main ability: raises and brings the qi to the surface

  • Mainly treats: surface layer of water causing excessive sweats, swelling, sores, numbness, etc.
  • Clinical applications:
  • excessive sweating
  • swelling pain
  • chronic non-healing sores, abscesses
  • weak puffy flesh (constitutional feature)
  • abnormal skin sensation
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Jiao Yi/ Yi tang
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
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Pharmaceutical name: maltosum
! Common name: malt sugar, maltose
! Properties: sweet, slightly warm
! Channel entered: lung, spleen, stomach
! Classified as: herbs that tonify the qi
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Jiao Yi/ Yi tang

actions

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Tonifies the spleen and augments the qi
o Tonifies the middle burner qi and alleviates pain
o Moistens the lung and stops coughs

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Jiao Yi/ Yi tang
main ability
mainly treats
applications

A

Yi Tang tastes sweet and [is] slightly warm. It governs supplementing deficiency exhaustion, stopping
thirst, [and] removing blood.” - Ming Yi Bie Lu
* Main ability: moderates urgency and constructs the middle
Appearance of the middle (abdomen): emaciation, dry skin, thin and tight abdominal wall
* Symptoms: abdominal pain, taxation, malnutrition

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Feng mi/shi mi
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Pharmaceutical name: Mel
! English name: honey
! Properties: sweet, neutral
! Channel entered: spleen, lung, large intestine
! Classified as: herbs that tonify the qi

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Feng mi/shi mi

actions

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Tonifies the middle jiao and relieves pain
o Moistens the lung to stop cough
o Lubricates the bowels to relieve constipation
o Eliminates toxins
o Used in preparation of herbs

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feng mi/shi mi

pattern

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“Shi Mi tastes sweet and [is] neutral. It governs …, stopping pain, resolving poison, …”

  • Ben Cao Jing
  • Main ability: moderates urgency and resolves toxicity

made into honey pills, moderate fu zi

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Fu ling
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Pharmaceutical name: Poria
! Common name: poria, hoelen
! Properties: sweet, bland, neutral
! Channel entered: heart, spleen, kidney, lung
! Classified as: herbs that drain dampness

49
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fu ling

actions

A

Promotes urination and leaches out dampness
o Strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the middle burner
o Strengthens the spleen and transforms phlegm
o Quiets the heart and calms the spirit

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fu ling

pattern

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Main ability: promote water metabolism

  • Mainly treats: pulsation/palpitation (悸) due to abnormal distribution of water
  • Clinical applications:
  • unsmooth urination
  • dizziness, vertigo
  • vexation, restlessness, anxiety
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Bai zhu

name, properties, channel, classified as, actions

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Pharmaceutical name: Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma
! Common name: atractylodes rhizome
! Properties: bitter, sweet, warm
! Channel entered: spleen, stomach
! Classified as: herbs that tonify the qi
! Actions & indications:
o Tonifies the spleen augments the qi
o Dries dampness and promotes water metabolism
o Stabilizes the exterior

52
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cang zhu

name, properties, channel, classified as, actions

A

Pharmaceutical name: Atractylodis Rhizoma
! Common name: atractylodes rhizome
! Properties: acrid, bitter, warm
! Channel entered: spleen, stomach
! Classified as: aromatic herbs that transform dampness
! Actions & indications:
o Strongly dries dampness and strengthens the spleen
o Induces sweating and dispels wind dampness
o Clears dampness from the lower burner
o Improves the vision

53
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Zhu pattern

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Main ability: dry dampness and promote water metabolism

  • Mainly treats: disorders of water and dampness
  • Clinical applications:
  • urinary dysfunction
  • body aches and pain
  • dizziness, vertigo
  • indigestion
  • diarrhea
54
Q 
Ze xie
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Pharmaceutical name: Alismatis Rhizoma
! Common name: alisma rhizome, water plantain
! Properties: sweet, bland, cold
! Channel entered: kidney, bladder
! Classified as: herbs that drain dampness

55
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Ze xie

actions

A

Actions & indications:
o Promotes urination and leaches out dampness
o Settles ministerial fire in the kidneys by draining damp heat from the lower burner
Clears deficiency fire from the kidney

56
Q

Ze xie pattern

A
  • Main ability: promotes water metabolism and urination
  • Mainly treats: unsmooth urination
  • Clinical applications:
  • Unsmooth urination with thirst
  • Dizziness, vertigo
57
Q 
Zhu ling
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Pharmaceutical name: Polyporus
! Common name: polyporus
! Properties: sweet, bland, slightly cool
! Channel entered: spleen, kidney, bladder
! Classified as: herbs that drain dampness

58
Q

Zhu ling

actions

A

Promotes urination and leaches out dampness

59
Q

Zhu ling pattern

A

Main ability: promotes water metabolism and urination

  • Mainly treats: urinary dysfunction
  • Clinical applications:
  • unsmooth urination
60
Q 
Hua shi
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A 
Pharmaceutical name: Talcum
! Common name: talcum
! Properties: sweet, bland, cold
! Channel entered: stomach, bladder
! Classified as: herbs that drain dampness
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Hua shi

actions

A

Clears heat and facilitates the resolution of dampness
o Clears summerheat and facilitates the resolution of dampness
o Absorbs dampness
Topical use to clear heat and dry dampness

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Hua shi

pattern

A

Main ability: promotes urination and clears heat

  • Mainly treats: urinary dysfunction with heat signs
  • Clinical applications:
  • dribbling painful urination
  • thirst and urinary dysfunction
63
Q 
Fang ji
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Chinese: han fang ji 漢防己
! Pharmaceutical name: Stephaniae tetrandrae Radix
! Common name: stephania root
! Properties: bitter, acrid, cold
! Channel entered: bladder, spleen, kidney
! Classified as: herbs that drain dampness

64
Q

Fang ji

actions

A

Promotes urination and reduces edema

o Expels wind-dampness and alleviates pain

65
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fang ji

pattern

A

Main ability: unblocks qi and moves stagnant water

  • Mainly treats: water accumulation
  • Clinical applications:
  • edema and pain in the lower extremities (Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang, Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang)
  • asthma
66
Q 
Mu tong
Pharmaceutical name
Common name
Properties
Channel entered
Classified as
A

Pharmaceutical name: Akebiae Caulis
! Common name: akebia caulis
! Properties: bitter, slightly cold
! Channel entered: bladder, heart, small intestine
! Classified as: herbs that drain dampness

67
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mu tong

actions

A

Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling
o Promotes urination and drains heat from the heart via the small intestine
o Promotes lactation and unblocks the blood vessels
Sedates heart and small intestine fire
o Opens the channels to relieve pain

68
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mu tong

pattern

A

“Tong Cao tastes acrid and [is] neutral. It governs…, unblocking [the] nine orifices, blood vessels and
joints…” - Ben Cao Jing

  • Main ability: disinhibits water passage and blood vessels

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