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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Herbs that release the exterior have what taste?

A

Pungent

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What does the pungent flavor do?

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releases the exterior and makes you sweat

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What does the sour flavor do?

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astringent, hold in and retains

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What does the bitter flavor do?

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drains damp and clears heat

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What does the salty flavor do?

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softens hardness and dissolves accumulations

moistens intestines

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What does the sweet flavor do?

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nourishes and tonifies the spleen and flesh (muscles)

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7
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Which exterior releaser is used for NO sweating

A

Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)

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Which herb promotes sweating, disperses lung qi, and promotes peeing?

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Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)

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9
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What herb helps with muscle layer pain?

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Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus)

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10
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What are the contraindication of Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)

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weak person who doesn’t have a strong consitution

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What are the contraindication of Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus)

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pregnancy, heat signs, and excessive bleeding

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12
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What symptom distinguishes a wind-heat attack from a wind-cold attack

A

sore throat

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13
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What herbs have a secondary function of benefiting the throat?

A 
Bo He (Menthae haplocalycis Herba)
Jin Yin Hua (lonicera flos)
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14
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What herb has a secondary function of venting rashes?

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Bo He (Menthae haplocalycis Herba)

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15
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What are the taste and temperature of herbs that clear heat?

A

bitter and cold

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16
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Herbs that drain fire work on what level of the body?

A

the qi level/ yang ming level

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17
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What are the 4 bigs?

A

fever, pulse, thirst, sweat

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18
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What herb is associated with the 4 bigs?

A

Shí Gāo (Gypsum Fibrosum)

-selentie

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What herb has a secondary function of clears stomach fire (headache or toothache)?

A

Shí Gāo (Gypsum Fibrosum)

-selentie

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20
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What herb is used topically for eczema and sores?

A

Shí Gāo (Gypsum Fibrosum)

-selentie

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21
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What herb/category would be used in the symptoms of food poisoning, yeast infections, pus, eczema, IBS, IBD?

A

Herbs that Dry Dampness

Huáng Lián (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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22
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What herb has a secondary function of clears heart fire and mania?

A

Huáng Lián (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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23
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What herb for heat has a secondary function of nourishing yin and fluids?

A

Shēng Dì Huáng (Rehmanniae Radix)
and
Huo Mă Ren

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24
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Night sweats are associated with yang excess or yin deficiency?

A

yin deficiency; night is yin time of day

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25
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What herb is used to treat malaria?

A

Qīng Hāo (Artemisiae annuae Herba)

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26
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What herb clears deficiency heat?

A

Qīng Hāo (Artemisiae annuae Herba)

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27
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What category is associated with menopause like symptoms?

A

Clear Heat from Deficiency (yin deficiency)

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28
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What herb has a secondary function of vents and disperses wind-heat?

A

Jīn Yín Huā (Lonicerae Flos)

-honeysuckle

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29
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What herb(s) are used for sore throats

A

Jīn Yín Huā (Lonicerae Flos)
-honeysuckle AND
Bo He (mentha hapylocalycis herbs)

30
Q

What herb is the go to for “itis” conditions?

A

Jīn Yín Huā (Lonicerae Flos)

herbs that resolve toxicity

31
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Which herb is an antitussive?

A

Xìng Rén (Armeniacae Semen)

-apricot seed

32
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What herb has a secondary function of moistening the intestines and treating constipation?

A

Xìng Rén (Armeniacae Semen)

-apricot seed

33
Q

Which herbs stop vomiting?

A

(Zhì)Bàn Xià (Pinelliae rhizoma preparatum)
and
Zhú Rú (Bambusae Caulis in taenium)

34
Q

What herb has a secondary function of dissipating nodules and lumps?

A

Bàn Xià (Pinelliae rhizoma preparatum)

35
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What herb is used for morning sickness?

A

Zhú Rú (Bambusae Caulis in taenium)

36
Q

Aromatic herbs that transform dampness go to what organ?

A

the spleen

37
Q

What herb warms the middle jao?

A

Bái Dòu Kòu (Amomi Fructus rotundus)

-cardamom

38
Q

What herb regulates mensuration?

A

Xiāng Fù (Cyperi Rhizoma)

“shiang fu”

39
Q

What herb(s) has a secondary function of helping with blood stasis?

A

Shān Zhā (Crataegi Fructus) -hawthrone berry

Dà Huáng (Rhei Radix et Rhizome)

40
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What herb reduces serum cholesterol?

A

Shān Zhā (Crataegi Fructus)-hawthrone berry

41
Q

What herb is good for coronary heart disease and hypertension?

A

Shān Zhā (Crataegi Fructus)-hawthrone berry

42
Q

Which of the downward draining herbs is used in acute conditions vs chronic conditions

A

Dà Huáng (Rhei Radix et Rhizome)=acute

Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen)=chronic conditions, elderly, children, postpartum

43
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What herbs have a secondary function of nourishing yin and body fluids?

A

Sheng di Huang

Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen)

44
Q

What s the difference between a purgative and a moist laxative?

A

purgative purges the heat in the large intestines and is more aggressive. Moist laxatives lubricate the intestines and are more gentle

45
Q

What types of diagnoses cause constipation where you would use the moist laxative category of herbs?

A

Blood, Yin or Qi deficiency

46
Q

What herb kills parasites?

A

Bīng Láng (Arecae Semen)

Bettle nut!

47
Q

What herb has a secondary function of moving qi, reducing accumulation, and unblocking the bowels?

A

Bīng Láng (Arecae Semen)

Bettle nut!

48
Q

What herb has a secondary function of promoting urination and reliving edema?

A

Bīng Láng (Arecae Semen)- Bettle nut!
AND
Ma Haung (ephedra herba)

49
Q

What is a contraindication of Bo He?

A

use caution with lacatting mothers… can dry up breast milk

50
Q

What is a contraindication/ caution with herbs that regulate qi?

A

can dry/damage qi and yin because they are so moving; use caution if patient is deficient

51
Q

How long can/should you use Da Haung for?

A

2 weeks max; not for long term

52
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What is a contraindication/ caution for Bīng Láng (Arecae Semen)

A

caution with elderly and pregnancy

53
Q

What does diaphoretic mean?

A

A diaphoretic is an herb that has the function of dispersing and expelling pathogens from the exterior by promoting sweating

54
Q

Channel of herbs that release the exterior

A

lung

55
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How long should diaphoretic herbs be cooked?

A

10-15 minutes at the end

56
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What category of herbs is Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)麻黃?

A

Warm and acrid herbs that release the exterior

wind cold excess

57
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What category of herbs is Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) 桂枝

A

Warm and acrid herbs that release the exterior

wind cold deficiency

58
Q

Symptoms of wind-heat attack

A

SORE THROAT

and thirst

59
Q

Symptoms of Damp-Heat

A
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysentery
  • Jaundice
  • Dysuria
  • Eczema
  • Leukorrhea
  • Tongue is Red with a Yellow Greasy coat -Pulse is Slippery and Rapid
60
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Symptoms of Heat in the Blood:

A

Night fever

  • Irritability
  • Insomnia
  • Dry mouth
  • Slight thirst, or no thirst -Petechiae
  • Hemorrhage
  • Mania
  • Delerium
  • Tongue is Crimson and Dry -Pulse is Deep Thready and Rapid
61
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Symptoms of Yin Deficiency

A

low fever, night sweats (yin time of night), irritability, insomnia, DRY

think menopause

62
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What sort of conditions fall under Herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity?

A

pus, ulcers access, boils, cancer, strep throat, colitis, tonsilitis

-and “itis” conditions

63
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Symptoms that are associated with herbs that relieve cough and wheezing

A

chronic cough, wheezing, asthma, low voice, fatigue

lung qi deficiency

64
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Symptoms to indicate use of Aromatic Herbs that Transform Damp

A

digestive issues… gas, bloating, vomiting, fatigue

65
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What are the qualities (taste and temp) of Aromatic Herbs that Transform Damp

A

pungent, warm, drying

66
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Symptoms of Lung Qi de8iciency:

A
  • Shortness of breath -Chronic weak cough -Low voice
  • Fatigue
  • Pale face
  • Tongue is pale and moist -Pulse is thready
67
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Symptoms of Cold-phlegm in the Lung:

A
  • Cough with white sputum
  • Asthma
  • StiNling sensation in chest
  • Tongue has White Greasy Tongue coat -Pulse is Slippery
68
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Symptoms of Heat-phlegm in the Lung:

A
  • Cough with yellow sputum
  • Asthma
  • StiNling sensation in chest
  • Tongue has Yellow Greasy Tongue coat -Pulse is Slippery and Rapid
69
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Symptoms of Phlegm in the Stomach:

A
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Epigastric discomfort
  • Loss of appetite
  • Tongue has Greasy Tongue Coat -Pulse is Slippery
70
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Symptoms of Cold-Phlegm misting the Heart:

A
  • Depression
  • Dullness of the mind
  • Incoherent speech
  • Weeping and laughing without apparent reason -Coma
  • Tongue has White Greasy Pulse is Coat
  • Pulse is Slippery
71
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Symptoms of Heat-Phlegm misting the Heart:

A
  • Mania
  • Aggressive and violent behavior
  • Insomnia
  • Derangement of the mind -Shouting
  • Tongue has Yellow Greasy Coat -Pulse is Slippery and Rapid

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