Midterm Flashcards by Lindsey Briggs

Herbs that release the exterior have what taste?

Pungent

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What does the pungent flavor do?

releases the exterior and makes you sweat

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What does the sour flavor do?

astringent, hold in and retains

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What does the bitter flavor do?

drains damp and clears heat

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What does the salty flavor do?

softens hardness and dissolves accumulations

moistens intestines

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What does the sweet flavor do?

nourishes and tonifies the spleen and flesh (muscles)

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Which exterior releaser is used for NO sweating

Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)

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

Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)

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What herb helps with muscle layer pain?

Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus)

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What are the contraindication of Má Huáng (Ephedrae Herba)

weak person who doesn’t have a strong consitution

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What are the contraindication of Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus)

pregnancy, heat signs, and excessive bleeding

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

sore throat

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What herbs have a secondary function of benefiting the throat?

Bo He (Menthae haplocalycis Herba)
Jin Yin Hua (lonicera flos)

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What herb has a secondary function of venting rashes?

Bo He (Menthae haplocalycis Herba)

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

bitter and cold

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

the qi level/ yang ming level

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What are the 4 bigs?

fever, pulse, thirst, sweat

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What herb is associated with the 4 bigs?

Shí Gāo (Gypsum Fibrosum)

-selentie

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

Shí Gāo (Gypsum Fibrosum)

-selentie

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What herb is used topically for eczema and sores?

Shí Gāo (Gypsum Fibrosum)

-selentie

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

Herbs that Dry Dampness

Huáng Lián (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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

Huáng Lián (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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

Shēng Dì Huáng (Rehmanniae Radix)
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Huo Mă Ren

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Night sweats are associated with yang excess or yin deficiency?

yin deficiency; night is yin time of day

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What herb is used to treat malaria?

Qīng Hāo (Artemisiae annuae Herba)

What herb clears deficiency heat?

Qīng Hāo (Artemisiae annuae Herba)

What category is associated with menopause like symptoms?

Clear Heat from Deficiency (yin deficiency)

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

Jīn Yín Huā (Lonicerae Flos) | -honeysuckle

What herb(s) are used for sore throats

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

What herb is the go to for "itis" conditions?

Jīn Yín Huā (Lonicerae Flos) | herbs that resolve toxicity

Which herb is an antitussive?

Xìng Rén (Armeniacae Semen) | -apricot seed

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

Xìng Rén (Armeniacae Semen) | -apricot seed

Which herbs stop vomiting?

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

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

Bàn Xià (Pinelliae rhizoma preparatum)

What herb is used for morning sickness?

Zhú Rú (Bambusae Caulis in taenium)

Aromatic herbs that transform dampness go to what organ?

the spleen

What herb warms the middle jao?

Bái Dòu Kòu (Amomi Fructus rotundus) | -cardamom

What herb regulates mensuration?

Xiāng Fù (Cyperi Rhizoma) | "shiang fu"

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

Shān Zhā (Crataegi Fructus) -hawthrone berry | Dà Huáng (Rhei Radix et Rhizome)

What herb reduces serum cholesterol?

Shān Zhā (Crataegi Fructus)-hawthrone berry

What herb is good for coronary heart disease and hypertension?

Shān Zhā (Crataegi Fructus)-hawthrone berry

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

Dà Huáng (Rhei Radix et Rhizome)=acute | Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen)=chronic conditions, elderly, children, postpartum

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

Sheng di Huang | Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen)

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

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

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

Blood, Yin or Qi deficiency

What herb kills parasites?

Bīng Láng (Arecae Semen) | Bettle nut!

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

Bīng Láng (Arecae Semen) | Bettle nut!

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

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

What is a contraindication of Bo He?

use caution with lacatting mothers... can dry up breast milk

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

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

How long can/should you use Da Haung for?

2 weeks max; not for long term

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

caution with elderly and pregnancy

What does diaphoretic mean?

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

Channel of herbs that release the exterior

lung

How long should diaphoretic herbs be cooked?

10-15 minutes at the end

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

Warm and acrid herbs that release the exterior | wind cold excess

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

Warm and acrid herbs that release the exterior | wind cold deficiency

Symptoms of wind-heat attack

SORE THROAT | and thirst

Symptoms of Damp-Heat

- Diarrhea - Dysentery - Jaundice - Dysuria - Eczema - Leukorrhea - Tongue is Red with a Yellow Greasy coat -Pulse is Slippery and Rapid

Symptoms of Heat in the Blood:

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

Symptoms of Yin Deficiency

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

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

pus, ulcers access, boils, cancer, strep throat, colitis, tonsilitis -and "itis" conditions

Symptoms that are associated with herbs that relieve cough and wheezing

chronic cough, wheezing, asthma, low voice, fatigue lung qi deficiency

Symptoms to indicate use of Aromatic Herbs that Transform Damp

digestive issues... gas, bloating, vomiting, fatigue

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

pungent, warm, drying

Symptoms of Lung Qi de8iciency:

- Shortness of breath -Chronic weak cough -Low voice - Fatigue - Pale face - Tongue is pale and moist -Pulse is thready

Symptoms of Cold-phlegm in the Lung:

- Cough with white sputum - Asthma - StiNling sensation in chest - Tongue has White Greasy Tongue coat -Pulse is Slippery

Symptoms of Heat-phlegm in the Lung:

- Cough with yellow sputum - Asthma - StiNling sensation in chest - Tongue has Yellow Greasy Tongue coat -Pulse is Slippery and Rapid

Symptoms of Phlegm in the Stomach:

- Nausea - Vomiting - Epigastric discomfort - Loss of appetite - Tongue has Greasy Tongue Coat -Pulse is Slippery

Symptoms of Cold-Phlegm misting the Heart:

- Depression - Dullness of the mind - Incoherent speech - Weeping and laughing without apparent reason -Coma - Tongue has White Greasy Pulse is Coat - Pulse is Slippery

Symptoms of Heat-Phlegm misting the Heart:

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