Midterm

Question 1

San Qi (Notoginseng)

Answer 1

Stop Bleeding

1. Tonifies
2. Increases blood circulation and stops bleeding w/o stasis
3. Important herb for treating traumatic injury
4. Stops pain & swelling

HDI: Anticoags/-platelets

Question 2

Pu Huang (Cattail Pollen)

Answer 2

Stop Bleeding

1. increases blood circulation & stops bleeding without stasis
2. Pain d/t blood stasis: dysmenorrhea, chest & abdominal pain
3. Promotes urination
4. Hemoptysis, epistaxis

HDI: A/P
Pair: Wu Ling Zhi + Pu Huang

Question 3

Qian Cao (Madder Root)

Answer 3

Stop Bleeding

1. Increases blood circulation & stops bleeding w/o stasis
2. Clears heat, cools blood
3. Amenorrhea
4. Joint pain d/t Bi syndrome

Question 4

Pao Jiang (Quick Fry Ginger)

Answer 4

Stop Bleeding

1. Stops bleeding, warms channels, organs & LJ
2. Stops pain by warming internal organs w/ affinity to LJ
3. MJ/Sp Yang Xu
4. Abdominal pain & diarrhea d/t xu cold

Question 5

Ai Ye (Mugwort)

Answer 5

Stop Bleeding

1. Pure Yang energy
2. Stops bleeding by warming channels: bleeding d/t xu cold, uterine bleeding
3. Disperses cold and damp to relieve pain: menstrual pain
4. Calms fetus
5. Treats Chong & Ren
6. Eliminates damp to stop itching

Question 6

Zao Xin Tu (Ignited Yellow Earth)

Answer 6

Stop Bleeding

1. Warms Earth/MJ - Sp/ST: stops nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
2. Warms ST to stop vomiting
3. Intestinal bleeding
4. Stops hematemesis & epistaxis

Question 7

Xian He Cao (Agrimony)

Answer 7

Stops Bleeding

1. Bind & inhibits all types of bleeding: *All types of bleeding d/t different reasons
2. Stops diarrhea or dysentery by astringing
3. Kills parasites
4. Tonifies Qi & blood

HDI: A/P

Question 8

Xue Yu Tan (Charred Hair)

Answer 8

Stops Bleeding

1. Stops bleeding & promotes blood circulation to remove stasis: hematuria
2. Nourish new blood by removing old blood
3. Promotes urination

Question 9

Bai Ji (Bletilla)

Answer 9

Stops Bleeding

1. Stops bleeding by astringing: hemoptysis, hematuria
2. Relieves swelling & promotes tissue regeneration & healing: burns or cracks on hand & feet

Question 10

Zong Lu Pi/Tan (Trachycarpus)

Answer 10

Stops Bleeding

1. Stops bleeding by astringing: uterine bleeding w/o stasis
2. CI: will cause blood stasis, so must be used with remove blood stasis herb

Question 11

Ou Jie (Lotus Node)

Answer 11

Stops Bleeding

1. Stops bleeding by astringing: many kinds of bleeding
2. Removes blood stasis

Question 12

Da Ji (Large Thistle)

Answer 12

Stops Bleeding

1. Cools blood, stops bleeding
2. Cleans toxins, treats boils, reduces swelling, carbuncles, boils d/t heat toxin

HDI: A/P

Question 13

Xiao Ji (Small Thistle)

Answer 13

Stops Bleeding

1. Cools blood, stops bleeding: hematuria
2. Promotes urination
3. Cleans toxins: carbuncles
4. Damp-Heat jaundice

Question 14

Di Yu (Sanguisorba)

Answer 14

Stops Bleeding

1. Cools blood, stops bleeding: hemafecia, hemorrhoid bleeding d/t heat in blood
2. Cleans toxins, astringes: promotes healing of ulcer on skin

Question 15

Huai Mi (Pagogda Tree Bud)

Answer 15

Stops Bleeding

1. Cools blood, stops bleeding: esp from LI
2. Clears Liv heat, flare up of Liv fire

Question 16

Ce Bai Ye (Biota Leaves)

Answer 16

Stops Bleeding

1. Cools blood, stops bleeding
2. Eliminate phlegm & stops cough
3. Promotes healing of burns
4. Reverse hair loss

Question 17

Bai Mao Gen (Imperata)

Answer 17

Stops Bleeding

1. Cools blood, stops bleeding: hematuria
2. Clears heat & promotes urination: damp-heat
3. Lung heat & ST fire

HDI: Diuretics