midterm - individual herbs properties and channels Flashcards
lian qiao （连翘）has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: bitter, slightly acrid, slightly cold
channels: HT, LU, GB
jin yin hua (金银花）has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: sweet, cold
channels: LI, LU, ST
think of gold as being sweet and silver as being cold ….
huo ma ren (火麻仁）has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: sweet and neutral
channels: LI, ST, SP
remember … it’s weed and it gives you the munchies … so it acts on LI, ST, SP .. these organs are all related to digestion … and thats also why it’s a moist laxative …
gan sui (甘遂）has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: bitter, sweet, toxic, cold
channels: LU, LI, KD
obviously, it’s sweet …甘…
guizhi (cinnamomi ramulus)（桂枝）has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: acrid, sweet, warm
channels: LU, HT, UB
chai hu (柴胡）（bupleuri radix) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: acrid, bitter, cool
channels: GB, LV, SJ, PC
think about 胡 as being foreign … and SJ and PC are pretty foreign concepts ….
bohe (薄荷） (menthae haplocalycis herba) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: acrid, aromatic, cool
channels: LU, LV
mint is good for the lungs, so lungs is obvious …
ma huang （麻黄） ephedrae herba has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: acrid, slightly bitter, warm
channels: UB, LU
channels is easy … mahuang is ephedra, it’s speed, and it’s used for asthma and as a diuretic … so it’s UB and LU
xi gua (西瓜）
properties: sweet and cold
channels: HT, UB, ST
properties is easy … watermelon IS sweet and cold …
channels is easy too: watermelon is sweet and good for the stomach, makes you pee and therefor acts on the UB, and is red like your heart :)
shi gao (石膏）（gypsum firosum) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: acrid, sweet, very cold
channels: LU, ST
zhimu (知母） （anemarrhenae rhizoma) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: bitter, sweet, cold
channels: LU, ST, KD
shuiniujiao (水牛角） (bubali cornu) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: salty and cold
channels: LV, HT, ST
properties is easy … it’s an animal product, so it’s salty and cold, like blood!
shengdihuang (生地黄）(rehmanniae radix) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: bitter, sweet, cold
channels: HT, LV, KD
properties is easy …. 生 is raw and cold, 地 is sweet, and 黄 is bitter … remember that 黄 is usually bitter ….
huangbai (黄柏）(phellodendri cortex) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: bitter, cold
channels: KD, UB
the properties are easy: remember that 黄 is usually bitter, and this herb must be cold
huang qin (黄芩） (scutellariae radix) has what properties and acts on which channels?
properties: bitter and cold
channels: ST, LU, LI, GB
remember that 黄 is almost always bitter … and usually cold, except in the case of mahuang
