Midterm Q's Flashcards
Qi Tonics not intended for long term use in hypertension patients
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix)
Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Rx)
Which Blood Tonic is especially cloying and should not be used w/ dampness in MJ
Shu Di Huang (Dendrobii Herba)
Which Blood Tonic tonifies +moves blood
Dang Gui (Angelica Sineses Radix)
- Tonifies blood regulates menses: for xue xu affecting HT and LV, and associated menstrual disorders
- Invigorates and harmonizes blood and disperses cold: for pain due to blood stasis, postpartum, and pregnancy, as well as xue xu wind-damp-bi
Which Yin Tonics can cool the blood and stop bleeding? Which can be used for uterine bleeding?
Mo Han Lian (Ecliptae Herba)
Gui Ban (Testudines Plastrum - Ventral)
- Gui Ban for uterine bleeding
Which herbs can improve vision and what are their categories?
Yin:
- Nu Zhen Zi (Ligustri Lucidi Fructus)
Improves vision- for LV/KD xu affecting vision
- Shi Hu (Dendrobii Herba)
Tonifies KD, augments jing, brightens vision- for KD and LV xu
Blood:
- Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus)
Benefits jing brightens eyes- LV & KD xu patterns affecting vision
“Nu gou shi - you can see”
Which blood tonic is LV-ish and how does it treat LV (patterns)?
Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix alba):
- Nourish LV blood and SP yin, soften LV and alleviate pain, spasms, cramping
- Calms and curbs LV yang and alleviates pain- “softens, comforts the Liver” for **LV qi constraint or LV-SP disharmony, LV yang rising **
Which herbs calm wheezing/grasp KD qi and how? Compare.
- Comparison wheezing: aug LU, stop cough, benefit intestines
- All treat cold, settle cough and wheezing
ge jie (gecko) - KD to grasp qi
dong chong xia cao (cordyceps) - tonifies LU qi to direct rebellious qi down
Hu Tao Ren(jugalandis semen) - warms the LU, helps KD grasp qi / good for children - Bu Gu Zhi
- Yin Yang Huo
Body Fluid Focused Herb
Yi Zhi Ren (Yang Tonic)
* Warms KD - retains essence, secures urine
* Warms SP - stops diarrhea, controls salivation
Cock’s Crow Herbs
- Herbs go to KD AND SP
yi zhi ren: stabilize and bind urine, jing, saliva, more strongly warms SP yang from exposure to cold
uterine bleeding
bu gu zhi: primarily warms KD yang, and indirectly warms SP yang. KD grasp qi in tx of wheezing,
cocks crow diarrhea from KD yang xu
Low back pain - Ge Jie
Impotence Herbs
- ba ji tan: milder fx
- yin yang huo: moderate fx
- xian mao: strong fx - HOT/TOXIC
- suo yang: N/A
- Lu Rong: n/a - “tonifies KD/fortifies Yang for patterns of KD yang def”
- Rou Cong Rong: n/a - “augments the essence and blood for patterns of KD yang def”
- Ge Jie: n/a - “assists the KD yang, augments essence”
- ALL YANG TONICS TREAT IMPOTENCE EXCEPT FOR - HU LU BA, HE TAO REN, YI ZHI REN
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi and strength levels
- all 3 support KD yang, strengthen sinews and bones + expel wind
- ba ji tan: milder, acrid, sl warming, soft/moistening, tonifies yang w/o being overly dying or cloying
- yin yang huo: moderate, warmer, more tonifying at gate of vitality, strongly disperses wcd
- xian mao: strongest, hottest/toxic, most acrid, strongly expels wcd
Blood/Yin Tonics that treats constipation
Blood -
* Sang Shen (Mori Fructus.) - Mulberry
Moistens Intestines- for xue xu constipation and dryness
* Dang Gui (Angelica Sineses Radix) - Moistens intestines
* Prepared He Shou Wu (Polygoni multiflori Radix)
Yin -
* Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) - Moistens intestines
* Hei Zhi Ma (Sesami Semen nigrum)
* Yu Zhu (Polygonati odorati Rhizoma)
Xiao Ke: Qi Tonics
- Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix)
- Huang Qi (Astragali Radix)
- Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma)
“drink ginseng, astragalus, yam to treat wasting/thirsting”
Xiao Ke: Blood Tonics
- Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata)
- Go Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus)
- Sang Shen (Mori Fructus)
Xiao Ke: Yin Tonics
- Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix)
- Tien Men Dong (Asparagi Radix)
- Shi Hu (Dendrobii Herba)
- Yu Zhu (Polygonati odorati Rhizoma)
Yang Tonics: LI Constipation
rou cong rong - KD, LI
dry or deficiency constipation - used for elders.
Additional functions - augments essence and blood, standalone
suo yang - KD, LV, LI
for const. due to deficiency (weak function - would not be used as first option for this)
Additional functions - tonifies KD yang for impotence
hu tao ren - KD, LU, LI
deficiency constipation - used for elders
Additional functions - tonies KD - back and knees, warms LU/helps KD grasp qi
“rou, suo, hu - makes you poo”
Dang Gui - Nature
Sweet, Acrid, Warm
HT, LV, SP
Dang Gui - Fx
- Tonifies blood, regulates menses
- Invigorates/harmonizes blood
- Moistens intestines
- Generates flesh
- Treats cough (mild)
Gui Ban vs Bie Jie
- Gui Ban (Ventral)
Sweet, Salty / Cold
Hardens bones, cools blood heat/stops bleeding
Primarily enters KD
Sweet - enriches yin to anchor Yang - Bie Jie (Dorsal)
Salty / Sl. Cold
Softens clumps/nodules (esp. in children)
Moves blood
Mai Men Dong vs Tian Men Dong
Both nourish LU yin, moisten dryness/stop cough, treat Xiao Ke
* Tian Men Dong - KD, LU / Sweet, Bitter, VERY cold
Nourishes KD yin
Stronger at clearing heat/moistening dryness
* Mai Men Dong - HT, LU, ST / Sweet, Bitter, Sl. Cold
Less cloying
Moistens intestines
Can eliminate irritability (clear heat fx)
Steaming Bone Disorder
- Yu Zhu - LU, ST / Sweet, Sl. Cold
Nourishes yin/moistens dryness for LU or ST dry heat or yin def. patterns w/ couch, dry throat, irritability, thirst - also for steaming bone disorder/xiao ke; interior/exterior wind - Bie Jie - LV, SP / Salty, Sl. Cold
Nourishes yin, anchors yang: for yin def. w/ fever, steaming bone disorder, night sweats or consumption of fluids; invigorates blood, softens nodules - Gui Ban
- Shu Di Huang
“Solomon’s turtle - Bie has steaming bones”
Which (3) Blood Tonics are cautioned for MJ xu and excessive dampness?
- Long Yan Rou
- Dang Gui
- E Jiao
“Angelica had too many longan berries and now her ass is damp”
Which herb best treats bulging disoders/hernias?
Hu Lu Ba (Trigonellae Semen) - Fenugreek Seed
Which herb tonifies both Yin and Yang?
Dong Chong Xia Cao (Cordyceps) - gentle, may take a while before seeing effects
Calm Fetus Herbs
- Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Macrophalae Rhizoma) - Qi Tonic
- E Jiao (Asini Corri Colla) - Blood Tonic
BZ and EJ calm the fetus
What does the head (tou) of Dang Gui do?
- Tonifies blood
What does the tail (wei) of Dang Gui do?
- Invigorates blood
How does dry-frying Dang Gui enhance the properties? What is it dry-fried in?
- Dry-fried in rice wine or vinegar enhances invigorating property
Shen Calming Herbs/Categories
- Qi Tonics -
Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus)
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) - Blood Tonics -
Long Yan Rou (Longan Arillus) - Yin Tonics -
Bai He (Lilii Bulbus)
What does charring Dang Gui to ash do?
Enhances warming and stops bleeding
Lu Rong vs Ren Shen
- Both warm/affect essence, can be used together for deficient AND cold patients (must have strong constitution)
- Lu Rong (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum) - Yang Tonic
- Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) - Qi Tonic
Bei vs Nan - Sha Shen
- Bei Sha Shen
More ST focused
Febrile disease w/ damaged fluids - nourishes ST yin to generate fluids for parched mouth (LU heat)
Most commonly used if not differentiated - Nan Sha Shen
More LU focused
Chronic dry cough w/ difficulty expectorating phlegm
Tonifies LU qi and yin
Yin Tonic - ST Channel Comparisons
- Sha Shen/Yu Zhu go to same channels and are often combined
- Yu Zhu - Gradual effect, not cloying
- Sha Shen - Stronger/faster effect, more cloying (best for LU heat clearing/moistening dryness)
- Shi Hu - Best heat clearing
Qi Tonic - Strongest “Shens”
- Ren Shen - warmer, YUAN QI
- Xi Yang Shen (American) - cooler, better for body fluids
- Gao Li Shen (Korean) - warming
Qi Tonics that also treat Yin Xu
- Tai Zi Shen - mild
- Xi Yang Shen (categorized as Yin Tonic) - fluid generation, also tonifies Qi
Qi Tonics - Yuan Qi
- Ren Shen - # 1
- Huang Qi - raises Yang, enhances wei qi, improves fluid metabolism
Qi Tonic Characteristics
- sweet, rich / warm or neutral
- General C/C: pure excess syndrome with no deficiency
- if xu is not primary issue, can cause indigestion, rashes, irritability
- excessive use: chest and diaphragm fullness, heat
Blood Tonic Characteristics
- SWEET, WARM, Sticky, cloying in nature
- LV SP HT
HT directs blood, gov blood vessels
SP controls blood
LV stores blood - Fx: TONIFY BLOOD, NOURISH YIN
nourish blood, yang xue. often comb. with yin tonics and qi tonics - sx: pallid face and lips, dizz. vertigo, poor vision, lethargy, palpitations, dry skin, menstrual irregularities, pale tongue, thin pulse. weak and thin (bones and sinews need blood for nourishment)
- General C/C: SP/ST xu and/or damp in the MJ
overuse cause indigestion – add herbs that strengthen ST
Yin Tonic Characteristics
- Sweet, cold,
- LU, ST, LV KD
- TONIFY YIN, MOISTEN DRYNESS, GENERATE FLUIDS
- C/C: SP/ST xu, PHL damp in MJ, diarrhea
- C/CI: due to greasy/cloying nature
1. Spleen-Stomach Deficiency
2. Phlegm Damp accumulation in the Middle Jiao
3. Fullness, distension, diarrhea - What they do will depend on what you combine them with:
Moisten dryness transform phlegm
Moisten intestines
Generate fluids, alleviate thirst
Calm spirit
Tonify blood
Stop bleeding
Increase strength / chronic illness et
Yang Tonic Characteristics
- 3 categories:
potent
reliable and less expensive,
secondary fx N Yin - General CI: Most are warm and drying, can injure yin and assist fire: beware yin xu Yin xu with heat signs
- Caution for exterior conditions, need to use with an expel exterior pathogen if so. otherwise you will strengthen the pathogen
