Midterm Week 2 Flashcards
Temperature ‘Re’
Hot
(5) Temperature & pinyin
Hot (Re) Cold (Han) Warm (Wen) Cool (Liang) Neutral (Ping)
Temperature ‘Han’
Cold
Temperature ‘Wen’
Warm
Temperature ‘Liang’
Cool
Temperature ‘Ping’
Neutral
Quality of Acrid (Xin)
disperse and move
Quality of Sweet (gan)
tonify, harmonize and are sometimes thought to moisten
Quality of Bitter ‘Ku’
drain and dry
Quality of Sour ‘suan’
astringent and prevent or reverse the abnormal leakage of fluids and energy
Quality of Salty ‘xian’
purge and soften
quality of bland ‘dan’
no taste; leach out dampness and promote urination
quality of aromatic ‘xiang’
ability to penetrate through turbidity and revive a particular fx
quality of astringent ‘se’
has the ability to prevent the leakage of fluids
ascription of action
sourness enters __
liver
ascription of actions
acridity enters __
lungs
ascription of action
bitterness enters __
heart
ascription of action
saltiness enters __
kidneys
ascription of action
sweetness enters __
spleen
actions of acrid / pungent / spicy
dispersing out and upward
moving and circulating
enters the lungs
release the exterior is the result of the function and movement of acrid tasting substances
can be a great qi regulator and help dampness or pain (stasis/stagnation)
actions of sweet
tonify, nourish, and strengthen
harmonizing and moderate (not strong and intense)
relieves tensions (STache, spasms and pain)
enters spleen
can normalize fx of ST and SP, but caution w SP Qi deficiency and dampness
Richness, stickiness, thickness– blocks Qi– creates stagnation leading to dampness
actions of bitter
downwards draining/ purging (promote bowel movement; purge heat/fire; descend Qi for vomiting, nausea, belching)
Dry dampness
Because of descending tendency can have a sedating effect
enters the heart
Da Huang– could also release food stagnation and in a sense tonify
action of Salty
Heaviest substances besides minerals purges downwards for constipation softens hardness tends to enter kidney all the seaweeds (scrofula and goiter) many animal products due to their Fe
actions of Sour
Stabilize and bind
astringe / hold / contract
stops movement and can move backwards
contains fluids and qi
enters the liver
can refresh and improve the appetite as well when used appropriately
ST yin– preserve yin (w sweet can produce yin and body fluids)
actions of Astringent
includes sour and sweet
retains and binds
sometimes non-ripe persimmon, inner lining of pomegranate or some red wines (tannic)
feels like a coat on tongue and sucking feeling
happens with charring of herbs
caution– could hold in a patho and trap it in– especially with an ext invasion