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Midterm Week 6 Flashcards

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lat. Jin Yin Hua

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Lonicerae Flos

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what kinds of situations were considered “toxic” in ancient Chinese medicine?

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heat accumulation in the body– toxic

microbial infections causing fever & often with inflammation or abscesses– heat toxin, fire toxin

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category:

Jin Yin Hua

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herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity

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channels:

Jin Yin Hua

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LI, LU, ST

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properties, taste and temperature:

Jin Yin Hua

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sweet, cold

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c/i:

Jin Yin Hua

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none noted

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key characteristic:

Jin Yin Hua

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disperses heat
resolves toxicity
cools the blood
stops bleeding (if charred)

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fx 1 of 3:

Jin Yin Hua

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1 Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity
- for hot, painful sores and swellings in various stages of development, especially of the breast, throat or eyes.
also for intestinal abscess.
- sim. to bohe for its usage on red eyes

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fx 2 of 3:

Jin Yin Hua

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2 vents and disperses externally contracted wind-heat

  • for the early stages of warm-heat patho diseases with such symptoms as fever, slight sensitivity to wind, sore throat, and headache.
  • also for externally contracted summerheat
  • sim. bohe, chai hu
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fx 3 of 3:

Jin Yin Hua

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3 clears damp-heat from the lower burner

- for damp-heat dysenteric disorder or painful urinary dribbling

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main fx

Jin Yin Hua

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treats toxicity primarily in breast, throat and eyes and intestinal abscesses

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lat. Lian Qiao

A

Forsythiae Fructus

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category:

Lian Qiao

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clear heat and relieve toxicity

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channel:

Lian Qiao

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HT, LU, GB

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properties, taste and temperature:

Lian Qiao

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bitter, slightly acrid, slightly cold

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key characteristics:

Lian Qiao

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  • cools and vents heat, particularly in the HT and upper burner
  • resolves toxicity
  • disperses clumps
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c/i

Lian Qiao

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within normal dosage range no side effects are expected

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fx. 1 of 2:

Lian Qiao

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1 clears heat and resolves toxicity

- for externally-contracted wind-heat with pronounced fever, slight chills, sore throat, and headache

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fx 2 of 2:

Lian Qiao

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2 reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps

- toxic clumps such as external sores, internal abscesses, scrofula or throat painful obstruction

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main fx:

Lian Qiao

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has a connection to the HT and can protect HT from heat

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what are the two chief herbs in Yin Qiao San?

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Jin Yin Hua and Lian Qiao

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what is the deputy from Cool Acrid Release the Exterior

in Yin Qiao San?

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Bo He

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what is the main action of Lian Qiao San?

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disperses wind-heat, clears heat and resolves toxicity

    • relatively strong at releasing the exterior and clearing heat
    • classic formula for protective level warm-febrile disease
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what kind of indications does Lian Qiao San treat?

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tonsillitis, sore throat (bensky: fever, slight or no chills, h/a, thirst, cough, sore throat, red-tipped tongue, thin white or thin yellow tongue coat, floating/rapid pulse)
heat pathogen enters through the mouth and throat

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what are herbs that clear heat from deficiency used for?

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  • for LV and KI Yin deficiency (xu) with deficiency heat

- also in later stage heat patterns (wen bing) with injury to the Yin

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what are deficiency heat s/s?

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5 center heat, night sweats, fever worse at night, tidal or afternoon fever, thin/rapid pulse, spermatorrhea, red/scarlet tongue iwth no coat or thin and peeling, malar flush, continuous, mild thirst, steaming bone disorder

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what are 2 parts of the treatment principle for clear heat from deficiency?

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nourish LV and KI Yin

clear deficiency heat

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lat. Qing Hao

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artemisiae annuae herba

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category:

Qing Hao

A

clear heat from deficiency

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channel:

Qing Hao

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KI, LV, GB

one of the shao yang channel with wood in 5 phase

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properties, taste and temperature:

Qing Hao

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bitter, cold

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c/i:

Qing Hao

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those with weak digestion or watery diarrhea

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key characteristics:

Qing Hao

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clears all types of yin level heat without injuring the qi, blood or yin

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fx 1 of 4:

Qing Hao

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1 clears summerheat

  • especially for summerheat with low fever, headache, dizziness, and a stifling sensation in the chest
  • sim to Bo He, Xi Gua, Lian Qiao
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fx 2 of 4:

Qing Hao

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2 clears fever from deficiency
- for fevers from either blood deficiency or as the sequelae of a febrile disease. especially useful when steaming bone patterns are marked by an absence of sweating

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fx 3 of 4:

Qing Hao

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3 cools the blood and stops bleeding

- for purpuric rashes or nosebleed due to heat in the blood

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fx 4 of 4:

Qing Hao

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4 checks malarial disorders and resolves heat

- for the alternating fever and chills of malarial disorders

37
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3 categories of downward draining herbs

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purgative, moist laxative, harsh expellant

38
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c/i of downward braining herbs

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pregnancy, during menses, prolapse, qi and yang deficiency

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what are three categories in Downward Draining Herbs?

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purgative, moist laxative, harsh repellant

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what are c/i for downward draining herbs?

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pregnancy– forcefully down moving
during menses– causes too much bleeding
prolapse
qi and yang deficiency

41
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what are patterns used for purgative herbs?

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interior excess
1-interior heat : constipation due to accumulation of heat
2-interior cold : constipation due to accumulation of cold

42
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latin.

Da Huang

A

Rhei Radix et Rhizoma

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category

Da Huang

A

downward draining– purgative

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channels.

Da Huang

A

HT LI LV ST

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properties & dosage

A

bitter. cold.

3-15g internally *add at the end of decocting

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c/i

Da Huang

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  • weak ST because it can injure ST Qi
  • avoided with patients with qi and blood deficiency without significant accumulations or blood stasis
  • caution during menstruation, pregnancy and lactation
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FX

Da Huang

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  1. Drains heat and purges accumulations
  2. Drains fire
  3. Clears heat, transform dampness, and promotes urination
  4. Drains heat from the blood (IMPORTANT HERB because it can stop bleeding WITHOUT causing blood stasis
  5. Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis
  6. Clears heat and reduces fire toxicity
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IND. fx 1 drains heat and purges accumulations

Da Huang

A

High fever, profuse sweating, thirst, constipation, abdominal distention & pain, delirium, yellow tongue coating & full pulse– intestinal heat excess or yangming organ-stage of the 6 stages

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IND. fx 2 drains fire

Da Huang

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Excess fire leading to intense fever, sore throat, hot, swollen and painful eyes, or fire toxin sores due to heat excess obstructing the blood level, particularly when accompanied by constipation.

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IND. fx 3 clears heat, transform dampness and promotes urination

Da Huang

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For damp-heat leading to such problems as edema, jaundice, painful urinary dribbling as well as acute, hot, dysenteric disorders.

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IND. fx 4 drains heat from the blood

Da Huang

A

For blood in the stool either from bleeding hemorrhoids or heat accumulating in the intestines. Also for chaotic movement of hot blood that overflows, manifested in vomiting blood or nosebleed accompanied by constipation.
Can be powered and given orally for bleeding in upper digestive tract.

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IND. fx 5 invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis

Da Huang

A

important herb for treating both recent and log-term blood stasis as it can eliminate static blood that is outside the vessel via the bowels and clear the heat that often develops from stasis.
For amenorrhea, fixed abdominal masses or fixed pain due to blood stasis.
Also for blood stasis due to traumatic injury or intestinal abscess.
Both internally and externally.

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IND. fx 6 Clears heat and reduces fire toxicity

Da Huang

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Used either topically or internally for burns or skin lesions due to heat.

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key characteristics

Da Huang

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Purges clumped heat in the intestines
Cools the blood
Removes blood stasis
In its charred form, it can stop bleeding

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preparation

Da Huang

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Active constituents are broken down by boiling, which will reduce the purging effect.

  • Cooking for short for purgative effect
  • Cooking for long for other functions such as cooling blood
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What is the chief herbs for Da Cheng Qi Tang?

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Da Huang; along wih Mang Xiao, Zhi Shi, Hou Po

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What is the main action of Da Cheng Qi Tang?

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  • Vigorously purges heat accumulation:
    4 types of abdominal disharmony- focal distention, fullness, dryness, excess
    *representative formula for the Yang Ming Organ Pattern
58
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latin.

Huo Ma Ren

A

cannabis semen

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category.

Huo Ma Ren

A

downward draining herbs– moist laxative

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channels

Huo Ma Ren

A

LI ST SP

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properties

Huo Ma Ren

A

sweet. neutral

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c/i

Huo Ma Ren

A

excessive consumption can lead to nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

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fx

Huo Ma Ren

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  1. Nourish and moisten the intestines
  2. Nourish the yin
  3. Clear heat and promote healing of sores
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IND fx 1 Nourish and moisten the intestines

Huo Ma Ren

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For constipation in the elderly, in the aftermath of a febrile disease, postpartum, and in cases of blood deficiency

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IND fx 2 Nourish the yin

Huo Ma Ren

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Mildly tonifies the yin and primarily used in cases of yin deficiency with constipation

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IND fx 3 Clear heat and promote healing of sores

Huo Ma Ren

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As an auxiliary herb for sores and ulcerations, taken orally or applied TOPICALLY

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characteristics of MOIST LAXATIVE

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  • either seeds or nuts
  • lubricate the intestines and facilitate the expulsion of stool
  • in concert with other appropriate herbs, use for constipation due to blood, yin or qi deficiency
  • often used for the elderly and debilitated
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characteristics of HARSH EXPELLENTS (cathartics)

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  • for constipation due to stagnation of fluids in the thoracic or abdominal cavities or for poor water metabolism
  • drive out excess water; pattern characterized as one of interior excess, and in biomedicine, pleurisy or ascites
  • can injure yin and qi
  • only for short period of time
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latin.

Gan Sui

A

kansui radix

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category

Gan Sui

A

downward draining– cathartics

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channels

Gan Sui

A

KI LI LU

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properties & dosage

Gan Sui

A

bitter. sweet. cold. TOXIC

0. 5 - 1.5 g

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key characteristics

Gan Sui

A

Drives pathogenic water downward

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c/i

Gan Sui

A

Only used for ascites or other excess-type disorders, and then only for a short time.
Pregnancy.

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fx.

Gan Sui

A
  • TREATS WATER ACCUMULATION IN THE CHEST (PLEURISY) and IN THE ABDOMEN (ASCITES)
  • SEVERE TREATMENT
    1. Drains water downward and drive out thin mucus
    2. Drives out phlegm
    3. Clears heat and reduces swelling
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IND. fx 1 Drains water downward and drive out thin mucus

Gan Sui

A

For draining of severe accumulation of fluids in the chest and abdomen.
Also for generalized edema, facial edema, and abdominal distention.
This is a violent, cathartic herb that causes one to pass water anally.

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IND fx 2 Drives out phlegm

Gan Sui

A

For seizures from wind-phlegm or

withdrawal-mania from recalcitrant phlegm congealing and clumping

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IND fx 3 Clears heat and reduces swelling

Gan Sui

A

Used topically for swollen, painful,
nodular skin lesions due to damp-heat.
Most appropriate during the early stages of
this disorder.
Herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity
should be given orally at the same time.

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preparation

Huo Ma Ren

A

crush before decocting

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