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More For Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Divine Husbandmans Classic of Materia Medica

First book to focus on descriptions of individual herbs

A

Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing

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2
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Grand Materia Medica written by China’s most celebrated herbalist

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Li Shizhen

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3
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What are the Four Qi?

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Cold, hot, warm, cool, neutral

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4
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What are the Five Tastes?

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Sour, bitter, sweet, acrid, salty, bland

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5
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Which tastes belong to yang?

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Acrid, sweet, bland, astringent

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6
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Which tastes belong to Yin?

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bitter, sour, salty

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7
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What are the 7 types of combining herbs?

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Mutual Accentuation

Mutual Enhancement

Mutual counteraction

Mutual Suppression

Mutual antagonism

Mutual incompatibility

Single effect

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8
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Two substances with similar functions to accentuate their actions

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Mutual Accentuation

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9
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One substance enhances the effect of the other.

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Mutual enhancement

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10
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The toxicity or side effects of one substance are reduces or eliminated by another substance

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Mutual Counteraction ( same as mutual suppression, worded differently)

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11
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Converse of mutual counteraction

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Mutual Suppression

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12
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The ability of two substances to minimize or neutralize each other’s positive effects

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Mutual antagonism

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13
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The combination of two substances gives rise to side effects or toxicity which would not be caused by either if used alone

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Mutual Incompatibility

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14
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Principles of combining substances

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Chief

Deputies

Assistants

Envoys

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15
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Principal ingredient, provides the main effect

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Chief

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16
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Enhance or assist the actions of the Chiefs

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Deputies

17
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Treat accompanying symptoms; moderate the harshness or toxicity of the primary substances; assist the chief and deputies or provide assistance from another therapeutic direction

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Assistants

18
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Guides the other medicines to a specific channel or organ, or exert a harmonizing influence

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Envoys

19
Q

One processing method which utilizes heat

A

Frying with liquid

20
Q

What is used in frying with liquid

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Honey, vinegar, wine, ginger juice

21
Q

What is average dosage

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3-9 grams

22
Q

What kind of herbs are contraindicated

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Harsh and toxic herbs

23
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What herbs should be used cautiously

A

Moving and hot herbs

24
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What is the most common method of delivery

A

Decoction or soup

25
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Which two combining methods are the same, just worded differently

A

Mutual Counteraction and Mutual Suppression

Pharmacopeia 1 Michelle (5 decks)

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