Open the Orifices Flashcards
Open sensory orifices, awaken spirit, Heart governs spirit, pt delirious or comatose, also tx turbid phlegm. Hot and Cold closed disorders: scattering by nature and can drain source qi, used short term, not to be used for abandoned patterns of xu, almost always pill or powder form.
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She xiang
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open orifices, tx loss of consciousness, strongest aromatic and penetrating substance in materia medica, tx traumas and sores,
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Su He xiang
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open orifices, tx LOC, good for wind stroke with collapse due to phlegm
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Bing Pian
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borneolum, opens orifices tx LOC, not as strong,
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Shi chang pu
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acori tatarinowii rhizoma, opens orifices 2nd to aromatic action of dislodging phlegm
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Niu Huang
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bovis calculus opens orifices, clears heat and resolves toxicity,
