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Pharm 1 - Herbs that release the Exterior for Cold & Heat Attack & Herbs that Clear Heat & Drain Fire Flashcards

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Warm, Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

MA HUANG

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promote sweating to release the exterior
(for Taiyang syndrome/ fever & chills with absence of sweating)

stop wheezing & asthma
(obstruction of LU Qi due to exterior wind cold or from internal condition)

promotes urination to treat edema
(esp due to wind cold obstruction)

c/ci: hypertension or cardiac dz.
deficient conditions w/ spontaneous sweating

raw=induces sweat
fried=calms wheezing

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Warm, Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

GUI ZHI
Ramulus Cinnamon Cassiae

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-release the exterior and muscle layer
(harmonizing Ying & Wei for wind cold patterns where sweating is present)

-warms the channels & collaterals
(for wind cold damp Bi pain, pain in shoulders esp or for cold obstructing the flow of blood in dysmenorrhea / warms & stimulates blood flow)

-unblocks Yang Qi in the chest
(for chest pain, palpitations, edema - promotes blood circulation - angina pectoris, and masses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea

caution during pregnancy

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

ZI SU YE
perilla folium

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-promotes sweating to release the exterior (mild)

  • promotes the movement of Qi in the MJ (vomiting & nausea, calms fetus
  • morning sickness
  • detoxifies seafood poisoning
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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

JING JIE
Schizonepetae herba

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-promotes sweating to release the exterior
(used for both wind cold and wind heat ESP for skin rash due to wind heat)

-used charred to stop bleeding
(esp for lower body bleeding - blood in the urine, stools, heavy menses)
(when charred it’s called Jing Jie Tan)

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the Exterior:

FANG FENG
saposhnikoviae radix

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-promotes sweat to release the exterior
(wind heat or wind cold!)

-disperse wind cold form the channels
(for Bi syndrome)

  • relieves spasms & contractions due to wind
    (ex. trembling hands/feet, lock jaw etc.

-used for migraine headaches caused by wind

jing Jie & Fang Feng = pair

c/ci: yin def w/ fire or spasm & convulsion due to blood def.

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

QIANG HUO
notopterygii rhizome seu radix

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-promotes sweating to release the exterior
(esp w/ signs of dampness, joint pain, body heaviness, sleepiness)
(for Taiyang occipital headaches)

-dispel wind-cold-damp to treat BI syndrome
(esp in upper body)

  • guides Qi to the Greater Yang & Governing Vessels (Taiyang is the ultimate Yang so guides other herbs to regions traversed by these channels)
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Warm Herbs that release the exterior:

BAI ZHI
Radix angelicae dahuricae

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1 herb to treat to treat yangming headache & nasal congestion!

-promotes sweating to release exterior

-reduces swelling, stops pain, discharge pus
(for sores, carbuncles mastitis)

-eliminates dampness in LJ
(vag discharge due to damp cold or damp heat in LJ)

c/ci: very drying, yin def with fire or sores that have ulcerated.

BAI ZHI & QIANG HUO paired often to treat headache

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

XI XIN
Asari radix et rhizoma

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-promotes sweating to release the exterior
(esp for pain, body ache or headache) for exterior conditions esp accompanied by underlining yang def or internal dampness

-stops pain from cold

-warms the LU’s
(for copious cold PHL, congested fluids& NASAL CONGESTION)

toxic! Xi Xin means ‘thin acrid’ - goes to deepest layer to warm

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior

GAO BEN
ligustici rhizoma

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  • HEADACHE!

- expels wind cold and stops headache (vertex & occicipital) & nasal congestion.

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Warm, Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

CANG ER ZI

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  • opens the nasal passages & alleviates pain
    (ex. for sinus or nasal probs such as rhinitis, thick turbid nasal discharge or loss of smell)

-for sinus headaches

-dispel wind dampness in muscles & skin
(Bi, spasms, muscle cramping.

-for rash/skin disorders

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

XIN YI HUA
Flos Magnoliae Lilliflorae

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-disperses wind cold to open nasal orfice

Cang er Zi & Xin Yi Hua used together

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Warm Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

XIANG RU
Moslae Herba

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  • expels SUMMERHEAT from the exterior & dampness from the interior.
  • promotes urination for edema & dysuria esp in exterior disorder.

(this is considered the ‘summer Ma Huang’ and is when there is a lack of sweating)

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Warm Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

SHENG JIANG
rhizoma zingberis

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1 herb of choice for morning sickness or rebellion ST Qi

  • release the exterior & warms the MJ (protects st lining)
    (for exterior wind cold and cold in the ST - vomit, diarrhea & abd fullness w/ pain)
  • disperses LU cold & stops cough
  • harmonize Ying & Wei
  • reduces toxicity of other herbs
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Cool Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

BO HE
Herba Haplocalyeis

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  • disperses wind heat in common cold and early stages febrile dz.
  • clears the head & eyes & benefits the throat. Headache, red eyes, sore throat due to wind heat attack
  • vents rashes & for measles early stage & wind rash w/ itch.
  • soothe the LV for LV Qi stagnation
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Cool acrid herbs that release the exterior:

NIU BANG ZI
Fructus Arctii Lappae

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  • disperses wind heat & benefits the throat for wind heat exterior syndrome, esp w sore throat & constipation
  • vents rashes for measles for when there is incomplete expression
  • relieves toxic heat: for sores, carbuncles

(the difference between Bo He & Niu Bang Zi is NBZ prevents constipation. NBZ cant soothe LV Qi)

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Cool Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

CHAN TUI
Peristracum Cicadae

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-disperse wind heat. Sore throat, hoarse voice due to wind heat constraining the LU’s.

  • wind rash w/itch
  • vents rashes/measles in early stage
  • reduces nebula (growth) for red eyes w nebula due to LV channel heat
  • alleviates spasms: for childhood convulsions & tetanus. extreme wind heat - internal wind

Caution: during pregnancy

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Cool Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

SANG YE
folimn morialbae

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  • expels wind & clears heat from the LU: for coughing in early stage of wind febrile dz.& dry heat injures the LU.
  • clears the LV, brightens the eyes for red swollen eyes due to wind heat, heat attacking the LV fire rising.
  • blurry vision, dry eyes & aversion to light due to LV yin def
  • dizziness due to LV yang rising - high blood pressure

(drink or use topically - preventative longevity herb)

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Cool Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

JU HUA
Flos Chrysanthemi Morifio

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  • expels wind heat invasion
  • calms the LV & brightens the eyes
  • subdues LV yang rising (hypertension, headache, dizziness)
  • resolves toxicity to treat sores & swellings

(cant be used externally for the eyes and Sang Ye & Ju Hua often used as a pair)

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Cool Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

GE GEN
radix puerariae

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  • wind cold OR wind heat!
  • releases the exterior & the muscle layer
  • vents rashes: for early stage measles w/o complete expression of rash
  • generates fluids (for exterior attack w/ extreme thirst or for diabetes (wasting and thirsting disorder)
  • raises yang qi to stop diarrhea: acute, dysentary due to damp heat or chronic diarrhea due to sp qi def - treats both root and branch
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Cool Acrid Herbs that release the exterior:

CHAI HU
radix bupleuri

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-reduces fever for wind cold or wind heat
-#1 herb guiding herb to resolve Shaoyang disorder (alt fever & chills)
#1 MOST important herb to relieve LV Qi stagnation

-raises the clear yang qi for the SP if SP&ST Qi sinking

c/I: hypertension or yin def with yang rising

raw: reduce fever & raise yang qi
vinegar: fried: spreads LV Qi & relieving constraint

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Cool Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

SHENG NA
rhizoma cimicifugae

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*guiding Yangming herb

(infection, sore throat, 4 bigs due to yangming channels- clears toxicity)

-raises the clear yang qi in sinking patterns

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Cool Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

DAN DOU CHI
sojae semen preparatum

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(sojae bean)

  • release the exterior for wind cold/wind heat
  • eliminates irritability, restlessness, stifling chest, insomnia following a febrile dz.

c/ci: nursing mothers

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Cool Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

MAN JING ZI
fructose viticis

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expel wind heat in head & face

  • disperses wind & clear heat for headache due to wind heat pathogen, also for headache due to wind cold.
  • clears & benefits the head & eyes. red painful swollen eyes, excessive tearing & aversion to light.

c/I: antagonizes Wu Tou, Shi Gao

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Cool Acrid herbs that release the exterior:

MU ZEI
herba e quiseti hiemalis

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  • disperses wind heat, brightens the eyes & eliminates nebula or excessive tearing due to wind heat or due to LV def. Night blindness
  • clears heat and stops bleeding for blood in the stool or hemorrhoids.

c/I: in cases of urinary frequency, depleted fluids or Qi def.
caution: pregnancy

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Herbs that Clear heat, drain fire: SHI GAO gypsum
- clears heat & drains fire for Qi level heat in warm febrile dz - coughing and wheezing due to LU heat - headache, toothache & sore throat due to ST heat - summerheat - Xiao Ke disorder - can be used externally to clear heat, generate flesh & absorb exudation. *** should be broken up & cooked for 20-30 min before other herbs added.
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Herbs that clear heat & drain fire: ZHI MU rhizoma anemarrhenae asphodeloidis
"golden couple" Shi Gao & Zhi Mu (softens harshness of Shi Gao & Zhi Mu enriches yin) - clears heat/drains fire for Qi level warm febrile d - clears LU heat & enriches yin, moistens dryness for dry cough from yin def - nourishes yin & subdues fire for KD yin def w/vigorous fire (menopause) - nourishes yin & generates fluids for Xiao Ke disorder - moistens the INTS & unblock the bowels c/ci: sp qi def w/ loose stools
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Herbs that clear heat & drain fire: LU GEN
- clears heat & generates fluids for heat patients w fluid injury. - clears ST heat - clears LU heat (all sorts of LU heat whether excess or def)
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Clear heat & drain fire: DAN ZHU YE bamboo leaf
HT & S.I. -clears HT heat (for Shen: anxiety, irritability, insomnia, palpitations) -promotes urination to treat Lin syndrome (for HT heat pouring into the S.I.) dry fried stops bleeding
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Clear Heat drain fire: XIA KU CAO prunaellae spica
LV GB - clears LV heat & brightens the eyes (red, painful, swollen eyes, headache, dizziness) - clears heat and dissipates nodules (for neck lumps, scrofula, goiter, swollen glands due to PHL heat) - lowers high blood pressure
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Herbs that clear ST heat?
Lu Gen (LU, ST) Shi Gao (blazing ST fire)
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Clears LU heat?
Shi Gao Lu Gen Zhi Mu
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what herbs deal with hypertension?
Xia Ku Cao Ju Hua Sang Ye
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#1 herb for yangming headache & nasal congestion?
Bai Zhi
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Herb that expels summer heat? (Considered summer Ma Huang)
Xiang Ru Shi Gao
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what's the #1 herb of choice for morning sickness and what is another good one?
Sheng Jiang #1 and Zi Su Ye
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what herbs treat the eyes and nebula?
Bo He Chan Tui (nebula growth) Sang Ye Ju Hua Man Jing Zi Mu Zei (nebula)
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What herb is #1 for treating LV Qi stagnation & also #1 guiding Shaoyang herb?
Chai Hu
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Herbs that treat the nose and sinuses?
``` Cang er Zi Xin Yi Hua (magnolia bud) Gao Ben Xi Xin (thin acrid) Bai Zhi ```
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Herbs that clear heat & drain fire: JUE MING ZI semen Cassie torae
- clears wind heat in the LV & BRIGHTENS THE EYES - clears heat in the LV channel (LV Yang Rising) (high blood pressure, high cholesterol) - MOISTENS THE INTS and unblocks the bowels (typically combined with Xin Ku Cao to prevent hypertension)
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Which herbs are typically combined for prevention of hypertension?
Xia Ku Cao & Jue Ming Zi —— Jua Hua & Sang Ye
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Herbs that clear heat & drain fire: | SHAN ZHI ZI Fructus Gardieniae Jasmoinoidis Gardenia fruit
GOES TO THE SJ!****** clears damp heat in all 3 jiaos (clears all Zang & Fu heat) used to cool blood and stop bleeding, reduces swelling by moving blood stagnation
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Herbs that Clear heat, relieves toxicity: | JIN YIN HUA Flos Lonicerae Japoniae honeysuckle
-resolves toxicity for warm. febrile dz in any Wei, Qi, Ying & blood levels & wind heat exterior syndrome. - treats sores, carbuncles due to toxic heat - dysentary due to toxic heat - clears summerheat (this is a great herb for Covid)
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Herbs that Clear heat and resolve toxicity: | LIAN QIAO Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae sister herb to Jin Yin Hua
-Jin Yin Hua and Lian Qiao used as a pair- treats toxicity warm febrile dz and wind heat exterior syn or pathogen sinking into to PC. (treats sores in the mouth or tongue due to HT fire rising) - relieves toxicity and DISPERSES NODULES (sores, carbuncles, thyroid issues and hardness due to toxic heat) - promotes urination and treats Lin syndrome
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Herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity: | Pu Gong Ying dandelion
#1 herb for mastitis! intestinal abscess or LU abscess clears toxicity, damp heat, jaundice, Lin syndrome
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Herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity: BAN LAN GEN
- treats ANY toxic heat! (ex. cools the blood, pathogens invading the ying and blood levels, high fevers, eruptions, unconsciousness, dysentry, jaundice, vomitting blood, blood in urine, nosebleeds etc)
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Herbs that clear heat & resolve toxicity: | SHE GAN orchid
- SORE, SWOLLEN THROAT! - clears LU heat & transforms PHL for coughing or wheezing c/ci: not for pregnancy
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Herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity: BAI XIAN PI
for wind heat & damp heat (scabies, rubella, other rashes) Jaundice
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Herbs that clear heat & resolve toxicity: SHAN DOU GEN
- THROAT! recently used for LU, throat and cervix cancer
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Herbs that clear heat & resolve toxicity: TU FU LING
*syphallis
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Herbs that clear heat & resolve toxicity: BAI HUA SHE SHE CAO
*treats cancer
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Herbs that clear heat & resolve toxicity: BAI TOU WENG
* damp heat, dysentery! hemorrhoids vaginitis (used externally)
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Herbs that clear heat & resolve toxicity: QIN PI Cortix Fraxini
- clears wind damp for painful Bi syndrome - clears heat in LV channel (eyes, cataracts pain from LV channel heat) diarrhea and dysentery
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which herb expels pus and disperses blood stasis?
Bai Jiang Cao
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Which herb clears fire in the LU's & throat manifesting as asthma or abscess and can also treat UTI's and toxic skin disorders?
Chuan Xin Lian

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