Pharma 2 Herbs & Category Flashcards
Shí Jué Míng (Concha Haliotidis)
-abalone shell
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Mŭ Lì (Concha Ostreae)
-oyster shell
Mu Li and Long Gu often used together
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Lóng Gŭ (Os Draconis)
-dragon bone
Mu Li and Long Gu often used together
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Cí Shí (Magnetitum)
-magnetite
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Dài Zhĕ Shí(Haematitum)
-hematite
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Zhēn Zhū (Concha Margaratiferae)
-pearl
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Shè Xiāng (Secretio Moschi Moschifeni)
-deer musk
Aromatic Herbs that Open the Orfices
Sū Hé Xiāng (Styrax Liquidis)
-resin of rose maleos
Aromatic Herbs that Open the Orfices
Bīng Piàn (Borneol)
-“Ice Slice”
Aromatic Herbs that Open the Orfices
Zhāng Năo (Camphora) -Camphor
Aromatic Herbs that Open the Orfices
Shí Chāng Pú (Rhizoma Acori Graminei)
-“stone enlightened herb”
Aromatic Herbs that Open the Orfices
Cāng Zhú (Rhizoma Atractylodi)
“Sang jew”
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Huò Xiāng (Herba Pogostemonis)
-patchouli
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Shā Rén (Fructus Amomi)
-cardamom sand seeds
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Bái Dòu Kòu (Fructus Amomi Kravanh)
-“white teenager”
-white cardamom
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Căo Dòu Kòu (Alpiniae Katsumadai)
-grass cardamom seeds
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
“Căo Guŏ (Fructus Amomi Tsaoko)
-“grass fruit””
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Pèi Lán (Herba Eupatorii Fortunei)
-“ornamental orchid”
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Hòu Pò (Cortex Magnolia Officinalis)
-magnolia
bark
Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
Qiān Niú Zĭ (Semen Pharbiditis)
-morning glory seeds
Cathartics- Harsh Expellants
Gān Suì (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui) -kansui root
Cathartics- Harsh Expellants
Dà Jĭ (Radix Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae)
Cathartics- Harsh Expellants
Yuán Hua (Flos Daphnis Genkwa)
-genkwa flower
Cathartics- Harsh Expellants
Shāng Lù (Radix Phytolacca)
-poke root
Cathartics- Harsh Expellants
Bā Dòu (Crotonis Fructus)
-croton seeds
Cathartics- Harsh Expellants
Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen)
-hemp seeds
Moist Laxatives
Yù Lĭ Rén (Semen Pruni)
-“constrained plum pit”
-bush cherry pit
Moist Laxatives
Dà Huáng (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)
Purgatives
Máng Xiāo (Natrii Sulfas)
-Glauber’s salt
Purgatives
Lú Huì (Herba Aloes)
-dried aloe leaf concentrate
Purgatives
Fān Xiè Yè (Folium Sennae)
-Senna leaf
Purgatives
Líng Yáng Jiăo (Comu Antelopis Saiga-tatarici)
-antelope horn
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Gōu Téng (Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis)
-hook vine
-“hooks the wind”
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Tiān Má (Rhizoma Gastrodiae)
-“heavy numbness”
-looks like potato chip
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
(Bai) Jiāng Cán (Bombyx Batryticatus)
-silkworm
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Wú Gōng (Scolopendra Subspinipes)
-centipide
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Quán Xiē (Buthus Martensi)
-scorpion
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Niú Huáng (Calculus Bovis)
-cattle
gallstone
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Dì Lóng (Lumbricus)
-earthworm
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Bái Jí Lí (Fructus Tribuli Terrestris)
-puncture vine fruit
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi)
-hawthorne berry
Food Stagnation Herb
Shén Qu (massa fermentata)
-fermented mass
Food Stagnation Herb
Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris)
-barley sprout/malt
Food Stagnation Herb
Gŭ Yá (Fructus Germinatus Oryzae Sativae) -rice sprout
Food Stagnation Herb
Lái Fú Zĭ (Semen Raphani Sativi) -radish sprout
Food Stagnation Herb
Jī Nèi Jīn (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)
-chicken gizzard
Food Stagnation Herb
Zhū Shā (Cinnabais)
-cinnabar
- herb not used frequently because toxicity
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
-amber
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae)
-sour date/jujube seed
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Băi Zĭ Rén (Semen Platycladi)
-arbor vitae seed
-similar to a pine nut
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Yuán Zhì (Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae)
-senega root
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Yè Jiāo Téng (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis)
-fleeceflower vine
-vine of He Shou Wu
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Fú Shén (Sclerotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos)
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Hé Huān Pí (Cortex Albizziae Julibrissinis)
-“collective happiness bark”
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)
-flourite
*historical herb- not used
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
Shĭ Jūn Zĭ (Fructus Quisquali)
-“envoy seeds”
Expel Parasites
Bīng Lang (Semen Arecae Catechu)
-bettle but
-botanical chewing gum
Expel Parasites
Fĕi Zi (Semen Torreyae Grandis)
-“bandit seeds”
-torreya seeds
Expel Parasites
Kŭ Liàn Gēn Pí (Cortex Meliae Radicis)
-melia root bark
Expel Parasites
Nán Guā Zĭ (Semen Cucurbitae Moschatae)
-pumpkin seeds and husk
Expel Parasites
Chuān Liàn Zĭ (Fructus Meliae Toosendan)
-golden bell seed
Expel Parasites
Hè Shī (Fructus Carpesii Seu Dauci)
-arpesium fruit, daucus fruit
Expel Parasites
Léi Wán (Scierotium Omphaliae Lapidescentis)
-“thunder ball”
Expel Parasites
He Cao Ya (Gemma agrimoninae)
-agrimony sprout
sprout of Xiān Hè Căo (qi regulator)
Expel Parasites
Guàn Zhòng (Rhizoma Guanchong)
-dryopteris root
Expel Parasites