PMR - Categories & Herbs

Question 1

What 4 herbs did we learn in the category of ‘Drain Dampness’?

Answer 1

· Fu Ling - Poria
· Fu Ling Pi
· Fu Shen
· Chi Fu Ling

Question 2

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Transform Dampness’?

Answer 2

Hou Po - Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Magnolia Bark)

Question 3

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Dispel Wind-Dampness’?

Answer 3

Du Huo - Angelica Pubescentis Radix

Question 4

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat’?

Answer 4

Qian Hu - Peucedani Radix

Question 5

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Warm & Transform Phlegm Cold’?

Answer 5

Zhi Ban Xia - Pinellia Rhizoma Preparatum

Question 6

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Relieve Cough & Wheeze’?

Answer 6

Xing Ren - Armeniacae Semen (Apricot Seed)

Question 7

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Relieve Food Stagnation’?

Answer 7

Shan Zha - Crataegi Fructus (Hawthorne Fruit)

Question 8

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Regulate Qi’?

Answer 8

Chen Pi - Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Aged Tangerine Peel)

Question 9

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Stop Bleeding’?

Answer 9

San Qi - Notoginseng Radix

Question 10

What 2 herbs did we learn in the category of ‘Invigorate Blood’?

Answer 10

· Chuan Xiong - Chuanxiong Rhizoma

· Chi Shao - Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Red Peony Root)

Question 11

What herb did we learn in the category of ‘Warm Interior & Expel Cold’?

Answer 11

Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata (Processed Aconite Accessory Root)

Question 12

What 5 herbs did we learn in the category of ‘Tonify Qi’?

Answer 12

· Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix
· Dang Shen - Codnopsis Radix
· Tai Zi Shen - Pseudostellariae Radix
· Bai Zhu - Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma
· Gan Cao - Glycerrhizae Radix (Licorice)

Question 13

What herb did we learn in the category of “Tonify the Yang”?

Answer 13

Lu Rong - Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Deer Antler Velvet)

Question 14

What 2 herbs did we learn in the category “Tonify the Blood”?

Answer 14

· Shu Di Huang - Rehmanniae Radix Preparata

· Dang Gui - Angelicae Sinensis Radix

Question 15

What herb did we learn in the category “Tonify the Yin”?

Answer 15

Mai Men Dong - Ophiopogonis Radix

Question 16

What herb did we learn in the category “Stabilize and Bind”?

Answer 16

Shan Zhu Yu - Cornii Fructus

Question 17

What herb did we learn in the category “Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit”?

Answer 17

Long Gu - Fossilia Ossis Mastodi (Dragon Bones)

Question 18

What herb did we learn in the category “Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit”?

Answer 18

Suan Zao Ren - Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (Sour Date Kernel)

Question 19

What herb did we learn in the category “Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors”?

Answer 19

Gou Teng - Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis

Question 20

What herb did we learn in the category “Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices”?

Answer 20

She Xiang - Moschus (Deer Musk)

Question 21

What herb did we learn in the category “Herbs that Expel Parasites”?

Answer 21

Da Suan - Allii Sativi Bulbus (Garlic Bulb)