PMR - Special Fxns, Properties, Prep Flashcards
Which herb in its charred form can be used to stop diarrhea of chronic dysentery-like disorders?
Shan Zha (Relieve Food Stagnation)
Which herb can stop headache pain (LV headaches at Du 20 & GB headaches that are one-sided)?
Chuan Xiong (Invigorate Blood)
Which herb can be used to disperse & scatter externally contracted wind-heat with headache & cough (esp. when wind-heat constrains the lungs)?
Qian Hu (Cool, Transform Phlegm-Heat)
Which herb disperses lurking wind in the KD channel? What is its category?
Du Huo (Dispel Wind-Dampness)
Which herbs can be used for GYN issues?
· Chuang Xiong - invigorates blood & promotes movement of Qi (treats dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, difficult labor)
· Chi Shao - invigorates blood, clears heat and cools blood (treats dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, GYN pbx from hot blood)
· Shu Di Huang - tonifies blood (treats irregular menses, uterine bleeding, postpartum bleeding)
· Dang Gui - known as the “woman’s herb” in the Tonify Blood category (treats blood deficiency assoc w/ irregular menses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; also post-partum)
· Shan Zhu Yu - stabilizes menses & stops bleeding (weak effect)
Which herbs can treat vomiting & nausea?
· Zhi Ban Xia (Warm, Transform Cold Phlegm)
· Chen Pi (Regulate Qi)
Which herb can be used to treat bulging disorders?
Shan Zha (Relieve Food Stagnation)
think LV channel, which passes through the inguinal area where hernias are common
Which herb can be used to treat goiter & scrofula?
Zhi Ban Xia (Warm, Transform Cold Phlegm)
Which herbs treat clumps, masses, ulcerations, or sores?
· Shan Zha (Relieve Food Stagnation) - transforms blood stasis & dissipates clumps
· Chi Shao (Invigorate Blood) - treats fixed abdominal masses
· Lu Rong (Tonify Yang) - tonifies & nourishes Qi & Blood for ulcerations & boils
· Dang Gui (Tonify Blood) - treats sores & abscesses by tonifyign & invigorating blood
· Long Gu (Calm Spirit) - topically for chronic non-healing sores, ulcerations, or fractures
· She Xiang (Aromatic, Open Orifices) - invigorates blood, dissipates clumps, reduces swellings (palpable masses, toxic sores, carbuncles)
Which herb is toxic and must be boiled for 30-60 minutes before adding other herbs to the decoction?
Zhi Fu Zi (Warm the Interior & Expel Cold)
Which herb, because it warms Ming Men Fire and assists KD Yang, can be used for any problem of the HT, SP, or KD?
Zhi Fu Zi (Warm the Interior & Expel Cold)
Which herbs have a function to generate fluids?
· Ren Shen – Bai Ren Shen only; not Hong Shen (Tonify Qi)
· Tai Zi Shen (Tonify Qi)
· Mai Men Dong (Tonify Yin)
Which herbs have a function to calm the spirit?
· Fu Ling (Drain Dampness) · Fu Shen (Drain Dampness) · Ren Shen (Tonify Qi) · Long Gu (Anchor, Settle, Calm Spirit) · Suan Zao Ren (Nourish Heart, Calm Spirit)
Which herbs have functions to support or secure the normal (Zheng Qi)?
· Dang Shen - supports the normal, and is therefore used with herbs that release the exterior or drain downward when the presentation includes significant Qi Deficiency
· Long Gu - secures Zheng Qi
Which Tonify Qi herb is often used in oncology and for unrelenting fever or summerheat in children?
Tai Zi Shen (Tonify Qi)
“Tai Zi” means prince
Which herb is said to “quiet the fetus” for restless fetus due to SP Deficiency in the mom?
Bai Zhu (Tonify Qi)