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Post Midterm 3 Flashcards

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What are some signs of Qi stagnation? What are some signs of rebellious Qi?

A

Qi stagnation– distention, pain, stifling sensations

Rebellious Qi– reversal of correct flow, belching, nausea, vomiting, wheezing, dyspnea

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For herbs that regulate the Qi, what channels are primarily affected?

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SP, ST, LV, LU

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What are the 3 types of stagnant Qi and what organs are affected?

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Stagnant SP and ST Qi
Constrained LV Qi
Stagnant LU Qi leading to loss of dissemination and descending

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Latin

Chen Pi

A

Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium

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Category

Chen Pi

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Herbs that regulates the Qi

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CHEN PI

Channels

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LU, SP– Tai Yin

SP, ST– Earth

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Properties

Chen Pi

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acrid, bitter, warm and aromatic

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CHEN PI

Dosage

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3-9g

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Contraindications

Chen Pi

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Because acrid=dispersing, bitter=drying, cautious to use with heat from excess

contra: dry coughs due to Qi or Yin deficiency.

Long- term use can injure the primal Qi (YUAN/SOURCE QI).

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Fx/Indication

Chen Pi

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Promotes flow of Qi, ADJUSTS THE MIDDLE and relieves diaphragm: SP/ST stagnant Qi patterns like epigastric or abdominal distention, fullness bloating, belching and nausea and vomiting.

Dries dampness: IMPORTATNT herb FOR PHLEGM-DAMP coughs with a stifling sensation in the chest and/or diaphragm, and copious, viscous sputum; also for damp turbidity obstructing the middle with a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention, loss of appetite, fatigue, loose stools and a thick greasy tongue coating

Helps prevent stagnation: QI LEVEL HERB for SP LU (Tai yin disorder: cold and phlegm)

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Can Chen Pi treat nausea and vomiting?

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Very effective at treating LU and SP. SP makes damp/phlegm and LU is the respiratory of phlegm.

SP/ST stagnant Qi patterns like epigastric or abdominal distention, fullness bloating, belching and nausea and vomiting.

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What are the causes of bleeding (blood leaving normal passageway)?

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3 causes:

  • leak out as when SP Qi fails to contain the blood
  • forced out by excess yang or heat in the blood from severe yin deficiency
  • blood stasis when it obstructs the normal passageways, forcing blood out of the vessels
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Blood follows Qi. What can cause bleeding in the upper part of the body?

Lower body?

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Upper: Ascendant Yang

Lower: SP Qi deficiency.

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What are the characteristic of bleeding from heat?

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profuse, bright red blood

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What are the characteristic of bleeding from Qi deficiency?

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cannot hold blood, continuous bleeding

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What are the characteristic of bleeding from stasis or trauma?

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dark blood, clots, fixed location

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What are the characteristic of bleeding from cold?

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dark and painful

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17
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Latin

San Qi

A

Notoginseng Radix

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Category

San Qi

A

Herbs that stops bleeding

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SAN QI

Channels

A

LV, ST

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Properties

San Qi

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Sweet, slightly bitter, warm

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SAN QI

Dosage

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3-9g in decoction; 1-1.5 g in pills and powders up to 3/day.

3-6g for severe bleeding

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caution/contraindication

San Qi

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caution: pregnancy

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Fx/Indications

San Qi

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Stops bleeding WITHOUT CAUSING BLOOD STASIS & Transforms blood stasis

Reduces swelling and stops pain (traumatic injuries, swelling and pain due to falls, fractures, contusions, and sprains)

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Is San Qi used internally and externally?

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Yes. Both internal/external including vomiting blood, nosebleed & blood in the urine or stool

25
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Usually herbs that stop bleeding create stasis. What is so unique about San Qi?

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San Qi can stop bleeding without causing blood stasis, hence its popularity.

26
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Can San Qi be used effectively in a hard nugget form?

If not, how does it need to be prepared?

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27
Q

What is the chief herb in Yunnan Bai Yao?

A

San Qi + secret ingredients

28
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What are the actions of Yunnan Bai Yao?

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Stops bleeding
Invigorates the blood
Disperse swelling
Clears heat
Resolves toxins
Relieves pain
29
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What are the general properties of herbs in Herbs that Regulate BLood: Invigorate the Blood?

A

Acrid, bitter and warm

30
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What are some situations/types of patients where it is dangerous to use herbs that invigorate the blood?

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CAUTION: pregnancy or people with a tendency to bleed, either constitutionally or on blood thinner because the herbs that invigorate the blood is VERY MOVING

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What kinds of stasis situations do herbs that invigorate the blood treat?

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General or localized (fixed stabbing) pain (ie. chest painful obstruction, hypochondrial pain),
Numbness and paresthesias of the limbs,
Masses or lumps (internally or near the surface of the body, ie. hematoma), masses due to bleeding (trauma),
Bleeding of any kind where it’s purple and with clots (spider nevi, varicose veins),
Dark purple stasis spots on the skin, mucous membranes or tongues,
Abnormal gynecological (amenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, postpartum abdominal pain),
Pain due to wind-damp painful obstruction, abscesses and other types of sores, abdominal masses, traumatic pain from fractures, pain of tumors…

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Category

Chuan Xiong

A

Herbs that invigorate the blood

33
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latin

Chuan Xiong

A

Chuanxiong Rhizoma

34
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CHUAN XIONG

Channels

A

LV, GB– Wood

LV, PC– Jue Yin

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properties

Chuan Xiong

A

acrid, warm

36
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CHUAN XIONG

Dosage

A

3-9g

37
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Which herb is Chuan Xiong similar to?

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Chai Hu for the channels it enters; LV PC GB SJ

38
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contraindication

Chuan Xiong

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Caution:

  • pregnancy
  • those who bleed easily or have profuse menses

Contraindication:

  • fire from yin deficiency
  • red, dry tongue and a dry mouth
39
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Fx/Indications

Chuan Xiong

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Invigorates the blood & Promotes movement of Qi: blood stasis pattern especially important for gynecological problems, ie. dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, difficult labor or retained lochia

Expels wind & Stops pain: LEADING HERB FOR EXT. CONTRACTED WIND DISORDER w h/a, dizzy, painful obstruction.

ESP USEFUL: for Headache

40
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Does Chuan Xiong treat wind heat?

A

NO. It can expel wind but its warm property, it would worsen heat sx.

41
Q

What types of headache and channel does Chuan Xiong treat?

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GB, shaoyang headache at temporal area

CAUSED BY WIND INVASION

42
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Why can Chuan Xiong treat pain in the flanks and hypochondriac region?

A

its fx of invigorating the blood/ promoting the movement of Qi, it can treat pattern of stagnant Qi and blood stasis with pain and soreness in the chest, flanks and hypochondria.

Enters LV/GB channels

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Category

Chi Shao

A

Herbs that regulate the blood: invigorate the blood

44
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Properties

Chi Shao

A

sour, bitter, slightly co

45
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CHI SHAO

Channels

A

LV, SP

46
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Caution/Contraindication

Chi Shao

A

caution: cold from deficiency

47
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CHI SHAO

Dosage

A

6-15g

48
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latin

Chi Shao

A

Paeoniae Radix Rubra

49
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Fx/Indication

Chi Shao

A

Invigorates the blood
Transforms/Dispels blood stasis
Clears heat and cools the blood
Stops pain

50
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Which herb is sour?

A

Chi Shao

51
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Which herb is a red peony root?

A

Chi Shao

52
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Which is an aged tangerine peel?

A

Chen pi

citri reticulatae pericarpium

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