Quizes and Midterm Flashcards
Herbs that clear heat are cold in nature so must be used with caution in cases of?
weakness of the Spleen and Stomach
According to the 4-level and 6-stage systems, herbs that drain fire generally enter which?
qi level and yangming channel stage
Which herb to drain fire “clears heat in all three burners”? It is especially useful for heart heat and to drain heat via urination.
zhi zi: gardenia
This herb is the most beneficial in the treatment of Liver Fire and hypertension.
xia ku cao: prunella
This herb is helpful for eye problems. It nourishes liver and kidney yin, calms ascendent liver yang, and treats constipation.
jue ming zi: cassia sem
Lian Zi Xin - Nelumbinis plumule has what actions? (drains heart fire, stops bleeding, binds the essence, all of the above, a and b)
all of the above
This herb is well known for clearing damp heat from all three jiaos. It also treats irritability, cools the blood, and can be used topically for trauma.
zhi zi: gardenia
What are two actions of Lu Gen?
Generates fluids, Moistens the throat, used for vomiting, belching
________ treats obesity, unblocks “all three yang’s” uses relatively high doses of herbs.
fang feng tong sheng san (siler and platycodon decoction)
The representative formula for the treatment of severe qi level heat in the Wen Bing school is:
bai hu tang (white tiger decoction)
What two herbs from relieve toxicty category also treat exterior wind-heat?
Jin Yin Hua (lonicera) and Lian Qiao (forsythia)
Benefits the throat/strong anti-viral
bei ban lan gen (isatis)
breast abscess
pu gong yin (taraxacum)
lung abscess
yu xing cao (houttuynia)
cancer/snake bite
bai hua she she cao (hedyotis)
A formula that drains fire toxin and is useful for skin infections is
huang lian jie du tang (coptis relieve toxin decoction)
The formula you would think of for treating fire toxin manifesting with swelling and burning pain in the head, face and throat is
pu ji xiao du yin (universal benefit decoction to eliminate toxin)
A Shang Han Lun formula that treats damp heat fire toxin with clumping or yang ming fu syndrome is
xie xin tang (drain the epigastrium)
Clear Heat and Toxin herbs and formulas are generally cold and bitter. Caution should be used with them as they may damage
spleen/stomach
What is the main taste and the main temperature for Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Damp
cold and bitter
This is considered a major herb for damp heat in the stomach and intestines. Its especially useful for heat patterns in the upper jiao and can also stop bleeding.
huang qin (scutellaria)
Red, swollen, sore throat and eyes, swollen and painful ears or sudden deafness in the upper body, and jaundice, painful, swollen, damp genitals, and foul smelling vaginal discharge in the lower body are symptoms of
damp heat in the liver/gallbladder channels
What would be the best herb choice for damp heat in the liver/gallbladder channel?
long dan cao (gentiana rad)
Which herb is best in the clear heat, dry damp category to resolve damp heat itching of the skin?
Ku Shen (sophora)
What sort of conditions/symptoms do you treat with Herbs that Clear Deficient Heat?
They are used when Liver and Kidney yin deficiency lead to fire from deficiency that disturbs the internal working of the body, manifesting in tidal fevers or afternoon fevers, heat in the palms and soles, night sweats and loss of semen, all of which are accompanied by a red tongue with a sparse coating and a thin, rapid pulse.
Di Gu Pi cools the blood and reduces steaming to treat all kind of yin deficient and kidney fire symptoms. It also:
treats cough due to lung heat
Which herb clears deficient heat, cools the blood, promotes urination, and treats toxic sores?
Hu Huang Lian (picrorhiza)
What are two most important types of symptoms you will see to tell you that heat has entered the ying and xue levels (nutritive and blood levels)?
Symptoms of heat entering the nutritive level: a scarlet red tongue, irritability, restlessness, and often changes in consciousness and various forms of bleeding, including maculopapular rashes.
This herb is sweet, bitter, and cold; enters the heart, kidney, and liver; clears heat and cools the blood; nourishes yin and generates fluids. It is a very popular herb.
Sheng Di Huang (rehmannia)
This herb to clear heat and cool the blood is especially good for neck lumps due to phlegm fire as well as throat pain and swelling.
xuan shen (scrophularia)
Zi Cao is best known to treat what?
rashes
Qing Dai (indigo) is excellent for treating maculae due to blood heat and
cough and chest pain due to lung heat, sores in the mouth, and convulsions due to internal wind
What is the Formula used to treat Steaming Bone Disorder?
Cool the Bones Powder
This two ingredient summerheat formula is basic for clearing cummer heat. It contains Hua Shi or Talc and Gan Cao or Licorice?
Liu San (Six to One Powder)
This formula is best for treating Damp Heat Jaundice
Yin Chen Hao Tang (Virigat Wormwood Decoction)
This herb drains fire from the lungs and stomach while nourishing lung and kidney yin, and generating fluids.
zhi mu (anemarrhena)
Which statement about xia ku cao is False? (treats eye problems due to liver fire and liver deficiency, treats nodules due to phlegm-fire, is helpful for hypertension, enters the lung and stomach channels)
enters the lung and stomach channels
This clear heat and cool blood herb does NOT nourish yin, but it DOES clear fire from yin deficiency. It also invigorates blood and clears liver fire.
mu dan pi (moutan cort)
What do herbs that clear heat and drain fire treat?
the qi level
What to herbs that clear heat and cool blood treat?
shen disturbances and bleeding
What do herbs that clear heat and relive toxicity treat?
infectious diseases, abscesses and sores
What do herbs that drain damp treat?
dysentery, jaundice, lin syndrome
What do herbs that clear deficient heat treat?
tidal fever, 5 palm heat, night sweats
There are two herbs from the clear heat cool blood category that nourish the yin. This herb enters the heart, liver, and kidney and is a “sticky/cloying” herb, so you must be careful with spleen deficiency.
sheng di huang (rehmannia)
Which of the following statements about Long Dan Cao is FALSE? (drains damp heat from the liver and gallbladder channels, drains liver fire, has a special affinity for the middle jiao, can be used for migraines and jaundice)
has a special affinity for the middle jiao
Ku Shen clears damp heat, promotes urination, and (disperse wind, kills parasites, stops itching, all of the above)
all of the above
Which herb to clear deficient heat is especially helpful for summerheat? It also cools the blood and treats malaria.
Qing Hao (artemesia)
This clear deficient heat herb is especially useful for steaming bone disorder and treats cough due to lung heat.
di gu pi
What are three symptoms you may see that indicate toxic heat?
sores, mastitis, pulmonary and breast abscesses, appendictis, dysentery, mumps, encephalitis
Qing Dai drains liver fire, dispels summerheat, extinguishes wind to stop tremors, and (drains lung heat, can be used topically for mouth sores, cools the blood and removes maculae, all of the above)
all of the above
This herb is useful for deep-rooted sores especially of the head and back/upper jiao. Can be used internally and topically.
zi hua di ding
This is considered to have an affinity for the middle jiao. It treats acid reflux or vomiting due to stomach fire, but is also well known for clearing heart fire and strengthening the heart-kidney communication when combined with Rou Gui/Prepared Cinnamon.
Huang Lian (Coptis)
Four possible symptoms of damp heat in the gallbladder meridian.
Red, swollen, sore throat and eyes, swollen and painful ears or sudden deafness in the upper body, and jaundice, painful, swollen, damp genitals, and foul smelling vaginal discharge
Which huang is considered the best to resolve damp heat in the lower jiao?
Haung Bai (phellodendron)
What is the underlying cause of Deficient Heat?
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
Which herb clears deficient heat, treats Gan (childhood nutritional disorder), and damp heat dysentery and sores?
Hu Huang Lian (picrorhiza)
This herb has an affinity for the throat but is also a very important herb for transforming phlegm in the lungs.
She Gan
Which herb clears toxic heat affecting the lungs, throat, urinary tract, and skin, while also treating damp heat diarrhea?
Chuan Xin Lian
Which clear heat, cool blood herb also clears deficient fire, invigorates blood, clears liver fire, and drains pus?
mu dan pi
Pu Gong Yin is best known for treating breast abscesses. It also clears the eyes and:
treat damp-heat in the lower jiao
This clear heat, relieve toxicity herb is especially known for lung abscess. It also drains damp heat from the lower jiao.
Yu Xing Cao
Shi Gao enters the lung and stomach meridians, it is considered one of the coldest herbs. Name two important symptoms it can treat:
toothache, coughing
All of the following clear heat, drain fire, and moisten dryness EXCEPT (tian hua fen, lu gen, zhi zi, zhi mu)
zhi zi
Which of the following clear heat, drain fire herbs is NOT useful for eye problems? (xi gua, jue ming zi, mi meng hua)
xi gua
This clear heat, drain fire herb enters the heart and soothes irritability by clearing heat. It is a signature herb for mild qi level heat trapped in the chest. It also drains damp heat via the urination and is found in the formula Dao Chi San (Guide out the Red Powder)
dan zhu ye
Xie huang san/drain the yellow powder treats stagnant heat in the spleen and stomach and symptoms include (mouth ulcers, bad breath, thirst, frequent hunger, all of the above)
all of the above
Qing wei san/clear the stomach powder is used for
yangming heat
A formula that can be used to drain heat from the stomach and nourish the yin that can be useful in treating diabetes is
yu nu jian/jade woman decoction
The classic formula for treating heat transferring to the small intestine channels manifesting with a UTI is
dao chi san (guide out the red powder)
This cardinal formula for damp heat in the liver gallbladder channel has a wide range fo applications including headache, UTI, and vaginal infections
long dan xie gan tang (gentian decoction)
Zuo Jin Wan/Left Metal Pill is often used for Liver Heat attacking the stomach channel gastritis, acid reflux, peptic ulcer, and esophageal reflux is made up of
huang lian/coptis and wu zhu yu/evodia
Which Qi Regulating herb also harmonizes blood and dispels stasis so is useful for menstrual irregularities?
mei gui hua
Herbs that Regulate Qi tend to be warm, acrid, and dry, therefore they can:
consume qi and yin
Which herb regulates spleen/stomach qi, dries dampness, and transforms phlegm?
chen pi
Which 2 herbs are often used in tonic formulas to reduce their cloying/sticky nature?
chen pi and mu xiang
Which herb is warm, has an affinity for the lower burner, is especially helpful for pain, and warms the kidneys to treat hernia and urinary frequency/incontinence?
wu yao
Which herb goes to the Liver and San Jiao, regulates the menses, and is especially good for Liver qi stagnation due to emotions?
xiang fu
Which is cold, slightly toxic, can treat liver qi stagnation with heat symptoms, and help reduce pain due to intestinal worms?
chuan lian zi
How does Qing Pi differ from Chen Pi? (qing pi is stronger in action and directs to the breast, chen pi goes to the spleen/stomach/lung, qing pi goes to the liver/GB/stomach, all of the above)
all of the above
Because they enter the Large Intestine meridian, Zhi Shi and Zhi Ke are both useful in treating what types of complaints?
constipation, pain in lower abdomen, phlegm
If the patient has deficiency of Spleen and Stomach which is better to use: Zhi Shi or Zhi Ke
Zhi Ke
The primary clinical manifestations of stagnant qi are:
pain and distention
Vomiting, belching, hiccough, cough, and wheezing are examples of
rebellious qi
In cases of stagnant qi if one tonifies the qi risk is
qi will stagnate further
This formula treats stagnation of qi, damp/phlegm, blood, heat, and food
yue ju wan/escape restraint pill
The classic formula used to treat plum pit qi is
ban xia huo po tang/pinellia and magnolia bark
The actions of the herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation are said to _____, ______, and _____-_____ accumulation via the digestive tract.
disperse, dissolve, guide-out
Food stagnation is generally divided into ____ and _____ types.
hot, cold
What herb reduces food stagnation, transforms accumulations, directs the qi down, reduces phlegm, and can treat cough and dyspnea, and can induce vomiting if not dry fried?
Lai fu zi
Which is the best food stagnation herb for overeating meat or greasy food and is used in treating cardio-vascular disease?
Shan Zha
Shen Qu is better to aid with the digestion of
alcohol, grains, and minerals
Which of the following statements about Ji Nei Jing is FALSE? (secures essence to stop enuresis, terminates lactation, dissolves stones, strengthens the spleen)
terminates lactation
Mai Ya strengthens spleen/stomach, moves liver qi, and is one of the very few herbs in the materica medica to:
reduce lactation
Lai fu zi reduces food stagnation, moves Qi, and:
reduces phlegm to treat cough
The representative formula for resolving food stagnation is:
Bao He Wan/Preserve Harmony Pill
