Release the Exterior [RE]

Question 1

Xi Xin

Answer 1

‘thin acid’ asarum heterotropoides

• RE WC, stops pain/aches
• warms LU, xforms C Ph
• opens nasal passages

spicy, warm, sl. toxic
[LU, KD]

X: heat, deficiency, Li Lu [herb]

Question 2

Xi Xin [toxicity]

Answer 2

Sx: HA, nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, restlessness, anxiety, red face, fever, thirst, tachypnea, cardiac arrhythmia, quick pulse, HTN, dilated pupils, opisthotonus, stiff neck, clenched jaw, convulsions, tremors, urinary retention, respiratory depression

[fxs: wu mei wan, dang gui si ni tang, ma huang xi xin fu zi tang]

antidotes: emetic (tu` fa~), egg whites, activated charcoal,

Question 3

Wind Heat

Answer 3

f (101-102 degrees) > c

sore throat
thirst
cough, yellow/green mucus
sweaty

T: red tip

P: floating, rapid

Question 4

Wind Cold

Answer 4

c > f

pain
BA, HA
clear, runny mucus

Question 5

Bo` He’

Answer 5

“field mint” mentha haplocalyx

• disperses WH, clears head-eyes-throat (f>c, CC)
• Releases rash to SF (itchiness)
• Smooths LQ
• Cools ST H (bad breath, abdominal pain)

spicy, aromatic, cool
[LU, LV}

X: nursing (spiciness dries milk), exterior def.

dob: .5-3q/4.5-9g (place into pot for last 5m)

Question 6

Cha’i Hu’

Answer 6

“kindling of the barbarians” (hares ear root)
bupleurum chinensis

• RE, resolves shaoyang (alt. F/C), reduces FV
• smoothes LQ [super irritable]
• Raises Y2, treats prolapse
• MR: reduces cholesterol

bitter, spicy, sl. cold
[LV, GB, SJ, PC]

X: y1 def w/H [ChaiHu ‘plunders yin’] + Bai Shao (moistens y1), interferon (hepatitis drug)

Question 7

Shao Yang [Syndrome] Sx

Answer 7

alternating F/C

bitter taste

ear aches [xiao ChaiHu tang 4kids]

Question 8

Niu` Bang’ Zi~

Answer 8

“cattle burdock seed” arctium lappa

-DS WH (sore throat) –> -moistens intestines (cuz I’m a moist zi~)

• RE rash to SF (drug rashes)
• Clears heat-toxin (infection!)

spicy, bitter, cold
[LU, ST]

X: Qi def, diarrhea

Question 9

Cha’n Tu`i

Answer 9

cidada molting cryptotympana pustulata

• DS WH, clears head, red eyes, loss of voice (doctrine of signatures)
• RS rash to SF
• Ext. W, stops spasms (eye twitches)

salty, sweet, cold
[LU, LV]

X: deficiency, [caution] pregnancy

Question 10

Rashes

Answer 10

Niu Ba'ng Zi~ Chan Tui Bo He_
Ge` G_en

Question 11

Dan Dou Chi~

Answer 11

fermented soybeans (i’m gentle! ~ miso broth) glycine max

• RE
• Alleviates irritability

spicy, sweet, sl. bitter, cold/warm = neutral
[LU, ST]

X: nursing

Question 12

Sa_ng Ye`

Answer 12

white mulberry leaf morus alba

-expels W, clears LU H, (moistens dryness)
-clears LVH, !bleeding (photophobia, XS screen time)
-Cools blood, stops bleeding
MR: decreases BP + cholesterol, decreases blood sugar

sweet, bitter, cold
[LU, LV]

X: coldness

Question 13

Ju` Hu_a

Answer 13

chrysanthemum chrysanthemum morifolium

• DS WH
• Pacifies LVW, LY2R
• clears heat toxin

sweet, bitter, sl. cold
[LU, LV]

X: coldness, mild allergic reaction

dob: 3-5q, 9-15g

Question 14

Ge’ G_en

Answer 14

kudzu root pueraria lobata

-relieves muscles, clears H (muscle ache, pain, dehydration)
-Nourishes y1, alleviates thirst (scratchy dry throat muscles)
-releases rash to SF (ace, pimples, prickly rashes)
-alleviates diarrhea (starches bind)
MR: decreases BP & HTN

sweet, spicy, cool,
[SP, ST]

X: coldness

DOS: 3-10q, 6-30g

Question 15

Sh_eng Ma’

Answer 15

“ascending hemp” cimicifuga heracleifolia

-releases ext., vents rash (WH w/rash)
-clears H-T (infections)
-Raises y2, treats prolapse (pulls from center upward) hemorrhoids,
-messenger herb upward (sherpa)
MR: lowers BP (but raises y2!)

sweet, spicy, cool
[LU, LI, SP, ST]

X: y1 def w/H (LYR), RSTQ, or Reverse LUQ (bleeding), erupted open sores

DOS: 1-3q, 3-9g

Question 16

Mu` Ze’i

Answer 16

horsetail (silica rich!) equisetum hiemale

-releases the SF
-clears H, benefits the eyes
-clears H, cools blood
-stops bleeding
MR: reduces BP

sweet, bitter, neutral (both WH/WC!)
[LU, LV]

x: deficiency, caution: pregnancy