SK Week 2 Flashcards
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC
re
hot
What are the 4 Qi/Temperature characteristics (5 designations)?
Hot, Cold, Warm, Cool, Neutral
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC
han
cold
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC
wen
warm
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC
liang
cool
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC
ping
neutral
What are the 5 Tastes (wei)?
Acrid, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty
5 TASTES (WEI)
xin
acrid
5 TASTES (WEI)
gan
sweet
5 TASTES (WEI)
ku
bitter
5 TASTES (WEI)
suan
sour
5 TASTES (WEI)
xian
salty
5 TASTES (WEI)
disperse and move
acrid
5 TASTES (WEI)
tonify, harmonize and are sometimes thought to moisten
sweet
5 TASTES (WEI)
drain and dry
bitter
5 TASTES (WEI)
astringent and ________ prevent or reverse the abnormal leakage of fluids and energy
sour
5 TASTES (WEI)
purge and soften
salty
What are the 3 additional tastes?
Bland, Aromatic, Astringent
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
dan
bland
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
xiang
aromatic
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
se
astringent
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
leech out dampness and promote urination
bland
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
ability to penetrate through turbidity and revive a particular function
aromatic
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
has the ability to prevent the leakage of fluids
astringent
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
Sourness enters the _______
Liver
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
Acridity enters the _______
Lungs
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
Bitterness enters the _______
Heart
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
Saltiness enters the ________
Kidneys
5 TASTES (WEI) + ADDITIONAL
Sweetness enters the _________
Spleen
SYSTEMS OF DX - 4 LEVELS (WEN BING THEORY)
What are the 4 levels?
Wei
Qi
Ying
Xue (blood)
What are the directional properties of herbs?
rise
fall
float (outward)
sink (inward)
What are the 8 therapeutic methods?
EXPEL: 1) promote sweating, 2) induce vomiting, 3) purge,
DISPEL: 4) reduce/sedate, 5) clear (heat)
BALANCE: 6) warm, 7) harmonize, 8) tonify,
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
What are the 7 techniques of combining herbs?
Mutual Accentuation, Mutual Enhancement,
Mutual Counteraction, Mutual Suppression,
Mutual Antagonism, Mutual Incompatibility,
Single Effect
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
combination of 2 substances with SIMILAR functions to accentuate their therapeutic function
mutual accentuation
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
combination of 2 or more substances with DIFFERENT actions in which one of the substances enhances the effects of the other in a specific clinical situation
mutual enhancement
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
combination in which the toxicity or side effects of one substance is (are) reduced or eliminated by another substance
mutual counteraction
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
converse of mutual counteraction is that here one substance also reduces the undesirable effects of another
mutual suppression
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
the ability of 2 substances to minimize or neutralize each other’s positive effects
mutual antagonism
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
combination of 2 substances gives rise to side effects or toxicity, which would not be caused by either substance when used alone
mutual incompatibility
TECHNIQUES FOR COMBINING HERBS
the use of one medicinal substance to treat a patient
singe effect
COMPOSITION OF FORMULAS
The substance that provides the main therapeutic thrust of the prescription
Chief (King, Sovereign, Lord)
COMPOSITION OF FORMULAS
Enhance or assist the therapeutic actions of the chief. Can also assist in 2ndary complaints
Deputy (Minister, Associates)
COMPOSITION OF FORMULAS
Treats accompanying symptoms; moderates the harshness or toxicity of the primary substances;
Assistants (Adjutants)
COMPOSITION OF FORMULAS
Either guides the other medicine to a specific channel or organ, or exerts a harmonizing influence, as is often the case with Gan Cao.
Envoy (Messenger, Courier)
COMPOSITION OF FORMULAS
Simultaneous attack and reinforcement. Often seen in patterns of excess with underlying deficiency
Gong Bu
What 3 factors are the names of herbs based on?
Color, Smell, Direction
A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows
scrofula
A simple ________ can occur for no known reason, or when the thyroid gland is not able to produce enough thyroid hormone to meet the body’s needs. The thyroid gland makes up for this by becoming larger. (lack of iodine)
goiter
A toxic nodular _________ involves an enlarged thyroid gland that contains a small, rounded growth or growths called nodules. These nodules produce too much thyroid hormone. Iodine is needed to produce thyroid hormone.
goiter
A syndrome of sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints (carpopedal spasm), muscle twitching, cramps, and convulsions, sometimes with attacks of stridor; due to hyperexcitability of nerves and muscles caused by decreased extracellular ionized calcium in parathyroid hypo-fx, vit D deficieny, or alkalosis, or following ingestion of alkaline salts.
tetany
A deep-seated pyogenic infection of several contiguous hair follicles, with formation of connecting sinuses, often preceded or accompanied by fever, malaise, and prostration.
carbuncle
A boil; a painfule nodule formed in the skin by circumscribed inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, enclosing a central slough or “core”; due to staphylococci entering the skin through hair follicles.
furuncle
What 6 factors do we need to know about herbs?
Category Name,
Properties, Functions,
Indications, Contra-Indications,
Dosage Range
What 3 properties do we need to know about herbs?
Taste
Temperature
Channels Entered
TASTE (WEI)
Releasing the exterior is the result of the function and movement of __________ tasting substances.
acrid
TASTE (WEI)
Can also be a great Qi regulator and help dampness or pain (stasis/stagnation).
Acrid/Pungent/Spicy
TASTE (WEI)
tonify, nourish and strengthen
sweet
TASTE (WEI)
downward draining/purging, purge heat/fire, descend Qi for vomiting, nausea, belching
bitter
TASTE (WEI)
Relieves tension (stomachache, spasms and pain)
sweet
TASTE (WEI)
Can normalize fx of ST & SP
sweet
TASTE (WEI)
Harmonizing and moderating (not strong and intense)
sweet
TASTE (WEI)
T/F: Because Bitter has a descending tendency, it can also have a sedating effect.
true
TASTE (WEI)
Purges downward for constipation. Softens hardness.
salty
TASTE (WEI)
stabilizes, binds,
astringes, holds, contracts
sour