Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Flashcards

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Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - OVERVIEW

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4 REASONS FOR LIVER WIND:

  1. EXTREME HEAT CAN GENERATE WIND
  2. DEFICIENCY OF LIVER AND KIDNEY WITH LIVER YANG LEADING TO LIVER WIND
  3. DEFICIENCY OF LIVER BLOOD LEADING TO LIVER WIND
  4. LIVER YANG TURNING TO WIND RISING
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SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - GOU TENG

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PROPERTIES: SWEET, COOL

CHANNELS: LV, HT

DOSAGE: 10-15G, SHOULDNT BE COOKED LONGER THAN 10 MINS; MORE HOOKS LESS STEMS CONSIDERED MORE EFFECTIVE; CAN ALSO BE USED FRESH!

C/I: N/A

KEY POINTS:

  1. NOT AS STRONG AS LING YANG JIAO
  2. IT’S A VINE! => CAN WIND ITS WAY THRU CHANNEL
  3. VERY LIGHTWEIGHT
  4. POPULAR HERB!
  5. SWEET AND COOL
  6. EXTINGUISHES WIND, ALLEVIATES SPASM
  7. STOPS TREMOR!
  8. CALMS LV (DRAINS, PACIFIES)
  9. HYPERTENSION!
  10. LV FIRE (RED EYES)
  11. DIZZINESS
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SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - TIAN MA

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CHANNELS: LV

PROPERTIES: SWEET, NEUTRAL (CAN BE DRESSED UP OR DOWN)

DOSAGE: 3-10G, OR POWDER .9-1.5 (PROCESS: CLEAN, STEAM, SLICE, DRY)

C/I: N/A

KEY POINTS:

  1. IMPORTANT HERB FOR SPASMS/NUMBNESS/TREMORS/EPILEPSY
  2. ACUTE CHILDHOOD CONVULSIONS
  3. ALLEVIATES PAIN (LIVER YANG RISING - HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, MIGRAINES, BI SYNDROME)
  4. EXTINGUISHES WIND
  5. EARLY STAGE OF HYPERTENSION
  6. NUMBNESS IN EXTREMITIES
  7. VERY POPULAR HERB
  8. ROOT IS BEING USED
  9. FEELS HEAVY IF GOOD QUALITY (SO BRINGS DOWN)
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SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - BAI JIANG CAN

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CHANNELS: LV, LU

PROPERTIES: ACRID, SALTY, NEUTRAL

DOSAGE: 3-10G, .9-1.5; USE POWDERED

C/I: ANTAGONIZE JIE GENG; FU LING; BEI XIE, SANG PIAO XIAO

KEY POINTS:

  1. THROAT EMPHASIS! THROAT + LUNGS + PHLEGM + NODULES/CYSTS/SWELLING + LOSS OF VOICE
  2. TICKS
  3. ANY CONVULSION/FACIAL PARALYSIS (USED IN PARKINSONS FORMULAS; USED WITH L DOPA TO ENHANCE IT)
  4. EXTERIOR WIND (ITCHING, HEAT, PAINFUL THROAT)
  5. NODULES
  6. ITCHING/DERMATOLOGICAL ISSUES
  7. THE WORMS ARE STIFF AND TREAT STIFFNESS PROBLEMS!
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SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - WU GONG

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CHANNELS: LV

PROPERTIES: ACRID, WARM, TOXIC (USES POISON TO TREAT POISON!)

DOSAGE: .9-3G, COMMONLY USED IN PILLS/POWDERS

C/I: PREGNANCY, TOXIC CAUTION AND NEVER OVERDOSE

KEY POINTS:

  1. EXTINGUISH WIND
  2. SKIN INFECTIONS (POISONOUS SKIN BITES, SORES, NECK LUMPS)
  3. MORE AGGRESSIVELY UNBLOCKS CHANNELS (MIGRAINES, BI SYNDROME)
  4. FACIAL PARALYSIS (LOCK JAW, TETANUS, ENCEPHALITIS)
  5. CONVULSIONS FROM LIVER WIND
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