Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - LIVER CALMING, WIND EXTINGUISHING Flashcards
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - OVERVIEW
4 REASONS FOR LIVER WIND:
- EXTREME HEAT CAN GENERATE WIND
- DEFICIENCY OF LIVER AND KIDNEY WITH LIVER YANG LEADING TO LIVER WIND
- DEFICIENCY OF LIVER BLOOD LEADING TO LIVER WIND
- LIVER YANG TURNING TO WIND RISING
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - GOU TENG
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:
- NOT AS STRONG AS LING YANG JIAO
- IT’S A VINE! => CAN WIND ITS WAY THRU CHANNEL
- VERY LIGHTWEIGHT
- POPULAR HERB!
- SWEET AND COOL
- EXTINGUISHES WIND, ALLEVIATES SPASM
- STOPS TREMOR!
- CALMS LV (DRAINS, PACIFIES)
- HYPERTENSION!
- LV FIRE (RED EYES)
- DIZZINESS
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - TIAN MA
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:
- IMPORTANT HERB FOR SPASMS/NUMBNESS/TREMORS/EPILEPSY
- ACUTE CHILDHOOD CONVULSIONS
- ALLEVIATES PAIN (LIVER YANG RISING - HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, MIGRAINES, BI SYNDROME)
- EXTINGUISHES WIND
- EARLY STAGE OF HYPERTENSION
- NUMBNESS IN EXTREMITIES
- VERY POPULAR HERB
- ROOT IS BEING USED
- FEELS HEAVY IF GOOD QUALITY (SO BRINGS DOWN)
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - BAI JIANG CAN
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:
- THROAT EMPHASIS! THROAT + LUNGS + PHLEGM + NODULES/CYSTS/SWELLING + LOSS OF VOICE
- TICKS
- ANY CONVULSION/FACIAL PARALYSIS (USED IN PARKINSONS FORMULAS; USED WITH L DOPA TO ENHANCE IT)
- EXTERIOR WIND (ITCHING, HEAT, PAINFUL THROAT)
- NODULES
- ITCHING/DERMATOLOGICAL ISSUES
- THE WORMS ARE STIFF AND TREAT STIFFNESS PROBLEMS!
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - WU GONG
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:
- EXTINGUISH WIND
- SKIN INFECTIONS (POISONOUS SKIN BITES, SORES, NECK LUMPS)
- MORE AGGRESSIVELY UNBLOCKS CHANNELS (MIGRAINES, BI SYNDROME)
- FACIAL PARALYSIS (LOCK JAW, TETANUS, ENCEPHALITIS)
- CONVULSIONS FROM LIVER WIND
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - NIU HUANG
CHANNELS: HT, LV
PROPERTIES: BITTER, SWEET, COOL
DOSAGE: .15-1G PILLS OR POWDER ONLY
C/I: PREGNANCY, SP/ST XU, ONLY FOR EXCESS HEAT
KEY POINTS:
- FOR SEVERE PAINFUL SWOLLEN PUS/THROAT (THROAT AND PHLEGM!) - CLEARS THE HEART, OPENS THE ORIFICES, AWAKENS THE SPIRIT, VAPORIZES PHLEGM
- CLEARS LIVER, RELIEVES TOXICITY, STOPS TREMORS
- RELIEVES FIRE TOXICITY
- VAGINAL PAIN, HEMORRHOIDS
- RENAL HYPERTENSION
- CAN INCREASE BILE PRODUCTION
- COMMONLY USED FOR TOOTHACHE (TONSILS, THROAT)
- SOMETIMES ALSO IN OPEN ORIFICE CATEGORY
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - DI LONG
CHANNELS: LV, UB, LU, SP
PROPERTIES: SALTY, COLD
DOSAGE: 4.5-12G
C/I: CARE WITH COLD, DEFICIENCY, COLD ASTHMA
KEY POINTS:
- # 1 HERB FOR EPILEPSY
- GUIDES DOWN (CALMS WHEEZING, LUNG HEAT, ASTHMA DUE TO HEAT)
- HOT PAINFUL BI (RED SWOLLEN JOINTS, ARTHRITIS)
- GOES TO UB CHANNEL - PROMOTES URINATION, GUIDES EVERYTHING DOWN INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE; EXCESS HEAT WITH URINATION ISSUES!
- HYPERTENSION
- SUPER IMPORTANT HERB! USED AND EXPENSIVE!
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - BAI JI LI
CHANNELS: LIVER, LUNG
PROPERTIES: ACRID BITTER WARM
DOSAGE: 6-12G
C/I: PREGNANCY, ITCHING FROM QI OR BLOOD XU
KEY POINTS:
- MALE SEXUAL STIMULANT SEX HERB
- VERY LIGHTWEIGHT SO CAN GO OUT TO SKIN
- WIND HEAT AND LIVER QI STAGNATION
- ALLERGIES WITH SKIN AND EYE PROBLEMS!
- EXTERIOR SKIN CONDITIONS (RASHY SKIN STUFF)
- LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - LING YANG JIAO
CHANNELS: LV, HT (PC)
PROPERTIES: SALTY, COLD
DOSAGE: .9-3G, 1.5-3G IN DECOCTION (USUALLY IN POWDER FORM…CAPSULES)
C/I: N/A BUT NOT FOR DEFICIENCY, MORE FOR EXCESS
KEY POINTS:
- # 1 HERB FOR WIND DUE TO EXCESS/EXTREME HEAT! (HIGH FEVER, CONVULSIONS)
- CALMS LV, ANCHORS YANG (IT’S HEAVY SO BRINGS DOWN RISING QUALITY)
- IMPROVES VISION/BRIGHTENS EYES (KNOWN FOR HEADACHE AND RED EYES FROM EXCESS HEAT IN LV)
- DRAINS HEAT AND RELIEVES FIRE TOXICITY (BAD RASH, DELIRIUM, COMA, MONKEYPOX)
- CLEARS DAMP HEAT (NOT REALLY USED THIS WAY - ONLY IN BENSKY)
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - QUAN XIE
CHANNELS: LV
PROPERTIES: SALTY, ACRID, NEUTRAL, TOXIC!
DOSAGE: 2-5G, .6-.9 IN POWDER
C/I: TOXIC BLOOD DEFICIENCY GENERATED WIND, PREGNANCY
KEY POINTS:
- # 1 HERB FOR FACIAL PARALYSIS
- BROTHER HERB TO WU GONG (SIMILAR; EXTINGUISH WIND, STOP TREMOR AND CONVULSIONS)
- DETOXIFIES FIRE TOXIN (TOXIN FOR TOXIN) - POISON SORES, SWELLING, INTENSE ITCHING, PSORIASIS
- LOWERED BLOOD PRESSURE IN ANIMALS
- TRANQUILIZING/HYPNOTIC EFFECTS
- VERY EXPENSIVE HERB!
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - PATRICK OVERVIEW