tonify yin and yang Flashcards
1
Q
tonify yang
slightly acrid and warm sweet
Liver Kidney
strengthens bones and tendons, calms the fetus to prevent miscarriage
A
du zhong/eucommia
2
Q
tonify yin slighly cold slightly bitter sweet -------Ht, Lu, St stops cough from heat sputum d/t damaged yin. *Supplements St yin, generates fluids: dry mouth & tongue. *Clears Ht: irritability d/t Ht yin def. *Moistens intestines.
A
mai men dongj/ophiopogon
3
Q
tonify yang warm, *acrid sweet -------Lr, Kd Tonifies Kd yang: impotence, memory lapse, weak back/legs, hemiplegia, numb extremities. *Wind-damp bi *Lr yang rising *substitute for Fuzi or Rougui long period of time. Can damage yin, causing dizziness, dry mouth, thirst,
A
yin yang hou/epimedium