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Warm Herbs that Release the Exterior Flashcards

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Most exterior releasing herbs are?

A

Diaphoretics (release or expel external pathogenic influences through sweating)

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What presentation is associated with deeper muscle layer pathogen?

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fever, body aches, profuse sweating

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List of warm herbs the release the exterior

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Ma Huang
Gui Zhi
Zi Su Yi
Jing Jie
Fang Feng
Quian Huo
Gao Ben
Bai Zhi
Xi Xin
Sheng Jiang
Cong Bai
Xiang Ru
Cang Er Zi
Cang Er Cao
Xin Yi
E Bu Shi Cao
Xi He Liu

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Ma Huang English Name

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Ephedra

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Ma Huang Properties

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Acrid, Slightly Bitter, Warm

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Ma Huang Channels

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Lung, Bladder

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Ma Huang Key Characteristics

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induces sweating, calms wheezing, promotes urination

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Ma Huang dosage

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2-9g

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Ma Huang Caution/Contra

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Strong sweating effect from lungs, not suitable for exterior def., night sweats from yin def., or wheezing from failure of kidneys to accept qi
Use only with true cold/ winter

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Ma Huang Actions

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Induce sweating
Release exterior
Disseminates and facilitates lung qi
Urination and edema
Warms and disperses cold

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Ma Huang Indications

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Cough
Wind cold
fever
absence of sweating
tight floating pulse
deep rooted toxic sores

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Ma Huang Toxicity

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CNS stimulant - high blood pressure, restlessness, insomnia

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Gu Zhi English name

A

Cinnamon Twig

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Gu Zhi Properties

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Acrid, Sweet, Warm

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Gu Zhi Key Characteristics

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light and warm, release the muscle layer, unblock yang qi, warms the middle

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Gu Zhi Channels

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Heart, Lung, Bladder

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Gu Zhi Dosage

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3-9g

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Gu Zhi Caution/Contra

A

warm heat pathogen disease
yin def. with heat, heat in blood, vomiting
pregnancy/ extreme menses

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Gu Zhi Actions

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Release exterior, assist yang
Warm and unblock channel and collaterals
Warms yang and transforms thin mucus
Assists heart yang and unblocks yang qi of chest
Warms channels, vessels and collaterals
Warms middle and directs turbid yin down

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Gu Zhi Indications

A

Edema
Irregular menses
descent of mucus

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Gu Zhi Toxicity

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dizziness, tense dry burning eyes, cough, thirst, burning urination

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Zi Su Ye English Name

A

Perilla Leaf

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Zi Su Ye properties

A

acrid, aromatic, warm

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Zi Su Ye Channels entered

A

Lung, Spleen

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Zi Su Ye Key Characteristics

A

acrid disperses and discharges, aroma harmonizes middle, promotes qi movement and revives spleen

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Zi Su Ye Dose

A

5-9g

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Zi Su Ye Caution/Contra

A

warm pathogen disease
qi def
exterior def
diarrhea with spleen and stomach cold

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Zi Su Ye Actions and Indication

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Releases exterior and disperses cold
Promotes movement of qi and expands chest
calms restless fetus and morning sickness
Resolves seafood poisoning

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Zi Su Ye Toxicity

A

high does can raise blood sugar, not for diabetes

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Jing Jie English Name

A

schizoneopeta stem or bud

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Jing Jie Properties

A

acrid, slightly warm

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Jing Jie Channels entered

A

Lung, Liver

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Jing Jie Key Characteristics

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harmonious, not drying, wind head and wind cold, vent wind heat from blood

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Jing Jie dose

A

4.5-9g

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35
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Jing Jie Cautions/Contra

A

exterior def
fully erupted measles or sores
absence of pathogenic wind

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Jing Jie Cautions/Contra

A

exterior def
fully erupted measles or sores
absence of pathogenic wind

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Jing Jie Actions

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Releases exterior and dispels wind (cold or heat)
Vents rashes and alleviates itching
Stops bleeding

38
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Jing Jie Toxicity

A

allergy effecting skin and digestion

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Fang Feng English name

A

saposhnikovia root

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Fang Feng Properties

A

acrid, sweet, slightly warm

41
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Fang Feng Channels

A

Bladder, Liver, Spleen

42
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Fang Feng Key characteristic

A

moderates, slightly warms, less drying than most wind herbs, used for all wind disorders, treats damp, diarrhea and bowel pain
works deep and hydrating

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Fang Feng dose

A

4.5-9g

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Fang Feng Caution and Contra

A

fire from yin def, spasms from blood dep, absence of pathogenic wind, dampness, or cold

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Fang Feng Actions

A

Releases exterior and expels wind
Expels wind damp and alleviates pain
Expels wind relieves spasms

46
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Qiang Huo English name

A

notopterygium root

47
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Qiang Huo Properties

A

Acrid, bitter, aromatic, warm

48
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Qiang Huo Channels

A

Kidney, Bladder

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Qiang Huo Key Characteristics

A

travels through all qi levels, light, reaches vertex of upper body, travels through limbs, expels superficial dampness

50
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Qiang Huo dose

A

3-9g

51
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Qiang Huo Caution/Contra

A

blood def. painful obstruction

52
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Qiang Huo Action

A

Releases exterior disperses cold
Guides qi to greater yang channel and GV

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Bai Zhi English Name

A

Dahurian Angelica Root

54
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Bai Zhi Properties

A

Acrid, Warm

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Bai Zhi Channels

A

Lung, Stomach, Spleen

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Bai Zhi Key Characteristics

A

aromatic, warm, releases ext., opens orifices (esp nose), dries damp (wind cold frontal headaches)

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Bai Zhi dose

A

3-9g

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Bai Zhi Caution/contra

A

yin def
blood heat

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Bai Zhi Actions

A

Expels wind
eliminates dampness
unblocks nasal passages
alleviates pain
Reduces swelling and expels pus
Expels damp alleviates discharge

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Bai Zhi Toxicity

A

high does nausea, vomiting, dizziness, palp, short breath, prof. sweating, high bp, convulsion, restless, dyspnea, precordial pain, respiratory arrest

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Xi Xin english name

A

Chinese wild ginger

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Xi Xin Properties

A

acrid, warm

63
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Xi Xin channels

A

Lungs, Heart, Kidneys

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Xi Xin Dose

A

1-3g

65
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Xi Xin Key characteristics

A

powerfully aromatic, warm and piercing, disperses cold from greater yang and lesser yin, opens orifices, relieves pain and reaches head, lungs, bone, and joints to disperse wind, cold, damp, phlegm

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Xi Xin Cautions and Contra

A

profuse sweat from qi def
headache and cough yin def

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Xi Xin Actions

A

Disperses cold releases exterior
Dispels wind relieves pain
Warms lungs transforms mucus
Unblock and facilitate orifices

68
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Xi Xin Toxicity

A

Respiratory paralysis

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Gao Ben English Name

A

Chinese Lovage Root

70
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Gao Ben Properties

A

Acrid, Warm

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Gao Ben Channels

A

Bladder, Du

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Gao Ben Action

A

Discharges exterior conditions and disperses cold
Dispels wind, overcomes dampness, and alleviates pain

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Gao Ben Indication

A

externally contracted wind cold - headache nasal congestion
Wind cold damp painful obstruction and acute lower back pain due to wind cold
treats both ends of vessel
used for damp affecting digestion

74
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Gao Ben Dogage

A

1-3g

75
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Gao Ben Contra

A

headaches from blood deficiency or in hot disorders

76
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Xin Yi Hua English Name

A

Magnolia Flower

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Xin Yi Hua Properties

A

Acrid, Warm

78
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Xin Yi Hua Channels

A

Lung, Stomach

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Xin Yi Hua Action

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Expels wind cold and unblocks nasal passages

80
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Xin Yi Hua Indications

A

Nasal obstruction, congestion, lack of smell, discharge, headache

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Xin Yi Hua Dosage

A

1-3g

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Xin Yi Hua Caution

A

fire from yin def, caution with preg.

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Sheng Jiang English Name

A

Ginger (fresh)

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Sheng Jiang Properties

A

Acrid, Slightly warm,

85
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Sheng Jiang Channels

A

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

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Sheng Jiang Action

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Releases exterior disperses cold
Warms middle and alleviates vomiting
Warms lungs and stops cough
Resolves tox

87
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Sheng Jiang Indications

A

Ext cold pattern
cold in stomach with vomiting
cough from acute wind cold, chronic lung disorder with phlegm
Resolves tox or overdose of other herbs, seafood poisoning

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Sheng Jiang Dose

A

1-3g

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Sheng Jiang Caution/Contra

A

spontaneous sweating from ex def, heat from yin def, any abundant heat pattern

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