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Why should precautions be taken when using Bie Jia and Gui Ban in a formula for a female of child-bearing age?

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Both are cold substances and can cool the womb

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What role does Yin tonifying herbs play in wind-induced pathologies?

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Yin deficiency can lead to wind stirring upward

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How does Hei Zhi Ma extinguish wind? How does it address constipation?

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Replenishes LV and KD yin Moistens the intestines

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A number of Yin nourishing herbs are exploited in treating premature graying and loss of hair. What TCM mechanism can explain its therapeutics? What do you tell your patients when asked of its effectiveness toward such an affliction?

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Hair is an expression of yin, blood and essence. Many Yin nourishing herbs can nourish yin, blood and essence. These herbs can effectively address deficiencies that cause graying hair but only to a point

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Er Zhi Wan can nourish yin without being cloying. What does it consist of? How does it compare with Gou Qi Zi and Shu Di Huang?

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Mo Han Lian, Nu Zhen Zi Both Mo Han Lian and Nu Zhen Zi can nourish yin w/o cloying and darken hair

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What is Bai He’s mechanism in calming the spirit?

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Clears deficiency heat from the HT

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What are some differences between Tian Men Dong and Mai Men Dong?

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Tian Men Dong clears & downbears fire while nourishing KD yin. Mai Men Dong moistens the LU and quiets the HT while nourishing ST yin and relieving vexation and thirst

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Which of the Yin tonifying herbs are often used as soup stock?

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Bai He Yu Zhu Mai Men Dong

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What are some precautions when prescribing yin tonifying herbs?

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These herbs tend to be cold, sweet and cloying. They have the potential to tax the SP and cause dampness

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How can nourish yin herbs help with itchy skin?

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Nourish the skin for dry, itchy skin worse w/ cold, dry weather

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Latin name for Shā Shēn 沙參

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Glehniae seu Adenophorae Radix

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Latin name for Xī Yáng Shēn 西洋參

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Panacis Quinquefolii Radix

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Latin name for Tiān Mén Dōng 天門冬

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Asparagi Radix

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Latin name for Shí Hú 石斛

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Dendrobii Herba

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Latin name for Yù Zhù 玉竹

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Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma

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Latin name for Bǎi Hé 百合

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Lilii Bulbus

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Latin name for Mò Hàn Lián 墨旱蓮

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Ecliptae Herba

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Latin name for Nǔ Zhēn Zǐ 女貞子

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Ligistri Lucidum Fructus

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Latin name for Hēi Zhī Má 黑芝麻

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Sesami Semen Nigrum

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Latin name for Guī Bǎn 龜板

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Testudinis Plastrum

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Latin name for Biē Jiǎ 鱉甲

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Trionycis Carapax

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Which tonify yin herbs can address LU/ST yin deficiency?

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Sha Shen

Mai Men Dong

Yu Zhu

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Which tonify Yin herbs address irritability and vexation due to yin deficiency heat?

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Bai He

Mai Men Dong

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What herb combo can cool the blood and nourish yin?

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Sheng Di Huang

Mo Han Lian

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List the treatment principle(s) for internal wind stirring upward and appropriate herb(s)
* Extinguish wind - Tian Ma, Gou Teng * Nourish blood - Hei Zhi Ma, Gui Ban * Nourish yin - Yu Zhu, Hei Zhi Ma, Gui Ban, Bie Jia * Anchor yang - Gui Ban, Bie Jia
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List functions and indications for Sha Shen
* Nourishes the LU yin and clears LU heat: dry cough, loss of voice, dry sore throat, dry nose & mouth, hoarseness due to chronic cough * Nourishes the ST, generates fluids: dry throat, dry mouth, thirst, constipation
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List function and indications for Tian Men Dong
* Nourishes the KD yin and clears LU heat: fever, dry mouth, sticky, blood-streaked sputum, menopausal women w/ hot flashes, night sweats, muscle atrophy, thirst * Moistens the LU, nourishes the KD, generates fluids: constipation, dry mouth and throat, aftermath of febrile disease, wasting & thirsting syndrome
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The common form of Shi Hu is Chuan Shi Hu. Huo Shan Shi Hu is regarded to be superior in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ List functions and indications for Shi Hu
nourishing KD yin, essence * Nourishes the Yin, clears heat, and generates fluids: dry mouth, severe thirst, low-grade fever * Enriches the KD yin and reduces heat from deficiency: * Tonifies the KD, augments the essence, and brightens the vision: reduced visual acuity, sore weak low back and knees
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Yu Zhu is also known as \_\_\_\_\_\_. Contrary to many tonifying herbs, it can be used in cases of \_\_\_\_\_\_ List functions and indications for Yu Zhu
Wei Rui exterior pathogen invasion * Nourishes the yin and moistens dryness: acute/chronic dry cough, dry mouth, throat, skin * Extinguishes wind and softens and moistens the sinews: muscular cramps, spasms, dizziness
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Which tonify yin herbs can tonify without being cloying?
Yu Zhu Mo Han Lian Nu Zhen Zi
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Bai He is often indicated for pediatric _______ as it can clear HT heat List functions and indications for Bai He
night restlessness, grinding teeth * Moistens the LU, clears heat, stops cough: dry cough w/ sore throat, shortness of breath, thicky sticky sputum * Clears the HT and calms the spirit: low grade fever, palpitations, dark urine, insomnia, irritability, vexation, restlessness
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List functions and indications for Mo Han Lian
* Nourishes and tonifies the LV and KD yin: weak low back and knees, dizziness, blurry vision, vertigo, prematurely gray hair * Cools the blood and stops bleeding: vomiting of blood, coughing up blood, nosebleed, blood in stool/urine, purpura
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List functions and indications for Nu Zhen Zi
* Nourishes and tonifies the LV and KD: tinnitus, dizziness, floaters, low back and knee soreness, prematurely gray hair * Augments the LV and KD and clears heat from deficiency: menopausal symptoms, hot flashes, irritability, thirst, nightsweats, mood swings * Augments the LV and KD and improves vision: blurry vision, dry eyes, diminishing vision
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List functions and indications for Hei Zhi Ma
* Nourishes and fortifies the LV and KD: prematurely gray hair, insufficient lactation * Nourishes the blood and extinguishes wind: dizziness, tinnitus, blurry vision * Moistens and lubricates the intestines: constipation due to dryness from blood or fluid deficiency
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Compared with Gui Ban, Gui Ban Jiao \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ List functions and indications for Gui Ban
better tonifies yin and blood, but does not anchor yang * Nourishes the Yin and Anchors the yang: night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus, spasms and tremors, headache, red eyes, flushed face, irritability * Benefits the KD and strengthens the bones: seminal emissions, sore weak low back, non-closure of child's fontanel * Cools the blood and stop uterine bleeding: irregular menstruation due to heat * Nourishes the blood, enriches yin, stabilizes the Penetrating and Conception vessels: excessive uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, spermatorrhea * Nourishes the blood and tonifies the HT: anxiety, poor memory, palpitations, insomnia
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Compared to Gui Ban, Bie Jia is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ List functions and indications for Bie Jia
better for invigorating blood, amenorrhea, dissipating nodules, but it is not as yin nourishing * Nourishes the yin and anchors the yang: steaming bone disorder, night sweats, stirring LV wind * Invigorates the blood, promotes menstruation, and dissipates nodules: amenorrhea, uterine fibroids, abdominal masses
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List functions and indications for Xi Yang Shen
* Benefits the Qi, generates fluids, nourishes the yin: body fluid deficiency w/ thirst, irritability, dyr mouth, dry tongue * Nurtures the LU yin and clears fire from the LU: wheezing, loss of voice, coughing up blood-streaked sputum
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Bǎi Hé 百合 Lilii Bulbus
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Biē Jiǎ 鱉甲 Trionycis Carapax
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Guī Bǎn 龜板 Testudinis Plastrum
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Hēi Zhī Má 黑芝麻 Sesami Semen Nigrum
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Mò Hàn Lián 墨旱蓮 Ecliptae Herba
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Nǔ Zhēn Zǐ 女貞子 Ligistri Lucidum Fructus
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Shā Shēn 沙參 Glehniae seu Adenophorae Radix
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Shí Hú 石斛 Dendrobii Herba
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Tiān Mén Dōng 天門冬 Asparagi Radix
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Xī Yáng Shēn 西洋參 Panacis Quinquefolii Radix
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Yù Zhù 玉竹 Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma
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What herbs address prematurely gray hair?

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