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Week 12 - Anchor, Settle / Nourish HT - Calm Spirit Flashcards

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What are some general contraindications associated w/ substances that anchor, settle and calm the spirit? What are some substances that are used for anchoring yang? Which substances are no longer clinically practical?

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These herbs weigh down HT, floating LV yang, leaking LU Qi, rebellious ST Qi - hard to digest, can cause indigestion, loss of appetite

Long Gu, Mu Li, Ci Shi, Zhen Zhu, Zhen Zhu Mu

Ci Shi, Zhu Sha

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What form of Mu Li is used for neutralizing acidity? Discuss Mu Li’s relevance in treating masses or phlegm nodules. Mu Li is indicated for what type of sweating?

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Duan Mu Li - calcined

salty, softens hardness, shrinks nodules

Deficiency sweat, floating yang upper body sweat

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Why should one know the properties of Ci Shi?

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Ci Shi is acrid, salty, cold - It is difficult to digest and can injure SP/ST

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Discuss Zhu Sha’s clinical relevance in modern day herbology? What are some precautions when using Zhu Sha internally?

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Zhu Sha is a toxic ingredient that is no longer used in TCM Zhu Sha should not be heated because it can yield mercury byproducts - traditionally cooked in double boiler

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Zhen Zhu Mu, Zhen Zhu and Mu Li are of the same organism. What part of the oyster are they? Explain the therapeutic differences between them. Why is Zhen Zhu used in cosmetics? Can Zhen Zhu anchor the yang? Can Zhen Zhu Mu anchor yang?

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Zhen Zhu Mu - mother of pearl - Clear LV fire & anchor LV yang

Zhen Zhu - pearl - settles the Shen

Mu Li - exterior shell - nourish yin, anchor yang

Zhen Zhu is used to cosmetics to benefit the skin

Zhen Zhu cannot anchor yang

Zhen Zhu Mu can anchor yang

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Bai Zi Ren is often associated w/ Suan Zao Ren. What is the difference between them? What is the famous secondary function of Bai Zi Ren? Under what circumstances should it be used for that function? What is Bai Zi Ren Shuang? Why is it used in patients w/ loose stool?

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Suan Zao Ren nourishes LV yin & blood while Bai Zi Ren nourishes HT yin, blood & qi

Moisten intestines

yin & blood deficiency

Bai Zi Ren Shuang is the defatted form - less cloying, less greasy

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What is the mechanism by which Yuan Zhi calms the spirit? What two organ system disharmony is best illustrated by Yuan Zhi? What can one do to prevent or minimize the gastrically irritating property? What is the marquee function for Yuan Zhi? What type of phlegm does it expel when treating dementia patients?

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Nourishes KD water, promotes HT/KD interaction

KD water fails to control HT fire

Use

Calm Shen, Quiets the HT

insubstantial phlegm

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He Huan Pi can calm spirit by ______. How often is its second function used?

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relieving LV Qi constraint

Often used for its second function in Die Da formulas

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What is He Shou Wu Teng? List functions and indications

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Stem of same plant as He Shou Wu

  • Nourishes the Heart and blood and calms the spirit: dream disturbed sleep, insomnia, restless sleep, nervousness
  • Nourishes the blood and unblocks the channels: bi syndrome due to blood deficiency, causing pain, weakness, soreness, numbness in limbs
  • Alleviates itching: eczema, itchy rashes due to blood deficiency
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Latin name for Lóng Gŭ 龍骨

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Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

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Latin name for Mŭ Lì 牡蠣

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Ostreae Concha

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Latin name for Cí Shí 磁石

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Magnetitum

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Latin name for Zhū Shā 硃砂

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Cinnabaris

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Latin name for Zǐ Shí Yīng 紫石英

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Fluoritum

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Latin name for Hǔ Pò 琥珀

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Succinum

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Latin name for Zhēn Zhū 珍珠

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Margarita

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Latin name for Zhēn Zhū Mǔ 珍珠母

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Margaritiferae Concha usta

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Latin name for Suān Zăo Rén 酸棗仁

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Ziziphi Spinosae Semen

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Latin name for Băi Zĭ Rén 柏子仁

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Platycladi Semen

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Latin name for Yuăn Zhì 遠志

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Polygalae Radix

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Latin name for Hĕ Huān Pí 合歡皮

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Albiziae Cortex

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Latin name for Yè Jiāo Téng 夜膠藤

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Polygoni Multiflori Caulis

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Contrast Long Gu and Mu Li

How should Mu Li be prepared?

List actions and indications for Mu Li

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Long Gu can anchor yang while Mu Li can nourish yin and anchor yang

cooked first when used in decoctions

  • Heavily Settles and calms the spirit: anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, panic attacks
  • Benefits the Yin and anchors the floating Yang: irritability, short temper, headache, dizziness, vertigo, insomnia, tinnitus, blurry vision, red face
  • Prevents leakage of fluids: chronic sweat from deficiency, nocturnal emissions, enuresis, vaginal discharge, deficiency uterine bleeding
  • Softens hardness and dissipates nodules: scrofula, goiter, hot-phlegm lumps, lymph enlarged nodes
  • Absorbs acidity and alleviates pain: heartburn, acid reflux, sour taste in mouth, ST pain, gastric/duodenal ulcers
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List common herbs to address phlegm nodules

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Xuan Shen, Zhe Bei Mu, Xia Ku Cao, Mu Li, Kun Bu, Hai Zao

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Ci Shi improves hearing and vision by _______ not \_\_\_\_\_\_ List functions and indications
anchoring floating yang nourishing yin * Anchors and calms the spirit: restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, tremors, dizziness, vertigo, headache, forgetfulness, tinnitus * Nourishes the Kidneys, Augments the Liver, and improves hearing and vision: impaired hearing/deafness, tinnitus, floaters, poor vision w/ LV & KD yin deficiency * Aids the Kidneys in grasping the qi: chronic asthma w/ difficult inhalation
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Zhu Sha is commonly used in \_\_\_\_\_\_ List actions and indications
Feng Shui * Sedates the Heart and calms the spirit: fright, anxiety, excessive crying, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, schizophrenia, delirium, epilepsy * Clears heat, relieves toxicity, and prevents putrefaction: skin infections, throat infections, infectious diseases * Expels phlegm and sedates jitteriness and convulsions while stopping tremors
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Zi Shi Ying addresses cough w/ copious sputum due to cold along with what herbs? List actions and indications
Gan Jiang, Bai Jie Zi * Sedates the Heart and settles tremors and palpitations: anxiety, palpitations, disorientation, panic attacks, insomnia * Warms the Lungs and directs the Qi downward: loose cough, wheezing due to cold, copious sputum * Warms the womb while warming and unblocking the penetrating and conception vessels: infertility due to cold, excessive uterine bleeding due to cold obstructing the blood
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Hu Po is \_\_\_\_\_\_. It is indicated for _____ in children It has been used with San Qi for \_\_\_\_\_\_ How is Hu Po prepared? List actions and indications
amber night crying angina, CAD dissolve in tea - do not cook * Arrests tremors and palpitations and calms the spirit: anxiety, insomnia w/ excessive dreaming, palpitations, memory loss, tics, tremors, seizures * Invigorates the blood and dissipates stasis, and unblocks the menses: amenorrhea, menstrual disorders * Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling: urinary dysfunction, bloody urine, BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasia * Reduces swelling and promotes healing: sores, carbuncles skin ulcerations
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List actions and indications for Zhen Zhu
* Sedates the Heart and settles tremors and palpitations: palpitations, nervousness, easy fright, insomnia, seizures, convulsions * Clears the Liver and eliminates superficial visual obstructions: blurry vision, pterygium * Promotes healing and generates flesh: chronic non-healing ulcers, oral ulcers, damage to throat, acne
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How is Zhen Zhu Mu prepared? List actions and indications
cooked first if used in decoctions * Calms the Liver, anchors the yang, and drains Liver fire: for headache, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, and insomnia from ascendant Liver yang * Clears the Liver and clears the eyes: for red eyes from Liver heat with photophobia as well as superficial visual obstructions. Commonly used in ophthalmology. * Sedates fright and calms the spirit: for palpitations with anxiety, insomnia, and other problems secondary to malaise of the Heart spirit. * Stops bleeding: used for bleeding, primarily from the upper parts of the body, yang rising
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Bai Zi Ren can be used with _____ to address HT blood deficiency Bai Zi Ren & Suan Zao Ren together can address \_\_\_\_\_\_ List actions and indications
Da Zao, Long Yan Rou insomnia due to LV/HT yin deficiency * Nourishes the Heart and calms the spirit: irritability, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, poor memory associated w/ HT blood deficiency * Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels: constipation associated w/ yin & blood deficiency * Night sweats due to yin deficiency: nourish HT yin
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Yuan Zhi in its raw form should be dosed at ______ because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Yuan Zhi can be processed w/ _______ which can then be dosed at \_\_\_\_\_\_ List actions and indications
\<12g it is gastrically irritating Feng Mi or Gan Cao 18-30g * Calms the spirit and Quiets the Heart: insomnia, anxiety, palpitations restlessness, poor memory * Expels phlegm and clears the orifices, and stops coughs: mental/emotional disorientation, seizures, hearing loss due to phlegm obstruction * Reduces abscesses and dissipates swellings: boils, sores, abscesses, swollen painful breasts
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List functions and indications for He Huan Pi
* Calms the spirit and relieves constraint: bad temper, depression, irritability, insomnia, poor memory, PMS * Harmonizes the Blood, stops pain, and reconnects the sinews and bone: improve circulation, reduce swelling, trigger healing process for bone fracture & injuries * Dissipates swellings and reduces abscess
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Băi Zĭ Rén 柏子仁 Platycladi Semen Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
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Cí Shí 磁石 Magnetitum Anchor, Settle and Calm the Spirit
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Hĕ Huān Pí 合歡皮 Albiziae Cortex Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
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Hǔ Pò 琥珀 Succinum Anchor, Settle and Calm the Spirit
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Mŭ Lì 牡蠣 Ostreae Concha Anchor, Settle and Calm the Spirit
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Yè Jiāo Téng 夜膠藤 Polygoni Multiflori Caulis Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
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Zhēn Zhū Mǔ 珍珠母 Margaritiferae Concha usta Anchor, Settle and Calm the Spirit
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Zhū Shā 硃砂 Cinnabaris Anchor, Settle and Calm the Spirit
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Zǐ Shí Yīng 紫石英 Fluoritum Anchor, Settle, Calm Spirit
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Yuǎn Zhì 遠誌 Polygalae Radix Nourish HT, Calm Spirit

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