Week 2 Flashcards
What is the number one herb for jaundice?
Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemiseae Scopariea)
artemesia
What herb is salty?
Jin Qian Cao (lysimachiae herba)
- gold money herb
- UFO plant
What herb is for snake bites and toxicity/swelling?
Jin Qian Cao
gold money herb
What 2 herbs drain heart heat via the small intestines?
mu tong
deng xin cao- lamb wick herb
What 2 herbs promote lactation?
Mu Tong (akebia caulis) Dong Kui Zi (semen malvae)
What herb is used for bi syndrome
mu tong( Akebiea Caulis)
What herb is used for amenorrhea due to blood stasis?
Qu Mai (dianthus superbus)
- pronounced “chew my”
- looks like red/purple garden flowers
Which drain damp herbs clears heat from HT via SI and promotes lactation?
Mu tong (Akebiae Caulis) Dong Kui Zi (semen malvae)
Which drain damp herb clears heat from HT via SI and treats pediatric sleep disorders?
Deng Xin Cao (Junci Medulla)
-lamb wick herb
Which drain damp herb expels parasites, stops itching, and clears heat & damp equally?
Bian Xu (Polygoni Avicularis Herba)
-knotweed
Which drain damp herb treats painful bloody urinary dribbling and breaks up blood stasis?
Qu Mai (Dianthi Herba)
Which drain damp herb separates pure from turbid, expels wind damp, relaxes sinews, and clears more damp-heat from the skin?
Bei Xie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizome)
- lowly seperating
- type of yam
Which drain damp herb unblocks painful urinary dysfunction to treat any Lin syndrome (hot, bloody, stone), stops cough, and expels phlegm?
Shi Wei (Pyrrosiae Folium)
“stone reed, stone leather”
Which drain damp herb stops itching and clears skin?
Di Fu Zi (Kochiae Fructus)
Which drain damp herb clears eyes, benefits breasts, treats insufficient lactation and moistens intestines?
Dong Kui Zi (Malvae Semen)`
