Week 2- Food stagnation herbs Flashcards
what herb reduces food stagnation, is used for greasy food and meats, and moves and transform blood stasis for PMS?
Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi)
-hawthorne berry
Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi) in what form helps with diarrhea?
charred
What food stagnation herb is good for Hypertension, CAD, high cholesterol
Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi)
-hawthorne berry
What herb reduces food stagnation and harmonizes the stomach for a cold stomach and is added to pills with minerals to help with digestion/absorption
Shén Qu (massa fermentata)
-fermented mass
what herb helps with alcohol consumption/ a hangover
Shén Qu (massa fermentata)
-fermented mass
what herb Reduces food stagnation for starchy foods (like treats like)
and strengthens the stomach
Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris)
-barley sprout/malt
What herb stops lactation and facilitates the smooth flow of liver qi?
Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris)
-barley sprout/malt
what herb is used with Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris)
and is similar but just weaker
Gŭ Yá (Fructus Germinatus Oryzae Sativae) -rice sprout
What type of food is Gŭ Yá (Fructus Germinatus Oryzae Sativae) -rice sprout used for?
starchy food
what herb reduces all kinds of food stagnation (abdominal fullness and distention), causes qi to descend , and reduces phlegm (chronic excess cough)
Lái Fú Zĭ (Semen Raphani Sativi) -radish sprout
what herb can’t be used with ren Shen?
Lái Fú Zĭ (Semen Raphani Sativi)
-radish sprout
What herb strongly decreases food stagnation and improves spleen function and is used for childhood nutritional impairment
Jī Nèi Jīn (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)
-chicken gizzard
What herb secures jing (spermatorrhea), stops enuresis (involuntary urination especially kids at night)
Jī Nèi Jīn (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)
-chicken gizzard
What herb transforms hardness and dissolves stones (urinary and gallstones)
Jie Ni Jing
What is the English/common name for hawthorne berry
Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi)
