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)
What is the common name for Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris)
-barley sprout/malt
What is the English name for Gŭ Yá (Fructus Germinatus Oryzae Sativae)
rice sprout
What is the common name for Lái Fú Zĭ (Semen Raphani Sativi)
radish sprout
What is the Chinese name for chicken gizzard?
Jī Nèi Jīn (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)