Week 3- Harsh Cathartics Flashcards
-morning glory seeds
Qiān Niú Zĭ (Semen Pharbiditis)
kansui root
Gān Suì (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui)
-genkwa flower
Yuán Hua (Flos Daphnis Genkwa)
-poke root
Shāng Lù (Radix Phytolacca)
-croton seed
Bā Dòu (Crotonis Fructus)
in general what are the properties of harsh cathartics?
bitter, cold, toxic
in general the harsh expellants are contraindicated for who?
pregnancy, weakness
herbs injure yin and qi
What 3 of the harsh expellants are incompatible with Gan Cao
- Gān Suì (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui) -kansui root
- Dà Jĭ (Radix Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae)
- Yuán Hua (Flos Daphnis Genkwa)
- genkwa flower
how are the harsh expellants often prepared?
pills/powder
which of the harsh expellants is HOT while the rest are cold
Bā Dòu (Crotonis Fructus)
-croton seeds
what are the 6 harsh expellants?
- Qiān Niú Zĭ (Semen Pharbiditis)
- morning glory seeds - Gān Suì (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui) -kansui root
- Dà Jĭ (Radix Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae)
- Yuán Hua (Flos Daphnis Genkwa)
- genkwa flower - Shāng Lù (Radix Phytolacca)
- poke root - Bā Dòu (Crotonis Fructus)
- croton seeds
which harsh cathartic also helps with intestinal parasites as well as severe constiaption with heat and driving out congested fluids
Qiān Niú Zĭ (Semen Pharbiditis)
-morning glory seeds
which harsh expellants is focused on accumulations in the chest and abdomen
Gān Suì (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui) -kansui root
which harsh expellant reduces swelling and dissipates nodules?
Dà Jĭ (Radix Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae)
which cathartic kills parasites, drains water and fluids, and is indicated for use in flank pain
Yuán Hua (Flos Daphnis Genkwa)
-genkwa flower
