Week 6- Qi Regulators Flashcards
Which qi regulators go to the lung and are helpful for the lungs/chest
- Ju Hong
2. Tan Xiang
Herb for parasites and food stagnation
chuan lian zi
Which herbs are good for chest/chest bi?
Xie Bai
Tan Xiang
Which herb is toxic?
Chuan Lian Zi (fructus toosendan)
“golden bell seed”
What herb goes to the San Jao?
Xiang Fu (cyperri rhizoma)
What qi regulating herb is contraindicated for pregnancy?
Zhi Shi (unripe bitter orange)
Which herb is mature tangerine peel?
Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
Which herb is immature tangerine peel?
Qing Pi (Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium)
Which herb is mature orange peel?
Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii)
Which herb is immature/unripe orange peel?
Zhi Shi (Citri Aurantii Immaturus)
Which herb is the number one herb for gynecology?
Xiang Fu (cyperi rhizoma)
Which 2 herbs warm the kidneys?
- Wu Yao “black medicine”
2. Chen Xiang “sinking fragrance”
Which 2 immature herbs break up stagnation?
- Qing Pi- blue green peel- unripe tangerine peel
2. Zhi Shi- unripe bitter orange
Which 2 herbs raise blood pressure?
- Qing Pi- blue green peel- unripe tangerine peel
- Zhi Shi- unripe bitter orange
(both of the immature ones)
Which herb improves T&T, regulates MJ, relieves diaphragm and UJ, dries damp
and transforms phlegm
Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
Which herb strongly moved the qi, dissipates clumps, reduces stagnation( like breast abscess)?
Qing Pi
“blue green peel”
unripe tangerine peel
What herb dries dampness and transforms phlegm as well as can be used for excess or deficiency in the middle jao
chen pi - old tangerine peel
what her strongly moves the qi, directs the qi down, breaks up stagnation and dissipates clumps
Qing pi
- immature tangerine peel
- blue green peel
What herb dissolves phlegm in the lungs?
ju hong
red tangerine peel
what herb is used for upper body dissension and promotes the flow of qi to reduce chest and abdominal distention?
Zhi Ke -ripe bitter orange
What her breaks up stagnation, descends down, transforms phlegm and stops bloating for constipation
zhi shi
-immature bitter orange
What herb spread and regulates the liver qi
Xiang fu (cyperii rizoma)
What herb moves the qi and stops spleen/stomach pain and well as strengthens the spleen?
Mu Xiang “fragrant wood”
What herb directs rebellious qi down (wheezing hiccups vommiting) and stops pain from cold qi stagnation?
Chen Xiang “sinking fragrance”
What is the Chinese herb for sandalwood
tan xiang
What herb opens/moves qi in the chest, stops pain, and could help with coronary artery disease
tan Xiang sandalwood
What herb moves qi, dispels cold, and stops pain and is used to warm the kidneys for kidney yang deficiency?
Wu Yao “black medicine”
What herb moves liver qi, kills parasites, useful for PMS/yeast infections?
Chuan Lian Zi
golden bell seed
What herb unblocks yang qi and disperses turbid phlegm by moving the qi downward
Xie Bai
white garlic chive
What herb is slightly toxic?
Chuan Lian Zi
what herb grasps the kidney qi?
chen xiang
what channels does Chen pi go to?
spleen
stomach
lungs
What is the temperature of Chen pi/ Qing pi
warm
what temperature is zhi she/ zhi ki?
what 2 herbs can be used to round out formulas with tonics that can be rich and cloying?
- chen pi
2. mu Xiang “fragrant wood”
What herb is used for patients with deficiency and excess?
chen pi
what herb regulates the liver qi for liver qi constraint, strongly moves the qi but not so much good for pain, and harmonizes the spleen/stomach
Fo Shou
Which of the qi regulators is more focused on deficiency patients?
Mu Xiang
What 2 herbs could be used to round out a formula with a lot of tonics?
- Chen Pi
2. Mu Xiang
Which of the citrus peels is focused on constipation?
Zhi Shi
Which of the citrus peels is focused on liver related and breast pain and dissolves lumps in the Brest?
Qing Pi
