Week 6 - Tonify Blood

Question 1

List ingredients for Sì Wù Tāng

四物湯

Answer 1

Shú Dì Huáng 熟地黃
Dāng Guī 當歸
Bái Sháo 白芍
Chuān Xiōng 川芎

Question 2

List ingredients for Qín Lián Sì Wù Tāng

芩連四物湯

Answer 2

Shú Dì Huáng  熟地黃
Dāng Guī  當歸
Bái Sháo  白芍
Chuān Xiōng  川芎
Huáng Qín      黃芩
Huáng Lián     黃連
Mài Mén Dōng  麥門冬

Question 3

List ingredients for Táo Hóng Sì Wù Tāng

桃紅四物湯

Answer 3

Shú Dì Huáng  熟地黃
Dāng Guī  當歸
Bái Sháo  白芍
Chuān Xiōng  川芎
Táo Rén  桃仁
Hóng Huā  紅花

Question 4

List ingredients for Bǔ Gān Tāng

補肝湯

Answer 4

Shú Dì Huáng  熟地黃
Dāng Guī  當歸
Bái Sháo  白芍
Chuān Xiōng  川芎
Huáng Qín      黃芩
Mù Guā     木瓜
Suān Zăo Rén  酸棗仁
Zhi Gān Cǎo  甘草

Question 5

List ingredients for Ài Fù Nuǎn Gōng Wán

艾附暖宮丸

Answer 5

Xiāng Fù  香附
Ài Yè  艾葉
Huā Jiāo  花椒
Huáng Qí  黃蓍
Wú Zhū Yú  吳茱萸
Chuān Xiōng  川芎
Bái Sháo  白芍
Shēng Dì Huáng      生地黃
Ròu Guì  肉桂
Xù Duàn  續斷

Question 6

List ingredients for Dāng Guī Sháo Yào Sàn

當歸芍葯散

Answer 6

Dāng Guī  當歸
Bái Sháo  白芍
Fú Líng    茯苓
Bái Zhú  白朮
Zé Xiè     澤瀉
Chuān Xiōng  川芎

Question 7

List ingredients for Sháo Yào Gān Cǎo Tāng

芍葯甘草湯

Answer 7

Bái Sháo 白芍

Zhi Gān Cǎo 甘草

Question 8

List ingredients for Dāng Guī Shēng Jiāng Yáng Ròu Tāng 當歸生薑羊肉湯

Answer 8

Dāng Guī 當歸
Shēng Jiāng 生薑
Yáng Ròu 羊肉
Bái Jiǔ 白酒

Question 9

According to Bensky, the Dx for Sì Wù Tāng

四物湯 is _________

Answer 9

Dx: Generalized Blood Deficiency and Stagnation

Question 10

According to Bensky, the Dx for Qín Lián Sì Wù Tāng

芩連四物湯 is ________

Answer 10

Dx: Blood Deficiency with Excess Heat

Question 11

According to Bensky, the Dx for Táo Hóng Sì Wù Tāng

桃紅四物湯 is _________

Answer 11

Dx: Blood Deficiency w/ Blood Stasis

Question 12

According to Bensky, the Dx for Bǔ Gān Tāng

補肝湯 is __________

Answer 12

Dx: LV Blood and Yin Deficiency

Question 13

According to Bensky, the Dx for Ài Fù Nuǎn Gōng Wán

艾附暖宮丸 is _____________

Answer 13

Dx: Prevent Miscarriage from Deficiency Cold

Question 14

According to Bensky, the Dx for Dāng Guī Sháo Yào Sàn 當歸芍葯散 is _________

Answer 14

Dx: Abdominal Pain w/ Edema during Pregnancy due to Blood Def and; Abnormal Water Circulation

Question 15

According to Bensky, the Dx for Sháo Yào Gān Cǎo Tāng 芍葯甘草湯 is __________

Answer 15

Dx: Muscle Spasm Due to LV Blood Deficiency

Question 16

According to Bensky, the Dx for Dāng Guī Shēng Jiāng Yáng Ròu Tāng 當歸生薑羊肉湯

Answer 16

Dx: Interior Deficiency w/ cold blood

Question 17

Explain the phenomenon of feeling cold even with yang rising. What formula is appropriate for this?

Answer 17

blood deficiency leading to yang rising - Jue Yin condition - lack of blood fails to warm

Si Wu Tang

Question 18

Qín Lián Sì Wù Tāng 芩連四物湯 compared to Sì Wù Tāng 四物湯 is _________ and thus can be appropriate in ________

Answer 18

more yin nourishing

menopause

Question 19

Táo Hóng Sì Wù Tāng 桃紅四物湯 compared to Sì Wù Tāng 四物湯 is _________

Answer 19

more moving

Question 20

Ài Fù Nuǎn Gōng Wán 艾附暖宮丸 acts by _________. It can be appropriate for _________

Answer 20

nourishing blood, tonifying yang

habitual abortion, infertility

Question 21

Dāng Guī Sháo Yào Sàn 當歸芍葯散 contains elements of what formulas? It thus addresses ________

Answer 21

Si Wu Tang
Si Jun Zi Tang

Qi and Blood Deficiency

Question 22

Sháo Yào Gān Cǎo Tāng 芍葯甘草湯 acts by ________

Answer 22

mildly tonifying yin

Question 23

Dāng Guī Shēng Jiāng Yáng Ròu Tāng 當歸生薑羊肉湯

acts by ___________

Answer 23

tonifying yin, yang, qi, blood with alcohol to invigorate blood