Week 7- Herbs that extinguish wind and stop tremors Flashcards
herbs in this category go to what channel?
Liver
are these herbs for interior or exterior wind?
interior wind
what herbs in this category are used for migraines
- Wu gong (centipede)
- Quan Xie- scorpion
- Tian Ma- “heavenly numbness”
what herbs attack and dissipate toxic fire nodules (sores, carbuncles, lumps)
- Wu Gong (centipede)
2. Quan Xie- scorpion
1 herb for facial paralysis
Quan Xie- scorpion
what herb is in the drain toxic heat category, opens the orifices, and expels wind and stops tremors
Niu Huang (calculus bovis) -cattle gallstone
in general what type of herbs are in this category
creepy crawlers
insects are what flavor
salty
what 2 herbs brighten the eyes?
- Bai Ji Li
2. Antelope horn
Which herbs are used for the skin to stop itching and for allergies?
- Bai Ji Li- puncture vine fruit
2. (Bai) Jiang Can- silkworm
what 2 herbs control spasms and tremors and are often used together for hypertension?
- Gou Teng (looks like hook- hooks the wind)
2. Tian Ma (looks like potato chip)
what is the special cooking time for Gou Teng (looks like hook)
less than 10 minutes
what 2 herbs are used for facial paralysis together
- scorpion- Quan Xie
2. Centipede- Wu Gong
what herb is for wheezing and peeing
Di Long
what herbs can be used for childhood convulsions,
- Líng Yáng Jiăo (Comu Antelopis Saiga-tatarici) -antelope horn
- Tiān Má (Rhizoma Gastrodiae) -“heavy numbness”-looks like potato chip
- (Bai) Jiāng Cán (Bombyx Batryticatus)
- silkworm - Wú Gōng (Scolopendra Subspinipes)
- centipide - Quán Xiē (Buthus Martensi)
- scorpion
Which herbs in this category are toxic?
- Wú Gōng (Scolopendra Subspinipes)
- centipide - Quán Xiē (Buthus Martensi)
- scorpion
what herb Facilitates smooth flow of liver qi and helps with insufficient lactation due to liver qi constraint
Bái Jí Lí (Fructus Tribuli Terrestris)
-puncture vine fruit