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Week 9 Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of blood regulators?

A
  1. stop bleeding hemostatics
  2. invigorate the blood (blood stasis)
  3. tonify the blood
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What are the 4 types of hemostatics?

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  1. astringent
  2. blood cooling
  3. invigorating (for blood stasis)
  4. channel warming
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What are the causes of bleeding?

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  1. spleen qi deficiency can lead to blood leaking out of the vessels
  2. reckless movement because of heat
  3. blood stasis
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4
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What are the two herbs for stop bleeding hemostatics?

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Pú Huáng (Typhae Pollen)

Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus)

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5
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What are the functions of Pú Huáng (Typhae Pollen)?

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  1. Astringes to stop bleeding
  2. Activates Blood and eliminates stasis
  3. Stops bleeding and pain associated with urination; promotes urination
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What are the functions of Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus)

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Functions:
1. Restrains leakage of blood: astringes to stop bleeding
2. Promotes urination: painful urinary dysfunction with blood in urine 3. Generates 6lesh and resolves sores/ulcerations
Use with caution if weak Stomach Qi- can cause vomiting

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7
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What type of hemostatic is Pú Huáng (Typhae Pollen)?

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astringent and invigorating (or unobstructive)

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8
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What type of hemostatic is Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus)

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astringent

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9
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What are the taste and temperature of blood activators/movers?

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Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, and Warm

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10
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What are the channels for blood activators/movers?

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Heart and Liver

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11
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The causes of Blood Stagnation are

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  • Qi Stagnation
  • Trauma
  • Cold
  • Qi and Yang De6iciency
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12
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The following are symptoms of what issue:

  • Fixed, stabbing, or sharp pain
  • Pulse is Choppy
  • purple tongue
A

blood stagnation

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13
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What herb invigorates the blood?

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Chuān Xiōng (Chuan Xiong Rhizoma)川芎

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14
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What are the functions of Chuān Xiōng (Chuan Xiong Rhizoma)川芎

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  1. Invigorates Blood
  2. Moves Qi
  3. Expels Wind and Eliminates Pain
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15
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What herb is good for headaches and the head?

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Chuān Xiōng (Chuan Xiong Rhizoma)

-because it moves qi and also the blood

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16
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What is the nature of herbs that tonify qi?

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Sweet and Neutral

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17
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What is the channel of herbs that tonify qi?

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Lung and Spleen

18
Q

The following are symptoms of what?

  • Shortness of breath
  • Fatigue
  • Spontaneous Sweating
  • Low Voice
  • Tongue: Pale and Moist
  • Pulse: Weak
A

lung qi deficiency

19
Q

The following are symptoms of what?

  • Loose Stools
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Edema
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Tongue: Pale and Moist
  • Pulse: Weak
A

spleen qi deficiency

20
Q

The following are symptoms of what?

  • Palpitations
  • Sweating
  • Anxiety
  • Memory problems
  • Fatigue
  • Tongue: Pale and Moist
  • Pulse: weak
A

heart qi deficiency

21
Q

The following are symptoms of what?

  • Low back pain
  • Frequent urination
  • Incontinence
  • Leukorrhea
  • Tongue: Pale and Moist
  • Pulse: Weak
A

kidney qi deficiency

22
Q

Which organ is most associated with INTERIOR Wind

A

liver

23
Q

Di Long (Lumbricus) is commonly used for _____________

A

asthma and wheezing

24
Q

Which herb prevents the leakage of fluids?

A

Long gu

25
Q

Taste of Fu Ling

A

Bland

26
Q

What herb helps with night sweats?

A

Suan Zao Ren

27
Q 
True or False
Fu Zi (aconite) can be made less toxic by boiling it for 30-60 minutes
A

True

28
Q

True or False

Dang Gui can help with skin problem like ulcers

A

True

29
Q

What is the qi tonic herb?

A

Rén Shēn (Ginseng Radix)

30
Q

Functions of Rén Shēn (Ginseng Radix)

A

Functions:

  1. Toni6ies Yuan Source Qi
  2. Toni6ies the Lung and Spleen
  3. Generates body 6luids/ Yin
  4. Bene6its the Heart qi and calms the mind/Shen
31
Q

Nature and channel of herbs that tonify the blood

A

sweet
heart, liver, spleen

(The Heart circulates the Blood; the Liver stores the Blood; the Spleen produces the Blood.)

32
Q

What are the causes of blood deficiency?

A
  1. Spleen Qi deficiency
  2. Hemmorrhage
  3. Yin deficiency
33
Q

The following are symptoms of what:

  • Pale face
  • Pale lips
  • Dizziness
  • Blurry vision
  • Dry skin
  • Palpitations
  • Poor memory
  • Tinnitus
  • Tongue Pale
  • Pulse- Thready
A

blood deficiency

34
Q

What herb nourishes the blood?

A

Dāng Guī (Angelica sinensis Radix)

35
Q

Functions of Dāng Guī (Angelica sinensis Radix)

A

Functions:

  1. Toni6ies the blood, regulates menses
  2. Invigorates and nourished the Blood, disperses cold: relieves pain 3. Moistens the intestines, unblocks the bowels
  3. Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates 6lesh: ulcers, sores
36
Q

What herb help with night sweating and insomnia?

A

Suan Zao Ren (zizyphi spinoase semen)

37
Q

What herb prevents general leakage of fluids?

A

Long gu (fossilia Ossis mastodi)

38
Q

WHta herb helps with spasms, convulsions, wheezing, and hypertension?

A

di long

39
Q

How long should you cook Fu Zi (aconiti radix laterals preparata)?

A

30-60 minutes before adding in other herbs

40
Q

What herb dissolves fish bones in the throat?

A

wei ling Xian (clematidis radix)

41
Q

Which 2 herbs generate flesh (for sore and ulcers)

A

Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus)

Dāng Guī (Angelica sinensis Radix)

42
Q

What herb generates body fluids?

A

Ren shen (ginseng radix)

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