Week 9

Question 1

What are the 3 types of blood regulators?

Answer 1

1. stop bleeding hemostatics
2. invigorate the blood (blood stasis)
3. tonify the blood

Question 2

What are the 4 types of hemostatics?

Answer 2

1. astringent
2. blood cooling
3. invigorating (for blood stasis)
4. channel warming

Question 3

What are the causes of bleeding?

Answer 3

1. spleen qi deficiency can lead to blood leaking out of the vessels
2. reckless movement because of heat
3. blood stasis

Question 4

What are the two herbs for stop bleeding hemostatics?

Answer 4

Pú Huáng (Typhae Pollen)

Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus)

Question 5

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

Answer 5

1. Astringes to stop bleeding
2. Activates Blood and eliminates stasis
3. Stops bleeding and pain associated with urination; promotes urination

Question 6

What are the functions of Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

astringent and invigorating (or unobstructive)

Question 8

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

Answer 8

astringent

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, and Warm

Question 10

What are the channels for blood activators/movers?

Answer 10

Heart and Liver

Question 11

The causes of Blood Stagnation are

Answer 11

• Qi Stagnation
• Trauma
• Cold
• Qi and Yang De6iciency

Question 12

The following are symptoms of what issue:

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

Answer 12

blood stagnation

Question 13

What herb invigorates the blood?

Answer 13

Chuān Xiōng (Chuan Xiong Rhizoma)川芎

Question 14

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

Answer 14

1. Invigorates Blood
2. Moves Qi
3. Expels Wind and Eliminates Pain

Question 15

What herb is good for headaches and the head?

Answer 15

Chuān Xiōng (Chuan Xiong Rhizoma)

-because it moves qi and also the blood

Question 16

What is the nature of herbs that tonify qi?

Answer 16

Sweet and Neutral

Question 17

What is the channel of herbs that tonify qi?

Answer 17

Lung and Spleen

Question 18

The following are symptoms of what?

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

Answer 18

lung qi deficiency

Question 19

The following are symptoms of what?

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

Answer 19

spleen qi deficiency

Question 20

The following are symptoms of what?

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

Answer 20

heart qi deficiency

Question 21

The following are symptoms of what?

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

Answer 21

kidney qi deficiency

Question 22

Which organ is most associated with INTERIOR Wind

Answer 22

liver

Question 23

Di Long (Lumbricus) is commonly used for _____________

Answer 23

asthma and wheezing

Question 24

Which herb prevents the leakage of fluids?

Answer 24

Long gu

Question 25

Taste of Fu Ling

Answer 25

Bland

Question 26

What herb helps with night sweats?

Answer 26

Suan Zao Ren

Question 27

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

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False | Dang Gui can help with skin problem like ulcers

Answer 28

True

Question 29

What is the qi tonic herb?

Answer 29

Rén Shēn (Ginseng Radix)

Question 30

Functions of Rén Shēn (Ginseng Radix)

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Nature and channel of herbs that tonify the blood

Answer 31

sweet heart, liver, spleen (The Heart circulates the Blood; the Liver stores the Blood; the Spleen produces the Blood.)

Question 32

What are the causes of blood deficiency?

Answer 32

1. Spleen Qi deficiency 2. Hemmorrhage 3. Yin deficiency

Question 33

The following are symptoms of what: - Pale face - Pale lips - Dizziness - Blurry vision - Dry skin - Palpitations - Poor memory - Tinnitus - Tongue Pale - Pulse- Thready

Answer 33

blood deficiency

Question 34

What herb nourishes the blood?

Answer 34

Dāng Guī (Angelica sinensis Radix)

Question 35

Functions of Dāng Guī (Angelica sinensis Radix)

Answer 35

Functions: 1. Toni6ies the blood, regulates menses 2. Invigorates and nourished the Blood, disperses cold: relieves pain 3. Moistens the intestines, unblocks the bowels 4. Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates 6lesh: ulcers, sores

Question 36

What herb help with night sweating and insomnia?

Answer 36

Suan Zao Ren (zizyphi spinoase semen)

Question 37

What herb prevents general leakage of fluids?

Answer 37

Long gu (fossilia Ossis mastodi)

Question 38

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

Answer 38

di long

Question 39

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

Answer 39

30-60 minutes before adding in other herbs

Question 40

What herb dissolves fish bones in the throat?

Answer 40

wei ling Xian (clematidis radix)

Question 41

Which 2 herbs generate flesh (for sore and ulcers)

Answer 41

Xuè Yú Tàn (Crinis Carbonisatus) | Dāng Guī (Angelica sinensis Radix)

Question 42

What herb generates body fluids?

Answer 42

Ren shen (ginseng radix)