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Week 9- Herbs that nourish the heart and calm shen Flashcards

1
Q

What herb in this category is associated with phlegm?

A

Yuan Zhi - senega root

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2
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What are the special cooking instructions for Suan Zao Ren?

A

Crush before cooking

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3
Q

Hŭ Pò (Succinum) -amber goes to what channels?

A
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Heart
  • Liver
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4
Q

Is Zhū Shā (Cinnabais) toxic?

A

YES… very

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5
Q

What herb sedates the heart and calms spirit, Clears heat, relieves toxicity, and used for mouth sores and snake bites

A

Zhū Shā (Cinnabais)
-cinnabar
-obselete substance

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6
Q

What herb Promotes urination- blood lin

A

Hŭ Pò (Succinum)

-amber

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7
Q

What herb moves blood stasis and is good for the menses and CAD as well as reducing swelling for non-healing ulcers

A

Hŭ Pò (Succinum)

-amber

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8
Q

What is the important taste of Suan Zao Ren

A

Sour (Suan=”sour”)

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9
Q

What is an interesting channel that Suan Zao Ren goes to?

A

Gallbladder (also goes to liver, heart, spleen)

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10
Q

The raw form of Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) is used for what?

A

Calming the shen and insomnia

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11
Q

The dry fried form of Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) is used for what?

A

Sweating- astringes the sweat and spirit

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12
Q

1 nourish heart blood and yin to calm Shen

A

Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae)

-sour date/jujube seed

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13
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Prevents abnormal sweating; spontaneous sweating or night sweats

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Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae)

-sour date/jujube seed

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14
Q

Suan Zao Ren is used for what conidtions

A
  1. blood deficiency
  2. yin deficiency
  3. HT and KD not communicating
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15
Q

Moistens intestines, unblocks bowels (constipation due to dryness) and used for night sweats with yin deficinecy

A

Băi Zĭ Rén (Semen Platycladi)

  • arbor vitae seed
  • similar to a pine nut
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16
Q

Expels phlegm, clears orifices, good for the heart and reduces abscesses

A

Yuán Zhì (Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae)

-senega root

17
Q

This herb calms the spirit and is good for blood deficiencym wind, numbness, and tingiling

A

Yè Jiāo Téng (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis)
-fleeceflower vine

-same plant as He Shou Wou

18
Q

Calms Shen: insomnia, anxiety from SP/HT Xu

A

Fú Shén (Sclerotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos)

19
Q

Strengthens the spleena nd increases urinations

A

Fú Shén (Sclerotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos)

-because part of Fu Ling which strengthens the spleen

20
Q

what 2 herbs are used for trauma and injury and might be found in a jow?

A
  1. Hé Huān Pí (Cortex Albizziae Julibrissinis) -“collective happiness bark”
  2. Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
    - amber
21
Q 
Warms the womb (Chong and Ren Vessels)
#1 for excessive menses or uterine bleeding due to cold
A

Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)

-flourite

22
Q

Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)

-flourite goes to what 2 extraordinary vessels?

A

Chong and Ren

23
Q

Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit (Tranquilizing Herbs) all enter the _____ chaneel

A

Heart

24
Q

Which herb in the category nourish the heart and calm the Shen is more focused on wind?

A

Ye Jiao Teng

-vine of He Shou Wu

25
Q

Which 2 herbs move the blood?

A
  1. Hu Po
  2. He Huan Pi
    (Both are in Jows for martial arts injuries)
26
Q

Which herb in this category warms the womb?

A

Zi Shi Ying

Fluorite

27
Q

What herb warms the lung and directs qi downward?

A

Zi Shi Ying

-flourite

28
Q

What 2 herbs in this category help with night sweating?

A
  1. Suan Zao Ren
  2. Bai Zi Ren
29
Q

What herb in this category helps stop itching and is used for eczema and rashes?

A

Ye Jiao Teng

  • fleeceflower vine
  • vine of He Shou Wu
30
Q

what herb in this category is specifically focused on the Liver

A

He Huan Pi

31
Q

what is the channel and temp for the category

A

sweet heart

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