Week 9 - Tonify Yang Flashcards
Herbs that tonify Yang generally tonify ___. They tend to have what properties?
KD
warming, drying
Which herbs in the Tonify Yang category are least drying?
Ge Jie
Rou Cong Rong
Tu Si Zi
Why should caution be used when using Tonify Yang herbs to treat KD Yang deficiency?
KD deficiency often leads to both KD yin and KD yang deficiency
Ge Jie is one of the strongest substances that TCM has to address _________. It is also commonly used to address ______ due to KD yang deficiency.
chronic asthma w/ underlying deficiency impotence
Latin name for Gé Jiè 蛤蚧
Gecko
Latin name for Ròu Cōng Róng 肉蓯蓉
Cistanches Herba
Latin name for Yín Yáng Huò 淫羊藿
Epimedii Herba
Latin name for Bā Jǐ Tiān 巴戟天
Morindae Officinalis Radix
Latin name for Bǔ Gǔ Zhī 補骨脂
Psoraleae Fructus
Latin name for Yì Zhì Rén 益智仁
Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus
Latin name for Xiān Máo 仙茅
Curculiginis Rhizoma
Latin name for Gǔ Suì Bǔ 骨碎補
Drynariae Rhizoma
Latin name for Tú Sī Zi 菟絲子
Cuscutae Semen
Latin name for Dù Zhòng 杜仲
Eucommiae Cortex
Latin name for Xù Duàn 續斷
Dipsaci Radix
What herbs tonify essence?
Gou Qi Ze
He Shou Wu
Huang Jing
Ge Jie
Lu Rong
Ba Ji Tian
Rou Cong Rong
Zi He Che
Suo Yang
Shi Hu
The most effective part of Ge Jie is believed to be the ____.
List functions and indications for Ge Jie
- Tail
- Tonifies the LU Qi and assists KD Yang: Help KD grasp the LU qi, chronic cough, wheezing, asthma, labored breathing, breathlessness, low voice, weak lower back & knees, spontaneous sweat, all worse w/ exertion
- Assists the KD yang and augments the Essence and Blood: impotence, early morning diarrhea, frequent urination
Rou Cong Rong is also known as _____. Like Ai Ye it can ______ but addresses the root. It is contraindicated in SP/ST deficiency because _____
List functions and indications.
Dà Yún 大雲
warm the womb
it is cloying
- Tonifies the KD yang and augment essence and blood: impotence, infertility, spermatorrhea, incontinence, cold pain in low back and knees
- Warms the womb: infertility, clear cold vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding
- Moistens the intestines and facilitates passage of stool: constipation due to dryness w/ yang deficiency, blood/qi deficiency
How does Rou Cong Rong moisten the intestines and ease bowel movements?
nourish yin and blood
nourish yang - warms cold stagnation
Yin Yang Huo is also known as ______. List functions and indications.
Xian Ling Pi
- Tonifies the KD and fortifies the Yang: low libido, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility, spermatorrhea, frequent urination, and painful cold low back and knees, forgetfulness, post-menopause - hormonal insufficiency, depression, withdrawal
- Expels wind-damp-cold and warms and unblocks the flow of yang qi: bi syndrome w/ cramps, spasms, numbness in extremities
What herbs treat wind damp cold? How do these herbs differ in their function compared to Yin Yang Huo?
Du Huo
Wu Jia Pi
Wei Ling Xian
these herbs treat the branch while Yin Yang Huo treats the root (KD yang deficiency)
List functions and indications for Ba Ji Tian
- Tonifies the KD and fortifies Yang: premature ejaculation, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, impotence, infertility, irregular menstruation, weak, sore, cold low back
- Disperses wind-dampness and strengthens the sinews and bones: lower back and knee pain, spasms, cramps, limited mobility, muscular atrophy
List functions and indications of Bu Gu Zhi
- Tonifies the KD and fortifies the Yang: impotence, infertility, premature ejaculation, cold sore low back, wheezing, KD not grasping qi
- Tonifies and warms the SP Yang and stops diarrhea: diarrhea, borborygmus, bloating, low appetite
- Used topically as a tincture for vitiligo
Which Tonify Yang herbs stabilize essence? Which of them can be used in yin deficiency?
What does reserving the urine and essence mean clinically?
Bu Gu Zhi
Yi Zhi Ren
Tu Si Zi
Tu Si Zi augments yin
astringing leakage - polyuria, vaginal discharge, incontinence, spermatorrhea
List functions and indications for Yi Zhi Ren
- Warms the KD, Retains Essence, secures the urine: excessive nocturia, spermatorrhea, frequent urination and incontinence, dribbling urine, uterine bleeding, profuse white vaginal discharge
- Warms the SP, stops diarrhea, controls salivation: deficiency cold in SP/ST w/ diarrhea, abdominal pain, excess salivation, poor appetite, vomiting
List a branch and root herb combination for warming KD yang
Wu Yao - branch
Yi Zhi Ren - root
Xian Mao’s most prominent temperature/property is ____. Thus it is rarely used outside of the formula ____.
List functions and indications for Xian Mao
hot
Er Xian Tang
- Tonifies the KD and fortifies Yang: impotence, nocturnal emission, infertility due to cold womb, irregular menstruation due to cold, urinary incontinence
- Expels cold and eliminates dampness: damp-cold bi syndrome w/ painful joints, weakness in the bones, numbness or stiffness in the muscles, low back pain, knee pain, cold abdominal pain
List herbs that nourish the sinews and bones
Niu Xi
Du Zhong
Ba Ji Tian
Yin Yang Huo
Xian Mao
Xu Duan
Gou Ji