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Western Herbal Theory Flashcards

1
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What does Western herbal theory draw from? (x4)

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1.) Herbal nomenclature
2.) Herbal constituents
3.) Herbal actions
4.) Herbal energetics

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2
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What is a herbal constituent?

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Active ingredients or chemicals of the plant

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3
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How many constituents can 1 plant have?

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Hundreds

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4
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Does herbal medicine use the whole plant or does it isolate chemicals?

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Whole plant

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5
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What are the 2 types of herbal consituents?

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Primary and Secondary

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6
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Give some examples of constituents.

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Flavonoids, mucilage, tannins, volatile oils

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7
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What is a herbal action?

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The effect the herb and its constituents have on the body.

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8
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Give some examples of herbal actions.

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Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, nervine relaxant, bitter, carminative

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9
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What is a herbal energetic?

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Describes the way herbs and the body interact.

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10
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What can help fine tune herbal selection for formulation?

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Herbal energetics

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11
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What are the 4 qualities in Western herbal energetics?

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Hot, Cold, Damp, Dry

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12
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What are the 6 tissue states in the body?

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Excitation, depression, stagnation, atrophy, laxity (relaxation), constriction

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13
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What is organoleptic?

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Acting on or using the sense organs.

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14
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Which tissue state is overproduction and inflammation?

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Heat-excitation

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15
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Which tissue state has “hyper” conditions?

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Heat-excitation

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16
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Which tissue state has excessive bleeding?

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Heat-excitation

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17
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Which tissue state has insufficient tissue function?

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Cold- depression

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18
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Which tissue state has easy bruising?

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Cold- depression

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19
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Which tissue state has cloudy thinking?

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Cold- depression

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20
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Which tissue state has a purple/blue tongue with no coat or thick coat?

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Cold-depression

21
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Which tissue state is described as leaky or runny?

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Damp- Laxity

22
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Which tissue state has clear mucus?

A

Damp- Laxity

23
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Which tissue state has prolapsed organs?

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Damp- Laxity

24
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Which tissue state has pale, cool, moist skin?

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Damp-Laxity

25
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Which tissue state has a red tongue with yellow coat?

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Heat- Excitation

26
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Which tissue state has a moist tongue with foam or streamers on sides?

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Damp- Laxity

27
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Which tissue state has a deep and slow pulse?

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Cold- depression

28
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Which tissue state has a rapid/ bounding pulse?

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Heat- excitation

29
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Which tissue state has a full and non-resistant (floppy) pulse?

A

Damp-Laxity

30
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Which tissue state has tissues holding excess fluids? And what does this cause?

A

Damp-stagnation

Improper assimilation of nutrients

31
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Which tissue state has swollen, weak and inactive tissues?

A

Damp-stagnation

32
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Which tissue state has thick, sticky, yellow mucus?

A

Damp- stagnation

33
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Which tissue state has poor waste excretion, constipation, infrequent sweating or urination?

A

Damp- stagnation

34
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Which tissue state has poor liver and metabolic function?

A

Damp- stagnation

35
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Which tissue state has a thick, floppy tongue?

A

Damp- stagnation

36
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Which tissue state has a dull and slow pulse?

A

Damp-stagnation

37
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Which tissue state has dry tissues, withered and lack of fluid?

A

Dry-atrophy

38
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Which tissue state has dry rough skin?

A

Dry- atrophy

39
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Which tissue state craves fluids?

A

Dry- atrophy

40
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Which tissue state has nervous exhaustion, poor memory and focus?

A

Dry-atrophy

41
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Which tissue state has dry, narrow tongue?

A

Dry-atrophy

42
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Which tissue state has tension or spasm in tissues?

A

Tense-constriction

43
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Which tissue state has anxiety and feeling high strung, unable to relax?

A

Tense- constriction

44
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Which tissue state has a wiry/tense pulse?

A

Tense- constriction

45
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Which tissue state has a quivering tongue?

A

Tense-constriction

46
Q

What is the therapeutic order?

A

A set of guidelines to help NDs completely resolve the patients symptoms and address the underlying causes while using the least force necessary

47
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What is carminative?

A

Prevent formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract

48
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What do bitters do?

A

General stimulation of the flow of digestive juices

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