WK 7 Seafood Flashcards
Channels and Functions
Carp Fish
SP - Tonify Sp ; Drain Dampness
ST -
KD - Dry Dampness
Silver Carp vs Black Carp
Silver more tonifying SP and less for dampness.
Black less tonifying SP and more for dampness.
Indications
Carp Fish
post partum,
lactation,
post surgery,
weak constitution
C/I
Carp Fish
none
Taste and Temperature
Eel
Sweet, Neutral (slightly cooling)
Channels and Functions
Eel
LV SP KD
Functions: tonify deficiency and nourish blood
Expel blood stasis, dispel painful bi due to obstruction
Indications
Eel
pain, blockage (bi syndrome) blood stasis, low grade fever, weak constitution, hemorrhage from hemorrhoids,
Contraindications
Eel
high density protein can be hard to digest - don’t over eat.
Taste and Temperature
Soft-Shell Turtle
Taste: sweet
temperature: neutral (sl cold side)
Channels and Functions
Soft-Shelled Turtle
Channel: LV KD
Functions: good for nourishing the Yin (shell), cold the blood, tonify deficiency,
Indications
Soft Shelled Turtle
fatigue and dizziness from blood def and qi def, severe low grade fever (yin damage), post partum, cancer patient (detoxify blood, won’t tonify cancer)
Contraindications
Soft Shelled Turtle
SP/ST weakness w chronic diarrhea
Taste and Temperature
Sea Cucumber
grows very deep on the floor of the ocean - generates own heat for survival
Taste: sweet and salty
temperature: very warm
Channels and Functions
Sea Cucumber
KD - Tonify KD Essence, Warm KD Yang
SP- nourish blood
LV - nourish blood
also: moisten dryness
Indications
KD Jing def, impotence, infertility form KD qi and Yang def, chronic fatigue or cold all the time, older people constipation (will moisten the intestine and tonify the KD yang)
