WK11 - Herbs Simplified Flashcards
Herbs that Warm the Interior have a tendency toward which properties?
Bitter
Acrid
Warm or Hot
Herbs that Warm the Interior treat what pathology?
Internal Cold
excess or deficiency
Herbs that Warm the Interior tend to enter which channels?
HT
KI
SP
(LV)
What is the Latin name for Fu Zi?
Aconiti Radix Lateralis
How do you spell the pinyin for Aconiti Radix Lateralis?
Fu Zi
Which form do we use: Fu Zi or Zhi Fu Zi and why?
Zhi Fu Zi - as Fu Zi is toxic and needs to be prepared.
To which category does Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata belong?
Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
What channels does Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata enter?
HT
KI
SP
What are the properties of Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata?
Acrid
Hot
Toxic
What are the key characteristics of Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata?
·revives devastated yang qi
·tonifies the fire at the gate of vitality (ming men)
·guides the actions of other herbs into all twelve channels
·expels cold-damp painful obstruction
What is the common dosage range for Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata?
3-15g
What are the special preparations for Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata?
must be decocted first for 30-60 minutes before adding other herbs
What are the contraindications of Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata?
·those with yin def and abundant yang
·those with true heat and false cold
·pregnancy
What herb enters HT, KI, SP?
Zhi Fu Zi - Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata
Herbs that Tonify the Qi tend to have which properties?
Sweet
Warm
Herbs that Tonify Qi tend to enter which channels?
SP
LU
they especially tonify the SP Qi and LU Qi
What is the difference between Bai Ren Shen and Hong Shen?
Bai Ren Shen - White Ginseng:
· sundried
· mildly warm
· generates fluids and alleviates thirst
Hong Shen - Red Ginseng:
· steamed, then dried
· warmer
· tonify Yuan Qi
What is the Latin name for Ren Shen?
Ginseng Radix
How do you spell the pinyin for Ginseng Radix?
Ren Shen
To which category does Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix belong?
Herbs that Tonify Qi
What channels does Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix enter?
LU
SP
What are the properties of Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix?
Sweet
Slightly Bitter
Slightly Warm
What are the key characteristics of Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix?
·powerfully tonifies the primal qi of the five organs
·nourishes the yin
·revives from collapse, stops heavy bleeding
What are the contraindications of Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix?
·can contribute to retention of a pathogen
·steaming bone disorder, bleeding due to heat in the blood, ascendant liver yang or any condition due to fire from constraint
·should not be taken with high doses of caffeine or other stimulus
What is the Latin name for Dang Shen?
Codonopsis Radix