Wk12 - Herb ID Flashcards
What is the Pinyin & Latin name for this herb?
What is the category?
Lu Rong - Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (Deer Antler Velvet)
Tonify the Yang
What is the Pinyin & Latin name for this herb?
What is the category?
Shu Di Huang - Rehmanniae Radix Preparata
Tonify the Blood
What is the Pinyin & Latin name for this herb?
What is the category?
Dang Gui - Angelicae Sinensis Radix
Tonify the Blood
What is the name of this formula?
What are the main actions?
What are the constituent herbs?
Formula: Si Wu Tang (“Four Substance Decoction”)
Actions: Tonifies the Blood & Regulates the Liver
Chief: Shu Di Huang – Tonify the Blood
Deputy: Bai Shao – also Tonifies the Blood
Assistant: Dang Gui – both Tonifies & Invigorates Blood
Assistant: Chuang Xiong – Invigoriates Blood & prevents th formula from being too cloying, since this herb is very moving
What is the Pinyin & Latin name for this herb?
What is the category?
Mai Men Dong - Ophiopogonis Radix
Tonify the Yin
What is the Pinyin & Latin name for this herb?
What is the category?
Shan Zhu Yu - Cornii Fructus
Stabilize & Bind
Identify this herb: Pinyin & Latin names, category.
Lu Rong - Cervi Conru Pantotrichum (Deer Antler Velvet)
Tonify the Yang
Identify this herb: Pinyin & Latin names, category.
Shu Di Huang - Rehmanniae Radix Preparata
Tonify the Blood
Identify this herb: Pinyin & Latin names, category.
Dang Gui - Angelicae Sinensis Radix
Tonify the Blood
Identify this formula: Pinyin & English names, actions, ingredients.
Formula: Si Wu Tang (“Four Substances Decoction”)
Actions: Tonifies the Blood & Regulates the Liver
Chief: Shu Di Huang – Tonifies the Blood
Deputy: Bai Shao – Tonifies the Blood
Assistant: Dang Gui – Tonifies & Invigorates the Blood
Assistant: Chuang Xiong – Invigorates the Blood (prevents the formula from being too cloyign)
Identify this herb: Pinyin & Latin names, category.
Mai Men Dong - Ophiopogonis Radix
Tonify the Yin
Identify this herb: Pinyin & Latin names, category.
Shan Zhu Yu - Cornii Fructus
Stabilize & Bind
