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WK5 - Herb Fxns & Indications Flashcards

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What is the first fxn of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum)

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  1. Clears heat and drains fire

* same as first fxn of Zhi Mu

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What are the indications for Shi Gao; clear heat and drain fire.
Explain.

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For high fever with chills, irritability, intense thirst, profuse sweating, flooding big pulse, red tongue/yellow coating. (This condition is one of excess in the Qi level, or yang ming stage.)

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What is the second fxn of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum)

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  1. Clears heat from excess from the lungs
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what are the indications for Shi Gao; clear heat from excess from the lungs

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For cough (usually loud/barking cough) and wheezing with fever and thick, viscous sputum

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what is the third fxn of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum)

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  1. Clears blazing stomach fire
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what are the indications for Shi Gao; clears blazing stomach fire

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For headache, toothache, bad breath and swelling gums

*Remember ST channel starts and runs through face

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what is the fourth fxn of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum)

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  1. For eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores
    * usually applied topically in powdered form after being calcined and mixed with other herbs. May also be taken internally (in solid form) for these conditions as well.
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what is the first fxn of Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma)

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  1. Clears heat and drains fire

* same as first fxn of Shi Gao

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what are the indications for Zhi Mu; clears heat and drains fire

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  • for high fever, irritability, thirst, and a rapid flooding pulse in patterns of heat from excess in the LU and ST
  • for cough due to heat in lungs with expectoration of thick, yellow sputum
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what is the second fxn of Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma)

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  1. enriches the yin and moistens dryness
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what are the indications for Zhi Mu; Enriches yin and moistens dryness

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  • for exhaustion or deficiency of LU & KD yin with heat signs such as: night sweat, steaming bone disorder, irritability, afternoon or low-grade fevers, heat in the 5 centers, & bleeding gums.
  • for such KD heat signs as spermatorrhea, nocturnal emissions and abnormally elevated sex drive
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What is the third fxn of Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma)

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  1. generates fluids and clears heat
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what are the indications for Zhi Mu; generates fluids and clears heat

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  • for oral ulcers and inflammation due to yin deficiency

- for wasting and thirsting disorder [diabetes type 1; xiao ke]

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what is the fourth fxn of Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma)

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  1. ameliorates the dryness of tonifying or warming substances
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under what circumstance would one use Zhi Mu to ameliorate the dryness of tonifying or warming substances

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For circumstances when tonifying herbs, or warming herbs are used, but there is concern that they not be too drying.

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Xiao ke is similar to which type of diabetes?

how does it relate to the 3 jiaos?

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it is compared to diabetes type 1

the 3 Jiao manifestations are:

  • upper: thirsty (main complaint) - yin deficiency heat in the upper Jiao affecting lungs
  • middle: hunger with weight loss - stomach fire
  • lower: kidney yin damage causing frequent urination, especially at night and emaciation
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what is the first fxn of Xi Gua (Citrulli Fructus)

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  1. clears summerheat and generates fluids
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what are the indications for Xi Gua; clears summerheat and generates fluids

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For summerheat patterns, especially those with significant thirst and dark, scanty urine and dry heaves

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what is the second fxn of Xi Gua (Citrulli Fructus)

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  1. promote urination and expel jaundice
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what herb is known as a natural Bai Hu Tang, since eating it can cool yang ming or qi level heat?

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Xi Gua (Citrulli Fructus)

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what is the first fxn of Shui Niu Jiao (Bubali Cornu)

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  1. clears heat, resolves fire toxicity, and cools the blood
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what are the indications for Shui Niu Jiao; clears heat, resolves fire toxicity, and cools the blood

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  • For warm-heat pathogen diseases accompanied by extreme heat or heat signs. Also for very high fever affecting the nutritive or blood levels with chaotic movement of hot blood.
  • Manifestations include erythema (redness on skin), purpura (discoloration on skin that doesn’t go away when pressed; it is red/purple; associated with meningitis), nosebleed, vomiting of blood, or convulsions and delirium.
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what is the second fxn of Shui Niu Jiao (Bubali Cornu)

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  1. clears heat and arrests tremors
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what are the indications for Shui Niu Jiao; clears heat and arrests tremors

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For warm-heat pathogen diseases when the heat enters the nutritive or blood levels with such symptoms as unremitting high fever, loss of consciousness, delirium, convulsions, or manic behavior

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what is the first fxn of Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix)

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  1. clears heat and cools the blood
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what are the indications for Sheng Di Huang; clears heat and cools the blood

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  • For warm-heat pathogen diseases where heat enters the nutritive level causing very high fever, thirst, and a scarlet tongue.
  • Also indicated in cases of hemorrhage due to heat entering the blood level.
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what is the second fxn of Sheng Di Huang (rehmanniae radix)

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  1. nourishes the yin and generates fluids
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what are the indications for Sheng Di Huang; nourishes the yin and generates fluids

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  • For yin deficiency with heat signs, as well as injury to the fluids.
    manifestations include: dry mouth, continuous low-grade fever and constipation.
  • For throat pain associated with yin deficiency and wasting and thirsting disorder
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What is the first fxn of Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix)

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  1. Clears heat and dries dampness
30
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what are the indications for Huang Qin; clears heat and dries dampness

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Major herb for:

  • Damp-heat in the ST or intestines, which manifests as diarrhea, or dysenteric disorder
  • Damp-warmth, which presents with fever, stifling sensation in the chest & thirst, but with an inability to drink
  • Damp-heat in the lower burner with painful urinary dribbling

Auxillary herb for damp-heat jaundice

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what is the second fxn of Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix)

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  1. Clears heat and resolves toxicity, especially in the upper burner
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what are the indications for Huang Qin; clears heat and resolves toxicity especially in the upper burner

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For heat patterns with high fever, irritability, thirst, cough and expectoration of thick yellow sputum, or hot sores and swellings.
*for the latter, it can be applied topically as well as taken internally

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what is the third fxn of Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix)

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  1. Clears heat and stops bleeding
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what are the indications for Huang Qin; clears heat and stops bleeding

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For internal heat from excess causing blood to move chaotically. symptoms include: vomiting or coughing of blood, nosebleed, and blood in the stool

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what is the fourth fxn of Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix)

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  1. Clears heat and calms the fetus
36
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what are the indications of Huang Qin; clears heat and calms the fetus

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Use when the fetus is restless or kicking excessively due to heat of the mother. This pacifies the womb

37
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what is the fifth fxn of Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix)

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  1. Sedates ascendant liver yang
38
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what are the indications of Huang Qin; sedates ascendant liver yang

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for symptoms such as H/A, irritability, red eyes, flushed face and bitter taste

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What is the first fxn of Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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  1. Clears heat and drains dampness
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what are the indications for Huang Lian; clears heat and drains dampness

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  • For damp-heat in the ST or Intestines with diarrhea or dysenteric disorder
  • For vomiting and/or acid regurgitation from ST heat
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what is the second fxn of Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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  1. Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity
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what are the indications for Huang Lian; drains fire and resolves fire toxicity

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  • For heat w/ blazing fire with such symdromes as high fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium, red tongue, and a rapid/full pulse.
  • For heat from excess w/ toxicity w/ such symptoms as painful red eyes and sore throat, and for boils, carbuncles, and abscesses.
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what is the third fxn of Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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  1. Clears heat and stops bleeding
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what are the indications for Huang Lian; clears heat and stops bleeding

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for nosebleed, or blood in the urine, stool, or vomit due to chaotic movement of hot blood

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what is the fourth fxn of Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma)

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  1. clears heat topically
46
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what are the indications for HUang Lian; clears heat topically

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Used topically for red and painful eyes and for ulcerations of the tongue and mouth

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what is the first fxn of Huang Bai (Phellodendri Cortex)

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  1. Drains damp-heat, particularly from the lower burner
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what are the indications for Huang Bai; drains damp-heat, particularly from the lower burner

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  • thick, yellow vaginal discharge
  • foul smelling diarrhea or dysenteric disorder
  • damp-heat pouring downward or hot leg Qi with such symptoms as red, swollen, and painful knees or legs or feet
  • damp-heat jaundice
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what is the second fxn of Huang Bai (Phellodendri Cortex)

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  1. Drains Kidney fire
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what are the indications for Huang Bai; drains kidney fire

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For ascending KD fire with signs of yin deficiency such as steaming bone disorder, night sweats, afternoon fevers and sweating, sometimes accompanied by nocturnal emissions and spermatorrhea

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what is the third fxn of Huang Bai (Phellodendri Cortex)

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  1. Drains fire and resolves toxicity
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what are the indications for Huang Bai; drains fire and resolves toxicity

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for fire toxin-generated sores and damp lesions of the skin

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