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The five tastes:
Acrid, sweet, sour, bitter, salty
What taste scatters, is yang, disperses, moves, and is associated with qu/LU?
Acrid
What taste scatters, is yang, tonifies, harmonizes, moistens and is associated with flesh/SP?
Sweet
What taste drains, is yin, estranges, prevents/reverse abnormal leakage, associated with sinews, LV/GB?
Sour
What taste drains, is yin, dry, associated with bones, HT?
Bitter
What taste drains, is yin, purges, softens, associated with xue, KD?
Salty
This type of taste is tasteless, seeps and drain, is yin, leech out dampness, and promotes urination?
Bland
This taste is has no sour taste but functions like a sour herb:
Astringent
This taste smells, has a strong odor and revives the spirit?
Aromatic
List the organ and phase associated with Sweet:
Spleen/Earth
List the organ and phase associated with Acrid
Lungs/Metal
List the organ and phase associated with Salty:
Kidney/Water
List the organ and phase associated with Sour:
Liver/Wood
List the organ and phase associated with Fire:
Heart/Fire
Name the 4 temperatures:
Hot, Cold, Warm. Cool
(slightly cool, slightly warm)
Bland
What type of herbs nourish life/longevity?
Superior herbs (upper)
What type of herbs nourish constitution?
Middle herbs
What type of herbs expel disease?
Inferior herbs (lower)
Name the four directions of herbs?
rise, fall, float, sink
Combination of two substances with similar function to ACCENTUATE THEIR ACTION (from same category)?
Mutual accentuation
Combo of wo or more substance with different actions, where one ENHANCES the other(different functions)?
Mutual enhancement
Toxicity or side effects of one substance are reduced/eliminated by another?
Mutual counteraction
Converse of mutual contraction but emphasis is on the substance performing the action?
Mutual suppression
Two substances minimize/neutralize each other' positive effects?
Mutual antagonist (avoid this)
Combination of two substances create side effects/toxicity not caused if either one were used alone?
Mutual incompatibility (should avoid)
one substance alone?
single effect
8 therapeutic methods?
Sweat - exterior
Vomit
Purge - diarrhea
Harmonize - balance, settling wind, spirit, shaking tremors
Ward - when there is cold
Clear - cooling, when there is heat
Tonify - supplementing, augmenting
Reduce - drains