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Shells, minerals, stones do..
settle and anchor
what are the herb flavors?
acrid, sour, bitter, sweet, salty, bland
What do Acrid, spicy, pungent herbs do?
what organ do they represent?
Disperse and move
Lung
What do sour herbs do?
what organ ?
Astringe and prevent leakage.
Liver, GB
What do Bitter herbs do?
what organ
Drain and Dry
Herat
What do Sweet herbs do?
What organ do they represent?
Tonify, harmonize and moisten
spleen
What do salty herbs do?
what organ?
Purge and soften
Kidneys
What do bland herbs do?
Drain damp and promote urination
What does king herb do?
main herb
what does minister herb do?
aids the main and secondary syndrome
what are the 3 types of assistant herbs?
helpful assistant, corrective assistant, opposing assistant
what do assistant herbs do in general?
provide balance
what does the guide herb do?
directs the formula
What is the preliminary decoction for?
reduces toxicity, for minerals shells and toxic plants that need to be decocted longer
what is the later decoction for?
added near the end- aromatic herbs that contain essential oils
What are the ba fa?
8 methods of herbal treatment
What are the 8 ba fa?
1.sweating 2. vomiting 3. purging 4. warming. 5 clearing heat 6. harmonizing 7. reducing 8. tonification
what is hua?
flower
what is ye?
leaf
what is ben, gen or shen?
root
4 bigs are characterized by?
big fever, thirst, sweat, pulse
Bai Hu Tang is used for?
clear lung heat, 4 bigs qi level and yang ming
Temp of Shi Gao
very cold
Zhi mu's main function in Bai hu Tang
Moistens
Li Zhong Wan is used for?
Sp/st yang deficiency,
Gan jiang's main function of bai zhu?
warms middle jiao, warms lung and transforms phlegm
wu zhu yu tang is used for?
Jue Yin disorder
Difference in sweating between wind cold deficiency vs excess
def. wind cold: yes
excess wind cold: no
What is ma huang tang used for?
asthma, no sweating
What is gui zhi tang used for?
external deficiency with sweating
What is xing ren
cough and asthma
What is Ma Huang used for in Ma Huang Tang?
strong release exterior
What is Sang Ju Yin used for?
release exterior wind heat, cough
What is Yin Qiao San used for?
disperse wind heat, clears heat relieve toxicity
What does Lian Qiao and Jin Yin Hua have in common?
Heat-Toxin
dryness easily transforms into..?
Fire
herbs required for internal dryness
enrich yin and moisten dryness
What is Bai He Gu Jin Tang?
moistens lung, yin tonic
What is Mai Men Tong Tang used for?
Benefits st, generates fluids, direct st qi down
what is "heavy, turbid and stagnant by nature"
damp
what is the treatment principle for damp in the mid jiao
use bitter and aromatic herbs to transform damp and awaken the spleen
CI for dampness
yin or fluid deficiency
Ping Wei San used for?
mid jiao t t dysfunction, too much sp damp
li zhong wan used for?
mid jiao t t function
Cang Zhu properties?
Driest herb in materia, transforms damp
huo Po properties
dry damp, reg qi
Damp Vs Phlegm
damp: lower body, vapor,
phlegm: anywhere, thick
CI for phlegm eliminating formulas
weak constitution, yin deficiency
Er Chen Tang is used for
transforming phlegm, dry dampness, cough and profuse thin white sputum
What does ban xia used for?
sluggishness, stomach qi descending, damp phlegm
6 stages
tai yang, yang ming, shao yang, tai yin, shao yin, jue yin
main difference between yang ming fu and yang ming jing?
Yang ming fu has constipation, yang ming jing has no constipation
treatment method difference between yang ming fu and yang ming jing
yang ming fu= purge accumulation, yang ming jing=clear heat
what does Mang Xiao do in Da cheng qi tang
moistens
What does zhi chi do in da cheng qi tang?
decends qi, and activates qi
what does hou po do in da cheng qi tang?
activates qi and decends qi
difference between si ni tang and si ni san
si ni tang is for yang xu, si ni san is for qi stag