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Which herb is paired with Shan Zha?
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Shen Qu
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Unlike its pair Shen Qu, what additional channel does Shan Zha enter?
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The Liver Channel
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How do the herbs Shan Zha and Shen Qu differ?
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Shan Zha is more effective for meat accumulation, disperses blood stasis, whereas Shen Qu is more effective for starchy food and alcohol accumulation. Its mild function is to release the exterior
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Which herb is sweet, warm and sour?
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Shan Zha
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Which herb is sweet,warm and acrid?
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Shen Qu
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Which Herb is better for meat accumulation, and disperses blood stasis?
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Shan Zha
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Which herb is more effective for starchy food and alcohol accumulation and has a mild function of releasing exterior?
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Shen Qu
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Hawthorne berry
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Shan Zha
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English name for Shen Qu
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medicated leaven
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Mai Ya
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barley sprout
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Gu Ya
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rice Sprout
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Properties of Gu Ya
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Sweet neutral.
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Gu Ya enters which channels?
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Spleen, Stomach
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List 2 functions of Gu Ya
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1. Food stagnation especially due to starchy foods
2. For reduced appetite due to Sp deficiency |
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What are 2 ways to prepare Gu Ya and the function each preparation serves?
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Raw, the herb can harmonize the middle jiao
Fried, the herb is used for food stagnation |
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What is the pinyin term for radish seed?
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Lai Fu Zi
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List the properties of Lai Fu Zi
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Acrid, sweet/neutral
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What function does Lai Fu Zi serve?
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1. Reduces food stagnation ELIMINATES DISTENTION/FOOD ACCUMULATION WITH QI STAGNATION
2.Descends rebellious Qi, transforms phlegm/coughing and wheezing with copious sputum |
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When should Lai Fu Zi be used with caution
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Use with caution in cases of Qi deficiency. It is not appropriate to combine with Ren shen
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What function does Lai Fu Zi serve when it is raw? When it is crushed?
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Raw herb:used for vomiting wind phlegm
Fried herb:used for reducing food stagnation, descending rebellious Qi and transforming phlegm |
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Chickens gizzards internal lining
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Ji Nei Jin (gee nay jin)
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Ji Nei Jin properties
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sweet and neutral
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What is specifically different about this digestive herb?
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It is the strongest herb in this category for food stagnation
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List the 3 main functions of Ji Nei Jin
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1. Strongly reduces food stagnation, strengthen the St/Various food stagnation:mostly used alone in powder
2. Secures the essence, stops spermatorrhea and enuresis 3. Transforms and dissolves stones |
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Ji Nei Jin enters which channels?
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Spleen, Stomach, SI and Urinary Bladder
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