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Who is the doctor of the School of nourishing?
Li Gao
What important book did Li Gao write?
Pi Wei Lun, Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach
What herbs are used in the school of nourishing?
Warm and acrid
What is Basal Qi?
Basal Qi is the power and origin of a human's life.
What nourishes basal qi?
The Qi of the Spleen and Stomach.
What directions do stomach and spleen qi move?
ST Qi moves down and SP Qi moves up
Why is ascending Sp Qi important?
That is how it can tonify basal Qi.
What impairs the Spleen?
Improper diet, overwork and the emotions
What are the therapeutic principles on raising SP yang qi?
Clearing stomach heat with acrid and warm herbs, and raising spleen yang to disperse fire.
What is the first representative formula for nourishing earth school?
Bu zhong yi qi tang
What formula clears summer-heat tonifies qi and transforms dampness?
Qing shu yi qi tang
What formula treats Sp qi def with damp, causing heaviness and soreness in extremities, bitter and dry mouth, poor appetite, irregular bowels and having to pee often?
Sheng yang yi wei tang
What formula treats sweating, and retention of undigested food in ST and intestines?
Sheng mai san
What doctor created the school of nourishing yin essence?
Zhenheng Zhu
What other names were Zhenheng Zhu known by?
Yanxiu, and Danxi
What did Zhenheng Zhu believe?
Yang is usually excess while yin is frequently deficient.
What is the treatment principle of the nourishing yin school?
Tonify yin and clear Def heat
What are Zhenheng Zhu's important books?
Ju fang fa hui = Elucidation of formulas of peaceful benevolent dispensary and Dan Xi Xin Fa = The teachings of Danxi
What are the 2 types of Minister Fire?
Physiological Fire and pathological fire.
What can induce pathological fire?
Emotion, over sexual activity, and improper diet.
What are the 6 types of constraint/stagnations?
Qi, blood, phlegm, fire, dampness, and food
What are the 3 different types of fire syndromes?
Excess fire, deficiency fire, and constraint fire
What formula treats excess fire due to yin deficiency?
Da bu yin wan
What formula treats liver fire affecting the stomach?
Zuo jin wan
What formula treats damp heat in the lower jiao?
Er miao san
What formula treats food stagnation?
Bao he wan
What formula treats the 6 stagnations?
Yue ju wan
What formula treats coughing with blood streaked sputum?
Ke xue fang
What formula treats menorrhagia due to heat and also is good for skin disorders?
Qin lian si wu tang