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33 Cards in this Set
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Herbs that release the exterior are what flavor?
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acrid or pungent
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What happens if you overuse acrid/warm herbs?
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will damage yin
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What is the most powerful herb for wind-heat?
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Bo-he
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What are the actions of Bo-he?
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Expel wind heat, clear head, eyes, throat, soothe lv chi, vents rashes. Enters LU +LV
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What are the actions of Niu bang zi?
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disperses wind heat, benefits throat, resolves toxicity , vents rashes and moistens the intestines *fever, throat, heat toxicity*
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What channels for Niu bang zi?
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LU + ST
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What is Ge Gen good for?
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atherosclerosis, reduce bp, measles, thirst from St heat.
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What category of herbs is ge gen?
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wind heat, acrid cool + sweet, goes to SP/ST
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What other uses of Ge gen?
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exterior disorders lodged in the muscles, generates fluids, vents rashes
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What is Dan Dao Si good for?
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It is fermented soy beans and goes to LU +ST. Relieves irritability, yin def w/ ext disorder.
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What channels do Ma Huang go to?
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pungent slightly bitter and warm Goes to LU + UB
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What is Ma Huang known for?
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Ma Huang is for wind-cold excess (no sweating) the herb induces sweating, good for edema + cough and wheezing.
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What is Ma Huang CI?
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Hyperthyroid, hypertension, angina and insomnia
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What is Gui Zhi best for?
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Exterior wind cold with sweating?
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What are the functions of Gui Zhi?
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induce sweating, warm yang, warm and unblock chan.
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What are the doseage of Xi Xin?
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1 g as powder, 3g as decoction
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Huang Qin?
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Calm the fetus
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Huang Lian?
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Clear damp heat, st + intestines, drain fire
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Huang Bai?
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Kidney fire
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Shi Gao?
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4 Bigs" clears qi stage heat, LU + ST fire and promotes tissue regeneration. *toothache*
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Zhi mu?
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4 bigs to drain heat: clears qi stage heat, stops coughing, generated fluid
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Long Dan Cao?
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Lv gb damp heat, vaginal discharge, itching, liver related
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Da Huang?
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Cools blood/moves blood:
Purgatives Category: Drains heat: Laxative: Amenorhhea: Processed with alcohol to make it more blood moving |
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Di gu pi
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Used for fever, afternoon fever, low grade fever, coughing from lung heat; clear deficiency heat, cool blood, lung heat
*KD fire with steaming bone disease* |
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Jin yin hua?
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Resolves toxicity, clears damp heat and resolves painful sores and swelling. Sweet + Cold:Clear heat, resolve toxicity
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Ban Lan Gen?
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Throat, mumps, febrile. Popular in China for early stage common cold or flu
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Herbs that can treat sore throat from (wind-heat)?
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She gan: heat +toxicity, benefits throat: phlegm + clear LU
Ma Bo: toxicity + throat: topical for bleeding lips +gums Shan dou gen: heat toxicity, throat, swelling + abcess: LU +LI |
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Tian Hua Fen contra in?
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Don't use in women who are pregnant or want to get pregnant
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Gan Cao is incompatible with the 3 purgatives…
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Yuan hua, da Ji, gan sui
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Xin yi hua
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often used with Cang er Zi; Unblock nasal passages... Wind cold
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What is Cang er zi best for?
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for nasal passages and is slightly toxic
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Xai ku cao?
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clear heat brighten eyes, for nodules..Used for nodules in thyroid..Reduce bp, hypertension
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Huo ma ren?
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"cannabis semen: nourish yin ... Relieves constipation due to blood or yin deficiency: constipation in the elderly and aftermath of febrile diseases.
Tonifies yin |
