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