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38 Cards in this Set
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temperature characteristics are ____
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yang
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tastes are ________
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yin
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5 properties of temperature
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hot- re
cold- leng warm- wen cool- liang neutral- ping |
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6 tastes
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sweet- gan
pungent/acrid- xin salty- xian sour- suan bitter- ku bland- dan |
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tonifies deficiencies, harmonizes and sometimes moistens
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sweet- gan- also soothes acute disease and regulates medicines
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-disperses and moves
-promotes normal flow of Qi -stimulates blood circulation |
pungent/acrid- xin
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-purges and softens
-softens hard masses, resolves lumps -relieves constipation through purgation |
salty- xian
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-astringes and prevents abnormal leakage of fluids and energy
-contracts and arrests enegy |
sour- suan
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-drains and dries
-puts down upward perverted flow of Qi by purgation -dries dampness and dispels heat in the body |
bitter- ku
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-leeches out dampness and promotes urination
-dispels dampness |
bland- dan
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aromatic- xiang
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-more of a temp. characteristic
-penetrate through turbidity *digestive function of the spleen or cognitive function of the spirit and sensory orfices |
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astringent- suo
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-more of a taste characteristic
-ability to prevent leakage of fluids |
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____travels in Qi, for Qi diseases do not eat _______ food
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acrid or astringent food
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_____ travels in blood, for disease do not eat
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salty
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_____ travels in bones, for disease do not eat
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bitter
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_____ travels in flesh
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sweetness
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_____ travels in sinews
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sourness
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____ enters the liver
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sourness
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_____ enters the lung
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acrid or pungent
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_____ enters the heart
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bitterness
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_____ enters kidneys
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salty
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_____ enters the spleen
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sweet
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8 therapeutic method system includes
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1 promote sweat
2 induce vomit 3 purge 4 harmonize 5 warm/cool 6 clear 7 tonify 8 reduce |
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8 basic principles
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interior/exterior
hot/cold excess/deficiency yin/yang |
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who came up with the 4 directions
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li dong yuan- discussion of Sp and St
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reducing toxic side effects of inferior herbs
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- boiling, heating or soaking
- mixing with other herbs such as ginger, licorice or black beans |
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4 reasons to combine herbs
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-enhance action of main herb
-mitigate toxic side effects of principle herbs -accomodate complex clinical situations -alter the action of substances |
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7 combination types
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1 mutual accentuation
2 mutual enhancement 3 mutual counteraction 4 mutual suppression 5 mutual antagonism 6 mutual incompatibility 7 single effect |
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a combination of 2 substances with similar function and used to accentuate with therapeutic action
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mutual accentuation
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combo of 2 or more substances with different actions in which one of the substances enhances effect of other in a specific clinical situation
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mutual enhancement
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combo in which toxicity of side effect of 1 substances are reduced or eliminated by another substance (minor herb in formula)
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mutual counteraction
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1 sub. reduces undesirable side effect of another, but the emphasis is on the substance that forms the action (main herb)
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mutual suppression
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ability of 2 substances to minimize or neutralize each other's positive effects- combination renders the sub. useless
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mutual antagonism
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combo of 2 substances gives rise to side effect or toxicity which would not be caused by either substance when used alone
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mutual incompatibility
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Gan Cao
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gan sui
da ji yuan hua hai zuo |
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wu tuo
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bei mu
zhiban xia gua luo bei lian bai ji |
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li lu
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ren shen
sha shen dan shen ku shen xi xin bai shen |
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use of 1 herb to treat
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single effect
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