Herbs That Resolve The Exterior

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Overuse of acrid, windy and exterior resolving herbs may

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damage yin fluids, qi, give rise to stirring of wind, aggravate ascendant liver yang

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What are Ma Huang's flavors and nature?

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Acrid, slightly bitter
Warm

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Which channels does Ma Huang enter?

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LU and BL

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How do you reduce Ma Huang's effect of resolving the exterior and damaging yin?

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Honey fry

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Ma Huang mainly treats:

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wind cold repletion pattern

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What are three actions of Ma Huang?

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resolve exterior, relieve panting and asthma, promote urination

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Which of the following herbs is not acrid and warm?
Ma Huang Sheng Jiang
Chai hu Zi Su Ye
Gui Zhi

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Chai Hu

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Besides resolving the exterior, Gui Zhi also:

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harmonize ying and wei, warms channels and scatter cold, frees flow of yang, transforms qi, promotes flow of blood in the vessels

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Which herb should never be used to treat exterior vacuity with sweat, aversion to wind, and fever?
Ma Huang, Huang Qi, Gui Zhi,
Fang Feng, Zi Su Ye

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Gui Zhi

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Which herb is best for dysmenorrhea and blocked menstruation due to cold stagnating in channels?
Dan Shen, Yi Mu Cao, Yu Jin,
Chi Shao, Gui Zhi

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Gui Zhi

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Which exterior-resolver A) expels wind, B) out-thrusts rashes, & C) stops bleeding?
Ma Huang, Zi Su Ye, Jing Jie Sui,
Chai Hu, Sheng Jiang?

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Jing Jie Sui (Jing Jie)

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Zi Su Ye can be combined with which herb to resolve the exterior, rectify the qi, warm the middle, and transform turbitiy?

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Huo Xiang

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Zi Su Ye enters which channels?

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LU and SP

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Fang Feng enters which channels?

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BL, LR, SP

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Which herb is best for exterior wind cold with chest oppression due to concomitant qi stagnation?
Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Zi Su Ye,
Sheng jiang, Qiang huo

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Zi Su Ye

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Which herb guides other herbs to the tai yang and du vessel?

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Qiang Huo

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Which acrid, warm exterior-resolver treats yellow and green nasal discharge due to heat?
Bai Zhi, Sheng Jiang, Fang
Gui Zhi, Ma Huang

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Bai Zhi

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Which acrid, warm exterior-resolver also harmonizes the ying and wei and reduces toxicity of other herbs?

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Sheng Jiang

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Uncooked Sheng Jiang should be decocted:

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decocted after

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Which herb is best for summerheat with emission of heat, aversion to cold, vomiting and diarrhea?

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Xiang Ru

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Which herb pairs with Sheng Jiang to treat venter ST pain, nausea, and vomiting by fortifying SP and supplementing qi?

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Da Zao

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Uncooked Sheng Jiang is best for stopping which pattern of vomiting?

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Stomach cold

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Xin Yi Hua is commonly combined with which herb to free the flow of the orifice of the nose?

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Cang Er Zi

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Which medicinal dispels wind, scatters cold, and opens orifices of the nose?
Zi Su Ye, Sheng Jiang, Qiang Huo,
Xin Yin Hua, Fang Feng

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Xin Yin Hua

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In addition to resolving exterior and clearing heat, Bo He also:

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clears the head and eyes, out-thrusts rashes, courses the LR and resolves depression

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Which is the best herb for treating upper body joint pain and muscular pain from wind-cold-dampness?

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Qiang Huo

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Jing Jie Sui and Fang Feng both:

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Dispel wind and resolve the exterior

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Which herb a) resolves exterior and clears heat, b) benefits throat c) vents rashes, d) moistens intestines and frees flow of stool?

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Niu Bang Zi

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What are the actions of Gao Ben (aka Hao Ben)?

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resolve exterior, scatter cold, dispel wind, eliminate dampness

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Which herb resolves the exterior and extinguishes internal stirring of wind?

Di long, Quan Xie, Chan Tui, Wu Gong
Gou Teng

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Chan Tui

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Which exterior resolver is effective for treating a yang ming headache?

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Bai Zhi

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Which herb is known as "summer ma huang"?

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Xiang Ru

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Which herb clears the liver and brightens eyes?

Sang Shen, Sang Zhi, Sang Ye,
Sang Ji Sheng, Sang Bai Pi

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Sang Ye

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Which two herbs can be combined with Sang Ye when ext wind heat engenders liver heat causing red and painful eyes?

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Ju Hua, Bo He

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Which exterior resolver is also an especially good reliever of diarrhea of various types?

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Ge Gen

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Which herb dispels wind, stops tetany, & brightens eyes?

Shi Jue Ming, Fang Feng, Chan Tui,
Nan Xing, Jue Ming Zi

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Chan Tui

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Which exterior resolver is most often used in clinical practice to course the liver and rectify the qi?

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Chai Hu

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Which herb is best for exterior wind heat with sore throat?

Dan Dou Chi, Niu Bang Zi, Sang Ye
Fu Ping Zi, Chai Hu

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Niu Bang Zi

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When used to upbear yang, the dosage of Chai hu is:

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smaller than usual

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Which are more drastic in their exterior-resolving action?

Ma Huang and Gui Zhi
Fang Feng and Jing Jie Sui

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Ma Huang and Gui Zhi

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Chai hu:
courses liver
nourishes liver
clears the liver

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courses the liver

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Which is the best for removing screens from the eyes:

Ju Hua, Mu Zei Cao, Sang Ye
Chan Tui, Bo He

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Mu Zei Cao

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Which is best for clearing heat?

Sang Ye, Gao Ben, Man Jing Zi,
Chan Tui, Chai Hu

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Chan Tui

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Which herb is best for exterior contraction with fever, no sweat, headache and stiff neck?

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Ge Gen

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Chai Hu and Ge Gen both:

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Upbear clear yang

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Sheng Ma and Niu Bang Zi both:

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dispel wind, clear heat, resolve toxins

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What category of herbs are Cang Er Zi, Qiang Huo, and Xiang Ru in?

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Acrid, warm exterior resovlers

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Which of the following pairs treat wind cold with absence of sweat?
Ma Huang + Chai Hu
Ma Huang + Gui Zhi
Ma Huang + Ge Gen

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Ma Huang and Ge Gen