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19 Cards in this Set
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Blood Deficiencies
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1. takes time to develop
2. takes time to correct & build-up 3. Pale face, lips, nails, tongue, eyes. 4. amenorrhea, scanty menses 5. cold extremities |
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Heart Deficiencies
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1. difficult to fall asleep]
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Liver/ Blood Deficiencies
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1. Scanty Menses
2. Blurred vision (blood nourishes the eyes), also poor night vision. 3. Muscle spasms (calf muscles), lower body |
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Qi with blood deficiency
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-each squeeze of the heart is not enough blood
circulation |
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Heart relation to Blood deficiency
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1. sleeping quality
2. palpitations 3. Brain, head, mental Sx: difficulty concentrating. 4. forgetfulness 5. poor circulation |
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Spleen/Blood Deficiencies
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1. nutritional insufficiency ~ (take diet Hx
2. Uterine Fibroids |
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Kidney related to Blood defiencies
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1. Bone Marrow
2. Kidney Jing (Essence) 1 drop KD Jing = 1 drop KD Blood 3. Aging - osteoporosis 4. Too much sex |
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Blood Deficiency appearance
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appearance:
1. face 2. hair - quality, color, quantity (too much sex can also cause balding) 3. nails |
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DANG GUI
Chinese Angelica Root (head most tonifying) Sweet, Spicy, Warm LV, HRT, SP 5-15 grams |
This herb can tonify & sedate at the same time.
1. tonify blood, regulate menses 2. invigorating blood, harmonizes blood, moves blood. 3. moistens the intestines, moves the stool (yin def. can cause constipation). 4. Head/Tou: more tonifying, |
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DANG GUI
herb part function |
1. Herb Head/Tou: most tonifying - 100 %
2. Herb Body/Shen: 70% tonifying, 30% moving 3. Herb Tail/Wei: 30 % tonifying, 70% moving 4. Stop pain from stasis |
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SHU DI HUANG
Cooked Rehmannia Root ~~Cooked Earth Yellow Sweet, Slt. Warm LV, HRT, KD 10-30 grams ~ CI: SP Qi Deficiency, dampness |
Important how it is prepared-difficult to digest.
*1. Tonify Blood (LV, H) *2. Nourish/Tonify Yin *3. Tonify Kidney Essence (K) Benefits Marrow |
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HE SHO WU
(FoTi) ~Mr. Head Black Bitter, Sweet, Astringent, Slt. Warm LV, KD 10 - 30 grms ~~CI: Dampness, loose bowels |
1. Tonify Blood, Tonify Kidney Essence
4. Moistens Intestines, Moves Stool (constipation w/Blood deficiency). 2. Astringing, retains essence, stops aging (nocturnal emission, spermenterrhea, leucorrhea, 3. Detoxifies Fire Poisen, Clears heat |
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He Sho Wu Teng
10 - 30 grams |
Stem part treats insomnia
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E Jiao Teng
15 - 30 grams |
Treats Insomnia from Heart & Kidney not communicating ~ helps Shen stay
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E Jiao
Donkey Skin Gelatin Sweet Neutral KD, LV, LU 5 - 10 grms ~CI: difficult digestion, SP Qi Def, damp |
3. Nourish Lung Yin, moistens lung - skin is good for
Lung (dry cough, cough w/ blood, smoking, TB. Good for beauty of skin (gelatin). 1. Nourishes the Blood, Stops the Bleeding, gyn- hvy. menses. 2. Tonifies the Blood - dizziness, palpitations, pale, d/t blood def. Can be used alone or melted in warm rice or millet wine. Can also use pig skin. |
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BAI SHAO
White Peony (Forget-Me-Not) Bitter, Sour, Slt. Cold~ (only cold one in category) LV, SP 5 - 30 grams CI: Li Lu Herb (makes people vomit) |
*Both for liver blood (causes cold), and
yin deficiency (causes heat). *1. Nourish Blood, Generates, moistens tendons - both blood and yin def., muscle spasms *2. Pacifies Liver, alleviates pain - (heat signs) Liver Yang Rising~>Liver Yin Def.~> HA, dizziness, tremors. 3. Nourish Liver Yin & Benefits it nutritionally. |
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LONG YAN ROU ~~(aka GUI YUAN ROU)
dragon eye ~~Longan Fruit Flesh Sweet, Warm HRT, SP 10-15 grams, 10-30 grams, ~~CI: damp heat |
1. Tonifies Heart & Spleen Qi,
Tonify Qi & Blood, Calm the Spirit Can be taken as tea alone, good for over-work & thinking, insomnia, forgetfulnes, palpitations. |
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SANG SHEN
Mulberry Sweet, Cold HT, LV, KD 10-15 grams |
1. Nourish Blood, Nourish Yin d/t Blood & Yin def.
(forgetfulnes, pre-mature greying of hair, wasting & thirsting d/t yin def.) 2. Constipation |
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GOU QI ZI
Goji Berry Sweet, Neutral LV, LU, KD 5 - 10 grams |
2. Benefits Kidney Essence
Brightens Eyes 1. Nourish Yin Tonifies liver, Kidney |
