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WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF BEN CAO GANG MU (AKA THE COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA), WRITTEN IN 1596 AND CONTAINING 1892 SUBSTANCES)?
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LI SHI ZHEN
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL PHARMACOPIA WRITTEN DURING THE TANG DYNASTY (618-907 AD)?
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XIN XUE BEN CAO
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WHAT IS THE OLDEST BOOK ON MEDICINAL PLANTS AND AGRICULTURE(AKA THE 1ST CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA)?
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SHENNONG BEN CAO JING
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WHAT ARE THE 5 TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS AN HERB CAN HAVE?
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HOT, WARM, NEUTRAL, COOL, COLD
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WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC ATTRIBUTE FOR ASTRINGENT?
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ABILITY TO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF FLUID
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IS SWEET YIN OR YANG? WHAT IS ITS THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY?
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YANG; SWEET TONIFIES, HARMONIZES AND SOMETIMES MOISTENS
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IS BITTER YIN OR YANG? WHAT IS ITS THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY?
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YIN; BITTER DRAINS AND DRIES
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IS SOUR YIN OR YANG? WHAT IS ITS THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY?
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YIN; SOUR ASTRINGES AND PREVENTS OR REVERSES THE ABNORMAL LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS AND ENERGY
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IS SALTY YIN OR YANG? WHAT IS ITS THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY?
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YIN; SALTY PURGES AND SOFTENS
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WHY WOULD ONE FRY BAN XIA WITH SHENG JIANG?
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TO MINIMIZE IT'S TOXIC PROPERTIES (MAINLY TONGUE NUMBING SIDE
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WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY OF BLAND?
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BLAND SUBSTANCES LEECH OUT DAMPNESS AND PROMOTES URINATION
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WHAT DOES STEAMING (ZHENG) DO?
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? STEAMING AND THEN DRYING WILL ALTER THE PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS HERBS LIKE SHENG DI HUANG TO SHU DI HUANG
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WHAT IS ROASTING IN ASHES (WEI)?
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PROCESS ENTAILS WRAPPING HERBS IN MOISTENED PAPER, PASTE OR MUD AND HEATING IN HOT CINDERS
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WHAT DOES DRY CURING OR BAKING (HONG OR BEI) DO?
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DRYING THAT USES SLOW MILD HEAT TO AVOID CHARRING (AS USED WITH FLOWERS AND INSECTS) HELPS TO ENSURE ITS THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY
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WHAT DOES QUICK-FRYING (PAO) DO?
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FRYING AT HIGH TEMPS UNTIL IT BECOMES DARK BROWN OR CRACKED HELPS REDUCE TOXICITY AND HARSHNESS
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WHAT DOES CALCINING (DUAN) DO?
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PLACING SUBSTANCE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INTO THE FLAME UNTIL IT TURNS RED HELPS TO PULVERIZE HARD SUBSTANCES LIKE MINERALS
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WHAT DOES DRY-FRYING (CHAO) DO TO HERBS?
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BROWNING IS USED TO DRY HERBS FOR STORAGE. IT INCREASES SPLEEN-AWAKENING, STOMACH-STRENGTHEN ACTIONS. (STIR-FRYING WITH SALT DIRECTS ACTIONS TO KIDNEYS)
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WHAT DOES FRYING WITH LIQUIDS DO TO HERBS?
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FRYING WITH HONEY = TONIFY AND MOISTENS HERBS; FRYING WITH VINEGAR = ENHANCES ASTRINGENT, BLOOD-INVIGORATING AND DETOXIFYING EFFECTS: FRYING WITH WIN=ENHANCES ABILITY TO CLEAR CHANNEL BLOCKAGE, EXPEL WIND, ALLEVIATE PAIN; FRYING WITH GINGER JUICE=REDUCES STOMACH UPSET
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WHAT DOES BOILING (ZHU) DO?
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BOILING IN WATER OR ANOTHER MEDIUM TO ALTER CHARACTERISTICS. EX-DA JI IS BOILED IN VINEGAR TO REDUCE IT'S TOXICITY
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WHAT IS QUENCHING (CUI) AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
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MATERIAL IS HEATED AND THEN IMMERSED IN COLD WATER OR VINEGAR, TO MODERATE PROPERTIES AND FACILITATE PULVERIZING (USUALLY USED FOR MINERALS)?
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WHAT IS SIMMERING (AO) AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
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HERB REDUCED TO A THICKENED LIQUID OR SYRUP BY BOILING IN SEVERAL BATHS OF WATER WITH SUPERNATANT AND THEN CONDENSING INTO A GEL. EX IS SYRUP OF JI XUE TENG
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HOW IS HE SHOU WU PREPARED?
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IT IS BOILED IN YELLOW RICE WINE AND BLACK BEAN. NOTE THAT UNPREPARED HE SHOU WU IS RARE AND DOES NOT TONIFY, ONLY DISPERSE AND DISCHARGE
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF COLD BITTER HERBS?
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CLEAR HEAT, REMOVE TOXINS
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THE FOLLOWING HERBS ARE MUTUALLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH WHAT HERB?
GAN SUI (HARSH EXPELLANT); DA JI; YUAN HUA (HARSH EXPLELLANT); HAI ZAO (COOL AND TRANSFORM PHLEGM HEAT)? |
GAN CAO
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES BA DOU (HARSH EXPELLANT)? (HARSH EXPELLANTS ARE STRONG HERBS THAT PRODUCE PRONOUNCED DIARRHEA. USED AS DIURECTICS, PLEURISY (LU/CHEST INFLAMMATION), ASCITES (EXCESS FLUID IN PERITONEAL CAVITY)
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QIAN NIU ZI (HARSH EXPELLANT
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES DING XIANG (CLOVE, WARM INTERIOR)?
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YU JIN (INVIGORATE BLOOD, COLD)
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES REN SHEN?
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WU LING ZHI
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES ROU GUI?
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CHI SHI ZHI (STABILIZE AND BINDS TO STOP CHRONIC DIARRHEA, UTERINE BLEEDING, GENERATES FLESH TO ASSIST HEALING OF CHRONIC SORES, GENTLY AUGMENTS ST QI)
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BEI MU (COOL AND TRANSFORM PHLEGM-HEAT), ZHI BAN XIA (WARM AND TRANSFORM COLD-PHLEGM), GUA LOU (COOL AND TRANSFORM PHLEGM-HEAT), BAI LIAN (CLEAR HEAT AND RESOLVE TOXICITY) AND BAI JI (REGULATE BLOOD) ALL ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH WHICH HERB?
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ZHI WU TOU
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REN SHEN, DAN SHEN, XI XIN, SHA SHEN, KU SHEN, BAI SHAO ALL ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH WHICH HERB?
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LI LU (EXTREMELY TOXIC, INDUCES VOMITING)
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES ZHI WU TONG?
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XI JIAO
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES LIU HUANG?
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PO XIAO
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES SHIU YIN
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PI CHUANG
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WHAT HERB ANTAGONIZES LANG DU?
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MI TUO DENG
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WHAT IS THE DX, TX PRINCIPLE AND FORMULA FOR THESE S/S - WATERY DIARRHEA, BORBORYGMUS, PAIN, LOSS OF APPETITE, CONGESTED EPIGASTRIUM, HA, FEVER/CHILLS, THIN WHITE SLIMY COAT, MODERATE SOGGY PULSE
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DX-EXTERNALLY CONTRACTED WIND-COLD WITH CONCURRENT INTERNAL STAGNATION OF DAMPNESS; TX PRINCIPLE-RELEASES EXTERIOR, TRANSFORMS DAMPNESS, REGULATES QI, HARMONIZES MIDDLE JIAO; FORMULA - HUO XIANG ZHENG QI SAN
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WHAT DOES HUO XIANG AND PEI LAN MAINLY TREAT?
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AROMATICALLY TX DAMPNESS
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THERE ARE THREE HERBS GOOD FOR PREGNANCY. WHAT ARE THEY?
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HUANG QIN, SHA REN, ZI SU YE
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WHICH PART OF THE GUA LOU PLANT IS CONTRAINDICATED FOR PREGNANCY?
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GUA LOU GEN (THE ROOT).
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MA DOU LING (ARISTOLOCHIA FRUIT) IS A TOXIC FRUIT NO LONGER USED (CAUSES ACUTE KD FAILURE). THERE ARE 4 HERBS WHICH HAVE THE SAME TOXIC ACID. WHAT ARE THEY?
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GUA MU TONG, FENG FANG, GAN CAO, HAN FENG ZI. MU TONG AND HAN FENG ZI ARE NOT USED. FENG FANG AND GAN CAO ARE OK AT RECOMMENDED DOSES
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WHAT IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR FU ZI TOXIC OVERDOSE?
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ATROPINE
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WHAT ARE THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF BAI BU?
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STOPS COUGH, KILLS LICE AND PARASITES
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WHAT ARE THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF SANG BAI PI?
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FOR COUGH, PROMOTES URINATION TO TX EDEMA, LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE
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WHAT DOES MAI YA TREAT?
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FOOD STAGNATION (MAINLY STARCH) + STOPS LACTATION, DO NOT USE ON NURSING MOTHERS
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WHAT DOES SHAN ZHA TREAT?
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FOOD STAGNATION (MEAT AND GREASY FOODS)
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WHAT DOES SHEN QU TREAT?
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FOOD STAGNATION (STARCHY FOOD AND ALCOHOL)
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WHAT DOES LAI FU ZI TREAT?
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FOOD STAGNATION WITH PHLEGM IN THE FORM OF COUGH AND WHEEZING
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HOW LONG DOES ONE BOIL FU ZI AND WHY?
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BOIL FU ZI 30-60 MINUTES BEFORE ADDING OTHER HERBS TO REDUCE IT'S TOXICITY
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WHAT DOES ROU GUI TREAT?
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WARMS AND TONIFIES KIDNEY YANG DEF, EXPELS COLD AND RELIEVES PAIN, WARMS AND UNBLOCKS CHANNELS (IT IS ACRID, SWEET AND HOT)
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SHENG JIANG IS OFTEN PREPARED WITH FU ZI AND BAN XIA. WHY?
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TO REDUCE THE TOXICITY OF THESE HERBS
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WHAT DOES SHI GAO TREAT?
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SHI GAO (GYPSUM) CLEARS HEAT/FIRE, STOPS RESTLESSNESS AND THIRST, TOPICAL ASTRINGENT FOR ECZEMA, BURNS, ULCERATED SORES
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SHENG MA AND CHAI HU HAVE THE SAME CHARACTERISTIC. WHAT IS IT?
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BOTH ELEVATE YANG QI
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WHAT DOES BU ZHONG YI QI TANG TX AND WHAT IS IT'S CHIEF HERB?
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IT TREATS SUNKEN YANG. IT'S CHIEF HERB IS SHENG MA.
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WHAT DOES ZHI MU TX?
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CLEARS HEAT FROM 3 JIAOS, NOURISHES YIN, USED FOR BOTH EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY HEAT
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WHAT DOES BAI TOU WENG TANG TX?
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DYSENTERY
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WHAT DOES ZI SU YE TREAT?
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USED IN PREGNANCY FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING, EXTERIOR WIND COLD COMPLICATED WITH ST/SP QI STAGNATION, PROMOTES SWEAT, CIRCULATES QI, CALM FETUS, SEAFOOD POISONING
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WHAT IS THE DX, TX PRINCIPLE AND FORMULAS FOR THE FOLLOWING S/S: BRIGHT YELLOW FACE/EYES, FEVER, THIRST, NAUSEA, EPIGASTRIUM DISTENTION, DARK YELLOW SCANT URINE, YELLOW SLIMY COAT, RAPID WIRY PULSE
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DX-YANG JAUNDICE; TX PRINCIPLE- CLEAR HEAT, TRANSFORM DAMP, FREE STOOL, DISPEL JAUNDICE; FORMULAS-FOR HEAT. USE YIN CHEN HAO TANG; FOR DAMP, USE YIN CHEN WU LING SAN; FOR ACUTE, USE XI JIAO SAN
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ZHE BEI MU AND CHUAN BEI MU. ONE IS USED FOR ACUTE COUGHS AND THE OTHER IS USED FOR CHRONIC COUGHS. WHICH ONES?
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ZHE BEI MU - ACUTE COUGH; CHUAN BEI MU-CHRONIC COUGH
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WHAT DOES ZHU LI TREAT?
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TREATS PHLEGM HEAT BC IT'S COLD (DOES NOT TX PHLEGM COLD)
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WHAT DOES ZI SU ZI TX?
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COUGH AND WHEEZING DUE TO PHLEGM CONGESTION AND LUNG QI REBELLION
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WHY IS ZHU SHA (CINNABAR) BANNED?
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TOXICITY
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WHAT DOES ZHU RU (BAMBOO SHAVINGS) TX?
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COOLS LUNGS, STOPS COUGH, SCOURS PHLEGM, RELEASES CONSTRAINT, ALLEVIATES NAUSEA
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WHAT IS THE DX OF THESE S/S - AVERSION TO WIND, CHILLS, MILD FEVER, HA, STUFFY NOSE, SNEEZING, THIN WHITE COAT, FLOATING SLOW/TIGHT PULSE?
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DX-WIND COLD
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WHAT IS THE DX FOR THESE S/S - AVERSION TO WIND, HEAT, MILD SWEATING, FEVER, HA, SORE THROAT, YELLOW STICKY SPUTUM, THIN YELLOW COAT, FLOATING RAPID PULSE?
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DX-WIND HEAT
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WHAT DOES THE FORMULA ZHU SAN AN SHEN WAN TX?
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SEDATES AND CALM THE SPIRIT, S/S-INSOMNIA, CONTINUOUS PALPITATIONS, IRRITABILITY, HEAT IN CHEST, DRY HEAVES, DREAM-DISTURBED SLEEP, RED TONGUE, THIN RAPID PULSE
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THERE'S A CONTRAINDICATION FOR HO POU. WHAT IS IT?
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IT IS NOT USED FOR PREGNANCY
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THERE IS A CONTRAINDICATION FOR WU JIA PI AND DU HOU (DISPEL WIND-DAMPNESS HERBS). WHAT IS IT?
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NOT USED FOR YIN DEFICIENCY
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WHAT FORMULA IS BEST USED FOR MORNING SICKNESS DUE TO LR/ST DISHARMONY?
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SU YE HUANG LIAN TANG
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WHAT IS THE DX, TX STRATEGY AND FORMULA FOR THE FOLLOWING S/S - RIGID EXTREMITIES, MUSCLE SPASM TWITCHES, DRY MOUTH AND LIPS, DIZZINESS?
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DX-BLOOD DEFICIENCY WITH WIND (FROM DEFICIENCY); TX PRINCIPLE-ENRICH YIN, NOURISH BLOOD, SOFTEN LR, EXTINGUISH WIND; FORMULA-E JIAO JI ZI HUANG TANG
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WHAT IS THE DX, TX PRINCIPLE AND FORMULAS FOR THE FOLLOWING S/S-INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, HA, DISTENDED HYPOCHONDRIUM, RED EYES, BITTER TASTE, THIRST, DARK URINE, CONSTIPATION, RED TONGUE, YELLOW COAT, RAPID WIRY PULSE
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DX-LIVER FIRE; TX PRINICIPLE-SOOTHE LIVER, CLEAR HEAT, QUIET SPIRIT; FORMULA-LONG DAN XIE GAN TANG; TIAN MA GOU TENG YIN+WIND
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WHAT DOES XIAO FENG SAN TX AND WHEN WOULD ONE ADD SI WU TANG TO IT?
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XIAO FENG SAN TREATS SKIN DISORDERS DUE TO COMPLICATION OF WIND, TOXIN, DAMP, HEAT. SI WU TANG IS ADDED IF THERE ARE BLOOD DEFICIENCY SIGNS
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WHAT IS THE DX, TX PRINCIPLE AND FORMULA FOR THE FOLLOWING S/S-ABRUPT ONSET FROM EYELIDS AND FACE THAT SPREADS, SENSITIVITY TO DRAFTS, FEVER, HEAVY ACHY LIMBS, DIFFICULT URINATION, SORE SWOLLEN THROAT, RED TONGUE, RAPID SLIPPERY FLOATING PULSE?
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DX - YANG EDEMA, TX PRINCIPLE-COURSE WIND, CLEAR HEAT, DIFFUSE LU, REMOVE WATER, FORMULAT- YU BI JIA ZHU TANG; FANG JI HUANG QI TANG
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WHEN THE DX IS HEART BLOOD AND SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY, WHAT IS THE FORMULA?
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GUI PI TANG
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WHEN THE DX IS LIVER YANG RISING + LR/KD YIN DEFICIENCY (S/S HA, DIZZINESS, INSOMNIA, TINNITUS, BLURRED VISION, NUMBNESS, RAPID WIRY PULSE, RED TONGUE WITH YELLOW COAT), WHAT IS THE FORMULA?
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TIAN MA GOU TENG YIN (PACIFIES LR, CALM INTERNAL WIND, DRAIN LR FIRE, INVIGORATES BLOOD, TONIFY LR/KD)
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WHAT DOES BAO HE WAN TX?
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FOOD ACCUMULATION
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YE GE IS ESOPHAGEAL CONSTRICTION. WHAT HERB CAN TX THIS?
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GE GEN BC IT RELAXES THE MYOS
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WHAT FORMULA TREATS THESE S/S - HYPOCHNDRIAC PAIN, ALTERNATE CHILL/FEVER, PMS, DYSMENORRHEA?
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CHAI HU SHU GAN TANG
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WHAT FORMULAS DO THESE S/S TX - BLOOD STASIS IN LOWER ABDOMEN WITH PALPABLE MASSES, LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN, PAIN DURING MENSES
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SHAO FU ZHU YU TANG
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WHAT FORMULA TREATS DAMP HEAT DIARRHEA (ABDOMINAL PAIN, URGENT BM OR DIARRHEA, YELLOW PASTY FOUL STOOLS, BURNING ANUS, IRRITABLE, THIRSTY, YELLOW SLIMY TONGUE, RAPID SLIPPERY PULSE)?
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GE GEN HUANG QIN HUANG LIAN TANG
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WHAT ARE THE TWO VARIETYS OF THE SHAO YAO (PEONY)?
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BAI SHAO YAO-WHITE PEONY ROOT, NOURISH BLOOD AND YIN, SOOTHE LIVER, STOP WIND, CALM LR YANG; CHI SHAO YAO (RED PEONY ROOT) - FOR BLOOD STASIS COMPLICATED WITH HEAT ESP IN LR
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WHAT DOES E ZHU DO?
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STRONGLY INVIGORATES BLOOD, PROMOTES QI CIRCULATION, RELIEVES PAIN, BREAKS UP BLOOD STASIS, USED FOR SOME CANCERS
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