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Patient has laryngitis, has a headache and red and painful eyes. What herb can you use to treat her?
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Jiang Ca - Bombyx Batryticatus
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Which herbs can treat Bells Palsy?
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From the Liver Wind category:
#1 for this Jiang Ca - Bombyx Batryticatus (body of sick silk worm) Tian Ma - Rhizoma Gastrodiae Quan Xie - Buthus Martensi (Scorpion) Wu Gong - Scolopendra (Centipede) |
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Px suffers from dizziness, vertigo, red eyes and hot flashes. What herb from the extinguish wind category can you use to treat this?
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Shi Jue Ming - Concha Haliotidis
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Px has heat-phlegm in the lung and difficulty breathing. Which herb from the extinguish wind category can you use to tx this condition?
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Di Long - Pheretima
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Which herbs from the extinguish wind category can treat cancer?
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Quan Xie - Buthus Martensi (Scorpion)
- Clears toxic heat and reduces nodules and masses Wu Gong - Scolopendra (centipede) - Dissipates nodules and relieves toxicity |
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Px has tourette syndrome, he has repeated, quick movements and sounds they can't control. What herb can be used to treat this?
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Jiang Ca - Bombyx Batryticatus (body of sick silkworm)
- extinguishes wind-phlegm |
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Px suffers from extreme anxiety, irritability, headaches and dizziness. What herb is best used to treat this?
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Long Gu - Os Draconis
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Px suffers from blurry vision due to excess Liver Yang from the Extinguish Wind Category would you use?
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Shi Jue Ming – Concha Haliotidis
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Px suffers from Tinnititus, which Shen Calming Herb would you use for that?
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Ci Shi - Magnetitum
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Px has chronic stubborn headache, what herb/herbs would you use to tx that?
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Quan Xie – Buthus Martensi
Wu Gong – Scolopendra |
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Which Shen calming herb can tx acid reflux?
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Mu Li – Concha Ostreae
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Which Shen calmer can descend rebellious qi and tx nausea and vomiting?
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Dai Zhe Shi - Hematitum
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Which herb that extinguishes Liver Wind opens the channels and collaterals and can treat pain, numbness, spasms?
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Di Long - Pheretima
Tian Ma - Rhizoma Gastrodiae |
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Px suffers from facial twitches, what herb is best to treat this
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Jiang Ca - Bombyx Batryticatus
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Px suffers from asthma due to heat phlegm, which herb would you use?
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Di Long – Pheretima
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which herb strengthens Kidney and helps kidney grasp qi?
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Ci Shi –Magnetitum
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Px suffers from itchy watery eyes, which Lv extinguish herb is best choice for that?
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Ci Ji Li – Fructus Tribuli
- excessive lacrimation, red itchy eyes |
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What is Ci Ji Li also commonly used for?
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for vitaligo
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Px suffers from nausea and vomiting due to cold in Stomach and has vertix headache due to cold in the Liver, which herb would you use?
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Wu Zhu Yu – Fr. Evodiae
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Which one reignites Ming Men fire and chases the Dragon back into the Kidney?
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Rou Gui - Cortex Cinnamon
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Px suffers from loss of memory due to phlegm misting heart, which herb is best to treat this?
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Shi Chang Pu - Rhizoma Acori Graminiae
– major herb for increasing clarity of the mind, increasing concentration and memory esp with px with lots damp and phlegm in the body. Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, can’t think straight, exhausted, etc |
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Chuan Wu and Chao Wu are known as Wu To when they’re used together
what are they classically combined to treat? |
cold bi syndrome and paralysis and numbness
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Fei Zi – Semen Torreyae is what kind of herb?
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Anti-helminthic
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Gao Liang Xiang – Rz. Alpiniae Officinari is commonly used to tx what kind of problem?
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Cold in the stomach, causing pain. Commonly used for abdominal pain (biggest thing about this herb). all about relieving pain in middle jiao.
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What is main herb for dizziness?
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Tian Ma – Rhizoma Gastrodiae
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Which herb that extinguishes Liver wind can tx wind heat, sore throat, and laryngitis?
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Jiang Can – Bombyx Batryticatus
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What type of herb is Nan Gua Zi – Semen Cucurbitae?
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anti-helminthic
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What do anti-helminthics treat?
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These are herbs that inhibit or kill worms, parasites, and fungi.
Intestinal parasites such as: roundworms hookworms tapeworms pinworms |
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Fu Zi - Radix Aconite warms the Yang of which organ?
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Spleen and Kidney yang
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Px has cold phlegm in lung causing difficult breathing with a cough. Which interior warming herb can you use to treat this?
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Gan Jiang – Rz Zingiberis
– interior warmer, clears phlegm-damp from the lung |
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What kind of herb He Shi – Fr. Carpesii Abrotanoids?
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Anti-helminthic
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Tian Ma subdues wind and subdues yang, what else does it do?
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opens channels & collaterals
tx numbness and pain big herb for numbness |
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Rou Gui treats kidney yang deficiency with deficiency in the Ming Men, what else does it do?
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- warms the channels and relieves pain, commonly used for abdominal pain
- encourages generation qi and blood, commonly used in formulas qi and blood tonics; acts as catalyst to increase ability to tone body |
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Gou Teng – Ramulus Uncariae – what kind of herb is this?
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subdues liver wind
does excess Lv Yang (more commonly used for this) can be used for hypertension |
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Px suffers from night sweats due to yin def. which two shen calmers would you use for that?
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need to calcene or bake herbs
Duan Mu Li Duan Long Gu |
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Which from Lv subdue wind category promotes diuresis and relieves edema and can even tx UTI?
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Di Long – Pheretima
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Px has chronic respiratory problems, which Shen calming herb can help Kidney grasp the Qi?
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Ci Shi - Magnetitum
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Which herb is commonly used to treat insomnia?
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Suan Zao Ren - Semen Zizyphi Spinosae
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Which one is a major herb for treating memory problems?
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Suan Zao Ren - Semen Zizyphi Spinosae
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What herb can be used to treat azheimers and even autism?
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Yuan Zhi - Radix Polygalae (Chinese Senega Root)
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Which Shen calming herb can tx phlegm misting the heart?
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Yuan Zhi - Radix Polygalae (Chinese Senega root)
- Clears phlegm from the Lung and the Heart Orifices |
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Px is constantly feeling blue, and has dysthymia, stressed out, irritable, and angry. Which herb is good to treat this?
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He Huan Pi - Cortex Albizziae
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What is a Shen calming herb that is also a major herb to tx numbness?
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Ye Jiao Teng - Caulis Polygoni Multiflori
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Which Shen calming herb strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the middle
jiao? |
Fu shen - Sclerotium Poria Paradicis
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What herb is the herb for treating fever and convulsions in China?
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Ling Yang Jiao - Cornu Saigae Tataricae (antelope horn)
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Px has excessive lacrimation, red swollen eyes, and tearing a lot. Which herb would you use?
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Ci Ji Li (Bai Ji Li) - Fructurs Tribuli
-Dispels Wind-Heat and benefits the eyes |
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Which herb sedates and tranquilizes the mind and calms the Shen?
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Hu Po - Succinum (Amber)
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Which Shen calming herb moistens the intestines and relieves constipation?
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Bai Zi Ren - Semen Platycladi
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Which herb from Shen calming category is good to tx phlegm misting the heart with loss of ability to concentrate, senile dementia?
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Yuan Zhi - Radix Polygalae
-clears phlegm from the lung and heart orifices |
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Which herbs are frequently used together to treat phlegm misting the heart?
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Shi Chang Pu - Rhizoma Acori Graminiae
Yuan Zhi - Radix Polygalae |
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Which herb boosts the immune system and can be used long term to to strengthen the heart?
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Ling Zhi - Galoderma (Reishi mushroom)
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Which two Shen calming herbs can descend rebellious qi?
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Dai Zhe Shi - Hematite
-strongly descends rebellious qi, tx nausea and vomiting Ling Zhi - Ganoderma - transforms phlegm and descends rebellious lung qi (bronchitis, chronic coughs, wheezing) |
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What herb is good for tx nervous tension and strengthening the heart?
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Ling Zhi - Ganoderma
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Px complains of chronic pain and complains of unhappiness and is often irritable. Which herb is best to treat this?
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He Huan Pi - Cortex Albizziae
- regulates Liver Qi, relieves stagnation, and calms the mind - activates blood, eliminates stasis and reduces swelling - relieves chronic pain |
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Which Shen calmer also strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the middle jiao?
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Fu Shen - Sclerotium Poria Paradicis
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What kind of herb is Lei Wan - Omphalia?
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Anti-helminthic
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What kind of herb is Bing Pian - Borneolum?
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Orifice Opening Aromatic
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What kind of herb is Ku Lian Pi - Cortex Meliae?
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Anti-helminthic
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What kind of herb is She Xiang - Moschus?
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Orifice Opening Aromatic
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What do orifice opening aromatics do? What do they treat?
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OPEN SENSORY ORIFICES & AWAKEN THE SPIRIT
Stimulate nervous system tx: delirium, coma tx: hot closed disorder, cold closed disorder modern use: tx angina contraindicated in pregnancy |
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Which herb is good for tx of cold in the middle jiao causing pain and spasms in the epigastrium, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite?
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Gan Jiang - Rhizoma Zingiberis
- interior warming herb - warms spleen and stomach and dispels cold |
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What are the symptoms of liver wind?
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Headache
Dizziness Tinnitus Tremors Spasms Convulsions Coma |
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What causes Liver Wind?
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- extreme heat in the body
- blood deficiency in the channels (causes vacuum in channels, sucks wind) - liver and kidney yin deficiency ex: Parkinsons disease |
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Which herb warms the Heart and restores collapsed Yang?
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Fu Zi - Radix Aconite
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What are symptoms of Heart Yang Collapse?
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Cold limbs, difficulty breathing, spontaneous cold, profuse sweating, dizziness
(symptoms of congestive heart failure) |
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What herb is good for treating hernial pain, prostate pain and testicular pain?
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Xiao Hui Xiang - Fructus Foenicula (Fennel fruit)
- dispels cold, warms liver channel, stops pain |
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What kind of herb is Bi Ba - Fructus Piperis Longi?
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Interior Warming Herb
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If patient has chronic blood in the urine due to Yang deficiency, which herb can treat this?
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Pao Jiang - Rhizoma Zingiberis
- burnt ginger - tx bleeding disorders |
