Herbs-Naming Chinese Herbs And Diaphoretic Herbs

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If herb has a long standing common English name?

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-then that name is retained (eg. Licorice)

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If the herb lacks common English name?

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-then the genus name is taken

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If more than 1 species of a given genus? Eg?

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-each species shall take the genus name and transliterated Chinese name (eg. Angelica-Dang Gui, Angelica-Du Huo, Angelica-Qiang Huo)

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Commercial names?

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-Commercial name is the most frequently used in international trade
-It is common means of communication between a Chinese person selling the herb and a Western person buying it.
-This is the name that’s used in many publications

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Commercial names consist of?

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-reference to the plant part used, (there are few exceptions)
-the genus name
-the species name

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Herba?

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-Above ground
tops (leaf, stem, sometimes flower)

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Flos?

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-Above ground
flower

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Cortex?

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-Above ground
bark

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Caulis?

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-Above ground
stem

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Semen?

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-Above ground
seed or kernel

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Ramulus?

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-Above ground
branch or twig

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Paracarpium?

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-Above ground
peel

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Folium?

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-Above ground
leaves

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Fructus?

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-Above ground
fruit

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Lignum?

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-Above ground
wood

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Calyx?

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-Above ground
part attaching fruit to stem

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Radix?

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-Below ground
root

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Rhizome?

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-Below ground
Rhizome

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Bolbus?

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-Below ground
bulb

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Radicis cortex?

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-Below ground
root bark

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Wade-Giles vs Pin yin?

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(both systems to translate Chinese)
-Similar yet different depending on system
-No matter which system you use you will not be understood by the Chinese

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The Chinese common names and their meanings?

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-Common name will often reflect something about the nature of the herb, plant it comes from, place of origin
-Designate color of herbs, especially if white or yellow
-The plant part is another aspect often included in name

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Example of chinese color of herb naming?

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Bai shao=white peony
Chi shao=red peony
Huang lian=coptis

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Ren?
Tao ren?
Xing ren?

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-kernel , or seed without fruit
-peach kernel
-apricot kernel

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Ye?
Zi su ye?
Zi su si?

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-leaf
-perilla leaf
-perilla seed

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Zi?
Gou ji zi?

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-more common term for seed, especially seeds with fruit or seed considered fruit
-lycium fruit

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Hua?
Ju hua?
Jin yin hua?

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-Flower
-chyrsanthemum
-lonicera (honeysuckle)

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Shen or Sheng?
ren shen?
dan shen?

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-tonic roots
-ginseng
-salvia

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Pi?
chen pi?

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-bark, peel
-citrus (mandarin orange) peel

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Cao?
yi mu cao?

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-whole top of the plant and grass, weed, herb
-leonurus (tops)

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Shi?
shi gao?

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-mineral
-gypsum

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Common cold and flu caused by?

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Result of exogenous attack on the superficial part of the body by wind

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Common cold and flu ss/sx?

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nasal obstruction, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, body aches, headaches, adversion to wind and cold, fever, sore throat.

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Common cold and flu common when?

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More common in spring, autumn and winter-change in weather

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Common cold and flu main cause?

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-Wind is usually the main cause , but combines with cold, heat, heat & damp, dryness
-Wind/cold and wind/heat are most common

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Body constitution and the common cold?
Eg?

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-Different pathological process in the body and different constitutions can all be related to the common cold.
-Eg. People who tend to retain dampness are easily attached by external dampness

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common cold tx?

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expel the evil qi on the surface and regulate pores (diaphoresis)

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Wind/cold tx?

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promote sweat with pungent warm herbs

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Summer heat + damp tx?

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clear summer heat and dispel damp and disperse the surface

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Xu type with common cold?

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simultanesly tonify and disperse surface

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Exterior excess pattern?

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normal strong constitution that is attacked by wind/cold. The body’s wei qi reacts strongly, the pores close and there is no sweating. The excess reacts to a strong constitution

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Exterior xu pattern?

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weak constitution, tendensy to xu. The wei qi reacts less strongly, the pores could be open or slightly open, slight sweating

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Western diagnosis ss/sx?

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be cold, flu, URI, tonsillitis, laryngitis, pnemonia, bronchitis, acute gasrontentitis, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, measles, sinusitis, rhinitis

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Definition Diaphoretics?

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any herb that has the function of dispersing and expelling pathogens from the surface of the body by means of sweating

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Primary actions of diaphortic herbs?

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-Diaphoretic herbs are usually pungent
-They act on the lung channel
-Induce sweating
-Expel pathogens from the surface of the body

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2nd actions of diaphortic herbs?

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-reduce swelling-through perspiration and urination
-relieve measles by inducing measles eruption
-relieve cough and asthma-by dispersing qi and ventilating lungs
-stop pain (muscle aches, arthritis pain, ect.)-by dispersing qi stagnation

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c/c of diaphortic herbs?

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-conditions of profuse sweat due to yang xu-can damage yin and body fluids
-night sweats due to yin xu
-dehydration
-bleeding