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6 Cards in this Set
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MA HUANG (EPHEDRA STEM) ENTERS WHICH CHANNELS?
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LUNG AND BLADDER-THE TWO MOST SUPERFICIAL CHANNELS. PATHOGENS ARE RELEASED THROUGH LU CHANNEL BY INDUCING SWEATING AND THROUGH UB BY URINATION
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WHAT DOES MA HUANG MAINLY TREAT? WIND COLD OR WIND HEAT; DEFICIENCY OR REPLETION PATTERNS?
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WIND COLD REPLETION PATTERNS
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR POSSIBLE DAMAGES THAT MAY HAPPEN WITH OVERUSE OF ACRID, WINDY, EXTERIOR-RESOLVING MEDICINALS?
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OVERUSE MAY DAMAGE YIN FLUIDS (BY EXCESS SWEATING OR DISPERSING), DAMAGE QI, GIVE RISE TO WIND-STIRRING, AGGRAVATE LIVER YANG
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WHAT ARE THE THREE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF MA HUANG?
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INDUCE SWEATING, CALMS WHEEZING, PROMOTES URINATION
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WHAT IS THE DOSAGE OF MA HUANG?
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2-9 GRAMS
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF TOXICITY WITH MA HUANG?
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MA HUANG IS A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANT. HBP, RESTLESSNESS AND INSOMNIA CAN OCCUR. TOXIC DOSAGE IS AROUND 30-45 GRAMS
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