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Week 3 Flashcards

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Name This Herb

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Pinyin: Gui Zhi

Latin: Cinnamomi Ramulus

English: Cinnamon Twig

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What channels does Gui Zhi impact?

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Heart, Lung and Urinary Bladder Channels

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What are the properties of Gui Zhi?

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Acrid, Sweet, Warm

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What is the function of Gui Zhi?

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Acrid Warm Release the Exterior

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What are the key characteristics of Gui Zhi?

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  • Warm & release the muscle layer
  • Unblocks yang qi
  • Warms the middle
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What are the contraindications of Gui Zhi?

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Contraindications of Gui Zhi:

  • In cases of warm-heat pathogen disease
  • Yin deficiency with heat
  • Heat in the blood with vomiting
  • Pregnancy or excessive menstruation
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What are the actions and Indications of Gui Zhi?

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Actions & Indications of Gui Zhi:

  • Release the exterior and assist the yang
  • Warms & unblocks the channels & collaterals
  • Warms the yang & transforms thin mucus
  • Assists the Heart yang & unblocks the yang qi of the chest
  • Warms the channels, vessels, and collaterals
    • Removes painful obstruction and warms the blood vessels to remove stagnation and regulate the menses
  • Warms the middle & directs turbid yin downward
    • For cold from deficient of the middle burner
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Name this herb

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Pinyin: Bo He

Latin: Menthae Haplocalycis Herba

English: Mint

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What channels does Bo He impact?

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Lung and Liver

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What is the name of this herb?

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Pinyin: Bo He

Latin: Menthae Haplocalycis Herba

English: Mint

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What are the properties of Bo He?

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Acrid, Aromatic, Cooling

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What are the key characteristics of Bo He?

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Key Characteristics of Bo He:

  • Facilitates the dispersal of upper burner wind-heat
  • Cools and clears the eyes and head; soothes the throat
  • Facilitates the flow of Liver qi
  • Expels turbid filth
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What are the contraindications of Bo He?

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Contraindications of Bo He:

  • The herb can deplete the Qi and should not be used in debilitated patients with profuse sweating or in those with ascendant Liver yang
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What are the actions and indications of Bo He?

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Actions and indication of Bo He:

  • Disperses wind-heat, clears and benefits the head, eyes, and throat
  • Vents rashes
  • Allows constrained Liver qi to flow freely
  • Expels turbit filth
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Identify this Herb

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Pinyin: Shi Gao

Latin: Gypsum fibrosum

English: Gypsum

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What channels does Shi Gao impact?

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Lungs and Stomach

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What are the properties of Shi Gao?

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Sweet, Acrid, and Very Cold

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What is the function of Shi Gao?

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Herbs that Clear Heat and Drain Fire

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What are the key characteristics of Shi Gao?

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Key Characteristics of Shi Gao:

  • Very cold
  • Excels at cooling the Lung and Stomach fire while also dispersing to vent to the exterior and release the muscle layer
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What are the contraindications of Shi Gao?

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Contraindications of Shi Gao:

  • Cold from deficiency of the SP & ST
  • Fever from yin deficiency
21
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What are the actions and indications of Shi Gao?

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Actions & Indications of Shi Gao:

  • Clears heat and drains fire
  • Clears heat from excess from the Lungs
  • Clears blazing Stomach fire
  • For eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores
22
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Name this herb

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Pinyin: Sheng Di Huang

Latin: Rehmanniae Radix

English: Rehmannia Root Tuber

23
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What is the function of Sheng Di Huang?

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Function of Sheng Di Huang is an herb that cools the blood

24
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What channels does Sheng Di Huang impact?

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Heart, Kidney, Liver

25
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What are the key characteristics of Sheng Di Huang?

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Key Characteristics of Sheng Di Huang:

  • Enriches the yin
  • Cools the blood
  • Clears heat
26
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What are the properties of Sheng Di Huang?

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The properties of Sheng Di Huang:

  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Cold
27
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What are the contraindications of Sheng Di Huang?

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Contraindications of Sheng Di Huang:

  • Where there is significant dampness from spleen deficiency
  • In those with loose stools and abdominal fullness
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What are the actions and indications of Sheng Di Huang?

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Actions & Indications of Sheng Di Huang:

  • Clear heat and cools the blood
  • Nourishes the yin and generates fluids
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Intro to Herbology (3 decks)

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