BM -1 week 3 info Flashcards
(43 cards)
What is the root of illness according to Lindlahr
Ignorance, indifference, lack of self control and self indulgence
Lindlahrs 5 categories of treatment
Return to nature, elementary remedies, chemical remedies, mechanical remedies, mental/spiritual remedies
what are the 6 tissue states
Heat/excitement, Dry atrophy, relaxation damp/ cold depression, damp stagnation, tension/wind,
Tast of heat excitement
sour - flavonoids
taste of cold depression
pungent -aromatics and volitile ioils
taste of dry atrophy
salty or sweet/ emollients or carbs
taste of damp/stagnation
bitter - bitters
taste of wind tension
acrid - acrid bitters
tast of damp relaxation
astrigent - tannins
Cold tissue state
Cold, pale, localized depression that fails to respone, coagulation use warming herb gently
Cold depression remedies
pungent spicy, stimulant aromatic and antiseptic, terbines, bitter aromatics, cumarins
Damp stagnation
fluids aren?t following normal channels of elimination so there is mucus etc. fluid retention, toxemia
Remedies for damp
bitters, nettle, clover, dock
Damp remedies are to do what
to purify the blood
How many ml in a dram
3.7ml in 1 dram
how many drams in 1 ounce
8 drams in 1 ounce
how many drops in a dropper from a 1 oz bottle
25-30 drops in a 1 oz dropper
how many grams in 1 lb
454 grams in 1 lb
how many oz in 1 lb
16 oz in one lb
how many grams in 1 oz
1 oz is 28.3 grams
how many lbs in 1 kg
1 kg is 2,2 lbs
h.s
at bedtime
NPO
nothing by mouth
gtts
drops
