Chapter 12, Sec. 3 (Tonify Yang)

Question 0

Tonifies Kidneys & fortifies Yang
Warms the Yang, regulates Penetrating & Conception vessels, stabilizes Girdle vessel
Tonifies Governing vessels, augments Essence & blood & strengthens sinews & bones
Tonifies & nourishes qi & blood
*can aggravate ulcers when combines w/ aspirin
*Start in low dose

Answer 0

Lu Rong (Deer antler velvet)
Lu Jiao (Deer velvet), Lu Jiao Jiao (Deer glue), Lu Jiao Shuang (Dregs remaining from manufactured glue)

Bears getting married.

Question 1

Tonifies Kidney Yang & augments Essence & blood
Warms Womb
Moistens intestines & moves stool
*Good for elderly w/ dry stool
*Paired with Suo Yang

Answer 1

Rou Cong Rong

Bears visiting the pools of youth.

Question 2

Tonifies Kidneys, assists the Yang & augments the Liver Yin & blood
Moistens intestines, unblocks bowels, augments the Essence & nourishes the blood
*Atrophy of sinews

Answer 2

Suo Yang (To lock Yang)

Bear getting enema, picking up bottles of LV Yin, LV blood & Fertile KD @ Pools of Youth store.

Question 3

Tonifies Kidneys & fortifies Yang, augments Essence

Disperses Wind-Dampness & strengthens sinews & bones

Answer 3

Ba Ji Tian

Bear laying in road with tire mark across back. Rain cloud raining on him.

Question 4

Tonifies Kidney Yang & the Fire at the Gate of Vitality
Dispels Wind-Cold-Dampness & warms & unblocks the Flow of Yang Qi
*Low sex drive
*used in menopausal formula

Answer 4

Yin Yang Huo

Bear sleeping dreaming about kissing a girl bear.

Question 5

Tonifies Kidneys, fortifies Yang, vigorously warms the Fire at the Gate of Vitality
Expels cold & eliminates dampness (damp-cold Bi syndrome)
**Hot & toxic
**Don’t use long term

Answer 5

Xian Mao

Bear being chased by cold bees through Vitality door (sinews & bones detached from leg)

Question 6

Tonifies Liver & Kidneys & augments the Essence
Augments qi & augments blood (used for unremitting seizure disorders)
Tonifies Lung qi & augments Kidney essence
*Tx emaciation & pallor
*Not toxic when decocted (toxic when injected)

Answer 6

Zi He Che (Human placenta)

Conjoined bears standing in line to return bottles of “Pool of Youth Juice”. Alien choking.

Question 7

Tonifies Liver & Kidneys, strengthens sinews & bones
Aids smooth flow of qi & blood
Calms Fetus
Hypertension from Liver Yang rising
*Tx pregnant women

Answer 7

Du Zhong

Conjoined bears riding “the circulator”.

Question 8

Tonifies Liver & Kidneys & strengthens sinews & bones
Expels Wind-Damp
Warms & stabilizes Kidneys
**Bi-Syndrome

Answer 8

Gou Ji

Bear laying on floor getting mentho-rub rubbed on lower back by Kidney with bone between legs.

Question 9

Tonifies Liver & Kidneys, strengthens sinews & bones
Calms Fetus & stops leakage
Moves blood, alleviates pain & reconnects the sinews & bones
*Tonifies without stagnanting

Answer 9

Xu Duan

Conjoined pregnant twin bears getting check up at hospital. Baby singing & Dr. slipping on leakage.

Question 10

Tonifies Kidneys & strengthens bones, directs floating Yang downward
Mend sinews & bones (Invigorates blood)
Stimulates hair growth
**Alopecia

Answer 10

Gu Sui Bu

Bear in wheel chair looking at hair wigs.

Question 11

Tonifies Lung qi & assists Kidney Yang
Assists Kidney Yang & augments the Essence & blood
*Tx daybreak diarrhea
* Tough to obtain b/c animal import laws

Answer 11

Ge Jie (Gecko)

Bear just came back from “Pool of Youth”. Came across two aliens wheezing & having trouble breathing.

Question 12

Augments Kidneys & tonifies the Yang
Tonifies Kidney Yang, augments Lung Yin, Transforms Phlegm, stops bleeding
Stop sweating

Answer 12

Dong Chong Xia Cao (Chinese Caterpillar Fungus)

Wheel of Fortune bears.

Question 13

Tonifies Kidneys & fortifies Yang
Helps Kidneys grasp the Qi
Tonifies & warms Spleen Yang & stop diarrhea
Used topically (Vitiligo - loss of pigment)
*infertility with cold

Answer 13

Bu Gu Zhi

Bear on moped with Kidney hand grasping Qi.

Question 14

Warms the Kidneys, retains the Essence & secures urine

Warms the Spleen, stops diarrhea & controls salivation

Answer 14

Yi Zhi Ren

Bear salivating with 3 camp fires (warming, diarrhea & essence/urine)

Question 15

Warms Kidneys, disperses damp & cold from lower burner & alleviates pain from cold type bulging disorder
Fortifies Primal Yang

Answer 15

Hu Lu Ba (Fenugreek Seed)

Bear staring at Primal Yang statue with cold KD & bulging hernia.

Question 16

Tonifies Kidneys & strengthens back & knees
Warms Lungs & helps Kidneys grasp qi
Moistens intestines & unblocks bowels
*Insomnia
*Dry chronic cough

Answer 16

He Tao Ren (Walnut)

Cowboy bear lassoing i and spraying dry intestines with water.

Question 17

Tonifies the Yang, augments the Yin, secures Essence & the urine
Tonifies Kidneys & Liver & improves vision
Benefits Spleen & Kidneys & stops diarrhea
calms the Fetus
**Benefits Yang but supports Yin
**Used in gynecology

Answer 17

Tu Si Zi

Conjoined bears at hospital looking in baby ward with essence & urine drip & diarrhea drip.

Question 18

Fortifies the Yang and secures the Essence

Nourishes the Liver and improves the vision

Answer 18

Sha Yuan Zi

Bear sitting on top of 5 gallon water bottle.

Question 19

Warms the Kidneys, fortifies the Yang and secures the Essence

Answer 19

Jiu Cai Zi

Bear robber trying to blow up Yang fortified safe with Kidneys. Essence dripping on back.

Question 20

Tonifies KD Yang & essence

Treats constipation

Answer 20

Hai Shen (Sea Cucumber)