Condensed Khalsa Flashcards
(27 cards)
Three most common energetic parts (3)
Quality, Quantity, Flow
Energetic herbal classification (3 types)
Weight: Heavy -> neutral -> light (physical of emotional); Temperature: cold -> neutral -> hot (body temp, metabolic rates); Moisture: moist -> neutral -> dry (amt of liquid stored in the tissues)
Physiological effects of Weight
Heavy herbs are more physically dense (nutritive/building), and lighter herbs are more energetic
Physiological effects of Temperature
Hotter herbs are more irritating, immune stimulating, and cooler herbs are nervines. Calming, decreasing inflammation
Physiological effects of Moisture
Wet, mucilaginous, lubricate, coating. Dry astringent and tonifying
What is Constitution?
Vata, pitta, kapha: Balancing all 3 doshas= health Long term health plan, lifetime trend Integrates the whole person: stature, voice, digestion, dreams; organized perception
*What you were born with and what level you typically function on
Vata
Movement, nerve, regulation, respiration, circulation, excretion; DRY, cold, light
Pitta
Digestion, metabolism, assimilation, body heat, secretions; wet, HOT, light
Kapha
Solidity, stability, lubrication, tissue building; wet, cold, HEAVY
What is Current energy status
How you are acting/interacting with your world right now
Most commonly used herb prep method from Western?
Tinctures, sharp line between food and medicine, medium strength herbs, low dose, biomedical model
Most commonly used herb prep method from Chinese?
Decoction, food is medicine, mild herbs, high dose, balancing
Most commonly used herb prep method from Ayurveda?
Powder, food is medicine, potent herbs, high dose, energetics, balancing, take for long periods of time
Advantages and disadvantages of Western her prep method
Adv: Higher compliance, less time, people see as medicine. Disadv: Too low for treatment, should we seperate food and medicine
Advantages and disadvantages of Chinese herb prep method
Adv: Easy to acquire. Disadv: Lots to tak- too high dose for compliance
Advantages and disadvantages of Ayurveda herb prep method
Adv: Energetics, usually less expensive. Disadv: Too high dose from compliance
Advantages and disadvantages of bell curve formulating?
Where we are headed. Not ideal. Not efective for everyone. They address disease process and support body systems but does not address energetics of person and the herbs (temp, moisture, weight)
Advantages and disadvantages of Individual formulation
Disease state, pathophysiology, manifestion within individual, individual client, therapeutic goals based on diagnosis, areas addressedinto hierarchy (changes)
Basic concept of TCM-style (herbal roles, Hollywood) and Ayurvedic formulation
- 1 ruler, main herb: Tx of primary symptom complex, acomplish main therapeutic principle, often largest amount in formula, representing max potency in prescription
- Minister= supporting herbs
- Adjutant/assisting herbs: allied function/address specfic signs and symptoms associated. Enhancing effects of leading herbs
- Conducting Herb= Drivers for formula
- Anatgonist or Anti-assisting Herbs: counter effects that modify, balance, or lessen overly strong actions
- Catalyst: enhance overall action of formula like capsicum or lobelia, and TCM uses unger, licorice, citrus peel; Ginger and other aromatics
Symptomatic Treatment
Just treating what is presenting itself in disease state (it would be like treating people with similar symptoms the same thing no matter their energetics)
Holistic Treatment
Treats all 3 parts of disease of person: predisposing causes, excitatory causes (triggers of disease), and sustaining causes (impair resolution of disease)
How pharmacological dosing is used
High dose, has side effects;
Ayurveda- long term dosing for long term results;
Pharmacological” for long periods, chinese and ayurvedic medicine type of prescibing. Drug like doses (high) to treat noticable symptoms. Modification to reduce side effects
Definition and role of a female reporductive tonic
- Adaptogenic, symptom control. Ambigious category
- Asian tonic= long term widespread benefiting herb. Ex-Shitavri- slow action
- Western Tonic= treat symptoms, more specific
Basic use of emmenagogue herbs (good for amenorrhea)
- Almost no research on how they act
- Definition: Loose menstrual blood. “To make blood come out of uterus” but now has no consentual definition. Does not contract uterus- relaxes it
- Act on uterus: relax, contract, warm, bring blood, hormonal
- Emmenogogues: Blue cohosh
