Drain Downward "Purgatives and Laxatives" Flashcards

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Da Huang
Mang Xiao
Fan Xie Ye
Lu Hui
These herbs are in which category?

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Drain Down “Purgative”

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List the herbs that Drain Downwards “Purgatives”

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Da Huang
Mang Xiao
Fan Xie Ye
Lu Hui

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List the Purgative herbs from the Downward Draining category

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Da Huang
Mang Xiao
Fan Xie Ye
Lu Hui

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These are the functions for which herb?

  1. Drain heat and purge accumulations
  2. Drain damp heat for jaundice or acute dysentery disorders and heat from blood “Charred”
  3. Invigorate the blood and dispel blood stasis
  4. Clear heat and reduce fire toxicity
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Da Huang “Rhubarb Root”

“Note”
Constipation, jaundice, dysentery due to damp-heat, blood in the stool, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, fry with wine to help alleviate pain

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What are the functions for Da Huang “Rhubarb Root”

“Notes”
Constipation, jaundice, dysentery due to damp-heat, blood in the stool, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, fry with wine to help alleviate pain

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  1. Drain heat and purge accumulations
  2. Drain damp heat for jaundice or acute dysentery disorders and heat from blood “Charred”
  3. Invigorate the blood and dispel blood stasis
  4. Clear heat and reduce fire toxicity
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Describe the functions for the herb Da Huang “Rhubarb Root”

“Notes”
Constipation, jaundice, dysentery due to damp-heat, blood in the stool, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, fry with wine to help alleviate pain

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  1. Drain heat and purge accumulations
  2. Drain damp heat for jaundice or acute dysentery disorders and heat from blood “Charred”
  3. Invigorate the blood and dispel blood stasis
  4. Clear heat and reduce fire toxicity
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These functions are related to which herb?

  1. Drain heat and purge accumulation
  2. Soften hardness
  3. Clear heat and reduce swelling “Topically”
  4. Used for Excess Heat in the ST/Ll
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Mang Xiao “Glauber’s Salt”

“Notes”
Constipation, red swollen painful eyes

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List the functions of Mang Xiao “Glauber’s Salt”

“Notes”
Constipation, red swollen painful eyes

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  1. Drain heat and purge accumulation
  2. Soften hardness
  3. Clear heat and reduce swelling “Topically”
  4. Used for Excess Heat in the ST/Ll
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What are the typical functions of Mang Xiao “Glauber’s Salt”

“Notes”
Constipation, red swollen painful eyes

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  1. Drain heat and purge accumulation
  2. Soften hardness
  3. Clear heat and reduce swelling “Topically”
  4. Used for Excess Heat in the ST/Ll
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This functions is related to which herb?
1. Purge accumulation and guide out stagnation

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Fan Xie Ye “Senna Leaf”

“Notes”
Constipation due to heat accumulation

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These are the functions for which herb?

  1. Purge fire and guide out accumulation
  2. Kill parasites and strengthen stomach
  3. Clear heat and cool the liver
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Lu Hui “Aloe Leaf Juice”

“Notes”
Constipation, childhood nutritional impairment

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List the functions for Lu Hui “Aloe Leaf Juice”

“Notes”
Constipation, childhood nutritional impairment

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  1. Purge fire and guide out accumulation
  2. Kill parasites and strengthen stomach
  3. Clear heat and cool the liver
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What are the functions for Lu Hui? “Aloe Leaf Juice”

“Notes”
Constipation, childhood nutritional impairment

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  1. Purge fire and guide out accumulation
  2. Kill parasites and strengthen stomach
  3. Clear heat and cool the liver
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These herbs are in which Subcategory
Huo Mă Ren
Yu Li Ren

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Moist Laxatives

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List the herbs that are Moist Laxatives

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Huo Mă Ren
Yu Li Ren

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These are the functions for which herb?

  1. Nourish the yin and moisten the intestines
  2. Clear heat and promote healing of sores
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Huo Mă Ren “Hemp Seed”

“Notes”
Constipation in the elderly, yin deficient constipation

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What are the functions for Huo Ma Ren “Hemp Seed”

“Notes”
Constipation in the elderly, yin deficient constipation

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  1. Nourish the yin and moisten the intestines
  2. Clear heat and promote healing of sores
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List the functions of Huo Ma Ren “Hemp Seed”

“Notes”
Constipation in the elderly, yin deficient constipation

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  1. Nourish the yin and moisten the intestines
  2. Clear heat and promote healing of sores
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These are the functions for which herb?

  1. Moisten the intestines and release constipation
  2. Promote urination and reduce edema
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Yu Li Ren

“Notes”
Constipation due to dry and qi stagnation

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List the functions for Yu Li Ren

“Notes”
Constipation due to dry and qi stagnation

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  1. Moisten the intestines and release constipation
  2. Promote urination and reduce edema
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What are the functions for Yu Li Ren

“Notes”
Constipation due to dry and qi stagnation

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  1. Moisten the intestines and release constipation
  2. Promote urination and reduce edema