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FORMULAS THAT TONIFY BLOOD Flashcards

1
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Deficiencies in of Qi or Yang

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Decline in Physical Functions

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Deficiencies of Blood or Yin

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Shortages of Bodily Fluids

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Si Wu Tang is for:

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Blood deficiency

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Tao Hong Si Wu Tang is for:

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Blood stagnation with deficiency

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Dang Gui Shao Yao San is for :

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Blood deficiency with abnormal water circulation

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Shan Yao Gan Cao Tang is for:

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Blood and Yin Deficiency

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What are 8 symptoms of blood deficiency ?

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  1. Blurred Vision
  2. Dry/brittle nails, hair, skin, eyes
  3. Insomnia
  4. Dizziness
  5. Mental Fatigue
  6. Easily startled
  7. Amenorrhea/hx of heavy periods/scanty periods
  8. Not grounded !
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8
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Complexion, tongue, and pulse of someone with blood deficiency ?

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Pale complexion
T: Pale, dry, thin
P: Weak, thin, thready, choppy

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Dang Gui presentation:

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  1. deficiency
  2. thin or emaciated
  3. dryness
  4. constipation
  5. P: thready/fine
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Dang Gui head of herb:

Dang Gui tail of herb:

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Tonifies blood

Moves blood

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What is a Dang Gui belly ?

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Tendency of abdominal pain (esp. in women), uterine diseases, constriction of uterine wall (delayed menses, dysmenorrhea)

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What does Dang Gui skin look like?

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Dry, desiccated or scaling skin (d/t blood def)

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Dang Gui long-term is NOT for:

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  1. overweight body type
  2. loose or sloppy stools
  3. pain d/t inflammation and heat in uterus
  4. lack of abdominal pain/fullness
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Si Wu Tang includes which herbs?

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  1. Shu Di Huang (foxglove root)
  2. Dang Gui (Angelica root)
  3. Bai Shao (White Peony)
  4. Chuan Xiong (Lovage Root)
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What are 7 symptoms of blood stagnation?

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  1. Pain: sharp, stabbing, fixed
  2. Cardiovascular: Chest pain, angina
  3. Lumps, tumors, cysts
    4.Numbness or tingling in extremities
    Injuries w/ swelling, bleeding or bruising
  4. Menses: clotting, painful, amenorrhea, endometriosis
  5. Skin: purpura
  6. T: Purple/Dusky/Spots
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Which herbs are in Tao Hong Si Wu Tang:

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(1-4 = Si Wu Tang)

  1. Shu Di Huang (Foxglove root)
  2. Dang Gui (Angelica root)
  3. Bai Shao (White peony)
  4. Chuan Xiong (Lovage root)
  5. Tao Ren (Peach kernel)
  6. Hong Hua (Safflower)
17
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What are the Tao Ren/Hong Hua (Blood Stasis) eyes?

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Dark circles/bags underneath eyes

18
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What are the Dang Gui Shao Yao San presentation?

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  1. Sallow complexion w/ Melasma
  2. Facial edema w/ difficulty opening eyes
  3. Edema
  4. Pear-shaped body
  5. Diarrhea
  6. Can also include: palps, dizziness, and H/A
19
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Do not use Dang Gui if you have ___.

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Fibroids - can make worse

20
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Dang Gui Shao Yao San is usually used in women aged:

A

35-50

21
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Dang Gui Shao Yao San promotes ___ and helps ___.

A

Ovulation; Progesterone (luteal phase def)

22
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Diseases of folks who may need Dang Gui Shao Yao San:

A

Infertility
Dysmenorrhea
Thyroid/Hashimotis (+ Xiao Chai Hu Tang = Chai Gui Tang)
Eye disease
Thick blood, clots (+ Huang Qi if there’s also heat)
Poor fetal development

23
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Which herbs are in the Dang Gui Shao Yao San formula ?

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  • Take out Shu Di Huang b/c it’s sticky and because this is supposed to treat abnormal water circulation, you don’t want that herb.

For the blood = Si Wu Tang

  1. Dang Gui (Angelica Root)
  2. Bai Shao (White Peony)
  3. Chuan Xiong (Lovage Root)

For the water = Wu Ling San

  1. Bai Zhu (Atractylodes)
  2. Fu Ling (Poria)
  3. Ze Xie (Water Plantain)
24
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What is the Gan Cao presentation?

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  1. Thin/low body weight
  2. Small or hard/tight muscles
  3. Dry, scaly skin
  4. Patterns resulting from over-sweating & diarrhea
  5. Spasms, pain, tension, or muscle hypertonicity
  6. Upward counter flowing qi (cough, n/v, pales, restlessness, hard gastric glomus)
25
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Mucus Membrane & Oral cavity S/S for Gan Cao:

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  1. Irritations
  2. Ulcers
  3. Sorethroat
  4. Tongue sores
  5. Chronic dry, throat
  6. Localized burning or redness
  7. Swelling acute or chronic pharyngitis
26
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Western indications for Gan Cao:

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  1. Emaciation
  2. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  3. Chronic Adrenocortical Hypofunction
  4. Chronic Hepatitis
  5. Liver Cirrhosis
  6. Muscular Dystrophy
27
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Gan Cao is not suitable for:

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  1. HBP/HTN
  2. Obesity
  3. Edema, puffy swelling
  4. Abdominal distention
28
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Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang treats:

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hypertonicity (esp of feet), urgent pain in abdomen, and body pain

29
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What herbs are in Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang herbal formula ?

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  1. Bai Shao

2. Gan Cao

30
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Shao Yao Gan Cao herb combo is for:

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Pain

31
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Bai Shao Yao/ Chi Shao Yao =

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sour

32
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Gan Cao/ Zhi Gan Cao =

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sweet

33
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What is the lead here for Formulas that Tonify Blood:

A

Dang Gui

34
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Si Wu Tang English translation:

A

Four Subtances Decoction

35
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Dang Gui Shao Yao San English translation:

A

Angelica Peony Powder

36
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Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang English translation:

A

Peony and Licorice Decoction

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