Herbs II: Class Nine Flashcards by Jonathan Bench

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Shen Calming Herbs Category Description:

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Medicinal substances that tranquilize and calm the mind and emotions and are used to address imbalances of the shen (spirit) and emotions. These herbs are divided into two sub-categories: Sedative herbs that treat excess-type shen disturbance, and Nourishing herbs that calm deficient type shen disturbance

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Shen Calming Herbs

Sedative Herbs that Calm the Shen

Sub-category Description:

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Most of these are minerals and shells whose heavy nature is said to sedate and calm the shen, thus they are more suitable for excess-type shen disturbances

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Shen Calming Herbs

Nourishing Herbs that Calm the Shen

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Most of these are plant parts with nourishing and tonifying properties, and are most effective for deficient type shen disturbances

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Zhu Sha / Cinnabaris

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Zhu Sha / Cinnabaris

Temperature: Cold

Properties: Sweet, Toxic

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Zhu Sha / Cinnabaris

Functions:

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Heavily sedates the Heart and calms the spirit; treats palpitation and insomnia due to various factors
Clears heat and relieves toxicity; topically used to address skin sores, carbuncles, sore throat, ulceration of mouth and tongue due to toxic heat

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Zhu Sha / Cinnabaris

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Zhu Sha / Cinnabaris

Channels: Heart

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Zhu Sha / Cinnabaris

Special Characteristics:

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Do not heat to prevent mercury poisoning. Blow into mouth to treat throat.

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Hu Po / Succinum

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Hu Po / Succinum

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet

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Hu Po / Succinum

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Heavily sedates startle and calms the shen; addresses tremors, convulsions, epilepsy, insomnia and frightened palpitation
Invigorates the blood and disperses blood stasis or blood stagnation such as from traumatic injury
Promotes urination and unblocks Lin
Reduces swelling and promotes healing; used to treat sores, carbuncles, and ulcers of the skin

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Hu Po / Succinum

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Hu Po / Succinum

Channels: Heart. Liver, Urinary Bladder

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Suan Zao Ren / Semen Ziziphi Sinosae

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Suan Zao Ren / Semen Ziziphi Sinosae

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet, Sour

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Suan Zao Ren / Semen Ziziphi Sinosae

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Nourishes the Heart, augments the Liver, and clams the spirit; addresses palpitation and insomnia due to Yin and blood deficiency.
Inhibits sweating: constitutional deficiency that leads to spontaneous sweating and night sweats

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Suan Zao Ren / Semen Ziziphi Sinosae

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Suan Zao Ren / Semen Ziziphi Sinosae

Channels: Heart, Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen

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Suan Zao Ren / Semen Ziziphi Sinosae

Special Characteristics:

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Nourishes the Heart Yin and Liver blood

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Bai Zi Ren / Semen Platycladi

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Bai Zi Ren / Semen Platycladi

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet

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Bai Zi Ren / Semen Platycladi

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Nourishes the Heart and calms the spirit; addresses irritability, insomnia, poor memory, and frightening palpitations
Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels; treats constipation due to Yin and blood deficiency, or in senile people or postpartum women

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Bai Zi Ren / Semen Platycladi

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Bai Zi Ren / Semen Platycladi

Channels: Heart, Kidney, Large Intestine, Spleen

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Bai Zi Ren / Semen Platycladi

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Nourishes the yin and enriches the blood

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Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae

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Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae

Temperature: Slightly Warm

Properties: Acrid, Bitter

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Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae

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Quiets the Heart and calms the spirit; treats palpitation, startle, insomnia, and poor memory
Expels phlegm and opens the orifices
Dissipates abscesses and swelling; used to treat boils, sores, carbuncles, swollen and painful breasts

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Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae

Channels:

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Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae

Channels: Heart, Lung

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Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae

Special Characteristics:

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Increases production from mucus membrane, making phlegm thinner

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Ye Jiao Teng / Caulis Polygoni Multiflori

Temperature:

Properties:

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Ye Jiao Teng / Caulis Polygoni Multiflori

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet, Slightly Bitter

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Ye Jiao Teng / Caulis Polygoni Multiflori

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Nourishes the Heart and calms the spirit; addresses irritability, excessive dreams, and easy to frighten due to Yin and blood deficiency
Nourishes the blood and unblocks the channels
Expels wind and alleviated itching

Ye Jiao Teng / Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Channels:

Ye Jiao Teng / Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Channels: Heart, Liver

Ye Jiao Teng / Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Special Characteristics:

Can decrease blood fat; prevent fatty liver. Can help change the HDL/LDL ratio

He Huan Pi / Cortex Albiziae Temperature: Properties:

He Huan Pi / Cortex Albiziae Temperature: Neutral Properties: Sweet

He Huan Pi / Cortex Albiziae Functions:

1. Calms the spirit and relieves constraint; treats depression, irritability, and insomnia 2. Invigorates the blood; used with traumatic injury and fracture with pain 3. Dissipates abscesses

He Huan Pi / Cortex Albiziae Channels:

He Huan Pi / Cortex Albiziae Channels: Heart, Liver

He Huan Pi / Cortex Albiziae Special Characteristics:

More effective for palpitation, insomnia, and shen disturbance

He Huan / Hua Flos Albiziae Temperature: Properties:

He Huan / Hua Flos Albiziae Temperature: Neutral Properties: Sweet

He Huan / Hua Flos Albiziae Function:

1. Calms the spirit and relieves constraint; used to treat depression and insomnia, it can nourish the Heart, relieve constraint, and calm the spirit 2. Regulates the Qi and whet the appetite; addresses Heart and Spleen Qi constraint marked by stifling sensation in the chest and reduced appetite 3. Invigorates the blood and alleviates the pain; soreness of lower back and legs, and traumatic injury with pain due to Qi and blood stagnation

He Huan / Hua Flos Albiziae Channels:

He Huan / Hua Flos Albiziae Channels: Liver

He Huan / Hua Flos Albiziae Special Characteristics:

More effective at treating the liver

He Huan Hua Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

He Huan Hua Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Albiziae English Name: Albizzia Flower Literal Translation: Collective Happiness Flower

He Huan Pi Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

He Huan Pi Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Albiziae English Name: Albizzia Bark Literal Translation: Collective Happiness Bark

Ye Jiao Teng Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

Ye Jiao Teng Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Polygoni Multiflori English Name: Fleeceflower Vine Literal Translation: Vine of the Night

Yuan Zhi Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

Yuan Zhi Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Polygalae English Name: Chinese Senega Literal Translation: Promising Will

Bai Zi Ren Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

Bai Zi Ren Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Platycladi English Name: Arborvitae Seed Literal Translation: Cypress Seeds Kernel

Suan Zao Ren Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

Suan Zao Ren Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Ziziphi Sinosae English Name: Spiny Date Seed Literal Translation: Sour Date Seeds

Hu Po Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

Hu Po Pharmaceutical Name: Succinum English Name: Amber Literal Translation: Amber

Zhu Sha Pharmaceutical Name: English Name: Literal Translation:

Zhu Sha Pharmaceutical Name: Cinnabaris English Name: Cinnabar Literal Translation: Red Sand