Herbs III: Midterm

Question 1

Fu Ling / Poria (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 1

Fu Ling / Poria (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea

Different Points: strengthens Spleen, transforms phlegm, calms the spirit

Question 2

Zhu Ling / Polyporus (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Zhu Ling / Polyporus (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea

Different Points: strongly promotes urination

Question 3

Ze Xie / Rhizoma Alismatis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 3

Ze Xie / Rhizoma Alismatis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea

Different Points: strongly promotes urination, drains heat from Lower Jiao

Question 4

Yi Yi Ren / Coicis Semen (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Yi Yi Ren / Coicis Semen (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promote urination, leach out dampness. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, Tan-Yin syndrome, and diarrhea

Different Points: strengthens Spleen, expels Bi syndrome, expels pus

Question 5

Sheng Jiang Pi / Pericarpium Zingiberis Recens (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Sheng Jiang Pi / Pericarpium Zingiberis Recens (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites

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Question 6

Chi Xiao Dou / Semen Phaseoli (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Chi Xiao Dou / Semen Phaseoli (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites

Different Points: removes jaundice, clears heat, used externally for sores

Question 7

Yu Mi Xu / Stigma Maydis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 7

Yu Mi Xu / Stigma Maydis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites

Different Points: removes jaundice. Treats diabetes, hypertension, etc.

Question 8

Ban Bian Lian / Herba Lobeliae Chinensis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Ban Bian Lian / Herba Lobeliae Chinensis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: promotes urination, reduces edema. Used for urinary difficulty, edema, and ascites

Different Points: clears toxic heat. Used for treating carbuncles, snakebites, etc.

Question 9

Che Qian Zi / Semen Plantaginis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Che Qian Zi / Semen Plantaginis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: clears Liver heat, brightens eyes, clears Lung heat and transforms phlegm

Question 10

Hua Shi / Talcum (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Hua Shi / Talcum (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: clears summer heat, used externally to absorb dampness

Question 11

Deng Xin Cao / Medulla Junci (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Deng Xin Cao / Medulla Junci (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: clears Heart heat, eliminates irritability

Question 12

Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 12

Mu Tong / Caulis Akebia (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: drains heart fire, promotes lactation, unblocks the blood vessels

Question 13

Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 13

Bian Xu / Herba Polygoni Avicularis (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: kills parasites and stops itching

Question 14

Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Qu Mai / Herba Dianthi (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: invigorates blood, unblocks channels

Question 15

Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Di Fu Zi / Fructus Kochiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: eliminates dampness and stops itching

Question 16

Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Jin Qian Cao / Herba Lysimachiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: expels gallstones and urinary stones, reduces jaundice, clears toxic heat

Question 17

Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 17

Hai Jin Sha / Lygodii Spora (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: especially expels urinary stones

Question 18

Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 18

Shi Wei / Folium Pyrrosiae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: used for stone-Lin and blood-Lin; clears heat and stops bleeding

Question 19

Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 19

Dong Kui Zi / Semen Malvae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: promotes lactation and moistens the intestines

Question 20

Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

Common Points: clears heat, promotes urination and unblocks Lin. Treats hot Lin syndrome and diarrhea due to damp-heat

Different Points: used for paste-Lin, turbid urine, leukorrhea, and expelling wind-damp

Question 21

Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Yin Chen Hao / Herba Artemisiae Scopariae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Different Points: clears heat, drains dampness; major herb for benefitting Gallbladder to reduce jaundice

Question 22

Dong Gua Ren / Semen Benincasae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Answer 22

Dong Gua Ren / Semen Benincasae (Herbs that Drain Dampness)

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Different Points: clears heat, expels phlegm, promotes discharge of pus and drains damp heat

Question 23

Du Huo / Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Answer 23

Du Huo / Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expel wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to cold

Different Points: releases the exterior; used for treating Bi syndrome in the lower body

Question 24

Wei Ling Xian / Radix Clematidis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

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Answer 24

Wei Ling Xian / Radix Clematidis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp)

Common Points: expel wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to cold

Different Points: soften fish bones; used for general body moving pain

Question 25

Fang Ji (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 25

Fang Ji (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: expels wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to heat Different Points: promotes urination and reduces edema; used for Bi syndrome in the lower body

Question 26

Qin Jiao / Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

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Qin Jiao / Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: expels wind-damp, used for Bi syndrome more due to heat Different Points: clears deficient heat, reduces jaundice

Question 27

Bau Hua She / Agkistrondon Seu Bungarus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 27

Bau Hua She / Agkistrondon Seu Bungarus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke Different Points: alleviates spasms, dispels wind from the skin

Question 28

Wu Shao She / Zaocys (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 28

Wu Shao She / Zaocys (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke Different Points: same as Bai Hua She, more more mild and non-toxic

Question 29

Hai Tong Pi / Cortex Erythrinae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

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Hai Tong Pi / Cortex Erythrinae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke Different Points: promotes urination, reduces edema, and relieves itch

Question 30

Hai Feng Teng / Caulis Piperis Kadsurae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

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Hai Feng Teng / Caulis Piperis Kadsurae (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke Different Points: disperses cold and alleviates pain

Question 31

Si Gua Luo / Retinervus Luffae Fructus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

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Si Gua Luo / Retinervus Luffae Fructus (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke Different Points: invigorates the blood, expels summer heat with damp

Question 32

Sang Zhi / Ramulius Mori (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

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Sang Zhi / Ramulius Mori (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: used for dispelling wind-damp and for unblocking the channels; treats Bi syndrome with rigid, spasmodic sinews and limited joint movement. Some herbs are also used for post wind stroke Different Points: mildly treats acute, chronic, cold or heat Bi syndrome

Question 33

Sang Ji Sheng / Herba Taxilli (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 33

Sang Ji Sheng / Herba Taxilli (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: expels wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones. Different Points: nourishes the blood, calms the fetus, reduces hypertension

Question 34

Wu Jia Pi / Cortex Acanthopanacis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 34

Wu Jia Pi / Cortex Acanthopanacis (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: expels wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones. Different Points: promotes urination, reduces edema

Question 35

Hu Gu / Os Tigris (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 35

Hu Gu / Os Tigris (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: expels wind-damp, strengthens sinews and bones. Different Points: strongest for paralysis in the lower extremities

Question 36

Mu Gua / Fructus Chaenomelius (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

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Mu Gua / Fructus Chaenomelius (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points: dispels damp and relaxes the sinews. Used for treating Bi syndrome with muscle stiffness, spams; harmonizes the Stomach

Question 37

Cang Er Zi / Fructus Xanthii (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points:

Answer 37

Cang Er Zi / Fructus Xanthii (Herbs that Expel Wind Damp) Common Points: Different Points: dispels wind-cold, opens the nasal orifices, expels wind-damp for Bi syndrome, and stops skin itch