Herbs IV: Class Two (Blood Tonifying Herbs)

Question 1

Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae
Licorice Root

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 1

Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae
Licorice Root

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet

Question 2

Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae
Licorice Root

Functions:

Answer 2

Tonifies and augments the Heart and Spleen

Moistens the Lung and stops coughing

Moderates spasms or anxiety

Moderates the intense characteristics/harmonizes the opposite characteristics of other herbs

Drains fire and relieves toxicity

Question 3

Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae
Licorice Root

Channels:

Answer 3

Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae
Licorice Root

Channels: Reportedly goes to all 12 channels, but primarily Heart, Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Question 4

Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae
Licorice Root

Special Characteristics:

Answer 4

Chief herb used for food poison and herbal poison

King herb for treating heart skips, arrhythmia, and palpitations

Temperature is warm when dry fried

Question 5

Da Zao / Fructus Jujubae
Jujube

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 5

Da Zao / Fructus Jujubae
Jujube

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet

Question 6

Da Zao / Fructus Jujubae
Jujube

Functions:

Answer 6

Tonifies and augments the Spleen and Stomach

Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs

Question 7

Da Zao / Fructus Jujubae
Jujube

Channels:

Answer 7

Da Zao / Fructus Jujubae
Jujube

Channels: Spleen, Stomach

Question 8

Da Zao / Fructus Jujubae
Jujube

Special Characteristics:

Answer 8

Different from Gan Cao in that is tonifies blood as well as Qi- Gan Cao only tonifies Qi

Special for blood deficiency caused by Qi deficiency

Question 9

Yi Tang / Saccharum Granorum
Maltose

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 9

Yi Tang / Saccharum Granorum
Maltose

Temperature: Slightly Warm

Properties: Sweet

Question 10

Yi Tang / Saccharum Granorum
Maltose

Functions:

Answer 10

Tonifies the Middle Jiao and moderates spasms

Moistens the Lung and stops coughing

Question 11

Yi Tang / Saccharum Granorum
Maltose

Channels:

Answer 11

Yi Tang / Saccharum Granorum
Maltose

Channels: Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Question 12

Dang Gui / Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Angelica Root

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 12

Dang Gui / Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Angelica Root

Temperature: Warm

Properties: Sweet, Acrid, Bitter

Question 13

Dang Gui / Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Angelica Root

Functions:

Answer 13

Tonifies the blood; particularly suited for Heart and Liver blood deficiency

Tonifies and invigorates the blood to regulate the menses

Alleviates pain due to Qi and blood stagnation

Invigorates the blood to reduce swelling

Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels

Used for chronic coughing and wheezing

Question 14

Dang Gui / Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Angelica Root

Channels:

Answer 14

Dang Gui / Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Angelica Root

Channels: Heart, Liver, Spleen

Question 15

Dang Gui / Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Angelica Root

Special Characteristics:

Answer 15

Chief blood tonic

Chief herb used for gynecological disorders

Question 16

Shu Di Huang / Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Chinese Foxglove Root Cooked in Wine

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 16

Shu Di Huang / Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Chinese Foxglove Root Cooked in Wine

Temperature: Slightly Warm

Properties: Sweet

Question 17

Shu Di Huang / Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Chinese Foxglove Root Cooked in Wine

Functions:

Answer 17

Tonifies the blood

Nourishes the Yin and generates the Kidney essence

For Kidney and Liver Yin deficiency

Question 18

Shu Di Huang / Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Chinese Foxglove Root Cooked in Wine

Channels:

Answer 18

Shu Di Huang / Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Chinese Foxglove Root Cooked in Wine

Channels: Heart, Kidney, Liver

Question 19

Shu Di Huang / Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Chinese Foxglove Root Cooked in Wine

Special Characteristics:

Answer 19

Chief herb for blood deficiency

Question 20

He Shou Wu / Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Fleece Flower Root

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 20

He Shou Wu / Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Fleece Flower Root

Temperature: Slightly Warm

Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Astringent

Question 21

He Shou Wu / Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Fleece Flower Root

Functions:

Answer 21

Tonifies the Liver and Kidney, nourishes the blood, and augments the essence

Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels

Relieves fire toxicity

Expels wind from the skin by nourishing the blood

Checks malarial disorder

Question 22

He Shou Wu / Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Fleece Flower Root

Channels:

Answer 22

He Shou Wu / Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Fleece Flower Root

Channels: Liver, Kidney

Question 23

He Shou Wu / Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Fleece Flower Root

Special Characteristics:

Answer 23

He Shou Wu does not dispel the malaria pathogen, it only addresses the deficiency

Question 24

E Jiao / Asini Corii Colla
Donkey-hide Gelatin

Temperature:

Properties:

Answer 24

E Jiao / Asini Corii Colla
Donkey-hide Gelatin

Temperature: Neutral

Properties: Sweet

Question 25

E Jiao / Asini Corii Colla Donkey-hide Gelatin Functions:

Answer 25

Tonifies the blood Stops bleeding Nourishes the Yin and moistens dryness (moistens the Lung) Calms the fetus

Question 26

E Jiao / Asini Corii Colla Donkey-hide Gelatin Channels:

Answer 26

E Jiao / Asini Corii Colla Donkey-hide Gelatin Channels: Kidney, Liver, Lung

Question 27

Bai Shao / Radix Paeoniae Alba White Peony Root Temperature: Properties:

Answer 27

Bai Shao / Radix Paeoniae Alba White Peony Root Temperature: Cool Properties: Bitter, Sour, Sweet

Question 28

Bai Shao / Radix Paeoniae Alba White Peony Root Functions:

Answer 28

Nourishes the blood and preserves the Yin Softens the Liver, moderates spasms, and alleviates pain Nourishes the Yin and calms the Liver

Question 29

Bai Shao / Radix Paeoniae Alba White Peony Root Channels:

Answer 29

Bai Shao / Radix Paeoniae Alba White Peony Root Channels: Liver, Spleen

Question 30

Bai Shao / Radix Paeoniae Alba White Peony Root Special Characteristics:

Answer 30

White peony is garden variety, cultivated, and used to tonify the blood; red peony is wild and used to move the blood

Question 31

Long Yan Rou / Arillus Longan Flesh of the Longan Fruit Temperature: Properties:

Answer 31

Long Yan Rou / Arillus Longan Flesh of the Longan Fruit Temperature: Warm Properties: Sweet

Question 32

Long Yan Rou / Arillus Longan Flesh of the Longan Fruit Functions:

Answer 32

Tonifies and augments the Heart and Spleen, nourishes the blood and calms the spirit

Question 33

Long Yan Rou / Arillus Longan Flesh of the Longan Fruit Channels:

Answer 33

Long Yan Rou / Arillus Longan Flesh of the Longan Fruit Channels: Heart, Spleen