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Herbs That Tonify Blood Flashcards

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PinYin for Polygoni Multiflori Radix Preparata:

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He Shou Wu (Black Crow)
* Supermarket Herb
* POTENT LAXATIVE - RAW
PREPARED - nourishes bld
* COOK IN SOUP for post partom
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Properties and Fx for He Shou Wu:

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  • bitter, sweet, astringent, sl. warm
  • Tonifies LV (XUE) & KD (YIN), Nourishes blood, & Augments the ESSENCE - (**HELPS WITH HAIR GROWTH), post-partom, uterine bleeding.
  • Expels wind from Skin by Nourishing blood - (Wind rash due to def.)
  • Helps with CHOLESTEROL
    C/I: loose stools, signif dampness or phlegm.
    DOSAGE: 9-30g (18-30g often)
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Latin for He Shou Wu:

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Polygoni Multiflori Radix Preparata (Black Crow)
* Supermarket Herb
* POTENT LAXATIVE - RAW
PREPARED - nourishes bld
* COOK IN SOUP for post partom
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S/Sx -palid face/lips, palpitations, dry skin, menstrual irreg. fine pulse —3 organs: ___ direct xue & governs blood vessels, ____ controls blood, ____ stores the blood —used with other YIN & QI TONICS: MANY ________ IN NATURE

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S/Sx -palid face/lips, palpitations, dry skin, menstrual irreg. fine pulse —3 organs HT direct xue and governs blood vessels, SP controls blood, LIVER stores the blood —used with other YIN & QI TONICS: MANY CLOYING IN NATURE

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PinYin for Paeoniae Radix Alba:

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Bai Shao (White Peony Root)

  • Settles Deficient Yang
    • 4 substance herb - potent astringent
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Properties and Fx for Bai Shao:

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  • BITTER, SOUR, SL. cold
  • Nourishes Blood & Regulates Menses (CRAMPS - SMOOTH MUSCLE CRAMPS/ABD CRAMPS - uterine bleeding)
  • Calms & Curbs LV Yang & Alleviates Pain - (good for NERVE PAIN - SOOTHES LV) (*DUI YAO w. CHAI HU)
  • Preserves YIN & adjusts Nutritive & Protective level - (potent astringent - CHAO)
    C/I: none noted
    DOSAGE: 30g to astringe or nerve pain; 12-15g bld tonic
    *Use dry to pacify LV, dry-fry to nourish xue & harmonizing the nutritive & protective levels
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Latin for Bai Shao:

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Paeoniae Radix Alba (White Peony Root)

  • Settles Deficient Yang
    • 4 substance herb - potent astringent
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PinYin for Asini Corii Colla

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E Jiao (ass-hide glue)

  • tastes like “ass”/bad
  • Expensive
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Properties and Fx for E Jiao:

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  • Sweet, Neutral - very CLOYING
  • Tonifies blood - (use along w. fx 2)
  • Nourishes blood & stops bleeding - (uterine bleeding, post partom bleeding, hemorrhage)
  • Nourishes & Moistens Yin - (LU YIN)
    C/I: CLOYING, SP/ST def;
    DOSAGE: 3-9g, hard to dissolve - cook in hot tea but drink before it gets cold - VERY CLOYING
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Latin for E Jiao:

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Asini Corii Colla (ass-hide glue)

  • tastes like “ass”/bad
  • Expensive
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PinYin for Lycii Fructus:

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Gou Qi Zi (best come from Ning Xia)

* Supermarket Herb

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Properties and Fx for Gou Qi Zi:

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  • Sweet, Neutral - CLOYING
  • Nourishes & Tonifies LV & KD’s - (YIN & BLOOD DEF, low grade abd pain, impotence, wasting & thirsting disorder)
  • Benefits Essence & Brightens the Eyes - (LV/KD YIN Def eyes)
  • Enriches Yin & Moistens LU’s
    (in many YIN nourix formulas)
    C/I: a little cloying; caut: SP def w. damp
    DOSAGE - 6-12g
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Latin for Gou Qi Zi:

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Lycii Fructus (best come from Ning Xia)

  • Supermarket Herb
  • less cloying
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PinYin for Longan Arillus:

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Long Yan Rou (Dragon Eye fruit)

* Logan fruit - sweet, pungent, tropic fruit - VERY CLOYING

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Properties & Fx. for Long Yan Rou:

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  • Sweet, Warm
  • Tonifies & Augments HT & SP, Nourishes (HT) blood & Calms the Spirit - (warm & drying/not good for long usage)
    C/I: fire from constraint, phlegm with qi stag, or obstruction due to dampness, CLOYING
    DOSAGE: 9-15g - up to 30g; eaten along or taken as infusion
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Latin for Long Yan Rou:

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Longan Arillus (Dragon Eye fruit) 
* Logan fruit - sweet, pungent, tropic fruit - VERY CLOYING
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PinYin for Mori Fructus

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Sang Shen (Mulberry Fruit)

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Properties & Fx. for Sang Shen:

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*Sweet, Cold
* Tonifies blood & Enriches Yin - (post partom, chron ill, elderly)
* Moistens intestines - (for constip due to blood def or insuff fluids) (Wasting & Thirsting disorder)
C/I: diarrhea due to cold from def. SP/ST.
Dosage: 9-15g. Often used in syrup form.

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What is He Shou Wu’s claim to fame for the lay public? Under what clinical circumstances is it effective?

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Helps w. Greying Hair ; Tonifies LV (XUE) & KD (Yin); not very drying or cloying, only when greying of hair loss is due to blood xu

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He shou wu is well known for its moderate nature, detail them:

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not very drying or cloying

21
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Detail the difference between raw and prepared forms of he shou wu. When not specified, which has the potent laxative action?

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raw is a laxative and rarely used; Raw = POTENT LAXATIVE

PREPARED - nourishes bld

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How does he shou wu treat wind rash?

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blood def. rash and no other reason, fills spaces in blood where deficiency is allowing wind to cause itching

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Why is Bai Shao an important herb in GYN?

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not cloying and relates to all things causing issues, LV channel connects to genitals, alleviates pain and things tending to cause menses issues, good at relaxing spasms (nerve spasms, cramps, abd cramps)

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What dose can be employed for pain? What are possible side effects with that?

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12-18g for blood tonic, 30-60g for nerve pain, menses cramps, safe to use in large dose; Caution - can cause loose stools bc it’s cold

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Bai Shao can curb Liver Yang and alleviate pain. List some of the conditions that were discussed in class that is relevant to this mechanism.

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LV related pain, flank pain, H/A due to yang rising, abd spasms, red eyes due to yang rising

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Explain Bai Shao’s ability to treat vaginal discharge? Which combo is esp effective for abd cramping?

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nourishes blood and ASTRINGES; BAI SHAO & GAN CAO, BAI SHAO & CHAI HU for nerve pains

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What special prep instruction would you give to a Px. when Rx’ing E Jiao? What are some clinical precautions when using E Jiao? Many herbs can tonify blood, what is the one Fx. that makes E Jiao stands out among
herbs of its category?

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STIR IT IN STRAINED DECOCTION AND DRINK QUICKLY; very cloying, tastes bad; special bc it STOPS BLEEDING

28
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What is Gou Qi Zi’s claim to fame? How is it incorporated in everyday cooking?

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brightens eyes by nourishing LV, KD & BLOOD

29
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Long yan rou can calm the spirit, but what mechanism? Is it indicated for any type of insomnia?

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Calms spirit because it goes to the heart & nourishes HT BLOOD; BLOOD XU INSOMNIA only; NOT indicated for insomnia not related to blood def.

30
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Sang Shen is the fruit of the mulberry tree, name other TCM herbs derived from the mulberry tree.

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sang zhi; sang bai pi; sang ye & sang shen – ***sang zhi sheng bc parasite grows on tree & can sha (silkworm feces) — all have anti-diabetic properties

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