Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

Parts of Fu Ling?

A

Fu Shen: Calm Shen
Fu Ling Pi: stronger diuretic
Chi Fu Ling: stronger to eliminate water damp & clear heat
Bai Fu Ling: strengthens SP
sweet, bland/neutral

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2
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What herbs expel pus?

A

Yi Yi Ren - Coicis Lachryma Jobi - Jobs Tears
Dong Gua Zi - Semen Benicassae - Winter Melon

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3
Q

What lowers blood pressure?

A

Che Qian Zi (Cart Before Seeds)
Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Parasite)
Zhu Ling (Pig Edged Mushroom)
Ze Xie (Marsh Drain)

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4
Q

What herb is especially good for Turbid/ Milky Lin?

A

Bi Xie (Lowly Separating - Rz Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae)

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5
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Which 2 herbs eliminate water through ST - HT/SI channels?

A

Deng Xin Cao (Lamp Wick Herb)
Mu Tong (Wood Passage)

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6
Q

What herb can expel UB stones?

A

Hai Jin Sha (Gold Sea Sand)
Jin Qian Cao (Gold Money Herb)
Shi Wei (Stone Leather)
Yu Mi Xu (Corn Silk)

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7
Q

Which herbs treat Lin Syndrome?

A

Qu Mai + Bian Xu (Bird Wheat/ Flat Container)
Shi Wei (Stone Leather)
Che Qian Zi (Cart Before Seed)
Bi Xie (Lowly Separating)
Jin Qian Cao (Gold Money Herb)
Hai Jin Sha (Gold Sea Sand)
Deng Xin Cao (Lamp Wick Herb)
Yu Mi Xu (Corn Silk)

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8
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Which herb clears and releases Summer Heat?

A

Hua Shi (Talcum)

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9
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Which 3 herbs strengthens SP?

A

Fu Ling (Hidden Edged Mushroom)
Yi Yi Ren (Job’s Tears)
Sheng Jiang Pi (Ginger Peel)

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10
Q

Which herb stops cough, clears LU heat, expels phlegm?

A

Shi Wei (Stone Leather)

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11
Q

What herbs need coffee filter processing?

A

Che Qian Zi (Cart before Seed)
Hua Shi (Slippery Stone)
Hai Jin Sha (Gold Sea Sand)

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12
Q

What herbs promotes lactation?

A

Dong Gua Zi - Winter Cold Vegetable Seeds (DD)
Si Gua Luo - Silk Melon (WD)
Mu Tong - Wood Passage - Akebia (DD)

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13
Q

What herb helps with itchiness, nasal congestion, cold (wind-causing headache) ?

A

Cang Er Zi - Fructus Xanthium - Old Ear Seeds

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14
Q

What is the white herb?

A

Hua Shi - Talcum
(Fu Ling and Bai Hua She)*

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15
Q

What herb helps with Lin + move blood?

A

Mu Tong (Wood Passage)
Qu Mai (Bird Wheat)

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16
Q

What herb clears heat + brightens eyes (due to LV fire)?

A

Che Qian Zi (Cart Before Seed)

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17
Q

What herbs helps with steaming bone sensation/ Yin Xu?

A

Qin Jiao (Curved from Qin Country)

18
Q

What herbs help with Jaundice? (4)

A

Yin Chen Hao (Old Moss)
Jin Qian Cao (Gold Money Herb)
Hai Jin Sha (Gold Sea Sand)
Qin Jiao (Curved from Qin County)
*Bian Xu (Flat Container)
* Chi Xiao Dou - for mild case (Adzuki Bean)

19
Q

What herb is best for Heat/Stone/Bloody Lin?

A

Shi Wei (Stone Leather)

20
Q

What happens in an overdose of expel wind damp herbs?

A

Yin Xu

21
Q

What herb tonifies LV/KD; safe for elderly, reduce swelling?

A

Wu Jia Pi (Bark of Five Additions)

22
Q

What herb helps with chronic Bi syndrome + LV/KD xu?

A

Du Huo (Self Reliant Existence)
Wu Jia Pi (Bark of Five Additions)

23
Q

What herb is best for upper body Bi syndrome?

A

Sang Zhi (Mulberry Twig)

24
Q

What herb helps with Wind Bi (strongly unblocks)
Sx: numb, rigid, spasmodic, stubborn post stroke

A

Bai Hua She (White Flower Snake)

25
Q

What herb helps with Sudden Turmoid Syndrome? (calf spasm + frequent diarrhea)

A

Mu Gua (Wood Melon)

26
Q

What herb helps with stubborn body ache, all over body, may have numbness too

A

Bai Hua She

27
Q

What herb helps with Stone Lin (UB) + GB stones?

A

Jin Qian Cao (Gold Money Herb)
Hai Jin Sha (Gold Sea Sand)
Yu Mi Xu (Corn Silk)

28
Q

Wei Ling Xian preparation

A
  • for pain in low back/legs: alone/pwder or warm wine
  • fishbone stuck in throat: w/ vinegar + brown sugar
  • wine-fried Wei Ling Xian : mix w/ yellow rice wine; dry out
29
Q

Toxic Herbs

A

Cang Er Zi (Old Ear Seed)
Bai Hua She (White Flower Snake)
Fang Ji (Protect Itself)

30
Q

What herbs for Bi-syndrome due to heat?

A

Fang Ji (Protect itself)
Qin Jiao (Curved from Qin Country)

31
Q

What herb for Bi-syndrome/lower body pain/shao yin headache)

A

Du Huo (Self-Reliant Existence)

32
Q

What herb is best for moistening intestines?

A

Dong Gui Zi (Winter Melon Seed)

33
Q

C/Ci of drain damp, diuretics

A

all these can injure Yin, Blood, Fluids; use with caution in Yin Xu patients. Some can also injure Qi if overused.

34
Q

Herb that can Calm the Fetus?

A

Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Parasite)

35
Q

What herb helps with hypertension due to LV yang rising?

A

Xi Xian Cao (Sparse Stick Herb)

36
Q

What herb helps with mastitis (breast infection)
Sx: hot to touch, pain radiates to rib cage, postpartum insufficient lactation, cough up yellow phlegm

A

Si Gua Luo (Silk Melon/Net of String Melon)

37
Q

What herbs help with eczema that’s damp to touch + feels hot/itchy?

A

Di Fu Zi (Earth Skin Seed) + Bian Xu (Flat Container)
Xi Xian Cao (sparse stick herb)

38
Q

Herb that’s ONLY for GB stones

A

Yin Chen Hao (Old Moss)

39
Q

Herb that’s ONLY for UB stones

A

Shi Wei (Stone Leather)

40
Q

Herbs that for GB stones

A

Hai Jin Sha (Gold Sea Sand)
Jin Qian Cao (Gold Money Herb)
Yu Mi Xu (Corn Silk)
Yin Chen Hao (Old Moss)