Regulate Water, Drain Damp

Question 1

What are the main Fx of

Fu Ling

Poria

Main Herb

Answer 1

1. Tonifies Spleen
2. Eliminates dampness
3. Calms the Heart spirit

Main Herb

Question 2

What flavors are associated with

Fu Ling

Poria

Main Herb

Answer 2

1. Sweet
2. Bland

Main Herb

Question 3

What organs are entered by

Fu Ling

Poria

Main Herb

Answer 3

1. Heart
2. Spleen
3. Kidney
4. Lung

Main Herb

Question 4

What are the main Fx of

Zhu Ling

Polyporus

Answer 4

1. Promotes urination
2. Leeches out damp, heat
3. Facilitates fluid metabolism

Question 5

What are the flavors associated with

Zhu Ling

Polyporus

Answer 5

1. Slightly cool
2. Sweet
3. Bland

Polyporus

Question 6

What organs are entered by

Zhu Ling

Polyporus

Answer 6

1. Spleen
2. Kidney
3. Bladder

Polyporus

Question 7

What are the main Fx of

Ze Xie

Water Plantian

Main Herb

Answer 7

1. Drains damp, clears lower burner damp-heat (ministerial fire).
2. Facilitates the fluid pathways

Water Plantain

Main Herb

Question 8

What flavors are associated with

Ze Xie

Water plantain

Main Herb

Answer 8

1. Cold
2. Sweet
3. Bland

Main Herb

Question 9

What organs are entered by

Ze Xie

Water Plantain

Main Herb

Answer 9

1. Kidney
2. Bladder

Main Herb

Question 10

What are the main Fx of

Yi Yi Ren

Coix Seeds

Main Herb

Answer 10

1. Tonifies SP, Augments LU
2. Leeches out damp, bi syndrome
3. Cools heat & expells pus for sores/abscess

Treating Cancer

Main Herb

Question 11

What are the flavors associated with

Yi Yi Ren

Coix Seeds

Main herb

Answer 11

1. Slightly cold
2. Sweet
3. Bland

Main Herb

Question 12

What are the organs entered by

Yi Yi Ren

Main Herb

Answer 12

Main Herb

Question 13

What are the main Fx of

Che Qian Zhe

Plantain Seeds

Main Herb

Answer 13

1. Drains damp heat, facillitates urination.
2. Seperates the clear/turbid fluids (dribbling, etc.)

Plantain Seeds

Main Herb

Question 14

What flavors are associated with

Che Qian Zi

Plantain Seeds

Main Herb

Answer 14

Main Herb

Question 15

What oragans are entered by

Ch Qian Zi

Plantain Seed

Main herb

Answer 15

Main Herb

Question 16

What are the main Fx of

Hua Shi

Talcum

Main Herb

Answer 16

1. Guides down via slippery effect
2. Cools summerheat, hot painful urinary dribbling
3. Topical use for damp-heat rashes & sores

UTI

Question 17

What are the flavors associated with

Hua SHi

Talcum

Main Herb

Answer 17

1. Cold
2. Sweet
3. Bland

Talcum

Main Herb

Question 18

What organs are entered by

Hua Shi

Talcum

Main Herb

Answer 18

1. Stomach
2. Bladder

Main Herb

Question 19

What are the main Fx of

Mu Tong

Akebia

Main Herb

Answer 19

1. Promotes urination, guides heat from heart out through small intestine.
2. Facillitates lactation, unblocks blood stasis
3. Directs fire/damp-heat down via urination

Urinary Dribbling

Main Herb

Question 20

What flavors are associated with

Mu Tong

Akebia

Main Herb

Answer 20

1. Slightly Cold
2. Bitter

Main Herb

Question 21

What organs are entered by

Mu Tong

Akebia

Main Herb

Answer 21

1. Heart
2. Small Intestine
3. Bladder

Main Herb

Question 22

What are the main Fx of

Tong Cao

Tetrapanax

Main Herb

Answer 22

1. Facilitates the fluid metabolism of the lungs.
2. Promotes lactation by raising the stomach qi

Tetrapanax

Main Herb

Question 23

What are the flavors associated with

Tong Cao

Main Herb

Answer 23

1. Slightly cold
2. Sweet
3. Bland

Main Herb

Question 24

What organs are entered by

Tong Cao

Main Herb

Answer 24

1. Lung
2. Stomach

Main Herb

Question 25

# What are the main Fx of Deng Xin Cao | Rush Pith

Answer 25

1. Clears heat in HT & LU directs it downwards 2. Unblocks fluid pathways, leads heat downward and out through urine | Insomnia due to disconnect between HT & KD

Question 26

# What are the flavors associated with Deng Xin Cao | Rush Pith

Answer 26

1. Slightly cold 2. Sweet 3. Bland

Question 27

# What organs are entered by Deng Xin Cao | Rush Pith

Answer 27

1. Heart 2. Lung 3. Small Intestine