Single Herbs AFEA for clinical test

Question 1

Sheng di huang rehmannia

Answer 1

Clear heat cool blood-

Cold bitter sweet

Clear heat cools blood for nutritive level high fever/thirst/scarlet tongue

Nourishes yin generates fluids

Relieves wasting and thirsting disorder

Question 2

Huang bai phellodendron

Answer 2

Clear heat dry damp

Bitter and cold

Drains damp heat esp from lower Joao, diarrhea, vag discharge

Clears damp heat in legs and knees and feet

Drains kidney fire with yin xu like nocturnal emissions

Drains fire resolves toxicity like damp skin lesions
T: sticky yellow

Question 3

Zhi zi gardenia

Answer 3

Clear heat drain fire from all 3 burners

Bitter and cold

Drains heat eliminates irritability: insomnia restlessness stifling chest fever

Drains damp heat middle burner and face

Cools blood resolves toxicity nosebleed blood in stool urine

Reduces swelling and moves blood stasis from trauma: use topically

Question 4

Zhi mu anemarrhena

Answer 4

Clears heat drains fire from excess and from

Bitter and sweet and cold

Treats yang Ming stage or Qi: high fever, irritability, thirst, lu or st excessive heat, cough with expectoration

Moistens dryness enriches yin

Generates fluids clears heat

Ameliorates dryness of Toni dying or warming herbs

Nourishes yin of lu and st and KI

Question 5

Shi gao gypsum

Answer 5

Clears heat drains fire

Acrid sweet very cold

Coldest herb

Main herb for yang Ming stage and Qi portion: high fever irritability, thirst, sweating 4 BIGS, red tongue yellow coat

Clears excess heat from lungs cough and wheezing

Clears blazing st fire: toothache headache

Eczema burns sores

Question 6

Long dan cao gentiana

Answer 6

Clear heat dry damp

Bitter and cold

From liver and Gb: red swollen sore throat and eyes swollen painful ears sudden deafness

Drains damp heat in liver or gb esp lower burner pain swelling genitalia

Drains pacified excess liver fire headache red eyes

Clears wind liver heat: fever spasms convulsions

Question 7

Huang qin scutellaria

Answer 7

Clear heat dry damp

Bitter and cold

Damp heat in stomach, diarrhea stifling chest upper burner problems

Clear heat resolves toxicity upper Joao high fever thirst cough irritability expectoration of thick yellow sputum hot sores

Stops bleeding

Calms fetus

Sedated liver yang red eyes, headache, irritability, bitter taste flushed face

Question 8

Huang lian coptis

Answer 8

Clears heat dry damp

Bitter and cold

Middle Joao: vomiting or diarrhea, regurgitation

Drains fire resolves fire toxicity: high fever irritability disorientation delirium red tongue rapid pulse painful red eyes sore throat

Clears heat stops bleeding

Clears heat topically

Drains fire esp in ht or stomach

Question 9

Fang deny saposhnikov

Answer 9

Warm acrid release exterior

Releases exterior and expels wind

Expels wind damp and alleviates pain

Expels wind and relieves spasms

For all wind disorders

SP, UB, LV

Question 10

Sheng huang freewheeling ginger

Answer 10

Warm acrid release exterior

Releases exterior disperses cold

Warms middle burner stops vomiting

Warms lung and stops cough

Reduces toxicity of some herbs, seafood

Together with da zao jujube protects GI tract from other herbs and adjusts nutritive and protective Qi

St, SP, LU

Question 11

Fu zi aconite

Zhi fu zi prepared aconite

Answer 11

Warms interior and expel cold

For devastated yang: diarrhea, chills, cold extremities, faint pulse.

Hottest herb

Restores yang

Warms fire

Assists yang

Warms SP, HT,KI

Toxic

Question 12

Ha huang ephedra

Answer 12

Warm acrid release exterior

UB, LU

Induces sweating releases ex
Facilitates lu movement controls wheezing

Promotes urination reduces edema

Warms and dispels cold pathogens

Question 13

Jing jie schozonepeta

Answer 13

Warm acrid release exterior

Releases Ext and dispels wind

Vents rashes and alleviates itching

Stops bleeding charred form

LU, LR

Question 14

GUI zhi cinnamon I

Answer 14

Warm acrid release exterior

LU, HT, UB

Releases Ext and assist yang for WC exterior both xu and excess

Warms unblocks channels and collaterals

Assists ht yang and unblocks yang Qi of chest

Warms channels vessels and collaterals removes painful stagnation and regulate menses

Warms middle directs turbid yin down

Balance nutritive and protective Qi together with bai shao

Question 15

Sheng ma cimicifuga black cohosh

Answer 15

Cool acrid release exterior

Discharges exterior and vents measles

LI,ST, SP, LU

Clears heat resolves toxicity

Raises yang Qi and lifts sunken

Question 16

Chai hi bupleurum

Answer 16

GB, LV, PC, TE

Cool acrid release exterior

Resolves lesser yang stage disorders reduces fever: alternative fever and chills, pain lower back, bitter taste, stifling chest, heat from xu

Spreads liver Qi relieves constraint: dizziness vertigo chest flank pain emotional instability menstrual problems

Liver spleen disharmony

Raises yang Qi clears Qi of stomach and GB, moves everything outward

Question 17

Bo he mint

Answer 17

Cool acrid release exterior

LIver, LU

Disperses wind heat clears and benefits head, eyes, throat
Vents rashes

Unconstrains liver Qi

Expels turbid filth: sommerheat gastric disturbance with abs pain N/V greasy and yellow T

Question 18

Mu dan pi Moutan tree peony root bark

Answer 18

Clear heat cool blood

hT, KI, Liver

Clears heats cools blood: from blood level heat

Not as hard on SP to T and T

Clears fire from yin xu in absence of sweating

Clears ascending liver fire headache eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea

Drains out and reduces swelling topically

“Lurking fire or steaming bones disorder

Question 19

Ze zie alismatis water plantain

Answer 19

Drain dampness

UB, KI

Sweet bland cold

Promotes urination

Edema, painful UTI

Leaches out damp from stagnation: edema and urinary difficulty and diarrhea and dizziness. Damp heat lower burner

Settle ministerial fire in kidneys by draining damp heat in lower burner: spermatorrhea

Question 20

Fu ling poria

Answer 20

Drain dampness

KI, sp, lu, ht

Promotesburination and leaches out damp

Strengthens spleen harmonizes and balance middle burner

Strengthens spleen and transforms phlegm

Quiets heart calms spirit

Together with fu shen for heart calms spirit

Question 21

Gan jiang dried ginger

Answer 21

Hot hot hot

Warm interior expel cold

Warms middle and expels cold

ST, SP,LU, HT

Rescues devastated yang and expels interior cold weak pulse cold limbs

Warms lungs and transforms thin mucus thin sputum

Warms channels and stops bleeding from xu, uterine bleeding and chronic hemorrhage

Question 22

Rou GUI cinnamon Bark

Answer 22

Warm interior and expel cold

Hot herb

Fortifies kidney and spleen yang and heart yang: aversion to cold weak back impotence frequent urination KI not grasping the lu Qi, and pain and cold reduced appetite, diarrhea from KI and sp waning yang

Leads fire back to source principal herb for upwards floating of yang: flushed face wheezing cold extremities xu pulse heat above and cold below

Encourages Qi and blood generation and used a lot with Qi and blood tonics

Question 23

Hou po Magnolia Bark

Answer 23

Aromatic Transform Damp

LU, LI, ST, SP

Phlegm in ST and LI, stuffy face and sinuses

Resolves stagnation, promotes movement in middle burner, moves qi down, dries damp, reduces phlegm and calms wheezing

Question 24

Cang zhu atractylodes

Answer 24

Black atractylodes
Aromatic transform Damp

ST, SP
Dries damp
Strengthens SP
Induces sweating, dispels wind damp
Clears damp heat from lower jiao
Improves vision
GREY BAI SHU - TONIFIES QI SO AFFECTS SPLEEN ALSO

Question 25

Niu Xi Achyranthis

Answer 25

Invigorates Blood KI, LR Achey ranthis: lower burner damp heat: knee pain, lower back, painful obstruction, vag discharge Invigorates blood and dispels blood stasis, dysmenorrhena, amenorrhea, retained luo his, post traumatic pain Movement DOWN of blood and fire for chaotic hot blood in upper burner or yin xu with ascending fire like nosebleed, vomiting blood, toothaches, bleeding gums, dizzy, HA, blurred vision due to ascendant liver yang

Question 26

Tao Ren Persia peach kernel

Answer 26

Invigorate Blood Sweet bitter neutral Breaks up blood stasis: menstrual disorders, abd pain, traumatic injury, flank pain, Stops cough and wheezing Moistens intestines and unblocks bowels LR, LU, LI, HT

Question 27

Dan Shen Salvia Root

Answer 27

LR, HT, PC Invigorates blood Bitter, cold Invigorates blood, dispels stasis, tonifies blood Clears heat and soothes irritability Cools blood and reduces abscesses

Question 28

Chen Pi Tangerine Peel

Answer 28

Regulates qi ST, LU, SP Regulates qi Adjusts middle Relieves diaphragm Dries damp, transforms phlegm Helps prevent stagnation because can be used with cloying herbs to prevent stag For abd distention, belching, N/V, directs qi down, cough with sputum, damp turbidity in middle with stifling check,

Question 29

Mu Xiang Aucklandia

Answer 29

REgulate Qi Acrid, bitter, warm Moves qi and stops pain: sp or st stagnant qi, lack of appetite, N/V Relieves stagnant liver and GB qi: flank pain, distention Adjusts and regulates stagnant qi in intestines: diarrhea, tenesmus STrengthens sp and prevents stagnation: lessens side effects of other herbs, useful when SP T and T is weak

Question 30

Xiang Fu Cyperus nut grass

Answer 30

Regulate qi Acrid, sl bitter, sl sweet, neutral Spreads and regulates LR qi: hypochondriac pain, epigastrium distention Regulates menses and alleviates pain: facilitates flow When qi stag affects menses, or hernia

Question 31

Zhi Ke or Zhi Qiao aurantis bitter orange

Answer 31

Regulate qi Bitter, acrid, sl cold ST, LI, SP Promotes movement of qi for qi stag in cough, distention, constipation Like zhi shi auranti but gentler So earth colored SP and ST and LI moves qi in digestive tract, cold and bitter so intestine, phlegm stagnant in chest, diarrhea and cramping, raises prolapse

Question 32

Bai Zhu Atractylodes whole thing

Answer 32

Tonify qi Bitter sweet warm ST SP Tonifies sp and augments qi: diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite Dries damp and promotes water metabolism: edema, reduced urination Stabilizes exterior and stops sweating: sweating spontaneously from qi stag. CALMS FETUS:

Question 33

Da Zao Jujuba Fructus Chinese Dates

Answer 33

ST SP Tonify qi Sweet, warm Tonifies spleen and augments qi: weakness, SOB, lassitude, reduced appetite, loose stools from ST/SP xu, Nourishes blood and calms spirit: emotional lability due to restless organ disorder Moderates and harmonizes harsh properties of other herbs

Question 34

Dang Shen Codonopsis

Answer 34

SP, LU Tonify qi Tonifies middle burner and augments qi: no appetite, fatigue, tired limbs, diarrhea, vomiting Tonifies Lungs: chronic cough, SOB Use with herbs that release exterior or drain down when significant qi XU: supports the normal while others expel the pathogen

Question 35

Gan Zao Licorice Root

Answer 35

All 12 channels LU, ST, SP, HT Sweet, neutral, or warm dry fried Tonifies SP and augments qi: SOB, lassitude, loose stools, irregular pulse, palpitations Moistens LU and stops cough Moderates spasms and alleviates pain: Clears heat and relieve fire toxicity: sore throat Antidotes for toxic substances Moderates the harmonizes characteristics other herbs

Question 36

Huang Qi Astragalus Milkvetch Root

Answer 36

Tonify qi LU, SP Sweet, sl warm Tonifies qi and blood Tonifies SP and LU qi and raises yang: no appetite, fatigue, diarrhea, SP qi XU, sinking and collapse of middle qi Augments protective qi and stabilizes exterior, for sweating, frequent colds, SOB Promotes urination and reduces edema Discharges pus and generates flush

Question 37

Ren Shen Ginseng

Answer 37

Tonify qi SP, LU Sweet sl bitter/warm Powerfully tonifies primal qi: SOB, Shallow breathing, cold limbs, profuse sweating, weak pulse Tonifies LU and augments qi: SOB, kidneys not grasping qi Strengthens SP and tonifies ST: lethargy, no appetite, diarrhea, prolapse Generates fluids stops thirst Benefits HT qi and calms s;poria Stops heavy bleeding

Question 38

Shan Yao Dioscorea Chinese Yam

Answer 38

KI, LU SP Tonify qi Tonifies and augments sp and st: diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating lack of appetite Tonifies lung qi and augments lung yin: cough Tonifies KI, secures essence and stabilizes and binds since herb is neutral and moistens, it benefits both yin and yang of LU and KI SWEET NEUTRAL

Question 39

Bai Shao white peony

Answer 39

Tonify Blood LV, SP Bitter, sour, mildly cold Nourishes blood and regulates menses Calms and curbs liver yang and alleviates pain and comforts liver: for flank or chest or abd pain, or HA and dizziness from ascending Liver yang Preserves yin and adjusts nutritive and protective level: vaginal discharge, spontaneous sweating

Question 40

Dang Gui Angelica sinensis

Answer 40

Tonify blood The tail of the root is the moving part SP, LV, HT Sweet acrid warm Tonifies blood regulates menses Invigorates and harmonizes blood and disperses cold Moistens intestines and unblocks bowels Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, alleviates pain Weakly treats cough

Question 41

Long Yan Rou Longan fruit

Answer 41

Tonify Blood HT, SP Sweet warm Tonifies and augments HT and SP Nourishes blood Calms Spirit Insomnia, heart palpitations, forgetfulness, dizziness Commonly used for excessive pensiveness or overwork. Can be taken as a tea

Question 42

Shu Di Huang Rehmannia prepared chinese foxglove

Answer 42

Tonify Blood HT, LR, KI Sweet, sl warm Tonifies blood and augments marrow: dizziness, uterine bleeding, insomnia, palpitations, postpartum bleeding, irregular menstruation Nourishes Yin (LR and KI yin xu): weak low back and limbs, dizziness, tinnitus, tidal fevers, night sweats, nocturnal emissions Strongly enriches yin and relieves wastering and thirsting disorder: esp for lower burner wasting Nourishes Blood and tonifies the essence: delayed development during childhood, blunted affect, premature aging, premature aging, diminished mental acuity, graying of hair, importance, memory loss

Question 43

Bai Zi Ren platycodon seeds

Answer 43

Nourish heart, calm spirit HT, LI, KI Sweet, neutral Nourishes ht, calms spirit: irritability, insomnia, forgetfulness, palpitations with anxiety due to HT yin xu and insufficient blood, night terrors in children, Moistens intestines and unblocks bowels: constipation in the elderly, debilitated or postpartum women due to blood or yin xu Also used for night sweats due to yin xu

Question 44

Suan Zao Ren Ziziphus (sour Jujube) seed

Answer 44

Nourish heart, calm spirit HT, GB, LR, SP Sweet, sour, neutral Nourishes heart yin, augments liver blood, quiets spirit: irritability, insomnia, palpitations with anxiety from blood xu or yin xu Prevents abnormal sweating

Question 45

Long Gu Fossilized dragon bone

Answer 45

Anchor settle calm spirit LV, KI, HT Sweet, astringent, neutral (cook first when in Decoction s) Prevents leakage of fluids Settled anxiety and calms spirit Calms liver, anchors and preserves floating yang: irritability, restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision, bad temper due to liver yin xu with deficiency yang transgressing up Prevents leakage of fluids: spermatorrhea, night sweats, spontaneous sweating, nocturnal emissions, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding Secures the normal qi Topically for chronic non healing sores

Question 46

Mu Li Oyster Shell

Answer 46

Anchor Settle Calm Spirit KI, LV Salty, astringent, cool Heavily settles and calms spirit Benefits yin and anchors floating yang: irritability, insomnia, dizziness, HA, tinnitus, burred vision, temper, red/flushed face Prevents leakage of fluids: continuous sweat with steaming bone, aftermath of warm febrile disease. Astringent for spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding Softens hardness and dissipates nodules: various lumps, esp in neck Absorbs acidity and alleviates pain: excessive ST pain with sour taste in mouth

Question 47

Mai Men Dong Ophiopogon tuber (mondo grass)

Answer 47

Tonify Yin HT, ST, LU Sweet, sl bitter, sl cold Moistens lungs and nourishes yin: hacking, dry cough, cough with thick sputum hard to expectorate, coughing up blood, can cool lungs Augments ST yin and generates fluids: dry tongue and mouth Clears Heart and eliminates irritability: irritability from yin xu, or warm heat pathogen disease at NUTRITIVE level, fever and irritability worse at night Moistens intestines: constipations, dry mouth and irritability as in aftermath of fever or any yin xu pattern

Question 48

Jie Geng Platycodon balloon flower root

Answer 48

Warm and transform phlegm cold LU Bitter, acrid, neutral Opens up and disseminates lung qi and dispels phlegm, benefits throat: cough, wheeze with profuse sputum, throat pain, loss of voice. Pushes out pus: Opens up and raises lung qi while also directing the actions of other herbs to upper parts of the body: clears and drains upper burner or focuses formulas on upper parts of body

Question 49

Du Zhong Eucommia

Answer 49

Tonify Yang Sweet, slightly acrid, warm LV, KI Tonifies LR and KI Strengthens sinews and bones: weak sore painful lower back and knees, fatigue, frequent urination Aids smooth flow of qi and blood: promotes circulation, Calms fetus: bleeding during pregnancy, prevents miscarriage, pregnant women with back pain Hypertension from liver yang rising

Question 50

Wu Zhu Yu Evodia (pepper)

Answer 50

Warm Interior and Expel Cold LV, ST, SP Acrid, bitter, sl toxic, hot Warms middle and lower burners, disperses cold, promotes movement of qi, alleviates pain: liver and stomach channel disorders due to congealing cold or phlegm, HA, epigastrium pain with nausea, drooling, reduced taste, pale tongue, wiry pulse, cold bulging disorders in liver channel Redirects rebellious qi down and stops vomiting Warms spleen and stops diarrhea, expels damp cold Leads fire downward: mouth and tongue sores, herb ground in powder and mixed with vinegar and placed on center

Question 51

Xi Shao Red Peony Root

Answer 51

Invigorates blood Liver, SP Sour, bitter, sl cold Invigorates blood and dispels blood stasis: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdominal pain, fixed abdominal masses, pain and swelling from trauma, early stages or abscesses and boils Clears heat and cools blood: fever, purple tongue, bleeding from chaotic hot blood, Related to bai shao, which is also cool, tonifies BL and goes to Liver

Question 52

Yin Yang Hun Epimedia Goat Wort

Answer 52

Tonify Yang Acrid, sweet, warm LIVER, KI Tonifies kidney yang and fire at the gate of vitality: impotence, infertility, frequent urination, forgetfulness, withdrawal, painful and cold lower back and knees Dispels wind cold damp and warms and unblocks the flow of yang qi: cramps and spasms in hands and feet, joint pain, numbness in extremities, contracture/numbness/hemiplagia following wind-stroke Can injure yin To increase libido

Question 53

Sang Piao Xian Mantis Egg Case

Answer 53

KD, LR Sweet salty neutral Unscatter and stabilize shen Tonifies KD yang Constrains Kidney essence

Question 54

Shan Zhu Yu Corni Fructus (cornelian cherry)

Answer 54

Stabilize and Bind Liver, Kidney Sour, sl warm Stabilizes kidneys and secures essence: fluid leakage due to weak essence, excessive urination, incontinence, spermatorrhea, excessive sweating Stops excessive sweating and supports the collapsed: excess sweating, esp with devastate yang and collapsed qi as in shock. Don’t use if trying to release exterior. Tonifies and augments liver and kidneys and assist yang: liver and kidney xu with lightheadedness, dizziness, sore and weak low back and knees, impotence Stabilizes menses and stops bleeding: xu patterns of excess, uterine bleeding, prolonged menses, weak effect on bleeding

Question 55

Wu Mei Mume Fructus (sour plum)

Answer 55

Stabilize and bind LI, SP, LU, LV Sour astringent warm Inhibits leakage of lung qi and stops coughing Binds up intestine and stops diarrhea Generates fluids and alleviates thirst Expels roundworms and alleviates pain Stops bleeding Use as a plaster: corns and warts

Question 56

Wu Wei Zi Schisandra berry

Answer 56

Stabilize and bind KI, HT, LU Sour, sweet warm Contains leakage of lung qi and stops coughing Tonifies kidneys, binds essence, stops diarrhea Inhibits sweating, generates fluids Don’t give if releasing the exterior Quiets spirit while calming and containing the heart qi: palpitations, irritability, dream disturbed sleep, insomnia due to injury to blood and yin of heart and kidneys

Question 57

Shen Qu massa fermentation

Answer 57

Relieve Food Stagnation SP and ST Sweet, acrid, warm Reduces food stagnation, harmonizes stomach: cold stomach with food stabnation or accumulation with epigastric and abdominal fullness Also added to pills containing minerals to aid their absorption and digestion

Question 58

Xing Ren Apricot Seed (da ren is peach kernel)

Answer 58

Relieve Cough and Wheeze LI, LU Bitter, sl toxic, sl warm Stops coughing and calms wheezing Moistens intestines and unblocks bowels Oily seed: moistens intestines so not for diarrhea Has cyanamide so LOW dose and short term

Question 59

Da Huang Rhubarb

Answer 59

Downward draining, purgatives Clearing heat and moving stool HT, LV, ST, LI Bitter and cold Drains heat and purges accumulation Drains fire Clears heat and transforms damp, promotes urination Drains heat from blood Invigorates blood and dispels stasis Reduces fire toxicity (internally or topically)

Question 60

Tian Ma Gastrodia

Answer 60

Extinguish Wind Stop Tremors Subdue Yang Liver Sweet neutral Calms liver, extinguishes wind and controls spasms and tremors Treating internal stirring of liver wind from heat or cold Extinguishes wind and alleviates pain: HA, dizziness, migraines, wind stroke, numb extremities Disperse painful obstruction: Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction to relieve wind (wind-stroke)

Question 61

Gou Teng Uncaria

Answer 61

Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors Subdue Yang PC, Liver Sweet, sl cold Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms: internal stirring of liver wind: tremors/seizures/eclampsia Drains liver heat and pacified liver yang: HA, irritability, red eyes, dizziness, hypertension Releases exterior: fever, HA, red eyes

Question 62

Chuan Xiong Ligusticum (lovage Root)

Answer 62

Invigorate Blood Acrid warm LV, GB, PC Invigorates blood and promotes movement of qi: blood stasis patterns, important Gino herb Expels wind and alleviates pain: leading herb for any exterior wind disorder: HA, dizziness, painful obstruction, skin problems from wind Stops pain, esp for HA: wind, heat, cold, blood xu causes

Question 63

Hong Hua Safflower

Answer 63

Invigorate Blood Liver HT Acrid, warm Invigorates blood, dispels stasis and esp good at unblocking menstruation: amenorrhea, abdominal pain, pp dizziness, retained lock-in, abd masses, trauma, sores, painful obstruction of chest, MEASLES

Question 64

Fu Shen Poria

Answer 64

Nourish HT, Calm Spirit Used more for shen calming Innermost part of fungus (fu ling poria is outer layer of fungal node) Sweet bland neutral HT, SP, KI, LU Tonifies spleen Eliminates damp Calms heat spirit Be careful with yin xu

Question 65

Ban Xia Pinellia (roots)

Answer 65

Warm and Transform Cold Phlegm Acrid warm Remove phlegm so can be drying Not for hot phlegm CI: yin xu