Single Herbs in Formulas that Tonify Blood Flashcards

1
Q

Bai Shao Category:

A

Tonify Blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Bai Shao in English:

A

White Peony Root

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Bai Shao actions:

A
  1. Tonify Blood, Preserve Yin (night sweats, spontaneous sweats, anemia, diabetes)
  2. Calm LV, Reduce Pain (LQS with hypochonria pain, menstrual cramps, neck and shoulder pain, works well with licorice)
  3. Calm LV Yang and LV wind (H/A, red eyes, HTN, LV wind, twitches, tremors)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Bai Shao Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Bitter, Sour
Temp: Cool
Channel: LV, SP

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Bai Shao cautions:

A
  1. Yang def. with Cold
  2. Meds: anti-diabetic or sedative
  3. External wind rash
  4. Li Lu
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Chi Shao Category:

A

Herbs that Clear heat, cool blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Chi Shao in English:

A

Red Peony Root

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Chi Shao actions:

A
  1. Clear heat, cools blood (bleeding)
  2. Moves blood (tumors, fibroids, blood stasis)
  3. Clears LV heat and eyes (LV hotness that affects eyes, red eyes, and irritability)
  4. Clears heat, promotes urine (UTI)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Chi Shao Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Sour, Bitter
Temp: Sl. cold
Channel: SP, LV

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Chi Shao cautions:

A
  1. deficient blood
  2. Li Lu
  3. Anti-coagulants
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Chuan Xiong Category:

A

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Chuan Xiong in English:

A

Szechuan lovage root

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Chuan Xiong actions:

A
  1. Moves blood and qi (70% moves blood, 30% moves qi, coldness and pain, dysmenorrhea before period)
  2. Dispels wind, reduces pain (H/A, B/A, trauma, numbness, arthritis - like Chinese aspirin)
  3. Guides to head (dizziness, h/a)
  4. MR: circulates HT blood (chest pain, angina, HT disease)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Chuan Xiong Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Spicy
Temp: Warm
Channel: LV, GB, PC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Chuan Xiong cautions:

A
  1. yin def with heat
  2. during menses
  3. blood def
  4. pregnancy
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Tao Ren Category:

A

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Tao Ren in English:

A

Peach Kernel

18
Q

Tao Ren actions:

A
  1. Breaks up blood stasis (masses, cysts, lumps, fibroid tumors, external use for trauma)
  2. Moistens dryness, lubricates intestines (constipation)
  3. Drains accesses (LU abscess, LI abscess)
19
Q

Tao Ren Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Bitter, Sweet, Sl. Toxic
Temp: Neutral
Channel: HT, LI, LV, LU

20
Q

Tao Ren cautions:

A
  1. pregnancy

2. slightly toxic

21
Q

Hong Hua Category:

A

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

22
Q

Hong Hua in English:

A

Safflower

23
Q

Hong Hua actions:

A
  1. Moves blood, unblocks menses (tumors, lumps, cysts, retained placenta)
  2. Moves blood, reduces pain (chest pain, angina, pain from trauma, bruising, varicose veins, testicular veins)
  3. MR: CAD
24
Q

Hong Hua Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Spicy
Temp: Warm
Channel: HT, LV

25
Q

Hong Hua cautions:

A
  1. Pregnancy
  2. Bleeding
  3. two weeks before surgery
26
Q

Ze Xie Category:

A

Herbs that drain dampness

27
Q

Ze Xie in English:

A

Water Plantain

28
Q

Ze Xie actions:

A
  1. Promotes urine, leaches out damp and pus (strong diuretic, urinary difficulties, anti-bacterial, expels pus, and inhibit bacteria)
  2. Settles deficient KD fire, drains damp-heat from LJ (prevents adrenal burnout, back pain, night sweats, hot flash, tinnitus, knee pain)
29
Q

Ze Xie Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Bland, Sweet
Temp: Cool
Channel: KD, UB

30
Q

Ze Xie cautions:

A
  1. MJ coldness

2. Diuretics

31
Q

Sheng Di Huang Category:

A

Herbs that clear heat and cool blood

32
Q

Sheng Di Huang in English:

A

Rehmannia

33
Q

Sheng Di Huang actions:

A
  1. Clears heat, cools blood (menopause, skin = petechia, hot flashes, night sweats)
  2. Nourishes yin, benefits fluids (dry tongue, dry skin, dry BM)
34
Q

Sheng Di Huang Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Sweet, Bitter
Temp: Cold
Channel: HT, LV, KD

35
Q

Sheng Di Huang cautions:

A
  1. Earth deficiency (sticky/cloying)
  2. Diarrhea
  3. Anti-diabetic drugs
36
Q

Shu Di Huang Category:

A

Herbs that tonify blood

37
Q

Shu DI Huang in English:

A

Rheumannia

38
Q

Shu Di Huang actions:

A
  1. Strongly tonify blood (dizzy, weak, palpitations, insomnia)
  2. Tonify LV and KD yin (eyes, nails, knees, night sweats, dry nails, ear ringing)
  3. Nourish KD jing/marrow (premature aging, grey hair, loss of teeth, impotence)
  4. Stop cough and wheeze (chronic kd def, coughing, wheezing, no phlegm)
39
Q

Shu Di Huang cautions:

A
  1. SP/ST def

2. Phlegm

40
Q

Shu Di Huang Taste/Temp/Channel:

A

Taste: Sweet
Temp: Sl. Warm
Channel: HT, LV, KD