Week 9- Herbs that nourish the heart and calm shen Flashcards
(31 cards)
What herb in this category is associated with phlegm?
Yuan Zhi - senega root
What are the special cooking instructions for Suan Zao Ren?
Crush before cooking
Hŭ Pò (Succinum) -amber goes to what channels?
- Urinary Bladder
- Heart
- Liver
Is Zhū Shā (Cinnabais) toxic?
YES… very
What herb sedates the heart and calms spirit, Clears heat, relieves toxicity, and used for mouth sores and snake bites
Zhū Shā (Cinnabais)
-cinnabar
-obselete substance
What herb Promotes urination- blood lin
Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
-amber
What herb moves blood stasis and is good for the menses and CAD as well as reducing swelling for non-healing ulcers
Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
-amber
What is the important taste of Suan Zao Ren
Sour (Suan=”sour”)
What is an interesting channel that Suan Zao Ren goes to?
Gallbladder (also goes to liver, heart, spleen)
The raw form of Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) is used for what?
Calming the shen and insomnia
The dry fried form of Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) is used for what?
Sweating- astringes the sweat and spirit
1 nourish heart blood and yin to calm Shen
Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae)
-sour date/jujube seed
Prevents abnormal sweating; spontaneous sweating or night sweats
Suān Zăo Rén (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae)
-sour date/jujube seed
Suan Zao Ren is used for what conidtions
- blood deficiency
- yin deficiency
- HT and KD not communicating
Moistens intestines, unblocks bowels (constipation due to dryness) and used for night sweats with yin deficinecy
Băi Zĭ Rén (Semen Platycladi)
- arbor vitae seed
- similar to a pine nut
Expels phlegm, clears orifices, good for the heart and reduces abscesses
Yuán Zhì (Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae)
-senega root
This herb calms the spirit and is good for blood deficiencym wind, numbness, and tingiling
Yè Jiāo Téng (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis) -fleeceflower vine
-same plant as He Shou Wou
Calms Shen: insomnia, anxiety from SP/HT Xu
Fú Shén (Sclerotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos)
Strengthens the spleena nd increases urinations
Fú Shén (Sclerotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos)
-because part of Fu Ling which strengthens the spleen
what 2 herbs are used for trauma and injury and might be found in a jow?
- Hé Huān Pí (Cortex Albizziae Julibrissinis) -“collective happiness bark”
- Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
- amber
Warms the womb (Chong and Ren Vessels) #1 for excessive menses or uterine bleeding due to cold
Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)
-flourite
Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)
-flourite goes to what 2 extraordinary vessels?
Chong and Ren
Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit (Tranquilizing Herbs) all enter the _____ chaneel
Heart
Which herb in the category nourish the heart and calm the Shen is more focused on wind?
Ye Jiao Teng
-vine of He Shou Wu
