Western Herbal Theory

Question 1

What does Western herbal theory draw from? (x4)

Answer 1

1.) Herbal nomenclature
2.) Herbal constituents
3.) Herbal actions
4.) Herbal energetics

Question 2

What is a herbal constituent?

Answer 2

Active ingredients or chemicals of the plant

Question 3

How many constituents can 1 plant have?

Answer 3

Hundreds

Question 4

Does herbal medicine use the whole plant or does it isolate chemicals?

Answer 4

Whole plant

Question 5

What are the 2 types of herbal consituents?

Answer 5

Primary and Secondary

Question 6

Give some examples of constituents.

Answer 6

Flavonoids, mucilage, tannins, volatile oils

Question 7

What is a herbal action?

Answer 7

The effect the herb and its constituents have on the body.

Question 8

Give some examples of herbal actions.

Answer 8

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, nervine relaxant, bitter, carminative

Question 9

What is a herbal energetic?

Answer 9

Describes the way herbs and the body interact.

Question 10

What can help fine tune herbal selection for formulation?

Answer 10

Herbal energetics

Question 11

What are the 4 qualities in Western herbal energetics?

Answer 11

Hot, Cold, Damp, Dry

Question 12

What are the 6 tissue states in the body?

Answer 12

Excitation, depression, stagnation, atrophy, laxity (relaxation), constriction

Question 13

What is organoleptic?

Answer 13

Acting on or using the sense organs.

Question 14

Which tissue state is overproduction and inflammation?

Answer 14

Heat-excitation

Question 15

Which tissue state has “hyper” conditions?

Answer 15

Heat-excitation

Question 16

Which tissue state has excessive bleeding?

Answer 16

Heat-excitation

Question 17

Which tissue state has insufficient tissue function?

Answer 17

Cold- depression

Question 18

Which tissue state has easy bruising?

Answer 18

Cold- depression

Question 19

Which tissue state has cloudy thinking?

Answer 19

Cold- depression

Question 20

Which tissue state has a purple/blue tongue with no coat or thick coat?

Answer 20

Cold-depression

Question 21

Which tissue state is described as leaky or runny?

Answer 21

Damp- Laxity

Question 22

Which tissue state has clear mucus?

Answer 22

Damp- Laxity

Question 23

Which tissue state has prolapsed organs?

Answer 23

Damp- Laxity

Question 24

Which tissue state has pale, cool, moist skin?

Answer 24

Damp-Laxity

Question 25

Which tissue state has a red tongue with yellow coat?

Answer 25

Heat- Excitation

Question 26

Which tissue state has a moist tongue with foam or streamers on sides?

Answer 26

Damp- Laxity

Question 27

Which tissue state has a deep and slow pulse?

Answer 27

Cold- depression

Question 28

Which tissue state has a rapid/ bounding pulse?

Answer 28

Heat- excitation

Question 29

Which tissue state has a full and non-resistant (floppy) pulse?

Answer 29

Damp-Laxity

Question 30

Which tissue state has tissues holding excess fluids? And what does this cause?

Answer 30

Damp-stagnation Improper assimilation of nutrients

Question 31

Which tissue state has swollen, weak and inactive tissues?

Answer 31

Damp-stagnation

Question 32

Which tissue state has thick, sticky, yellow mucus?

Answer 32

Damp- stagnation

Question 33

Which tissue state has poor waste excretion, constipation, infrequent sweating or urination?

Answer 33

Damp- stagnation

Question 34

Which tissue state has poor liver and metabolic function?

Answer 34

Damp- stagnation

Question 35

Which tissue state has a thick, floppy tongue?

Answer 35

Damp- stagnation

Question 36

Which tissue state has a dull and slow pulse?

Answer 36

Damp-stagnation

Question 37

Which tissue state has dry tissues, withered and lack of fluid?

Answer 37

Dry-atrophy

Question 38

Which tissue state has dry rough skin?

Answer 38

Dry- atrophy

Question 39

Which tissue state craves fluids?

Answer 39

Dry- atrophy

Question 40

Which tissue state has nervous exhaustion, poor memory and focus?

Answer 40

Dry-atrophy

Question 41

Which tissue state has dry, narrow tongue?

Answer 41

Dry-atrophy

Question 42

Which tissue state has tension or spasm in tissues?

Answer 42

Tense-constriction

Question 43

Which tissue state has anxiety and feeling high strung, unable to relax?

Answer 43

Tense- constriction

Question 44

Which tissue state has a wiry/tense pulse?

Answer 44

Tense- constriction

Question 45

Which tissue state has a quivering tongue?

Answer 45

Tense-constriction

Question 46

What is the therapeutic order?

Answer 46

A set of guidelines to help NDs completely resolve the patients symptoms and address the underlying causes while using the least force necessary

Question 47

What is carminative?

Answer 47

Prevent formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract

Question 48

What do bitters do?

Answer 48

General stimulation of the flow of digestive juices