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WK 3 : Vegetables Flashcards

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Channels & Functions

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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KD : tonify the KD, warm the Yang (earth-MJ & KD)
ST : harmonize MJ, descend rebellious Qi, promote appetite
LV : dispel blood stasis (by warming up channels?)

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Indications

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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KD : infertility
ST : weak digestion, loss of appetite, measles, chicken pox, motion sickness,
LV : blockage like Bi syndrome, postpartum, Reynaud’s syndrome

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C. indications

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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habitual miscarriage,
blood heat, skin issues,
when someone gets red eyes after eating chinese chives

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Taste / Temperature

Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua

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bland. slightly sweet.

cold.

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Channels & Functions

Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua

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ST/SP: clear up ST heat
LU : clear up LU heat
UB : promote urination

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Indications

Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua

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ST/SP : diabetes, weight control
LU : phlegm-heat dry cough
UB : UTI

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C. Indications

Wax Gourd [WIntermelon]
Dong Gua

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SP/ST Yang Qi xu

damp-cold-phlegm

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Taste / Temp

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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sweet. slightly pungent.

very warm.

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taste & temperature:

Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai

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sl sweet, bland and cool

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Fx and Channels:

Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai

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LU: clears LU heat
UB: clears UTI and promo urino
ST: cools ST heat

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Indications:

Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai

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LU: dry cough, phlegm heat cough
ST: big appetite caused by ST heat or ST Yin def
KD: chronic UTI

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Contraindications:

Chinese Cabbage- Da Bai Cai

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SP Yang qi def or ST yang QI def - LU cold and cough w phlemg - don’t eat too much

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Taste & Temperature:

Celery - Qin Cai

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pungent, sl sweet and cold

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Channels and Functions:

Chinese Celery - Qin Cai

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LV - calm the LV yang - heat.
ST - clear the heat - esp ST; harmonize the ST, regulate ST Fx, help digestion, sends down counterflow qi.
UB - ?

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Indications:

Chinese Celery - Qin Cai

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HTN, vomiting, nausea, morning sickness, sea sickness, UTI, constipation (so fibrous)

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Contraindications:

Chinese Celery - Qin Cai

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poor digestions - SP/ST yang def - don’t eat too much, even cooked will be difficult to digest

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How does Chinese Celery differ from American Celery?

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american celery is milder in function than asian celery

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Taste & Temperature:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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pungent, sweet and cool

will numb your tongue if eaten raw

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Channels:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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LV ST LI

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Fx & Indications:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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good for moisten dryness and promo BM
very good at promoting body fluids
tonic for blood - especially organic - for LV blood
promotes vision - LV and eyes - eyse are brighter
used for chronic fatigue, chronic constipation from dryness and insufficiency of blood in LI, chronic dizziness and floaters from LV blood def,

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Contraindications:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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spinach and tofu soup is very bad and cause KD stones - content of Oxalic acid along with the shi gao in the tofu can cause stones to form. Chronic Diarrhea should not eat too much spinach, will cause more diarrhea.

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What is the difference between Chinese spinach and American spinach?

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spinach grows low to the ground, it is heartier and not as watery, is darker green, spine is pink

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Channels & Functions

Garlic
Da Suan

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SP/ST : warm up the MJ; harmonize the MJ
LU : detox- immunity
*anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory

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Taste & Temperature

Garlic
Da Suan

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sweet. pungent.

very warm.

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Indications Garlic Da Suan
ST cold, chronic damp cold diarrhea ; TB (anti viral ; good for TB that;s anti drug) ; parasites ; high cholesterol, (age related) hypertension (due to KD yang def, SP Qi def)
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C. Indications Garlic Da Suan
strong yin deficiency ; heat - red eyes, pink eyes ; dry cough with dry sputum (LU dryness)
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Channels & Functions Chinese Yam San Yao
LU : moisten LU SP : harmonize the SP KD : tonify KD *nourish all organs, esp KD essence
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Taste & Temperature Chinese Yam San Yao
sweet. | neutral.
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Indications Chinese Yam San Yao
[SP] low immunity ; poor digestion ; phlegm accumulation [KD] good for elderly - frequent urination at night ; slow development in children ; profuse leukorrhea good for diabetics
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C. Indications Chinese Yam San Yao
none
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Taste & Temperature Turnip / Radish Luo Po
sweet. slightly pungent. | cool.
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Channels Turnip / Radish Luo Po
LU | ST
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Functions Turnip / Radish Luo Po
``` [Raw] clear heat in the blood ; relieve thirst ; detox ; guide down counterflow qi ; LU heat with dry cough ; nosebleed ``` [Cooked] GERD ; food stagnation ; weight control (cook in bone broth)
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C. Indications Turnip / Radish Luo Po
SP Yang & Qi def ; KD Yang def [eat only cooked] chronic diarrhea ; phlegm cold cough
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Taste & Temperature Lotus Root Ou
sweet. COLD.
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Channels Lotus Root Ou
HT SP ST
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Functions Lotus Root Ou
[Cooked] Nourish SP, harmonize the MJ ; Regenerate muscle and tissues [Raw] Clear HT Heat & Blood heat ; Release toxicity
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Indictions Lotus Root Ou
[Cooked] chronic diarrhea, phlegm accumulation (from weak SP) ; with rice, it enhances other ingredients' fx. ; postpartum, post surgical recovery with regenerating muscles and tissues ; anti aging ; constipation (raw and cooked) [Raw] skin rashes from heat, nosebleed, hemorrhoids ; summer heat
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C. Indications Lotus Root Ou
[cooked] NONE [raw] KD Yang def., Yang def.
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Taste & Temperature Bamboo Shoot Sun
sweet. cold.
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Channels Bamboo Shoot Sun
LI LU ST
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Functions Bamboo Shoot Sun
Clear up toxicity, heat Resolve Phlegm Promote ST/ Intestine fx. Promote healing of measles, chicken pox...
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Indictions Bamboo Shoot Sun
low metabolism ; chronic constipation ; damp-phlegmy body ; eruption of measles, chicken pox
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C. Indications Bamboo Shoot Sun
skin problems (ie. psoriasis) , phlegm cold, chronic diarrhea
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Taste & Temperature Mushroom Mo Gu
sweet. slightly cold.
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Channels Mushroom Mo Gu
LI SP ST LU
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Functions Mushroom Mo Gu
``` promote organ fx (immunity) ; regulate Qi ; resolve the phlegm (via SP/ST fx) ; calm the mind ; clear toxicity ; promote healing of measles, chicken pox ; chronic diarrhea (SP, KD def) ```
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Indications Mushroom Mo Gu
helpful with immunity boosting ; blood circulation ; detoxification ; chronic diarrhea, chicken pox, measles, hepatitis, post chemo patient, hives (due to damp accumulation)
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C. Indications Mushroom Mo Gu
skin problems due to heat in the blood

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