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Materia Medica Final
Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do herbs that warm the interior and expel cold treat? | INTERNAL cold, both excess and deficiency |
| What is the property of herbs that warm the interior and expel cold? | hot or warm |
| What is the general taste of herbs that warm the interior and expel cold? | acrid |
| What is the common contraindication of herbs that warm the interior and expel cold? | pregnancy |
| What category of herbs does Fu Zi fall under? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of Fu Zi? | Very acrid, toxic Hot |
| What channels does Fu Zi enter? | Heart, Kidney, Spleen |
| What is the first of the main functions of Fu Zi? | Restore yang; restore devastated yang to reverse peripheral frigidity for devastated yang and/or collapsed qi; tonify fire and for yang deficiency including kidney, spleen, or both with edema. |
| What is the second function of Fu Zi? | Arthritis; disperse cold, warm channels, and alleviate pain for wind-cold-damp painful obstruction; RA, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome |
| What is the dosage and decocting instructions for Fu Zi? | 3-15g; pre-decoct 30-60 mins prior to reduce toxicity |
| What are the contraindications of Fu Zi? | ~pregnancy ~incompatible with Ban Xia, gua lou, tian hua fen, bei mu, bai ji, and bai lian |
| What are the two different types of Wu tuo? | 1. Chuan wu (root of wu tuo, very toxic) 2. Cao wu (root of wild wu tou, even more toxic) |
| What is the taste and property of Wu Tou? | Acrid, bitter, very toxic Warm |
| What channels does Wu tou enter? | Heart, Kidney, Spleen |
| What is the function of Wu tou? | Same as Fu Zi but with stronger effects to dispel wind-dampness, disperse cold and alleviate pain for wind-damp-cold painful obstruction |
| What is the dosage and cooking instructions for Wu tou? | 3-10g; decoct first 30-60 mins prior to reduce toxicity |
| What are the contraindications of wu tuo? | ~ pregnancy ~ incompatible with ban xia, gua lou, tian hua fen, bei mu, bai ji, and bai lian |
| In what category of herbs is Wu tou? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| In what category of herbs is Ding xiang (clove flower bud)? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of Ding xiang? | Acrid Warm |
| What channels does Ding xiang enter? | spleen, stomach, kidney |
| What are the functions of Ding xiang? | Warms the middle and directs rebellious qi downwards for deficient or excess cold with hiccup and vomiting Warms kidney and assists yang for KD yang deficiency with impotence |
| What is the dosage for Ding Xiang? | 3-6g |
| What are the contraindications for Ding Xiang? | antagonizes yu jin |
| What are the two types of Ding Xiang and how do they differ in treatment? | Gong ding xiang= rapid onset, stronger Mu dix xiang= slower onset, longer lasting |
| In what category of herbs is Rou Gui (cinnamon bark)? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of Rou Gui? | Acrid, sweet Hot |
| What channels does Rou Gui enter? | KD, SP, HT, LV |
| What is the first main (imperial) functions of Rou Gui? | 1. Tonify fire, assist yang and guide fire back to its source. ~kidney (and spleen) yang def. or failure of fire in Gate of Vitality w/ or w/o yang floating upward ~weaker than fu zi to tonify and disperse cold, but gentler and longer lasting |
| What are 3 other functions of Rou Gui? | 1. Disperse cold and alleviate pain: Congealed cold causing qi stagnation w/ pain or blood stasis w/ pain or dysmenorrhea, Warms womb for infertility 2. Warms for yin-type boils or non-healing sores 3. Combined with Qi and Blood tonics |
| What is the dosage and cooking instructions for Rou Gui? | 3-6g; 1-2g if powdered and add to strained decoction Do not decoct for long periods of time |
| What are the contraindication(s) of Rou Gui? | Preganancy |
| In what category of herbs does Gan Jiang (dried ginger) fall into? | Herbs that warm the interior and Expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of Gan Jiang? | Acrid Hot |
| What channels does Gan Jiang enter? | SP, ST, HT, LU |
| What are the functions of Gan Jiang? | 1. Warms middle, expels cold for spleen qi deficiency or excess cold in stomach 2. Warms lungs, transforms congested fluids for wheezing & coughing up copius watery sputum (chronic bronchitis) 3. Restore devastated yang (w/ Fu Zi) |
| What is the dosage for Gan Jiang? | 3-10g |
| What is the contraindication for Gan Jiang? | Pregnancy |
| In what category of herbs does Gao Liang Jiang fall? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of Gao Liang Jiang? | Acrid Hot |
| What channels does Gao Liang Jiang enter? | SP, ST (Middle Jiao) |
| What are the functions of Gao Liang Jiang? | Warms middle, disperses cold and alleviates pain: - cold congealing and qi stagnation w/ epigastric & abdominal pain -epigastric and abdominal pain w/ diarrhea -stomach cold w/ nausea and vomiting |
| What category of herbs does Wu zhu yu fall under? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of wu zhu yu? | Acrid, bitter Hot, sl. toxic |
| What channels does wu zhu yu enter? | SP, ST, LV |
| What is the main functions of wu zhu yu? | Disperses cold and alleviates pain: -LV: vertex headache, dry heaves, vomiting clear fluid, hernia pain -Def. cold of chong and ren; irr. menstration w/ cold pain in lower abdomen -Yang def. of SP & KD w/ early morning diarrhea |
| What is a secondary function of wu zhu yu? | Soothe LV and redirect rebellious Qi downward for LV fire invading ST |
| What is the dosage/ other ways to use Wu zhu yu? | 1.5-6g Can be applied topically to soles of the feet to lead fire downward and treat sores of mouth and tongue |
| What category of herbs does Hua Jiao (szechuan pepper) fall into? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of Hua Jiao? | Acrid Hot, sl. toxic |
| What channels does Hua jiao enter? | SP, ST, KD |
| What are the functions of hua jiao? | -Warms middle and disperses cold for deficiency cold and excess cold in the spleen and stomach causing cold-damp diarrhea - Abdominal pain due to roundworms (eradicates parasites) |
| What category of herbs does xiao hui xiang (fennel) fall into? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of xiao hui xiang? | Acrid Warm |
| What channels does xiao hui xiang enter? | MJ, KD, LV |
| What are the functions of xiao hui xiang? | -Disperses cold and alleviates pain for liver qi stagnation with distending testicular pain / hernia (wrap fried herbs in cloth and use as warm compression) - Facilitates movement of qi & harmonize stomach for stomach cold with vomiting & abdominal pain |
| What category of herbs does Bi ba (long pepper fruit) fall into? | Herbs that warm the exterior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of bi ba? | Acrid Hot |
| What channels does bi ba enter? | ST, LI |
| What are the functions of bi ba? | - Disperses cold, warms MJ, relieves pain for cold in MJ and LI with abdominal/epigastric pain, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery. - Can be applied topically for toothache |
| What is the dosage of Bi ba? | 1.5-4.5g |
| What category of herbs does hu jiao (black pepper) fall into? | Herbs that warm the interior and expel cold |
| What is the taste and property of hu jiao? | Acrid Hot |
| What channels does hu jiao enter? | ST, LI |
| What are the functions of hu jiao? | - Warms MJ, disperses cold for cold in yangming channels with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain. - Alleviates pain associated with malignancies (large dose, up to 30g, must cook 2 hours) |
| What is the dosage for hu jiao? | 1.5-4.5g |
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