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MM3-Tonify qi herbs
Wk 1 herbs that tonify qi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the major orgs involved in qi def? | SP and LU |
| What is vital substances? | qi, blood, body fluids, essence |
| What do tonifying herbs do? | reduce the weakness/deficiency, correct it. |
| What is included in herb properties/ | Taste, properties, channels entered. |
| What are the properties of ma huang? | ACRID, BITTER, WARM, LU, UB (RELEASES EXT COLD) (CALMS WHEEZING) (PROMOTES URINATION, REDUCES EDEMA) |
| WHAT DOES ACRID DO? | DISPERSES |
| WHAT DOES BITTER DO ? | DRAINS DOWNWARD |
| YANG DEF=? | EMPTY COLD |
| YIN DEF=? | YIN/BLOOD |
| BLOOD TONICS ENTER | HT AND LV |
| YIN TONICS | ENTER KD AND LU HT ST LV |
| YANG DEF TONICS ENTER | KD |
| TRX PRINCIPLE | THE TONICS ARE OFTEN COMBINED TO TONIFY QI, GENERATE BLOOD, TONIFY QI TO GENERATE YIN/FLUIDS. |
| QI SP DEF CAN PROGRESS INTO | SP YANG DEF |
| WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SP QI DEF? | FATIGUE, AB DISTENTION, LACK OF APPITIE, LOOSE STOOL/DIARRHEA-->COLD SIGNS, LIMBS |
| WHAT ARE EXCESS CONDITIONS? | XSIVCE PATHOGENS, MIGHT CAUSE XSIVE CONDITION. EXTERIOR PATHOGENS: PHLEGM. FOOD STAG, BLOOD STASIS, QI STAG |
| TONIFYING HERBS MIGHT APPLY TO A ____ CONDITION | MIXED, IE XS BRANCH , DEF ROOT (IE COMMON COLD) |
| TOO WEAK TO TAKE TONIFICATIONS ESP SP, ST? | ADD HERBS WHICH STRENGTHEN SP, ST. |
| PROPERTIES OF HERBS THAT TONIFY THE BLOOD? | 1, sweet, cold |
| WHAT'S THE CHANNEL ENTERING FOR TONIFYING BLOOD? | HT AND LV |
| WHAT ARE CHAR'S OF BLOOD DEF? | GENERAL SYMPTOMS: PULSE=THREADY, TONGUE=PALE, FATIGUE, dry HAIR, SKIN, STOOL-CONSTIPATION (COMMON FOR POSTPARTUM WOMEN) HAIR LOSS. SPECIAL SX: INSOMNIA, PALPITATIONS |
| what are the major fxns of blood? | nourish and moisten |
| WHAT ARE THE 4 TISSUES WHICH RELY ON THE BLOOD FROM THE LV? | EYE, SINEW, NAIL, UTERUS |
| WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HT? | GOVERNS BLOOD. HOUSES MIND |
| what is the diff between blood and yin def? | with or without heat signs |
| what's the diference of sp qi def and sp yang def/ | with or without cold signs |
| what are the special sx of blood def? | low grade fever, five centers heat, night sweating. |
| combinations= | yin tonics and qi tonics |
| What are the properties of shu di huang? | honey friend, sweet, warming to the blood tonifies LV and KD (HT) tonifies KD yin def. (weakness/soreness at lower back and knees. sexual dysfunction --nocturnal emissions=night sweating) might cause gushing and leaking syndrome |
| what are the properties of sheng di huang? | raw, fresh--sweet cold cools the blood |
| What do you use for KD yin def? | lui Wei Di Huang Wan |
| What's the function of the kidney? | kd qi (binds the kd essence and grasps the qi--helps breathing) , stores essence (controls development), yin/yang |
| What are the 2 fnx of Shu di huang? | 1. tonify blood and kd yin 2. tonify kd essence |
| what are the sx that sig kd essence def? | children: retardation of mental and physical dev. adults: infertility, osteoporosis, tinnitus |
| Which herb increases # of RBC's | E jiao |
| What are the properties of dang gui? | s sweet, warm, acrid, goes through LV, HT, SP. 3 PARTS HEAD/tail: circulating of blood. Body: tonifies blood a. blood def: gi wu tang b. tonifies and invigorates blood. 2. blood stasis=bi, chest bi, traumatic injuries 2. regulate menses; alleviate pain |
| What are the properties of Bai Shao? | sour, sl. Bitter, cold, LV, SP 1. tonify blood, preserve the yin a. Blood def: siuutang b. Abnormal sweat—spontaneous sweating=qi def, night sweat=yin def. oversweating=injures heart. |
| What else does Bai Shao do? | 2. Comforts LV alleviates pain a. softens pain: Lv qi stagnation. Muscular spasm-lack of nourishment of sinews. b. Abdominal pain and diarrhea due to LV overacting on SP |
| What are the LV stages? | 1. LV qi stag 2. LV fire blazing up 3. LV yin def 4. Lv Wind 5. Wind stroke |
| swhat are the symptoms of the 5 stages? | 1. distending pain in abdomen & depression, 2. burning pain and irritability 3. Headache, dizziness. Bp up 4. Tremor spasm, epilepsy 5. Misting orifices, misting channels, only hemiplagia |
| What does E Jiao do? | 1.Tonify blood and stop bleeding. 2. Nourish Yin. Moisten the LU |
| What are the properties of E JiaO? | Sweet, neutral, LV, KD, |
| How does e Jiao nourish the yin? | Moistens LU Yin def |
| How does E Jiao nourish the yin def of the HT? | insomnia, palpitations, irritability, restlessness: mentally and physically. |
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