Test 2 Question | Answer |
Huang Qin clears heat and dries dampness in all three of the burners. In which is it especially effective? | The Upper Warmer |
The Upper Warmer is associated with which channel? | LU |
The Middle Warmer is associated primarily with which channel? | ST |
The Lower Warmer is associated primarily with which channel? | LI |
Which symptoms does Huang Qin treat when it enters the GB channel? | Hyper LV-Yang, Damp-Heat, Jaundice |
Huang Qin is combined with which herb to treat chronic LU-Heat cough? | Zhi Mu |
What is one of the main indications for Huang Qin's use for gynocological symptoms? | Calms the fetus |
With which two herbs is Huang Qin combined to calm the fetus? | Bai Zhu and Dang Gui |
Name "San Huang", a.k.a. "The Three Yellows" | Huang Bai, Huang Qin, Da Huang, Huang Lian |
Why is Huang Lian named "The Yellow Links"? | It helps to link HT and KD |
Huang Lian stops bleeding (e.g., nosebleeds, blood in stool, urine, or vomit) due to what? | Reckless movement of hot blood |
Which condition does Huang Lian treat in the Upper Warmer? | HT-Fire |
Which condition does Huang Lian treat in the Middle Warmer? | ST-Fire |
Which condition does Huang Lian treat in the Lower Warmer? | Dysenteric Disorder |
Huang Lian, a cold medicinal, is combined with what hot medicinal to re-establish communication between HT and KD? | Rou Gui |
Which of the Three Yellows acts most strongly to drain damp in the Lower Burner? | Huang Bai |
What kind of fire does Huang Bai drain? | KD-Fire |
What kind of heat does Long Dan Cao treat? | Damp-Heat |
Which parts of which channel does Long Dan Cao treat? | It treats the entire length of the GB channel: Upper, Middle, and Lower |
List the specific areas of the GB channel that Long Dan Cao treats. | Eyes and ears, flanks and genitals, pain and spasms along the entire GB channel |
With what is Long Dan Cao combined to treat swollen red eyes? | Huang Qin |
With what is Long Dan Cao combined to treat jaundice? | Yin Chen Hao |
With what is Long Dan Cao combined to treat Damp-Heat vaginal discharge? | Huang Bai |
What does Ku Shen mean in English? | Bitter Root |
With what is Ku Shen combined to treat Damp-Heat itching? | Di Fu Zi |
With which 4 medicinals does Qin Pi treat dysentary? | Bai Tou Weng, Huang Bai, Ku Shen, Ma Chi Xian |
For which 3 conditions does Hu Huang Lian clear heat? | Childhood nutritional impairment, yin deficiency, Damp-Heat dysentary |
Which 3 conditions does Jin Yin Hua treat? | Fire toxins, Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner, Wind-Heat |
With what is Jin Yin Hua combined to treat fire toxins? | Lian Qiao |
Jin Yin Hua is combined with what herb to treat Damp-Heat bloody dysentary? | Bai Tou Weng |
For what 3 symptoms is Jin Yin Hua used to treat fire toxins? | Intestinal abcess, breast abcess, hot swellings in throat and eyes |
Which herb, used to clear Wind-Damp heat from the channels, is the stem from the same plant as Jin Yin Hua? | Ren Dong Teng |
What is the main action of Lian Qiao? | Dissipates nodules, especially in the neck |
List 8 herbs with which Lian Qiao can be combined with to dissipate nodules, especially in the neck area. | Bei Ban Lan Gen, Da Qing Ye, Xia Ku Cao, Xuan Shen, Bei Mu, Hai Zao, Mu Li, Kun Bu |
Da Qing Ye treats what condition anywhere in the body? | Fire toxins |
Da Qing Ye has a special tropism for what area of the body? | Throat |
Name the 4 medicinals that have a tropism for the throat. | Da Qing Ye, She Gan, Shan Dou Gen, Ma Bo |
In modern China, Bei Ban Lan Gen is used to treat what? | A wide range of viral infections |
Bei Ban Lan Gen is combined with which other herb to treat hepatitis and jaundice? | Yin Chen Hao |
With which 6 medicinals is Pu Gong Ying combined to treat breast disorders? | Lou Lu, Dong Kui Zi, Wang Bu Liu Xing, Mu Tong, Zi Hua Di Ding, Tong Cao |
With which 5 medicinals is Pu Gong Ying combined to treat eye disorders? | Ju Ming Zi, Xia Ku Cao, Qing Xiang Zi, Mi Meng Hua, Mu Zei |
Where does Zi Hua Di Ding especially treat fire toxins? | Wei level |
Ye Ju Hua and Ju Hua both treat what? | Wind-Heat |
How does Ye Ju Hua differ from Ju Hua? | Treats fire toxins and does not treat Yin Deficiency or LV/KD heat symptoms |
List the group of 5 herbs that treats fire toxins and moves blood. | Zi Bei Tian Kui, Bai Jiang Cao, Ban Zhi Lian, Tu Niu Xi, Hong Teng |
Name the three main symptoms that Bai Jiang Cao treats. | Intestinal abscess, internal heat-induced blood stasis in the chest or abdomen, fire toxins on the skin |
What is Yu Xing Cao often called? | "Fishing Smelling Herb" |
Which channels does Yu Xing Cao enter? | LU, LI |
Name 3 symptoms that Yu Xing Cao treats. | Painful urinary dysfunction, Damp-Heat diarrhea, lung abcess |
With which 4 medicinals is Yu Xing Cao combined to treat pneumonia? | Shi Gao, Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Lu Gen |
What is Hai Jin Sha called? | "Sea Gold Sand" |
Jin Sha Teng and the spores of Hai Jin Sha are used to treat what? | Kidney stones |
Chuan Xin Lian clears heat and relieves fire toxicity in which 3 channels? | LU, LI, BL |
Chuan Xin Lian clears heat and relieves fire toxicity in which 2 areas of the body? | Skin and throat |
How does Bai Hua She She Cao clear heat and resolve dampness? | Promotes urination |
With which 5 medicinals is Bai Tou Weng combined to treat dysenteric disorders? | Ya Dan Zi, Qin Pi, Ma Chi Xian, Huang Bai, Huang Lian |
What disorders is Ya Dan Zi important in treating? | Chronic cold stagnation dysenteric disorders that wax and wane with alternating hard and soft stools, especially with protozoan involvement |
In which parts of the body does Hong Teng clear heat, relieve toxicity, and stop pain? | LI and Skin |
What does Hong Teng do as a vine (teng)? | Invigorates blood in the channels to treat joint pain |
Bai Xian Pi clears heat and relieves toxicity, and dries dampness in skin sores characterized by what? | A lot of pus or leaking yellow fluid |
List 3 functions of Tu Fu Ling. What is the temperature associated with Tu Fu Ling? | 1)Relieves toxicity 2)Eliminates dampness and turbidity:painful urination, jaundice, Bi
3)Eliminates Damp-Heat skin lesions.
It is neutral |
Ban Zhi Lian clears heat and relieves toxicity. It also belongs to a group of medicinals that does what? | Moves blood |
In what area of the body does Ma Bo especially relieve fire toxins | Throat |
What is a main action of Ma Bo? | Stops bleeding in the oral cavity |
What 2 symptoms does Shan Dou gen best treat? | Swelling and pain in the throat |
In what 2 ways can She Gan best be used? | Swollen painful throat, phlegm obstruction in the throat and lungs |
In what 2 areas of the body does Tu Niu Xi clear heat and relieve fire toxins? | Throat and skin |
Tu Niu Xi moves blood especially in relation to what 2 conditions? | Dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea |
What are the 3 primary functions of He Ye? | Treats summerheat, raises SP-Yang to treat diarrhea, stops bleeding due to heat and stagnation |
What is He Ye's strength? | Relieves diarrhea |
What is Lu Dou's strength? | Relieves thirst |
What is Xi Gua's strength? | Relieves thirst and scanty urine |
What is Bai Bian Dou's strength? | Treats diarrhea and vomiting |
What are 4 functions of Qing Hao? | Clears summerheat, clears deficiency fevers, cools blood and stops bleeding, treats malarial disorders with alternating fever and chills |
Da Huang and Mang Xiao both do what? | Purge the LI |
How does Mang Xiao differ from Da Huang? | Clears heat and softens hardness |
How does Yu Li Ren differ from Ho Ma Ren? | Is stronger in action, promotes urination, is used for excessive disorders |
Which herb is the most moderate of the Harsh Expellants? | Qian Niu Zi |
For what disorders is Qian Niu Zi used? | Parasites and food stagnation |
What are the properites of most purgatives? | Bitter and cold |
What conditions are most purgatives used to treat? | Interior conditions: either interior heat or interior cold, depending on what they're combined with |
List the 5 main functions of Da Huang. | 1)Drains heat from yangming stage fever and purges accumulations 2)drain Damp-Heat via the stool and urine 3)drains heat in the blood 4)invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis 5)clears heat and fire toxins at the ying/blood and Wei/surface levels |
With which 2 herbs is Da Huang combined to treat jaundice? | Yin Chen Hao and Zhi Zi |
What will cooking Da Huang more than 10 minutes do? | Reduce its effect as a purgative |
Mang Xiao is generally dissolved in what? | A strained decoction |
Fan Xie Ye drains downward and guides out stagnation for what condition? | Heat accumulation in the intestines |
Lu Hui is often used for what? | Chronic constipation |
Lu Hui clears heat and cools what? | LV |
Huo Ma Ren does what? | Mildly tonifies yin |
For what condtions is Yu Li Ren contraindicated? | Cases of yin deficiency |
What 4 things does Qian Niu Zi drive out? | Phlegm, parasites, water, constipated stool |
What does Gan Sui do? | Drives out fluids from the chest and abdomen |
Name 3 cathartics that are not generally used in the long term. | Gan Sui, Da Ji, Yuan Hua |
What is Ba Dou said to do? | "Chop through the gate and force open the door" |
For what 5 conditions is Ba Dou used? | Warmly unblock and purge, drive out edema, burst clogged phlegm, disorientation, phagadena (sloughing ulcers) |
What is the dosage for Envoys (guides)? | 3 grams |