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Supplement Qi
Materia Medica III
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four categories of supplementation? | Supplement: Qi, Blood, Yin & Yang |
| What common flavor of supplementing medicinals can cause them to be cloying? | Sweet |
| What are the five types of Source Qi? | 1.Organ 2.Channel 3.Defense 4.Construction 5.Ancestral |
| What are the 5 functions of Qi? | 1.Activation 2.Warming 3.Defense 4.Transformation 5.Containment |
| When supplementation is used to address qi vacuity, it generally involves these 4 organs and what else? | SP - LU - HT - KD - Yuan Qi |
| What is the strongest herb to supplement source qi? | Ren Shen, Panax Ginseng |
| What are the nature & flavors of Ren Shen? | Slightly warm - sweet - Slightly bitter |
| Which herb in the Supplement Qi category tonifies the source qi, spleen, and lungs as well as generates fluids and calms the shen? | Ren Shen |
| How does Ren Shen augment qi to aid in breathing difficulties? | Is assists in the LU-KD qi grasping function |
| What is a common substitute for Ren Shen? | Dang Shen at 12g or more |
| In the Supplement Qi category, what is the King Herb? | Ren Shen |
| What is Hong Shen (red ginseng) used to supplement? | Male function |
| Which Ginseng is hot? | Korean Ginseng (gao li shen) |
| What is the channel entry for Ren Shen? | SP - LU |
| What is the channel entry for Xi Yang Shen? | KD - HT - LU |
| American Ginseng Root | Xi Yang Shen |
| What is the only cold/cool medicanal in the supplement qi category? | Xi Yang Shen |
| Name 2 functions for Xi Yang Shen. | 1.Nourish yin 2.Engender liquid 3.Clear fire 4.Supplement qi |
| Which is stronger to engender liquid: Xi Yang Shen or Ren Shen? | Xi Yang Shen |
| Which herb in the Supplement Qi category boosts the SP/ST function, supplements LU qi, and nourishes blood and fluids indirectly via qi supplementation? | Dang Shen |
| What is the nature and flavor of Dang Shen? | Sweet - Neutral |
| Does Dang Shen supplement Yuan source qi and calm the shen? | No (Ren Shen does) |
| What is a common preparation of Dang Shen? | Cooked as a vegetable |
| What is the dosage of Tai Zi Shen? | 9-30g |
| Name one function of Tai Zi Shen. | 1.Boost SP qi and nourish ST yin 2.Supplement qi and engender liquid |
| Which generates fluids: Ren Shen, Xi Yang Shen, or Tai Zi Shen? | All three |
| What does Huang Qi do to yang? | Upbears Yang |
| Which herb in the Supplement Qi category boosts the Wei Qi and secures the exterior? | Huang Qi, Astragali Radix |
| Does Huang Qi engender or disinhibit water? | Disinhibits water via urination |
| Can you use Huang Qi to engender the flesh when a heat toxin is present after ulceration? | NO, only used to discharge pus when there is a qi vacuity - by bringing fluids and qi to the exterior. |
| At what layer does Huang Qi deliver qi, blood and fluid? | Muscle layer. |
| Does Huang Qi resolve the exterior? | No, it brings qi and fluids to the exterior. |
| How does Huang Qi engender the blood? | It boosts qi which makes the blood |
| Which three herbs together protect the exterior, build up the SP and sweep away evil at the exterior in the formula Jade Wind Screen (Yu ping feng san? | Huang Qi - Bai Zhu - Fang Feng |
| In the formula "Si Jun Zi Tang" what 4 herbs boost the right qi for general qi vacuity? | Ren Shen - Bai Zhu - Fu Ling - Gan Cao |
| Ren Shen and Fu Zi are paired to supplement the original qi for what indications? | Sweating, cold limbs, shortness of breath, collapsed qi and devastated yang |
| Ren shen, Shi gao and Zhi mu engender _________ and stop _________. | Engender fluid and stop thirst |
| Ren shen is paired with which herb for externally contracted wind cold in qi vacuity? | Zi su ye |
| This Qi Supplementing herb is not cloying; it boosts the qi of the SP & KD, supplements the LU and nourishes yin fluids, checks vaginal discharge and benefits BOTH the yin and yang of the KD and LU. | Shan Yao, Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae |
| What is the channel entry for Shan Yao | LU - KD - SP |
| Although the average dose range for Shan Yao is 9-30g it can be used in what dosages, often as a food herb? | Up to 60-250g |
| Chao Shan Yao is warmer, it can be used more strongly that Shan Yao for what? | Fortify SP & yang - Stop diarrhea - Supplement KD - Secure essence |
| How can Bai Zhu dry dampness, disinhibit water and generate fluids? | If there is dampness in the body new fluids cannot be generated; Bai Zhu will drain and dry out old fluids so that the body has room to make new fluids. |
| Name 3 functions of Bai Zhu. | 1.Quiet the fetus - 2.Fortify SP yang qi - 3.Check sweat - 4.Dry damp and disinhibit water - 5.Generate fluid |
| What is the dose, channel entry, nature and flavor of Bai Zhu, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma? | 4.5-15g - Bitter - Sweet - Warm - SP - ST |
| Supplements both the KD and SP. | Shan Yao, Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae |
| For poor splenic transformation and damp turbidity. | Bai Zhu, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma |
| Harmonize the center with summer-heat vomiting and diarrhea. | Bai Bian Dou, Lablab Semen Album |
| What is the dose for Bai Bian Dou? | 9-30g |
| Which 3 Qi supplementing herbs enter the SP to supplement the middle burner and benefit the SP/ST and are used for diarrhea and leukorrhea due to SP qi vacuity? | Bai Zhu - Bai Bian Dou - Shan Yao |
| In addition to supplementing the center and boosting qi, Name 3 functions of Da Zao, Jujubae Fructus. | 1.Nourish blood -2.Quiet the spirit -3.Harmonize the nature of other medicinals |
| Da Zao is used as a dui yao with which herb to harmonize the construction and defense? | Sheng Jiang |
| What is the nature of Gan Cao when it is raw vs dry fried? | Balanced when raw - Warm when dry fried |
| Because Gan Cao has a mineralocorticoid effect, in large doses it may cause what? | Potassium wasting and hypertension |
| What is the function of raw Gan Cao vs Honey fried? | HONEY FRIED- tonify middle and moderate spasm. RAW- clear heat & resolve toxicity. |
| Which medicinal harmonizes other medicinals, relaxes tension and relieves pain, dispels phlegm and relieves cough, and supplements the heart and spleen qi? | Gan Cao, Glycyrrhizae Radix |
| With what herb is Gan Cao combined to clear summer heat, disinhibit urination and free strangury? | Hua shi (6:1) |
| Which qi supplementing medicinal supplements KD yang to treat the lumbar and lower limbs? | Ci Wu Jia, Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Caulis |
| Ci Wu Jia goes to which 4 channels? | SP - LU - KD - HT |
| Name 2 functions of Ci Wu Jia. | 1.Invigorate blood and unblock channels -2.Quiet the spirit and augment HT qi -3.Supplement KD yang -4.Fortify the SP and boost qi |
| Si Jun Zi Tang (four gentlemen decoction)contains which 4 herbs? What is the treatment principle? | Ren Shen - Zhi Gan Cao - Bai Zhu - Fu Ling. Boost Qi and fortify the SP |
| Which qi supplementing herb moistens dryness, supplements the center, relaxes tension and can be used topically to resolve toxins? | Feng Mi, Mel |
| What is the dosage of Feng Mi? | 6-60g |
| What is the dosage of Yi Tang? | 6-20g |
| Which qi supplementing medicinal eliminates vexation thirst, checks diarrhea, harmonizes the center and boosts qi? | Jing Mi, Orzae Semen |
| Which qi supplementing medicinal moistens the LU to relieve cough, relaxes tension and supplements the center? | Yi Tang, Maltosum |
| What areas of the body do each Yi Tang and Feng Mi specialize in moistening? | Yi Tang (Moisten LU) - Feng Mi (Moisten intestines) |
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