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Herbs

Week 1

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What are the 4 medicinal roles Chief, Deputy, Assistant, Envoy
Names of the Chief Monarch, Ruler, King, Emperor, Principle
Names of the Deputy Minister, Adjutant, Associate
Names of the Assistant Adjutant
Names of the Envoy Messenger, Guide, Conductant
Chief Ingredient that has the greatest effect upon principle pattern of disease
Functions of the Deputy Aids the chief in treating the principle pattern/disease and main ingredient directed against a coexisting pattern/disease
1st function of the Assistant Reinforces the effect of the chief ingredients or treats a less important aspect of the disease
2nd function of the Assistant Moderates and eliminates the toxicity of the chief or deputy ingredients or moderates harsh properties
3rd function of the assistant effect is opposite of the chief and used in very serious conditions
1st function of the Envoy focuses the actions of the formula on a certain channel or area of the body
2nd function of the Envoy harmonizes and integrates the actions of the other ingredients
What is the name of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic? Huang di nei jing or Nei Jing
What are the two parts of the Nei Jing? Su wen(basic questions) and Ling Shu(Miraculous Pivot)
What did the Nei Jing establish? Foundation of TCM
Who is Shen Nong? earliest Chinese herbalist
What did Shen Nong's work compile into? Shennong Bencao Jing
What is the Shennong Bencao Jing? Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica
What did the Shennong Bencao Jing do for the substances? Divided substances into 3 grades
Upper/Superior Grade nourishes life, non toxic, used for general health
Middle Grade nourishes constitutional types, not used of there is no problem present
Lower grade expel disease, used for serious disorders
Who is synonymous with the Shang Han Lun? Zhang Zhongjing
Shang Han za bing lun deemed ancestor of all prescription manuals
What are the two parts of the Shang Han Lun? Shang Han Lun & Jing Gui Yaolue Fanglun
Shang Han Lun treatise of febrile diseases caused by cold, mainly externally contracted diseases, most important for herbal prescription
Jing Gui Yao Lue directed at internally-generated disorders
Zhang Zhongjing first to identify diagnosis, formula name can be used as a diagnosis
Sun Siniao Wrote prescriptions worth a thousand gold
Name for Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold Beiji Qianjin Yaofang
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold 4500 formulas, 1st encyclopedia of clinical practice
Li Shizhen Most famous men of chinese medicine, author of Grand Materia Medica
Wen Bing Warm disease book from southern China, 1st to mention epidemics/environmental factors
Ye Tian-Shi 18th century physician who developed 4 level system of differentiating disease
Wu Ju-Tong expanded on Ye's work by developing the 3 burner
Gums and Resins Myrrh, Frankincense, Dragon's Blood
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