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Herb Properties
Taste, Temp, Channel Generalizations for each herb category
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All Warm Acrid Exterior Releasing herbs are which two obvious things? What is the exception? | They are all warm and acrid. Cang Er Zi is NOT acrid. |
| Which three warm, acrid, exterior-releasing herbs are sweet? | Gui Zhi, Fang Feng & Cang Er Zi |
| Which three warm, acrid, exterior-releasing herbs are bitter? | Ma Huang, Qiang Huo & Cang Er Zi |
| Which three warm, acrid, exterior-releasing herbs are aromatic? | Zi Su Ye, Qiang Huo & Xiang Ru |
| All Warm Acrid Exterior Releasing herbs go to ______ channel, with the exception of three herbs. Name those 3 herbs and what channel those 3 have in common. | All go Lung, except Fang Feng, Qiang Huo & Gao Ben, which all go the Bladder. (Ma Huang & Gui Zhi also go to the Bladder &the Lung as well.) |
| Which warm acrid exterior-releasing herb goes to the Du channel? | Gao Ben |
| All of the Cool, Acrid Exterior-Releasing herbs are cold except for what 2 exceptions? | Mu Zei (Neutral), Dan Dou Chi (warm or cold depending on preparation.) |
| Cool Acrid Exterior-releasing herbs' tastes are more difficult to generalize. Which 3 tastes are most prevalent? | Sweet, Acrid, Bitter |
| Which Cool Acrid Exterior herb is aromatic? | Bo He |
| Which Cool Acrid Exterior herb is salty? | Chan Tui |
| Which Cool Acrid Exterior herb goes to the Bladder? | Man Jing Zi |
| Which Cool Acrid Exterior herb goes to the LI? | Sheng Ma |
| Which Cool Acrid Exterior herb goes to the Liv, P, SJ & G? | Chai Hu |
| Most Cool Acrid Exterior Herbs go to which two channels? | L & Lv |
| 1)All Drain Fire herbs are what temp? 2)Which two flavors are most prevalent? 3)Which herbs do NOT have these flavors? | 1) Cold 2)Sweet & Bitter 3) Not sweet = Zhi Zi & Xia Ku Cao; Not bitter = Shi Gao, Dan Zhu Ye & Lu Gen |
| Which Drain Fire herb is bland? | Dan Zhu Ye |
| Which Drain Fire herb is salty? | Jue Ming Zi |
| Drain Fire herbs tend to go to which 2 channels? | L & S |
| Which Drain Fire herb goes to the GB? | Xia Ku Cao |
| Which Drain Fire herb goes to the SI? | Dan Zhu Ye |
| Which Drain Fire herb goes to the SJ? | Zhi Zi |
| Which two Drain Fire herbs goes to the Ht? | Zhi Zi & Dan Zhu Ye |
| Which two Drain Fire herbs goes to the Kd? | Zhi Mu & Jue Ming Zi |
| Which Drain Fire herb goes to the LI? | Jue Ming Zi |
| 1)All Cool Blood herbs are what temp? 2)Which two flavors are most prevalent? | 1) Cold 2) Sweet & Bitter |
| The majority of the Cool Blood herbs go to which 2 channels? | H & Lv |
| Which 3 Cool Blood herbs go to the K channel? | Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen & Mu Dan Pi |
| Which blood cooling herb is salty? | Shui Niu Jiao |
| Which blood cooling herb is acrid? | Mu Dan Pi |
| Which 2 blood cooling herbs go to the St channel? | Shui Niu Jiao & Xuan Shen |
| Which blood cooling herb goes to the L channel? | Xuan Shen |
| All Clear Damp Heat herbs are have no variation in their taste & temp. What taste & temp do they have? | Bitter & Cold |
| All Clear Damp Heat herbs go to the _____ channel except ___. | S except Huang Bai |
| Which Clear Damp Heat herb goes to the L? | Huang Qin |
| Which three Clear Damp Heat herbs go to the LI? | Huang Lian, Ku Shen & Huang Qin |
| Which three Clear Damp Heat herbs go to the Lv? | Huang Lian, Ku Shen & Long Dan Cao |
| Which Clear Damp Heat herb goes to the K? | Huang Bai (goes to K & B only) |
| Which Clear Damp Heat herb goes to the SI? | Ku Shen |
| All Clear Toxic Heat herbs are cold except for which two herbs? | He Ye & Tu Fu Ling are neutral |
| All Clear Toxic Heat herbs are ____ except for what two herbs? | Bitter, exceptions: Jin Yin Hua & Tu Fu Ling |
| Which Clear Toxic Heat herb is bland? | Tu Fu Ling |
| Clear Toxic Heat herbs tend to go to either of which two channels? | L & S |
| Which 3 Clear Toxic Heat herbs go to the LI channel? | Jin Yin Hua, Bai Jiang Cao & Shan Dou Gen |
| Which 3 Clear Toxic Heat herbs go to the H channel? | Ban Lan Gen, Lian Qiao & He Ye |
| Which is the only Clear Toxic Heat herb to go to the G? | Lian Qiao |
| Which is the only Clear Toxic Heat herb to go to the Sp? | He Ye |
| All Clear Deficiency Heat herbs are what temp? | Cold |
| The majority of the Clear Deficiency Heat herbs are ____, with one exception. | Bitter, except Di Gu Pi |
| Which Clear Deficiency Heat herb is Sweet & Bland? | Di Gu Pi |
| Which Clear Deficiency Heat herb is Salty? | Bai Wei |
| All Clear Deficiency Heat herbs go to which channel? | K |
| All Clear Xu Heat herbs go to the L except? | Qing Hao |
| All Clear Xu Heat herbs go to the Liv except? | Bai Wei |
| Which Clear Xu Heat herb goes to G? | Qing Hao |
| Which Clear Xu Heat herb goes to S? | Bai Wei |
| All Purgatives have what taste & temp in common? | Bitter & Cold |
| Which Purgative is also salty and acrid? | Mang Xiao |
| All Purgatives go to which two channels? | LI, S |
| Which Purgative also goes to the H channel? | Da Huang |
| There is one Harsh Expellant on the state board? Name it, its properties & channels. | Da Ji; Bitter, Acrid, Cold, Toxic. K, LI, Sp |
| All herbs that Drain Dampness are ____ temp. with one exception. Name the exception. | Cold, except Fu Ling is neutral |
| Drain Damp herbs tend to have which 3 flavors? | Sweet, Bland &/or bitter |
| Which Drain Damp herb is Acrid? | Han Fang Ji |
| Most Drain Damp herbs go to which two channels? | B &/or K |
| Which 3 drain damp herbs go to the H channel? | Mu Tong, Qu Mai, Fu Ling |
| Which 3 drain damp herbs go to the SI channel? | Mu Tong, Deng Xin Cao & Qu Mai |
| Which 3 drain damp herbs go to the S channel? | Yin Chen Hao, Yi Yi Ren & Hua Shi |
| Dispel Wind Damp Herbs are all 3 temps. 1) Which 3 are neutral? 2) Which 2 are cold? | 1) Hai Tong Pi, Sang Ji Sheng, Sang Zhi 2)Qin Jiao & Xi Xian Cao |
| All Wind Damp herbs go to ____ channel except which 2 herbs? | Liv, except Du Huo & Wei Ling Xian |
| Which is the only Wind Damp herb to go to either the S & G? | |
| Most Wind Damp herbs are ____, except which 3? | Bitter except Wei Ling Xian, Mu Gua & Bai Hua She. |
| Which Wind Damp herb is Sour? | Mu Gua |
| Which Wind Damp herb is toxic? | Bai Hua She |
| Which Warm Acrid Exterior Releasing Herb is toxic? | Cang Er Zi |
| All herbs that cool hot phlegm are cold. What are the two primary tastes that they have? | Bitter & Sweet |
| Which Cool Hot Phlegm herb is acrid? | Qian Hu |
| Which Cool Hot Phlegm herb is Salty? | Hai Zao (Duh, its seaweed) |
| 1)All Cool Hot Phlegm herbs go to what channel? 2) Many go to ____ channel, except which 3 herbs? | 1)L 2) S, except Qian Hu, Chuan Bei Mu, Zhe Bei Mu |
| Which is the only Cool Hot Phlegm herb to go to the G? | Zhu Ru |
| Which is the only Cool Hot Phlegm herb to go to either the K or the Lv? | Hai Zao |
| Which two Warm Cold Phlegm herbs are toxic? | Zhi Ban Xia & Zhi Tian Nan Xing |
| All the Warm Cold Phlegm herbs are warm, with one exception, which is? | Jie Geng is neutral |
| All the Warm Cold Phlegm herbs have are what flavor? | Acrid |
| Which 3 Warm Cold Phlegm herbs are bitter? | Zhi Tian Nan Xing, Jie Geng, Xuan Fu Hua |
| Which Warm Cold Phlegm herb is Salty? | Xuan Fu Hua |
| Which Warm Cold Phlegm herb is Sweet? | Bai Qian |
| All the Warm Cold Phlegm herbs go to which channel? | L |
| Which 3 Warm Cold Phlegm herbs go the the SP? | Zhi Ban Xia (toxic), Zhi Tian Nan Xing (toxic), Xuan Fu Hua (salty) |
| 1) Most of the Stop Cough & Wheeze herbs are ____ temp. 2)Name the one neutral herb 3) Name the 2 herbs that are the opposite temp. | 1)Warm 2)Pi Pa Ye 3)Sang Bai Pi & Ma Dou Ling |
| Most Stop Cough/Wheeze herbs are ____, except which 3? | Bitter, except Kuan Dong Hua, Zi Su Zi & Sang Bai Pi |
| Which three Stop Cough/Wheeze herbs are acrid? | Kuan Dong Hua, Zi Su Zi & Zi Wan |
| All Stop Cough/Wheeze herbs go to what channel? 2) | L |
| Which 3 Stop Cough/Wheeze herbs go to the LI channel? | Xing Ren, Zi Su Zi, & Ma Dou Ling |
| Which Stop Cough/Whz herb goes to the S? | Pi Pa Ye |
| Which Stop Cough/Whz herb is toxic? | Xing Ren |
| All of the Arom Transform Damp herbs have which flavor & temp in common? They all which 2 channels in common? | Acrid & Warm; Sp & S |
| Which 3 Arom Transform Damp herbs are aromatic? | Sha Ren, Bai Dou Kou & Cao Dou Kou |
| Which Arom Transform Damp herb goes to the LI? | Hou Po |
| Which 3 Arom Transform Damp herbs go to the L? | Hou Po, Huo Xiang & Bai Dou Kou |
| All Food Stag herbs have what taste in common? Which one is also sour? | Sweet; Shan Zha is also sour |
| The majority of the Food Stag herbs are ___ temp, with what two exceptions? | Neutral. Shan Zha & Shen Qu are warm. |
| All Food Stag herbs go to which two channels? | Sp, S |
| 1) Which Food Stag herb goes to the L channel? 2)Which is the only to go to either the B & SI? | 1) Lai Fu Zi 2) Ji Nei Jin |
| All Reg Qi herbs tend to be what 2 flavors? What are the exceptions? | 1) Acrid & Bitter 2) Not acrid = Chuan Lian Zi Not bitter = Da Fu Pi, Wu Yao |
| 1)Which Reg Qi herb is aromatic? 2) Which is sweet? | 1) Chen Xiang 2) Xiang Fu |
| 1)Most Reg Qi herbs are ____ temp. 2) Which 3 are the opposite temp? 3) Which is the one neutral temp? | 1) Warm 2)Cold = Zhi Shi, Zhi Ke & Chuan Lian Zi 3) Neutral = Xiang Fu |
| Which Reg Qi herb is toxic? | Chuan Lian Zi |
| Most Reg Qi herbs have which two channels in common? | S, Sp |
| Which Reg Qi herbs go to the L? | Chen Pi, Ju Hong & Wu Yao |
| Which Reg Qi herbs go to the G? | Qing Pi, Xiang Fu & Mu Xiang |
| Which Reg Qi herbs go to the Liv? | Qing Pi, Xiang Fu & Chuan Lian Zi |
| Most Stop Bleeding herbs are ____ in temp. Which three are neutral? Which two are the opp. temp? | Most are cold. Neutral = Pu Huang, Xian He Cao, Ou Jie Warm = San Qi & Ai Ye |
| Most Stop Bleeding herbs have what taste? What are the 3 exceptions to this? | Bitter, except Pu Huang, Bai Mao Gen & Ou Jie |
| Which 3 stop bleeding herbs are astringent? | Ce Bai Ye, Xian He Cao & Ou Jie |
| Which Stop Bleeding herb is Sour? | Di Yu |
| All Stop Bleeding herbs go to ___ channel, except which one? | Lv except Bai Mao Gen |
| Which 3 stop Bleeding herbs go to Sp? | Pu Huang, Xian He Cao & Ai Ye |
| Which 3 stop Bleeding herbs go to LI? | Di Yu, Huai Mi & Ce Bai Ye (all cold in temp) |
| Which Stop Bleeding herb goes to the SI? Which goes to the Kid? | SI = Bai Mao Gen Kid = Ai Ye |
| Almost all Invigorate Blood herbs have a ___ taste, with what two exceptions. The second most prevalent taste is ? | Bitter, except Chuan Xiong & Hong Hua. #2) Acrid |
| Which 6 Invigorate Blood herbs are warm? Which 6 are neutral? Which 4 are cold? | Warm=Chuan Xiong, Yan Hu Suo, Ze Lan, Hong Hua, E Zhu, Ru Xiang Neutral=Tao Ren, San Leng, Mo Yao, Niu Xi, Chuan Niu Xi, Wang Bu Liu Xing Cold=Dan Shen, Yu Jin, Yi Mu Cao, Chi Shao |
| All Warm the Interior herbs are what temp? What taste? | Hot/warm, Acrid |
| Which warm the interior herb is sweet? | Rou Gui |
| Which 4 Warm the Int herbs are toxic? | Zhi Fu Zi, Zhi Cao Wu, Wu Zhu Yu & Hua Jiao |
| Most Warm the Interior herbs go to which 2 channels? Fu Zi, Cao Wu & Rou Gui don't go to which of these channels. | Sp, St. Those herbs don't go to the St. |
| Which 3 Warm the Int herbs go to the H? | Fu Zi, Gan Jiang & Rou Gui |
| Which Warm the Interior herb goes to the L? | Gan Jiang |
| All Tonify Qi herbs have what taste in common? | Sweet |
| Most Tonify Qi herbs are ___ in Temp. What 4 herbs are neutral. | Warm in temp. Neutral = Dang Shen, Shan Yao, Gan Cao, Bai Bian Dou |
| All Tonify Qi herbs go to which channel? | SP |
| Which 3 Tonify Qi herbs don't go to the L? | Bai Zhu, Da Zao & Bai Bian Dou |
| Which Tonify Qi herb goes to the K? | Shan Yao |
| Which Tonify Qi herb goes to the H (both prepared & unprepared?) | Zhi Gan Cao & Gan Cao |
| Which Tonify Qi herb is also said to go to all 12 channels? | Gan Cao & Zhi Gan Cao |
| All Tonify Blood herbs are ___ flavor, with what one exception? | Sweet, except Bai Shao |
| Which Tonify Blood Herb is Acrid? | Dang Gui |
| Which Tonify Blood herb is Bitter & Sour | Bai Shao |
| Which 3 Tonify Blood herbs are warm? | Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui, Long Yan Rou |
| Which 2 Tonify Blood herbs are neutral? | Gou Qi Zi & E Jiao |
| Which 2 Tonify Blood herbs are cold? | Sang Shen & Bai Shao |
| All Tonify Blood herbs go to ___ channel, with what one exception? | Lv, except Long Yan Rou |
| Which 3 Tonify Blood herbs go to the Sp? | Dang Gui, Bai Shao & Long Yan Rou |
| Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui, Sang Shen & Long Yan Rou all have what channel in common? | Ht |
| In addition to the Liv Channel, what channel do Shu Di Huang, E Jiao, Gou Qi Zi & Sang Shen have in common? | Kd |
| In addition to the Liv channel, E Jiao & Gou Qi Zi both go to what channel? | Lu |
| Which Tonify Yang herb is toxic? | Xian Mao |
| Tonify Yang herbs tend to be what two flavors? | Sweet & Acrid |
| Which 2 Tonify Yang herbs are salty? | Lu Rong & Rou Cong Rong |
| All Tonify Yang herbs are ____ temp, with what one exception? | Warm/hot,except Tu Si Zi |
| All Tonify Yang herbs go to which channel? | Kd |
| Which 3 Tonify Yang herbs go to the LI? | He Tao Ren, Suo Yang & Rou Cong Rong |
| Which Tonify Yang herb goes to the Lu? | He Tao Ren |
| Bu Gu Zhi & Yi Zhi Ren go to what channel (in addition to the Kd channel)? | Sp |
| All Tonify Yin herbs are ___ flavor, with what exception? | Sweet, except Bie Jia |
| Which 3 Tonify Yin herbs are Salthy? | Shi Hu, Bie Jia & Gui Ban |
| Which Tonify Yin herb is bland? | Shi Hu |
| All Tonify Yin herbs are ___ in temp, with what exception? | Cool/Cold, except Hei Zhi Ma which is neutral |
| Which Tonify Yin herbs go to the St? | Bei Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong & Shi Hu |
| Which Tonify Yin herb goes to the LI? | Hei Zhi Ma |
| Which Tonify Yin herb goes to the Sp? | Bie Jia |
| Which 3 Stabilize & Bind herbs are bitter? | Bai Guo, Chun Pi & He Zi |
| Which Stabilize/Bind herb is Acrid? | Rou Dou Kou |
| Which 2 Stabilize/ Bind herbs are Salty? | Hai Piao Xiao & Fu Xiao Mai |
| Which 3 Stabilize/ Bind herbs go the HT? | Wu Wei Zi, Lian Zi, Fu Xiao Mai |
| Which Stabilize/Bind herb goes to the UB? | Jin Ying Zi |
| All Anchor/Calm Spirit herbs are __ in temp, with what one exception? | Cold, except Long Gu is Neutral |
| Which 3 Anchor/Calm Spirit herbs are salty? | Mu Li, Ci Shi & Zhen Zhu |
| Which Anchor/Calm Spirit herb is acrid? | Ci Shi |
| All Anchor/Calm Spirit herbs go to what channel? | LIV |
| Which 3 Anchor/Calm Spirit herbs go to the Kd Channel? | Long Gu, Mu Li & Ci Shi |
| Long Gu & Mu Li have both a flavor and channel (in addition to Kd) in common. Name them. | Sweet - Heart |
| Which 3 Nourish/Calm Spirit herbs are sweet in flavor & neutral in temp? | Suan Zao Ren, Bai Zi Ren & Ye Jiao Teng |
| Which Nourish/Calm spirit herb is sweet, sour & astringent? | Suan Zao Ren |
| Which Nourish/Calm Spirit herb is Bitter & Acrid? | Yuan Zhi |
| Which Nourish/Calm Spirit herb is warm? | Yuan Zhi |
| All Nourish/Calm Spirit herbs go to what channel? | Ht |
| Which Nourish/Calm Spirit herb goes to Lu? | Yuan Zhi |
| Which Nourish/Calm Spirit herb goes to Ht, LI & Kd? | Bai Zi Ren |
| Which Nourish/Calm Spirit herb goes to Ht, Sp, Lv & Gb? | Suan Zao Ren |
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