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Herbs 1-Week 2
Cooling Substances That Relase the Exterior (Wind-Heat)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "Zoloft of the herb world" | Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) |
| In addition to LIV and PC, this herb goes to the Shao Yang channels, GB and SJ, so is useful to ALTERNATING fever & chills (Shao Yang syndrome). | Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) |
| Standard dose of this Wind-Heat herb is 9g, but for Shao Yang (e.g., malaria) syndrome, you can use ___? | 10-15g |
| Standard dose of this Wind-Heat herb is 9g, but if you are using it to "raise the Yang" use only ___? | 3g |
| Is BAC, goes to LIV-GB and PC-SJ and while it can be used for all types of headaches, it is best for what types of headaches (since it goes to GB channel)? | TEMPORAL headaches |
| Releases the Exterior for Wind-Heat, Zoloft of the herb world but also "Harmonizes the Interior and Exterior. | Chai Hu |
| Famous for stiffness & pain in the neck and shoulders. One of the few Exterior Releasing Wind-Heat herbs to go to ST & SP!! | Ge Gen |
| Famous for superficial visual obstruction (i.e., tired, blurry eyes). But "rarely used in Exterior Releasing formulas unless there is specific eye indication." Long-term use not recommended. | Mu Zei (aka Herba Equiseti Hiemalis aka "wood thief") |
| LIV-LU-GB. Sweet, bitter, NEUTRAL | Mu Zei (aka Herba Equiseti Hiemalis aka "wood thief") |
| The suave Italian maître d' | Dan Dou Chi (aka Semen Sojae Praeparatum) |
| Can be cold or warm depending on preparation | Dan Dou Chi (aka Semen Sojae Praeparatum) |
| "Famous for irritability" | Dan Dou Chi (aka Semen Sojae Praeparatum) |
| Can use for Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold, depending on preparation | Dan Dou Chi (aka Semen Sojae Praeparatum) |
| For Wind-Heat but also (since it is BITTER-AC) is useful for Wind-Damp; i.e., Damp that attacks the muscles, aka Bi Syndrome. | Fructus Viticus (aka Man Jing Zi) |
| In Western herbalism, this is used for menstrual headaches & body aches. | Fructus Viticus (aka Man Jing Zi) |
| "One of the most common for Liver Heat affecting the eyes." | Ju Hua |
| Cools the eyes. For Liver Heat. | Ju Hua |
| Also... "calms Liver Yang (aka hypertension), but is famous for Liver Heat and bright eyes. | Ju Hua |
| Use this (also could use Bo He and maybe one other) for "early stage of Wind-Heat") | Ju Hua |
| This is great for DRY cough (but not recommenced for productive cough with sputum-- since it is Sweet (Bitter-Cold-Sweet) and would thus Tonify and produce additional liquid. | Sang Ye (aka Folium Mori Albae) |
| Dui Yao "Sang Ju Yin" combines one herb for LU Heat and one herb for LIV Heat. (Both release Exterior Wind-Heat) | LU heat is Sang Ye. LIV heat is Ju Hua. |
| Sweet, salty, sl. cold | Periostracum Cicadae |
| Sweet, salty, sl. cold and "fabulous herb to vent Heat | Chan Tui (aka Periostracum Cicadae) |
| Use exoskeleton for Exterior Wind and endoskeleton for Interior Wind. | Chan Tui (aka Periostracum Cicadae) |
| "Think of little volcano": Great for cough with yellow sputum, Wind-Heat affecting the Lung, "Famous for sore throat WITH SWELLING AND PAIN: | Fructus Arctii (aka Great Burdock Fruit aka Niu Bang Zi) |
| Looks like Adam's apple, so turned out to be good for throat | Fructus Arctii (aka Niu Bang Zi) |
| Add last 5 minutes. | Bo He |
| Along with (Ju Hua?), good for INITIAL STAGES of Wind-Heat. | Bo He |
| Clears head, brightens eyes, benefits throat, vents rashes. Also for itching & pain. (Also included in Liver Qi Stagnation formula) | Bo He |
| For initial stages of Wind-Heat; i.e., headache, fever, dry mouth, little sore throat | Bo He |
| Both Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat produce fever & chills, but Wind-Heat is characterized by WHAT fever/chill distribution? | More fever (or subjective feeling of being warm) than chills. |
| Caution in breast cancer or family history of breast cancer. Caution also in pregnancy: Can induce labor. | Sheng Ma (aka Rhizoma Cimicifugae) |
| Aka "ascending hemp." Use 3-9g to raise Yang qi. 9g or more to Clear Heat/Eliminate Toxins | Sheng Ma (aka Rhizoma Cimicifugae) |
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