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Herbal 1 Final
Stack #44406 - Concepts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do Salty herbs do and where do they come from? | Cool, purge, soften, astringe fluids. Come from animal or sea products |
| What do Bland herbs do? | Leach fluids, help edema |
| What do Descending herbs do? | Direct Qi downward |
| What do Sinking herbs do? | Stop the upward flow of floating/empty Qi |
| What do Ascending herbs do? | Direct Qi upward |
| What do Floating Herbs do? | Stop organ prolapse |
| What is Mutual Accentuation? | Herbs of the same category that are stonger when they act together |
| What is Mutual Enhancement? | Herbs of different categories that work better together |
| What is Mutual Counteraction? | Fear |
| What is Mutual Supression? | Killing (another herb's toxic quality) |
| What is Mutual Antagonism? | Two herbs neutralize each other's effects (avoid) |
| What is Mutual Incompatibility? | Two herbs that create a toxic response when used together (avoid) |
| What is Single Effect? | One herb used alone |
| What do the LU/BL herbs typically treat? | Taiyang disorders, EPFs, Wei Qi, Surface Cold, Back of Head |
| What do the LU/ST herbs typically treat? | Yangming disorders, dryness problems (nourish fluids), Front of Body |
| What do TW/GB herbs typically treat? | Lateral part of Body |
| What do LV/KD herbs typically treat? | Sinews, Joints, Cold in Lower Extremities (tonify Yang), Wind-Damp |
| Name the 8 methods. | Sweat, Purge, Vomit, Harmonize, Warm, Clear, Tonify, Reduce/Regulate |
| What is the terrain of Wei Qi? | Head, Orifices (including lower), Skin and Muscles |
| What kinds of problems do seeds address? | Constipation, Eye, Jing |
| Name the 5 Lin. | Shi Lin, Qi Lin, Xue Lin, Gao Lin, Lao Lin |
| What is Taxation Stranguary? | Lao Lin: dribbling or painful urine triggered by fatigue |
| What is Unctuous Stranguary? | Gao Lin: rice water, greasy urine |
| What is Blood Stranguary? | Xue Lin: Blood deficiency, Blood-Cold, or Blood- Heat |
| What is Qi Stranguary? | Qi Lin: Qi Deficiency or Stagnation |
| What is Stone Stranguary? | Shi Lin: Stones |
| What is Steaming Bone Disorder? | Severe Yin deficiency with empty heat |
| What are the qualities of Dispel Wind-Dampness medicinals? | Aromatic and Warm |
| What is the principal condition addressed by Dispel Wind-Dampness medicinals? | Wind Damp Cold Bi |
| What is a caution for Dispel Wind-Dampness medicinals? | They may injure Yin and Blood |
| How are Dispel Wind-Dampness medicinals typically used? | With local treatments such as acupuncture and massage |
| What is true of Dry Phlegm? | It involves Yin Deficiency |
| What can Phlegm obstruct? | ST, LU, HT orifices, channels |
| Is Blood Stasis a source of Phlegm? | No |
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