Question | Answer |
What is the Latin for Dan Shen? | Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae |
What is the dosage and channel entry for Dan Shen? | 5-15g - LV - HT |
What is the most important herb for treating blood stasis? | Dan Shen |
Name 2 functions for Dan Shen | 1.Quicken the blood - 2.Regulate menstruation - 3.Cool blood and clear heat - 4.Eliminate vexation and quiet the spirit - 5.Disperse welling abcesses |
What is the nature and flavor of Dan Shen? | Bitter and slightly cold |
Of the Menses regulating medicinals, this red flower is a key herb for gynecological blood stasis. | Hong Hua |
Hong Hua is known to dispel stasis and relieve pain particularly in which two regions of the body? | Chest and abdomen |
Which Menses regulating medicinal can be used topically for knocks and falls? | Hong Hua |
Which menses regulating medicinal can be used to moisten the intestines and free the stool? | Tao Ren |
Which herb goes to the LU & LI and is useful to treat pulmonary and intestinal welling abbesses? | Tao Ren |
Tao Ren is known as a ________-_________ medicinal because of it's powerful stasis dispelling action. | Blood-Breaking |
Which menses regulating medicinal goes to the Spleen and Liver? | Ze Lan |
Which menses regulating medicinal goes to the Lung, Large Intestine, Heart and Liver? | Tao Ren |
Which menses regulating medicinal goes to the Heart, UB and Liver? | Yi Mu Cao |
Which menses regulating medicinal goes to the Stomach, UB and Liver? | Wang Bu Liu Xing |
Which two menses regulating medicinal go the Kidney and Liver? | Niu Xi & Chuan Niu Xi |
Which herb is known to benefit the mother and why? | Yi Mu Cao - Moves the blood via the HT & LV (fill the uterus via chong mai) - Irregular bleeding - Fertility issues - Post partum - Menstrual bloating (edema) |
Although Ze Lan is similar to Yi Mu Cao, it is very mild and has two functions that are different than Yi Mu Cao, what are they? | Trauma & Disinhibit urine (MILD) |
What are the flavors of Nui Xi? | Bitter - Sour - Sweet - Neutral |
What is the direction of Nui Xi? | Downward (guide to legs) |
Name 2 functions for Niu Xi. | 1.Quicken blood and free menses -2.Supplement LV & KD, strengthen sinews and bones -3.Disinhibit urine and free strangury -4.Conduct fire and blood downward |
Between Niu Xi and Chuan Niu Xi, which is more effective to move the blood? | Chuan Niu Xi |
Which menses regulating medicinal will nourish the blood while promoting its flow through the channels? | Ji Xue Teng |
What are the natures and flavors of Ji Xue Teng? | Acrid - Bitter - Sweet - Warm |
Which menses regulating medicinal treats pain, paralysis and numbness due to wind damp or blockage? | Ji Xue Teng |
Which menses regulating medicinal promotes labor, lactation, urination and menstruation? | Wang Bu Liu Xing |
What are the natures and flavors of Wang Bu Liu Xing? | Acrid - Bitter - Neutral |