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Intro to HERBS Lect 4

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Mutual Accentuation   2 herbs with similar functions and their action is amplified  
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Mutual Counteraction   1 herbs toxicity is reduced by the other herb  
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Mutual Enhancement   2 herbs with different functions treat the same condition  
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Mutual Suppression   1 herbs side effect is reduced by another  
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Mutual Antagonism   2 herbs together cancel each other out  
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Mutual Incompatibility   2 herbs alone are not toxic, but together are Toxic  
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Single effect   1 herb and 1 purpose  
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Herbal hierarchy   Chief, Deputy, Assistant, Envoy  
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Chief   King, principal ingredient with main therapeutic force  
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Deputy   Minister, enhances or assists the therapeutic action of the chief  
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Assitant   Adjutant, treats the side effects of the chief/deputy-opposing assistant, assist the chief/deputy in therapeutic function, provides another therapeutic direction  
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Envoy   Messenger, guides to specific channel or harmonizes the formula  
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harmonizes   3 sweets=licorice-gan cao, ginger-sheng, date-da zao  
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what herbs can interfere with drugs to decrease blood pressure or subdue seizures   herbs that stimulate (dispersing)  
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what herbs can interfere with blood thinners   herbs that invigorate blood  
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what herbs can interfere with metformin (diabetes)   herbs that lower AC1  
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what herbs can cause yin dificiency   herb that drain damp, diuretics  
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Combination that 2 similar herbs together amplify function   accentuation  
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combination 1 herbs toxicity reduced by another herb   counteraction  
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example of counteraction   spleen doesn't like cold therefore mix warm herb to make less cool  
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Combination of herb side effect reduces by another herb   supression  
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what is a side effect of cold   diarrhea  
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what is a side effect of warm   constipation  
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combination of 2 herbs with different function treating same condition   enhancement  
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example of enhancement   1 herb tonify, 1 herb clear heat, both treat yin deficiency  
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which combination is not used   antagonist herbs cancel each other out  
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combination of 2 herbs along not toxic but together toxic   incompatibility  
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1 herb for 1 purpose   single effect  
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how many antagonist undesirable and how many incompatibilities   19 each  
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Pin yin Combination   Dui Yao  
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How many in heirarchy   4-chief, assistant, deputy, envoy  
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chief   king, strongest effect  
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what is the chief herb in tonifying formula   tonifier  
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who is the minister   deputy, assistant chief  
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what does the deputy herb do   mutual accentuates, enhances chief  
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3 things the assistant does   opposing chief/assistant, if they are cold then does warm, assist chief/deputy-all warming, provides another therapeutic direction-guides it to certain channels  
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what does envoy do   harmonizes, makes all herbs work together  
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what are the 3 sweet harmonizers and tonifiers   licorice, ginger, date  
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which herb interferes with HTN drugs   ephedra  
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which herb interferes with beta blockers like and blood thinners   herbs that invigorate blood  
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which herb category interferes with diuretic drugs   herbs that increase urination, prolonged use cause yin deficiency  
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which herbs interfere with diabetes medication   herbs that lower AC1  
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why do we pulverize herbs   to be able to ingest them  
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4 ways to process herbs   Water, Mechanical, heat, Heat and water  
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Dry fry organ   SP harmonize digestion  
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Dry fry with Salt organ   KD  
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3 water techniques   refining, washing, moisturizing  
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which method increases therapeutic component of herb   liquid frying enhances  
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3 thing frying with vinegar does   invigorates blood, decrease toxicity, estranges  
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4 things wine does   ascends, decreases pain, expels wind, clears channel  
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2 things honey does   moisturizes, tonifies  
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4 things ginger does   reduce bitter, dec vomit, increase warmth, disperse Qi  
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2 ways to dry fry   with or without salt  
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Which method stops bleeding   charred  
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which modifies harshness   quick fry  
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which decreases toxicity   baking  
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which reduces to gel   simmering  
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which water and heat method uses vinegar   quenching  
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SummerHeat/toxins   one of 6 Evils  
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where do six evils sit on body   wei Qi  
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