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What three herbs need to be dissolved in a strained decoction?
- Answer-yi tang, chuan jiao, e jiao
Mix-fry with honey to decrease the damage to yin effect. -
Answer-ma huang
Boil these two very toxic herbs for 30-60 minutes longer. -
Answer-chuan wu and cao wu
Da zao combines with what herb to harmonize? - Answer-sheng
jiang, since da zao is very sticky, and sheng jiang is very spicy
What diuretic herb is good for jaundice, and also what point
goes with it? - Answer-yin chen hao; DU 9
Must crush this herb or it does not work at all. - Answer-suan
zao ren
,Describe the primary vs. secondary fx for bai zhu vs. cang zhu. -
Answer-bai zhu strengthens the spleen, which then dries damp;
cang zhu dries damp, which then strengthens the spleen
What is the temperature of tian ma? How does this relate to its
fx? - Answer-neutral; so it can be used for wind and tremors
whether by heat or cold
What is the dosage for tian ma in powder form? - Answer-0.9-
1.5 g
Yang tonics relate to regulating what fx? - Answer-endocrine
The driest herb. - Answer-cang zhu
activate blood herb that is used for stopping various types of
pain. - Answer-yan hu suo
How many grams of dan shen for vasculitis? - Answer-60g
,Temperature of sheng di vs. shu di. - Answer-sheng di is cold,
while shu di is slightly warm
What two herbs used together are good to calm the fetus?
(hint, one is a qi tonic, and
one clears damp-heat) - Answer-bai zhu and huang qin
Best activate blood herbs to use for masses (2 herb
combination). - Answer-san leng and e zhu
What yang tonic is used for infertility? - Answer-xian mao
What yang tonic regulates the 8 extra vessels? - Answer-lu rong
What is the only "very warm" herb, and what category is it in? -
Answer-bu gu zhi; yang tonic
Three causes for LV wind. - Answer-blood deficiency, LV yang
rising, high fever
, Tian men dong vs. mai men dong. - Answer-tian men dong:
heavier (goes to KD), very cold, must have heat signs; mai men
dong:
lighter (goes to ST), slightly cold
Name the three very cold herbs. - Answer-shi gao, mang xiao,
tian men dong
four indications of anchor and calm herbs. - Answer-shen
disturbance, LV yang rising, leakage of LU qi, ST rebel qi
The only flower that goes down. - Answer-xuan fu hua
Three fx of sang ji sheng and du zhong. - Answer-strengthen LV
and KD, calms fetus, lowers BP
What part of gui ban is used for yin? - Answer-ventral for yin
Do not cook for longer than 10 minutes, or will not decrease
BP. - Answer-gou teng
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