drain damp practice questions Flashcards

1
Q

how do herbs in this category drain damp

A

these herbs promote water metabolism and leach out damp by increasing urine to encourage smooth water passageways.

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2
Q

drain damp herbs are especially helpful in treating edema from which part of the body

A

lower body

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3
Q
of the following herbs, which ones promote urination to leach out damp
fu ling
fu ling pi
fu shen
chi fu ling
A

fu ling - poria, fu ling pi - poria cutis

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4
Q
of the following herbs, which has the ability to tonify the spleen
fu ling
fu ling pi
fu shen
chi fu ling
A

fu ling - poria

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5
Q
of the following herbs, which ones can calm the spirit
fu ling
fu ling pi
fu shen
chi fu ling
A

fu ling - poria, fu shen - poriae sclerotium paradicis

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6
Q
of the following herbs, which can promote urination without exhausting the qi, but cannot tonify
fu ling
fu ling pi
fu shen
chi fu ling
A

fu ling pi - poria cutis

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7
Q
of the following herbs, which is best to drain heat through the urine
fu ling
fu ling pi
fu shen
chi fu ling
A

chi fu ling - poria rubra

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8
Q

which herb is best for heat and phlegm in the lungs or intestines manifesting as abscesses

A

dong gua zi - benincasae semen

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9
Q

which herb can expel stones

A

hai jin sha - lygodii spora

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10
Q

which herbs in this category can drain damp, while also strengthening the spleen?

A

fu ling - poria, yi yi ren - coicis semen

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11
Q

which herb has the ability to drain damp heat in the lower burner out through the urine and has the additional abilities to clear the eyes and stop cough

A

che qian zi - plantaginis semen

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12
Q

which herb is best for summerheat and damp heat rashes on the skin

A

hua shi - talcum

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13
Q

which herb can not only treat painful urinary dribbling, but also clear heat and stop bleeding and treat cough and wheezing when there is a heat component

A

shi wei - pyrrosiae folium

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14
Q

which two herbs can treat jaundice

A

han jin sha - lygodii spora, yin chen hao - artemisiae scopariae herba

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15
Q

which three herbs drain heat through the SI and out through the urine

A

mu tong - akebiae caulis, qu mai - dianthi herba, deng xin cao - junci medulla

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16
Q

which herb can not only promote urination, but also facilitate lactation and unblock blood stasis

A

mu tong - akebiae caulis

17
Q

which herb can break blood and treat amenorrhea due to blood stasis

A

qu mai - dianthi herba

18
Q

which herb has the ability to settle ministerial fire in the KD by draining heat from the lower burner? it is also used often when there is deficiency, since it can clear heat without damaging the yin too much

A

ze xie - alismatis rhizoma

19
Q

which herb is the best for itching from damp on the skin, showing up as eczema or scabies

A

di fu zi - kochiae fructus

20
Q

which herb has the ability to expel parasites and stop itching

A

bian xu - polygoni avicularis herba

21
Q

which herb is known for its ability to separate the clear from the turbid, expel wind-damp and can be used for damp heat on the skin

A

bei xie - dioscoriae hypoglaucae rhizoma

22
Q

aside from bei xie, which other herb also treats wind-damp

A

han fang ji - stephaniae tetrandrae radix