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| Question | Answer |
| 3 classes of herbs | 1. superior 2. middle 3. inferior |
| superior herbs | -can be used daily -non-toxic -tonify |
| middleclass herbs | - mildly toxic - used only while sick |
| inferior herbs | -toxic -used short time for treatment |
| 4 qi factors of herbs | cool cold warm hot |
| 5 tastes of herbs | bitter salty sour sweet pungent |
| Herbology classic by Shen Nong | Divine Husbandman's Classic of Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao) 300 BCE |
| Herbology classic by the Tang Government | Newly Revised Materia Medica of Tang (Xin Xiu Ben Cao/Tang Ben Cao) 659 CE |
| Herbology classic by Li Shi Zhen | Grand Materia Medica/Compendium of Materia Medica (Ben Cao Gang Mu) |
| 16 types of medicinals | water, fire, earth, metal, stone, plant, cereal, vegetable, fruit, tree, derived from garments/tools, creatures w/ scales, creatures w/ shells, birds, quadrapeds, human origin |
| qualities of authentic Chinese herbs | -excellent quality -reliable therapeutic effects -from proper production areas -fine processing and preperation |
| varieties of herbs | -each herb may have multiple varieties -each variety may have different therapeutic effects -effects can change depending on how the herb is processed or prepared |
| PLANTS collection and timing | whole herb: lush/full, early in season leaf: plan is in bud or full bloom flower: bun or early blossom pollen: full blossom fruit/seed: when ripe root/rhizome: early spring or late autumn bark/root bark: spring/summer |
| ANIMAL collection and timing | all animal products are harvested according to growing season |
| MINERAL collection and timing | any time of the year (no seasonal changes) |
| pao zhi and xiu zhi (processing and preparation) | -necessary treatment of herbs before they are used |
| purpose of pao zhi and xiu zhi | 1. reduce toxicity 2. enhance curative effects 3. change properties, expand application 4. purify crude herbs, ensure quality, 5. dry for storage 6. make more convinient for use 7. eliminate bad tastes/odors 8. guide to specific meridian |
| 5 main processing metholds | 1. purification 2. water processing 3. fire processing 4. water and fire processing 5. other methods |
| NATURE: cool | -mild -norishes yin -generates fluid |
| NATURE: cold | -strong -clears heat, purges fire, cools blood -detoxification |
| application for: cool and cold herbs | -febrile disease -heat syndrome |
| NATURE: warm | -mild -warms the interior |
| NATURE: hot | -strong -warms the interior -dissipates cold -tonify fire -boosts yang -warms meridians |
| application for: warm and hot herbs | -cold -yin syndrome |
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