LESSON SEVEN QUIZ Master Sheet

#1

Aralia spinosa - Devil’s Walking Stick
Aralia nudicaulis - American “Sarsaparilla”
Aralia californica - California Spikenard
Aralia racemosa - American Spikenard

SEE to Adaptogen Chart

Aralia spp. - Spikenard, etc.

ARALIA HISPIDA or SPINOSA  (Dwarf Elder, Hercules Club, Devil's Walkingstick)
	ROOT or BARK.  Tincture [1:5, 50% alcohol] 5-25 drops, to 3X a day.
	STATUS : W/LA

ARALIA NUDICAULIS  ("American Sarsaparilla")
	ROOT. Cold Infusion 2-4 ounces. Tincture [1:5, 60% alc.] 15-30 drops, both up 
	to 3X a day.
	STATUS : W/A

ARALIA RACEMOSA  [including A. californica]  (Spikenard, California Spikenard)
	ROOT. Tincture [Fresh Root or leaf,1:2, Recent Dry Root,1:5, 50% alcohol] 10-30 drops.
	Strong Decoction or Cold Infusion, 2-4 ounces.
	BERRIES. Tincture [Fresh Berries, 1:2] 10-30 drops
	STATUS : W/LA

#2

SEE Adaptogen Chart

Panax spp. - Ginseng

PANAX GINSENG (Asian Ginseng)
	ROOT.  Tincture [1:5, 70% alcohol]. KIRIN (dark red Chinese cured root) 5-20
	drops.  SHIU-CHIU (light red Chinese cured) 10-30 drops. KOREAN RED, 5-15
	drops.  WHITE (Chinese or Korean uncured) 20-40 drops, all to 3X a day.
	Capsules, "Red Ginseng" (Kirin or Korean Red) to 4 a day. "White", to 6 a day.
	Chewing root pieces is more reliable than the unidentifiable substances found in
	capsules.  With the cost of Ginseng, tinctures are the most bioavailable form.
	STATUS : C 

PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM  (American Ginseng)
	ROOT. Tincture [1:5, 70% alcohol]. WILD ROOTS (morally objectionable), 5-10
	drops.  WOODSGROWN ROOTS. 10-20 drops.  CULTIVATED ROOTS. 20-40
	drops. CULTIVATED RED ROOTS (Michigan and Wisconsin cured roots), 15-
	30 drops. Any other "American Red Ginseng" is a blatant fake. LEAVES. 30-60
	drops, Cold Infusion, 2-4 ounces.  All above forms to 3X a day.
	STATUS : W/RARE!/C 

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS (Acanthopanax,  Siberian Ginseng)
	ROOT.  Tincture [1:5, 60% alcohol] 20-60 drops. Cold Infusion, 2-4 ounces, both
	to 3X a day.

CENTELLA ASIATICA  (Hydrocotyle asiatica, Gotu Kola, Brahmi)
	HERB.  Fresh Plant Tincture [1:2], 15-30 drops to 3X a day.  Standard Infusion,
	1-2 ounces. Dry Herb Tincture [1:5, 50% alcohol] 20-40 drops, to 4X a day.
	STATUS : W/LA/C

#3
Withania somnifera - Ashwaghanda

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA (Ashwaghanda)
	Root. Dry Tincture [1:5, 50% alcohol] 30-60 drops to 3X a day.
	infusion, decoction, capsule, 2-5 grams a day
	Standardized extract (1.5% withanolides) 1-3 “00” capsule a day
	STATUS : C 

Sedum (Rhodiola) roseum - Gold Root, Rosecrown, etc.

SEDUM (RHODIOLA) ROSEUM - Gold Root, Rosecrown, Roseroot, etc
	Root. Dry Tincture [1:5, 60% alcohol, 15-30 drops to 3X a day. Capsule, 1-3 g a day
	STATUS : W/LA

Oplopanax horridum - Devil's Club

OPLOPANAX HORRIDUM   (Echinopanax,  Devil's Club)
	ROOT and ROOTBARK. Tincture [Fresh Root 1:2, Dry Rootbark, 1:5, 60% alc.]
	10-40 drops.  Cold Infusion, 1-3 ounces, all forms to 3X a day.
	STATUS : W/A 

#4

Ganoderma - Reishi Mushroom

Reishi Double Extraction
1. Powder, as well as possible, 2 parts Reishi. (1200 g) 

2. Macerate 1 part Reishi (600g) with 5 parts menstruum (3 Liters). This is how much fluid it takes to cover that fluffy Reishi: Menstruum = 1 part 95% ETOH (1L) & 2 parts Glycerin (2L) 

3. Let sit 2 weeks or so. Press (Retrieve 2/3 of original menstruum = 2L) Reserve marc for decoction.

4. Add 1 Liter 95% ETOH to pressed menstruum. Macerate 2nd part Reishi (600g) with this 3L of menstruum (again a 1:5 ratio). 

5. Let sit 2 weeks or so. Press. Measure volume of tincture made (should be about 2L).

6. Final extract should be 1:4 overall. We started with 2 parts Reishi (1200g) so final extract will be 8 parts (4800 ml). Double decoct both batches of marc with just enough water to cover. (Together or separately). 
Press and concentrate so that desired final extract volume minus the tincture equals the decoction concentrate. 

7. Combine when cool. IMPORTANT! Pour tincture into tea to avoid excess precipitation.

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Reishi Extraction (Robyn Klein)
Here is the recipe for a 70% water / 30% alcohol reishi extract 
For a kitchen-manageable amount, chop up only 3 whole dried medium-sized reishi mushrooms. Use Felco or Corona hand clippers. If you chop more than this you will have to use much larger containers to cook and strain into. Three mushrooms will make about 500 mls extract. 
First, here is a quick overview of the process: 

Step 1: Weigh chopped herb.
Step 2: Make tincture using 100% alcohol (EtOH).
Step 3: Strain and press the marc (save the marc!).
Step 4: Make a 1:10 decoction with the marc.
Step 5: Add decoction and tincture together to make a 
30/70 extract.

Fill in and follow this form below:

Weigh chopped reishi = _______ grams/ounces
Example: 110 grams of dried, hand chopped reishi. 

Put chopped reishi in a large enough jar to 
accommodate the menstruum below.

Cover the chopped reishi with pure Everclear (95% 
alcohol) for two weeks. But how much?

Weight of reishi _______ x 5 = _______ mls of 
Everclear will be needed to cover the herb. 
Example: 110 x 5 = 550 mls of Everclear

Strain and squeeze marc as much as possible. 
Save marc!

Measure how much tincture resulted and record here = _______ .
Bottle and label the tincture and set aside for later.
Put marc in top of double boiler and add water. How much water?
Original dry weight of herb = _______ x 10 = _______ total amount of water to start off with. 
Start cooking down, but don’t boil! Plan on 2 hours.
Strain off marc and toss marc. 
Continue cooking down the decoction. But to what amount? 
To figure this amount, fill in the numbers in the following calculation:

Amount of tincture _______ divided by .3 = _______ .
Subtract this number above _______ from 1.00 which will equal = _______ .
Take this number and multiply it by .7 = _______ . 
This is the amount of decoction which you will need to 
add to the tincture to give a 30% alcohol/70% 
decoction extract. Rounding off the numbers to the 
nearest whole number is just fine. Herbalism is not 
about rigidity. 

To check your math add the amount of tincture 
_______ to the amount of decoction _______ = _______.
Then multiply this final amount _______ by .3 (30%) = _______. 
And multiply the final amount _______ by .7 (70%) = _______. 
Add these amounts together to get the total amount = _______. 

When decoction has cooked down to the amount you 
need, cool the decoction and then add it to tincture.

Store in a dark glass container and label with the 
following:

Reishi Extract
Ganoderma lucidum
30% Alcohol/70% Decoction

Cordyceps - Silkworm Fungus

CORDYCEPS Mycelium (coconut growth media most common) - 1-3 “00” caps a day.
CORDYCEPS fungus growing on silkworms: scary strong (in my opinion)

Lepidium meyenii - Maca
Powdered “Root” - 1-2 “00” caps a day. Haven’t tried the tincture.

#5

Refer to Constitutional Handbook - Respiratory

1. Respiration, when talking, is under _______ control. The rest of the time it is mostly under __________ control.
conscious, unconscious or autonomic

2. In normal respiration, the top _______ of lung air is exchanged; the bottom _________ stays static.
quarter, 3 quarters

3. Inhaled air will fill the organized mucus-covered bronchi; the static air stays in the alveoli. This prevents ______ of the lung ________ layer.
dehydration, surfactant.

4. The fresh air inhaled, heavy with _________ cross-diffuses with the static air heavy with ______
O2, CO2

5. Loss of surface area in the “meat foam” of the lungs results in _________ hypertension.
Pulmonary

6. Half of the heart pumps blood into and back from the _______, the other half pumps blood into, and back from, general circulation.
lungs

7. For herbally treating pulmonary hypertension, use _________ ______ ______, _______ ______, _____________
Wild Cherry Bark, Mullein Flowers, Inmortal/Pleurisy Root

8. Rapid breathing is often a sign blood buffers are saturated and you must ward off _________
acidosis

9. The primary compensatory measures for maintaining normal blood pH are ________. ________and, on a hot day, _________
Breathing, urinating, sweating.

10. The value of an expectorant is in stimulating new mucus to _______ the _____ old mucus
soften, hard

11. ___________ nerves dilate the bronchi, ___________ nerves constrict the bronchi.
Adrenergic, cholinergic

12. Half of smokers begin smoking because it compensates for ________ _________
respiratory deficiency

13. Name some of the reasons why people smoke cigarettes. 
respiratory deficiency, drug effect, GI stimulus, liver and metabolic stimulus

14. In respiratory deficiency caused by adrenalin stress, what two herbs are best?
Lobelia, Pleurisy Root
#6

Refer to Constitutional Handbook - Cardiovascular
1. The circulatory system exists in order to deliver blood to the __________
capillaries

2. The liver cleans the blood, the _____ _______ clean the lymph.
lymph nodes

3. Circulating extracellular fluid: one-fifth blood, ____-______ lymph.
four-fifths

4. Lymph is gathered slowly from the ____, and, after being cleaned up, returns by way of the ______ _____ to the returning blood.
blood, subclavian veins

5. Called _____ in the blood, _____ _____ outside the cells, and _____ in the lymph system, _____ when it’s given IV in the hospital, it’s all Mother Ocean.
serum, interstitial fluid, lymph, plasma

6. Arterial blood has blood pressure to move it out into the body: returning venous blood, thick and with little blood pressure, is held in place by ________ in the veins, preventing it from falling back down.
valves

7. The atrium _______ blood, the ventricle _______ blood.
accepts, propels

8. Under adrenalin stress, the heart expels blood with a sharper kick into the aorta; this gets more blood into the ______ and the _______.
brain, lungs

9. More blood equals more _____ ______; less blood equal less _____ _______.
life force, life force

10. Cardiovascular deficiency most frequently shows as ________ __________ or dizziness.
orthostatic hypotension

11. Cardiovascular excess is basically an excess retention of ______ ________, particularly under stress.
Mother Ocean

12. Most cardiovascular excess is coupled with a habit of _______ stress.
anabolic

13. Probably the only true heart strengthener or nurturer, besides magnesium, is ________
hawthorn