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2-01 Herbs that Clear Heat: Drain FIre Flashcards

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indications. SHI GAO

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  • Clears qi-level heat and drains fire: used to treat high fever with no chills, irritability, intense thirst, profuse sweating, a big flooding pulse, and a red tongue with yellow coat.
  • Clears Lung heat: used to treat bronchitis, pneumonia, and pulmonary abscess due to excess Lung heat. Sypmtoms may include: dyspnea, coughing, wheezing, red face, red tongue, and a forceful pulse.
  • Clears Stomach fire: used to treat toothache, headache, orbital pain, canker sores, stomatitis, and swollen painful gums.
  • Clears heat and heals the skin: used to treat eczema, burns, ulcers, and necrosis. Use internally and/or topically.
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latin. SHI GAO

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Gypsum Fibrosum

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latin. ZHI MU

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Anemarrhenae Rhizoma

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properties. channels. KEY.

SHI GAO

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sweet. acrid. very cold.
LU ST
- Clears Qi-Level Heat
- Drains Fire
- Clears Lung Heat
- Clears Stomach Fire
- Heals the Skin
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properties. channels. KEY.

ZHI MU

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bitter. sweet. cold.
LU ST KD
- clears fire and nourishes the yin of the LU ST KD

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latin. ZHI ZI

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Gardeniae Fructus

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properties. channels. KEY.

XI GUA

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sweet. cold.

HT ST UB

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indication. XI GUA

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  • Clears summer-heat, generates fluids- thirst, dry, heaves, scanty urine
  • Promotes urination & expels jaundice
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latin.

LIAN ZI XIN

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Nelumbinis Plumula

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properties. channels. KEY.

ZHI ZI

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bitter. cold.

LU ST HT LV SJ

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indications. LIAN ZI XIN

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  • Drains HT fire; for warm-febrile diseases where heat collapses into the PC channel causing mental confusion or delirium. Also for insomnia or irritability due to excessive HT fire
  • stops bleeding and binds essence; used as a powder for vomiting of blood or spermatorrhea
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indication. ZHI ZI

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  • Clears heat (HT, LV), eliminates irritability - heat patterns with fever, restlessness, insomnia, delirium, stifling sensation in the chest.
  • Drains damp heat - lin (urinary dysfunction) syndrome due to damp-heat in the lower jiao, damp-heat and constrained LV and GB causing jaundice, damp-heat in the GB and SJ channels of the face (eyes, nose, sores in the mouth and face)
  • Cools the blood, stops bleeding - nosebleed, blood in vomit, stool, urine; (needs to partially charred).
  • Topically for blood stasis due to trauma, reduces swelling.
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latin. DAN ZHU YE

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Lophatheri Herba

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properties. channels. KEY.

DAN ZHU YE

A 
sweet. bland. cold.
ST FIRE
- Drains Heart Fire
- Relieves Irritability
- Stimulates Urination
- Clears ST Heat
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indication. DAN ZHU YE

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  • Clears heat, eliminates irritability
  • also for mouth sores, swollen, painful gums for HT/ST channel heat
  • promotes urination, clears damp-heat, especially useful for SI channel heat with above symptoms plus irritability & a dark tip on the tongue
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latin. XIA KU CAO

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Prunellae Spica

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properties. channels. KEY.

XIA KU CAO

A 
bitter. acrid. cold.
WOOD
- Clears LV Heat
- Drains Fire
- Benefits the Eyes
- Clears Heat
- Shrinks Nodules
- Lowers Blood Pressure
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treatment principles. XIA KU CAO

A 
Clears Liver Heat
Drains Fire
Benefits the Eyes
Clears Heat
Shrinks Nodules
Lowers Blood Pressure
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properties. channels. KEY.

LIAN ZI XIN

A

bitter. cold.

HT PC

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properties. channels. KEY.

LU GEN

A 
sweet. cold.
LU ST
- Clears Heat and Replenishes Fluids
- Clears LU Heat
- Clears ST Heat
- Clears UB Heat and Stimulates Urination
- Vents Rashes
- Treats Food Poisoning
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latin. XI GUA

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Citrulli Fructus

21
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latin. TIAN HUA FEN

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Trichosanthis Radix

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latin. LU GEN

A

Phragmitis Rhizoma

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properties. channels. KEY.

TIAN HUA FEN

A 
bitter. slightly sweet. cold.
LU ST
- Clears LU Heat
- Clears ST Heat
- Replenishes Fluids
- Clears Heat Toxin
- Expels Pus
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indication. LU GEN

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  • Clears heat and regenerates fluids: used to replenish fluids lost from heat conditions, to treat high fever, irritability, and thirst.
  • Clears Lung heat and opens the Lungs: used to treat damaged Lung yin causing heat accumulation and impaired Lung circulation. Symptoms may include: dry mouth, dry or tickling throat, chest oppression, expectoration of thick, yellow sputum.
  • Clears Stomach Heat: used to treat damaged Stomach yin with heat accumulation leading to qi reversal, causing thirst with nausea, vomiting, and belching.
  • Stimulates urination and clears heat: used to treat dark, scanty urine or blood in the urine, with irritability and thirst.
    Vents rashes: used to treat the early stage of measles.
  • Treats food poisoning: used to treat nausea and vomiting due to fish and crab poisoning, as well as overconsumption of alcohol.
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latin. JUE MING ZI

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Cassiae Semen

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indications. JUE MING ZI

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  • Clears the vision, expels wind-heat: for itchy red, painful eyes and sensitivity to light due to externally contracted wind-heat
  • Clears the LV benefits the eyes: ascendant LV yang with
    sx. as h/a, red, painful eyes, excessive tearing, sensitivity to light
  • Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels: dry or infrequent stools or chronic constipation, especially when due to LV yin def.
  • Recently used to prevent atherosclerosis as it lowers both BP and serum cholestrol
28
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which herbs that drain fire go into LU & ST?

A

TIAN HUA FEN
SHI GAO
LU GEN

29
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which herbs that drain fire go into WOOD PAIR CHANNELS?

A

XIA KE CAO

30
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which herbs that drain fire go into FIRE channel?

A

LIAN ZI XIN

31
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which herbs that drain fire has bland taste?

A

DAN ZHU YE

32
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Herbs that drain fire that may address hypertension?

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XIA KU CAO. JUE MING ZI.

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Herbs that drain fire that addresses eyes problems with LV fire?

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XIA KU CAO.

34
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which herbs that drain fire has bitter and cold properties?

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ZHI ZI. LIAN ZI XIN.

35
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which herbs that drain fire can address insomnia or mental confusion?

A

ZHI ZI. LIAN ZI XIN.

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indication. TIAN HUA FEN

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  • Clears heat and replenishes fluids: used to treat LU and ST heat, causing thirst and irritability,dry lips, mouth, and tongue, and preference for cold beverages. Excellent treatment for wasting and thirsting disorder.
  • Clears heat toxin and expels pus: used to treat carbuncles, sores, ulcers, breast abscesses, and other necrosis. Use internally and/or topically.

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