4.3 Formulas that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity Flashcards
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Resolve Toxicity): Ingredients
C: Huang Lian- drain heat from heart and MB
D: Huang Qin- drain heat from UB
A: Huang Bai- drain heat from LB
A: Zhi Zi- drain heat from 3 burners through urine. Esp good for irritability.
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Resolve Toxicity): Actions
Drains Fire from entire body. Once heat is drained, toxicity disappears
Resolves Toxicity
Especially good for qi level heat draining and alcohol abuse
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Resolve Toxicity): Indications
High fever Irritability Dry mouth and throat Incoherent speech Insomnia Dark urine Nosebleed/ vomitting blood Carbuncles/ deep-rooted boils/ toxic swellings Dysenteric d/o/ jaundice dt damp-heat T: red with yellow coat P: rapid, forceful
Severe obstruction of the three burners by fire toxin.
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Resolve Toxicity): CI
Formula is very bitter and cold.
Only proscribe in cases of excess for patients of robust constitution.
It can easily injure the yin so do not take long term, especially for heat in the nutritive and blood levels
Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction): Ingrediants
C: Da Huang- drains fire, break up clumping, enters blood level and helps bleeding esp in upper part of the body
D: Huang Lian- drain heat MB
D: Huang Qin- drain heat UB
Drain heat from all three burners through the stool
Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction): Actions
Drains fire
Resolves toxicity
Dries dampness
Strongest heat draining formula in TCM
Focus on directing qi downward to drain excess heat and fire from the body
Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction): Indications
Fever Irritability and restlessness Flushed face Red eyes Dark urine Constipation Delirious speech (severe) T: Greasy, yellow tc Also: Epigastric focal distention Jaundice Diarrhea and dysenteric d/o Vomiting of blood/ nosebleed Red and swollen eyes and ears Ulcerations of tongue and mouth Abscesses
Damp heat excess with interior clumping
Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction): CI
CI with SP deficiency cold
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Drink to Eliminate Toxin): Ingrediants
C: Huang Qin+ Huang Lian: clear heat from upper and middle burner
D: Disperse wind heat from upper burner, head and face: Niu Bang Zi Lian Qiao Bo He Chao Jiang Can
D: Clear heat from throat and relieve toxic fire: Xuan Shen Ma Bo Ban Lan Gen Jie Geng Gan Cao
A:Ju Hong- regulate the qi to prevent accumulation of of epi E: Chai Hu +Sheng Ma- raise the yang, disperse wind heat, conduct other ingredients to head, disperse stagnation dt fire Ren Shen (does something? book doesn't say)
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Drink to Eliminate Toxin): Action
- Eliminate fire toxin- branch
2. Disperses wind-heat- root
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Drink to Eliminate Toxin): Indication
Strong fever and chills Redness Swelling Burning pain of the head and face Inability to open the eyes Dysfunction of the throat Dryness and thirst T: red body, powdery-white/yellow coating P: floating, rapid and forceful pulse
Acute, massive febrile disorder of the head dt seasonal epidemic toxin associated with wind-heat and damp-phlegm
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Drink to Eliminate Toxin): CI
Used with extreme caution with yin deficiency
Liang Ge San (Cool the diaphragm Powder): Ingrediants
C: Lian Qiao- clear heat, resolve toxicity esp for tx sores
D: Huang Qin- drain lurking heat from Lungs, clears constrained heat from diaphragm
D: Zhi Zi- clear heat from 3 burners through urine and guides fire out from below
D: Da Huang + Mang Xiao- open bowels to flush heat from MB
A: Gan Cao + Bo He- calm irritability and alleviate head and throat sx by dredging wei qi and venting heat from exterior
(Gan Cao also protects MB from purgatives)
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang (Regulate the ST and order the qi decoction) + herbs to clear heat from UB
Liang Ge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder): Actions
Drains fire and unblocks the bowels by clearing the UB and draining the MB
Liang Ge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder): Indications
Sensation of heat and irritability in the chest and abdomen Delirious speech in severe cases Thirst Flushed face and red lips Mouth and tongue sores Sore throat Swollen tongue Red eyes Nosebleed Constipation Dark, scanty urine T: red body or edges with a dry, yellow or white coating P: rapid, possibly slippery
Formed/Accumulated heat in the MB + Unformed/blazing heat in the UB
