CATEGORIES CUMULATIVE

Question 0

What category of herbs, in general, are used to:
stimulate immune response
alleviate pain
regulate body temperature
induce perspiration
treat common cold, influenza and complications of complex internal disorders?

Answer 0

Herbs that Release the Exterior

Question 1

Herbs that Release the Exterior share what general indications?

Answer 1

·stimulate immune response
·alleviate pain
·regulate body temperature
·induce perspiration
·treat common cold, influenza and complications of complex internal disorders

Question 2

Herbs that Clear Heat are used to treat internal heat. What are the (5) subdivisions of this category? What common property do they generally share?

Answer 2

Herbs that Clear Heat are generally cold.
·Herbs that Drain Fire
·Herbs that cool the blood
·Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
·Herbs that Clear Heat from Deficiency
·Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity

Question 3

What are Herbs that Drain Fire generally used to treat? What level do they treat?

Answer 3

·high fever
·irritability
·thirst
·delirium associated with fever
Generally treat Qi Level and YangMing

Question 4

Herbs that Clear Heat, Dry Damp are primarily used for what patterns?

Answer 4

Damp-Heat such as
Dysenteric disorders
urinary difficulty or pain
Jaundice
Furuncles
Eczema

Question 5

What properties do Herbs that Clear Heat, Drain Damp generally share?

Answer 5

Bitter

Cold

Question 6

What properties do Herbs that Clear Heat, Cool the Blood generally share?

Answer 6

Cold
Bitter
and
Sweet or Salty

Question 7

What level (of the four levels of disease) do Herbs that Clear Heat, Cool the Blood usually work on?

Answer 7

Nutritive Blood Level

Question 8

What are some common indications for which Herbs that Clear Heat, Cool the Blood could be used?

Answer 8

scarlet tongue
irritability 
restlessness 
changes in consciousness
bleeding- including maculopapular rashes

Question 9

Heat in the nutritive blood level often injures the Yin and exhausts fluids. What property to many Clear Heat, Cool Blood herbs share that makes them effective for treating disease at this level?

Answer 9

these herbs will not damage the Yin and many have Yin enriching properties

Question 10

When are Herbs that Clear Heat from Deficiency used?

Answer 10

To clear Deficiency Heat and steaming Bone disorder related to it.
Also for when KD and LV yin deficiency leads to fire that disturbs the internal workings of the body, manifesting in Tidal Fevers, heat in the palms and soles, night sweats and loss of semen all accompanied by a red tongue with sparse coating and a thin rapid pulse.