Ch 5: (3-1) Formulas that Clear Heat Flashcards
Key symptoms of Dao Chi San?
- Dark brown urination
- Hot sensation in chest
- Irritability
- Thirst
- Ulceration of mouth and tongue
- Red tongue
- Rapid pulse
Ingredients of Dao Chi San?
●Sheng Di Huang - raw rehmannia root (Clear Heat Cool Blood)
●Mu Tong or Tong Cao - Akebia caulis or Rice paper plant pith (Drain Dampness)
●Zhu Ye - Lopatherum (Clear Heat Drain Fire)
●Gan Cao Shao - Raw Licorice root (Tonify Qi)
Functions of Dao Chi San?
- Clear heat in heart
- Promote urination
Indications of Dao Chi San?
Heart fire transmits to small intestine
Pathogenesis of ulceration of mouth and tongue, red face?
Heart fire flames up along the meridian
Thirst, irritability, red tongue, rapid pulse pathogenesis?
Heart fire consumes body fluid and disturbs the mind
Symptoms of heart fire transmitting down to the small intestine?
- Frequent urination
- Painful urgen urination
- Lower abdominal distentino
Sheng Di Huant actions?
King herb
- Enter heart and kidney meridian
- Clear heart heat
- Cool blood and nourish yin
Actions of Mu Tong?
Deputy
- Enter heart and small intestine meridian
- Promote urination and conduct heat out
Actions of Zhu Ye (Lopatherum)?
Assistant
- Promote urination and clear heat
Gan Cao Shao actions?
Messenger
- Harmonize other herbs
- Reduce fire and stop pain
- Prevent herbs from injuring SP/ST
Combination of _____ ____, eliminate _____, nourish ___ herbs to give the formula character of __________ _____ without damaging ____, sedate ____ without damaging ______, nourish ____ without ______ ______.
clear heat; water; yin; eliminating water; yin; fire; yin; keeping pathogens
Dao Chi San represents the principle of….
treating excess without causing deficiency, treating deficiency without causing stagnation.
Applications of Dao Chi San?
- Acute urinary tract infection
- Children crying at night
- Ulceration of oral cavity
Key symptoms of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Dark brown urine
- Red tongue with yellow coating
- Wiry, rapid pulse
Ingredients of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?
●Long Dan Cao - Chinese Gentian root (Clear Heat, Dry Damp)
●Huang Qin - Scute (Clear Heat, Dry Damp)
●Zhi Zi - Gardenia seeds (Clear Heat, Drain Fire)
●Mu Tong/ Tong Cao - Akebia caulis/Rice paper pith (Drain Damp)
●Ze Xie - Alisma rhizome, Water plantain (Drain Damp)
●Che Qian Zi - Plantago seeds (Drain Damp)
●Sheng Di Huang - Raw Rehmannia (Clear Heat, Cool Blood)
●Dang Gui - Angelica root (Tonify Blood)
●Chai Hu - Bupleurum (Cool, Acrid Surface Releasing)
●Gan Cao - Licorice (Tonify Qi)
Functions of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?
- Clear excessive fire in LV/GB
- Clear damp heat in LV/GB and lower jiao
Indications of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?
- Flaring up of fire in LV/GB
or
- Damp heat in LV, GB and LJ
What are the symptoms when LV/GB excessive fire follows the meridian up to the head and face?
- Headache
- Painful red swollen eyes
- Swollen ears
- Tinnitus or deafness
What are the key signs of LV/GB excessive fire and damp heat?
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Hypochondriac pain
- Red tongue with yellow sticky coating
- Rapid and wiry pulse
What are the symptoms caused by LV GB damp heat following the meridian down to the genitals?
- Swelling or itching in genitals
- Turbid urine, painful urination
- Yellow leucorrhea
Actions of Long Dan Cao (Gentian)?
King herb
- Clear liver and gallbladder excessive fire
- Clear dampness from lower jiao
Actions of Huang Qin and Zhi Zi?
Deputy herbs
- Clear excessive heat
- Eliminate damp heat in LV & GB
Mu Tong (Akebia), Che Qian Zi (Plantago), Ze Xie (Water plantain) actions?
Assistants
- Promote urination
- Eliminate dampness
- Clear heat
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) and Dang Gui (Angelica) actions?
Assistants
- Replenish yin and blood
- Prevent actions of other herbs from injuring yin
Actions of Chai Hu?
Messenger
- Guide herbs to LV/GB meridian
- Soothe the liver
Actions of Gan Cao?
Messenger
- Harmonize actions of other herbs
- Protect stomach
Characteristics of combination: Combine ______ herbs in ______ formula, combine _______ herbs in a _______ formula.
tonifying; sedating; ascending; descending
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang removes pathogen without….
sedates fire without….
Removes pathogen without damagin vital energy, sedates fire without damaging stomach.
Applications of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang?
Widely used for internal, otorhinolaryngologic, gynecological, urological diseases
