Ch 5: (4) Formulas that Clear Heat Flashcards
Key Symptoms of Xie Bai San?
- Cough
- Rapid breathing
- Feverish
- Red tongue with yellow coating
- Rapid, thin pulse
Ingredients of Xie Bai San?
- Sang Bai Pi - Mulberry root bark (30g)
- Di Gu Pi - Cortex of Wolfberry Root, Lycium bark (30g)
- Jing Mi - Nonglutinous rice (3g)
- Gan Cao - Licorice (3g)
What is the function of Xie Bai San?
- Clear heat in lungs
- Stop cough and soothe asthma
Xie Bai San Indications?
Cough due to heat consuming yin in the lung
What is the order of pathogenesis for Xie Bai San syndrome?
Improper eating or constitution –>
Hidden heat in the lung –>
- consumes yin:
- Lung failing to descend –>
Upper perversion of lung qi
Hidden heat in lung consumes yin. What are the symptoms of this?
- Hot sensation of skin
- Afternoon fever
- Thready and rapid pulse
Upper perversion of lung heat will cause what symptoms?
Cough or asthma
Action of Sang Bai Pi?
King herb
- Reduce heat in lungs to stop cough and asthma
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Action of Di Gu Pi (Wolfberry root cortex)?
Deputy herb
- Clear heat
- Nourish yin
Actions of Jing Mi and Gan Cao?
Assistant/Messenger herbs
- Promote qi to strengthen stomach
- Harmonize decoction
Characteristics of Xie Bai San:
Use herbs that _____ with herbs that clear heat.
Use herbs that _____ with herbs that ______.
moisten; tonify; sedate
Xie Bai San clears hidden fire in the lung and resolves stagnated heat. What kind of person/constitution is it most suitable for?
Most suitable for children’s immature yin and immature yang. Constitution that gets easily cold or hot, easy to have excess or deficiency.
Characteristics of Xie Bai San:
This formula _______ _____ without _______ ___, sedates fire without _______ ______, nourish yin without keeping pathogens inside.
descends water;
damaging yin;
damaging stomach
Key symptoms for Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang?
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Yellow tongue coating
- Rapid pulse
Ingredients of Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang?
- Ge Gen - Kudzu root (15g)
- Huang Qin - Scutellaria (9g)
- Huang Lian - Coptis rhizome (9g)
- Gan Cao (6g)
Functions of GGQLT?
- Release the exterior
- Clear heat from intestines
Indications of GGQLT?
Diarrhea or dysentery caused by dampness and heat (with or without exterior syndrome)
ZZJ designed GGQLT in response to what TCM doctor mistake?
Doctor sees a patient with Gui Zhi Tang syndrome but instead of using GZT they mistakenly purge. This causes inward invasion of exterior pathogens to the large intestine.
What causes the fever in GGQLT syndrome?
Remaining exterior pathogens from GZT syndrome that were not dispelled.
Inward invasion of exterior pathogens to the large intestine causes four types of heat disturbance. What are they?
- Heat in large intestine
- Heat disturbs the mind
- Heat consumes body fluid
- Intestinal heat impairing the lung
What symptoms are caused by heat in the large intestine?
- Diarrhea or dysentery
- Burning sensation of anus
- Strong smelling stool
What symptoms are caused by heat disturbing the mind?
- Irritability
- Heat sensation in chest