Chapter 2- Clear Heat

Question 1

Shi Gao

Lung and Stomach

Answer 1

Acrid, sweet, and very cold

Lung:Cough and wheezing with fever
Stomach: Headache, toothache, or swollen and painful gums

Eczema burns and ulcerated sores

Question 2

Zhi Mu

Lung, Stomach, Kidney

Answer 2

Lu /St Clear Heat: High fever, irritability, thirst and rapid flooding pulse

Lu/Ki: Enriches Yin: night sweat,s steaming bone disorder, irritability

Generates fluids and clears heat oral ulcers , wasting and thirst disorder

Question 3

Zhi Zi

Heart, Lung, Stomach, liver SJ

Answer 3

Bitter, Cold

Heart/Lv: Eliminates fever, irritability, restlessness, insomnia

SJ: Painful urinary dribbling/damp heat
Resolves toxicity in blood
Reduces swelling and moves blood stasis due to trauma

Question 4

Dan Zhu Ye

Heart, SI, ST

Answer 4

Sweet, bland, cold

HT/St/ Irritability thirst, mouth sores
Promotes urination and clears damp heat: rough, scanty painful urination

SI: painful urination + irritbaility, dark red tip

Question 5

Xi Gua

Bl, Ht, St

Answer 5

sweet, Cold

clears summer heat: thirst, dark scanty urine, dry heaves

Promotes urination, expels jaundice

Question 6

Xia Ku Cao

Liver, Gall bladder

Answer 6

Liver: fire and brightens eyes::
Red painful or swollen eyes, headaches, eye pain

Clears heat and dissapates nodules for any neck lump or nodule

Question 7

Lian Zi Xin

Heart, Pericardium

Answer 7

Bitter, Cold

Heart: Mental confusion or delierium.

Stops bleeding and binds the essence

Question 8

Lu Gen

Lu, stomach

Answer 8

Sweet, Cold

ST: High Fever, irritability, thirst
Dark scanty or bloody urine

LU: Encourages rash to surface

Question 9

Tian Hua Fen

Lu, ST

Answer 9

Bitter, slightly sweet, cold

Generates fluids: thirst and irritability, thirst from yin deficiency.

Clears and drains lung heat,/phlegm heat- transforms hlegm and moisten lung dryness for

Question 10

Jue Ming Zi

Lv, LI, ki

Answer 10

LV Clears liver and eyes: red, swollen, and painful eyes.

Also, calms liver, hypertension, headache

LI: Moistens intestines, umblocks the bowels.

Question 11

Pu Gong Ying

Lv/st

Answer 11

Internal Abscesses/external sores ( hard and hard)
Redness and swelling of eyes
Unblocks painful urinary dribbling

Question 12

Ye Ju Hua

Lu, Lv

Answer 12

Bitter, Acrid, slightly cold

Fire toxicity: Carbuncles, sores, furuncles, swollen throat

Question 13

Chuan Xin Lian

LI, Lu, SI, St

Answer 13

Lu, Throat, Urinary tract

Stops diarrhea/dysentary

Question 14

Bai Tou Weng

LI, st

Answer 14

Resolves fire toxcity: Primarily for dyssentary. Especially those due to damp-heat in the stomach or intestines.

Question 15

Tu Fu Ling

Answer 15

Toxicity/dampness

Joint pain, turbid, and painful urination or damp heat-jaundice

Recurrent ulcers or other hot skin lesions

Question 16

Ji Gu Cao

Lv GB

Answer 16

Promotes resolution of dampness, disperses stasis: for damp heat jaundice, and frequently heptatitis

Question 17

Ji Xue Cao

Liver, Spleen, Kidney

Answer 17

Promotes urination: for sores and red eyes from wind fire, swollen sore throat, painful urinary dribbling

Invigorates blood, reduces swellings, stops pain

Question 18

Mabo

Lu

Answer 18

resolves fire toxicity, improves condition of throat: for fire toxin, affecting the throat causing pain

Stops bleeding: used both internally and topically to stop bleeding. (oral, lips)

Question 19

Bai LIan

Heart St Liv

Answer 19

Reduce abscess, disperse clump, generate flesh, heat toxin leading to sores