Clear and Purge Heat - Drain fire Flashcards
Many of the herbs in this category are used to treat what stage of heat when the symptoms include heat, big pulse, irritability, profuse sweating, and intense thirst?
Qi level - Wen Bing
Yang Ming - Shan Han Lun
What is the name of shi gao - gypsum when it is calcined (used topically for eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores)?
Duan shi gao
What other herb makes a dui yao with shi gao - gypsum that is also the two main herbs used in Bai Hu Tang (white tiger decoction) and is used to treat the four big symptoms to due excess heat in the qi/yang ming level?
Shi gao - gypsum + Zhi mu - Anemarrhena
Shi gao clears heat and zhu mu clears heat, nourishes yin and generates fluids
This combo helps not only clear heat but zhi mu repairs damage to the body fluids from the severe heat.
Shi gao + what other herb (in the disperse wind cold category) help clear heat in the stomach to relieve a tootheache?
Shi gao + xi xin
Shi gao gypsum + what other herb make an excellent dui yao to treat diabetes?
Shi gao - gypsum + tian hua fen - trichosanthis
Zhi mu - Anemarrhena has two clear heat functions. What are they?
Clear excess heat
dui yao: zhi mu + shi gao
Clear deficiency heat
dui yao:
zhi mu + huang bai - philodendron bark (clear het and purge fire)= KD yin def heat
zhi mu + chuan bei mu - fritillaria bulb (transform phlegm and stop cough)= LU yin def heat
Which herb clears heat from the San Jiao?
Zhi zi - gardenia fruit
Which two herbs in this category eliminate irritability?
Dan zhu ye - bamboo
Zhi zi - gardenia fruit
Both herbs have an affinity for the heart
Which two herbs clear heat and promote urination?
Lu gen - phragmites
Dan zhu ye - bamboo
Which three herbs generates fluids and moisten dryness?
Zhi mu - Anemarrhena
Tien hua fen - tricosanthis
Lu gen - phragmites
Which two herbs clear the liver and eyes?
Xia ku cao - prunellia
Jue ming zi - cassia seed
Which two herbs treat hypertension?
Xia ku cao - prunellia
Jue ming zi - cassia seed
What is the general contraindication for herbs in this category?
Spleen/stomach deficieny cold
Zhu mu - Anemarrhena + what herb in the clear damp heat category make the dui yao to treat yin deficiency heat (excessive sexual desire due to hyperactive ming men, dysuria due to yin def and yang losing ability to transform)
These two herbs are the chief herbs in the formula zhi bai di huang wan - modified 8 flavor pill
Huang bai - philodendron bark
Zhi mu - Anemarrhena + what herb from the dissolve hot phlegm category is used to treat dry cough with little phlegm and difficulty expectoration due to lung yin def and cough due to lung heat and lung driness?
Chuan bei mu - fritillaria bulb (transform phlegm and stop cough)
Zhi mu - Anemarrhena + what herb from the tonify yin category treats vexation, agitation, insomnia, vertigo, and thirst due to yin def with heat and dry mouth, irritability and agitation after a warm febrile disease? It is also used to treat Lilly disease.
The name of these two herbs make up the formula name.
Bai hu - lilly bulb (tonify yin)
What is the category of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) and Zhi Mu (Radix Anemarrhenae)?
A. Heat-clearing and Fire-purging
B. Heat-clearing and Dampness-drying
C. Heat-clearing and Blood-cooling
D. Heat-clearing and Toxin-eliminating
E. Deficiency-heat clearing
F. Summer-heat clearing
A. Heat-clearing and Fire-purging
Which of the following herbs has a rapid onset of antipyretic function, but only a short duration of action?
A. Shi Gao
B. Zhi Mu
A. Shi Gao - gypsum
Which of the following does NOT have a “Very Cold” property?
A. Shi Gao
B. Mang Xiao
C. Mai Men Dong
D. Tian Men Dong
C. Mai Men Dong - Ophiopogon tuber (tonify yin)
Which form of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) is used to clear heat, treat necrosis and generate flesh for topical
application?
A. Unprocessed
B. Calcined
B. Calcined
Which of the following herbs clears both Full-Heat and Empty-Heat?
A. Xia Ku Cao
B. Shi Gao
C. Dan Zhu Ye
D. Zhi Mu
D. Zhi Mu - Anemarrhena
Which of the following herbs is commonly used in combination with warm and hot herbs to neutralize the unwanted
side effect without compromising overall effectiveness?
A. Shi Gao
B. Zhi Mu
C. Tian Hua Fen
D. Lu Gen
Tian Hua Fen - Trichosanthis
Which of the following herbs is associated with termination of pregnancy by affecting the placental villi and
trophocytes when it is injected intramuscularly or into the amniotic sac?
A. Tian Hua Fen
B. Gua Lou
C. Zhi Zi
D. Xia Ku Cao
A. Tian Hua Fen - tricosanthis
Which of the following herbs is commonly used in an herbal formula for treatment of diabetes mellitus even though
modern pharmacological research revealed the contribution to hyperglycemia?
A. Zhi Mu
B. Wu Wei Zi
C. Tian Hua Fen
D. Wu Mei
C: Tian Hua Fen - tricosanthis
