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Clear and Purge Heat - Drain fire Flashcards

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1
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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?

A

Qi level - Wen Bing
Yang Ming - Shan Han Lun

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What is the name of shi gao - gypsum when it is calcined (used topically for eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores)?

A

Duan shi gao

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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?

A

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.

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Shi gao + what other herb (in the disperse wind cold category) help clear heat in the stomach to relieve a tootheache?

A

Shi gao + xi xin

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Shi gao gypsum + what other herb make an excellent dui yao to treat diabetes?

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Shi gao - gypsum + tian hua fen - trichosanthis

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Zhi mu - Anemarrhena has two clear heat functions. What are they?

A

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

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Which herb clears heat from the San Jiao?

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Zhi zi - gardenia fruit

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Which two herbs in this category eliminate irritability?

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Dan zhu ye - bamboo
Zhi zi - gardenia fruit

Both herbs have an affinity for the heart

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Which two herbs clear heat and promote urination?

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Lu gen - phragmites
Dan zhu ye - bamboo

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Which three herbs generates fluids and moisten dryness?

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Zhi mu - Anemarrhena
Tien hua fen - tricosanthis
Lu gen - phragmites

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Which two herbs clear the liver and eyes?

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Xia ku cao - prunellia
Jue ming zi - cassia seed

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Which two herbs treat hypertension?

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Xia ku cao - prunellia
Jue ming zi - cassia seed

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What is the general contraindication for herbs in this category?

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Spleen/stomach deficieny cold

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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

A

Huang bai - philodendron bark

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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?

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Chuan bei mu - fritillaria bulb (transform phlegm and stop cough)

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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.

A

Bai hu - lilly bulb (tonify yin)

17
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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

A. Heat-clearing and Fire-purging

18
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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

A. Shi Gao - gypsum

19
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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

A

C. Mai Men Dong - Ophiopogon tuber (tonify yin)

20
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Which form of Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) is used to clear heat, treat necrosis and generate flesh for topical
application?
A. Unprocessed
B. Calcined

A

B. Calcined

21
Q

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

A

D. Zhi Mu - Anemarrhena

22
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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

A

Tian Hua Fen - Trichosanthis

23
Q

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

A. Tian Hua Fen - tricosanthis

24
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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

A

C: Tian Hua Fen - tricosanthis

25
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Which one of the following combinations clears heat via promoting diuresis?
A. Da Huang + Mang Xiao
B. Lu Gen + Bai Mao Gen

A

B. Lu Gen - phragmites + Bai Mao Gen - Imperata (stop bleeding)

both herbs clear heat via urination

26
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Which of the following herbs can be combined with Lu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis) for lung abscesses at the
pus-forming stage with chest congestion, pain, fever, and copious, bloody, foul-smelling sputum?
A. Shi Gao / Zhi Mu / Dan Zhu Ye
B. Zhu Ru / Pi Pa Ye / Xuan Fu Hua
C. Jing Jie / Bo He / Zi Su Ye
D. Yi Yi Ren / Jie Geng / Gua Lou Ren

A

D. Yi Yi Ren - coicis seed (drain dampness) / Jie Geng - platycodon root (transform cold phlegm)/ Gua Lou Ren - tricosanthis seed (transform phlegm heat)

all of these herbs expel pus

26
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Which of the following herbal formulas is used for stomatitis, oral thrush, and painful urination?
A. Dao Chi San - Guide out the red powder
B. Ba Zheng San - Eight treasure decoxtion
C. Xie Bai San - Drain the white powder
D. Bai Hu Tang - White tiger decoction

A

A. Dao Chi San - Guide out the red powder

26
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Which of the following herbs does NOT enter both Heart and Small Intestine channels?
A. Mu Tong
B. Dan Zhu Ye
C. Sheng Di Huang
D. Deng Xin Cao

A

C. Sheng Di Huang - rehmannia

enters heart, liver, kidney

26
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Which of the following herbs is used for traumatic or sports injury by using powders mixed with water, rice- wine
vinegar and egg white as a topical herb?
A. Dan Zhu Ye
B. Zhi Zi
C. Xiao Ku Cao
D. Jue Ming Zi

A

B. Zhi Zi - gardenia fruit

27
Q

Which of the following herbs clear heat from the Triple Burners including Heart, Lung, Stomach, and Liver?
A. Zhi Zi
B. Shi Gao
C. Zhi Mu
D. Tian Hua Fen

A

A. Zhi Zi - gardenia

28
Q

Which of the following herbs combined with Xia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae) is for scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands,
goiter, lumps or nodules?
A. Shi Jue Ming / Jue Ming Zi / Ju Hua
B. Dang Gui / Bai Shao / Xuan Shen
C. Yin Chen Hao / Huang Bai / Dan Shen
D. Xuan Shen / Mu Li / Zhe Bei Mu

A

D. Xuan Shen / Mu Li / Zhe Bei Mu

29
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Which of the following herbs is commonly used to treat hypertension associated with Liver Fire and Liver Yang rising?
A. Bai Ji Li / Jing Jie / Chan Tui
B. Dai Zhe Shi / Xuan Fu Hua / Ban Xia
C. Xiao Ku Cao / Di Long / Shi Jue Ming
D. Pu Huang / Wu Ling Zhi / Yan Hu Suo

A

C. Xiao Ku Cao / Di Long / Shi Jue Ming

30
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What is the contraindication for Jue Ming Zi - cassia seed?

A

diarrhea due to SP/ST cold and hypotension

30
Q

Which of the following herbs is used with caution for diarrhea due to Spleen and Stomach deficiency cold or
hypotension?
A. Ge Gen
B. Bai Zhu
C. Jue Ming Zi
D. Fu Ling

A

C. Jue Ming Zi - cassia seed

31
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Which of the following herbs has the function to reduce high cholesterol and treat atherosclerosis, used individually
or in combination with Shan Zha (Fructus Crataegi), Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis),
Jiao Gu Lan (Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis), or Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)?
A. Xiao Ku Cao
B. Zhi Zi
C. Dan Zhu Ye
D. Jue Ming Zi

A

D. Jue Ming Zi - cassia seed

32
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Which of the following herbs or points benefit the eyes?
A. Shi Jue Ming
B. Jue Ming Zi
C. UB1 (Jing Ming)
D. GB37 (Guang Ming)
E. All of the above

A

E. All of the above

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