Clear Deficiency Heat Flashcards

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1
Q

What two herbs treat malnutrition in infants due to heat accumulation?

A

Hu huang lian - Picrorhiza
Yin chai hu - Stellaria

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What three herbs cool the blood?

A

Qing hao - wormwood
Di gu pi - goji bark root
Bai wei - swallowwort

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What are the two main contraindications of herbs in this category?

A
  1. Spleen qi deficiency cold with loose stools
  2. Deficiency without heat
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Which herb in this category should be decoted for a shorter time than the others?

A

Qing hao - artemisia

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What are the 4 indications for qing hao - artemisia?

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  1. Clears fevers from deficiency
  2. Clears summer heat*
  3. Cools the blood and stops bleeding (nose bleed and skin disorders)*
  4. Checks malarial disorders with alternating chills and fevers, resolves heat*

(Can clear liver heat and brighten the eyes - Chan text)

KI, LV, GB
Bitter, Cold
6-12 g - do not subject to prolonged cooking

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What are the 4 indications for di gu pi - lycium root-bark

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  1. Cools the blood and reduces steaming, stop bleeding (yin xu heat with sweating)
  2. Clears and drains lung heat, stop cough
  3. External wash for genital itching combined with other herbs
  4. Can be used to treat diabetes

LU, LV, KD
sweet, bland cold
6-15 g

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What are the 3 indications for bai wei - cynanchum atratum root

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  1. Clears heat and cools blood
  2. Cools blood and promotes urination*
  3. Relieves toxicity and treats sores*

Can be used for heat in postpartum women

LU, ST, KD
bitter, salty, cold
3-12g

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Sang bai pi - mulberry root and di gu pi - lycium root bark both clear lung heat and stop cough and are in the formula Xie Bai San - Drain the White Powder.

What is the main difference between the two herbs?

A

Sang bai pi - mulberry root: clears lung heat from the qi level of the lungs (excess heat)

Di gu pi - lycium root bark clears heat from the blood level of the lungs (deficiency heat)

They can be used together to eliminate heat from the qi and blood levels.

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What are the 3 indications for yin chai hu - stellaria root

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  1. Causes heat from deficiency to recede
  2. Clears heat, reduces childhood nutritional impairment
  3. Cools the blood, stops bleeding

LV, ST
sweet, sl cold
3-9 g

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10
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Which herb can be used for blood lin syndrome (painful, bloody urination)?

A

Bai wei - cynanchum root

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11
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Which symptom is NOT a manifestation of Yin deficiency?
A. steaming bone disorder
B. tidal fevers or afternoon fevers
C. heat in the palms and soles
D. night sweats and loss of semen
E. red tongue with a thick coating

A

E. red tongue with a thick coating

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Plasmodium malariae is a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria in humans. After this initial replication in the liver
(exo-erythrocytic phase), the parasites undergo asexual multiplication in the erythrocytes (erythrocytic phase). Which
herb demonstrates excellent effectiveness against malarial parasites by blocking utilization of host erythrocyte protein?
A. Qing Hao
B. Di Gu Pi
C. Bai Wei
D. Yin Chai Hu

A

A. Qing Hao - artemisia

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13
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What is the common action of the following herbs?
Qing Hao (Herba Artemisiae annuae) / Cao Guo (Fructus Tsaoko) / Chang Shan (Radix Dichroae)
A. Clear summer-heat
B. Clear deficiency-heat
C. Checks malarial disorders
D. Aromatics for dampness

A

C. Checks malarial disorders

qing hao - artemisia, clear deficiency heat

cao guo - fuctus tsaoko, aromatic herbs to transform damp

chang shan - dichorae radix, herbs that dispel parasites

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Qing Hao (Artemisiae annuae Herba) clears summer-heat manifested by low fever, headache, dizziness, and a stifling
sensation in the chest. Which herbs can be added to clear summer-heat?
A. Yin Chai Hu, Hu Huang Lian
B. Bai Bian Dou, Hua Shi
C. Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen
D. Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao

A

B. Bai Bian Dou - Dolichos (clear heat, purge fire)
Hua Shi - talcum (drain damp, diuretics)

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15
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Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) clears and drains Lung heat for cough or wheezing in formula Xie Bai San (Drain the White
Powder). Which herb is paired with Di Gu Pi to clear Lung heat in Xie Bai San?
A. Mu Dan Pi
B. Yin Chai Hu
C. She Chuang Zi
D. Sang Bai Pi

A

D. Sang Bai Pi - mulberry root

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16
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Which Yin-deficient heat clearing herb is used for dysuria syndrome especially before or after giving birth?
A. Qing Hao
B. Hu Huang Lian
C. Bai Wei
D. Di Gu Pi

A

C. Bai Wei - cynanchi