Clear Heat Flashcards

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Indications for Bai Hu Tang?

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Severe thirst, flooding pulse, high fever, profuse sweating, irritability, red face, aversion to heat

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Bai Hu Tang ingredients?

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Shi Gai
Zhi Mu
Zhi Gan Cao
Jing Mi

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Actions of Bai Hu Tang?

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Clear Qi level heat, drain stomach fire, generate fluids, alleviate thirst

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Pattern for Bai Hu Tang?

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Blazing fire in Yang Ming or Qi level heat

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Actions of Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang?

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Clear heat, generate fluids, augment qi & harmonize stomach (Yin & Fluid damage)

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Actions of Zhi Zi Chi Tang?

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Clear heat, alleviate restlessness & irritability

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Pattern of Zhi Zi Chi Tang?

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Qi Level Heat (muscle & chest)

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Indications for Zhi Zi Chi Tang?

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Fever, irritability, insomnia with tossing & turning in bed, a stifling sensation in chest w/ a soft epigastrium, hunger w/out a desire to eat

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Pattern for Qing Ying Tang?

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Heat entering the nutritive level (between Qi & Blood)

**Heat no longer at Qi level

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Indications for Qing Ying Tang?

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High fever (worse at night), severe irritability & restlessness. Some are thirsty, some delirious (talk nonsense). Some exhibit faint & indistinct erythema & purpura
Tongue: Scarlet & dry
Pulse: Thin, rapid

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What is the special treatment strategy for treating heat in the blood level (nutritive level)?

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Vent heat through qi level (clear heat & relieve fire toxicity from qi level)

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What herbs can you use to clear heat & relieve fire toxins from the qi level?

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Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao
Dan Zhu Ye
Huang Lian

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Main pattern for Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang

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Heat in the blood level

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Actions of Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang?

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  1. Clear heat
  2. Drain fire & resolve fire toxin
  3. Cool the blood
  4. Nourish Yin, dispel blood stasis, & stop bleeding
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Indications for Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang?

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Fever, various types of bleeding, black tarry stools, abd distention & fullness, thirst with inability to swallow (some become delirious)

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What formula for heat in the protective level?

A

Yin Chao San

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Formula for heat in the Qi level?

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Bai Hu Tang

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Heat in the blood level?

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Qing Ying Tang (btwn Qi & Blood levels)

Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang (Blood level)

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Pattern for Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

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Excessive fire toxin obstructing 3 burners

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Actions for Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

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Drain fire & relieves toxicity

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Indications for Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

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High fever, irritability, dry mouth & throat, insomnia.
Incoherent speech, dark urine, jaundice (Yang type).
Nose bleeds, vomiting blood (heat excess)
Carbuncles, toxic swelling

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Action for Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin?

**Use short term 7-10 days

A

Clear heat, eliminate fire toxins & disperse wind-heat

**Wind-heat & damp-phlegm (acute & excess condition)

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Condition for using Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin?

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Acute, massive febrile disorder of the head

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Pathology of Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin?

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A seasonal epidemic toxin with wind-heat & damp-phlegm attacking to the head & face
eye/ear infections, tonsillitis, mumps

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Indications for Pu Ji Xiao Du Tang?

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Strong fever & chills
Redness, pain & swelling of the head & face, inability to open eyes
Dysfunction of throat, dryness & thirst
Tongue: Red w/ powders-white or yellow TC
Pulse: Floating, rapid, forceful

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Pattern for Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang?

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Coughing & wheezing due to heat lodged in the Lungs obstructing the flow of Qi (wind-heat attacking the lungs - acute condition)

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Actions of Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang?

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Facilitate the flow of LU qi, clear heat & calm wheezing (directing rebellious LU qi downward)

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Indications for Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang?

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Fever (with or w/out sweating), thirst
Wheezing, coughing, labored breathing
Nasal flare (children) & pain
Tongue: Thin white or yellow TC
Pulse: Rapid & either slippery (heat) or floating
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What is the one ingredient that makes Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang different from Ma Huang Tang?

A

Shi Gao

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Why is Shi Gao added to the formula Ma Huang Tang to make Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang?

A

Makes formula cool to treat cough & wheezing due to wind-heat attacking the Lungs
Ma Huang Tang is made to treat cough & wheezing due to wind-cold attacking the lungs

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Patterns for Xie Bai San?

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Lurking fire in the lungs (chronic condition)

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Actions for Xie Bai San?

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Drain heat from lungs & calm wheezing

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Indications for Xie Bai San?

**Yin injured but not deficient yet

A

Coughing & wheezing (worse in afternoon)
Fever with skin that is hot to the touch (worse in the afternoon)
Dry mouth, little or difficult to expectorate sputum
Possible emotional signs in adults
Tongue: Red body, yellow TC
Pulse: Thin (Yin damage) & rapid

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Pattern for Qing Wei San?

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Heat accumulated in Stomach & Yang Ming channels (tooth aches, gum disease)

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Actions for Qing Wei San?

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Drain stomach fire. cools blood, & nourish Yin

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Indications for Qing Wei San?

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Toothache, bad breath, facial swelling (infection in gums)
Fever, dry mouth (responds favorably to cold)
Bleeding & sore gums, swollen/painful tongue, lips or jaw
Tongue: Red body, yellow TC
Pulse: Slippers, large, rapid (heat)

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What does Haung Lian do in the formula Qing Wei San?

Sheng Ma?

A

Drains Fire (tx. excessive heat)

  1. Disperses heat, 2. Resolves heat toxicity, 3. Induces the other herbs to the site of disorder
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Ingredients in Yu Nu Jian?

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Shi Gao
Shu Di Huang
Zhi Mu
Mai Men Dong
Niu Xi
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Pattern for Yu Nu Jian?

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Stomach heat with Kidney Yin deficiency

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Actions of Yu Nu Jian?

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Drain heat from stomach & nourish Yin

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Indications for Yu Nu Jian?

**Wasting/thirsting disorder, toothaches, gingivitis, glossitis

A

Toothache, loose teeth, bleeding gums
Frontal headache, irritability & fever
Thirst with desire to drink cold beverages
Tongue: Dry, read body, yellow TC
Pulse: Floating, slippery, deficient & large

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Compare Qing Wei San & Yu Nu Jian?

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Qing Wei San = Excessive stomach heat (sl. injured Yin) - Yang Ming Channel heat

Yu Nu Jian = Kidney Yin deficiency w/ stomach heat - Yang Ming channel heat & Shao Yin channel Yin deficiency