Clear Heat Flashcards
Indications for Bai Hu Tang?
Severe thirst, flooding pulse, high fever, profuse sweating, irritability, red face, aversion to heat
Bai Hu Tang ingredients?
Shi Gai
Zhi Mu
Zhi Gan Cao
Jing Mi
Actions of Bai Hu Tang?
Clear Qi level heat, drain stomach fire, generate fluids, alleviate thirst
Pattern for Bai Hu Tang?
Blazing fire in Yang Ming or Qi level heat
Actions of Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang?
Clear heat, generate fluids, augment qi & harmonize stomach (Yin & Fluid damage)
Actions of Zhi Zi Chi Tang?
Clear heat, alleviate restlessness & irritability
Pattern of Zhi Zi Chi Tang?
Qi Level Heat (muscle & chest)
Indications for Zhi Zi Chi Tang?
Fever, irritability, insomnia with tossing & turning in bed, a stifling sensation in chest w/ a soft epigastrium, hunger w/out a desire to eat
Pattern for Qing Ying Tang?
Heat entering the nutritive level (between Qi & Blood)
**Heat no longer at Qi level
Indications for Qing Ying Tang?
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
What is the special treatment strategy for treating heat in the blood level (nutritive level)?
Vent heat through qi level (clear heat & relieve fire toxicity from qi level)
What herbs can you use to clear heat & relieve fire toxins from the qi level?
Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao
Dan Zhu Ye
Huang Lian
Main pattern for Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang
Heat in the blood level
Actions of Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang?
- Clear heat
- Drain fire & resolve fire toxin
- Cool the blood
- Nourish Yin, dispel blood stasis, & stop bleeding
Indications for Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang?
Fever, various types of bleeding, black tarry stools, abd distention & fullness, thirst with inability to swallow (some become delirious)
What formula for heat in the protective level?
Yin Chao San