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Clear Heat and Purge Fire Flashcards

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Shi Gao
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Dan Zhu Ye
Tian Hua Fen
Xia Ku Cao
Lu Gen
Lian Xin
Qing Xiang Zi
Jue Ming Zi
These herbs are in which category?

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Clear Heat and Purge Fire

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What herb can Clear Heat and Purge Fire?

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Shi Gao
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Dan Zhu Ye
Tian Hua Fen
Xia Ku Cao
Lu Gen
Lian Xin
Qing Xiang Zi
Jue Ming Zi

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What other herbs can Clear Heat and Purge Fire?
Xia Ku Cao
Lu Gen
Lian Xin
Qing Xiang Zi
Jue Ming Zi

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Shi Gao
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Dan Zhu Ye
Tian Hua Fen

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What other herbs can Clear Heat and Purge Fire?
Shi Gao
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Dan Zhu Ye
Tian Hua Fen

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Xia Ku Cao
Lu Gen
Lian Xin
Qing Xiang Zi
Jue Ming Zi

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  1. Clear heat and drain fire
  2. Clear excessive heat from lungs
  3. Clear blazing stomach fire
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Shi Gao “Gypsum”

Notes: High fever without chill, thirst, profuse sweating, commonly used in cooking with other herbs

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What are the functions for Shi Gao? “Gypsum”

Notes: High fever without chill, thirst, profuse sweating, commonly used in cooking with other herbs

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  1. Clear heat and drain fire
  2. Clear excessive heat from lungs
  3. Clear blazing stomach fire
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List the functions of Shi Gao “Gypsum”

Notes: High fever without chill, thirst, profuse sweating, commonly used in cooking with other herbs

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  1. Clear heat and drain fire
  2. Clear excessive heat from lungs
  3. Clear blazing stomach fire
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What are the functions of Zhi Mu? “Anemarrhena”

“Shi Gao, Zhi Mu Used Together for Excess Heat”

“Huang Bai, Zhi Mu Used Together for Deficiency Heat”

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  1. Clear heat and drains fire
  2. Enrich yin and moisten dry condition
  3. Generate fluids to quench thirst
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These are the functions for which herb?

  1. Clear heat and drains fire
  2. Enrich yin and moisten dry condition
  3. Generate fluids to quench thirst
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Zhi Mu “Anemarrhena”

“Shi Gao, Zhi Mu Used Together for Excess Heat”

“Huang Bai, Zhi Mu Used Together for Deficiency Heat”

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Zhi Mu is has the actions of?

“Shi Gao, Zhi Mu Used Together for Excess Heat”

“Huang Bai, Zhi Mu Used Together for Deficiency Heat”

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  1. Clear heat and drains fire
  2. Enrich yin and moisten dry condition
  3. Generate fluids to quench thirst
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  1. Clear heat and eliminate irritability
  2. Drain damp heat
  3. Cool the blood and stop bleeding
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Zhi Zi “Gardenia Fruit”

Notes: Drain damp heat in all three jiaos

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This herb can

  1. Clear heat and eliminate irritability
  2. Drain damp heat
  3. Cool the blood and stop bleeding
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Zhi Zi “Gardenia Fruit”

Notes: Drain damp heat in all three jiaos

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What are the functions for Zhi Zi? “Gardenia Fruit”

Notes: Drain damp heat in all three jiaos

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  1. Clear heat and eliminate irritability
  2. Drain damp heat
  3. Cool the blood and stop bleeding
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What are the functions of Dan Zhu Ye? “Lophatherum”

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  1. Clear heat and eliminate irritability
  2. Promote urination and clear damp heat
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  1. Clear heat and eliminate irritability
  2. Promote urination and clear damp heat
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Dan Zhu Ye “Lophatherum”

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List the functions of Dan Zhu Ye “Lophatherum”

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  1. Clear heat and eliminate irritability
  2. Promote urination and clear damp heat
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This herb can

  1. Clear heat and generate fluids
  2. Transform phlegm and moisten lung dryness
  3. Relieve toxicity and expel pus
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Tian Hua Fen “Trichosanthis Root”

“Lu Gen also generates fluids”

“Tian Hua Fen, Zhi Mu, Tian Men Dong”

Clear Heat, Generate Fluids, Relieve Thirst, Cool The Lungs

Tian Hua Fen: Upper and Middle Jiao

Zhi Mu: All Three Jiao

Tian Men Dong: Upper and Lower Jiao

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What are the functions of Tian Hua Fen? “Trichosanthis Root”

“Tian Hua Fen, Zhi Mu, Tian Men Dong”

Clear Heat, Generate Fluids, Relieve Thirst, Cool The Lungs

Tian Hua Fen: Upper and Middle Jiao

Zhi Mu: All Three Jiao

Tian Men Dong: Upper and Lower Jiao

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  1. Clear heat and generate fluids
  2. Transform phlegm and moisten lung dryness
  3. Relieve toxicity and expel pus

“Lu Gen also generates fluids”

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  1. Clear heat and generate fluids
  2. Transform phlegm and moisten lung dryness
  3. Relieve toxicity and expel pus
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Tian Hua Fen “Trichosanthis”

“Lu Gen also generates fluids”

“Tian Hua Fen, Zhi Mu, Tian Men Dong”

Clear Heat, Generate Fluids, Relieve Thirst, Cool The Lungs

Tian Hua Fen: Upper and Middle Jiao

Zhi Mu: All Three Jiao

Tian Men Dong: Upper and Lower Jiao

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What are the functions of Xia Ku Cao? “Selfheal Spike”

Notes: Liver heat, any neck lumps or nodules due to liver fire

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  1. Clear the liver and brighten the eyes
  2. Clear heat and dissipate nodules
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List the functions of Xia Ku Cao “Selfheal Spike”

Notes: Liver heat, any neck lumps or nodules due to liver fire

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  1. Clear the liver and brighten the eyes
  2. Clear heat and dissipate nodules
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  1. Clear the liver and brighten the eyes
  2. Clear heat and dissipate nodules
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Xia Ku Cao “Selfheal Spike”

Notes: Liver heat, any neck lumps or nodules due to liver fire

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What functions for Tian Hua Fen and Lu Gen share?

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They both generate fluids

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What are the functions of Lu Gen? “Reed Rhizome”

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  1. Clear heat and generate fluid
  2. Clear heat from the lungs and stomach
  3. Clear heat and promotes urination

“Tian Hua Fen: also generates fluids”

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  1. Clear heat and generate fluid
  2. Clear heat from the lungs and stomach
  3. Clear heat and promotes urination
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Lu Gen “Reed Rhizome”

“Tian Hua Fen: also generates fluids”

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List the functions of Lu Gen “Reed Rhizome”

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  1. Clear heat and generate fluid
  2. Clear heat from the lungs and stomach
  3. Clear heat and promotes urination

“Tian Hua Fen: also generates fluids”

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  1. Clear heart fire
  2. Stop bleeding and bind essence
    These are the actions for which herb?
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What are the functions for Lian Xin?

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  1. Clear heart fire
  2. Stop bleeding and bind essence
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What herb are these functions describing?

  1. Clear heart fire
  2. Stop bleeding and bind essence
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  1. Drain liver fire
  2. Clear wind heat
  3. Improve vision
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Qing Xiang Zi

Notes: Liver and hyperactivity, contraindicated for pattens with glaucoma

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What are the functions for Qing Xiang Zi?

Notes: Liver and hyperactivity, contraindicated for pattens with glaucoma

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  1. Drain liver fire
  2. Clear wind heat
  3. Improve vision
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List the functions for Qing Xiang Zi

Notes: Liver and hyperactivity, contraindicated for pattens with glaucoma

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  1. Drain liver fire
  2. Clear wind heat
  3. Improve vision
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What are the functions for Jue Ming Zi

Notes: Liver fire, eyes, headache due to liver yang hyperactivity, constipation due to liver yin def.

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  1. Clear heat from liver and benefits the eyes
  2. Expel wind heat to improve vision
  3. Moisten the intestines and unblocks the bowels
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  1. Clear heat from liver and benefits the eyes
  2. Expel wind heat to improve vision
  3. Moisten the intestines and unblocks the bowels
    These are the functions for which herb?
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Jue Ming Zi

Notes: Liver fire, eyes, headache due to liver yang hyperactivity, constipation due to liver yin def.

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List the functions for Jue Ming Zi

Notes: Liver fire, eyes, headache due to liver yang hyperactivity, constipation due to liver yin def.

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  1. Clear heat from liver and benefits the eyes
  2. Expel wind heat to improve vision
  3. Moisten the intestines and unblocks the bowels

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