Clear Heat: Clear Heat from Deficiency

Question 1

Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang (Sweet Wormwood and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction)

Answer 1

Nourishes the yin and vents heat

Yin deficiency with Heat in the Ying level during later stage of febrile disease: Night fever and morning coolness with the absence of sweating as the fever recedes, emaciation with no loss of appetite

T: red with little coat

P: thin, rapid

NOTE: Also for advanced stages of various infectious diseases

• Bie Jia
• Qing Hao
• Sheng Di Huang
• Zhi Mu
• Mu Dan Pi

Question 2

Qing Gu San (Cool the Bones Powder)

Answer 2

Clears heat from deficiency and alleviates steaming bone disorder

KD/LV Yin deficiency laeding to Steaming Bone disorder: afternoon tidal fever or unremiting chronic low-grade fever, sensation of heat in the bones but the flesh is not warm to the touch, irritability, insomnia, lethargy, red lips dark-red cheeks, night sweats, thirst, dry throat, emaciation

T: red with little coat

P: thin, rapid

• Yin Chai Hu
• Zhi Mu
• Hu Huang Lian
• Di Gu Pi
• Qing Hao
• Qin Jiao
• Zhi Bie Jia
• Gan Cao

Question 3

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang (Tnagkuei anf Six-Yellow Decoction)

Answer 3

Enrighes the yin, drains fire, stabilizes the exterior, and stops sweating

Yin Deficiency with Empty-Heat causing night sweats: fever, night sweats, red face, dry mouth and parched lips, irritability, dry stools, dark and scanty

T: red, dry

P: rapid

NOTE: Also for LU consumption, Steaming Bone disorder or chronic nosebleeds

• Dang Gui
• Sheng Di Huang
• Shu Di Huang
• Huang Lian
• Huang Qin
• Huang Bai
• Huang Qi