Clear Heat Cool Blood

Question 1

Sheng Di Huang

Answer 1

Cold | Sweet, Bitter
Heart-Liver-Kidney

1. aka Sheng Di or Di Huang
2. Heat injuring Yin: thirst, dry mouth, ↑ drink water, constipation
3. NOURISH YIN & INCREASE BODY FLUIDS
4. WARM PATHOGEN in YING & XUE LEVEL: fever, dry mouth, deep red tongue
5. BLOOD HEAT: epistaxis, hematemesis, hematuria, uterine bleeding
6. Drains Heart Fire & opens the bowels1.
7. Shu Di Huang: nourish Yin, Blood, Essence, Marrow

Question 2

Mu Dan Pi

Answer 2

Sl. Cold | Bitter, Acrid
Heart-Liver-Kidney

1. XS & Xu Heat
2. Gently moves Blood circulation w/o injuring Blood & Yin
3. BLOOD STAGNATION: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, uterine mass
4. Clears lurking Fire in Blood
5. WARM PATHOGEN in XUE LEVEL: skin eruptions
6. BLOOD HEAT: epistaxis, hematemesis
7. YIN DEFICIENCY: clear Fire d/t yin xu
8. Heat Toxins: carbuncles, boils, Large Int Abscess (Chang Yong)
9. ↓ Liver Fire
10. Intestinal Abscess: drains pus, swelling, abscess (+ Dong Gua Ren/Zi)

CI: Prego

Question 3

Chi Shao Yao

Answer 3

Sl. Cold | Sour, Bitter
Liver-Spleen

1. Guide: TAIYIN
2. Sour flavor: Wood controls Earth (Liver Spleen)
3. Clear Heat & cool Bld: Skin eruptions d/t Warm-Heat pathogen in Xue level; Hematemesis, Epistaxis d/t Heat in Bld; Carbuncles, Boils, Abscess d/t Heat Toxin in blood; Liver Fire: Red, Swollen Eyes
4. Moves blood to Remove blood stasis to stop Pain: Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea, Swelling & Pain after Trauma d/t Blood Stasis; Fixed abdominal masses
5. Imp. Pair: Gui Zhi + Shao Yao (balance ying & wei)
6. HHI: Li Lu
7. HDI: anticoags/-platelets

Pair: Bai Shao + Chi Shao

Question 4

Xuan Shen

Answer 4

Cold | Sweet, Bitter, Salty
Lung-Stomach-Kidney

1. Nourish Yin, moistens Dryness, drains Fire, resolves Toxins
2. Softens hardness & transforms Phlegm-Heat to dissipate nodules
3. WARM PATHOGEN in YING & XUE LEVEL: fever, dry mouth, deep red tongue
4. BLOOD HEAT: skin eruption, restlessness, delirium
5. SWOLLEN & PAINFUL THROAT, carbuncles, boils, skin nodules d/t Stagnation of Heat Toxin in Blood
6. Yin Xu: cough, 5-palm heat, thirst, constipation

HDI: Antidiabetics
HHI: Li Lu (veratrum): “all the shen’s + xi xin & shao yao not to be combined with li lu”