Clear Heat Dry Damp

Question 1

Huang Qin

Answer 1

Cold | Bitter
LUNG-STOMACH-LI-GB

1. San Huang –> Upper Jiao
2. Major herb for Damp-Heat in Stomach & Int: diarrhea, dysentery
3. LUNG HEAT TOXINS: cough, sticky-yellow phlegm, thirst
4. cools heat in blood (stops bleeding): hemoptysis, hemafecia, epistaxis, hematemesis, uterine bleed
5. Calm fetus & Threaten miscarriage (d/t Heat)

HDI: Antibiotics (true) [helps with]

Xiao Chai Hu Tang: huang qin + chai hu
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (fire toxin in san jiao)

Question 2

Huang Lian

Answer 2

Cold | Bitter
HEART-Stomach-LI-LIV

1. San Huang –> Middle Jiao
2. Clears fire & cleans toxin
3. Diarrhea, dysentery d/t D-H in SP, ST, LI
4. HEART fire or blockage of HEART by fire: high fever, restlessness, delirium, coma
5. Stomach Fire or Liver Fire attacking ST: excessive hunger & thirst, acid reflux (+ tian hua fen)

Question 3

Huang Bai

Answer 3

Cold | Bitter
Kidney-Bladder-Large Int.

1. San Huang –> Lower Jiao
2. Directs Fire ↓
3. D-h in lower jiao: diarrhea, dysentery, leucorrhea, dysuria, swollen & painful knees & feet (hot leg qi)
4. Yin Xu Kidney fire (shi & xu heat): tidal fever, night sweats, steam bone, seminal emission (+ zhi mu)
5. Fire Toxins: carbuncles, boils, eczema, sores

Question 4

Ku Shen

Answer 4

Cold | Bitter
HT, LIV, ST, LI, BL, SI

1. Clears accumulated D-H clumps & disrupts qi separation fxn of Bladder (qi transformation)
2. Attack worm & wind (ITCHING): genital itch, itchy skin, fungal infections (D-H itching of the skin)
3. D-H in Lower Jiao: diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, leucorrhea, dysuria, burning urination (promotes urination)
4. Tonify w/o Tonifying

Li Lu (veratrum): “all the Shen’s + Xi Xin + Shao Yao not to be combined with Li Lu”

Question 5

Long Dan Cao

Answer 5

Very Cold | Very Bitter
LIVER-GALL BLADDER-ST

1. Damp-Heat in LIVER/GB or Lower jiao: jaundice, itchy-swollen genitalia, leucorrhea, eczema
2. *LIV & GB FIRE: headache, costal & hypochondriac pain, bitter taste, red eyes, loss of hearing
3. Liver Fire stir Liver Wind: high fever, convulsions

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (damp-heat in liv/gb/lower jiao or liver fire; uti): long dan cao + huang qin + zhi zi + chai hu +…)

HDI: Diuretics, Sedatives