Clear Heat Reduce Fire

Question 1

Shi Gao

Answer 1

Very Cold | Acrid-Sweet
Lung-Stomach

1. Clears Heat & Reduces Fire from LU + ST
2. Vents heat in muscle layer to exterior to east thirst, restlessness
3. Yangming/Qi Lvl: 4 Bigs
4. Lung Heat: cough, sticky sputum, fever, wheezing
5. Stomach Fire: toothache, swollen & painful gums, HA
6. Topical: eczema, burns, ulcers, carbuncles
7. Promotes tissue regen.

Dose: 15-60 g

Question 2

Zhi Mu

Answer 2

Cold | Bitter-Sweet
Lung-Stomach-KIDNEY

1. ↓Heat/Fire: LU + ST + KID
2. Nourish Yin & Moisten Dryness (↑body fluids)
3. Clear Deficiency Heat
4. Yangming/Qi Lvl: 4 Bigs
5. LU Yin Xu: dry cough, excess thirst
6. KID Yin Xu: tidal fever, night sweats, restlessness
7. ST-LU-KID Yin Xu: ↑thirst, ↑hunger, ↑urine, dry stool

HDI: Antidiabetics

Question 3

Zhi Zi

Answer 3

ϖ Cold | Bitter
ϖ LU-ST-HEART-LIV- SAN JIAO

1. Constrained Heat
2. ↓Damp-Heat via Urine (promotes urination)
3. Cools Blood & Clean Toxins
4. Restlessness, Irritability d/t HEAT in HEART & San Jiao
5. Jaundice d/t LIV, GB, SAN JIAO Damp-Heat
6. Anguish in Heart & Evil Qi in 5 Zang

HDI: Sedatives

Dose: Crush 6-9 g