Clear Heat - Resolve Toxicity Flashcards

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What herb has following actions?
Cools and Vents HEAT (partic in HT and Upper Burner)
Resolves TOXICITY
Disperses CLUMPS (Abscesses, Scrofula)

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Lian Qiao
BITTER, Sl ACRID, Sl Cold —- HT, LU, GB (Wei level, combined)
Beluga whale with Wind-heat around head & scarf to protect THROAT, bobbing for CLUMPS & TOXIC SORES on body, with body in HEART shape

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What herb has following actions?

Drains Heat, Resolves FIRE TOXICITY, Cools BLOOD, and Benefits THROAT

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(Bei) Ban Lan Gen
Bitter, Cold —- HT, LU, ST “Immune Boost?”
— NOT CHIEF HERB
Beluga Whale is defeated by “T” and pierced through throat, as hot blood drips (cools blood) from throat, wearing Yellow Damp Armor

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What herb has following actions?
Cools Heat, resolves toxicity, DIRECTS DOWNWARD, facilitates URINATION (BREAST/INT ABSCESSES - external or internally)
Clears LV, Clears eyes

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Pu Gong Ying (Dandilion)
Bitter, SWEET, Cold — LV, ST
Beluga whale stands and grimaces as he pees into urinal. Wears dark glasses to hide red eyes. A photo of female whale with BREAST/Int ABSCESSES

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What herb has following actions?
Disperses HEAT (Wind Heat)
Resolves TOXICITY
Cools Blood
STOPS BLEEDING (if charred)
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Jin Yin Hua (COMBINE WITH LIAN QIAO
“Gold, silver, Flower” SWEET, Cold — LI, LU, ST
Beluga Whale with Toxic seaweed around THROAT, RED EYES & BREAST SORE, Venting wind-heat from blowhole, D-H clam bites bottom causing BLEEDING

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What herb has following Actions?
Drains, disperses, cools and resolves TOXICITY
Specially indicated for DEEP-ROOTED SORES and RED SWELLINGS
(Mumps, swollen red eyes, Snakebite)

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Zi Hua Di Ding
Viola Herb — ACRID, Bitter, Cold — HT LV – CANCER PTs
Beluga whale wears a Toxicity necklace with a SNAKE wrapping his back trying to bite

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What herb has following Actions?
Disperses wind, clears heat, resolves toxicity, REDUCES SWELLING
Drains FIRE and resolves FIRE TOXICITY

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Ye Ju Hua
BITTER, ACRID, Sl. Cold — LU, LV
Two Furry Uncles wearing eye covers, visit Beluga Whale while he scratches his head (hot sores)

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What herb has following Actions?

Expels heat, resolves toxicity, soothes the sinews, relieves ABDOMINAL PAIN DUE TO INFLAMMATION

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Ren Dong Teng (Endure Winter Vine)
SWEET, Cold — LI, LU, ST

Dispels wind-DAMP, SOOTHES SINEWS, UNBLOCKS CHANNELS and COLLATERALS — BI-SYNDROME

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What herb has following actions?

Strongly cools heat toxin or pathogenic heat in both the Qi and Blo levels

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Da Qing Ye (Big Blue Leaf)
Bitter, SALTY, VERY COLD —- HT, LU, ST
Brave Beluga whale Knight defeats Toxic T (Febrile), carries a Qi/Blo Shield and a Cold Blue Lance piercing hot blood, and wears a Red bow tie (throat/LU - Fire toxins) ———– Warming Dz School

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What herb has the following actions?
Clears heat, resolves toxicity, cools the blood, reduces maculae, drains LV, clears the LU, dispels summer heat, settles convulsions

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Qing Dai (Blue - Indigo) 1.5 - 3 g
SALTY, Cold —- LV, LU, ST Powder
Beluga Whale knight slashed toxic T cutting off Maculae on leg. But a trembling Dragon (LV) Fire who carries a summer heat ball pierces the Knights armor as hot blood flows out

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What herb has following Actions?

Unblocks collaterals, invigorates blood, transforms phlegm

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Si Gua Luo (Luffa)
SWEET, NEUTRAL — LU, ST, LV

Expels phlegm - Yin Type Sores
BREAST ABSCESSES - collaterals

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What herb has following actions?
Resolves Toxicity, expels PUS, invigorates Blood, reduces ABSCESSES (INTESTINES)
Cancer

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Bai Jian Cao
Acrid, Bitter, Sl. Cold —- LI, LV, ST
AVOID SURGERY IN CHINA

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What herb has following actions?

Disperses heat, resolves toxicity, reduces SWELLING, Acts specifcially on LU (Abscesses)

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Yu Xing Cao (Fishy smell grass)
Acrid, Cool — LU, LI
LU ABSCESS HEAT, PROMOTES URINATION — PNEUMONIA

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13
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What herb has following actions?
Cools heat, resolves toxicity, promotes expulsion of DAMPNESS through URINE

–LI Abscess, Snakebite, Cancer

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Bai Hua She She Cao (White flower snake tongue grass)
Bitter, Sweet, Cold —- LV, ST, LI, SI
STRONG CLEAR HEAT,
LI ABSCESS - SNAKEBITE, CANCER

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What herb has following actions?

Clears heat, resolves toxicity, especially effective at COOLING BLOOD and alleviating DYSENTERIC disorders

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Bai Tou Weng (White head old man)
Middle and Lower Warmer (ST/INT)

Hot, white burning stools!!!

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What herb has following actions?

Clears heat, resolves toxicity, eases the INTESTINES, Bleeding, Dysentary

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Ma Chi Xian (Horse Teeth vegetable)
SOUR, Cold, SLIPPERY — LI, LV
COOL BLOOD, Primarily used for BACILLARY DYSENTARY

STOPS BLEEDING

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16
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What herb has following actions?
Removes DAMP HEAT, Resolves toxicity, eases the JOINTS

Syphilis, Joints, Noxious sores

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Tu Fu Ling
Sweet, Bland, Neutral —- LV, ST

Joint Pain, Damp Heat Skin lesions,

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What herb has following actions?
Clears heat toxins and dampness, relieves STASIS, promotes URINE

Cancer - Hepatitis - Ascites

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Ban Zhi Lian
Acrid, Sl. Bitter, Cool – LV, LU, ST

Sores, Abscesses, Snakebites

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What herb has the following actions?

Lightweight, rises to disseminate and disperse, best for THROAT disorders due to WIND

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Ma Bo (Horse Rise Up) very active
Acrid, Neutral   ---- LU

THROAT LU HEAT, Stops bleeding

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What herb has following actions?
Clears heat toxins, reduces SWELLING of THROAT, transforms PHLEGM

commonly combined with warming herbs

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She Gan (Shooting Dryness)
Bitter, Cold   ---- LU

LU PHLEGM - THROAT

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What herb has following actions?
Cools, resolves toxicity
Upper/Lower Burner
Dysenteric Disorders

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Chuan Xin Lian (Puncture Heart Lotus)

Upper/Lower Burner - Urinary Tract and Throat
vs. Antibiotic

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What herb has following actions?

Resolves toxicity, reduces CLUMPING, ANTI-Cancer

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Shan Ci Gu (Mountain Nice Mushroom)
Sweet, Sl Acrid, Cold – - LV, ST

NODULES, ANTI-CANCER (Strong Xs Conditions)
Caution on WEAK PATIENTS (TOXIC - DON”T USE OFTEN)

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What herb has following actions?

Clears SUMMERHEAT, alleviates thirst, resolves toxicity

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Lu Dou (Green Beans - SOUP OR TEA)
Sweet, COld — HT, ST
ANTIDOTE

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What herb has following actions?

Very Bitter Cold, Clears Toxic swelling of THROAT and GUMS

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Shan Dou Gen (Mountain Bean Root)
Bitter, Cold — LU, LI

THROAT, GUMS, CANCER (LU/THROAT)
Similar to MA HO

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What herb has following actions?

Clears heat, resolves toxicity, disperses CLUMPED QI, generates FLESH, stops pain

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Bai Lian
Bitter, Acrid, Neutral (towards cold) —- HT, ST, LV
Like Pu Gong Ying

Helps PUS rise out and heal with FLESH (Surgery)

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What herb has following actions?
Clears heat, resolves toxicity, CLEARS STASIS, STOPS PAIN
Intestines/Breast Abscesses

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Hong Teng (Red vine)
Bitter, Sweet, Cold   --- LV, ST, LI, SI
INT/BREAST ABSCESSES (HONG TENG)
INTESTINAL ABSCESS (similar to Bai Jiang Cao)
LU ABSCESSES (Yu Xing Cao)
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What herb has following actions? **

Cools heat, resolves toxicity, expels DAMPNESS, KILLS PARASITES

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Ya Dan Zi (Crow Gallbladder Son) — Fruit Longan
Bitter, Cold, Toxic —- LI, LV
Dysenteric Disorders, Intermittent FEVER/CHILLS, WARTS/CORNS as paste or ointments

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What herb has following actions?
Expels DAMP HEAT accumulated in Blood vessels of muscles and flesh, leads damp heat out through the urine, stops itching, clears sores, relieves painful obstruction

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Bai Xian Pi (White Moss Skin)
Bitter, Cold — SP, ST
SKIN Problems - EXPEL WIND (Carbuncles/Rashes/Eczema)
TOPICAL or INTERNAL