Drain Downward "Purgatives and Laxatives" Flashcards
Da Huang
Mang Xiao
Fan Xie Ye
Lu Hui
These herbs are in which category?
Drain Down “Purgative”
List the herbs that Drain Downwards “Purgatives”
Da Huang
Mang Xiao
Fan Xie Ye
Lu Hui
List the Purgative herbs from the Downward Draining category
Da Huang
Mang Xiao
Fan Xie Ye
Lu Hui
These are the functions for which herb?
- Drain heat and purge accumulations
- Drain damp heat for jaundice or acute dysentery disorders and heat from blood “Charred”
- Invigorate the blood and dispel blood stasis
- Clear heat and reduce fire toxicity
Da Huang “Rhubarb Root”
“Note”
Constipation, jaundice, dysentery due to damp-heat, blood in the stool, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, fry with wine to help alleviate pain
What are the functions for Da Huang “Rhubarb Root”
“Notes”
Constipation, jaundice, dysentery due to damp-heat, blood in the stool, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, fry with wine to help alleviate pain
- Drain heat and purge accumulations
- Drain damp heat for jaundice or acute dysentery disorders and heat from blood “Charred”
- Invigorate the blood and dispel blood stasis
- Clear heat and reduce fire toxicity
Describe the functions for the herb Da Huang “Rhubarb Root”
“Notes”
Constipation, jaundice, dysentery due to damp-heat, blood in the stool, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, fry with wine to help alleviate pain
- Drain heat and purge accumulations
- Drain damp heat for jaundice or acute dysentery disorders and heat from blood “Charred”
- Invigorate the blood and dispel blood stasis
- Clear heat and reduce fire toxicity
These functions are related to which herb?
- Drain heat and purge accumulation
- Soften hardness
- Clear heat and reduce swelling “Topically”
- Used for Excess Heat in the ST/Ll
Mang Xiao “Glauber’s Salt”
“Notes”
Constipation, red swollen painful eyes
List the functions of Mang Xiao “Glauber’s Salt”
“Notes”
Constipation, red swollen painful eyes
- Drain heat and purge accumulation
- Soften hardness
- Clear heat and reduce swelling “Topically”
- Used for Excess Heat in the ST/Ll
What are the typical functions of Mang Xiao “Glauber’s Salt”
“Notes”
Constipation, red swollen painful eyes
- Drain heat and purge accumulation
- Soften hardness
- Clear heat and reduce swelling “Topically”
- Used for Excess Heat in the ST/Ll
This functions is related to which herb?
1. Purge accumulation and guide out stagnation
Fan Xie Ye “Senna Leaf”
“Notes”
Constipation due to heat accumulation
These are the functions for which herb?
- Purge fire and guide out accumulation
- Kill parasites and strengthen stomach
- Clear heat and cool the liver
Lu Hui “Aloe Leaf Juice”
“Notes”
Constipation, childhood nutritional impairment
List the functions for Lu Hui “Aloe Leaf Juice”
“Notes”
Constipation, childhood nutritional impairment
- Purge fire and guide out accumulation
- Kill parasites and strengthen stomach
- Clear heat and cool the liver
What are the functions for Lu Hui? “Aloe Leaf Juice”
“Notes”
Constipation, childhood nutritional impairment
- Purge fire and guide out accumulation
- Kill parasites and strengthen stomach
- Clear heat and cool the liver
These herbs are in which Subcategory
Huo Mă Ren
Yu Li Ren
Moist Laxatives
List the herbs that are Moist Laxatives
Huo Mă Ren
Yu Li Ren