Drain Water Excrete Damp

Question 1

Fu Ling

Answer 1

Neutral | Sweet, Bland
Heart-Spleen-Kidney-Lung

1. Tonify SPLEEN: poor appetite, fatigue, loose stools, abdominal distention d/t SPLEEN QI XU
2. Strengthens SP & transform phlegm: palpitations, ha, dizziness; thick-greasy tongu
3. Promotes urination to drain damp & harmful b.f. = EDEMA with scanty or difficult urination
4. Calms Heart Shen = Insomnia, palps d/t Sp & Ht Xu or Turbid Phlegm
5. Counter-flow of Qi in Chest (running piglet: anxiety, fright, palpitations, gripping heart pain, vertigo, dizziness, vexation (+ gui zhi)
6. “Fu Ling” Tongue: enlarged with teeth marks, moist coat

HDI: Diuretics

Question 2

Ze Xie (Water Plantain)

Answer 2

Cold | Sweet, Bland
Kidney-Bladder

1. Promotes urination to drain damp & harmful b.f. d/t *Damp-Heat in Low Jiao: edema, scanty urination, diarrhea, leucorrhea, phlegm retention
2. Clears (Damp)-Heat from Ministerial Fire: spermatorrhea

HDI: Diuretics

Question 3

Che Qian Zi

Plantain Seed

Answer 3

Cold | Sweet
Kidney-Liver-Lung-Bladder

1. Promotes urination to drain damp & harmful b.f., separate clear & turbid fluids to guide damp-heat out via urine
2. Damp-Heat in Bladder: scanty & painful urination, edema
3. Diarrhea d/t Summer Heat with Damp
4. LIVER HEAT: red eyes
5. Brightens Eyes: LIV & KID Yin Xu: blurry vision, cataracts, photosensitivity
6. Lung Phlegm-Heat

HDI: Diuretics, Absorption

Dose: Teabag/Gauze

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Wan Dai Tang
Ba Zheng S.

Question 4

Mu Tong

Answer 4

Cold | Bitter
Heart-Small Int-Bladder

1. Promotes urination to drain damp & direct fire & damp-heat downward via urine
2. Damp-Heat In Bladder: scant, yellow, dysuria
3. FLARE UP OF HT FIRE SI: mouth ulcers, restlessness, concentrated urine
4. Moves Blood Stasis & opens blood vessels to Promote Lactation: scanty milk after childbirth
5. D-H Bi-Syndrome

Dose: 3-6 g

Dao Chi San (ht fire transfer to small intestine)

Question 5

Yi Yi Ren

Answer 5

Sl. Cold | Sweet, Bland
Spleen-Stomach-Lung-Kid

1. Tonify SP & Assist Lung = SPLEEN QI XU: dampness scanty urine, edema, diarrhea
2. Promotes urination to drain damp & harmful b.f. from bones, sinews, muscles
3. Eliminate Damp for Bi-Syndrome: spasm of tendon d/t W-D Bi-Syndrome
4. Clears Heat & Drain Pus: Lung Abscess, Appendicitis d/t Toxic Heat in Large Int.

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Question 6

Yin Chen Hao

Answer 6

Sl. Cold | Bitter
Spleen-Stomach-Liver-GB

1. Drains Damp-Heat to relieve Jaundice d/t Damp-Heat in LIV/GB
2. #1 Herb for all Types of Jaundice
3. Eczema d/t Damp-Heat: esp. in Lower part of body
4. Gallstones: + Chai Hu + Jin Qian Cao + Yu Jin

Yin Chen Hao Tang (Yang-Type/Damp-Heat Jaundice)