formulas that clear heat

Question 1

actions of bai hu tang

Answer 1

very cold herb, treats high fever with profuse sweating, there is an aversion to heat. red face, severe thirst, big pulse and irritability - the 4 bigs

Question 2

what is the major herb in bai hu tang?

Answer 2

shi gao

Question 3

from what level does bai hu tang clear heat?

Answer 3

qi

Question 4

actions of qing ying tang

Answer 4

treats high fever that worsens at night, irritability, insomnia

Question 5

actions of xi jiao di huang tang

Answer 5

clears heat, relieves fire toxicity, cools the blood, nourish the yin, dispels blood stasis and stops bleeding.

Question 6

huang lian jie du tang

Answer 6

drains fire, relieves toxicity, treats severe obstuction of all three burners
huang lian, hang qin, huang bai

Question 7

ma xin she gan tang

Answer 7

treats fever w/ or w/o sweating, thirst wheezing, cough, labored breathing and nasal flaring. Treats heat that is lodged in the LU. The nasal flaring is an identifying sx.

Question 8

actions of qing wei san

Answer 8

Drains St fire, cools the blood, nourishes the yin. Used often to treat toothaches, esp. when the pain extends into the head.

Question 9

actions of yu nu jian

Answer 9

Drains heat from the ST, nourishes the yin, treats toothache, bleeding gums. This is ST heat accompanied by yin xu d/t vigorous ST fire injuring the KD yin.

Question 10

actions of long dan xie gan tang

Answer 10

drains xs fire from the LV and GB. contains Long dan cao, huang qin, zhi zi

Question 11

actions of bai tou weng tang

Answer 11

treats hot dysentery d/o d/t heat toxins searing the ST and intestines. Primary herb for treating dysentery.

Question 12

actions of qing hao bie jia tang

Answer 12

treats heat smoldering in the yin regions of the body. Later stages of a warm febrile disease