Formulas that Clear Heat from Organs...

Question 1

Which formula Facilitates the flow of LU Qi, clears heat & calms wheezing by directing rebellious Qi downward aka (Relieves Coughing)? What are the Ingredients for this formula?

Answer 1

Ma Huang Shi Gan Tang - Cold/Clearing - more emphasis on Cough

1. Ma Huang - Wheezing & LU Qi
2. Shi Gao - Cold, drains heat from LU’s & ST
3. Xing Ren - Stop Coughing/Wheezing; Direct Qi down
4. Zhi Gan Cao - Harmonize & moisten LU’s, stop coughing

Question 2

Which Formula Induces Sweating, disseminates LU Qi & moves water (“Gently - treating Wind Edema”)? What are the ingredients for this formula?

Answer 2

Yue Bi Tang - mostly Wind Edema - face, eyelids or hands/arms which is more superficial and lighter type of edema

1. Ma Huang - LU Qi
2. Shi Gao - Cold, drains heat from LU’s & ST
3. Sheng Jiang - Warm LU’s; disperse wind; resolve ext.
4. Gan Cao - Harmonize
5. Da Zao - Harmonize & reinforce Qi; Tonify SP

Question 3

What are the ingredients of Xie Bai San/Drain the LU’s powder? What are the actions of this Formula? What are some Indications? What formula constitutes 50% of this formula?

Answer 3

1. Chao Sang Bai Pi - drains contrained heat from LU’s
2. Di Gu Pi - clear heat from XU in KD’s & lurking fire from LU’s
3. Zhi Gan Cao - protect ST from Cold herbs & nurture
4. Jing Mi - protects ST from Cold herbs & nurture

• Actions: Drains Heat from the LU’s & calms wheezing; Lurking fire due to constrained heat in the LU’s
• Indications: Coughing/Wheezing with skin that feels HOT to touch, worse in late afternoon, dry, little/difficult to expectorare sputum, rapid pulse & red tongue/yellow coat
• Bai Hu Tang - Jing Mi & Zhi Gan Cao (Shao Yao + Zhi Mu)

Question 4

What are the ingredients for Yu Nu Jian? When is this formula used?

Answer 4

1. Shi Gao
2. Shu Di Huang - Supplements Xue, Nourish & Tonify Yin
3. Zhi Mu -
4. Mai Men Dong - Nourish & Tonify Yin
5. Niu Xi - Invigorate Xue; move down

• Actions: Drains Heat from the ST (due to REPLETION) & nourishes the Yin (due to KD XU)
• Indications: Toothache, LOOSE TEETH (KD), bleeding gums, frontal H/A, irritability & fever, thirst w. a desire to drink cold, a dry red tongue w yellow coat, floating/slippery/xu & large pulse

Question 5

What is the Action of Xie Huang San? What are some key indications?

Answer 5

Xie Huang San - Clears lurking fire from the SP & ST

Indications: Mouth ulcers, bad breath, thirst, freq hunger, dry mouth & lips, red tongue & a rapid pulse…ALSO for TONGUE THRUSTING children (SP under side of tongue)

Question 6

What is the Action of Qing Wei San? What are some key indications?

Answer 6

_Qing Wei San _- Drains ST fire, cools the blood & nourishes the Yin

Indications: FOR MORE SEVERE HEAT - Toothache, facial swelling, fever, bad breath, dry mouth, red tongue w. little coat & a slippery, large & rapid pulse. Also bleeding sores & gums, swollen painful tongue, lips or jaw. Painful areas respond favorably to cold & worse with heat.

Question 7

Which formula is also known as the “Guide Out the Red formula”? What Red is it referring to? What are the Ingredients? Indications?

Answer 7

Dao Chi San: - Clears Heart & promotes urination (via SI T&T) - Red is referring to Heart/SI

1. Sheng Di Huang - enters HT to cool blood
2. Mu Tong - Bitter/Cold, clear HT & SI; promote urination
3. Dan Zhu Ye - alleviate irritability
4. Gan Cao Shao - tips of licorice; releive toxicity/clear heat

Indications: Diagnosed by how a child sleeps - warm breath, open mouth, face down & grinding of teeth = HT heat. Irritability w. sensation of heat in chest, thirst w. desire to drink cold, red face, possible sores around mouth, red tongue & rapid pulse. Also used for dark scanty rough & painful urination or even clearly visible blood in urine

Question 8

What are the Ingredients for Long Dan Xie Gan Tang/Clear the GB & Drain Fire Decoction? What are two main Diagnosis for this Formula?

Answer 8

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang - Drains Fire Excess from the LV & GB, clears & drains D/H from the lower burner.

• 4 — LV

1. Chai Hu - LV - CARE - spread LV Qi & releive constraint
2. Huang Qin - LV - Clear Heat Dry Damp - Sedate LV Yang
3. Zhi Zi - LV - Clears Heat from 3 burners; goes to SJ; irritability
4. Long Dan Cao - LV/GB - Clear Heat Dry Damp

• 3 — Promote Urination

1. ​Mu Tong - Drain
2. Ze Xie - Drain
3. Che Qian Zi - Drain

• 2 — Tonify Blood

1. ​Dong Gui - Tonify Blood
2. Sheng Di Huang - Tonify Blood - fried in wine

• 1 — Harmonize
  1. ​Gan Cao - Harmonize
• 2 Diagnosis = 1.) D/H in LV GB - long dan cao & 2.) LV Fire - will see S&S in head, eyes & stagnation

Question 9

What are some S&S/Indications for using Long Dan Xie Gan Tang/Clear the GB & Drain Fire Decoction?

Answer 9

Pain in Hypochondria, H/A, Dizziness, Red & sore eyes, hearing loss & swelling in the ears (SJ channel enters ears), bitter taste in mouth, irritability, short temper, wiry/rapid & forceful pulse, red tongue w. yellow coat

Question 10

What are two useful formulas for D/H Dysentery? How do they differ?

Answer 10

• Shao Yao Tang/Peony Decoction: Regulates & Harmonizes the Qi & Blood, clears heat, DRIES DAMPNESS, & resolves Toxicity - MORE D/H S&S - diarrhea containing = pus & blood amounts
• Bai Tou Weng Tang/Pulsatilla Decoction: Clears Heat, RESOLVES TOXICITY, cools the blood & alleviates Dysenteric D/O - MORE PARASITIC INFECTION OR S&S OF HEAT TOXICITY - *Diarrhea containing more blood than pus *