Formulas that Clear Heat from the Organs

Question 1

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

Answer 1

Heat that has entered the lungs
-Fever, with or without sweating, thirst, wheezing, coughing, labored breathing, nasal flaring and pain, a yelllow tongue coating and a slippery raid pulse ( this is a major modification for Ma Huang Tang, nasal flaring)
Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Shi Gao and Gan Cao
Xing Ren is great for cough to direct qi downward.

Question 2

Xie Bai San (Defend the White Formula)

Answer 2

This is a low-grade fever due to deficiency

Chao Sang Bai Pi, Di Gu PI, Zhi Gan Cao, and Geng Mi
This is smoldering fire due to constrained heat in the lungs.
Smoldering heat in the lungs causes the skin to feel hot to the touch with light pressure. Since the lungs govern the skin, the heat is thought to emanate from the skin itself.

Question 3

Qing Wei San

Answer 3

Drains stomach fire, cools the blood, and nourishes the yin
Toothache, bleeding and sores of the gums and for a swollen, painful tongue, lips or jaw, also for ache of the mouth

Huang Lian, Sheng Ma, Mu Dan Pi, and Sheng di Huang, Dang Gui

Question 4

Yu Nu Jian (Jade Women Decoction)

Answer 4

This is vigoruos stomach heat injuring the kidney yin.
This formula must direct the ascending fire downwards because of the yin def ( niu xi) instead of lifting ( sheng ma)

Shi Gao, Shu DI Huang, Zhi Mu, Mai Men Dong, Niu XI

A person with heavy yin def and tooth loss

Question 5

Dao Chi San ( Guide out the Red)

Answer 5

Deficient person with a UTI

Sheng di Huang, Mu Tong, Dan Zhu Ye, Gan Cao Xiao (tips)

Irritable, sensation of heat in the chest, thirst with a desire to drink cold beverages, red face, possibly sores around the mouth, red tongue, rapid pulse. dark, rough, scanty painful urination or even blood in the urine.

Question 6

Long Dan Xie Gang Tang

Answer 6

Important GrandDaddy Formula

LV/GB Damp Heat
Bitter taste in the mouth, hypochondriac pain, yellow sclera.

Long Dan CAO, Huang Qin Zhi Zi, Mu Tong, Che Qian Zi, Ze Xie, Chai Hu, Sheng Di Huang, Dang Gui and Gan Cao.
“Long Huang Zhi Mu, Che-Ze- Chai Sheng Dang Gan (Dan-ger)”

This formula is so cold that it can unleash havoc on the middle jiao and you will injure it and have diarrhea.
2 assistants are added to protect the yin and blood: Sheng di Huang and Dang Gui
Don’t take longer than a week or you can have diarrhea.

Question 7

Yin Qiao Ma Bo San

Answer 7

This is for a very bad sore throat being the most prominent

Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Niu Bang Zi and Ma Bo’

Clears heat, relieves toxicity, and drains heat from the lungs to improve functioning of the throat.