Herb Category - downward draining

Question 1

Da huang ** - rhubarb

Answer 1

downward draining

cold, bitter

heart, stomach, large intestine, liver spleen

Actions:
- purges clumped heat
-accumulation and stagnation in the large intestine
- clears heat and reduces fire
-stops bleeding
- cleans toxins
- promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis and blockages due to cold or heat

• constipation
• blood heat
• fire flair up
• clears toixns from body and organs entered
  -heat toxins
• blood stasis

Question 2

Mang xiao ** - mirabilite, mineral salt

Answer 2

downward draining

cold, salty, bitter

stomach, large intestine

Actions:
- softens hardened accumulations and purges out stagnation
- clears heat

• constipation due to excess heat in the large intestine
• mastitis

Question 3

fan xiu ye - senna leaf

Answer 3

draining downward

cold, sweet, bitter

large intestine

Actions:
- purge stagnation of heat and accumulation

• constipation due to excess heat in the large intestine

HERB DRUG INTERACTION
- diuretics, cardiac glycosides

Question 4

Lu hui - aloe

Answer 4

downward draining

cold bitter

liver, large intestine

Actions:
- purge accumulation,
- clear heat from the liver
-kill parasites

• constipation due to heat in the liver and large intestine
  -headache, dizziness, restlessness, irritability, convulsions due to liver fire

contraindicated during pregnancy

herb drug interactions
- cardiac glycosides

Question 5

Hou ma ren ** cannabis seed
AKA
Ma Zi ren

Answer 5

downward draining

neutral, sweet

spleen, stomach, large intestine

Actions:
- nourishes yin fluids
- moistens the large intestines
- promotes bowel movement
- unblocks constipation due to dryness

• constipation due to blood deficiency or body fluid deficiency (elderly, or women after child birth)
  -gently nourishes yin
• clears heat and promotes healing of wounds and sores

Question 6

Yu li ren - bush cherry pit

Answer 6

downward draining

neutral, acrid, bitter, sweet

large intestine, small intestine

Actions:
- moistens large intestine to promote bowel movement
-promote urination to treat edema

-constipation due to dryness in the large intestine
- edema with distention in the abdomen

use caution with pregnancy

Question 7

Herb that drain downward action

Answer 7

Chief function:
promote bowel movement and/or cause therapeutic diarrhea. expel the stagnation, dry stool and harmful substances in the stomach and intestines. some of the herbs in this category have a strong function to promote urination

Application:
excess interior heat, retention of harmful fluid, retention of food, retention of damp heat, retention of dry stool and blood stasis in the body.
used for excess syndromes

three subdivisions - purgative, moist laxative and harsh expellantss