Herbology 2 Chapter 2: Herbs for clearing heat and removing toxicity, herbs for clearing deficiency heat Flashcards

1
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Temperature of herbs for clearing heat and removing toxicity

A

Cold

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Pathologies of herbs that clear heat and remove toxicity

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Resolve fire heat toxic evil, sores, abscesses, erysipelas, macula, mumps, swollen sore throat, heat toxins dysentery, insects and snake bites, cancer with heat toxin symptoms, burns from liquid or fire, acute febrile diseases, can be applied externally or internally

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Da Qing Ye functions

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Clear heat and remove toxicity
Cool blood and eliminate macula
Benefit throat and alleviate swelling

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What kind of heat does Da Qing Ye treat

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Warm disease at an early stage
Wind heat exterior syndrome with fever, headache, thirst, sore throat
Erysipelas, sore boils

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5
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Da Qing Ye treats heat at which level

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Wei, Qi, Ying, Xue

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What bleeding problems does Da Qing Ye treat

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heat in the blood level with heat toxins and skin eruption

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7
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Ban Lan Gen flavor

A

Bitter

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Ban Lan Gen temperature

A

Cold

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Ban Lan Gen meridians

A

HT ST

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Ban Lan Gen functions

A

Clear heat and relieve toxicity
Cool blood
Benefit throat and alleviate sore throat

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What kind of heat does Ban Lan Gen treat

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Toxic heat with macula, mumps, erysipelas, sores, boils, crimson or dark purplish tongue, macula and papule due to warm disease, erysipelas, mumps

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What stage of sickness does Ban Lan Gen treat

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Exterior wind heat

Early stage of febrile disease (sore throat, fever, headache)

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13
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What is Ban Lan Gen must noted for

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Sore throat

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Qing Dai functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Cool blood and eliminate macula
Clear liver and sedate fire
Stop convulsions

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What kind of sores does Qing Dai treat?

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Macula due to epidemic toxicity, sore throat, canker sores, toxic fire sores and boils, mumps

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What kind of bleeding does Qing Dai treat

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Vomiting blood, nose bleeding, blood heat overflow

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What kind of liver problems does Qing Dai Treat

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Liver fire invading the lung (cough, chest pain, phlegm with blood), convulsions, epilepsy

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18
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What kind of convulsions does Qing Dai treat

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Convulsions and epilepsy due to summer heat

Infant convulsions

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19
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What form is Qing Dai used for

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Pill, powder, external

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20
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Chuan Xin Lian functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Cool blood and alleviate swelling
Dry dampness and treat Lin Syndrome

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What kind of heat syndromes does Chuan Xin Lian treat

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Exterior wind heat

Warm diseases early stage with fever and headache

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What kind of lung problems does Chuan Xin Lian treat

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Cough and asthma due to heat
Cough and vomit purulent phlegm due to lung abscess
Swelling and sore throat

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What kind of damp heat does Chuan Xin Lian treat

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Damp heat diarrhea or dysentery
Damp heat in the bladder with heat Lin syndrome
Eczema with itching

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What kind of skin conditions does Chuan Xin Lian treat

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Eczema with itching
Abscesses and sores
Insect and snake bites

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Guan Zhong functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Cool blood and stop bleeding

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What kind of heat does Guan Zhong treat

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Common cold due to wind heat
Warm febrile disease at different stage
Pathogen in the wei and qi level or in the ying and blood level

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What kind of blood problems does Guan Zhong treat

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Nose bleeding, vomiting blood, dysentery and hemorrhoids with blood, uterine bleeding due to blood heat

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28
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What part of the plant do you use Pu Gong Ying

A

Entire plant

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29
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What form do you use Pu Gong Ying

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Fresh or raw

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30
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Pu Gong Ying flavor

A

BItter, sweet

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31
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Pu Gong Ying temperature

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Cold

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32
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Pu Gong Ying meridians

A

LV ST

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Pu Gong Ying functions

A

Clear heat and relieve toxicity
Eliminate swelling and dissipate nodules
Drain dampness and promote urination to treat Lin syndrome

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What kind of abscesses does Pu Gong Ying treat

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Mastitis, mammary abscesses
Sores, abscess, deep rooted boils and furuncles with swelling pain
Intestinal abscess with abdominal pain
Lung abscess with vomiting

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What kind of throat problems does Pu Gong Ying treat

A

Swollen and sore throat

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36
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What kind of eye problems does Pu Gong Ying treat

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Red eyes with swollen pain

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37
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What kind of damp heat does Pu Gong Ying treat

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Heat Lin syndrome with burning pain

Jaundice due to damp heat

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38
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What herb is great for liver detoxification

A

Pu Gong Ying

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39
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Zi Hua Di Ding functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Cool blood and dissipate swelling (mastitis, intestinal abscess, appendicitis)

40
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Ban Bian Lian functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Promote urination and eliminate *water retention, ascites

41
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Bai Hua She She Cao functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Eliminate dampness and relieve Lin Syndrome

42
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What kind of toxicity does Bai Hua She She Cao treat

A

Abscesses and sores (intestinal with abdominal pain), swollen and sore throat, venomous snake bite, cancer

43
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What kind of damp heat does Bai Hua She She Cao treat

A

Heat Lin syndrome

Damp heat jaundice

44
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What herb is contraindicated with cellulitis

A

Bai Hua She She Cao

45
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Tu Fu Ling functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Relieve spasm and pain of joints
Disperse dampness

46
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What kind of spasm does Tu Fu Ling treat

A

spasm of the limbs from syphilis or mercury toxicity

47
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What kind of damp heat does Tu Fu Ling treat

A

Heat lin syndrome
Leukorrhea with itching
Eczema due to damp heat with itching

48
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Bai Xian Pi functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
*Alleviate itching
Dispel wind and drain damp for wind damp heat bi syndrome and jaundice

49
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Ye Ju Hua function

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Dispel wind and calm the liver

50
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What kind of toxicity does Ye Ju Hua treat

A

Deep rooted boils, furuncles, abscesses

51
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What kind of heat does Ye Jua Hua treat

A

Exterior wind heat with sore throat

Wind fire attacking upward with red swelling painful eyes, headache, dizziness

52
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What is the difference between Ye Ju Hua and Ju Hua

A

Ye Ju Hua: bitter and cold, removes toxins, elimiantes abscesses
Ju Hua: clear heat and dispel wind, pungent and dispersing

53
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What are the causes of sore throat

A

Exterior wind heat
Yin deficiency with fire
KD yin deficiency empt heat attacking the throat along the kidney meridian
Toxic heat accumulate in the throat

54
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What herbs treat exterior wind heat

A

Jing Jie, Bo He, Chan Tui, Niu Bang Zi

55
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What herbs treat yin deficiency (KD yin xu) with deficiency fire attacking the throat

A

Xuan Shen

56
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What herbs treat sore throat from toxic heat accumulation

A
Niu Bang Zi (wind heat)
Ban Lan Gen (warm/febrile disease)
Da Qing Ye, Qing Dai, Xuan Shen (clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood)
She Gan
Shan Dou Gen
Ma Bo
57
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What part is She Gan

A

Rhizoma

58
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What form is She Gan used for

A

Raw

59
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She Gan flavor

A

Bitter

60
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She Gan temperature

A

Cold

61
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She Gan meridians

A

LU

62
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She Gan functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Relieve sore throat
Dispel phlegm and alleviate asthma

63
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What kind of sore throat does She Gan treat

A

Heat toxicity sore throat with phlegm and fire stagnation

Sore throat with hoarse voice due to exterior wind heat

64
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What kind of lung problems does She Gan treat

A

Cough and asthma due to excessive phlegm heat

65
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She Gan contraindications

A

SP deficiency with loose stool

Pregnancy

66
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Shan Dou Gen functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Alleviate sore throat and relive swelling

67
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What kind of sore throat does Shan Dou Gen treat

A

Heat toxicity accumulation
Mild swelling and sore throat
Severe swelling and sore throat
Tonsilitis

68
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What kind of stomach fire symptoms does Shan Dou Gen treat

A

Swelling and painful gum

Canker sores

69
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Overdose of Shan Dou Gen will cause

A

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, palpitations, chest congestion

70
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Shan Dou Gen caution

A

SP/ST xu cold

71
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Ma Bo functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity for sore throat with bleeding

Stop bleeding

72
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What part is Bai Tou Weng

A

Root

73
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Bai Tou Weng parts

A

Raw

74
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Bai Tou Weng flavor

A

Bitter

75
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Bai Tou Weng temperature

A

Cold

76
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Bai Tou Weng meridians

A

ST LI

77
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Bai Tou Weng functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity

Cool blood and stop *dsyentery

78
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What kind of dysentery does Bai Tou Weng treat

A

Dysentery with bloody stools due to toxic heat with abdominal pain, frequent urges to defecate, pus and blood
Amebic dysentery with stool with blood that is dark red or purple and recurrent condition

79
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What kind of damp heat does Bai Tou Weng treat

A

Vaginal itching and leukorrhea

Malaria

80
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Ma Chi Xian functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity (dysentery)
Cool blood and stop bleeding (uterine bleeding, hemorrhoids, stool with blood)
Cure Lin syndrome

81
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What part of the plant is Yu Xing Cao

A

Aerial parts

82
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Yu Xing Cao flavor

A

Acrid

83
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Yu Xing Cao temperature

A

Slightly cold

84
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Yu Xing Cao meridian

A

LU

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Yu Xing Cao functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Eliminate abscess and discharge pus
Promote urination and cure lin syndrome

86
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What kind of abscesses does Yu Xing Cao treat

A

Lung abscess

Sores and abscesses due to excessive heat

87
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What kind of lung symptoms does Yu Xing Cao treat

A

Lung abscess
Coughing with phlegm due to lung heat
Asthma

88
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What kind of damp heat does Yu Xing Cao treat

A

Damp heat Lin syndrome or diarrhea/dysentery

89
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Yu Xing Cao cautions and contraindications

A

Deficiency cold

90
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Bai Jiang Cao functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Eliminate abscess and discharge pus (best for *intestinal abscess, sometimes for lung abscess)
Dissipate stasis and alleviate pain (postpartum abdominal pain)

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Da Xue Tang functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity (*intestinal abscess)
*Activate blood and alleviate pain
Dispel wind and activate collaterals

92
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Bai Lian functions

A

Clear heat and remove toxicity
Eliminate abscess and dissipate nodules
Heal sores and promote tissue regeneration

93
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Bai Lian is incompatible with

A

Wu Tou

94
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Yin Chai Hu functions

A

Clear deficiency heat

Eliminate malnutrition fever

95
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Hu Huang Lian Functions

A

Clear deficiency heat
Relieve malnutrition fever
Clear damp heat
Remove toxic heat

96
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Bai Wei functions

A

Alleviate deficiency heat
Cool blood
promote urination and alleviate lin syndrome
Remove toxicity and cure sores