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Herbology 2 Chapter 2: Herbs that clear heat and purge fire, herbs that clear heat and drain damp, herbs that clear heat and cool the blood Flashcards

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What are the therapeutic effects of herbs that clear heat?

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Clear heat, purge fire, cool the blood, resolve toxic heat, alleviate empty heat, dry damp, induce diuresis, nourish yin, release exterior

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What are the applications of herbs that clear heat?

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  1. High fever, irritability, thirst due to febrile disease
  2. Dysentery due to damp heat
  3. Carbuncles
  4. Fever due to yin deficiency
  5. Macula, papula due to mild febrile diseases with epidemic toxicity
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Temperature of herbs that clear heat

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Cool or cold

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What movement do herbs that clear heat have?

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Descending nature

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Herbs for clearing heat and purging fire (heat in what level)

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Excessive heat in the qi level

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Herbs that clear heat and dry dampness (for what kind of syndrome)

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Damp heat syndrome

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Herbs that clear heat and cool blood (for what kind of syndrome)

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Excessive heat in the blood level

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Herbs for clearing heat and resolving toxicity (for what kind of syndrome)

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Toxic heat syndrome

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Herbs for clearing empty heat (for what kind of syndrome)

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Empty heat syndrome

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Interior syndrome accompanied by exterior syndrome, what should be treated first

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  1. Exterior syndrome

2. Or treated at the same time

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When pathogenic heat in the qi level accompanied by heat in the blood level, what should be cleared first?

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Heat in the qi and blood level should be cleared away together

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When interior heat accompanied by yin injury and fluids deficiency, should also

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Nourish yin and generate fluids

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When accompanied by interior heat stagnation should add

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purgatives

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Cautions of herbs that clear heat

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  1. Cold herbs tend to impair spleen and stomach, so caution with spleen and stomach deficiency with poor appetite and diarrhea
  2. Dry damp herbs are not for yin deficiency
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Lu Gen therapeutic effects

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Clear heat and purge fire
Generate fluids and quench thirst
Eliminate irritability
Stop vomiting and promote urination

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What kind of thirst does Lu Gen treat

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Lung and Stomach excess heat causing thirst

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What kind of vomiting does Lu Gen treat

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Vomiting due to stomach heat

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What kind of cough does Lu Gen treat

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Cough due to lung heat, wind heat cough, cough with phlegm heat lung abscesses

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What kind of lin syndrome does Lu Gen treat

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Heat lin syndrome with astringent pain

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What part of Tian Hua Fen do you use

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Dried root

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Tian Hua Fen flavor

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Sweet, slightly bitter

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Tian Hua Fen temperature

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Slightly cold

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Tian Hua Fen meridians

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LU ST

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Tian Hua Fen therapeutic effects

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Clear heat and purge fire
Generate body fluids and quench thirst and moisten dryness
Resolve phlegm
Alleviate swelling and eliminate pus

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What kind of thirst does Tian Hua Fen treat
Excessive heat in the LU and ST meridians due to febrile disease
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What kind of cough does Tian Hua Fen treat
Dry cough due to lung heat, dry heat damaging lung, dry cough with scanty sticky sputum, blood in sputum
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What kind of heat does Tian Hua Fen treat
1. Stomach heat accumulation transforming into dryness and injuring the body fluids 2. Diabetes due to damage of qi and yin
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What kind of skin problems does Tian Hua Fen treat
carbuncles and abscesses due to extreme heat toxin, swollen sore throat due to wind heat attacking upward
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Tian Hua Fen dosage
10-15g, up to 30g to quench thirst
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Tian Hua Fen is incompatible with
Wu Tou
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Tian Hua Fen is contraindicated in cases of
Pregnancy
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Dan Zhu Ye therapeutic effects
Clear heat and sedate fire Eliminate irritability Promote urination
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What kind of heat does Dan Zhu Ye treat
Irritable thirst due to febrile disease | Canker sores due to exuberant heat in the hart and stomach
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What kind of urination problems does Dan Zhu Ye treat
Heat lin syndrome with painful urine from SI heat
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What kind of plant is Zhi Zi
Ripe Fruit
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How do you process Zhi Zi
Raw (qi level), Stir to brown, Stir to charcoal (blood level)
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Zhi Zi flavor
Bitter
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Zhi Zi temperature
Cold
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Zhi Zi meridians
HT LU ST SJ
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Zhi Zi is often paired with
Dan Dou Chi
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Zhi Zi therapeutic effects
Purge San Jiao fire and eliminate irritability Clear heat and induce urination Cool blood and relieve toxicity Reduce swelling and alleviate pain
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What kind of febrile disease symptoms does Zhi Zi treat
Irritability, restlessness, stuffy chest, depression, high fever, delirium, unconsciousness due to exuberant toxic fire
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What kind of damp heat does Zhi Zi treat
Damp heat in the LV/GB manifesting as jaundice | Damp heat in the BL manifesting as lin syndrome
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What kind of lin syndrome does Zhi Zi treat
Heat lin syndrome due to BL damp heat
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What kind of blood symptoms does Zhi Zi treat
Heat in the blood (and blood overflow) manifesting as vomiting blood, nose bleeding, and blood in the urine
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What kind of skin problems does Zhi Zi treat
Carbuncles and abscesses with red, swollen, hot sensation, pain due to toxic fire
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What kind of Traumatic injuries does Zhi Zi treat
sprains, strains, soft tissue injuries with swelling and bruising
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What kind of LV/GB symptoms does Zhi Zi treat
1. LV/GB damp heat jaundice | 2. Red painful eyes due to LV/GB fire and heat attacking upward
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Zhi Zi cautions
Loose stool due to spleen deficiency
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What part of the plant is Xia Ku Cao
the spikes
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What form do you use Xia Ku Cao in?
Raw
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Xia Ku Cao flavor
Bitter, acrid
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Xia Ku Cao meridians
LV GB
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Xia Ku Cao therapeutic efects
Clear liver heat and sedate liver fire Brighten the eyes Dissipate nodules
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What kind of Liver fire symptoms does Xia Ku Cao have
Red swelling, pain in the eyes *painful eyeballs that get worse at nighttime due to liver yin deficiency, headache, dizziness due to liver fire flaming upwards
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What kind of nodules does Xia Ku Cao treat
Scrofula: liver qi stagnation transforming into fire which causes phlegm fire stagnation Goiter and cysts due to phlegm stagnation caused by heat and fire Breast abscesses with swelling and pain
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Xia Ku Cao cautions
SP/ST xu
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Xia Ku Cao is used clinically for
Hypertension
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Jue Ming Zi therapeutic effects
Clear liver Improve vision Promote bowel movements
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What kind of eye problems does Jue Ming Zi treat
Excess heat AND deficiency heat Red, swollen, painful eyes, photophobia, tearing, nebula due to liver fire flaming upward Headache, red eyes due to wind heat attacking upwards Blurred vision due to LV/KD yin deficiency
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What kind of hyperactive liver problems does Jue Ming Zi treat
Headache, dizziness due to hyepractive liver yang
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What kind of heat syndromes does Jue Ming Zi have
Liver fire LV/KD yin xu Liver yang hyperactive Wind heat
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What kind of constipation does Jue Ming Zi treat
dryness in the bowels
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Mi Meng Hua therapeutic effects
Clear heat and sedate fire Nourish the liver Improve vision and remove nebula
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Qin Xiang Zi therapeutic effects
Clear heat and sedate fire (Nourish the liver) Improve vision and remove nebula
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Gu Jing Cao therapeutic effects
Disperse wind heat | Improve vision and remove nebula
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What part of Long Dan Cao do you use
Root or rhizome
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What form of Long Dan Cao do you use
Raw
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Long Dan Cao flavor
Bitter
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Long Dan Cao temperature
Cold
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Long Dan Cao meridians
LV GB BL
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Long Dan Cao therapeutic effects
Clear heat and dry dampness Sedate LV/GB fire Stop convulsions
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What kind of dampness does Long Dan Cao treat
Damp heat Jaundice Eczema with puritis due to damp heat pouring down Lower jiao damp heat: leukorrhea, itchy vagina or scrotum swelling
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What kind of LV fire symptoms does Long Dan Cao treat
Headache, red eyes, deafness, distending pain in the ribcage, bitter taste in the mouth due to liver fire flaming upward
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What kind of wind does Long Dan Cao treat
High fever, convulsions, infantile convulsions, and shingles (liver meridian exuberant heat that has turned into wind)
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Long Dan Cao cautions
yin deficiency with fluid impairment
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Long Dan Cao contraindications
SP/ST deficiency cold
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Long Dan Cao is used for what clinically
Shingles/post neuralgia
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What part of the plant is Qin Pi
Twig or bark
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What form do you use Qin Pi in
Raw
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Qin Pi flavor
Bitter, astringent
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Qin Pi temperature
Cold
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Qin Pi meridians
LV LI
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Qin Pi therapeutic effects
Clear heat and dry damp Astringe diarrhea and leukorrhea Improve eye vision
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What kind of diarrhea does Qin Pi treat
Dysentery due to damp heat with bloody stool and tenesmus
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What kind of leukorrhea does Qin Pi treat
Damp heat leukorrhea with itchy vagina
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What kind of eye problems does Qin Pi treat
Red eyes with swelling pain and nebula due to liver fire flaming upwards Eye problems due to meridian wind heat
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Qin Pi contraindications
SP/ST deficiency cold
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Ku Shen therapeutic effects
Clear heat and dry dampness Kill parasites and alleviate itching Promote urination
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What kind of damp heat does Ku Shen treat
Diarrhea, dysentery due to ST and intestines damp heat Jaundice damp heat Rectal bleeding due to intestinal pathogenic wind Damp heat leukorrhea with swelling and itching
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What kind of skin problems does Ku Shen treat
Scabies, eczema, urticaria, puritis, itchy skin
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What kind of urination problems does Ku Shen treat
LIn syndrome due ot damp heat - burning pain sensation with urination
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Ku Shen is contraindicated with
Li Lu
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Zi Cao therapeutic effects
Clear heat and cool the blood Activate the blood Remove toxicity and promote eruption
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What kind of blood heat problems does Zi Cao treat
Heat in the blood level with dark purple macular eruptions or inadequate eruptions Qi deficiency or toxic blood heat
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What kind of skin problems does Zi Cao treat
``` Dark purple measles Sores and ulcers Eczema Abscesses and sores (long term that are difficult to heal) Burns ```
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Shui Niu Jiao therapeutic effects
Clear heat and cool the blood Remove toxicity Stop convulsions
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What kind of heat symptoms does Shui Niu Jiao treat
High Fever, restlessness, coma and delirium, convulsions, febrile diseases in coma with wind stroke and hemiparalysis
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What kind of toxicity does Shui Niu Jiao treat
Macula, papula, vomiting blood, nose bleeding (heat entering the nutrient blood and bleeding due to blood heat) Abscesses, sores, ulcers, swollen and sore throat

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