Herbs 2 - Clear Heat in Organs

Question 0

Functions and Indications
- Facilitates the flow of Lu Qi, clears heat, calms wheezing by directing Qi downward
- Fever with or without sweating, thirst, wheezing, coughing, labored breathing, nasal flaring and pain, thin tongue coating that can be either white or yellow, and a rapid pulse that can be floating or slippery
Pattern Confirmation
- Heat lodged in the Lungs, obstructing the flow of Qi

Answer 0

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction

Question 1

Functions and Indications
- Drains heat from the Lu and calms wheezing
- Coughing, wheezing, and fever with skin that feels hot to the touch, all of which worsen in the late afternoon, dry mouth, little or difficult to expectorate sputum, thin rapid pulse, red tongue with yellow coating
Pattern Confirmation
- Lurking fire due to constrained heat in the Lu

Answer 1

Xie Bai San

Drain the White Powder

Question 2

Functions and Indications
- Drains St fire, cools the blood, nourishes the yin
- Toothache with pain extending into the head, facial awelling, fever, bad breath, dry mouth, red tongue with little coating, slippery, large and rapid pulse, painful areas respond well to cold, worse with heat, can also include bleeding and sores of the gums, swollen painful tongue or lips
Pattern Confirmation
- Heat accumulation in the St

Answer 2

Qing Wei San

Clear the Stomach Powder

Question 3

Functions and Indications
- Clears lurking fire from the Sp and St
- Mouth ulcers, bad breath, thirst, frequent hunger, dry mouth and lips, red tongue, rapid pulse
Pattern Confirmation
- Lurking fire in the Sp

Answer 3

Xie Huang San

Drain the Yellow Powder

Question 4

Functions and Indications
- Drains heat from the St and nourishes the yin
- Toothache, loose teeth, bleeding gums, frontal headache, irritability and fever, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, dry red tongue with a yellow coating, floating slippery deficient and large pulse
Pattern Confirmation
- Kidney yin deficiency with vigorous St fire

Answer 4

Yu Nu Jian

Jade Woman Decoction

Question 5

Functions and Indications
- Clears Lr heat, directs rebellious Qi downward and stops vomiting
- Hypochondriac pain, indeterminate gnawing hunger, epigastric focal distention, vomiting, acid reflux, belching, bitter taste in mouth, dry mouth, red tongue with a yellow coating, wiry rapid pulse
Pattern Confirmation
- Heat in the Lr channel, causing disharmony between Lr and St, with pain localized along Lr channel

Answer 5

Zuo Jin Wan

Left Metal Pill

Question 6

Functions and Indications
- Clears heat, resolves toxicity, cools the blood, alleviates dysenteric disorders
- Abdominal pain, tenesmus, a burning sensation around the anus, diarrhea containing more blood than pus, red tongue with yellow coating, wiry and rapid pulse
Pattern Confirmation
- Hot dysenteric disorder due to heat searing the St and Intestines

Answer 6

Bai Tou Wen Tang

Pulsatilla Decoction

Question 7

Functions and Indications
	- Clears the Lr and drains fire
	- Red, sore, swollen eyes, restlessness and irritability, dark urine, constipation, flooding, 		  excessive pulse, potentially tremors/convulsions
Pattern Confirmation
	- Constrained fire in the Lr channel

Answer 7

Xie Qing Wan

Draining the Green Decoction

Question 8

Functions and Indications
- Drains fire excess from Lr/Gb, clears and drains damp-heat in the lower burner
- Hypochondria pain, headache, dizziness, red and sore eyes, hearing loss, swelling in ears, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, short temper, wiry rapid and forceful pulse, red tongue with yellow coating. Also for difficult/painful urination with sense of heat in urethra, swollen, puritic external genitalia, or foul-smelling leukorrhea. In women, menstrual cycle will have shortened with reddish-purple blood.
Pattern Confirmation
- Heat excess in the Lr and/or Gb channels

Answer 8

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Gentian Decoction to Drain the Lr

Question 9

Functions and Indications
	- Clears heat and promotes urination
	- Irritability with sensation of heat in chest, thirst with desire for cold beverages, red face, 	  possibly sores around the mouth, red tongue, rapid pulse. Also for dark, scanty, rough 		  and painful urination, or even clearly visible blood in urine
Pattern Confirmation
	- Heat in the Heart

Answer 9

Dao Chi San

Guide Out the Red Powder