Herbs 2 - Clear Qi Level Heat

Question 0

• Enriches yin and moistens dryness
  
  • Generates fluids and clears heat
  • Ameliorates the dryness of tonifying or warming substances

Answer 0

Zhi Mu

Anamerrhena Rhizome

Question 1

• Clears heat from excess of the Lungs
  
  • Clears blazing St fire
  • Can be applied topically in cases of eczema, burns and ulcerated sores
  • Coldest herb in MM

Answer 1

Shi Gao

Gypsum

Question 2

• Ht, Lu, St, Lr, SJ
  
  • Eliminates irritability
  • Resolves dampness through urine
  • Relieves constrained heat
  • Breaks up toxic accumulations
    
    • Cools the blood
  • Moves blood stasis due to trauma

Answer 2

Zhi Zi

Gardenia Fruit

Question 3

• Channel(s) entered: Ht, SI, St
  
  • Eliminates irritability
  • Leeches out dampness and facilitates urination
  • Useful for heat in the SI channel

Answer 3

Dan Zhu Ye

Lophatherium stem and leaves (bamboo leaves)

Question 4

• Channel(s) entered: Gb, Lr
  
  • Clears Lr fire, brightens eyes
    
    • For upward-blazing Lr fire
  • Dissipates nodules associated with phlegm-fire
  • Recently used for hypertension

Answer 4

Xia Ku Cao

Prunella

Question 5

• Channel(s) entered: Ht, Pc
  
  • Drains Ht fire, where heat collapses into the Pc channel, causing mental confusion, or delirium.
  • Stops bleeding and binds the essence

Answer 5

Lian Zi Xin

Lotus Plumule

Question 6

• Channel(s) entered: Lu, St
  
  • Cools Lu & St
  • Generates fluids without being cloying
  • Alleviates nausea
  • Promotes urination
  • Vents rashes

Answer 6

Lu Gen

Reed Rhizome

Question 7

• Channel(s) entered: Lr, LI, Ki
  
  • Clears Lr and eyes (W-H) in Lr channel
  • Calms Lr, anchors errant yang
  • Moistens intestines and unblocks bowels
  • Recently used to precent atherosclerosis

Answer 7

Jue Ming Zi

Cassia Seeds

Question 8

• Channel(s) entered: Lr
  
  • Strongly clears fire from the Lr channel to benefit eyes and ears
    
    • Clears W-H
  • Directs Qi downward
  • Eliminates superficial visual obstruction
  • Recently used for hypertension

Answer 8

Qing Xiang Zi

Celosia Seeds

Question 9

• Channel(s) entered: Lr
  
  • Tonifies Lr yin to benefit the eyes
    
    • Excessive tearing, sensitivity to light
  • Cools Lr heat

Answer 9

Mi Meng Hua

Buddleia Flower Bud

Question 10

• Clears heat, eliminates restlessness and irritability
  
  • Fever, irritability, insomnia with tossing/turning, stifling chest sensation with soft epigastrum, hunger with no desire to eat, slight yellow tongue coat, slightly rapid pulse or a strong floating pulse at the cun position
    Pattern Confirmation
  • Qi-level heat lingering in the superficial aspects of yangming
  • Constrained Qi-level heat

Answer 10

Zhi Zi Chi Tang

Gardenia and Prepared Soybean Decoction

Question 11

• Clears Qi-level heat
  
  • Drains St fire
  • Generates fluids
  • Alleviates thirst
  • High fever with profuse sweating, aversion to heat, red face, severe thirst and irritability, flooding and forceful, or slippery and rapid pulse
    Pattern Confirmation
  • Blazing heat in yangming
  • Blazing heat in Qi-level

Answer 11

Bai Hu Tang

White Tiger Decoction

Question 12

• Clears heat
  
  • Generates fluids
  • Augments the Qi
  • Harmonizes St
  • Lingering fever with vomiting, irritability, thirst, parched mouth, lips, throat, choking cough, stifling chest sensation, red tongue with little coating, deficient and rapid pulse
  • Some may experience restlessness and insomnia
    Pattern Confirmation
  • Qi-level heat lingering in the Lu and St, where it injures Qi and fluids

Answer 12

Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

Lophatherum and Gypsum Decoction

Question 13

• Drains fire and unblocks the bowls
  
  • Clears Upper Jiao, drains Middle Jiao
  • Heat sensation and irritability in the chest/abdomen, delirious speech (severe cases) thirst, flushed face and red lips, mouth and tongue sores, sore throat, swollen tongue, red eyes, nosebleed, constipation, dark scanty urine, red tongue body or edges with a dry, yellow, or white coat, rapid (slippery) pulse
    Pattern Confirmation
  • Formed or accumulated heat in the Middle Jiao, and unformed or blazing heat in the Upper Jiao

Answer 13

Liang Ge San

Cool the Diaphragm Powder

Question 14

• Disperses wind
  
  • Releases the exterior
  • Drains heat
  • Unblocks bowels
  • Strong fever and chills, light-headedness, dizziness, red sore eyes, difficulty swallowing, nasal congestion with thick and sticky discharge/saliva, bitter taste in mouth, dry mouth, focal distention with a stifling chest/diaphragm sensation, constipation, dark and rough urination, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and a flooding, rapid or wiry, slippery pulse
    Pattern Confirmation
  • Heat excess in both the exterior and interior
  • Either from W-H invading a person with preexisting internal heat, or W-H invasion lodging itself in both the interior and exterior

Answer 14

Fang Feng Tong Sheng San

Siler and Platycodon Decoction