Herbs 2 Week 5 (relieve toxicity) Flashcards
Common indications of herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity
Fatigue, lethargy, fever, hot swollen painful swellings (of glands)
Toxicity specific symptoms
Phlegm that is green, putrid bad odors, accumulation of a pathogen that has become heat
Are excess or deficiency constitutions more likely to suffer
either, toxicity heat does not pick on deficient people
Herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity
commonly treat febrile diseases, diarrhea, dysentery, abscesses of internal organs, surface pus, burns, wounds, soreness and swelling of the throat
Jin Yin Hua
Lonicerae Flos
Jin Yin Hua taste
sweet
Jin Yin Hua temperature
cold
Jin Yin Hua channels
LI LU ST
Jin Yin Hua functions
diarrhea, dysentery
wind heat pathogen( that effects the neck)
LJ damp heat
Lian Qiao
Forsythiae Fructus
Lian Qiao taste
bitter, slightly acrid
Lian Qiao temperature
slightly cold
Lian Qiao channels
HT LU GB
Lian Qiao functions
LU - toxic nodules
HT - invading shen
GB - clumps and nodules
Da Qing Ye
Isatidis Folium
Da Qing Ye taste
salty, bitter
Da Qing Ye temperature
very cold
Da Qing Ye channels
HT LU ST
Da Qing Ye functions
lung heat heart heat (agitation) epidemic febrile outbreak clears heat at the qi level (high fever) clears heat at the blood level (maculae, high fever, vomit blood) toxicity (throat, mouth, lungs)
which two channels go to throat toxicity
LU ST
which two channels go to breast toxicity
LV ST
which herbs are antibacterial and antiviral
Lian Qiao, Jin Yin Hua, Ban Lan Gen, Pu Gong Ying, Da Qing Ye
Ban Lan Gen
Isatidis Radix
Ban Lan Gen taste
bitter
Ban Lan Gen temperature
cool
Ban Lan Gen channels
HT LU ST
Ban Lan Gen functions
Fire toxicity (face and THROAT) mumps cools blood damp heat jaundice substitute for da qing ye (weaker version)
Qing Dai
Indigo Naturalis
Qing Dai taste
salty
Qing Dai temperature
cold
Qing Dai channels
LV LU ST
Qing Dai functions
topically for sores
dissipates swelling/lumps
stops tremors and convulsions (drains liver fire)
dispels summerheat
Pu Gong Ying
Taraxaci Herba (dandelion)
Pu Gong Ying taste
bitter, sweet
Pu Gong Ying temperature
cold
Pu Gong Ying channels
LV ST
Pu Gong Ying functions
BREAST nodules (acute mastitis) large intestine/throat nodules (firm and hard) liver heat in the eyes damp heat in the lower jiao disperses qi stagnation's clumping
Zi Hua Di Ding
Violae Herba
Zi Hua Di Ding taste
acrid, bitter
Zi Hua Di Ding temperature
cold
Zi Hua Di Ding channels
HT LV
Zi Hua Di Ding functions
fire toxic holes (ears, eyes, sores, snakebites, head, back)
bites and orifices
Ye Ju Hua
Chrysanthemi Flos (wild)