Herbs 21-25

Question 1

gypsum

Answer 1

shi gao

Question 2

very cold, acrid and sweet herb that enters LU and ST

Answer 2

shi gao

Question 3

clear heat and reduce fire from LU and ST, release muscle layer to ease restlessness and thirst

Answer 3

shi gao

Question 4

vent heat to exterior, promote tissue regeneration, treat extreme heat in yangming stage/qi level

Answer 4

shi gao

Question 5

category of clear heat and reduce fire that pairs with zhi mu and contraindicated for cold and yang xu of SP and deficiency heat due to yin xu

Answer 5

shi gao

Question 6

rhubarb

Answer 6

da huang

Question 7

cold and bitter herb that enters HT, ST, LI, LV, and SP

Answer 7

da huang

Question 8

purge clumped heat, accumulation and stagnation in LI, stop bleeding

Answer 8

da huang

Question 9

clear heat and reduce fire, stop bleeding, clean toxins, promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and blood blockages due to cold or heat

Answer 9

da huang

Question 10

category of downward draining with purgation that interacts with cardiac glycosides

Answer 10

da huang

Question 11

anemarrhena rhizome

Answer 11

zhi mu

Question 12

cold, bitter and sweet herb that enters LU, ST, and Ki

Answer 12

zhi mu

Question 13

clear heat, reduce fire from LU, ST, and KI, nourish yin, clear deficiency heat

Answer 13

zhi mu

Question 14

treats high fever, restlessness, and thirst due to extreme heat in tangling stage or in qi level and neutralizes unwanted side effects of warm herbs

Answer 14

zhi mu

Question 15

category of clear heat and reduce fire and pairs with shi gao and huang bai

Answer 15

zhi mu

Question 16

interacts with antidiabetic drugs and treats tidal fever and night sweats due to KI yin xu

Answer 16

zhi mu

Question 17

gardenia

Answer 17

zhi zi

Question 18

cold and bitter herb that enters HT, LV, LU, ST, and SJ

Answer 18

zhi zi

Question 19

resolve constrained heat, direct damp-heat down and out via urine, ease restlessness

Answer 19

zhi zi

Question 20

cool blood, break up toxic accumulation, clear heat from organs

Answer 20

zhi zi

Question 21

calm restlessness and irritability due to heat in HT or SJ and treats jaundice with fever or scanty urine

Answer 21

zhi zi

Question 22

category of clear heat and reduce fire, interacts with sedatives, and is contraindicated for loose stool due to SP qi xu

Answer 22

zhi zi

Question 23

apricot seed

Answer 23

xing ren

Question 24

slightly warm, slightly toxic, and bitter herb that enters LU and LI

Answer 24

xing ren

Question 25

stop cough, descend LU qi, moisten LI, promote bowel movement, disperse wind-cold

Answer 25

xing ren

Question 26

category of stop cough and reduce wheezing that is highly toxic to infants and should be used cautiously in yin xu cough

Answer 26

xing ren