Herbs: Clear Heat and Drain Fire

Question 1

Shi Gao: Gypsum

Answer 1

Coldest in Materia Medica.
Enters Lung (Wind-Heat) and Stomach (Yang Ming Channel Disorder).
Applied topically to burns and sores.
Venting to disperse the exterior and release the muscle layer.

Question 2

Zhi Mu: Anemarrhena

Answer 2

Enters the Lung (govern water passages), Stomach (sends clear fluids up), and Kidney (Root Yin).
Treats Kidney Yin deficiency.
Generates fluids: moistens channels. Moistens the throat.

Question 3

Zhi Zi: Gardenia

Answer 3

Clears heat in all 3 burners.
Very resonant with the Heart and San Jiao.
Constrained heat in any Jiao.
Pulls heat away from the heart.

Question 4

Dan Zhe Ye: Lophathrie Gracilis

Answer 4

Bamboo. 
Sweet, Cold, Bland
Heart, Stomach, Small Intestines
Transfers Heart heat to Small Intestine.
Promotes urination by leaching damp.

Question 5

Xia Ku Cao: Prunella Spike

Answer 5

Treats hypertension. Cools Liver fire.
Clears eyes (of Liver fire): red, swollen eyes.
Disperses phlegm fire nodules in the throat and neck

Question 6

Lian Zi Xin: Lotus Plumule

Answer 6

Clears heat from Heart and Pericardium.
Stops bleeding.
Binds Essence.
Drains heart fire.

Question 7

Lu Gen: Reed Rhizome

Answer 7

Generates fluids in the throat by cooling the Lungs (enters the Lungs).
Alleviates nausea and promotes urination (enters the Stomach).

Question 8

Jue Ming Zi: Cassia Seed

Answer 8

Eye herb.
Expels Wind Heat to improve vision.
Nourishes Liver yin.
Has both an ascending and descending action. Can guide up to eyes or down to the intestines
Clears wind heat and moistens the bowels. Anchors Liver yang by nourishing Kidney yin. Treats exterior and interior wind.

Question 9

Qing Xiang Zi: Celosia

Answer 9

Strongly clears Liver fire.
Benefits the eyes and ears.
Eliminates superficial visual obstruction.
Often combined with Jue Ming Zi and Mi Meng Hua.

Question 10

Mi Meng Hua

Answer 10

Does not treat wind.

Light sensitivity, red swollen eyes, excessive tearing.