herbs final** Flashcards
clear heat and dry damp, reduce fire and clean toxin (in LU), stop bleeding, calm fetus, treat heat in blood, pair with chai hu and all the huangs
huang qin**
clear heat and dry damp, reduce fire and clean toxin, clear fire in ST and HT, treat dysentery
huang lian**
direct fire down, clear damp-heat in LJ, clear heat and dry damp, reduce fire and clean toxin, clear deficiency heat, drain KI fire, pair with zhi mu and cang zhu
huang bai**
clear heat and dry damp, expel wind, kill worms, stop itching, promote urination, treat damp-heat in LJ, treat skin conditions
ku shen**
clear all types of yin level heat without injuring qi, blood, or yin, clear deficiency heat, cool blood, clear summer heat, treat malaria
Qing hao**
eliminate excess and deficiency heat in blood, cool blood, clear LU heat, clear steaming bone
di gu pi**
purge clumped heat, accumulation and stagnation in LI, stop bleeding, move blood, remove stasis
da huang**
soften hardened accumulation and purge stagnation, clear heat, treat constipation and mastitis
mang Xiao**
nourish yin, moisten LI, promote BM, treat constipation due to blood xu or yin xu, promote healing of wounds
huo ma ren/ma zi ren**
clear heat and clean toxin, vent and disperse wind-heat, cool blood and stop bleeding (when charred), pair w/ lian qiao
jin yin hua**
clear (UJ and HT) heat, disperse wind-heat, separate pathological factors, guide to SJ, treat skin
lian qiao**
drain heat, cool blood, relieve sore throat, treat damp-heat jaundice and tonsilitis, HDI w/ sulfa-
ban lan gan**
clear LV heat toxins, cool blood, reduce maculae, dispel summer heat, HDI w/ sulfa-
Qing dai**
direct damp-heat down and out via urination, treat firm and hard sores (mastitis, breast and intestinal abscess), jaundice, and lin syndrome
pu gong ying**
clear heat, clean toxin, expel damp via urination, treat snake bite, treat cancers of ST, esophagus, and rectum
bai hua she she cao**