Herbs that clear heat and drain fire C2S1 Flashcards
Acrid, Salty
Han Shui Shi
Clear heat, generate fluid for febrile disease with thirst or wasting thirsting disorder
Lu Gen
Tian Hua Fen
KD
Zhi Mu
Clears heat for pathogens during the summertime, generates fluids
HT, ST
Cold
Xi Gua(Fructus Citrulli Vulgaris-Watermelon Fruit)
Han Shui Shi(Glauberitum
Clacite)
Eliminate phlegm fire and disperse nodules and phlegm fire clumps
Xia Gu Cao
Cools blood, stops bleeding, and removes blood stasis (hemorrhage disor.)
Zhi Zi
Clear liver fire, brighten eyes for red painful swollen eyes and obstructed vision
Xia Gu Cao
Jue Ming Zi
Qing Xian Zi
Eliminates fire toxins, drains damp heat from San Jiao (e.g. UJ: sinusitis, MJ: jaundice, LJ: urinary stranguary)
Zhi Zi
Clear heat, eliminate toxin
Xia Gu Cao
Cold
Xi Gua
Han Shui Shi
Sweet, cold
Lu Gen
Tian Hua Fen
Not for pregnancy
Tian Hua Fen
Clear excess fire in lung and stomach, esp heat in Qi level for four great syndromes, cold
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
Zhi Mu(Anemarrhena Rhizoma)
Relieves jaundice:
Hepatits
Xi Gua
Clears deficiency heat and generates fluids (bleeding gums, mouth sores especially wasting-thirsting disorder or late stage febrile disease)
Zhi Mu(Anemarrhena Rhizoma)
PC
Lian Xin
30 mins cook first
Han Shui Shi
Febrile disease with irritability and high fever, delirium
Zhi Zi
Dan Zhu Ye
Lian Xin
Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis
Lu Gen
30 mins cooked first
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
Sweet
Xi Gua
Relaxes bowels and lowers cholesterol
Jue Ming Zi
Clear fire in LV, and GB
Zhi Zi
Stop bleeding (hemorrhagic disor.)
Lian Xin
topical(calcified) for burns, sores, and eczema
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
strongly clears excess heat
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
strongly clears excess heat, topical(calcified) for burns, open sores, and eczema
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
Gypsum
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
Nourish Lung and Kidney yin, moisten dryness (chronic dry coughing, spermatorrhea, nocturnal emissions, constipation)
Zhi Mu(Anemarrhena Rhizoma)
Clears yang brightness qi-level heat, esp summer-Heat
Han Shui Shi
Mouth sores (HT, ST heat)
Dan Zhu Ye
Relieves skin itching and rashes
Qing Xian Zi
Plumuia Nelumbinis Nuciferae
Lian Xin
cold, bitter
Zhi Mu
GB
Xia Gu Cao
Fructus Citrulli Vulgaris-Watermelon Fruit
Xi Gua
Clear heat and relieves restlessness and irritability
Febrile disease with irritability and high fever, delirium
Cold
Zhi Zi(Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis)
Dan Zhu Ye(Herba Lophatheri Gracilis)
Lian Xin(Plumuia Nelumbinis Nuciferae)
Relieves urinary stranguary (due to damp heat or SI heat)
Dan Zhu Ye
Sweet
Qing Xian Zi
Glauberitum
Clacite
Han Shui Shi
SI, ST
Dan Zhu Ye
Toxic heat, expel pus for carbuncle and sores. Esp. for breast abscess.
Tian Hua Fen
Anemarrhena Rhizoma
Zhi Mu
Clear liver fire, brighten eyes for red painful swollen eyes and obstructed vision
Hypertension associated with ascending Liver yang
Cold
LV
Xia Gu Cao(Spica Prunellae Vulgaris-Selfheal Spike)
Jue Ming Zi(Semen Cassiae)
Qing Xian Zi(Semen Celosiae
Argenteae)
Contraindication: Glaucoma
Qing Xian Zi
LV, Cold
Xia Gu Cao
Jue Ming Zi
Qing Xian Zi
Disperses wind-heat Relieves headaches
Relaxes bowels and lowers cholesterol
Jue Ming Zi
Herba Lophatheri Gracilis
Dan Zhu Ye
Bitter, Sweet
Jue Ming Zi
Clears heat for pathogens during the summertime, generates fluids
Xi Gua
Han Shui Shi
Urinary stranguary due to heat
For skin rashes
Len Gen
HT, ST
Xi Gua
Han Shui Shi
Clears Stomach heat stops vomiting
Lu Gen
Clear heat, generate fluid for febrile disease with thirst or wasting thirsting disorder
Clear Lung heat and relives coughing or lung abscess and atrophy
Sweet, cold
LU, ST
Lu Gen(Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis)
Tian Hua Fen(Trichosanthis Radix-
Trichosanthis Root)
Spica Prunellae Vulgaris-Selfheal Spike
Xia Gu Cao
UB
Xi Gua
Promotes urination
Xi Gua
LU, ST
Lu Gen
Tian Hua Fen
Semen Cassiae
Jue Ming Zi
acrid, sweet, very cold
Shi Gao(Gypsum)
Astringe essence for spermatorrhea
Lian Xin
Used for burns and sores
Han Shui Shi
Trichosanthis Radix-
Trichosanthis Root
Tian Hua Fen
Clear heat and relieves restlessness and irritability
Zhi Zi
Dan Zhu Ye
Lian Xin
Sweet, Bland
Dan Zhu Ye
Anchor Yang, Relieves headaches
Qing Xian Zi
LU, U, ST, KD, SJ
Zhi Zi
Acrid, Bitter
Xia Gu Cao
Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis
Zhi Zi
Semen Celosiae Argenteae
Qing Xian Zi
KD, LI
Jue Ming Zi
Clear Lung heat and relives coughing or lung abscess and atrophyLu Gen
Lu Gen
Tian Hua Fen
Bitter
Zhi Zi
Lian Xin
Sedate the Heart fire, relieves vexation
Lian Xin
Hypertension associated with ascending Liver yang
Xia Gu Cao
Jue Ming Zi
Qing Xian Zi
Relieves pain, reduces swelling
Zhi Zi