Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness C2S3 Flashcards
Purge excess fire, drain heat toxin for epidemic febrile disease and excess heat toxic syndrome esp. carbuncle, skin ulcers or sores, and swelling
Drain damp-heat diarrhea/dysentery, stranguary, jaundice
Bitter, Cold
Huang Qin(Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis)
Huang Lian(Rhizoma Coptidis)
Huang Bai(Cortex Phellodendri)
Drain damp-heat diarrhea/dysentery, stranguary, jaundice
Huang Qin
Huang Lian
Huang Bai
Bitter, Cold
Huang Qin
Huang Lian
Huang Bai
Purge excess fire, drain heat toxin for epidemic febrile disease and excess heat toxic syndrome esp. carbuncle, skin ulcers or sores, and swelling
Huang Qin
Huang Lian
Huang Bai
Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis
Huang Qin
Rhizoma Coptidis
Huang Lian
Cortex Phellodendri
Huang Bai
GB, LI, LU, ST
Huang Qin
HT, LI, LV, ST
Huang Lian
KD, UB
Huang Bai
Drain fire-toxin or damp-heat from Upper Jiao (Lung heat cough)
Huang Qin
Lower rising liver yang (esp. liver fire →yang rising)
Huang Qin
Clear heat to calm the fetus
Huang Qin
Purges excess heat to stop bleeding esp. heat syndrome with reckless bleeding
Huang Qin
Drain damp heat from Middle Jiao
Huang Lian
Clears excess fire to stop bleeding for hemorrhagic disorder due to heat
Huang Lian
Eliminates heart fire, relieve vexation
Huang Lian
Drain damp heat from Lower Jiao
Huang Bai
Eliminates Kidney deficiency fire for Kidney deficiency with ascending deficiency fire syndrome
Huang Bai
Radix Gentianae Longdancao
Long Dan Cao
Bitter, Cold
Long Dan Cao
GB, LV, ST
Long Dan Cao
Clear damp heat from Liver and Gallbladder channel for jaundice, especially for genitals (male or female) eczema, itching, foul smelling discharge
Long Dan Cao(Radix Gentianae Longdancao)
Purge Liver and Gallbladder fire for blazing fire of LV and GB syndrome, internal Liver wind course by heat (esp. spasm, convulsion)
Long Dan Cao(Radix Gentianae Longdancao)
Summary: Drain damp heat, disperse wind, stop itching for diarrhea or dysentery disorder, vaginal discharge and dermatitis
Release phlegm heat or lung heat to stop wheezing or coughing
Bitter, Cold
LV, LI
Ku Shen(Radix Sophorae Flavescentis)
BL, HT, SI
Qin Pi(Cortex Fraxini)
GB, ST
Drain damp heat, disperse wind, stop itching for diarrhea or dysentery disorder, vaginal discharge and dermatitis
Ku Shen
Qin Pi
Release phlegm heat or lung heat to stop wheezing or coughing
Ku Shen
Qin Pi
Bitter, Cold
Ku Shen
Qin Pi
LV, LI
Ku Shen
Qin Pi
Radix Sophorae Flavescentis
Ku Shen
Cortex Fraxini
Qin Pi
GB, ST
Qin Pi
BL, HT, SI
Ku Shen
Clears heart, calm shen, calm spirit
Clear heat by promoting urination for stranguary or edema
Ku Shen
Clear heat by promoting urination for stranguary or edema
Ku Shen
Kills parasites
Ku Shen
Cools the blood, purges fire toxin esp. for bloody dysenteric disorder
Qin Pi
Wind heat damp bi syndrome
Qin Pi
Clear Liver fire improve visual acuity
Qin Pi
Summary: wind heat damp bi, clear LV, improves visual acuity, cools blood, purges fire toxins for bloody dysenteric disorder, GB, ST, Cortex Fraxini, LV. LI, cold, bitter
Qin Pi
Summary: kills parasites, promotes urination for stranguary or edema, clears heart heat, calm shen, calm spirit, UB, HT, SI, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, cold, bitter, LV, LI
Ku Shen
Summary: purges LV and GB fire, clears damp heat in LV and GB for jaundice, internal liver wind, spasms, convulsion, GB, LV, ST, bitter, cold, Radix Gentianae Longdancao, male or female genital: itching, foul smelling discharge, eczema
Long Dan Cao
Summary: LU, GB, ST, LI, drains fire toxin or damp heat in upper jiao(cough, lung heat), cold, bitter, clear heat to calm fetus, lower rising LV yang or LV fire, purges excess heat to stop bleeding esp. heat syndrome with reckless bleeding
Huang Qin
Summary: LV, HT, LI, ST, drain damp heat in middle jiao, bitter, cold, eliminate heart fire, relieves vexation, stops hemorrhagic disorders bleeding due to heat and xs fire
Huang Lian
Summary: KD, UB, drain damp heat of lower jiao, bitter, cold, eliminate KD xu fire for KD xu with ascending xu fire
Huang Bai