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1
Q

list the herbs that drain fire

A 
Shi Gao 
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Tian Hua Fen
Dan Zhu Ye/Zhu Ye
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List the herbs that cool the blood

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Sheng Di Huang
Xuan Shen
Mu Dan Pi

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List the herbs that clear heat and dry dampness

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Huang Qin       
Huang Lian	
Huang Bai
Long Dan Cao
Ku Shen	
Qin Pi
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List the herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity

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Jin Yin Hua     
Lian Qiao        
Ban Lan Gen
Bai Jiang Cao
Bai Tou Weng 
Bai Xian Pi
Tu Fu Ling 
Pu Gong Ying
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5
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list the herbs that clear heat from deficiency

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qing hao

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竹葉

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Zhú Yè

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Zhú Yè pharmaceutical name

Common name

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Phyllostachys nigrae Folium (竹葉), Lophateri Herba (淡竹葉

bamboo leaves, lophatherum stem and leaves

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Zhú Yè properties

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sweet, bland, cold

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Zhú Yè actions and indications

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o Clears heat and eliminates irritability

o Promotes urination and clears damp heat

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玄參

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Xuán Shēn

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Xuán Shēn pharmacutical and common name

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Scrophulariae Radix

scrophularia, ningpo figwort root

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Xuán Shēn properties

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salty, sweet, bitter, cold

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Xuán Shēn actions and indications

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o Clears heat and cools the blood
o Nourishes the yin
o Softens hardness and dissipates nodules

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龍膽草

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Lóng Dǎn Cǎo

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Lóng Dǎn Cǎo pharm + common name

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Gentianae Radix

gentian root, Chinese gentian root

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Lóng Dǎn Cǎo properties

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: bitter, cold

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Lóng Dǎn Cǎo actions and indications

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o Drains damp-heat from the liver and gallbladder channels

o Drains and pacifies excessive liver fire

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苦參

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Kǔ Shēn

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Kǔ Shēn pharm + common name

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: Sophorae flavescentis Radix

: sophora root, flavescent sophora root

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Kǔ Shēn properties

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bitter, cold

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Kǔ Shēn actions and indications

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o Clears heat and dries dampness
o Disperses wind, kills parasites, and stops itching
o Clears heat and promotes urination

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秦皮

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Qín Pí

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23
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Qín Pí pharm + common name

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: Fraxini Cortex

fraxinus bark, Korean ash bark, ash bark

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Qín Pí properties

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bitter, cold, astringent

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Qín Pí actions and indications

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o Clears heat, resolves toxicity, and dries dampness
o Drains liver fire and benefits the eyes
o Disperses wind-dampness
o Calms wheezing and stops cough

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金銀花

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Jīn Yín Huā

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Jīn Yín Huā pharm+ common name

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Lonicerae Flos

honeysuckle flower, lonicera

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Jīn Yín Huā properties

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sweet, cold

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Jīn Yín Huā actions and indications

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o Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity
o Vents and disperses externally-contracted wind-heat
o Clears damp-heat from the lower burner

30
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連翹

A

Lián Qiáo

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Lián Qiáo pharm + common name

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Forsythiae Fructus

forsythia fruit

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Lián Qiáo properties

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bitter, slightly acrid, slightly cold

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Lián Qiáo actions and indications

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o Clears heat and resolves toxicity

o Reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps

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板藍根

A

Bǎn Lán Gēn

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Bǎn Lán Gēn pharm + common name

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: Isatidis Radix (this is Bei Ban Lan Gen)

isatis root, woad root

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Bǎn Lán Gēn properties

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: bitter, cold

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Bǎn Lán Gēn actions and indications

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o Drains heat, resolves fire toxicity, cools the blood, and benefits the throat

38
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敗醬草

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Bài Jiàng Cǎo

39
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Bài Jiàng Cǎo pharm + common name

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Patriniae Herba

: patrinia

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Bài Jiàng Cǎo

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acrid, bitter, slightly cold

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Bài Jiàng Cǎo

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o Clears heat, resolves toxicity, and expels pus

o Dispels blood stasis and stops pain

42
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白頭翁

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Bái Tóu Wēng

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Bái Tóu Wēng pharm + common

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Pulsatillae Radix

: pulsatilla, Chinese anemone root, anemone

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Bái Tóu Wēng properties

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bitter, cold

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Bái Tóu Wēng actions and indications

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o Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity

46
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白藓皮

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Bái Xiān Pí

47
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Bái Xiān Pí pharm + common name

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Dictamni Cortex

dictamnus root bark, cortex of Chinese dittany root

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Bái Xiān Pí properties

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bitter, cold

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Bái Xiān Pí actions and indications

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o Clears heat, resolves fire toxicity, expels wind, and dries dampness
o Clears damp-heat and stops itching

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土茯苓

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Tǔ Fú Líng

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Tǔ Fú Líng pharm + common name

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Smilacis glabrae Rhizoma

smooth greenbrier rhizome, smilax

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Tǔ Fú Líng properties

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sweet, bland, neutral

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Tǔ Fú Líng actions and indications

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o Resolves toxicity and eliminates dampness

o Clears damp-heat from the skin

54
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青蒿

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Qīng Hāo

55
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Qīng Hāo pharm + common name

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Artemisiae annuae Herba

sweet wormwood

56
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Qīng Hāo properties

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bitter, acrid, cold

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Qīng Hāo actions and indications

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o Clears summerheat
o Clears fever from deficiency
o Cools the blood and stops bleeding
o Checks malarial disorders and resolves heat

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