Herbs that cleat heat

Question 1

list the herbs that drain fire

Answer 1

Shi Gao 
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Tian Hua Fen
Dan Zhu Ye/Zhu Ye

Question 2

List the herbs that cool the blood

Answer 2

Sheng Di Huang
Xuan Shen
Mu Dan Pi

Question 3

List the herbs that clear heat and dry dampness

Answer 3

Huang Qin       
Huang Lian	
Huang Bai
Long Dan Cao
Ku Shen	
Qin Pi

Question 4

List the herbs that clear heat and resolve toxicity

Answer 4

Jin Yin Hua     
Lian Qiao        
Ban Lan Gen
Bai Jiang Cao
Bai Tou Weng 
Bai Xian Pi
Tu Fu Ling 
Pu Gong Ying

Question 5

list the herbs that clear heat from deficiency

Answer 5

qing hao

Question 6

竹葉

Answer 6

Zhú Yè

Question 7

Zhú Yè pharmaceutical name

Common name

Answer 7

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

bamboo leaves, lophatherum stem and leaves

Question 8

Zhú Yè properties

Answer 8

sweet, bland, cold

Question 9

Zhú Yè actions and indications

Answer 9

o Clears heat and eliminates irritability

o Promotes urination and clears damp heat

Question 10

玄參

Answer 10

Xuán Shēn

Question 11

Xuán Shēn pharmacutical and common name

Answer 11

Scrophulariae Radix

scrophularia, ningpo figwort root

Question 12

Xuán Shēn properties

Answer 12

salty, sweet, bitter, cold

Question 13

Xuán Shēn actions and indications

Answer 13

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

Question 14

龍膽草

Answer 14

Lóng Dǎn Cǎo

Question 15

Lóng Dǎn Cǎo pharm + common name

Answer 15

Gentianae Radix

gentian root, Chinese gentian root

Question 16

Lóng Dǎn Cǎo properties

Answer 16

: bitter, cold

Question 17

Lóng Dǎn Cǎo actions and indications

Answer 17

o Drains damp-heat from the liver and gallbladder channels

o Drains and pacifies excessive liver fire

Question 18

苦參

Answer 18

Kǔ Shēn

Question 19

Kǔ Shēn pharm + common name

Answer 19

: Sophorae flavescentis Radix

: sophora root, flavescent sophora root

Question 20

Kǔ Shēn properties

Answer 20

bitter, cold

Question 21

Kǔ Shēn actions and indications

Answer 21

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

Question 22

秦皮

Answer 22

Qín Pí

Question 23

Qín Pí pharm + common name

Answer 23

: Fraxini Cortex

fraxinus bark, Korean ash bark, ash bark

Question 24

Qín Pí properties

Answer 24

bitter, cold, astringent

Question 25

Qín Pí actions and indications

Answer 25

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

Question 26

金銀花

Answer 26

Jīn Yín Huā

Question 27

Jīn Yín Huā pharm+ common name

Answer 27

Lonicerae Flos | honeysuckle flower, lonicera

Question 28

Jīn Yín Huā properties

Answer 28

sweet, cold

Question 29

Jīn Yín Huā actions and indications

Answer 29

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

Question 30

連翹

Answer 30

Lián Qiáo

Question 31

Lián Qiáo pharm + common name

Answer 31

Forsythiae Fructus | forsythia fruit

Question 32

Lián Qiáo properties

Answer 32

bitter, slightly acrid, slightly cold

Question 33

Lián Qiáo actions and indications

Answer 33

o Clears heat and resolves toxicity | o Reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps

Question 34

板藍根

Answer 34

Bǎn Lán Gēn

Question 35

Bǎn Lán Gēn pharm + common name

Answer 35

: Isatidis Radix (this is Bei Ban Lan Gen) isatis root, woad root

Question 36

Bǎn Lán Gēn properties

Answer 36

: bitter, cold

Question 37

Bǎn Lán Gēn actions and indications

Answer 37

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

Question 38

敗醬草

Answer 38

Bài Jiàng Cǎo

Question 39

Bài Jiàng Cǎo pharm + common name

Answer 39

Patriniae Herba | : patrinia

Question 40

Bài Jiàng Cǎo

Answer 40

acrid, bitter, slightly cold

Question 41

Bài Jiàng Cǎo

Answer 41

o Clears heat, resolves toxicity, and expels pus | o Dispels blood stasis and stops pain

Question 42

白頭翁

Answer 42

Bái Tóu Wēng

Question 43

Bái Tóu Wēng pharm + common

Answer 43

Pulsatillae Radix | : pulsatilla, Chinese anemone root, anemone

Question 44

Bái Tóu Wēng properties

Answer 44

bitter, cold

Question 45

Bái Tóu Wēng actions and indications

Answer 45

o Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity

Question 46

白藓皮

Answer 46

Bái Xiān Pí

Question 47

Bái Xiān Pí pharm + common name

Answer 47

Dictamni Cortex | dictamnus root bark, cortex of Chinese dittany root

Question 48

Bái Xiān Pí properties

Answer 48

bitter, cold

Question 49

Bái Xiān Pí actions and indications

Answer 49

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

Question 50

土茯苓

Answer 50

Tǔ Fú Líng

Question 51

Tǔ Fú Líng pharm + common name

Answer 51

Smilacis glabrae Rhizoma | smooth greenbrier rhizome, smilax

Question 52

Tǔ Fú Líng properties

Answer 52

sweet, bland, neutral

Question 53

Tǔ Fú Líng actions and indications

Answer 53

o Resolves toxicity and eliminates dampness | o Clears damp-heat from the skin

Question 54

青蒿

Answer 54

Qīng Hāo

Question 55

Qīng Hāo pharm + common name

Answer 55

Artemisiae annuae Herba | sweet wormwood

Question 56

Qīng Hāo properties

Answer 56

bitter, acrid, cold

Question 57

Qīng Hāo actions and indications

Answer 57

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