Herbs that Drain Fire Flashcards
Shi Gao - taste
Sweet
Acrid
Shi Gao - nature
Very Cold
Shi Gao - channel
LU
ST
Shi Gao - function
- Clear Heat and Drain Fire
- Clear excessive LU heat
- Clear blazing ST heat (HA, TA, painful gum)
- Eczema, burn, ulcerated sores (duan shi gao)
Shi Gao - dosage
15-60g, cook >30min
Shi Gao - cautions/contraindications
pulse is minute
yang deficiency
yin deficient with heat
Han Shui Shi - taste
Acid
Salty
Han Shui Shi - nature
Cold
Han Shui Shi - channel
HT
ST
KD
Han Shui Shi - function
- Drain fire and expel summer-heat
2. Burns and sores
Han Shui Shi - cautions/contraindications
cold from SP/ST deficiency
Han Shui Shi - dosage
9-30g
Zhi Mu - taste
Bitter
Sweet
Zhi Mu - nature
Cold
Zhi Mu - channel
LU
ST
KD
Zhi Mu - functions
- Clear Heat and Drain Fire
- Enrich Yin and moisten dryness: for LU/KD Yin deficiency with heat (diabetes)
- Generate fluids and clear heat: for oral ulcer and inflammation due to yin deficiency
(good for excess and deficiency heat)
Zhi Mu - contraindications
diarrhea due to SP deficiency
Zhi Mu - dosage
6-12g
Zhi Zi - taste
Bitter
Zhi Zi - nature
cold
Zhi Zi - channel
LU HT ST LV SJ
Zhi Zi - function
- Clear Heat and eliminate irritability (from all 3 jiao)
- Drain Damp-Heat: for jaundice, painful urinary dysfunction due to damp-heat in GB, MJ or LJ
- Cool blood and stop bleeding (charred)
- Reduce swelling and move blood stagnation due to trauma (use topically)
Zhi Zi - contraindications
loose stool or loss of appetite due to deficient cold
Zhi Zi - dosage
3-12g; crush before cooking
Dan Zhu Ye - taste
Sweet
Bland
Dan Zhu Ye - nature
Cold
Dan Zhu Ye - channel
HT
SI
ST
Dan Zhu Ye - function
- Clear Heat and eliminate irritability (from Heart heat)
2. Promote urination and clear damp-heat
Dan Zhu Ye - cautions
Pregnancy
Dan Zhu Ye - dosage
6-9g
Lu Gen - taste
Sweet
Lu Gen - nature
Cold
Lu Gen - channel
LU
ST
Lu Gen - function
- Clear Heat and generate fluids
- Clear LU heat
- Clear ST heat (nausea)
- Clear Heat and promote urination
- Encourage rash to surface
Lu Gen - caution
SP/ST deficient cold