Lecture 5

Question 1

Herbs that Clear Heat & Drain Fire deal with heat in which channel stage?

Answer 1

Yang Ming

Question 2

Herbs that Clear Heat & Drain Fire deal with heat in which of the four levels?

Answer 2

Qi level

Question 3

What are some signs and symptoms of excess heat?

Answer 3

fever without chills, profuse sweat, dry mouth, thirst, irritability, red eyes, red face, scanty dark urine, constipation or diarrhea with dark stool, aversion to heat

Question 4

What is the pulse and tongue of excess heat?

Answer 4

Tongue: red body w/ yellow coat
Pulse: full pounding rapid pulse

Question 5

What are some signs of deficiency heat?

Answer 5

night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability, afternoon/low-grade fever, heat in the five centers & bleeding gums

Question 6

What is the pulse and tongue of deficiency heat?

Answer 6

Tongue: Red body w/ no coat
Pulse: thin/empty rapid pulse

Question 7

List category, channels and properties of Shi Gao

Answer 7

Clear Heat, Drain Fire
LU, ST
Sweet, Acrid, Very Cold

Question 8

What are contraindications of Shi Gao

Answer 8

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Fever from yin deficiency

Question 9

List functions and indications of Shi Gao

Answer 9

1) Clears heat & drains fire - 4 bigs
2) Clears heat from excess from LU - cough, wheezing w/ fever and thick, viscous sputum
3) Clears ST fire - headache, toothache, swollen gums, bad breath
4) Eczema, burns and ulcerated sores - applied topically

Question 10

What are the 4 bigs?

Answer 10

Big Fever, Big Pulse, Big Thirst, Big Sweat

Question 11

What signs and symptoms of blazing stomach fire?

Answer 11

Hunger, Bad breath

Question 12

What is the dosage range of Shi Gao higher than most?

Answer 12

It is a mineral and is heavier than most herbs

Question 13

List category, channels and properties of Zhi Mu/

Answer 13

Clear Heat, Drain Fire
LU, ST, KD
bitter, sweet, cold

Question 14

What are contraindications of Zhi Mu?

Answer 14

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Diarrhea

Question 15

List functions and indications of Zhi Mu.

Answer 15

1) Clears heat & drains fire - high fever, irritability, thirst, heat from excess in LU, ST
2) Enriches yin and moistens dryness - deficiency of LU, KD yin, night sweats, heat in five centers
3) Generates fluids and clears heat - oral ulcers, inflammation due to yin deficiency
4) Ameliorates dryness of tonifying or warming substances - used with tonifying/warming herbs that may be too drying

Question 16

What is Dui Yao?

Answer 16

The art and science of combining herbs (Ma Huang + Gui Zhi, Shi Gao + Zhi Mu)

Question 17

What is Xiao Ke?

Answer 17

Wasting & Thirsting disorder - similar to Diabetes Type I. Eating more, drinking more, urinating more but still incur weight loss

Question 18

How does Xiao Ke manifest in each of the 3 Jiaos?

Answer 18

Upper - thirst, yin deficiency affecting LU
Middle - hunger with weight loss - ST
Lower - KD yin damage causing frequent urination

Question 19

List category, channels and properties of Xi Gua.

Answer 19

Clear Heat, Drain Fire
UB, HT, ST
Sweet, Cold

Question 20

What are contraindications of Xi Gua?

Answer 20

cold from deficiency of ST & SP

Question 21

List functions and indications of Xi Gua.

Answer 21

1) Clear summerheat and generates fluids - summer heat with thirst, dark scanty urine and dry heaves

Question 22

Xi Gua is also known as a “Natural” ________

Answer 22

Bai Hu Tang

Question 23

What is the formula of Bai Hu Tang?

Answer 23

Chief - Shi Gao
Deputy - Zhi Mu
Assistant - Zhi Gan Cao
Envoy - Geng Mi

Question 24

What is the function of chief in Bai Hu Tang?

Answer 24

Clear heat

Question 25

What is the role of the deputy in Bai Hu Tang?

Answer 25

generate fluids

Question 26

What is the major action and pattern of Bai Hu Tang?

Answer 26

clear heat from Qi level, drain ST fire, generate fluids, alleviate thirst

Question 27

Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood deal with heat in which of the six channel stages?

Answer 27

Shao Yin (HT & KD)

Question 28

Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood deal with heat in which two of the four levels?

Answer 28

Ying and Xue Levels

Question 29

What are signs and symptoms of heat in the Ying/Xue levels?

Answer 29

Ying: high fever worse at night, insomnia, coma, red tongue w/ peeling yellow coat Xue: frank bleeding, skin rash, red tongue with prickles

Question 30

What is the meaning of the term "reckless" movement of Blood?

Answer 30

bleeding

Question 31

List category, channels and properties of Shui Niu Jiao

Answer 31

Clear Heat, Cool Blood HT, LV, ST Salty, Cold

Question 32

What are the contraindications of Shui Niu Jiao?

Answer 32

Cold from deficiency of middle burner

Question 33

Why is Shui Niu Jiao salty?

Answer 33

Animal products are generally salty

Question 34

List functions and indications of Shui Niu Jiao

Answer 34

1) Clears heat, resolves fire toxicity, cools blood - warm-heat pathogen, high fever 2) Clears heat and arrests tremors - heat in HT (Shao Yin), relestness, manic behavior, loss of consciousness

Question 35

List category, channels, properties of Sheng Di Huang

Answer 35

Clear Heat, Cool Blood HT, KD, LV Sweet, Bitter, Cold

Question 36

What are the contraindications of Sheng Di Huang?

Answer 36

Dampness from SP deficiency | loose stools, abdominal fullness

Question 37

List functions and indications of Sheng Di Huang

Answer 37

1) Clear heat, cool blood - Ying level heat, high fever, scarlet tongue 2) Nourish yin, generate fluids - Yin deficiency heat, dry mouth, continuous low-grade fever, constipation

Question 38

What are some Damp Heat signs and symptoms?

Answer 38

dysentery, urinary difficulty, jaundice, furuncles, eczema

Question 39

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs tend to be what flavor and temperature?

Answer 39

Bitter and Cold

Question 40

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs tend to be contraindicated under what conditions?

Answer 40

Cold from deficiency in the middle jiao (SP, ST)

Question 41

From a biomedical perspective many Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs are anti-_____

Answer 41

Antimicrobial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory

Question 42

List category, channels and properties of Huang Qin

Answer 42

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness LU, ST, GB, LI Bitter, Cold

Question 43

How do Clear Heat, Dry Dampness herbs tend to stop bleeding?

Answer 43

Cooling heat in the blood

Question 44

What are contraindications of Huang Qin?

Answer 44

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Question 45

List the Latin names for Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai

Answer 45

Scutellariae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Phellodendri Cortex

Question 46

List Latin names for Shi Gao, Zhi Mu, Xi Gua

Answer 46

Gypsum Fibrosum Anemarrhenae Rhizoma Citrulli Fructus

Question 47

List Latin names for Shui Niu Jiao, Sheng Di Huang

Answer 47

Bubali Cornu, | Rehmanniae Radix

Question 48

List functions and indications of Huang Qin

Answer 48

1) Clears heat, dry dampness - diarrhea, fever, stifling in the chest 2) Clears heat, resolves toxicity - high fever, irritability, sore, swelling 3) Clear heat stop bleeding - vomiting, coughing blood, blood in stool 4) Clears heat, calms fetus 5) Sedates ascendant LV yang - red eyes, flushed face, bitter taste

Question 49

List the burner primarily treated by Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai

Answer 49

Huang Qin - upper burner Huang Lian - middle burner Huang Bai - lower burnder

Question 50

Why does a fetus become restless?

Answer 50

Mother has a damp heat condition, making it uncomfortable for fetus

Question 51

List category, channels and properties of Huang Lian

Answer 51

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness HT, LI, LV, ST Bitter, Cold

Question 52

What are the contraindications of Huang Lian?

Answer 52

Cold patterns, | Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Question 53

List functions and indications of Huang Lian

Answer 53

1) Clear heat, drain dampness - diarrhea, dysenteric disorder 2) Drains fire, resolves toxicity - high fever, irritability, delirium, red tongue 3) Clears heat, stops bleeding - nosebleed, blood in urine, stool or vomit 4) Clears heat topically- red painful eyes, ulcerations of tongue and mouth

Question 54

Huang Lian drains fire from which zang organ in particular?

Answer 54

HT

Question 55

List category, channels, properties of Huang Bai

Answer 55

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness KD, UB Bitter Cold

Question 56

What are contraindications of Huang Bai?

Answer 56

Cold from deficiency of SP & ST

Question 57

List functions and indications of Huang Bai

Answer 57

1) Drain damp heat from lower burner - thick, yellow vaginal dicharge, foul-smelling diarrhea, dysenteric disorder 2) Drain KD fire - Yin deficiency, night sweats, steaming bone disorder 3) Drains fire and resolves toxicity - sores, damp lesions of skin

Question 58

Huang Bai drains fire from which zang organ in particular?

Answer 58

KD

Question 59

Besides decoctions, how are the "3 Yellows" used?

Answer 59

Topically, for sores, lesions

Question 60

List ingredients of Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Answer 60

Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, Zh Zi

Question 61

What is the action of Huang Lian Jie Du Tang?

Answer 61

Clear fire in all three burners