Quizes and Midterm Flashcards
Herbs that clear heat are cold in nature so must be used with caution in cases of?
weakness of the Spleen and Stomach
According to the 4-level and 6-stage systems, herbs that drain fire generally enter which?
qi level and yangming channel stage
Which herb to drain fire “clears heat in all three burners”? It is especially useful for heart heat and to drain heat via urination.
zhi zi: gardenia
This herb is the most beneficial in the treatment of Liver Fire and hypertension.
xia ku cao: prunella
This herb is helpful for eye problems. It nourishes liver and kidney yin, calms ascendent liver yang, and treats constipation.
jue ming zi: cassia sem
Lian Zi Xin - Nelumbinis plumule has what actions? (drains heart fire, stops bleeding, binds the essence, all of the above, a and b)
all of the above
This herb is well known for clearing damp heat from all three jiaos. It also treats irritability, cools the blood, and can be used topically for trauma.
zhi zi: gardenia
What are two actions of Lu Gen?
Generates fluids, Moistens the throat, used for vomiting, belching
________ treats obesity, unblocks “all three yang’s” uses relatively high doses of herbs.
fang feng tong sheng san (siler and platycodon decoction)
The representative formula for the treatment of severe qi level heat in the Wen Bing school is:
bai hu tang (white tiger decoction)
What two herbs from relieve toxicty category also treat exterior wind-heat?
Jin Yin Hua (lonicera) and Lian Qiao (forsythia)
Benefits the throat/strong anti-viral
bei ban lan gen (isatis)
breast abscess
pu gong yin (taraxacum)
lung abscess
yu xing cao (houttuynia)
cancer/snake bite
bai hua she she cao (hedyotis)
A formula that drains fire toxin and is useful for skin infections is
huang lian jie du tang (coptis relieve toxin decoction)
The formula you would think of for treating fire toxin manifesting with swelling and burning pain in the head, face and throat is
pu ji xiao du yin (universal benefit decoction to eliminate toxin)
A Shang Han Lun formula that treats damp heat fire toxin with clumping or yang ming fu syndrome is
xie xin tang (drain the epigastrium)
Clear Heat and Toxin herbs and formulas are generally cold and bitter. Caution should be used with them as they may damage
spleen/stomach
What is the main taste and the main temperature for Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Damp
cold and bitter
This is considered a major herb for damp heat in the stomach and intestines. Its especially useful for heat patterns in the upper jiao and can also stop bleeding.
huang qin (scutellaria)
Red, swollen, sore throat and eyes, swollen and painful ears or sudden deafness in the upper body, and jaundice, painful, swollen, damp genitals, and foul smelling vaginal discharge in the lower body are symptoms of
damp heat in the liver/gallbladder channels
What would be the best herb choice for damp heat in the liver/gallbladder channel?
long dan cao (gentiana rad)
Which herb is best in the clear heat, dry damp category to resolve damp heat itching of the skin?
Ku Shen (sophora)
What sort of conditions/symptoms do you treat with Herbs that Clear Deficient Heat?
They are used when Liver and Kidney yin deficiency lead to fire from deficiency that disturbs the internal working of the body, manifesting in tidal fevers or afternoon fevers, heat in the palms and soles, night sweats and loss of semen, all of which are accompanied by a red tongue with a sparse coating and a thin, rapid pulse.
Di Gu Pi cools the blood and reduces steaming to treat all kind of yin deficient and kidney fire symptoms. It also:
treats cough due to lung heat
Which herb clears deficient heat, cools the blood, promotes urination, and treats toxic sores?
Hu Huang Lian (picrorhiza)
What are two most important types of symptoms you will see to tell you that heat has entered the ying and xue levels (nutritive and blood levels)?
Symptoms of heat entering the nutritive level: a scarlet red tongue, irritability, restlessness, and often changes in consciousness and various forms of bleeding, including maculopapular rashes.
This herb is sweet, bitter, and cold; enters the heart, kidney, and liver; clears heat and cools the blood; nourishes yin and generates fluids. It is a very popular herb.
Sheng Di Huang (rehmannia)
This herb to clear heat and cool the blood is especially good for neck lumps due to phlegm fire as well as throat pain and swelling.
xuan shen (scrophularia)
Zi Cao is best known to treat what?
rashes
Qing Dai (indigo) is excellent for treating maculae due to blood heat and
cough and chest pain due to lung heat, sores in the mouth, and convulsions due to internal wind
What is the Formula used to treat Steaming Bone Disorder?
Cool the Bones Powder
This two ingredient summerheat formula is basic for clearing cummer heat. It contains Hua Shi or Talc and Gan Cao or Licorice?
Liu San (Six to One Powder)
This formula is best for treating Damp Heat Jaundice
Yin Chen Hao Tang (Virigat Wormwood Decoction)
This herb drains fire from the lungs and stomach while nourishing lung and kidney yin, and generating fluids.
zhi mu (anemarrhena)
Which statement about xia ku cao is False? (treats eye problems due to liver fire and liver deficiency, treats nodules due to phlegm-fire, is helpful for hypertension, enters the lung and stomach channels)
enters the lung and stomach channels
This clear heat and cool blood herb does NOT nourish yin, but it DOES clear fire from yin deficiency. It also invigorates blood and clears liver fire.
mu dan pi (moutan cort)