Study Guide for Herbs that Clear Heat from Deficiency

Question 1

Which herb in this section has the properties of Sweet, Bland, Cold?

Answer 1

Di Gu Pi

Question 2

Which herb has strong cardiotonic properties and can be toxic in a high dosage?

Answer 2

Bai Wei

Question 3

Which herb in this category has the function to check malarial disorders and resolve heat when there is alternating fever and chills?

Answer 3

Qing Hao

Question 4

Which herb is this category goes to the LU channels and has a strong function to clear and drain LU heat?

Answer 4

Di Gu Pi

Question 5

Which herb in this category has the function to cool the blood and promote urination, especially when there is hot or painful blood urinary dribbling before or after giving birth?

Answer 5

Bai Wei

Question 6

Which herb in this category has the function to cool the blood and stop bleeding and can be used for purpuric rashes or nosebleed due to heat in the blood?

Answer 6

Qing Hao

Question 7

Which herb has the properties of Bitter, Salty, Cold making it better able to reach the Yin level than other herbs in this section?

Answer 7

Bai Wei

Question 8

Which herb in this section has the function to clear heat and reduce childhood nutritional impairment?

Answer 8

Yin Chai Hu

Question 9

Which herb in this section has the function to clear Summer-heat, especially when it is accompanied by a low fever, headache, dizziness, and a stifling sensation in the chest?

Answer 9

Qing Hao

Question 10

Which herb in this section has some function to resolve toxicity and threat sores, including swollen painful throat and snakebite?

Answer 10

Bai Wei

Question 11

In this category, Bensky writes about one herb, which has the function to clear fever from deficiency, especially when there are steaming bone patterns marked by an absence of sweating. Which herb is this?

Answer 11

Qing Hao

Question 12

In this category, Bensky speaks about one herb, which has the function to cool the blood and reduce steaming, especially when there is KD fire, lurking heat with night sweating and steaming bone disorder with sweating. Which herb is this?

Answer 12

Di Gu Pi

Question 13

All the herbs in this section go to the LV channel, expect for which herb, which goes to the LU, ST, and KD channels?

Answer 13

Bai Wei

Question 14

Which herb in this section goes to the KD, LV, and GB channels?

Answer 14

Qing Hao