topic 8 purgatives

Question 1

da huang

Answer 1

• Remove stagnation by purgation泻下攻积
• Clear heat and purge fire清热泻火
• Cool blood and detoxify凉血解毒
• Activate blood and remove blood stasis活血袪瘀
• Clear and purge damp-heat
charred --> stop bleeding 
stirbaked with wine --> activate blood 
raw --> purgative 
cooked --> purge fire

Question 2

mang xiao

Answer 2

• Soften dried feces to induce downward discharging
• Clear heat, dissipate swelling
stop lactation

Question 3

fan xie ye

Answer 3

• Purge and relax the bowels

Question 4

lu hui

Answer 4

most effective purgative
• Purge and relax the bowels泻下通便
• Clear liver fire
• Kill parasites

Question 5

huo ma ren

Answer 5

• Moisten the intestine to relieve constipation

Question 6

yu li ren

Answer 6

• Moisten the intestine to relieve constipation润肠通便

* Promote diuresis and relieve edema

Question 7

gan sui

Answer 7

• Purge water and expel fluid泻水逐饮
• Resolve the swelling and disperse the mass
hot constipation
GanCao increases toxicity

Question 8

jing da ji

Answer 8

• Purge water and expel fluid

* Resolve the swelling and disperse the mass

Question 9

yuan hua

Answer 9

• Purge water and expel fluid泻水逐饮
• Resolve phlegm to relieve cough祛痰止咳
• Kill parasites and treat pyocutaneous disease

Question 10

qian niu zi

Answer 10

• Purge water and expel fluid泻水逐饮

* Resolve the stagnation and kill parasite

Question 11

ba dou

Answer 11

• Purge water and expel fluid泻水逐饮
• Eliminate phlegm and soothe the throat袪痰利咽
• External used to corrode wound
cold constipation