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Clearing Heat
Formulas - Yu - Clearing Heat
Question | Answer |
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What are the ingredients in Bai Hu Tang? | Shi Gao, Zhi Mu, Geng Mi, Zhi Gan Cao |
What is the role of Shi Gao in Bai Hu Tang? | acrid, sweet and really cold so it clears heat, drains fire |
What is the role of Zhi Mu in Bai Hu Tang? | bitter, cold & moistening so it assists Shi Gao in clearing heat from lungs & stomach to relieve irritability, moistens dryness, and enriches yin |
What are the roles of Geng Mi and Zhi Gan Cao in Bai Hu Tang? | benefits stomach, protect fluids, prevent injury to the middle jiao |
What are the actions of Bai Hu Tang? | clear heat, generate fluids |
What indications should you look for in a Bai Hu Tang syndrome? | excess heat in yangming or qi level - high fever, red face, severe thirst, profuse sweating, aversion to heat, flooding forceful or slippery rapid pulse |
What associated formula of Bai Hu Tang also addresses yangming syndrome with qi/jin injury? | Bai Hu Ren Shen Tang - clears heat, tonify qi, generate fluids |
What associated formula of Bai Hu Tang also addresses warm malarial disorders and wind damp heat Bi syndrome? | Bai Hu Jia Gui Zhi Tang - clear heat, unblock channels, harmonize yingwei |
What associated formula of Bai Hu Tang also addresses damp/warm febrile disorders (Shi Wen) | Bai Hu Jia Cang Zhu Tang - clears heat, drains dampness |
What are the chief herbs in Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang? | Dan Zhu Ye, Shi Gao |
What are the roles of Dan Zhu Ye and Shi Gao in Zhu Ye Shi gao Tang? | clear yangming heat, alleviate irritability |
What are the actions of Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang? | clear heat, generate fluids, tonify qi, harmonize stomach |
What indications should you look for in a Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang? | febrile disorders (shang han, wen bing, summerheat) - injury qi & fluids w/ lingering heat - fever, sweating, chest stifling, irritability, nausea, vomiting, thirst, insomnoa, deficient and rapid pulse |
What are the ingredients in Zhi Zi Chi Tang? | Zhi Zi, Dan Dou Chi |
What are the role of Zhi Zi in Zhi Zi Chi Tang? | clears heat, alleviates irritability |
What is the role of Dan Dou Chi in Zhi Zi Chi Tang? | spreads and drains unformed, constrained heat in chest |
What are the actions of Zhi Zi Chi Tang? | clear constraint heat, release irritability |
What are the indications you should look for in a Zhi Zi Chi Tang? | fever, irritability, insomnia with tossing & turning in bed, restless feeling in chest, fullness & stifling sensation in chest & epigastrium, thin yellow coating, rapid pulse |
What is the chief herb in Qing Ying Tang? | Xi Jiao |
What is the role of Xi Jiao in Qing Ying Tang? | clears heat from the nutritive level, clears heart, calms spirit, cools blood, breaks up stasis |
What are the actions of Qing Ying Tang? | clear ying, relieve toxicity, drain heay, nourish yin |
What indications should you look for in a Qin Ying Tang syndrome? | heat in Ying level - fever worse at night, severe irritability, restlessness, insomnia, sometimes delirium, thirst or no thirst, faint or indistinct rashes, crimson dry tongue, thin rapid pulse |
What are the ingredients in Xi Jiao Di Huang Wan? | Xi Jiao, Sheng Di Huang, Chi Shao, Mu Dan Pi |
What is the role of Xi Jiao in Xi Jiao Di Huang Wan? | clears heart fire, cools blood, relieves fire toxin |
What is the role of Sheng Di Huang in Xi Jiao Di Huang Wan? | cools blood, stops bleeding, nourishes yin, clears heat |
What are the roles of Chi Shao and Mu Dan Pi in Xi Jiao Di Huang Wan? | cools blood, drain heat, invigorate blood, disperse blood heat |
What are the actions of Xi Jiao Di Huang Wan? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, cool blood, invigorate blood stasis |
What indications should you look for in a Xi Jiao Di Huang Wan syndrome? | Heat in Blood level (fever, delirium, dark purple skin rash, crimson tongue w/ prickles) and Bleeding d/t heat (vomiting blood, nosebleeding, blood in stools, blood in urine, crimson tongue, rapid pulse) |
What is the chief herb in Huang Lian Jie Du Tang? | Huang Lian |
What are the actions of Huang Lian Jie Diu Tang? | drain fire, relieve toxicity |
What indications should you look for in a Huang Lian Jie Du Tang syndrome? | excess heat or fire toxic in SanJiao - high fever, irritability, dry mouth & dry throat, red, painful eyes, insomnia, delirium, incoherent speech, febrile disorder with heat in blood |
What is the chief herb in Liang Ge San? | Lian Qiao |
What are the actions of Liang Ge San? | drain fire, unblock bowels, clear upper upper heat and purge downward |
What indications should you look for in a Liang Ge San syndrome? | fire heat in UJ/MJ, heat accumulated in chest & diaphragm regions - irritability & heat sensation in chest, red face, fever, mouth/tongue ulcers, sore/swollen throat, insomnia, constipation, dark yellow urine, slippery rapid pulse |
What are the chief herbs in Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin? | Huang Qin and Huang Lian |
What are the actions fo Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, disperse wind heat |
What indications should you look for in a Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin syndrome? | da tou wen (acute massive febrile disorder of head) d/t wind heat and seasonal epidemic toxin in upper jiao |
What are the ingredients in Qing Wen Bai Du Yin? | Shi Gao, Zhi Mu, Zhi Gan Cao, Huang Lian, Huang Qin, Zhi Zi, Xi Jiao, Sheng Di, Chi Shao, Mu Dan Pi |
What are the actions of Qing Wen Bai Du Yin? | clear heat, cool blood, drain fire, relieve toxicity |
What indications should you look for in a Qing Wen Bai Du Yin? | severe toxic fire in Qi/Xue level - intense fever strong thirst, severe headaches, dry vomits, irritability, manic behaviors, rash, convulsion in extremities, cold hands and feet |
What is the chief herb in Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin? | Jin Yin Hua |
What is the role of Jin Yin Hua in Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin? | relieving toxicity in qi and blood levels, dissipates clumping |
What are the actions of Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, reduce swelling, dissipate nodules, invigorate blood, alleviate pain |
What indications should you look for in a Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin syndrome? | early stage carbuncles and sores - red, swollen, hot, painful skin lesions, fever, slight chills, thin white yellow coating, rapid forceful pulse |
What are the ingredients in Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin? | Jin Yin Hua, Pu Gong Yin, Zi Hua Di Ding, Zi Bei Tian Kui, Ye Ju Hua |
What is the role of Jin Yin Hua in Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin? | clears heat in qi/blood level, dissipate clumping |
what is the role of the other herbs in Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, cool blood |
What are the actions of Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, dissipate boils and sores |
What indications should you look for in a Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin syndrome? | boils, sores, carbuncles due to toxic fire - early stage of boils, sores or carbuncles, localized swollen hot red painful, localized hard and deep rooted lesion |
What is the chief herb in Si Miao Yong An Tang? | Jin Yin Hua |
What are the actions of Si Miao Yong An Tang? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, invigorate blood, alleviate pain |
What indications should you look for in a Si Miao Yong An Tang syndrome? | tuo ju (sloughing ulceration) - ulcerated sores, localized red dark, hot, slightly swollen, excruciating pain in the limbs, local chronic discharge with pus, difficulty healing |
What is the chief herb in Dao Chi San? | Sheng Di Huang |
What is the role of Sheng Di Huang in Dao Chi San? | enters heart to cool blood, enters kidneys to nourish yin and generate fluids to control fire in heart |
What are the actions of Dao Chi San? | clear heart, promote urination |
What indications should you look for in a Dao Chi San syndrome? | Fire in Heart Channel - irritabilty w/ heat sensation in chest, thirst, red face, mouth/tongue ulcer, and Heart Heat Transforming into Small Intestine - urgent, scanty, painful urination, red tongue |
What are the herbs in Zuo Jin Wan? | Huang Lian and Wu Zhu Yu |
What is the role of Huang Lian in Zuo Jin Wan? | drains liver fire, clears stomach heat, rebellious qi directed downward |
What is the role of Wu Zhu Yu in Zuo Jin Wan? | 1)soothes liver qi, relieves constraint, 2) moderates cold nature of Huang Lian, 3) harmonizes ST to stop vomiting, 4) guides energy to liver |
What are the actions of Zuo Jin Wan? | drain liver fire, descend rebellious qi,stop vomiting |
What indications should one look for in a Zuo Jin Wan syndrome? | Liver overacting on Stomach - hypochondrial pain, gnawing hunger, acid regurgitation, vomiting, bitter taste, fullness and distension, belching, red tongue, yellow coating |
What are the herbs in Bai Tou Weng Tang? | Bai Tou Weng, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, Qin Pi |
What is the role of Bai Tou Weng in Bai Toug Weng Tang? | treat dysenteric disorders, clear damp heat, relieve fire toxin in blood level |
What is the role of Huang Lian and Huang Bai in Bai Tou Weng Tang? | dry damp, clear toxic heat |
What is the role of Qin Pi in Bai Tou Weng Tang syndrome? | restrain diarrhea, enhances other herbs |
What are the actions of Bai Tou Weng Tang? | clear heat, relieve toxicity, cool blood, stop dysentery |
What indications should you look for in a Bai Tou Weng Tang syndrome? | toxic heat dysentery with abdominal pain, tenesmus, burning sensation ina anus, diarrhea with more blood than pus, thirst, red tongue, yellow coating, wiry, rapid pulse |
What is the chief herb in Long Dan Xie Gan Tang? | Long Dan Cao |
What is the role of Long Dan Cao in Long Dan Xie Gan Tang? | drains excess heat from LR/GB, eliminates damp heat in LJ |
What is the action of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang? | drain excess fire from the LR/GB, clear damp heat from the LJ |
What indications should one look for in a Long Dan Xie Gan Tang syndrome? | Liver/Gallbladder Excess Heat and Liver/Gallbladder Damp Heat transforming into LJ |
What is the chief herb in Wei Jing Tang? | Lu Gen |
What is the role of Lu Gen in Wei Jing Tang? | clears heat from the Lung, treats Lung Abscess |
What is the action of Wei Jing Tang? | clear lung, transform phlegm, drive out blood stasis, discharge pus |
What indications should one look for in a Wei Jing Tang syndrome? | lung abscess, slight fever, cough with profuse sputum, even coughing foul smelling sputum or with blood and pus, chest pain |