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Herbs 1-Week 3
Clear Heat-Purge Fire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis for treating Heat/Fire needs to take into consideration what 3 aspects? | Severity (Warm, Heat, Fire), Location (Interior-Exterior, Individual organs (if applicable), Level in body (Wei qi, Qi qi, Ying qi (nutritive qi), Xue qi (blood); CHARACTERISTICS (e.g., "type of Heat": Damp-Heat, Toxic-Heat, Deficiency-Heat) |
| Herbs in the Clear Heat/Drain (or Purge) Fire category are generally what taste and temperature? | Cold and either sweet or bitter |
| What 4 organs are most affected by Fire? | HT, LIV, LU, ST |
| Coldest substance in the Materia Medica. | Shi Gao |
| One of the (several) of these Clear Heat/Purge Fire herbs that "warms without drying (body fluids)." And one of the 3-4 that enter LU & ST. (This is the COLDEST of the COLD,) | Shi Gao |
| "Herb of choice when body fluids have been damaged by excess Heat." Also "used very often for Kidney Fire"-- since it goes to the KID in addition to LU & ST. | Zhi Mu (aka "know about mother" or Radix Anemarrhaenae) |
| Goes to LU, ST and KD, nourishes Yin and moistens BF. Good for cough due to 1) LU Heat 2) Yin deficiency and/or 3) LU dryness | Zhi Mu (aka "know about mother" or Radix Anemarrhaenae) |
| The Fireman!! Is also used for UTIs, jaundice, hepatitis. Also "Drains Damp Heat downward" because of its bitter nature. | Zhi Zi aka Fructus Gardeniae |
| Goes to HT, LIV, LU, ST and San Jiao-- ALL THREE JIAOS. So "clears Heat in all 3 jiaos" | Zhi Zi aka Fructus Gardeniae |
| Is bitter and cold. Goes to all 3 jiaos. Cools blood and stops bleeding. "Especially used for Fire in HT, LIV and ST. | Zhi Zi aka Fructus Gardeniae |
| Bland Bamboo. Promotes urination (use for UTIs d/t HT Fire transferred to SI) and is GREAT for irritability. Often used in Shen calming formulas. | Herba Lophatheri (aka Dan Zhu Ye) aka bland bamboo |
| Promotes diuresis and is great for irritability caused by Heat in HT or ST. | Herba Lophatheri (aka Dan Zhu Ye) aka bland bamboo |
| Acrid, Bitter, Cold. Goes to LIV and GB!!! Commonly used for hypertension with Liver Yang rising or Liver Fire. (Might remember that Cao's are often BAC..) | Spica Prunella aka "summer withering grass" aka Xia Ku Cao |
| Lotus Seed Heart! "All about the Heart" Clears Heat from HT and relieves irritability, delirium, insomnia. Clears Heat from Blood and stops bleeding. GOOD FOR MENSTURAL BLEEDING! | Plumula Nelumbinis aka Lian (Lotus) Zi (Seed) Xin (Heart)--"All about the Heart", well, and bleeding/gyn bleeding |
| The reed that grows by the river: promotes urination, generates fluid, Clears Heat. | Lu Gen (aka Rhizoma Phragmitis aka Reed Rhizome) |
| Looks like rigatoni | Lu Gen (aka Rhizoma Phragmitis aka Reed Rhizome) |
| Another one that goes to LU-ST. This one is not as strong as Shi Gao for Lung Heat. | Lu Gen (aka Rhizoma Phragmitis aka Reed Rhizome) |
| One of the three that go to LU & ST. Is sweet & cold. "Most useful for febrile illnesses injuyring body fluids." | Lu Gen (aka Rhizoma Phragmitis aka Reed Rhizome) |
| "Famous for breast abscesses" | Tian Hua Fen aka "Sky Pollen" or "Heavenly Flower Power" aka Radix Tricosanthus |
| Contraindication is NO PREGNANCY-- because it is downward draining and could lead to miscarriage. | Tian Hua Fen aka "Sky Pollen" or "Heavenly Flower Power" aka Radix Tricosanthus |
| Along with Shi Gao, Lu Gen and Zhi Mu (LU, ST, KID), this goes to LU-ST and is "famous for clearing Heat and generating body fluids." What distinquishes it? The pregnancy contraindication, the breast abscess indication? | Tian Hua Fen aka "Sky Pollen" or "Heavenly Flower Power" aka Radix Tricosanthus |
| It's the only one that is SALTY!! So it goes to Kidney. But it's most notable effect is on LIVER: Liver Heat, Calming Liver, brightening the eyes, Anchoring Liver Yang. | Semen Cassiae. "Seed of Brightness" or "Unhampered Clarity Seed" |
| Use for Liver Heat OR Wind-Heat in Liver channel | Semen Cassiae. "Seed of Brightness" or "Unhampered Clarity Seed" |
| Bright eyes when you need to clear Heat | Semen Cassiae. "Seed of Brightness" or "Unhampered Clarity Seed" |
| Goes to LIV, KID and LARGE INTESTINE! Works for cataracts or night blindness. | Semen Cassiae. "Seed of Brightness" or "Unhampered Clarity Seed" |
| Also has CV effect; for atherosclerosis, hypertension, high cholesterol. | Semen Cassiae. "Seed of Brightness" or "Unhampered Clarity Seed" |
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