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drain Fire
14 herbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shi Gao (nature) | Very cold (coldest herb in cat) |
| Shi Gao (taste) | Sweet, acrid (spicy) |
| Clears blazing ST heat, toothache, swollen and painful gums | Shi Gao |
| Channel: LU & ST | Lu Gen Shi Gao Tian Hua Ren |
| Treats eczema, burns, ulcerated sores | Shi Gao |
| Applied topically in powdered form after being calcined | (Duan) Shi Gao |
| Han Shui Shi (Taste) | Acid, Salty |
| Han Shui Shi (Channel) | HT & ST & KD |
| Drains fire and expels summer-heat | Han Shui Shi |
| Used for burns and sores | Han Shui Shi |
| Cook > 30 min | Shi Gao |
| Contra: Minute pulse | Shi Gao |
| Contra: Yang deficiency | Shi Gao |
| Contra: Yin deficient w/heat | Shi Gao |
| Dosage: 9-30, >90 | Shi Gao |
| Dosage: 9-30 | Han Shui Shi |
| Contra: Cold from Spleen & Stomach Deficiency | Han Shui Shi |
| Channels: Zhi Mu | LUNG & STOMACH & KIDNEY (LSK) |
| Zhi Mu -Taste- | Bitter |
| Enrich Yin and moisten dryness: for LU/KD Yin Def w/heat | Zhi Mu |
| Generate fluids and clear heat: for oral ulcer and inflammation due to yin deficiency | Zhi Mu |
| Contra: diarrhea due to SP def | Zhi Mu |
| Dosage: 6-12 | Zhi Mu |
| Zhi Zi (Taste) | Bitter |
| Drain damp-heat, jaundice, painful urinary dysfunction | Zhi Zi |
| Cool blood and stop bleeding | Zhi Zi |
| Reduce swelling and move blood stag due to trauma (use topically) | Zhi Zi |
| Contra: loose stool or loss of appetite due to def cold | Zhi Zi |
| Crush before cooking | Zhi Zi |
| Dosage: 3-12 | Zhi Zi |
| Sweet & Bland | Dan Zhu Ye |
| SMALL INTESTINE / STOMACH / HEART (SHH) | Dan Zhu Ye |
| Eliminates irritability (2) | Dan Zhu Ye & Zhi Zi |
| Caution: Pregnancy | Dan Zhu Ye |
| Promotes urination | Dan Zhu Ye / Lu Gen / Xi Gua (DanLuXi) |
| Dosage: 6-9 | Dan Zhu Ye |
| *Do not use in pts who have loss of appetite or loose stools | Zhi Zi |
| Has function to generate more fluids | Lu Gen (gen-erate) |
| Clears LU & ST heat | Lu Gen |
| Encourages rash to surface | Lu Gen |
| Caution: SP/ST deficient cold | Lu Gen |
| Sweet! (2) | Luo Gen, Xi Gua |
| Bitter, slightly sweet | Tian Hua Fen |
| Relieves toxicity and expels pus | Tian Hua Fen |
| Contra: Pregnancy, diarrhea due to SP/ST def COLD | Tian Hua Fen Zhi Mu |
| Dosage: 9-15 | Tian Hua Fen |
| Used in pt's w/out fever | Tian Hua Fen |
| Zhi Zi - channel | LU, ST, HT, LV, SJ (LS-H-LS) |
| Good for jaundice | Xi Gua |
| Xi Gua - channel | ST, UB, HT (SUH) |
| Contra: Excessive damp-cold from def in MJ | Xi Gua |
| Xi Gua dosage | 15-30/1 cup fresh juice |
| Lu Gen dosage | 15-30. >60 when used alone |
| Brightens the eyes | Xia Ku Cao |
| Taste: Xia Ku Cao | Bitter, acrid -BAD! |
| Dissipates nodules | Xia Ku Cao |
| Treats hypertension due to LV fire | Xia Ku Cao Qing Xiang Zi |
| Caution: SP/ST def | Xia Ku Cao |
| Xia Ku Cao -dosage- | 9-15, >30 if used alone |
| Promotes Urination | Dan Zhu Ye Lu Gen Xi Gua |
| Moistens intestines | Jue Ming Zi |
| Expel jaundice | Xi Gua Zhi Zi |
| Do not use in yang def pt | Shi Gao |
| Drains heart fire | Lian Zi Xin |
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Denana
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