| Question | Answer |
| Shi Gao | Clear Heat, Drain Fire
Excessive Lu Heat
Blazing ST. Heat-HA Toothache, Swollen Gum
Eczema, burns, ulcerated sores |
| Han Shui Shi | Drain fire, Expel Summer Heat
Used for burns and sores |
| Zhi Mu | Clear Heat, Drain Fire
Enrich Yin and moisten dryness, LU/KD def W/ heat
Gen. fluids -oral ulcer inflammation due to yin def. |
| Zhi Zi | Clear Heat, Eliminate Irritability
Drain Damp Heat-Jaundice, UTI due to damp heat
Cool Blood, Stop Bleeding
Reduce Swelling, Move Blood Stagnation due to trauma |
| Dan Zhu Ye | Clear Heat, Eliminate Irritability
Promote urination, clear damp heat |
| Lu Gen | Clear Heat, Generate Fluids
Lu Heat
St Heat
Promote Urination
Encourage rash to surface |
| Tian Hua Fen | Drain Heat, Generate Fluid
Relieve toxicity and expel pus |
| Xi Gua | Clear Summer heat generate fluid
Promote urination, expel jaundice-hepatitis |
| Xia Ku Cao | Clear LV Heat, Brighten Eyes
Dissipate Nodules
Hypertension due to LV fire, LV Yang rising |
| Jue Ming Zi | Clear Vision, Expel W-H
Clear LV, Benefit Eye
Moisten Intestines
Arthersclerosis-Lower BP and cholesterol |
| Lian Zi Xin | Drain HT Fire-confusion, delirium due to fever and collapse in PC |
| Qing Xiang Zi | Clear W-H, drains LV Fire, Improve Vision
Hyptenstion due to Lv Yang rising |
| Mi Meng Hua | Benefit the eyes for both excess and def patterns |
| Gu JIng Cao | Brighten Eye, Eliminate Visual Obstruction
W-H entering LV Causing Red, Swollen Eyes
Spots in front of eyes
Pterygium |
| Huang Qin | Clear heat, Dry Damp LU, ST, LI
Drain Fire, Relieve Toxicity
Stop Bleeding
Calm Fetus |
| Huang Lian | Clear Heat, dry Damp in ST, LI -Dysentary, diarrhea
Toxicity for HT or ST fire
Clear Heat Topically
Ginger Juice-Vomiting and heat in ST |
| Huang Bai | Clear Heat, Dry Damp-LJ
Drain Fire/Toxicity-sores & lesions
Drain KD fire |
| Long Dan Cao | Drain Damp Heat for the LV/GB-red swollen sore throat and eyes, swollen ears, sudden deafness, jaundice
Drain and Pacify Excessive LV Fire-HA and Red Eye |
| Ku Shen | Clear Heat, Dry Damp
Disperse Wind, kill parasites stop itching
Promote Urination |
| Qin Pi | Drap Damp Heat-Bloody dysenteric Disorder
Drain LV Fire Benefit Eye
Disperse Widn Damp-Bi Sydrome |
| JIn Yin Hua | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Expel W-H
Clear Damp Heat in LJ
Throat
Ren Dong Teng(stem) Bi Syndrome |
| Lian Qiao | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity, Dissipate Nodules
Expel Wind Heat
Throat |
| Da Qing Ye | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Cool Blood , Reduce Blotches
Qing Dai-Topical for oral cavity pain |
| Ban Lan Gen | Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Cool Blood
Benefit Throat |
| She Gan | Transfrom Phelgm, Benefit Throat |
| Ma Bo | Clear Lu, Relieve Toxicity, Improve throat condition(voice)
Stop Bleeding(topically) |
| Shan Dou Gen | Painful throat
Clear Lu, benefit throat
Dissipate swelling, stop pain
Clear Damp Heat-Jaundice |
| Si Gua Luo | Unblock the channels and collaterals(boils)
Invigorate blood
Expel Phelgm |
| Pu Gong Ying | Reduce abscess and dissipate nodules
Promote Lactation
Clear Damp Heat-Jaundice UTI |
| Zi hua Di Ding | Clear Hot Sores(topically) |
| Ye Ju Hua | Drain Fire and Toxicity-Furuncles, cabuncles, sores, throats and red eyes |
| Bai Jiang Cao | Expel pus, internal fire toxin disorders, internal abcess, mumps
Dispel blood stasis |
| Yu Xing Cao | Lung Abcess
Expel Pus
Drain Damp Heat promote urination |
| Chuan Xin Lian | Clear Heat dry Damp |
| Bai Hua She Se Cao | Reduce abcess-internal cancer appedicititis
Clears and promotes urination |
| Ban Zhi Lian | Invigorate blood, reduce swelling
Promotes urination, reduce edema
Dispel Blood stasis and stop bleeding
Cancer and Hepatitits |
| Bai Tou Weng | Dysenteric Disorders to ST and LI |
| Ma Chi Xian | Relieve toxicity, cool the blood-hot or bloody dysentery
Treat Sores |
| Tu Fu Ling | Toxicity, Dampness
Clear damp heat front he skin |
| Bai Xian Pi | Clear Heat, Fire Toxicity, Expel Wind Dry Damp |
| He Ye | Treat Summer Heat-Fever, Irritablity, Sweating, Scanty Urine
Raise the clean yang of the SP
Stop Bleeding |
| Lu Dou | Clear Summer Heat
Antidote to Fu Zi-120G W/ 60g of Gan Cao |
| Sheng Di Huang | Clear heat cool Blood
Nourish Yin, Generate Fluids
Upward Blazing HT Fire
Diabetes |
| Shu Niu Jiao | Clear Heat, Cool Blood, Releive Fire Toxin
Can replace Xi Jiao |
| Xuan Shen | Clear Heat, Cool Blood
Nourish Yin
Drain Fire, Relieve Toxicity
Soften Hardness, Dissipate Nodules |
| Mu Dan Pi | Clear Heat, Cool Blood
Clear Fire from Yin Def
Invigorate Blood, Dispel Blood Stasis
Clear Ascending LV Fire
Drain Pus and Reduce Swelling |
| Zi Cao | Clear Heat, Cool Blood Relieve Fire Vent Rashes
Damp Heat in the skin (topically)
Moisten Intestines and unblock bowels |
| Di Gu Pi | Clear fire from Yin Def.
Clear Lu Heat and stop coughing
Clear heat and cool blood
Drain floating fire in the KD Channel-TA |
| Bai Wei | Clear Heat, Cool Blood
Cool Blood Promote urination-post partum fever and UTI
Releive Toxicity |
| Yin Chai Hu | Clear Heat from Def-Fire from Yin Def. W/ Steaming bone disorder
Clear Heat and reduce nutritional impairment
Cool Blood, Stop Bleeding |
| Hu Huang Lian | Drain Damp Heat-Dysenteric Disorder or Sore
Clear Heat from Deficiecy
Clear Heat and Reduce Childhood Nutritional Impairment |
| Herbs Contraindicated for Pregnancy | Dan Zhu Ye
Tian Hua Fen
She Gan
Bai Hua She She Cao
Ban Zhi Lian
Ma Chi Xian
Mu Dan Pi |
| Herbs Contraindicated for Diarrhea | Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Tian Hua Fen
Jue Ming Zi
Huang Qian, Lian ,Bai
Long Dong Cao
Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao
She Gan
Shan Dou Gen
Si Gua Luo
Pu Gong Ying
Bai Tou Weng
Lu Dou
Xuan Shen
Di Gu Pi |