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Herbs that clear the heat 3Herbs that clear the heat 3
Clear Heat from deficiency ( Def. )
Lower fever; sweating in the afternoon or at night; heat sensation in the palms Lower fever; sweating in the afternoon or at night; heat sensation in the palms & feet; thirst; red tongue body with no coating;& feet; thirst; red tongue body with no coating;
Clear deficient fire qing hao, di gu pi, bai weiqing hao, di gu pi, bai wei
Downward draining herbs
Constipation
Purgatives Da Huang; Mang Xiao; Lu HuiDa Huang; Mang Xiao; Lu Hui
Moist Laxatives Huo Ma Ren; Yu Li RenHuo Ma Ren; Yu Li Ren
Harsh Expellants Qian Niu Zi; Gan Sui; Da Ji; Yuan Hua; Ba DouQian Niu Zi; Gan Sui; Da Ji; Yuan Hua; Ba Dou
Clear Heat from deficiencyClear Heat from deficiency
Agents which clear heat from deficiencyAgents which clear heat from deficiency
Qing Hao Qing Hao 青蒿青蒿Di Gu Pi Di Gu Pi 地骨皮地骨皮
Bai Wei Bai Wei 白薇白薇
Pharmaceutical Name Artemistae annuae Herba
Actions
Clear summer heat
Clears deficient fever
Cools blood & stops bleeding
Checks malarial disorders & resolves heat
Indications
( Def. )
Summer heat
Steaming bone fever
Purpruic rashes due to heat in blood
Alternative fever & chills
Dosage 6 – 12 g
Cook Do not subject to prolonged cooking
Toxic sym. Over the normal dosage range, 3.4% patients experienced nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain…
Qing Hao 青蒿 (Cold)
Contraindications Weak digestion or watery diarrhea
Combinations
Indications Formular
Bian Dou 扁豆 Summer heat
Di Gu Pi 地骨皮Bai Wei 白薇 Deficient fever
Bie Jia 鳖甲 Unreason lower feverQing Hao Bie Jia Tang 青蒿鳖甲汤
Che Qian Cao 车前草 Children’s diarrhea & scanty urine due to summer heat
Bo He 薄荷 Fever with no sweating
Huang Qin 黄芩Chai Hu 柴胡 Alternative chills & fever
Pharmaceutical Name Lycii Cortex
Actions
Clear deficient fever
Clears lung heat
Cool blood & stop bleeding
Indications
( def. )
Steaming bone fever
Nose bleeding; blood in stools or urine
Toothache due to kidney def.
Diabetes
Lung heat type cough or panting
Dosage 6 – 15 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.In high dosage ( 50g): vertigo; palpitations; nausea; vomiting
Di Gu Pi Di Gu Pi 地骨皮地骨皮(Cold)(Cold)
Contraindications Loose stools
Combinations
Indications Formular
Qing Hao 青蒿Zhi Mu 知母 Lower fever
Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Lung heat type coughing or panting
Bai Mao Gen 白茅根Ce Bai Ye 侧柏叶 Cool blood & stop bleeding .
Huang Lian 黄连 Diabetes & hypertension
Sheng Di Huang 生地黄 Toothache due to def. fire
Pharmaceutical Name Cynanchi atrati Radix
Actions
Clears heat & cools the blood
Cools the blood & promotes urination
Resolves toxicity & treats sores
Indications
( Def. )
Fever due to yin def.
Hot or painful bloody urinary dribbling
Toxic sores, swollen and painful throat, & snake bite
Dosage 3 – 12 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Over dosage 30g: palpitations; nausea; vomiting; dizziness
Bai Wei Bai Wei 白薇白薇(Cold)(Cold)
Contraindications
Combinations
Indications Formular
Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 Bone steam fever
Dang Gui 当归Ren Shen 人参 Chronic fever
Bo He 薄荷Yu Zhu 玉竹
Wind heat in one with underlying yin def.
Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
加减葳蕤汤Qian Hu 前胡
Pi Pa Ye 枇杷叶 Cough from lung heat
Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶Mu Tong 木通
Urinary dysfunction due to Yin def.
Bai Shao 白芍Hot painful urinary dribbling
or painful bloody urinary dribbling during pregnancy
or postpartum
Downward draining herbsDownward draining herbsPart 1Part 1
Purgatives herbs which are bitter & cold in nature, with Purgatives herbs which are bitter & cold in nature, with rather strong heat-clearing properties.rather strong heat-clearing properties.
Da Huang Da Huang 大黄大黄Mang Xiao Mang Xiao 芒硝芒硝
Lu Hui Lu Hui 芦荟芦荟
Pharmaceutical Name Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
Actions
Drains heat & purges accumulations
Drains fire
Clears heat, transforms dampness, & promotes urination
Drains heat from the blood
Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis
Clears heat & reduces fire toxicity
Indications
(Excess )
Constipation
Yang Jaundice
Excess Fire: intense fever, sore throat, hot, painful eyes
Bleeding hemorrhoids or blood in the stools
Fixed pain due to blood stasis
Dosage 3 ~15 g
Cook Add near the end or boil separately for 3 mins
Toxic Sym. Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal colic, and jaundice
Da Huang Da Huang 大黄大黄 (Cold)(Cold)
ContraindicationsWeak stomach
Pregnancy & Lactation
Combinations
Indications Formular
Mang Xiao 芒硝 Constipation Cheng Qi Tang 承气汤
Fu ZiConstipation due to cold
accumulation
Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁Dang Gui 当归 Constipation due to blood def.
Huang Lian 黄连Huang Qin 黄芩 Excess heat in upper jiao
Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Jaundice Yin Chen Hao Tang
茵陈蒿汤
Tao Ren 桃仁 Blood stasis in uterus Da Huang Zhe Chong
Wan 大黄蛰虫丸Di Yu 地榆 Burning (exterior using)
Mu Tong 木通Che Qian Zi 车前子
Hot & painful urine Ba Zheng San
八正散
Sheng Ma 升麻 Toothache due to St. fire
Pharmaceutical Name Natrii Sulfas
Actions
Purges accumulation & guides out stagnation
Clears heat & drains fire
Clears heat & reduces swelling
Soften hardness
Indications
(Excess )
Constipation
Sore swollen throats
Red swollen painful eyes
Ulcerated mouth or throat
Dosage 6 -18 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
Mang Xiao Mang Xiao 芒芒硝硝 (Very Cold) (Very Cold)
ContraindicationsPregnancy
Spleen & St. def.
Combinations
Indications Formular
Da Huang 大黄 Constipation
Huang Qin 黄芩Gua Lou Ren 瓜篓仁 Cough due to phlegm heat
Ban Xia 半夏Zhi Ke 枳壳
Pain in both shoulders or swelling of the extremities
due to phlegm heat
Bing Pian 冰片Peng Sha 硼砂
Redness & swelling of the throat ( exterior using )
Pharmaceutical Name Aloe
Actions
Drains fire and guides out accumulation
Clears heat and cools the liver
Kills parasites & strengthens the stomach
Indications
(Excess)
Chronic constipation
Liver heat
Tinea
Dosage 1.5 – 4.5 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Nausea, vomiting, epistaxis, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Lui Hui Lui Hui 芦荟芦荟 (Cold)(Cold)
ContraindicationsSpleen def.
Pregnancy
Combinations
Indications Formular
Long Dan Cao 龙胆草Zhi Zi 栀子
Constipation due to damp heat
Sheng Gan Cao 生甘草 Tinea (exterior using )
Dan Nan Xing 胆南星Tian Hua Fen 天花粉
Bei Mu 贝母
Childhood convulsion due to damp heat
Shi Jun Zi 使君子 Kills parasites
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Moist Laxatives herbs which moisten intestineMoist Laxatives herbs which moisten intestine
Moist Laxatives
* Huo Ma Ren * Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁火麻仁* * Yu Li Ren Yu Li Ren 郁李仁郁李仁
Pharmaceutical Name Cannabis Semen
Actions
Nourishes & moistens the intestines
Nourish Yin
Clears heat and promotes healing of sores
Indications
(Def. )
Constipation in the elderly
Constipation due to Yin def.
Sores & ulceraations
Dosage 9 – 15g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Huo Ma Ren Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁火麻仁(Cold)(Cold)
Pharmaceutical Name Pruni Semen
Actions
Moisten the intestines and unblocks the bowel
Promotes urination & reduces edema
Indications
( Def. )
Constipation due to qi stag.
Edema
Dosage 3 – 9 g
Toxic Sym.
Yu Li Ren Yu Li Ren 郁李仁郁李仁(Cold)(Cold)
Downward draining herbsDownward draining herbsPart 3Part 3
Harsh Expellants herbsHarsh Expellants herbs
Moist Laxatives
* Qian Niu Zi * Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子牵牛子•Gan Sui Gan Sui 甘遂甘遂•* * Da Ji Da Ji 大戟大戟
•* * Yuan HuaYuan Hua 芫花芫花•* * Ba Dou Ba Dou 巴豆巴豆
Pharmaceutical Name Pharbitidis Semen
Actions
Drains water & promotes urination
Drains out phlegm & thin mucus
Unblock the bowels & remove accumulation
Expels intestinal parasites & reduces stagnation
Indications
(Excess)
Edema
Water accumulation
Wheezing, sensation of fullness in the chest
Dosage 3 - 6 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Little toxin
Qian Niu Zi Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子牵牛子 (cold )(cold )
Pharmaceutical Name Kansui Radix
Actions
Drains water downward and drives out thin mucus
Drains out phlegm
Clears heat & reduces swelling
Indications
(Excess)
Accumulation of water in chest & abdomen
Nodular skin lesions due to damp-heat
Phlegm accumulation
Dosage 0.5 – 1.5 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Toxin
Gan Sui Gan Sui 甘遂甘遂(Cold)(Cold)
Pharmaceutical Name Eurphorbiae pekinensis Radix
Actions
Drains water downward and drives out thin mucus
Reduces swelling and dissipates nodules
Indications
(Excess)
Water accumulation in the chest & abdomen
Swollen, painful, toxin sores
Dosage 1.5 - 3g
Cook
Toxicity Toxin
Da Ji Da Ji 大戟 大戟 (cold) (cold)
Pharmaceutical Name Genkwa flos
Actions
Drains water downward and drives out thin mucus
Dispels phlegm and stops coughing
Kills parasites
Indications
(Excess)
Water accumulation in the chest & abdomen
Coughing & wheezing
Dosage 1.5 - 3g
Cook
Toxicity Toxin
Yuan Hua Yuan Hua 芫花 芫花 (Warm) (Warm)
Pharmaceutical Name Crotonis Fructus
Actions
Warmly unblocks and vigorously purges
Drives out water & reduces edema
Breaks up clogged phlegm and improves the condiction of the throat
Indications
(Excess)
Severe cold accumulation in the interior leading to constipation
Water accumulation in the abdomen
Dosage 0.1 – 0.3
Cook
Toxicity Toxin
Ba Dou Ba Dou 巴豆 巴豆 (Hot) (Hot)