herbs that clear the heat 2 clear heat & dry dampness ( excess ) high fever, no chills,...
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Herbs that clear the heat 2Herbs that clear the heat 2
Clear Heat & Dry Dampness ( Excess )
High Fever, no chills, irritability, scanty, dark urine, jaundice, greasy yellow High Fever, no chills, irritability, scanty, dark urine, jaundice, greasy yellow tongue coating, red tongue with rapid pulsetongue coating, red tongue with rapid pulse
Upper burner Huang QinHuang Qin
Middle burner Huang Lian; Ku ShenHuang Lian; Ku Shen
Lower burner Long Dan Cao; Huang BaiLong Dan Cao; Huang Bai
Clear Heat & Resolve toxicity
High fever, skin disease
Enter Lung & Stomach Ban Lan Gen; Jin Yin Hua; Ban Lan Gen; Jin Yin Hua;
Lung ( Throat) Lian Qiao; Shan Dou Gen; She GanLian Qiao; Shan Dou Gen; She Gan
Liver & Stomach Pu Gong Ying; Tu Fu Ling; Pu Gong Ying; Tu Fu Ling;
Liver & Large Intestine Bai Jiang Cao; Bai Jiang Cao;
Clear Summer Heat
High fever, fullness of the chest, bad appetite, diarrhea, vomiting
Heart He YeHe Ye
Clear Heat & Dry DampnessClear Heat & Dry DampnessPart OnePart One
Agents which enter the Upper Burner to clear heat & Agents which enter the Upper Burner to clear heat & dry dampnessdry dampness
Huang Qin Huang Qin 黄芩黄芩
Huang Qin Huang Qin 黄芩黄芩
Green tinged root slices Green tinged root slices Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Scutellariae Radix
Actions
Clear heat & drains dampness
Clear heat & resolve toxicity
Clear heat & stops bleeding
Indications
(Excess)
A major herb for the damp-heat in St. & Intestine (diarrhea; thirsty but with an inability to drink; fullness in the chest, jaundice)
Lung Heat coughing
Hot sores & swelling
Bleeding ( vomiting or coughing blood or blood in stool)
Fetus restlessness
Dosage 3 – 9 g
Cook
Toxic sym. Discomfort in the St. & diarrhea
Huang Qin (Cold)黄芩
Contraindications Spleen Yang Qi Def.
Combinations
Indications Formular
Bai Zhu 白术 Restless fetus
Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Lung heat coughingSang Bai Pi Tang
桑白皮汤Lian Qiao 连翘
Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英External or internal sores &
abscesses
Ju Hua 菊花 Hyperactivity of Liver Yang
Bai Shao 白芍 Abdominal pain ( damp-heat)
Zhi Zi 栀子Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿
Jaundice Yin Chen Hao Tang
茵陈蒿汤
Huang Lian 黄连Shi Gao 石膏 High fever
Chai Hu 柴胡 Alternating chills & feverXiao Chai Hu Tang
小柴胡汤
Clear Heat & Dry DampnessClear Heat & Dry DampnessPart TwoPart Two
Agents which enter the Middle Burner to clear heat & Agents which enter the Middle Burner to clear heat & dry dampnessdry dampness
Huang Lian Huang Lian 黄连黄连Ku Shen Ku Shen 苦参苦参
Huang Lian Huang Lian 黄连黄连
Deep orange rootDeep orange rootDistinct lookDistinct lookAlso very bitterAlso very bitter
Pharmaceutical Name Coptidis Rhizoma
Actions
Clears heat & drains Dampness ( St. & LI. )
Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity
Clears heat & stop bleeding
Clears heat topically
Indications
( Excess )
diarrhea, dysentery, acid reflux, halitosis, belching
High fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium,
Nose bleeding, blood in stool & urine, vomiting blood
Red & painful eyes, ulcerations of tongue & mouth
Boils, carbuncles, and abscesses
Dosage 1.5 ~ 9 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, infants( jaundice)
Huang Lian Huang Lian 黄连黄连(Cold)(Cold)
ContraindicationsCold or Yang def.
Should not let patient takes too long
Combinations
Indications Formular
Huang Qin 黄芩Zhi Zi 栀子
High fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium,
Huang Qin 黄芩 Da Huang 大黄 Vomiting blood due to St. heat
Huang Qin 黄芩Ge Gen 葛根 Diarrhea due to damp-heat
Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang 葛根芩连汤
Sheng Jiang 生姜Zu Ru 竹茹 Vomiting
Zhi Mu 知母 Diabetes
Wu Zhu Yu
吴茱萸 Acid regurgitationWu Zhu Yu Tang
吴茱萸汤Gou Teng 钩藤 High blood pressure
Sheng Ma 升麻 Toothache due to St. fire
Ku Shen Ku Shen 苦参苦参
Brown rootBrown rootDistinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Sophorae flavescentis radix
Actions
Clears heat & drains Dampness
Disperse wind, kills parasites and stop itching
Clears heat & promotes urination
Indications
( Excess )
Damp-heat in lower burner: Jaundice, dysenteric disorder, vaginal discharge, and sores
Damp toxin skin lesions or infestations with chronic itching
Painful urinary dribbling and hot edema
Dosage 3 ~ 9 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Mild dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and constipation
Ku Shen Ku Shen 苦参苦参(Cold)(Cold)
Contraindications Spleen Yang def.
Combinations
Indications Formular
Ju Hua 菊花 Tearing eyes
Huai Hua 槐花 Blood in stools
Chan Tui 蝉蜕Jing Jie 荆芥
Whole body rashes & Itching skins
Xiao Feng San
消风散Huang Lian 黄连 Diarrhea
Huang Bai 黄柏She Chuang Zi 蛇床
子Bai Zhi 白芷
Thick yellow vaginal discharge
Fu Ling 茯苓 Difficult urinary & edema
She Chuang Zi 蛇床子
Dan Shen 丹参Eczema ( damp skin lesions )
Dang Gui 当归Bei Mu 贝母
Urinary dysfunction during pregnancy
Clear Heat & Dry DampnessClear Heat & Dry DampnessPart 3Part 3
Agents which enter the Lower Burner to clear heat & Agents which enter the Lower Burner to clear heat & dry dampnessdry dampness
Huang Bai Huang Bai 黄柏黄柏Long Dan Cao Long Dan Cao 龙胆草龙胆草
* * Hu Huang Lian Hu Huang Lian 胡黄连胡黄连* * Qin Pi Qin Pi 秦皮秦皮
* * Bai Xian Pi Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮白鲜皮
Huang Bai Huang Bai 黄柏黄柏
Flat, thin, brittle, bright yellow barkFlat, thin, brittle, bright yellow bark
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Phellodendri Cortex
Actions
Drains damp-heat ( lower burner )
Drains Kidney fire ( def. fire)
Drains fire & resolves fire toxicity
Indications
(Excess & Def. )
Thick yellow vaginal discharge
Foul smelling diarrhea
Steaming bone fever
Fire toxin-generated sores & damp lesions of the skin
Dosage 3 ~12 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. None reported
Huang BaiHuang Bai (Cold) (Cold) 黄柏黄柏
ContraindicationsSpleen Def.
Cold disease
Combinations
Indications Formular
Zhi Mu 知母 Fever due to kid. Def.Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
知柏地黄丸Bai Tou Weng 白头
翁Huang Lian 黄连
Damp-heat diarrheaBai Tou Weng Tang
白头翁汤
Che Qian Zi 车前子Bai Guo 白果 Yellow vaginal discharge
Zhu Ye 竹叶Mu Tong 木通 Dark yellow urine
Ku Shen 苦参Chan Tui 蝉蜕 Eczema 苦参汤
Gui Ban 龟板 High blood pressure
Huang Lian 黄连Zhi Zi 栀子 Abscesses & Boils
Long Dan Cao Long Dan Cao 龙胆草龙胆草
Thin light brown, brittle root, often in clumps, bitterThin light brown, brittle root, often in clumps, bitter
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Gentianae radix
Actions
Drains damp-heat from the liver & GB.
Drains and pacifies excessive liver fire
Indications
(Excess )
Toxic sores skin disease
Genital swelling and itch & Vaginal discharge
Painful cloudy urine
Jaundice
Liver Fire disease: Headache, red eyes, deafness, bitter taste, infant spasms
Dosage 3 ~ 9 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Digestive impairment, occasionally headache, flushing and vertigo
Long Dan CaoLong Dan Cao (Cold) (Cold) 龙胆草龙胆草
Contraindications Spleen Def.
Combinations
Indications Formular
Shi Jue Ming 石决明 red painful eyes
Da Huang 大黄 Rib pain, deafness, bitter taste, red eyes, constipation
Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿Yu Jin 郁金 Jaundice
Yin Chen Hao Tang 茵陈蒿汤
Ku Shen 苦参Huang Bai 黄柏
Eczema; genital itching; vaginal discharge
Ku Shen Tang
苦参汤Gou Teng 钩藤Tian Ma 天麻 Spasm due to liver fire
Mu Tong 木通Che Qian Zi 车前子 Hot painful urinary
Chai Hu 柴胡Huang Qin 黄芩 Liver fire
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 龙胆泻肝汤
Clear Heat & ToxinClear Heat & ToxinPart OnePart One
Agents which enter the enter the Agents which enter the enter the LUNG & STOMACHLUNG & STOMACH Channels Channels
to clear heat & toxicto clear heat & toxic
Ban Lan Gen Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根板蓝根Jin Yin Hua Jin Yin Hua 金银花金银花
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•Ren Dong Teng Ren Dong Teng 忍冬藤忍冬藤
•Da Qing Ye Da Qing Ye 大青叶大青叶•Chuan Xin Lian Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲穿心莲•Qing Dai Fen Qing Dai Fen 青黛粉青黛粉
Ban Lan Gen Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根板蓝根
Thin slices of a narrow root with a darer center coreThin slices of a narrow root with a darer center core
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Isatidis seu Baphicacanthi, Radix
Actions
Drain heat & resolves fire toxicity
* Anti-virus
Indications
(Excess)
Warm epidemic discorders
Mumps
Painful swollen throat
Damp-heat jaundice
Dosage 9 ~ 15 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding ( only one case reported)
Ban Lan GenBan Lan Gen (Cold) (Cold)板蓝根板蓝根
Contraindications Cold disease
Combinations
Indications Formular
Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿
Zhi Zi 栀子Hepatitis
Yin Chen Hao Tang
茵陈蒿汤
Da Qing Ye 大青叶 Painful & swollen throat
Xuan Shen 玄参Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子 Mumps
Jin Yin Hua 金银花Lian Qiao 连翘 Flues
Yin Qiao San
银翘散Shi Gao 石膏Zhi Mu 知母 Fire toxin
Jin Yin Hua Jin Yin Hua 金银花金银花
Pale, yellow-green, elongated flower budPale, yellow-green, elongated flower bud
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Lonicerae Flos
Actions
Clears heat & resolves fire toxicity
Vents & disperses externally-contracted wind-heat
Clears damp-heat from lower burner
Indications
(Excess )
Painful, hot sores & swellings in various stages
Wind-heat
Painful urinary dribbling
Dosage 6 – 20 g
Cook
Toxic Sym. None noted
Jin Yin Hua Jin Yin Hua 金银花金银花(Cold)(Cold)
Contraindications
Combinations
Indications Formular
Jin Jie
Lian Qiao
Wind-heat sym.
Painful sores & swelling
Yin Qiao San
银翘散Shi Gao 石膏Zhi Mu 知母 High fever in Qi level
Mu Dan Pi
Shen Di HuangHeat in the blood
He Ye Summer –heat
Xiang Ru
Bian DouSummer-heat fever without
sweatingXin Jia Xiang Ru Yin 新加香薷饮
甘草 toxin swelling
Di Yu 地榆Huang Qin 黄芩 bleeding intestinal abscess
Clear Heat & ToxinClear Heat & ToxinPart 2Part 2
Agents which enter the enter the Agents which enter the enter the LUNG LUNG Channels Channels
to clear heat & toxicto clear heat & toxic
Lian Qiao Lian Qiao 连翘连翘Shan Dou Gen Shan Dou Gen 山豆根山豆根
She Gan She Gan 射干射干--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
•Yu Xing Cao Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草鱼腥草•Ma Bo Ma Bo 马孛马孛
Lian Qiao Lian Qiao 连翘连翘
Brown half shell with center wallBrown half shell with center wall
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Forsythiae Fructus
Actions
Clears heat & resolves toxicity
Reduces abscesses & disperses clumps
Indications
(Excess)
External wind-heat
Heat or fire in the heart
Rashes due to heat in the blood
Toxic skin sores & neck lumps ( swollen lymph)
Dosage 6~ 15 g
Toxic Sym.
Lian Qiao (Cold)Lian Qiao (Cold) 连翘连翘
Contraindications Cold disease or open sores
Combinations
Indications Formular
Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Wind-heat Yin Qiao San 银翘散Ma Huang 麻黄
Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆
Fire in the heartMa Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
麻黄连翘赤小豆汤Gua Lou 瓜蒌 swollen lymph
Xuan Shen 玄參Ban Lan Gen 板蓝
根Sheng Di 生地
Painful & swollen throatLian Qiao Bai Du San
连翘败毒散
Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子 Mumps
Huang Bai 黄柏Gan Cao 甘草 Ulceration on the tongue & mouth
Zhi Zi 栀子 Heat entering the pericardium with high fever and impaired consciousness
Shan Dou Gen Shan Dou Gen 山豆根山豆根
Small brown sliced rootSmall brown sliced root
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Sophorae tonkinesis radix
Actions
Clears heat & resolves fire toxicity
Improves the condition of the throat
Disperse swellings
Indications
(Excess)
Swollen painful throat
Abscesses & other toxic sores
Throat & lung cancers
Dosage 3 - 9 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.Over 9 g, dizziness, blurred vision, chills, vomiting & palpitation; in severe case: numbness of limbs, severe headache.
Shan Dou Gen Shan Dou Gen (cold )(cold )
山豆根山豆根
Contraindications Spleen def.
Combinations
Indications Formular
Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子She Gan 射干 Painful & swollen throat
Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Teeth & gum painful
Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草Bai Hua She She Cao
白花蛇舌草Lung Cancer at early stage
Lian Qiao 连翘Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Abscess & other toxic sores
Ku Shen 苦参 arrhythmia
She Gan She Gan 射干射干
Small, lumpy, fibrous root slicesSmall, lumpy, fibrous root slices
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Belamcandae Rhizoma
Actions
Clears heat & resolves toxicity
Improves the condition of throat
Transforms phlegm & clears the lungs
Indications
(Excess)
Swelling & painful throat
Cough & wheezing with phlegm construction
Dosage 3 ~ 9 g
Cook
Toxic Sym.
She Gan She Gan (Cold)(Cold)射干射干
Contraindications Pregnant
Combinations
Indications Formular
Huang Qin 黄芩 Painful swollen throat
Xing Ren 杏仁Jie Geng 桔梗
Lung heat cough with phlegm
Ma Huang 麻黄Ting Li Zi 葶苈子
Da Zao 大枣Wheezing with lots sputum
Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Server sore throat
Ma Bo 马孛Sheng Ma 升麻Xuan Shen 玄参
Fire toxin affecting the throat
Clear Heat & ToxinClear Heat & ToxinPart 3Part 3
Agents which enter the enter the Agents which enter the enter the LIVER & STOMACH LIVER & STOMACH Channels Channels
to clear heat & toxicto clear heat & toxic
Pu Gong Ying Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英蒲公英Tu Fu Ling Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓土茯苓
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
•Qing Hao Qing Hao 青蒿青蒿•Lou Lu Lou Lu 蒌芦蒌芦
Pu Gong Ying Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英蒲公英
Dandelion flower, leaves & stemDandelion flower, leaves & stem
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Taraxaci Herba
Actions
Reduces abscesses & dissipates nodules
Clears the liver & clears the eyes
Clears heat, resolves dampness, unblock painful urinary dribbling
Indications
(Excess)
Internal abscesses & external sores, particularly if they are firm and hard ( breast & intestinal abscesses )
Red swollen & painful eyes ( liver fire )
Skin sores and nodules
Jaundices
Dosage 9 ~ 30 g
Cook
Toxicity Mild Diarrhea
Pu Gong Ying Pu Gong Ying (cold) (cold) 蒲公英蒲公英
Contraindications loose stools
Combinations
Indications Formular
Gua Lou 瓜蒌Qing Pi 青皮
Ren Dong Teng 忍冬藤Early stage breast abscesses
Jin Yin Hua 金银花Zi Hua Di Ding 紫花地丁
Hot, painful, hard and deep rooted boils
Da Huang 大黄Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草
Intestinal abscess
Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 Subcutaneous phlegm nodules
Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根Xuan Shen 玄参 Painful & swollen throat
Tu Fu Ling Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓土茯苓
Thin, flat slices of light brown rootThin, flat slices of light brown rootBland tasteBland taste
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Smilacis glabrae rhizoma
Actions
Resolves toxicity & eliminates dampness
Clears damp-heat from the skin
Benefits the joints
Indications
(Excess)
Painful joints
Jaundice
Painful urinary dribbling with scanty dark urination
Recurrent ulcers or other hot skin lesions
Lymph-node abscess
Dosage 15 ~ 60 g
Cook
Toxicity Only one report of allergic reaction
Tu Fu Ling Tu Fu Ling (Neutral)(Neutral) 土茯苓土茯苓
Contraindications Tea
Combinations
Indications Formular
Jin Yin Hua 金银花Lian Qiao 连翘
Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英Fire toxic abscesses and boils
Mu Tong 木通Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英Bai Mao Gen 白茅根
Painful hot urinary
Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮 Skin lesions associated with damp-heat
Di Fu Zi 地肤子Ku Shen 苦参 Eczema or damp sores
Clear Heat & ToxinClear Heat & ToxinPart 4Part 4
Agents which enter the enter the Agents which enter the enter the LARGE INTESTINE & LIVER LARGE INTESTINE & LIVER Channels Channels
to clear heat & toxicto clear heat & toxic
Bai Jiang Cao Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草败酱草----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•Bai Hua She She Cao Bai Hua She She Cao 白花蛇舌草白花蛇舌草
•Bai Tou Weng Bai Tou Weng 白头翁白头翁•Ya Dan Zi Ya Dan Zi 鸦胆子鸦胆子
•Ma Chi xian Ma Chi xian 马齿苋马齿苋•Hong Teng Hong Teng 红藤红藤
Bai Jiang Cao Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草败酱草
Beige stem with flat, papery seed podBeige stem with flat, papery seed pod
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Patriniae herba
Actions
Clears heat, resolves toxicity, and expels pus
Dispels blood stasis & stops pain
Indications
(Excess)
Intestinal abscess or fire toxin surface sores & swellings
Pain ( blood stasis induced heat ) in abdominal & chest
Post-operative pain
Dosage 6 ~ 15 g
Cook
Toxicity Dizziness & nausea; reducing blood cells
Bai Jiang Cao Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草败酱草 (slightly cold) (slightly cold)
Contraindications Pregnancy
Combinations
Indications Formular
Chi Shao 赤芍 Abdominal pain with fever due to postpartum blood stasis
Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Suppurative abscesses
Da Huang 大黄Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮
Intestinal abscesses that have not completely suppurated
Pu Gong Yin 蒲公英 Swollen toxic sores & abscesses
Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草Huang Qin 黄芩 Lung abscess
Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂Dang Gui 当归 Chest & abdominal pain
Clear Summer HeatClear Summer Heat
He Ye He Ye 荷叶荷叶------------------------------------------------------------
* Lu Dou * Lu Dou 绿豆绿豆
He Ye He Ye 荷叶荷叶
Distinct lookDistinct look
Pharmaceutical Name Nelumbinis Folium
Actions
Treats summer heat patterns
Raises Spleen Yang Qi
Stops bleeding
Indications
(Excess)
Summer heat: excessive sweating, scanty urine
Diarrhea due to Spleen def. or summer heat
Bleeding in the lower burner
Dosage 3 – 9 g
Cook
Toxicity None notes
He Ye He Ye 荷叶荷叶(Neutral) (Neutral)
Contraindications
Combinations
Indications Formular
Bai Bian Dou
Jin Yin HuaSummer heat
Qing Luo Yin
清络饮Xiao Ji 小蓟
Qian Cao Gen 茜草根 Sudden onset of bleedingShi Hui San
十灰散