Herbs that Clear Deficient Heat

Question 1

Name the 5 herbs that clear deficient heat

Answer 1

qing hao
di gu pi
bai wei
yin chai hu
hu huang lian

Question 2

Qing Hao

Answer 2

Clears deficient Heat: heat in the blood or sequelae of febrile disease

*Checks malarial disorder; relieves heat (malaria, alternating chills, fever)

Clears summer heat- low grade fever with or without sweat

3-9gm (up to 24gm for malaria)
don’t concoct too long – 15min

Question 3

Di gu pi

Answer 3

clears yin def heat: night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability; Drains floating fire in KD channel

• Clears LU heat- cough/wheezing

6-15gm

Question 4

Bai Wei

Answer 4

Clears def heat: yin def fever, postpartum fever, lingering fever from febrile disease; *clear heat from excess or deficiency but used more for deficient type

Treats yin deficient type of common cold for wind invasion

Promotes Urination

6-15gm

Question 5

Yin Chai Hu

Answer 5

clears deficient heat: yin def fire, steaming bone disorder

clears heat from childhood nutritional impairment

3-9gm

Question 6

Hu Huang Lian

Answer 6

Clears deficient heat: yin def fire, steaming bone disorder

clears heat from childhood nutritional impairment

drains damp heat in lower jiao

3-9gm