Clear Fire Formulas

Question 1

Formula for EXCESSIVE FIRE IN THE LV & GB CHANNELS

HA, red eyes, bitter taste, hear loss, ear swelling (when heat enters LV/GB it constrains and cannot escape => heat going up to the head) irritability, short temper, hypochondria pain, external genitalia: swollen + itching, thick/yellow leukorrhea, painful, yellow, turbid, & difficult urination (LJ D-H)

T: Red w/ yellow coat
P: Wiry + Forceful (Excess heat in the LV)

Answer 1

LONG DAN XIE GAN TANG (1)

CAUTION:
1. CONSTANT & LONG-TERM ADMINISTRATION

2. SP/ST DEF

C: Long Dan Cao: clear heat from LV/GB+ LJ DH
D: Huang Qin + Zhi Zi: clear heat, drain fire & damp, guide heat down
A: Ze Xie, Mu Tong, Che Qian Zi: induce diuresis to drain D-H from urine.
Dang Gui + Sheng Di Huang: nourish yin + blood, soothe LV
E: Chai Hu: disperse LV Qi & regulate Qi circulation, guide to LV/GB channels

Question 2

Formula for HEAT IN THE HT CHANNEL => SI CHANNEL

Irritability, heat sense in chest, thirst w/ desire for cold, flushed face, oral ulceration, scanty/dark, painful + difficult pee

T: Red
P: Rapid (Heat)

Answer 2

DAO CHI SAN (2)
Drain the Red Decoction

C: Mu Tong: drain heat & promote urine
D: Sheng Di Huang: clear heat, cool blood, nourish yin
A: Dan Zhu Ye: clear heat, irritability, induce heat downward through urine.
E: Gan Cao Shao: clear heat + toxin, relieve painful urine, harmonize

Question 3

Formula for HEAT ACCUMULATION IN THE ST (YANG-MING)

CAUTION:
1.TOOTHACHE DT WC
2. TOOTHACHE DT YIN

DEFICIENCY-FIRE Toothache=> HA(Rebel fire in Yang Ming) fever w/ aver. heat, prefer cold, gum ulcers, gingival erosion / gum bleeding (BV injury). Bad breath & swelling of tongue, lips, cheeks & sores.

T: red w/ little yellow coat
P: Slippery, forceful (large) & rapid (Heat in the ST)

Answer 3

QING WEI SAN (1)

C: Huan Lian: ST Fire

D: Mu Dan Pi, Sheng Di Huang: cool blood

A: Dang Gui: nour. blood, blood circ. reduce swell & pain

E: Sheng Ma: dispel fire, remove toxins & guide herbs
to yang-ming channels

Question 4

Formula for DYSENTERY/ DIARRHEA DT HEAT TOXIN SEARING ST & INTESTINES
CAUTION:

1. DYSENTERY W/ SP YANG DEFICIENCY
2. CHRONIC DYSENTERY

Dysentery w/ blood>puss, abd pain, tenesmus, burning sensation around anus, fever, thirst, restlessness

T: Red w/yellow coat
P: wiry + Rapid

Answer 4

BAI TOU WENG TANG (1)

C: Bai Tou Weng: Principle herb for dysenteric disorder

D: Huang Lian (MJ) + Huang Bai (LJ)= both clear DH

A: Qin Pi (Stops diarrhea)