Clear Heat and Dry Dampness Flashcards
(44 cards)
Symptoms of damp heat in the middle jiao include…
constipation (if heat is more prominent)
diarrhea (if dampness is more prominent - sticky, sloppy stools with a strong foul odor)
thirst with no desire to drink… thirst from the heat, lack of desire to drink due to dampness
Symptoms of damp heat in the liver
jaundice
rib pain
Symptoms of large intestine damp heat
diarrhea (when damp is more prominant)
constipation (when heat is more prominant)
tenesmus (cramping at the rectum)
burning anus
dysentery - red and white dysentery (poop with blood and pus)
Symptoms of damp heat in the bladder
difficult urination
lin syndrome (symptoms similar to a UTI)
Symptoms(2) of damp heat in the lower jiao
thick, yellow, sticky vaginal discharge with foul odor
itching around the genitals
burning anus
Symptoms of damp heat in the skin
sores
boils
itchy skin
Name the 5 actions of Huang qin - scutellaria root
LU, ST, GB, LI
- Clears heat and dries dampness (especially in the LUNG)
- Clears heat, resolves toxicity, especially in the upper jiao and lungs
- Clears heat, stops bleeding
- Clears heat, calms fetus
- Sedates ascendant liver yang
Is used for shao yang syndrome
Name the 4 actions of Huang lian - coptis
HT, LI, LV, ST
- Clears heat and drains dampness (especially in the HEART and STOMACH)
- Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity
- Clears heat and stops bleeding
- Clears heat topically
Used for diarrhea or dystentary due to damp heat
Name the 3 actions of Huang bai - phellodendron bark
KI, BL
- Drains damp heat, esp in the lower jiao
- Drains deficient KD fire
- Drains fire and reduces toxicity.
Think “huang bai bladder” to help remind which jiao this herb helps.
Name the 2 actions of Long dan cao - gentiana root
GB, LV, ST
- Drains damp heat from liver and gallbladder channels (especially the eyes and genitals)
- Drains and pacifies excess liver fire
Name the 3 actions of Ku shen - sophora root
BL, HT, LV, LI, ST, SI
- Clears heat and dries dampness
- Disperses wind, kills parasites, stops itching (lower jiao)
- Clears heat and promotes urination
Name the 4 actions of Qin pi - faxinus bark
GB, LV, LI, ST
- Clears heat, resolves toxicity and drains damp
- Drains liver fire and benefits the eyes
- Disperses wind-damp
- Calms wheezing and stops cough
What is the main caution/contraindication for herbs in the clear damp heat category?
Stomach or spleen deficiency/cold due to the cold and bitter nature of the herbs
Chai Hu (bupleurum) + what herb are a dui yao and also are the two chief herbs in xiao chai hu tang (used for shao yang syndrome)?
huang qin - scutellaria
Which one of the following herbs calms a restless fetus caused by Heat?
A. Sha Ren (Fructus Amomi)
B. Du Zhong (Cortex Eucommiae)
C. Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)
D. Zi Su Ye (Folium Perillae)
E. Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae)
F. Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)
F. Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)
Which herb in this category calms the fetus and is best for fevers during pregnancy?
Huang qin - scutellaria
Ban xia - pinellia (transform phlegm and stop cough) + what herb is a dui yao that treats pi syndrome (nausea, no appetite, sensation of fullness in the stomach due to mix of cold/heat) and vomiting and nausea due to shao yang syndrome?
Huang qin - scutellaria
Bai zhu - Atractylodis + what herb can help with uterine bleeding, possible miscarriage, and nausea due to heat or damp heat?
Huang qin - scutellaria (great for heat in pregnancy)
Bai zhu also helps with pregnancy helps nausea and tonifies qi
What is a formula that has all 3 of the huang (yellow) herbs with Zhi zi - gardenia to drain heat toxin from all three burners?
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
Coptis Decoction To Drain Toxicity
Signs and symptoms: high fever, irritability, dry mouth and throat, incoherent speech, insomnia, dark urine
Nosebleeds, vomiting blood, carbuncles, deep-rooted boils, toxic swellings, jaudice, and dysentaric disorders
Tonge: red with yellow coat
Pulse: Rapid, full
What formula contains two yellows (huang), Ge Gen - kudzu (clear wind heat) as the cheif herb, and Zhi Gan Cao - honey fried licorice to treat incompletely resolved exterior syndrome with interior excess?
Sx: fever, sweat, thirst, dysenteric diarrhea with very foul smelling stools, burning sensation around the anus?
Tongue: red with yellow coating
Pulse: rapid
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang - Kudzu, scutellaria, and coptis decoction
Tongue: red with yellow coating
Pulse: rapid
What three herbs drain fire toxicity?
Huang qin - scutellaria
Huang lian - coptis
Huang bai - philodendron
Which two herbs stop genital itching and jaundace?
Long don cao - Gentiana
Ku shen - sophora
Which of the following combinations is used for alternating chills and fever with nausea from Lesser Yang disorders, as in Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction)?
A. Huang Qin + Bai Zhu
B. Huang Qin + Chai Hu
C. Huang Qin + Yin Chen Hao
D. Huang Qin + Di Yu
B. Huang Qin + Chai Hu
Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) and Hu Huang Lian (Rhizoma Picrorhizae) have similar names. Which one is used for steaming bones sensation, five-center heat, and other deficiency heat symptoms?
A. Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)
B. Hu Huang Lian (Rhizoma Picrorhizae
B. Hu Huang Lian (Rhizoma Picrorhizae