Clear Heat Drain Fire Flashcards
(24 cards)
石膏
Shi Gao
What is the pharmaceutical name of 石膏?
Gypsum Fibrosum
What is the Latin name for 石膏？
Crystalline Gympsum
What are the properties of 石膏?
Sweet, Pungent and Cold
What channels does 石膏 enter?
肺 胃
What are the 3 functions of 石膏
清热泻火 - clear heat drain fire
除烦止渴 - Relieve irritability and stop thirst
Externally applied for eczema, burns and ulcerated sores
What symptoms show in 肺 胃 for using 石膏?
肺 - cough with thick sputum, wheezing, fever
胃 - toothache, painful/swollen gums
Fever with sweating and NO chills
What level does 石膏 effect?
the Qi level
知母
Zhi Mu
What is the pharmaceutical name of 知母?
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
What is the Latin name of 知母?
Anemarrhena aspheloides
What are the properties of 知母?
Bitter, Sweet, Cold
What channels does 知母 enter?
肺 胃 肾
What are the 4 main functions of 知母？
清热泻火 - clears heat drains fire
滋阴润燥 - Enriches yin moistens dryness
生津清热 - generates fluids clears heat
Softens the dryness of tonifying or warming substances (黄气/桂枝)
Break down 知母’s functions in the 3 burners
肺 - clears lung heat
胃 - cools stomach
肾 - drains minister fire
Enriches 阴 of all 3
What level does 知母 act at?
气 level
栀子
zhi zi
What is the pharmaceutical name for 栀子?
Gardeniae Fructus
What is the Latin name of 栀子?
Gardenia jasminoides
What are the properties of 栀子？
bitter, cold (pungent)
What channels does 栀子 enter?
心 肺 胃 肝 三焦
What are the 4 functions of 栀子?
泻火除烦 - drain fire reduce irritability
清热利湿 - clear heat rectify dampness
凉血解毒止血 - cool blood, release toxicity, stop bleeding
清肿止痛 - clear swelling, stop pain
What type of heat does 栀子 treat?
Static heat - it does not treat clumped heat or floating heat. It treats traumatic and static heat by SLOWLY draining and guiding out through the urine.
Resolves constrained heat
What level does 栀子 enter?
Qi and blood
