Clear Heat - Herbs

Question 1

is sweet, acrid and cold, with heavy and downward bearing properties. It is commonly used clear heat from qi level. It also drains excess fire from LU and ST.

Answer 1

Shi Gao
Sweet, Acrid, very Cold (LU, ST)

Question 2

is bitter, sweet, and cold, with a moistening property. It clears heat from the LU, drains fire from the ST, and drains ministerial fire.

Answer 2

Zhi Mu
Bittier, Cold, Sweet (LU, ST, KD)

Question 3

specifically treat “the four big” symptoms. Since heat in the Qi level causes blood to ‘surge’ in the vessels, this causes profuse sweating and loss of fluids leading to great thirst, causing damage to yin. __________________clear heat as well as moisten. This is due to its ability to not only clear heat from the Qi division and Yang Ming channels but also its moistening factor which protects as well as replenishing fluids and yin.

Answer 3

Shi Gao and Zhi Mu

Question 4

can clear heat, cool the blood, and invigorates blood stasis;

 Chi Shao drains Liver fire and Bai Shao nourish Liver Yin
 Chi Shao’s emphasis is on dispersing the movement of Blood without the function of tonification;

Answer 4

Chi Shao

Question 5

Bai Shao nourishes blood and yin and alleviates pain.

Bai Shao‘s emphasis is on the function of tonification without the function of dispersing.

Question 6

 Combining these two ingredients can increase their ability to clear heat, reduce fever, nourish the blood, restrain the yin, invigorate blood stasis and alleviate pain.
 One of them emphasizes dispersing and draining, the other emphasizes restraining and tonifying.