Clear Heat Resolve Toxin

Question 1

Jin Yin Hua

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Answer 1

-common cold, especially external wind-heat in early stages, + bad sore throat
-disperses heat + resolves toxicity
-useful for sores + swellings and intestinal abscess
-cools blood
-clears damp-heat from lower burner
-stop bleeding in charred form

(honeysuckle)

cold ~ sweet ~ LI, LU, ST

Question 2

Lian Qiao

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Answer 2

-cools/vents heat, resolves toxicity, disperses clumps
-venting action, not that harsh, good for upper burner + more exterior (wind heat, sore throat)
-abscesses
-also goes to heart (*common test q to differentiate from jin yin hua)

(forsythia)

sl cold ~ bitter, sl acrid ~ HT, LU, GB

Question 3

Ban Lan Gen

Answer 3

-drains heat, resolves fire toxicity
-cools blood
-benefits throat, sore throat
-antiviral

(isatis root)

cold ~ bitter ~ HT, LU, ST

Question 4

Pu Gong Ying

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Answer 4

-resolves heat/toxin, but goes deep + directs downward
-can treat breast issues like mastitis
-facilitates urination, good for urinary issues: dribbling, uti’s, urgency, pain
-liver excess, especially eyes
-abscesses (intestinal/breast), nodules

(dandelion)

cold ~ bitter, sweet ~ LV, ST

Question 5

Ye Ju Hua

Answer 5

-disperses wind
-stronger, clears heat, resolves toxicity
-reduces swelling
-helps inflammation in eyes

(wild chrysanthemum flower)

sl cold ~ bitter, acrid ~ LU, LV

Question 6

Bai Jiang Cao

Answer 6

-resolves toxicity
-expels pus
-reduces intestinal abscesses
-invigorates blood (so good for stasis)

sl cold ~ acrid, bitter ~ LI, LV, ST

Question 7

Yu Xing Cao

Answer 7

-acts especially on lungs
-drains damp-heat thru urination
-disperses heat, resolves toxicty
-reduces swelling

cool ~ acrid ~ LU, LI

Question 8

Bai Hua She She Cao

Answer 8

-cools heat, resolves toxicity
-promotes expulsion of damp through the urine

(oldenlandia)

cold ~ bitter, sweet ~ LV, ST, LI, SI

Question 9

Shan Ci Gu

Answer 9

-anti-cancer
-resolves toxicity
-reduces clumping
-toxic lesions and insect/animal bites

(cremastra)

cold ~ sweet, sl acrid ~ LV, ST

Question 10

Bai Tou Weng

Answer 10

-cools blood and alleviates dysentery due to damp-heat
-clears heat and resolves toxicity
-IBD

(pulsatilla)

cold ~ bitter ~ LI, ST

Question 11

He Ye

Answer 11

-clears heat + summerheat
-raises clear yang
-stops bleeding
-not very harsh on body
-good for diarrhea in the summer

(lotus leaves)

neutral ~ bitter, sl sweet ~ HT, LV, SP

Question 12

Lu Dou

Answer 12

-treats summerheat + resolves toxicity
-vexation, irritation etc from summer heat (can cool you down physically + mentally/emotionally)
-alleviates thirst

(mung bean)

cold ~ sweet ~ HT, ST

Question 13

Bai Xian Pi

Answer 13

-expels damp-heat in blood vessels of muscles + flesh
-skin conditions (rashes, sores)
-stops itching
-leads damp-heat out thru urine

cold ~ bitter ~ SP, ST

Question 14

Tu Fu Ling

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Answer 14

-cancer, syphilis
-eases joint pain (incl syphilis joint pain)
-clears damp-heat

(smilax)

neatral ~ sweet, bland ~ LV, ST

Question 15

Ban Zhi Lian

Answer 15

-clears heat toxin + damp
-relieves stasis
-promotes urination

(barbat skullcap)

cool ~ acrid, sl bitter ~ LV, LU, ST

Question 16

Ma Bo

Answer 16

-lightweight; rises to disseminate + disperse
-throat disorders due to wind-heat
-severe bleeding, toxic, lesions especially in throat/gums/oral cavity

(puffball mushroom)

neutral ~ acrid ~ LU

Question 17

Shan Dou Gen

Answer 17

-very bitter + cold
-clears toxic swelling of throat + gums
-cancer

(bushy sophora)

cold ~ bitter ~ LU, LI

Question 18

She Gan

Answer 18

-clears heat toxin
-sore throat, lung, transform phlegm

cold ~ bitter ~ LU

Question 19

Niu Huang

Answer 19

-cools heat and blood, dredges phlegm, resolves toxicity
-clears consciousness
-extreme conditions incl changes in consciousness, convulsions, passing out

(cattle/buffalo gallstone)

cool ~ bitter ~ HT, LV