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Herbs 2 Week 5 (relieve toxicity) Flashcards

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Common indications of herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity

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Fatigue, lethargy, fever, hot swollen painful swellings (of glands)

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Toxicity specific symptoms

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Phlegm that is green, putrid bad odors, accumulation of a pathogen that has become heat

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Are excess or deficiency constitutions more likely to suffer

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either, toxicity heat does not pick on deficient people

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Herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity

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commonly treat febrile diseases, diarrhea, dysentery, abscesses of internal organs, surface pus, burns, wounds, soreness and swelling of the throat

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Jin Yin Hua

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Lonicerae Flos

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Jin Yin Hua taste

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sweet

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Jin Yin Hua temperature

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cold

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Jin Yin Hua channels

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LI LU ST

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Jin Yin Hua functions

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diarrhea, dysentery
wind heat pathogen( that effects the neck)
LJ damp heat

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Lian Qiao

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Forsythiae Fructus

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Lian Qiao taste

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bitter, slightly acrid

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Lian Qiao temperature

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slightly cold

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Lian Qiao channels

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HT LU GB

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Lian Qiao functions

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LU - toxic nodules
HT - invading shen
GB - clumps and nodules

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Da Qing Ye

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Isatidis Folium

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Da Qing Ye taste

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salty, bitter

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Da Qing Ye temperature

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very cold

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Da Qing Ye channels

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HT LU ST

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Da Qing Ye functions

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lung heat
heart heat (agitation)
epidemic febrile outbreak
clears heat at the qi level (high fever)
clears heat at the blood level (maculae, high fever, vomit blood)
toxicity (throat, mouth, lungs)
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which two channels go to throat toxicity

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LU ST

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which two channels go to breast toxicity

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LV ST

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which herbs are antibacterial and antiviral

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Lian Qiao, Jin Yin Hua, Ban Lan Gen, Pu Gong Ying, Da Qing Ye

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Ban Lan Gen

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Isatidis Radix

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Ban Lan Gen taste

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bitter

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Ban Lan Gen temperature
cool
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Ban Lan Gen channels
HT LU ST
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Ban Lan Gen functions
``` Fire toxicity (face and THROAT) mumps cools blood damp heat jaundice substitute for da qing ye (weaker version) ```
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Qing Dai
Indigo Naturalis
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Qing Dai taste
salty
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Qing Dai temperature
cold
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Qing Dai channels
LV LU ST
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Qing Dai functions
topically for sores dissipates swelling/lumps stops tremors and convulsions (drains liver fire) dispels summerheat
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Pu Gong Ying
Taraxaci Herba (dandelion)
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Pu Gong Ying taste
bitter, sweet
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Pu Gong Ying temperature
cold
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Pu Gong Ying channels
LV ST
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Pu Gong Ying functions
``` BREAST nodules (acute mastitis) large intestine/throat nodules (firm and hard) liver heat in the eyes damp heat in the lower jiao disperses qi stagnation's clumping ```
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Zi Hua Di Ding
Violae Herba
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Zi Hua Di Ding taste
acrid, bitter
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Zi Hua Di Ding temperature
cold
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Zi Hua Di Ding channels
HT LV
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Zi Hua Di Ding functions
fire toxic holes (ears, eyes, sores, snakebites, head, back) | bites and orifices
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Ye Ju Hua
Chrysanthemi Flos (wild)
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Ye Ju Hua taste
bitter, acrid
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Ye Ju Hua temperautre
slightly cold
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Ye Ju Hua channels
LU LV
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Ye Ju Hua functions
disperses wind heat (especially in the eyes) | stronger than just Ju Hua
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Bai Jiang Cao
Patriniae Herba
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Bai Jiang Cao taste
acrid, bitter
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Bai Jiang Cao temperature
slightly cold
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Bai Jiang Cao channels
LI LV ST
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Bai Jiang Cao functions
expels toxic pus reduces abscesses in lower jiao (intestines and gyno) dispels blood stasis
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Chuan Xin Lian
Andrographitis Herba
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Chuan Xin Lian taste
bitter
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Chuan Xin Lian temperature
cold
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Chuan Xin Lian channels
LU ST LI SI
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Chuan Xin Lian functions
``` resolves toxicity (LU, UB) dries damp in the intestines and bladder CLEARS HEAT IN GENERAL cools blood bites ```
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Bai Hua She She Cao
Hedyotis Diffusae | Oldenlandia Herba
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Bai Hua She She Cao taste
bitter, sweet
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Bai Hua She She Cao temperature
cold
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Bai Hua She She Cao channels
ST LV LI SI
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Bai Hua She She Cao functions
toxic accumulations expels damp through urine cancer treatment, anti-cancer (esp intestinal)
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Bai Tou Weng
Pulsatillae Radix
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Bai Tou Weng taste
bitter
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Bai Tou Weng temperature
cold
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Bai Tou Weng channels
LI ST
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Bai Tou Weng functions
``` bloody damp heat dysentery itching "white headed grandfather" anti-breast cancer only dry herb ```
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bug bite herbs
Ma Chi Xian (snakes, wasps) Zi Hua Di Ding (mosquitos) Chuan Xi Lian (mosquitos and snakes) Lu Dou
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Ma Chi Xian
Portulacae Herba
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Ma Chi Xian taste
sour, cold, slippery
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Ma Chi Xian temperature
cold
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Ma Chi Xian channels
LI LV
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Ma Chi Xian functions
bloody and mucus damp heat dysentery and sores hot painful urinary or vaginal bleeding reduces swelling fresh for mosquito bites slippery nature helps to adhere to toxicity and pull it out
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He Ye
Nelumbinis Folium
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He Ye taste
bitter, slightly sweet
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He Ye temperature
neutral
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He Ye channels
HT LV SP
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He Ye functions
summer heat damp raises clear yang stops lower jiao bleeding charred - stops bleeding
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Lu Dou
Phaseoli Radiati Semen
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Lu Dou taste
sweet
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Lu Dou temperature
cold
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Lu Dou channels
HT ST
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Lu Dou functions
summerheat with thirst relieves mild toxicity antidote for Fu Zi (congee)
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Bai Xian Pi
Dictamni Cortex
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Bai Xian Pi taste
bitter
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Bai Xian Pi temperature
cold
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Bai Xian Pi channels
SP ST
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Bai Xian Pi functions
damp heat skin sores from the blood stops itching jaundice
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She Gan
Belamcandae Rhizoma
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She Gan taste
bitter
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She Gan temperature
cold
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She Gan channels
LU
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She Gan functions
phlegm toxic heat obstructions of throat and cough/wheeze | anti-cancer;
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Tu Fu Ling
Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma
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Tu Fu Ling taste
sweet, bland
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Tu Fu Ling temperature
neutral
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Tu Fu Ling channels
LV ST
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Tu Fu Ling functions
skin lesions and late stage spasms associated with syphilis promotes urination leaches out damp heat from the lower jiao and skin
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Shan Dou Gen
Sopharae Tonkinensis Radix
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Shan Dou Gen taste
bitter
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Shan Dou Gen temperature
cold
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Shan Dou Gen channels
LU LI
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Shan Dou Gen functions
clears heat toxin disperses swelling in the throat, lungs, and gums anti-cancer
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what are the two summer heat herbs in the resolve toxicity category
He Ye | Lu Dou
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What are the anti-cancer herbs
Bai Hua She She Cao Bai Tou Weng Shan Dou Gen
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Dysentery herbs
Bai Tou Weng | Ma Chi Xian
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what is the herb that treats syphilis
Tu Fu Ling
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What is the breast herb that treats mastitis and promotes lactatino
Pu Gong Ying

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