Regulate Water Drain Damp

Question 1

Fu Ling

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Answer 1

-tonifies spleen
-calms heart spirit
-eliminates damp; promotes urination
-can potentially damage fluids

neutral ~ sweet, bland ~ HT, SP, KD, LU

Question 2

Zhu Ling

Answer 2

-promotes urination
-leaches out dampness
-facilitates fluid metabolism

sl cool ~ sweet, bland ~ SP, KD, BL

Question 3

Ze Xie

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Answer 3

-facilitates the fluid pathways
-clears blazing ministerial fire
-can clear lower burner damp-heat
-can clear deficiency fire

(water plantain)

cold ~ sweet, bland ~ KD, BL

Question 4

Yi Yi Ren

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Answer 4

-tonifies spleen, augments lungs
-leaches damp from bones/sinews/muscles to treat painful obstruction disorder
-cools heat + expels pus (for sores, abscesses)
-also wind, like wind-damp bi

(coix seeds, job’s tears)

sl cold ~ sweet, bland ~ LU, SP, ST, KD

Question 5

Che Qian Zi

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Answer 5

-guides damp-heat down thru urination
-separates the clear from turbid fluids
-clears eyes

(plantain seeds)

cold ~ sweet ~ BL, KD, LV, LU

Question 6

Hua Shi

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Answer 6

-cools heat + summerheat
-clears hot painful urinary dribbling
-applied topically for damp-heat rashes/sores

(talcum)

cold ~ sweet, bland ~ ST, BL

Question 7

Mu Tong

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Answer 7

-promotes urination, helps dribbling
-drains heat from heart via small intestine
-promotes lactation
-unblocks blood stasis

(clematis)

sl cold ~ bitter ~ BL, HT, SI

Question 8

Tong Cao

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Answer 8

-facilitates fluid metabolism of lungs
-promotes lactation by raising stomach qi
-clears heat

(rice paper plant pith)

sl cold ~ sweet, bland ~ LU, ST

Question 9

Deng Xin Cao

Answer 9

-clears heat in heart + lungs
-directs heat downward thru urine
-unblocks fluid pathways

sl cold ~ sweet, bland ~ HT, LU, SI

Question 10

Qu Mai

Answer 10

-leads heat/fire in heart + small intestine down & out thru urine
-damp-heat, dribbling
-invigorates blood, breaks up stasis

cold ~ bitter ~ BL, HT, SI

Question 11

Bian Xu

Answer 11

-clears damp-heat
-facilitates urination
-parasites/itching

(knotweed)

sl cold ~ bitter ~ BL

Question 12

Shi Wei

Answer 12

-cools lungs above, facilitates the bladder below
-halts bleeding due to heat

sl cold ~ bitter, sweet ~ BL, LU

Question 13

Di Fu Zi

Answer 13

-alleviates itching
-damp-heat in genitals
-painful urinary dribbling
-wind-heat affecting eyes/head

(kochia fruit / broom cypress)

cold ~ sweet, bitter ~ KD, BL

Question 14

Dong Gua Zi/Ren

Answer 14

-removes pathogenic water + dampness
-clears heat

(wintermelon seed)

cold ~ sweet ~ LU, ST, LI, SI

Question 15

Bi Xie

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Answer 15

-expels damp in lower burner; separates pure from turbid
-cloudy urine, vaginal discharge
-expels wind-damp
-clears damp-heat from skin

(tokoro rhizome)

neutral ~ bitter ~ BL, LV, ST

Question 16

Jin Qian Cao

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Answer 16

-promotes urination
-clears damp-heat jaundice
-expels stones (gallstones, urinary tract stones)

sl cold ~ sweet, salty ~ BL, GB, KD, LV

Question 17

Hai Jin Sha

Answer 17

-clears damp-heat in blood level of small intestine + bladder
-alleviates painful urination

cold ~ sweet, bland ~ BL, SI

Question 18

Chi Xiao Dou

Answer 18

-treats both damp edema and toxic fire

(adzuki bean)

neutral ~ sweet, sour ~ HT, SI

Question 19

Yin Chen Hao

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Answer 19

-treats jaundice by removing damp + heat
-helps w skin diseases due to damp

(virgate wormwood)

sl cold ~ bitter ~ LV, SP, GB, ST