Actcm Comps-1 3. Clht-Drfire

Front 1

sweet, bland, cold
HT SI ST
ClHt-DrFire
B.98 C.120 Dr.15

Back 1

dàn zhú yè 淡竹葉
(zhú yè)
(1) Clears heat & eliminates irritability [Irritability & thirst*, mouth sores, swollen painful gums d/t heat in HT or ST; Light, gentle, disperses constrained Heat ]
(2) Promotes urination & clears damp-heat [Scanty painful urination*, irritability, esp d/t SI]
(N) Not true bamboo [*More of a helper; all bamboos can be used for mild UTIs/Damp-Heat in lower jiao]

No noted CTX

dàn(light in color, weak, tasteless) zhú(bamboo) yè(leaf)
Lophatheri Herba
lophatherum stem and leaves

Hint 1

(1) Irritability & thirst
(2) Scanty painful urination

Front 2

bitter, sweet, salty, sl cold
LV LI KD
ClHt-DrFire
B.111 C.803 Dr.16

Back 2

jué míng zǐ 決明子

(1) Clears LV & eyes [Red swollen painful eyes* d/t heat or WH in LV channel; Any eye problems, balances, soothes, clears, resolves eyeball, optic nerve, & eye structures ]
(2) Calms LV & anchors errant yang [HA*, dizziness, hypertension, migraines ]
(3) Moistens intestines & unblocks bowels [Chronic constipation*, infrequent stools, esp d/t LV yin defic; Weak affect here ]
(4) Prevents atherosclerosis [Lowers BP & serum cholesterol*, long term softens & reduces plaque]

CTX: SP defic diarrhea, is cold laxative

jué(unhampered certainty) míng(clarity of eyes) zǐ(seeds)
Cassiae Semen
cassia seed

Hint 2

(1) Red swollen painful eyes
(2) HA
(3) Chronic constipation
(4) Lowers BP & serum cholesterol

Front 3

sweet, cold
LU ST
ClHt-DrFire
B.106 C.117 Dr.14

Back 3

lú gēn 蘆根
(xiān lú gēn, wĕi jīng)
(1) Clears heat & generates fluids [Dry mouth*, thirst, dry throat; a favorite to generate fluids]
(2) Clears heat & promotes urination [Scanty difficult urine*, dysuria, dark urine, blood in urine, edema, diarrhea with dark scanty urine ]
(3) Encourages rashes to surface [Measles*, febrile dz w/ rashes early stages; other herbs are better]
(N) Primary use is to generate fluids, poor distribution of fluids d/t SP qi defic [*Also thick, sticky, hard to expectorate LU phlegm]

Mild Caution: Cold d/t defic SP ST

lú(reed) gēn(rhizome)
Phragmitis Rhizoma
reed rhizome

Hint 3

(1) Dry mouth
(2) Scanty difficult urine
(3) Measles

Front 4

sweet, spicy, very cold
LU ST
ClHt-DrFire
B.89 C.108 Dr.13

Back 4

shí gāo 石膏

(1) Clears heat & drains fire [Very high big fever w/out chills*, big sweat, big thirst, big flooding pulse, irritability, red tongue yellow coat; Excess in Qi & Yangming level]
(2) Clears heat from excess from LU [Excess bronchitis* or pneumonia, cough wheezing w/ fever & thick sputum]
(3) Clears blazing ST fire [Swollen painful gums*, HA, toothache]
(4) For eczema, burns, & ulcerated sores [Burns*, eczema, ulcerated sores; Use as external paste as well as internal ]
(N) Four bigs [Fever thirst sweating pulse*; Heat in qi level (ie 4 levels)/yangming (ie 6 levels); Leave high fevers to doctors]

CTX: Cold from SP ST defic, fever from yin defic, prolonged use to cause Cold in LU ST SP

shí(stone) gāo(paste)
Gypsum fibrosum
crystalline gypsum (sulfate mineral)

Hint 4

(1) Very high big fever w/out chills
(2) Excess bronchitis
(3) Swollen painful gums
(4) Burns
(N) Fever thirst sweating pulse

Front 5

bitter, sl sweet, cold
LU ST
ClHt-DrFire, TraPhlg-HotPhlegm
B.108 C.115 Dr.67

Back 5

tiān huā fěn 天花粉

(1) Drains heat & generates fluids (esp st) [Thirst* d/t febrile heat or yin defic, wasting & thirsting, irritability, ST heat fire ]
(2) Clears & drains LU heat, transforms phlegm, & moistens LU dryness [Dry cough*, bronchitis, phlegm heat above diaphragm esp when leads to dryness ]
(3) Resolves toxicity & expels pus [Breast abscess*, skin boils, hot sores, abscesses, carbuncles, antimicrobial; good for breaking up phlegm & phlegm nodules]
(N) Anti-cancer, lowers HGC hormone, slippery in nature, helps relieve hangover [Common for cancer]

CTX: Avoid with fu zi family; Caution SP ST defic cold

tiān(heaven, sky) huā(flower) fěn(powder)
Trichosanthis Radix
trichosanthes root

Hint 5

(1) Thirst
(2) Dry cough
(3) Breast abscess
(N) Common for cancer

Front 6

bitter, spicy, cold
LV GB
ClHt-DrFire
B.102 C.124 Dr.15

Back 6

xià kū cǎo 夏枯草

(1) Clears LV fire & brightens eyes [Red painful swollen eyes*, HA, dizziness, eye pain neither red nor swollen increasing in evening d/t LV defic; Very good for eye conditions ]
(2) Clears heat & dissipates nodules [Any neck lump or nodule*, swollen lymph glands, lipomas, scrofula, goiter, ganglion cysts ]
(3) Hypertension [HBP*, esp d/t LV fire rising; does not lower BP below normal as does Ju Hua]

CTX: pregnancy; Caution: SP ST defic

xià(summer) kū(withered) cǎo(herb)
Prunellae Spica
prunella

Hint 6

(1) Red painful swollen eyes
(2) Any neck lump or nodule
(3) HBP

Front 7

bitter, sweet, cold
LU ST KD
ClHt-DrFire
B.92 C.111 Dr.13

Back 7

zhī mǔ 知母

(1) Clears heat & drains fire [High fever*, thirst, pulse, d/t excess heat in LU ST, cough w/ thick yellow sputum; Equal in strength to shí gāo, big sweat not listed]
(2) Enriches yin & moistens dryness [Night sweats*, 5-center heat, steaming bone dz, irritability, afternoon or low-grade fevers, bleeding gums; Defic KD Yin not moistening LU]
(3) Generates fluids & clears heat [Oral ulcers*, wasting&thirsting dz, d/t St yin deficiency, NOT damp heat ]
(4) Ameliorates dryness of tonifying or warming substances [Drying herb examples huang qi, gui zhi, fu zi]

CTX: Cold from SP ST defic, diarrhea

zhī(know, be aware, realize) mǔ(mother)
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
anemarrhena rhizome

Hint 7

(1) High fever
(2) Night sweats
(3) Oral ulcers
(4) Drying herb examples huang qi, gui zhi, fu zi

Front 8

bitter, cold
HT LU ST LV SJ
ClHt-DrFire
B.95 C.121 Dr.14

Back 8

zhī zǐ 山梔子
(shān zhī zǐ)
(1) Drains heat & eliminates irritability [Irritability*, fever, delirious speech, restlessness, insomnia, stifling chest]
(2) Clears heat & resolves dampness [UTI*, jaundice, mouth or facial sores, hepatitis, cholecystitis, d/t damp heat, 3-jiao]
(3) Cools blood & resolves toxicity [Nosebleed*, blood in vomit, stool, urine, boils, acne; Pulls heat out of skin & blood, good anti-microbial ]
(4) Reduces swelling & moves blood stasis due to trauma [Sprains*, strains, bruises; Ext app only, powder w/ egg white & celluphane ]
(N) Clears heat from all 3 jiao – UJ MJ LJ [*Very good for taking heat out w/out messing anything else up]

CTX: Cold from SP ST defic, diarrhea, loose stools

shān(mountain) zhī(gardenia) zĭ(seed)
Gardeniae Fructus
gardenia fruit

Hint 8

(1) Irritability
(2) UTI
(3) Nosebleed
(4) Sprains