Herbs 2 Herbs Clear Heat From Toxicity

Front 1

Nelumbinis Folium

Back 1

He Ye

Front 2

Bitter, Slightly Sweet
Neutral
Heart, Liver, Spleen

Back 2

He Ye

Front 3

1.) Treats summerheat patterns


2.) Raises & clears the yang of the Spleen
* diarrhea

3.) Stops bleeding
* primarily in the lower burner

* Aromatic & blue green in color
* Splitting headache, stifling sensation of the chest, nausea, vomiting, & diarrhea

Back 3

He Ye

Front 4

Phaseoli Radiati Semen

Back 4

Lu Dou

Front 5

Sweet
Cold
Heart, Stomach

Back 5

Lu Dou

Front 6

1.) Clears summerheat


2.) Clears heat & resolves toxicity


3.) Antidote for poisoning due to Zhi Fu Zi
* used w/Gan Cao

* Vs Chi Ziao Dou & Hei Dou: All three beans facilitate urination & eliminate edema to varying degrees
* Lou Dou: best for cooling summerheat & reducing toxic reactions to other herbs
* Good choice for heat stroke & insatiable thirst

Back 6

Lu Dou

Front 7

Lablab Semen Album

Back 7

Bai Bian Dou

Front 8

Sweet
Neutral
Spleen, Stomach

Back 8

Bai Bian Dou

Front 9

1.) Strenthens the Speen, nourishes the Somach, transforms dampness & harmonizes the middle
* chronic diarrhea & vaginal discharge due to Spleen xu

2.) Clears summerheat accompanied by dampness


3.) Treats poisoning


* Tonifies the Spleen w/little cloying or greasy properties

Back 9

Bai Bian Dou

Front 10

Hadyotis Diffusae Herba

Back 10

Bai Hua She She Cao

Front 11

Bitter, Sweet
Cold
Liver, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine

Back 11

Bai Hua She She Cao

Front 12

1.) Clears heat, strongly resolves fire toxicity, & reduces abscesses
* internal abscess, toxic sores, ulcerations, & swellings

2.) Clears heat & facilitates resolution of dampness by promoting urination
* hot painful urinary dribbling & damp-heat jaundice

* Swollen throat, sore throat, sores due to fire toxins
* Vs Ban zhi lian: both used for various forms of cancers especially in the gastrointestinal tract
* Bai Hua She She Cao has a strong ability to unblock painful urinary dribbling

Back 12

Bai Hua She She Cao

Front 13

Pulsatillae Radix

Back 13

Bai Tou Weng

Front 14

1.) Clears heat & resolves toxicity
* dysenteric d/o's -> damp-heat in the Stomach or Intestines

* Vs: Ya Dan Zi & Ma Chi Xian -> all herbs clear heat, resolve toxicity & treat dysenteric d/o's due to heat toxin
* Ma Chi Xian: treats red dysenteric d/o's w/passage of mucus & blood
* Ya Dan Zi: treats dysenteric d/o's that alternate between mild & severe
* Bai Tou Weng: treats both

Back 14

Bai Tou Weng

Front 15

Bitter
Cold
Large Intestine, Stomach

Back 15

Bai Tou Weng

Front 16

Portulacae Herba

Back 16

Ma Chi Xian

Front 17

Sour, Slippery
Cold
Large Intestine, Liver

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Ma Chi Xian

Front 18

1.) Resolves fire toxicity & cools the blood
* damp-heat or fire toxin dysenteric d/o
* painful urinary dribbling

2.) Clears damp-heat & treats sores
* fire toxin carbuncles or sores
* red & white vaginal discharge

3.) Antidote for the pain & swelling of wasp stings & snakebites


4.) Stops bleeding & unblocks painful urnary dribbling
* postpartum

* Combined w/Bai Tou Weng

Back 18

Ma Chi Xian

Front 19

Dictamni Cortex

Back 19

Bai Xian Pi

Front 20

Bitter
Cold
Spleen, Stomach

Back 20

Bai Xian Pi

Front 21

1.) Clears heat, resolves toxicity, expels wind, & dries dampness
* wind-heat or damp-heat sores, carbuncles & rashes
* damp-heat jaundice or painful obstruction

2.) Clears damp-heat, stops itching
* vaginal pruritis w/discharge

* Particularly for damp-heat in the lower burner
* Vs Ku Shen: Both herbs eliminate damp-heat from lower burner & skin, & promote urination
* Both used for eczema, damp-sores, jaundice & vaginal discharge
* Bai Xian Pi -> difference can enter the muscles & flesh to unblock the blood vessels & facilitate joint movement
* Also, bi syndrome

Back 21

Bai Xian Pi

Front 22

Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma

Back 22

Tu Fu Ling

Front 23

Sweet, Bland
Neutral
Liver, Stomach

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Tu Fu Ling

Front 24

1.) Resolves toxicity & eliminates dampness
* joint pain, turbid & painful urination or damp-heat jaundice

2.) Clears damp-heat from the skin

* Best for treating nocious sores & swellings
* Used for skin leasions & late stage muscle sspasms associated w/syphilis
* ( also for mercury poisoning which was used to treat syphillis)

Back 24

Tu Fu Ling

Front 25

Belamcandae Rhizoma

Back 25

She Gan

Front 26

Bitter
Cold
Lung

Back 26

She Gan

Front 27

1.) Clears heat, resolves toxicity, & improves the condition of the throat
* sometimes used alone for sore throat

2.) Transforms & clears the lungs
* cough & wheezing w/ phlegm obstruction

* Vs Ma Bo: Both clear heat & benefit the throat, resolve toxicity & disperse clumped heat
* She Gan directs heat downward while transforming phlegm ( ma bo does not do this)

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She Gan