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Fx of clear heat dry damp herbs?
Definition?
Fx-tx damp heat
D-combination of 2 single pathogenic factors (damp and heat)
How dh is formed?
3
1: d in invades the body, accumulates internally and produces h which then combines w/ d=dh
2: pathogenic fire or heat can build up and dry flds into damp which then combines with heat=dh
3: cold damp can fail to be transformed by normal yang qi and become stagnated and turns into h. the remaining damp combines with h=dh
Characteristics of dh?
4
-More common in hot humid season or climates
-D & H make each other worse and dh tends to lingers in the body and become difficult to expel.
-D and h have their own characteristics, but when they combine they can present as contradictory symptoms.
-Dh easily interferres with the MJ and can cause poor appetite, epigastric fullness, abdominal distention, nausea, ect.
Origins of dh?
3
-Exogenous source (seasonal or climate)
-Endogenous source (internal pattern)
-exogenous and endogenous combined source
Pathology of dh?
7
-Exogenous pathogenic dh usually enters through the mouth-food
-Pathogenic dh is frequently toxic, meaning it can be associated with infectious disease. If is in the body long enough the heat can turn to fire, which concentrates the damp further and they become toxic
-Dh easily damages the sp and st
-Dh easily blocks the TE qi mechanism by separating yuan qi & aiding zhong qi, qui qi and jing qi as it flows through the zangfu
-Dh easily influences fld metabolism
-Dh can enter the bld and easily obstruct the channels and collaterals
-Dh can easily create phlegm
s/s of dh?
many
low grade fever –red face and skin, but not hot, afternoon fever-heat built up in the yangming channels which are influenced more in the afternoon, chest obstruction and stuffiness, thirst with no desire to drink, poor appetite , heavy feeling in body, scanty dark difficult urination, loose but difficult passage of stool –tenesmus, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention, thick greasy tongue coating
tx dh
4
-determine the severity of the d and of the h and then clear heat and dispel damp
-determine the location of the zangfu involved
-open the TE
-determine if a root tx is needed
nature of dh herbs & c/c?
-bitter/cold herbs, which can easily damage sp/st, mj
-these herbs are also diuretic, so use caution with yin xu pts.
Fx’s of dh herbs?
3
-Clear heat, dry damp
-Often combined w/ herbs from clear heat & clear heat & toxins categories
-3 of the main herbs in this category (haung qin, haung lian, huang bai) contain an alkaloid called berberine as a main ingredient. This makes the herb yellow, hence the name haung=yellow
tx dh avoid?
4
-pungent/warm diuretics
-bitter, cold purgatives
-moistening, sticky tonics
-sweet, warm tonics
diet instructions when tx dh?
-avoid heavy greasy foods
-avoid cold raw foods
Huang Qin common name?
-Scute
Huang Qin fx?
4
Clear H & Dry D, esp. UJ;
Clear LU-H; Clear DH from LI & ST; Prevent Miscarriage,
calms fetus
Huang Qin tx?
H in UJ;
DH in ST & Intestines;
Restless Fetus
Huang Qin caution?
3
xu heat in lg
Cold syndromes
Sp & st xu
Huang Qin note?
Primary herb to clear h in upper burner
Huang Lian common name?
coptis
Huang Lian fx?
3
Clear DH, esp. MJ;
Clear H & Toxins;
Clear HE & ST-Fire
Huang Lian tx?
4
HE & ST-Fire;
st. fire w/ bad breath
Boils,
Carbuncles
Huang Lian caution?
3
False heat w/ yin xu
Nausea/vomit/diarrhea due to xu
Long use can damage sp/st
Huang Lian note?
Primary herb to clear heat in middle burner
Huang Lian common name?
coptis
Huang Lian fx?
3
Clear DH, esp. MJ;
Clear H & Toxins;
Clear HE & ST-Fire
Huang Lian tx?
4
HE & ST-Fire;
st. fire w/ bad breath
Boils,
Carbuncles
Huang Lian caution?
3
False heat w/ yin xu
Nausea/vomit/diarrhea due to xu
Long use can damage sp/st
Huang Lian note?
Primary herb to clear heat in middle burner
Huang Bai common name?
phellodendron
Huang Ba fx?
3
Clear DH, esp. from LJ;
Clear False H from KID-Fire;
Clear H & Toxins
Huang Ba tx?
3
DH in LJ;
KID Yin Def. leading to FireAscending
protects kd yin from being consumed by false H
Huang Ba caution?
2
Sp & st xu
Remote possibility of skin rash
Huang Ba note?
2
-Primary herb to tx false heat and heat in lower burner
-Unique because it protects the yin while clearing false heat
Long Dan Cao common name?
gentiana
Long Dan Cao fx?
2
Clear H & D, esp. from GB & LIV; Clear & Calm LIV-Fire
Long Dan Cao tx?
1
DH in GB channel
Long Dan Cao caution?
2
-Sp/st xu or diarrhea
-Overdose-nausea and vomiting
Long Dan Cao note?
2
-important herb to tx dh in liver and gallbladder
-very bitter makes tea taste bad
Ku shen common name?
sophora
Ku shen fx?
3
Clear Damp H;
Stop itching;
Promote urination
Ku shen tx?
2
DH Skin problems;
Itching
Ku shen caution?
4
-Sp st xu
-Preparations should never be injected
-Overdose-paralysis, spasms, severe respiratory problems
-Don’t use w/ li lu
Ku shen note?
1
-important dh w/skin problems and itching herbs
Qin Pi common name?
fraxinus
Qin Pi fx?
1
clear H & Toxins, esp. LI
Qin Pi tx?
1
Damp Heat Dysenterry
Qin Pi caution?
1
Sp/st xu
Qin Pi note?
1
Used to tx dh dysentery