Herbs That Clear Heat And Drain Fire

Front 1

Sweet, Acrid, Very Cold
LU, ST

Back 1

Shi Gao - Gypsum

Front 2

1. Clears heat and drains fire

2. Clears heat from excess from the LU -- For excess heat in the LU, cough w/yellow or green phlegm, wheezing

3. Clears blazing ST fire -- HA, toothache, thirsty, swollen painful gums; for Yin Xu of ST w/swollen gums combine w/ Zhi Mu

4. Eczema burns and ulcerated sores -- for external application use powder combined w/ other herbs e.g., huang bai, qing dai

Note: Only excess heat; clear Qi level heat; clear excess heat from LU/ST

Back 2

Shi Gao - Gypsum

Front 3

Bitter, Cold, Sweet
LU, ST, KD

Back 3

Zhi Mu - Anemarrhena Rizone

Front 4

1. Clears heat and drains fire -- LU heat, ST fire

2. Enriches yin and moistens dryness -- Nourish LU Yin w/cough, scanty sputum, KD yin hot flash, night sweat, waist/thirst d/o, menopause

3. Generates fluid and clears heat -- oral ulcers and inflammation

Note: Nourishes Yin of LU/ST/KD, clear excess or Xu heat, clear excess heat in yang ming

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Back 4

Zhi Mu - Anemarrhena Rizone

Front 5

Bitter, Cold
HT, LR, LU, SJ, ST

Back 5

Zhi Zi - Gardenia

Front 6

1. Drains heat and Eliminates irritability -- clear HT/LR/SJ/ heat

2. Clears heat and resolves dampness -- dampness in MJ and LJ

3. Cools the blood and resolves toxicity -- bleeding from blood heat e.g., nose bleed, blood in urine or stool (better if charred)

4. Reduces swelling and moves blood stasis due to trauma -- external use w/other herbs e.g., egg whites, vinegar to reduce swelling

Back 6

Zhi Zi - Gardenia

Front 7

Sweet, Bland, Cold
HT, SI, ST

Back 7

Dan Zhu Ye - Lophatherum stem and leaves

Front 8

1. Clears heat and Eliminates irritability -- thirsty, restlessness; for HT/ST heat w/sores in mouth, painful gums

2. Promotes urination and clears damp-heat -- for HT fire shifting to SI: dark scanty urine, irritability, heat Lin syndrome

Back 8

Dan Zhu Ye - Lophatherum stem and leaves

Front 9

Bitter, Acrid, Cold
GB, LR

Back 9

Xia Du Cao - Prunella

Front 10

1. Clears LR fire and brightens eyes -- LR fire: red, painful, swollen, teary eyes; HA, dizziness, vertigo

2. Clears heat and DISSIPATES NODULES -- for any neck lumps or nodule, goiter, scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, breast mass due to phlegm fire

3. Lower BP -- clears LR fire, used especially in borderline cases

Note: Clear LR heat and brighten eyes, dissipate nodules, HBP, LR fire

Back 10

Xia Du Cao - Prunella