Herbs That Clear Heat And Dry Dampness

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Herbs that clear heat and dry dampness - Properties

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Bitter and cooling

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contraindicated: spleen/stomach xu cold

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Treat which conditions?

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dysenteric disorders, urinary difficulty, jaundice, furuncles, eczema

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Signs

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Tongue: swollen, red, thick yellow coat (front of tongue - upper; middle of tongue - middle; back of tongue- lower)

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Pulse: Rapid, slippery

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Upper jiao symptoms

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Irritability - affects heart - shen disturbances, delirium; Lungs: cough with thick yellow/green mucus/nasal discharge, clammy skin;

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Gallbladder - ear infections (excess) draining pus - instead of KD

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Middle Jiao symptoms

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Spleen/Stomach: foul breath, belching, vomiting yellow/green/blood, abdominal distention, appetite - more damp - less hungry, more heat - hungry;

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Liver/Gallbladder: jaundice, bitter taste in mouth, hypochondriac distention, gallstones, STD’s - channel pathology - liver meridian goes thru genitals - herpes lesions

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Lower jiao symptoms

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UB/KD: UTI, dysentary - mucus, blood, burning sensation; bladder infection - blood in urine, burning sensation, white blood cell in urine, retention of urine, leukorrhea, STD’s

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Huang Qin Scutellariae Radix
Channels:

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lung, stomach, gallbladder, large intestine

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Dosage: 3-9g

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Huang Qi Action 1

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Clears heat, dries dampness *major for damp heat in ST/Intestines

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Indication: ST: belching, bad breath, vomiting. GB: Shao Yang condition with alternating fever/chills, hypochondriac pain, stifling sensation in chest w/chai hu, lower burner - dribbling

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Huang Qi Action 2

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Clears heat resolves toxicity especially in upper burner

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Indication: esp. in upper burner LU: damp heat in lung, fever, irritability, URTI, cough, yellow

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Huang Qi Action 3

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Clears heat and stops bleeding

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Indication: coughing up blood, nosebleeds, blood in stool

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Huang Qi Action 4

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Clears heat and calms the fetus - huang qin tan - charred

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Indication: important for this - LIST for morning sickness with sheng jiang, zi su ye; hot etiology -restless fetus, excessive kicking due to heat

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Huang Qi Action 5

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sedates ascendant liver yang

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Indication: goes to GB - clear heat from LV thru GB w/ ge gen, xia ku xiao, jue ming zi, mu dan pi

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2. Huang Lian Coptidis Rhizoma
Channels

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heart, large intestine, liver, stomach

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Dosage: 1.5-9g

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huang lian Action 1

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Clears heat and drains dampness

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Indication: dysentary, herbal antibiotic (list), diarrhea, w/ginger for anti-nausea - damp heat in stomach symptoms

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huang lian Action 2

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Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity

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Indication: irritabilty, insomnia, delirium, calms shen, painful red eyes/sore throat, boils, abcesses

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Huang Lian Action 3

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Clears heat and stops bleeding

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Indication: nosebleed, blood in stool, urine, vomit

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Huang Lian Action 4

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Clears heat topically

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Indication: topically for red, painful eyes and ulcers of tongue and mouth; staph - herbal antibiotic, toothaches - yang ming bleeding gums

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Huang Bai -Phellodendri Cortex
Channels

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kidney, bladder

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Dosage: 3-12g Process: Salt-fry to direct to KD Unprocessed: clears heat

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Huang Bai Notes

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Notes: Yin xu heat, steaming bone disorder, night sweats, 5 center heat, chemo patients

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tongue: peeled, red tongue, thin, pulse: thin, rapid, weak. List with (dui yao - common herbal pairs) zhi mu (LU - generates water - mother and son) for yin xu heat. Yin xu formula: liu wei di huang wan - herbs to build yin, fluids.

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Huang Bai Action/Indication1

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Drains damp heat particularly from lower jiao

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Indication: UTI, urine retention, burning urine, dribbling

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Huang Bai Action/Indication 2

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Drains Kidney fire

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Indication: clears xu heat, night sweats, 5-center heat

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Huang Bai Action/Indication 3

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Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity

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Indication: topically/externally, with bai zhi for leukorrhea with damp heat etiology, drains pus, clears pus.

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4. Long Dan Cao Gentiana Radix
Channels

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gallbladder, liver, stomach

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Dosage 3-9g

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Long Dan Cao Notes

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Notes: Jaundice (list)

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Long Dan Cao Action/Indications 1

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Drains damp heat from the liver and gallbladder channels

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Indication: Ear infections with discharge, STI’s, jaundice

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Long Dan Cao Action/Indication 2

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Drains and pacifies excessive liver fire

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Indication: bitter taste in mouth, hypochondriac pain

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5. Ku Shen Sophorae Flavescentis Radix
Channels

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bladder, heart, liver, large intestine, stomach, small intestine

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Dosage: 3-9g

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Ku Shen Notes

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heart/si: clears heat from heart through SI; Urinary Problems;

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huang bai/ku shen pair for external application - vaginitis, leukorrhea, scabies;

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Ku Shen 1. Action

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Clears heat and dries dampness

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Indication:

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Ku Shen 2. Action:

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Disperses wind, kills parasites, stops itching

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Indication:

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Ku Shen Action 3

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Clears heat and promotes urination

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Indication: