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Herb Summaries
Purgatives & Expellants, Drains Damp, Drains Wind Damp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drains heat & purges buildup.Drains fire & resolves heat toxicity. Most versatile purgative. Primarily used to clear excess from the St and Intestines (jaundice, constip, hot dysentery.) Resolves toxic heat at BLOOD LEVEL & invigorates blood (charred) | Da Huang |
| Moistens dryness & softens hardness (it's salty). Used for hard, dry stool in the Intestine. A purgative. | Mang Xiao |
| Used in the treatment of severe edema & accumulation of fluids in the abdomen & chest. Because of its toxicity, it can only be used for short period of time in carefully selected patients. | (Jing) Da Ji |
| Most drain damp herbs are sweet & bland or cold and bitter. Describe the function of those properties. | Sweet - Tonifies in general & tonifies the Sp. specifically. Bland - Leaches dampness (gently drawing out & down). Associated with Earth, tends to leach damp from Spleen & flesh. Bitter - Draining in nature. Cold - used more for damp heat disorders. |
| This Drains Damp herb is neutral & is widely used to promote urination. Imp. for strengthening the Spleen & calming the heart. | Fu Ling |
| This Drain Damp herb is used exclusively to promote urination & expel dampness. It has no tonifying effect & is neutral (sl. cool) in temp. | Zhu Ling |
| This herb drains damp heat from the lower burner. It acts particularly on the Kidneys & UB. Is used when there is fluid retention. This herb is sweet, bland & cold so is best used when heat is present. | Ze Xie |
| Which is stronger at Draining Damp & Strengthening the Spleen - Fu Ling or Yi Yi Ren? | Fu Ling |
| This herb drains damp & strengthens the Spleen. Also treats wind damp. Used for painful obstruction & damp heat conditions, esp with a weak Spleen. For fluid retention. This herb is sweet, bland & cold. It clears heat & is best used when heat's present. | Yi Yi Ren |
| Commonly used for painful urination. Gently guides heat from the Heart & Lungs down thru the SI & then out thru the urine. For fluid retention. This herb is sweet, bland & cold so is best used when heat is present. | Deng Xin Cao |
| This Drain Damp herb facilitates the SI's separation of clear & turbid. **Clears Liver heat. **Brightens the eyes. **Cools the Lungs. **Transforms phlegm. **Slippery, sweet, bland & cold. | Che Qian Zi |
| This Drain Damp is used for the treatment of summerheat & the accompanying symptoms of thirst & irritability. Used topically for eczema & sores. It's slippery, sweet, bland and cold. | Hua Shi |
| Slippery | Facilitates the movement through the orifices. |
| 1) Name the three Drain Damp herbs that are used in the treatment of damp heat induced painful urinary dribbling? 2) Which of these three is best when heat predominates? 3) Which is best when heat & damp are equally severe? | 1)Bian Xu, Qu Mai & Shi Wei. 2) Qu Mai 3) Bian Xu |
| This Drain Damp herb is effective for clearing damp heat from the Liver & GB. It reduces jaundice & disperses turbid dampness that accumulates into jaundice. Bitter, aromatic & cold. | Yin Chen Hao |
| This Drain Damp herb disperses the wind that leads to itching. Acrid, bitter, cold. | Di Fu Zi |
| Which 4 herbs that Dispel Wind Dampness are appropriate for treating wind-cold-damp disorders? | Du Huo, Wei Ling Xian, Mu Gua & Wu Jia Pi |
| Wind Damp herb: **Pain in whole body. **Used for pain secondary to wind-damp, esp. of lower extremities. **Treats wind-cold-damp **Warm, used for relatively cold painful obstruction in which the pain is intense **Fish bones | Wei Ling Xian |
| Wind Damp herb: Used for pain, aching & wind-damp in sinews & bones. **For wind-cold-damp **For elderly & patients weak from long term ailments **Strong in relieving dampness & edema. Less tonifying | Wu Jia Pi |
| This Wind Damp herb is used for wind-damp-heat. Appropriate for elderly & of weak constitution | Xi Xian Cao |
| Which 3 herbs are for pain in the upper body (any category)? | Qiang Huo, Sang Zhi, Wei Ling Xian (upper or lower) |
| Wind Damp: **Has exterior releasing & heat clearing properties. **Indicated for painful obstruction in kids & teens (strong constitutions/shorter, more exterior diseases). **Pain in the upper body **Relatively mild | Sang Zhi |
| **Pain in lower body **Wind-Cold-Damp conditions **OK for elderly/weak constitutions/long term ailments **Shaoying Headache & Toothache | Du Huo |
| 1) Which 4 herbs (Wind Damp) are good for pain in the lower body? 2) Which two of these herbs are esp. good for pain from wind dampness, esp. in lower extremities? | 1)Du Huo, Wei Ling Xian (upper or lower body), Mu Gua, Qin Jiao 2) Wei Ling Xian, Qin Jiao |
| Used for relatively warm painful obstruction, where dampness is especially clear. Used for pain secondary to wind-damp, esp. in the lower extremities. Sl cold | Qin Jiao |
| Which Drain Damp herb gets rid of parasites? It's bitter & cold | Bian Xu |
| Which Drain Damp herbs helps stop coughing? It's bitter & cold | Shi Wei |
| Which Drain Damp herb helps with lactation & drains heat out of the HT & SI (UTI's etc)? It's bitter & cold. | Mu Tong |
| **Pain in the lower body **Cramping pain **Food Stag **W/C/D | Mu Gua |
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