Herbs that clear the heat 2 Clear Heat & Dry Dampness ( Excess ) High Fever, no chills, irritability, scanty, dark urine, jaundice, greasy yellow tongue coating, red tongue with rapid pulse Upper burner Huang Qin Middle burner Huang Lian; Ku Shen Lower burner Long Dan Cao; Huang Bai Clear Heat & Resolve toxicity High fever, skin disease Enter Lung & Stomach Ban Lan Gen; Jin Yin Hua; Lung ( Throat) Lian Qiao; Shan Dou Gen; She Gan Liver & Stomach Pu Gong Ying; Tu Fu Ling; Liver & Large Intestine Bai Jiang Cao; Clear Summer Heat High fever, fullness of the chest, bad appetite, diarrhea, vomiting Heart He Ye

Clear Heat & Dry Dampness Part One Agents which enter the Upper Burner to clear heat & dry dampness Huang Qin 黄芩

Green tinged root slices Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameScutellariae Radix Actions Clear heat & drains dampness Clear heat & resolve toxicity Clear heat & stops bleeding Indications (Excess) A major herb for the damp-heat in St. & Intestine (diarrhea; thirsty but with an inability to drink; fullness in the chest, jaundice) Lung Heat coughing Hot sores & swelling Bleeding ( vomiting or coughing blood or blood in stool) Fetus restlessness Dosage3 – 9 g Cook Toxic sym.Discomfort in the St. & diarrhea Huang Qin (Cold) 黄芩

ContraindicationsSpleen Yang Qi Def. Combinations IndicationsFormular Bai Zhu 白术 Restless fetus Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Lung heat coughing Sang Bai Pi Tang 桑白皮汤 Lian Qiao 连翘 Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 External or internal sores & abscesses Ju Hua 菊花 Hyperactivity of Liver Yang Bai Shao 白芍 Abdominal pain ( damp-heat) Zhi Zi 栀子 Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Jaundice Yin Chen Hao Tang 茵陈蒿汤 Huang Lian 黄连 Shi Gao 石膏 High fever Chai Hu 柴胡 Alternating chills & fever Xiao Chai Hu Tang 小柴胡汤

Clear Heat & Dry Dampness Part Two Agents which enter the Middle Burner to clear heat & dry dampness Huang Lian 黄连 Ku Shen 苦参

Huang Lian 黄连 Deep orange root Distinct look Also very bitter

Pharmaceutical NameCoptidis Rhizoma Actions Clears heat & drains Dampness ( St. & LI. ) Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity Clears heat & stop bleeding Clears heat topically Indications ( Excess ) diarrhea, dysentery, acid reflux, halitosis, belching High fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium, Nose bleeding, blood in stool & urine, vomiting blood Red & painful eyes, ulcerations of tongue & mouth Boils, carbuncles, and abscesses Dosage1.5 ~ 9 g Cook Toxic Sym.Diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, infants( jaundice) Huang Lian 黄连 (Cold)

Contraindications Cold or Yang def. Should not let patient takes too long Combinations IndicationsFormular Huang Qin 黄芩 Zhi Zi 栀子 High fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium, Huang Qin 黄芩 Da Huang 大黄 Vomiting blood due to St. heat Huang Qin 黄芩 Ge Gen 葛根 Diarrhea due to damp-heat Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang 葛根芩连汤 Sheng Jiang 生姜 Zu Ru 竹茹 Vomiting Zhi Mu 知母 Diabetes Wu Zhu Yu 吴茱萸 Acid regurgitation Wu Zhu Yu Tang 吴茱萸汤 Gou Teng 钩藤 High blood pressure Sheng Ma 升麻 Toothache due to St. fire

Ku Shen 苦参 Brown root Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameSophorae flavescentis radix Actions Clears heat & drains Dampness Disperse wind, kills parasites and stop itching Clears heat & promotes urination Indications ( Excess ) Damp-heat in lower burner: Jaundice, dysenteric disorder, vaginal discharge, and sores Damp toxin skin lesions or infestations with chronic itching Painful urinary dribbling and hot edema Dosage3 ~ 9 g Cook Toxic Sym.Mild dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and constipation Ku Shen 苦参 (Cold)

ContraindicationsSpleen Yang def. Combinations IndicationsFormular Ju Hua 菊花 Tearing eyes Huai Hua 槐花 Blood in stools Chan Tui 蝉蜕 Jing Jie 荆芥 Whole body rashes & Itching skins Xiao Feng San 消风散 Huang Lian 黄连 Diarrhea Huang Bai 黄柏 She Chuang Zi 蛇床子 Bai Zhi 白芷 Thick yellow vaginal discharge Fu Ling 茯苓 Difficult urinary & edema She Chuang Zi 蛇床子 Dan Shen 丹参 Eczema ( damp skin lesions ) Dang Gui 当归 Bei Mu 贝母 Urinary dysfunction during pregnancy

Clear Heat & Dry Dampness Part 3 Agents which enter the Lower Burner to clear heat & dry dampness Huang Bai 黄柏 Long Dan Cao 龙胆草 * Hu Huang Lian 胡黄连 * Qin Pi 秦皮 * Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮

Huang Bai 黄柏 Flat, thin, brittle, bright yellow bark Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NamePhellodendri Cortex Actions Drains damp-heat ( lower burner ) Drains Kidney fire ( def. fire) Drains fire & resolves fire toxicity Indications (Excess & Def. ) Thick yellow vaginal discharge Foul smelling diarrhea Steaming bone fever Fire toxin-generated sores & damp lesions of the skin Dosage3 ~12 g Cook Toxic Sym.None reported Huang Bai (Cold) 黄柏 黄柏

Contraindications Spleen Def. Cold disease Combinations IndicationsFormular Zhi Mu 知母 Fever due to kid. Def. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 知柏地黄丸 Bai Tou Weng 白头翁 Huang Lian 黄连 Damp-heat diarrhea Bai Tou Weng Tang 白头翁汤 Che Qian Zi 车前子 Bai Guo 白果 Yellow vaginal discharge Zhu Ye 竹叶 Mu Tong 木通 Dark yellow urine Ku Shen 苦参 Chan Tui 蝉蜕 Eczema 苦参汤 Gui Ban 龟板 High blood pressure Huang Lian 黄连 Zhi Zi 栀子 Abscesses & Boils

Long Dan Cao 龙胆草 Thin light brown, brittle root, often in clumps, bitter Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameGentianae radix Actions Drains damp-heat from the liver & GB. Drains and pacifies excessive liver fire Indications (Excess ) Toxic sores skin disease Genital swelling and itch & Vaginal discharge Painful cloudy urine Jaundice Liver Fire disease: Headache, red eyes, deafness, bitter taste, infant spasms Dosage3 ~ 9 g Cook Toxic Sym.Digestive impairment, occasionally headache, flushing and vertigo Long Dan Cao (Cold) 龙胆草 (Cold) 龙胆草

ContraindicationsSpleen Def. Combinations IndicationsFormular Shi Jue Ming 石决明 red painful eyes Da Huang 大黄 Rib pain, deafness, bitter taste, red eyes, constipation Yin Chen Hao 茵陈蒿 Yu Jin 郁金 Jaundice Yin Chen Hao Tang 茵陈蒿汤 Ku Shen 苦参 Huang Bai 黄柏 Eczema; genital itching; vaginal discharge Ku Shen Tang 苦参汤 Gou Teng 钩藤 Tian Ma 天麻 Spasm due to liver fire Mu Tong 木通 Che Qian Zi 车前子 Hot painful urinary Chai Hu 柴胡 Huang Qin 黄芩 Liver fire Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 龙胆泻肝汤

Clear Heat & Toxin Part One Agents which enter the enter the LUNG & STOMACH Channels to clear heat & toxic to clear heat & toxic Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Ren Dong Teng 忍冬藤Ren Dong Teng 忍冬藤 Da Qing Ye 大青叶Da Qing Ye 大青叶 Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲 Qing Dai Fen 青黛粉Qing Dai Fen 青黛粉

Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Thin slices of a narrow root with a darer center core Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameIsatidis seu Baphicacanthi, Radix Actions Drain heat & resolves fire toxicity * Anti-virus Indications (Excess) Warm epidemic discorders Mumps Painful swollen throat Damp-heat jaundice Dosage9 ~ 15 g Cook Toxic Sym.Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding ( only one case reported) Ban Lan Gen (Cold) 板蓝根

ContraindicationsCold disease Combinations IndicationsFormular Yin Chen Hao 茵陈 蒿 Zhi Zi 栀子 Hepatitis Yin Chen Hao Tang 茵陈蒿汤 Da Qing Ye 大青叶 Painful & swollen throat Xuan Shen 玄参 Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子 Mumps Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Lian Qiao 连翘 Flues Yin Qiao San 银翘散 Shi Gao 石膏 Zhi Mu 知母 Fire toxin

Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Pale, yellow-green, elongated flower bud Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameLonicerae Flos Actions Clears heat & resolves fire toxicity Vents & disperses externally-contracted wind-heat Clears damp-heat from lower burner Indications (Excess ) Painful, hot sores & swellings in various stages Wind-heat Painful urinary dribbling Dosage6 – 20 g Cook Toxic Sym.None noted Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Jin Yin Hua 金银花(Cold)

Contraindications Combinations IndicationsFormular Jin Jie Lian Qiao Wind-heat sym. Painful sores & swelling Yin Qiao San 银翘散 Shi Gao 石膏 Zhi Mu 知母 High fever in Qi level Mu Dan Pi Shen Di Huang Heat in the blood He YeSummer –heat Xiang Ru Bian Dou Summer-heat fever without sweating Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin 新加香薷饮 甘草 toxin swelling Di Yu 地榆 Huang Qin 黄芩 bleeding intestinal abscess

Clear Heat & Toxin Part 2 Agents which enter the enter the LUNG Channels to clear heat & toxic to clear heat & toxic Lian Qiao 连翘 Lian Qiao 连翘 Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 She Gan 射干 Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草 Ma Bo 马孛Ma Bo 马孛

Lian Qiao 连翘 Brown half shell with center wall Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameForsythiae Fructus Actions Clears heat & resolves toxicity Reduces abscesses & disperses clumps Indications (Excess) External wind-heat Heat or fire in the heart Rashes due to heat in the blood Toxic skin sores & neck lumps ( swollen lymph) Dosage6~ 15 g Toxic Sym. Lian Qiao (Cold) 连翘 连翘

ContraindicationsCold disease or open sores Combinations IndicationsFormular Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Wind-heat Yin Qiao San 银翘散 Ma Huang 麻黄 Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆 Fire in the heart Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang 麻黄连翘赤小豆汤 Gua Lou 瓜蒌 swollen lymph Xuan Shen 玄參 Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Sheng Di 生地 Painful & swollen throat Lian Qiao Bai Du San 连翘败毒散 Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子 Mumps Huang Bai 黄柏 Gan Cao 甘草 Ulceration on the tongue & mouth Zhi Zi 栀子 Heat entering the pericardium with high fever and impaired consciousness

Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Small brown sliced root Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameSophorae tonkinesis radix Actions Clears heat & resolves fire toxicity Improves the condition of the throat Disperse swellings Indications (Excess) Swollen painful throat Abscesses & other toxic sores Throat & lung cancers Dosage3 - 9 g Cook Toxic Sym. Over 9 g, dizziness, blurred vision, chills, vomiting & palpitation; in severe case: numbness of limbs, severe headache. Shan Dou Gen (cold ) Shan Dou Gen (cold ) 山豆根 山豆根

ContraindicationsSpleen def. Combinations IndicationsFormular Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子 She Gan 射干 Painful & swollen throat Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Teeth & gum painful Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草 Bai Hua She She Cao 白花蛇舌草 Lung Cancer at early stage Lian Qiao 连翘 Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Abscess & other toxic sores Ku Shen 苦参 arrhythmia

She Gan 射干 Small, lumpy, fibrous root slices Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameBelamcandae Rhizoma Actions Clears heat & resolves toxicity Improves the condition of throat Transforms phlegm & clears the lungs Indications (Excess) Swelling & painful throat Cough & wheezing with phlegm construction Dosage3 ~ 9 g Cook Toxic Sym. She Gan (Cold) 射干

ContraindicationsPregnant Combinations IndicationsFormular Huang Qin 黄芩 Painful swollen throat Xing Ren 杏仁 Jie Geng 桔梗 Lung heat cough with phlegm Ma Huang 麻黄 Ting Li Zi 葶苈子 Da Zao 大枣 Wheezing with lots sputum Shan Dou Gen 山豆根 Server sore throat Ma Bo 马孛 Sheng Ma 升麻 Xuan Shen 玄参 Fire toxin affecting the throat

Clear Heat & Toxin Part 3 Agents which enter the enter the LIVER & STOMACH Channels to clear heat & toxic to clear heat & toxic Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓 Qing Hao 青蒿Qing Hao 青蒿 Lou Lu 蒌芦Lou Lu 蒌芦

Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Dandelion flower, leaves & stem Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameTaraxaci Herba Actions Reduces abscesses & dissipates nodules Clears the liver & clears the eyes Clears heat, resolves dampness, unblock painful urinary dribbling Indications (Excess) Internal abscesses & external sores, particularly if they are firm and hard ( breast & intestinal abscesses ) Red swollen & painful eyes ( liver fire ) Skin sores and nodules Jaundices Dosage9 ~ 30 g Cook ToxicityMild Diarrhea Pu Gong Ying (cold) 蒲公英 (cold) 蒲公英

Contraindications loose stools Combinations IndicationsFormular Gua Lou 瓜蒌 Qing Pi 青皮 Ren Dong Teng 忍冬藤 Early stage breast abscesses Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Zi Hua Di Ding 紫花地丁 Hot, painful, hard and deep rooted boils Da Huang 大黄 Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Intestinal abscess Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 Subcutaneous phlegm nodules Ban Lan Gen 板蓝根 Xuan Shen 玄参 Painful & swollen throat

Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓 Thin, flat slices of light brown root Bland taste Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameSmilacis glabrae rhizoma Actions Resolves toxicity & eliminates dampness Clears damp-heat from the skin Benefits the joints Indications (Excess) Painful joints Jaundice Painful urinary dribbling with scanty dark urination Recurrent ulcers or other hot skin lesions Lymph-node abscess Dosage15 ~ 60 g Cook ToxicityOnly one report of allergic reaction Tu Fu Ling (Neutral) 土茯苓

ContraindicationsTea Combinations IndicationsFormular Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Lian Qiao 连翘 Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Fire toxic abscesses and boils Mu Tong 木通 Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英 Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Painful hot urinary Bai Xian Pi 白鲜皮 Skin lesions associated with damp-heat Di Fu Zi 地肤子 Ku Shen 苦参 Eczema or damp sores

Clear Heat & Toxin Part 4 Agents which enter the enter the LARGE INTESTINE & LIVER Channels to clear heat & toxic to clear heat & toxic Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Bai Hua She She Cao 白花蛇舌草Bai Hua She She Cao 白花蛇舌草 Bai Tou Weng 白头翁Bai Tou Weng 白头翁 Ya Dan Zi 鸦胆子Ya Dan Zi 鸦胆子 Ma Chi xian 马齿苋Ma Chi xian 马齿苋 Hong Teng 红藤Hong Teng 红藤

Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 Beige stem with flat, papery seed pod Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NamePatriniae herba Actions Clears heat, resolves toxicity, and expels pus Dispels blood stasis & stops pain Indications (Excess) Intestinal abscess or fire toxin surface sores & swellings Pain ( blood stasis induced heat ) in abdominal & chest Post-operative pain Dosage6 ~ 15 g Cook ToxicityDizziness & nausea; reducing blood cells Bai Jiang Cao 败酱草 (slightly cold) (slightly cold)

ContraindicationsPregnancy Combinations IndicationsFormular Chi Shao 赤芍 Abdominal pain with fever due to postpartum blood stasis Jin Yin Hua 金银花 Suppurative abscesses Da Huang 大黄 Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 Intestinal abscesses that have not completely suppurated Pu Gong Yin 蒲公英 Swollen toxic sores & abscesses Yu Xing Cao 鱼腥草 Huang Qin 黄芩 Lung abscess Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 Dang Gui 当归 Chest & abdominal pain

Clear Summer Heat He Ye 荷叶 * Lu Dou 绿豆

He Ye 荷叶 Distinct look

Pharmaceutical NameNelumbinis Folium Actions Treats summer heat patterns Raises Spleen Yang Qi Stops bleeding Indications (Excess) Summer heat: excessive sweating, scanty urine Diarrhea due to Spleen def. or summer heat Bleeding in the lower burner Dosage3 – 9 g Cook ToxicityNone notes He Ye 荷叶 (Neutral) He Ye 荷叶 (Neutral)

Contraindications Combinations IndicationsFormular Bai Bian Dou Jin Yin Hua Summer heat Qing Luo Yin 清络饮 Xiao Ji 小蓟 Qian Cao Gen 茜草根 Sudden onset of bleeding Shi Hui San 十灰散