Jin Yin Hua Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Lonicerae Flos
T+P: Sweet, Cold
Channels: LI, LU, ST
Dosage: 6-20 g
Cautions:
Jin Yin Hua Functions
1. Clears heat + Resolves fire toxicity (intestinal abscesses)
2. Vents + disperses externally-contracted wind-heat (summer-heat)
3. Clears damp-heat from the lower burner
**paired with Lian Qiao for Wei level sore throat
Lian Qiao Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Forsythiae Fructus
T+P: Bitter, S. Acrid, S. Cold
Channels: HT, LU, GB
Dosage: 6-15 g
Cautions: Heat due to Xu, SP Yang Xu
Lian Qiao Functions
1. Clears heat and resolves toxicity (Esp. HT Heat!)
2. Reduces abscesses + dissipates clumps (by clearing HT fire)
3. Promotes urination (bc drains heat from HT)
**paired w/ Jin Yin Hua for wei level sore throat
Da Qing Ye Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Isatidis Folium
T+P: Bitter, Salty, V. Cold
Channels: HT, LU, ST
Dosage: 9-15 g
Cautions:
Da Qing Ye Functions
1. Clears heat + Resolves Fire Toxicity (Epidemics!!) (heat in HT, LU, ST)
2. Cools the Blood and dissipates maculae (treats blood level!)
Ban Lan Gen Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Isatidis Radix
T+P: Bitter, Cold
Channels: HT, LU, ST
Dosage: 9-15 g
Cautions:
Ban Lan Gen Functions
1. Drains heat, resolves fire toxicity, cools the blood, and benefits the THROAT
Qing Dai Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Indigo Naturalis
T+P: Salty, Cold
Channels: LV, LU, ST
Dosage: 1.5-3 g, add to strained decoction
Cautions:
Qing Dai Functions
1. Clears heat, resolves toxicity, cools the blood, and reduces maculae (Xue level heat)
2. Clears heat, resolves toxicity, cools the blood, and reduces swelling
3. Drains LIVER fire, dispels summer heat, and extinguishes wind to stop tremors
4. Clears LI
Pu Gong Ying Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Taraxaci Herba
T+P: Bitter, Sweet, Cold
Channels: LV, ST
Dosage: 9-30 g
Cautions:
Pu Gong Ying Functions
1. Reduce abscesses + dissipates nodules (#1 for breast abscesses!)
2. Clears the Liver + clears the eyes (goes to LV channel, LV fire leading to red swollen eyes)
3. Clears heat, resolves dampness, + unblocks painful urinary dribbling
Zi Hua Di Ding Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Violae Herba
T+P: Acrid, Bitter, Cold
Channels: HT, LV
Dosage: 15-30 g
Cautions:
Zi Hua Di Ding
1. Clears heat resolves toxicity
2. Clears hot sores (apply fresh juice topically)
Bai Jiang Cao Properties
Category: Clear heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Patriniae Herba
T+P: Acrid, Bitter, S. Cold
Channels: LI, LV, ST
Dosage: 6-15 g
Cautions:
Bai Jiang Cao Functions
1. Clears heat, resolves toxicity + expels pus (known for intestinal abscesses!)
2. Dispels blood stasis + stops pain (post partum/post op pain)
Chuan Xin Lian Properies
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Andrographitis Herba
T+P: Bitter, Cold
Channels: LI, LU, SI, ST
Dosage: 6-15 g
Cautions:
Chuan Xin Lian Functions
1. Clears heat + resolves fire toxicity (toxic heat anywhere in body)
2. Clears heat, dries dampness + stops diarrhea (2nd specialty is damp-heat dysenteric disorder)
**#1 for LU related throat problems
Bai Hua She She Cao Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Hedyotis Diffusae Herba
T+P: Bitter, Sweet, Cold
Channels: LV, ST, LI, SI
Dosage: 15-30 g, 60-120 for cancer treatment
Cautions: Pregnancy bc very bitter and very cold
Bai Hua She She Cao Functions
1. Clears heat, strongly resolves fire toxicity + reduces abscesses
2. Clears heat + facilitates resolution of dampness by promoting urination
**#1 in digestive cancers
Bai Tou Weng Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Pulsatillae Radix
T+P: Bitter, Cold
Channels: LI, ST
Dosage: 6-15 g, only use dried herb
Cautions: fresh herb contains protanemonin
Bai Tou Weng Functions
1. Clears heat + resolves fire toxicity
primarily for dystentery due to damp heat in ST/LI
Ma Chi Xian Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Portulacae Herba
T+P: Sour, Cold, Slippery
Channels: LI, LV
Dosage: 9-15 g
Cautions: Pregnancy, bc slippery
Ma Chi Xian Functions
1. Resolves fire toxicity + cools the blood (dysenteric disorders, bloody painful urnination, UTI w/ blood)
2. Clears damp-heat + treats sores
3. Used as antidote for pain + swelling of wasp stings + snakebite
4. Stops bleeding + unblocks painful urinary
He Ye Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Nelumbinis Folium
T+P: Bitter, S. Sweet, Neutral
Channels: HT, LV, SP
Dosage: 3-9 g
Cautions:
He Ye Functions
1. Treats SUMMERHEAT patterns (SP SP SP!)
2. Raises + clears the Yang of SP
3. Stops bleeding
Lu Dou Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Phaseoli Radiati Semen
T+P: Sweet, Cold
Channels: HT, ST
Dosage: 15-30 g
Cautions:
Lu Dou Functions
1. Clears summerheat (esp w/ thirst)
2. Clears heat + resolves toxicity (promotes urination, gets rid of damp/heat)
3. Antidote for Aconite
Bai Xian Pi Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Dictamni Cortex
T+P: Bitter, Cold
Channels: SP, ST
Dosage: 4.5-9 g
Cautions: atopic conditions, eczema, LV disease
Bai Xian Pi Functions
1. Clears heat, resolves fire toxicity, expels wind + dries damp (adjunctive for bi)
2. Clears damp-heat, stops itching
Shan Dou Gen Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix
T+P: Bitter, Cold
Channels: LU, LI
Dosage: 3-9 g
Cautions: overdosage
Shan Dou Gen Functions
1. Clears heat, resolves fire toxicity + improves condition of the throat (severe interior throat)
2. Clear heat, resolves fire toxicity + disperses swellings (esp for throat + LU, cancer in throat/LU)
**often used with She Gan for severe interior sore th
Tu Fu Ling Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Smilacis Glabrae Rhizome
T+P: Sweet, Bland, Neutral
Channels: LV, ST
Dosage: 15-60 g
Cautions:
Tu Fu Ling Functions
1. Resolves toxicity + eliminates dampness
2. Clears damp-heat from the skin
**known to treat syphilis (use large dosage)
**also thought to help with mercury poisoning
She Gan Properties
Category: Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity
Latin: Belamcandae Rhizoma
T+P: Bitter, Cold
Channels: LU
Dosage: 3-9 g
Cautions:
She Gan Functions
1. Clears heat, resolves toxicity + improves condition of the throat (for severe interior throat)
2. Transforms phlegm + clears Lungs
**often used with Shan Dou Gen for severe sore throat