Herbs that clear the heatHerbs that clear the heatClear Heat & drain fire herbs:Clear Heat & drain fire herbs:

Shi GaoShi Gao Zhi MuZhi Mu Zhi ZiZhi Zi Lu GenLu Gen Tian Hua FenTian Hua FenXia Ku CaoXia Ku Cao Jue Ming ZiJue Ming Zi Dan Zhu YeDan Zhu Ye

Clear Heat & Cool Blood HerbsClear Heat & Cool Blood HerbsShui Niu JiaoShui Niu Jiao Sheng Di HuangSheng Di Huang Xuan ShenXuan Shen Mu Dan PiMu Dan Pi Zi CaoZi Cao

Heat ( Excess )

High Fever, no chills, irritability, scanty, dark urine, yellow tongue coating, red High Fever, no chills, irritability, scanty, dark urine, yellow tongue coating, red tongue with rapid pulsetongue with rapid pulse

Enter Lung & St. channel Shi Gao; Zhi Mu; Zhi Zi; Lu Gen; Tian Hua FenShi Gao; Zhi Mu; Zhi Zi; Lu Gen; Tian Hua FenTreat Eye disease Xia Ku Cao; Jue Ming ZiXia Ku Cao; Jue Ming ZiClear heart heat Dan Zu YeDan Zu Ye

Cool Blood

Enter Heart & Liver Sheng Di Huang; Mu Dan Pi; Zi Cao Gen; Chi Sheng Di Huang; Mu Dan Pi; Zi Cao Gen; Chi Shao; Shui Niu JiaoShao; Shui Niu Jiao

Clear Heat & Drain fire herbsClear Heat & Drain fire herbsPart OnePart One

Agents which enter the Lung & Stomach channels to Agents which enter the Lung & Stomach channels to Clear heat & drain fireClear heat & drain fire

Shi Gao Shi Gao 石膏石膏Zhi Mu Zhi Mu 知母知母Zhi Zi Zhi Zi 梔子梔子Lu Gen Lu Gen 蘆根蘆根

Tian Hua Fen Tian Hua Fen 天花粉天花粉

Shi Gao Shi Gao 石膏石膏

White ice-berg like mineralWhite ice-berg like mineralDistinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Gypsum

Actions

Clear heat & drains fireClear excess lung heatClear Stomach fireClear skin fire toxin

Indications(Excess)

High fever in Qi levelCough & wheezing with fever and thick yellow sputumHeadache, toothache due to St. fireEczema, burns and ulcerated sores

Dosage 15 – 60gCook Add first

Toxic dosageContraindications Heat due to Yin Def. Or cold disease

Shi Gao (very Cold)石 膏

Combinations

Indications Formular

Zhi Mu 知母 Fever in Qi levelBai Hu Tang

白虎湯Shu Di Huang

熟地黃 Headache & toothache& thirsty due to Yin def. type of heat

Qin Wei San清胃散

Zhi Zi 梔子 High fever

Ma Huang 麻黃 Cough or wheezing due to lung heat

Ma Xin Shi Gan Tang麻辛石甘湯

Sheng Ma 升麻 Vertex headache & toothache

Huang Bai 黃柏 Open skin sores, eczema & burns

Shi Gao (very Cold)石 膏

Zhi Mu Zhi Mu 知母知母

Slices of flexible fibrous rootSlices of flexible fibrous rootYellow white on the insideYellow white on the insideOrange brown with lines outsideOrange brown with lines outsideDistinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis, Rhizoma

Actions

Clears heat & drains fireEnriches the Yin & moistens drynessGenerates fluids & clear heatAmeliorates the dryness of tonifying or warming substances

Indications( Excess or Def. )

Excess heat in Lu. & St.Yin def. type of feverThirst & irritability due to Lu. & St. Diabetes II

Dosage 6 ~ 12 gCook

Toxic Sym.

Zhi Mu Zhi Mu (Cold)(Cold)知 母知 母

Contraindications Cold or diarrhea

CombinationsIndications Formular

Shi Gao 石膏 Qi level fever Bai Hu Tang 白虎湯Bei Mu 貝母

Sha shen 沙參 Cough due to lung Yin def. or dryness

Huang Bai 黃柏 Fever due to Yin def. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan知柏地黃丸

Huang Qin 黃芩 Cough due to lung heatTian Hua Fen

天花粉 Diabetes

Bie Jia 鱉甲 Steaming bone disorder

Zhi Mu Zhi Mu (Cold)(Cold)知 母知 母

Zhi Zi Zhi Zi 梔子梔子

Brittle burnt-orange coloredBrittle burnt-orange colored

Paper lantern likePaper lantern like

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Gardenia Jasminoides Fructus

Actions

Drains fire and eliminate irritability

Clears heat & resolves dampness

Cools the blood & resolves toxicity

Reduces swelling & moves blood stasis due to truma

Indications(Excess)

Fever, irritability

Painful urinary dribbling due to damp heat

Blood sym.

Injury

Dosage 6 ~ 9 g

Cook

Toxic Sym. With normal dosage range, no side effects are to be expected. There have been two reports of allergic skin reactions

Zhi ZiZhi Zi (Cold) (Cold) 梔 子梔 子

ContraindicationsDef. or weakness of the Sp. & St.Blood def.

CombinationsIndications Formular

Zhi Mu 知母 Fever with insomnia & irritabilityBai Mao Gen

白茅根 Bleeding sym. Xiao Ji Yin Zi 小薊飲子Jiang Zhi 姜汁 Stomach ache due to St. heat

Jiang Huang 姜黃 Liver & GB. DiseaseHuang Bai 黃柏 Yang Jaundice

Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 Steaming lower feverDan Dou Chi 淡豆豉 Irritability & insomnia Zhi Chi Tang 梔豉湯Suan Zhao Ren 酸棗仁 Insomnia

Zhi ZiZhi Zi (Cold) (Cold) 梔 子梔 子

Lu Gen Lu Gen 蘆根蘆根

Fattened, hollow, yellow reedFattened, hollow, yellow reed

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Phragmitis Rhizoma

Actions

Clears heat & generates fluids

Clears heat & promotes urination

Encourage rashes to surface

Indications(Excess)

Fever with irritability & thirsty

Dark, scanty urine or blood in the urine

Lung heat type coughing

Rashes

Dosage 15 ~ 30 g

Cook

Toxic Sym. none

Lu GenLu Gen (Cold) (Cold)蘆 根蘆 根

Contraindications Cold disease

CombinationsIndications Formular

Sang Ye 桑葉 Wind heat exterior disease Sang Ju Yin桑菊飲

Zhu Ru 竹茹 Vomiting due to St. heat upMai Dong 麥冬 High fever caused thirstyXing Ren 杏仁

Pi Pa Ye 枇杷葉 Lung Heat type coughing with yellow sputum

Ge Gen 葛根 Rashes

Lu GenLu Gen (Cold) (Cold)蘆 根蘆 根

Tian Hua Fen Tian Hua Fen 天花粉天花粉

FFlat white rootlat white rootDistinct bitter tasteDistinct bitter tasteCompare with : Shan Yao; Compare with : Shan Yao; Ge Gen; Fu LingGe Gen; Fu Ling

Pharmaceutical Name Trichosanthis Radix

Actions

Drains heat & generate fluidsClears and drains lung heatResolves toxicity and expel pus

Indications(Excess & def. )

Fever disease with thirstyDiabetesLung heat type couging

Dosage 10 ~ 15 g Cook

Toxic Sym. Allergic reaction

Tian Hua Fen Tian Hua Fen 天花粉天花粉(Cold)(Cold)

ContraindicationsPregnant womenDef. type of cold disease

CombinationsIndications Formular

Lu Gen 蘆根 Fever & thirstyZhi Mu 知母 Diabetes

Bei Mu 貝母 Lung heat type coughingJing Yin Hua 金銀花 Hot toxic carbuncles and sores

Mai Dong 麥冬 Nourish yin

Tian Hua Fen Tian Hua Fen 天花粉天花粉(Cold)(Cold)

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Agents which enter the Liver channel to clear heat & Agents which enter the Liver channel to clear heat & drain fire & treat the eye problems.drain fire & treat the eye problems.

Xia Ku Cao Xia Ku Cao Jue Ming Zi Jue Ming Zi

Xia Ku Cao Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草夏枯草

Dark purplish brown spikeDark purplish brown spike

Distinct lookDistinct lookCompare with Jing JieCompare with Jing Jie

Pharmaceutical Name Prunellae Spca

Actions

Clears liver fire & brightens the eyes

Clears heat & dissipates nodules

Indications(Excess)

Red painful swollen eyes

Neck lump or nodules

Hypertension ( liver fire )

Dosage 9~ 15 g

Toxic Sym. Allergy reaction; swollen lips and throat, nausea, vomiting

Xia Ku Cao (Cold)Xia Ku Cao (Cold) 夏枯草夏枯草

Contraindications Spleen & St. def.

CombinationsIndications Formular

Niu Xi 牛膝Long Dan Cao 龍膽草 Hypertension

Shi Jue Ming 石決明Jue Ming Zi 決明子 Red & painful eyes

Ju Hua 菊花Chan Tui 蟬蛻 Red & tearing painful eyes

due to wind heat

Xuan Shen 玄參Mu Li 牡蠣 Neck lump or nodule

Ban Xia 半夏 Insomnia

Xia Ku Cao (Cold)Xia Ku Cao (Cold) 夏枯草夏枯草

Jue Ming Zi Jue Ming Zi 決明子決明子

Purple-brown, hard, angular seedPurple-brown, hard, angular seed

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Cassiae Semen

Actions

Clears the liver & eyesCalms the liver YangMoistens the intestine & unblock the bowels

Indications(Excess & Def.)

Red swollen and painful eyesHeadache & dizziness ( Liver Yang up)Chronic constipation ( Liver Yin def. )Hypertension

Dosage 9 ~ 15 g Cook

Toxic Sym. Allergic reactions: numb sensation on the lips & tongue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain & diarrhea

Jue Ming Zi Jue Ming Zi 決明子決明子 (slightly cold )(slightly cold )

ContraindicationsDiarrheaLow blood pressure

CombinationsIndications Formular

Ju Hua 菊 花Man Jing zi 曼荊子

Mu Zei 木賊Acute red & painful eye

diseaseJue Ming Zi San 決明子散

Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 Vision degenerationShi Jue Ming 石決明 Hypertension

Dang Gui 當歸 Constipation due to lack of fluid in LI.

Chuan Xiong 川芎 Headache

Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 Pain eyes due to liver Yang up

Jue Ming Zi Jue Ming Zi 決明子決明子 (slightly cold )(slightly cold )

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Agents which enter the heart channel to clear heat and Agents which enter the heart channel to clear heat and drain firedrain fire

Dan Zhu Ye Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹葉淡竹葉

Dan Zhu YeDan Zhu Ye淡竹葉淡竹葉

Flat green reed-likeFlat green reed-like

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Lophateri Herba

ActionsClears heat in Heart, Stomach & Small IntestinePromotes urinationClears damp-heat

Indications

(Excess)

Irritability & thirstyRough, scanty, painful urinationWind-heat

Dosage 6 ~ 9 g Cook

Toxic Sym. none

Dan Zhu Ye Dan Zhu Ye (Cold)(Cold)淡竹葉淡竹葉

Contraindications None noted

CombinationsIndications Formular

Jin Ying Hua 金銀花Lian Qiao 連翹 Exterior wind heat

Shi Gao 石膏Mai dong 麥冬 Late-stage febrile disease

Tian Hua Fen 天花粉 Thirsty after febrile diseaseMu tong 木通

Sheng Di Huang 生地黃 Heart heat sym.

Dan Zhu Ye Dan Zhu Ye (Cold)(Cold)淡竹葉淡竹葉

Clear Heat & Cool bloodClear Heat & Cool blood

Agents which enter the heart & liver channels to clear Agents which enter the heart & liver channels to clear heat and cool bloodheat and cool blood

Sheng Di Huang Sheng Di Huang 生地黃生地黃

Mu Dan Pi Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮牡丹皮

Zi Cao Zi Cao 紫草紫草Chi Shao Chi Shao 赤芍赤芍

Shui Niu Jiao Shui Niu Jiao 水牛角水牛角

Sheng Di Huang Sheng Di Huang 生地黃生地黃

Black, flat, round, sticky with lighter blotches; usually brown on one side.Black, flat, round, sticky with lighter blotches; usually brown on one side.

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Rehmanniae Radix

ActionsClears heat Cool the bloodNourishes the Yin & generates fluids

Indications

(Excess & Def.)

Warm-heat pathogen diseaseHemorrhage due to heat in the bloodYin def. disease

Dosage 9 ~ 15 gCook

Toxicity Diarrhea; abdominal pain; vertigo; fatigue, and palpitations

Sheng Di Huang Sheng Di Huang (cold) (cold) 生地黃生地黃

Contraindications Dampness from spleen def.

Loose stools & abdominal fullness

CombinationsIndications Formular

Chi Shao 赤芍 Blood in urinary Xuan Shen 玄參Mai Dong 麥冬 Yin Def. disease Zeng Ye Tang

Huang Qi 黃耆Tian Hua Fen 天花粉

Ge Gen 葛根Diabetes

Huai Jiao 槐角Di Yu 地榆 Hemorrhoids bleeding

Bie Jia 鱉甲Di Gu Pi 地骨皮 Heat due to Yin def. Qin Hao Bie Jia

Tang

Sheng Di Huang Sheng Di Huang (cold) (cold) 生地黃生地黃

Xuan Shen Xuan Shen 玄参玄参

Pharmaceutical Name Scrophulariae Radix

ActionsClears heat & cools the bloodNourishes the YinSoftens hardness and dissipates nodules

Indications

(Excess & Def.)

Bleeding due to heat in the bloodWarm-heat disease with constipation & irritabilityNeck lumps due to phlegm fire

Dosage 9 ~ 15 gCook

Toxicity None noted

Xuan Shen Xuan Shen 玄参玄参(cold)(cold)Xuan Shen Xuan Shen 玄参玄参(cold)(cold)

Contraindications cold-dampness

Anti Li Ru

CombinationsIndications Formular

Niu Pang Zi 牛蒡子Jie Geng 桔梗 Swelling of the throat

Bai He 百合Chuan Bei Mu 川贝母 cough due to lung dryness

Jin Yin Hua 金银花Lian Qiao 连翘 Swollen abscesses & toxic

sores

Mu Li 牡蛎Zhe Bei Mu 浙贝母Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草

nodules due to phlegm

Xuan Shen Xuan Shen 玄参 玄参 (cold)(cold)

Mu Dan Pi Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮牡丹皮

Off white cylindrical sections, hollow or lighter color centerOff white cylindrical sections, hollow or lighter color center

Distinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Moutan Cortex

Actions

Clears heat & cools bloodClears deficient fireClears liver blood stasisClears ascending liver fireDrains pus & reduces swelling

Indications

(Excess or Def.)

Nose bleed; blood sputum; profuse mensesSteaming bone; no sweatingamenorrhea, abdominal mass, bruise’sheadache, eye pain, dysmenorrhoeatopically for non-draining sores

Dosage 6 ~ 12 g Cook

Toxicity Occasionally, nausea & dizziness

Mu Dan Pi Mu Dan Pi (slightly Cold)(slightly Cold) 牡丹皮牡丹皮

Contraindications Pregnant

CombinationsIndications Formular

Chai Hu 　柴胡 Exterior heat disease Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang柴葛解肌湯

Sheng Ma 升麻Bo he 薄荷 Measles at early stage

Huang Lian 黃連Huang Qin 黃芩

Heat induced diarrhea & dysenteric disorders due to damp-heat

Ge Geng Qin Lian Tang 葛根芩連湯

Bai Zhu 白朮 Chronic Diarrhea due to Sp. Def. Qi Wei Bai Zhu San七味白朮飲

Mai Dong 麥冬Sheng Di 生地 Thirsty due to diabetes

Mu Dan Pi Mu Dan Pi (slightly Cold)(slightly Cold) 牡丹皮牡丹皮

Zi Cao Zi Cao 　　紫草紫草

Very dark purpleVery dark purpleDistinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Arnebiae/Lithospermi Radix

Actions

Clears heat, cools blood & resolves fire toxicity

Clears damp-heat from the skin

* Moisten intestine

Indications

(Excess)

encourages progression of rashes to vent damp heat skin lesion, itching * Constipation

Dosage 3 ~ 9 g

CookToxicity

Zi Cao Zi Cao 紫草紫草 (cold) (cold)

Contraindications Loose stools ( spleen def.)

CombinationsIndications Formular

Chi Shao 赤芍Chan Tui 蟬蛻Lian Qiao 連翹

Rashes

Da Qin Ye 大青葉Shui Niu Jiao 水牛角

Heat toxin with dark purple measles

Sheng Di 生地Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 Blood in the urine

Bai Zhi 白芷Dang Gui 當歸 Ointment to treat Burns or sores

Zi Yun Gao紫雲膏

Zi Cao Zi Cao 紫草紫草 (cold) (cold)

Chi Shao Chi Shao 赤芍赤芍

Flat strips of off white, dry root with dark brown edgesFlat strips of off white, dry root with dark brown edgesDistinct lookDistinct look

Pharmaceutical Name Paeoniae Radix rubra

ActionsInvigorates the blood & dispels blood stasisClears heat & cool blood

Indications

(Excess)

dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhea, abdominal pain and masses,traumatic pain associated with swelling and painblotchy skin, bleeding, irregular mense

Dosage 6 ~ 15 g Cook

Toxicity None notes

Chi Shao Chi Shao 赤芍赤芍(slightly Cold) (slightly Cold)

Contraindications Deficient cold

CombinationsIndications Formular

Tao Ren 桃仁Chuan Xiong 川芎 dysmenorrhoea,

amenorrhea, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

血府逐瘀湯

Xiang Fu 香附 Rib area pain; dysmenorrhoea

Bai Shao 白芍 Spasms & cramping painRu Xiang 乳香Mo Yao 沒藥 Pain from traumatic injury

Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮Sheng Di 生地 Heat entering the blood level

Chi Shao Chi Shao 赤芍赤芍(slightly Cold) (slightly Cold)

Shui Niu Jiao Shui Niu Jiao 水牛角水牛角

Pharmaceutical Name Bubali Cornu

ActionsClears heat, resolves fire toxicityCool bloodClears heat and arrests tremors

Indications

(Excess)

High fever ( worse at night )Loss of consciousnessHeat enters the blood levelVomiting blood due to heat

Dosage 30 ~ 120 g in decoction; 6~15 g as a powderCook

Toxicity In high dosage; gastric discomfort, nausea, vomiting, reduced appetite

Shui Niu JiaoShui Niu Jiao (Cold) (Cold) 水牛角水牛角

Contraindications Cold from middle Jiao

CombinationsIndications Formular

Sheng Di 生地Dan Pi 丹皮

Chi Shao 赤芍Heat caused bleed

Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang 犀角地黃湯

Ling Yang Jiao 羚羊角Niu Huang 牛黃 High fever caused spasm An Gong Niu Huang Wan

安宮牛黃丸

Da Qing Ye 大青葉Shi Gao 石膏 Red or purple rashes

Hua Ban Tang化斑湯

Jin Yin Hua 金銀花Huang Lian 黃連 Fever with irritability

Qing Ying Tang清營湯

Shui Niu JiaoShui Niu Jiao (Cold) (Cold) 水牛角水牛角