Herbs 2 -- Clear Heat And Cool Blood, Drain Fire, And Clear Deficient Heat

Approved & Edited by ProProfs Editorial Team

The editorial team at ProProfs Quizzes consists of a select group of subject experts, trivia writers, and quiz masters who have authored over 10,000 quizzes taken by more than 100 million users. This team includes our in-house seasoned quiz moderators and subject matter experts. Our editorial experts, spread across the world, are rigorously trained using our comprehensive guidelines to ensure that you receive the highest quality quizzes.

Learn about Our Editorial Process

| By Sgallagher87

Sgallagher87

Community Contributor

Quizzes Created: 9 | Total Attempts: 15,647

Questions: 19 | Attempts: 67 | Updated: Jul 13, 2023

Questions

Settings

Create your own Quiz

Herbs 2 -- Clear Heat And Cool Blood, Drain Fire, And Clear Deficient Heat - Quiz

Questions and Answers

Quiz Review Timeline +

Our quizzes are rigorously reviewed, monitored and continuously updated by our expert board to maintain accuracy, relevance, and timeliness.

Current Version
Jul 13, 2023

Quiz Edited by
ProProfs Editorial Team
Jan 13, 2012

Quiz Created by
Sgallagher87

Herbs 2 -- Clear Heat And Cool Blood, Drain Fire, And Clear Deficient Heat

Sweet acrid very cold LU ST 1. Clear Heat – Drain Fire (high fever) 2. Clear Stomach Fire (toothache and headache) 3. Clear Lung Heat (thick phlegm, asthma) 4. Generate Fluids (severe thirst) 5. Eliminate Irritability (caused by heat) 6. Promote Healing (ruptured wounds, eczema, burns)

Bitter sweet cold LU ST KD 1. Clear Heat – Drain Fire (ST & LU) 2. Nourish Yin – Treat Deficient Heat (KD) (bone heat, tidal fever, nightsweating, restlessness…) 3. Moistens Dryness - Treat Diabetes (due to yin deficiency) (good for excess heat –ST and LU, and yin deficient empty heat - KD)

Sweet bland cold HT LU SI 1. Clear Heat – Drain Fire (fever) (HT heat (mouth ulcers, infantile febrile convulsions) and ST heat – bad breath, excessive hunger) 2. Eliminate Irritability (restlessness) 3. Generate Fluids (thirst) 4. Promote Urination (to expel heat)

Bitter cold HT PC 1. Clear Heat – Drain Fire (HT) (insomnia, irritability) 2. Stop Bleeding (vomiting blood) 3. Bind the essence (ex: spermattorrhea) (for warm heat pathogen diseases where heat collapses into PC channel causing mental confusion or delirium.)

Bitter slightly cold LV 1. Clear Heat – Drain LV Fire (redness, swelling, pain of eyes) 2. Benefit Eyes (ex: “nebulas” and blurry vision) 3. Lower Blood Pressure (due to rising of LV yang) 4. Subdue LV Yang

Sweet and slightly cold LV 1. Clear Heat – Drain LV Fire (swelling, redness and pain in eyes) 2. Benefit Eyes – Improve vision (blurred vision and “nebula”)

HT LV ST bitter salty 1. Cool the Blood – Clear Heat; Stop Bleeding (any bleeding caused by heat) (thick, dark red blood, normally a large amount of blood (excess)) (from blood level) 2. Drain Fire; Resolve toxicity (from qi level) 3. Calm Spirit (clear heat from Ying level); Stop Tremors (wind)

Sweet bitter cold HT LV KD 1. Cool the Blood; Clear Heat (Heat in Blood Level) 2. Clear HT Heat (irritability, insomnia, palpitations…) 3. Nourish Yin (yin def with heat signs/yin that is injured by heat) 4. Moisten LI; treat constipation (due to yin def)

KD LU ST Sweet salty bitter cold 1. Clear Heat - Cool Blood; Stop Bleeding 2. Nourish Yin (heat injuring the yin/causing yin def) 3. Clear Heat - Resolve Toxicity (esp good for sore throat, skin conditions) 4. Softens Nodules

Acrid bitter slightly cold HT LV KD 1. Clear Heat, Cool the Blood, Stop Bleeding 2. Clear LV heat 3. Invigorate Blood; remove blood stasis 4. Resolve Toxicity (topical use = skin infections, sores)

Sweet cold HT LV 1. Clear heat, Cool Blood (heat in blood level) 2. Resolve Toxicity; Vents Rash (Very good for heat related skin conditions and itching… burns, eczema, etc) 3. Slight Function Invigorate Blood; Remove Blood Stasis

Sweet bland cold LU KD 1. Clear deficient heat 2. Cool the blood 3. Clear LU heat (causing cough) (very good to treat steaming bone fever)

Sweet slightly cold LV ST 1. Clear deficient heat 2. Clear Heat from infantile malnutrition (due to parasites in body ---bloated abdomen, low grade fever) (mainly treats the low grade fever)

Bitter cold HT LV ST LI 1. Clear Deficient Heat 2. Clears Heat; treats low grade fever from infantile malnutrition 3. Clear Heat; Dry Dampness