Herbs that clear heat, drain fire
in decoction, crush and cook 30 minutes before adding other herbs
sweet acrid, very cold, but not drys
has clear heat & purging down fire function, Can clear impatience and vexation, stops thirst
can clear internal heat, has ventilate function (spreading)
For raw materia, more have clear heat, ventilate - more useful interiorly. Fried has astringent and stagnating property, mostly used for the exterior
when fried in salt water, this herb can strengthen the ability to nourish the kidneys and direct the action of the herb
zhi mu - cold moisture can clear deficiency and excess fir eboth
diabetes can cause diarrhe in severe cases
yellow winde processed zhi mu can lead herbal property to go to the upper body
process with salty water, then leads to the lower body
going to the lower body, moistens dryness in the kidney, to nourish yin
this herb nourishes yin, purgning down fire can restrain the bladder and fire in the yin of the ming men
combine with Huang Qi can restrain over-rising dry heat
good for prostate condition (abnormal heat makes abnormal swelling/growth)
damp in the upper jiao (nose or face (sore throat, tonsillitis, esophagiti, cough with yellow sticky phlegm
damp heat in the middle jiao - jaundice (LV/GB)
damp heat in the lowe rjiao: painful urination
vexation
febrile disease with fever, irritability, restlessness, thirst, and a stifling sensation in the chest
dan zhu ye good at clearing heart fire or heat transferred to SI causing urinartion strangury and mounth, tongue cancer sores
febrile disease with heat collapsing into pericardium causing high fever, restlessness, delirrium, coma. Heart fire disturbs the spirit
insomnia or irritability
pick this after the 10th of the summer solstice, once they have dried out - they will contain both heat and cool energy
+ - nodules, goiter, scrofula - all of these are dry heat, stagnation fire
Lian Xian clears heat, fire and heart heat and fire to calm down the spirit, it does not clear liver fire and heat to extinguish anger
Lu Gen has clear heat, generate the fluids function, focused to the lungs and stomach, clears lung and stomach heat, generates lu and stomach fluids
Lu Gen and Dan Zhu Ye both have reduce fever, clear vexation, stop thirsting functions
blazing liver fire syndrome: H/A, swollen painful and red eyes w/ excessive tearing
ascending liver fire syndrome: vertigo, dizziness, irritability, pain and distention over the hypochondrium
+ - for wind-heat or liver fire problems with eyes problems: swelling pain, red eyes, excessive tearing and sensitivity to light