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Herbs and Formulas that Clear Heat Part 2 Heat Clearing and Fire Purging Herbs jue ming zi - Semen Cassiae Bitter, cool LR, LI Clear LR heat, benefit eyes Calm LR, anchor LR yang Clear Heat, moisten bowels Reduce cholesterol 10-15g Heat Clearing and Blood Cooling di gu pi - Cortex Lycii Sweet, bland, cold LU, KI Cool blood, relieve steaming bones Clear LU heat Clear heat, cool blood, stop bleeding 6-15g Bai Wei - Radix Cynanchi Atrati Bitter, salty, cold ST, LR Clear heat, cool blood Cool blood, promote urination Eliminate heat, toxins 3-12g Yin Chai Hu - Radix Stellariae Sweet, cool LR, ST Clear deficient heat Clear heat 3-10g Heat Clearing and Damp Draining huang qin - Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis Bitter, cold LU, GB, ST, LI Clear heat and dry dampness Drains fire and resolves toxins Stops bleeding Quiets fetus 3-12g huang lian - Rhizoma Coptidis Bitter, cold HT, LR, ST, LI Clear heat and dry dampness Sedates Fire Clear Fire Toxin 2-10g huang bai - Cortex Phellodendri Bitter, cold KI, UB, LI Clear heat, dry damp Sedates Fire, eliminates toxins Clear deficiency heat 3-10g long dan cao - Radix Gentianae Bitter, cold LR, GB, ST Clear heat, dry damp Sedates LR heat 3-8g ku shen gen - Radix Sophorae Flavescetis Bitter, cold HT, LR, ST, LI, UB Clear heat, dry damp Dispel wind, kill parasites, relieve itching Promote urination 3-10g Heat Clearing and Toxin Eliminating Qin Pi - Cortex Faxini Bitter, cold GB, LR, LI Clear heat, eliminate toxins, dry damp Clear LR fire, brighten eyes Redirect Lung Qi, relieve cough and wheezing 6-12g jin yin hua - Flos Lonicerae Sweet, cold LU, ST, LI Clears heat Clears heat, eliminates toxins Treats diarrhea/dysentery from toxic heat 10-20g lian qiao - Fructus Forsythiae Bitter, cool LU, HT, GB Clears heat, Eliminates toxin interior and exterior Promotes Urination 6-15g Deficient Heat Clearing Herbs hu huang lian - Rhizoma Picrorhizae Bitter, cold HT, LR, ST, LI Clear deficiency heat Clear heat, dry damp 3-10g Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity Huang Lian Jie Du Tang - Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity Chief: (9) Huang Lian - drain fire from HT and middle jiao Deputy: (6) Huang Qin - clear heat from upper jiao  Assitant: (6) Huang Bai - clear heat from lower jiao Assitant: (6-12) Zhi Zi - drain heat through urine Fire and toxins Drain fire, relieve toxicity Xie Xin Tang / San Huang Tang - Drain Epigastrium Decoction Chief: (6) Da Huang - drain fire, purge through stool Deputy: (3) Huang Lian - drain fire from HT and middle jiao Deputy: (3) Huang Qin - clear heat from upper jiao  Fire and toxins, damp heat excess Drain fire, relieve toxicity Dry damp

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