Herbs That Clear Heat And Drain Dampness
Herbs That Clear Heat and Dry Dampness:
- For damp-heat patterns with dysenteric disorders, urinary difficulty or pain, jaundice, furuncles, eczema.
- Bitter and cold - clear heat and drain dampness; Avoid in cases of stomach and/or spleen deficiency.
- Often combined with herbs that drain fire and those that clear heat and relieve toxicity.
Section Herbal Summary:
- Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai - similar.
- Huang Qin - most effective in treating upper jiao, but also is used to calm restless fetus and liver yang rising.
- Huang Lian - for middle jiao issues.
- Huang Bai - for lower jiao issues.
- Hu Huang Lian:
- Inexpensive substitute for Huang Lian.
- Commonly used for fever due to yin deficiency and for childhood nutritional impairment.
- Clears damp-heat.
- Drains fire and is used for steaming bone disorder due to lingering heat.
TCM Herbal Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Jin, Yan Ping: New England School of Acupuncture, CHM Pharmacopoeia I and II, Formulas I and II Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Herbal Medicine Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
