Exterior Invasion Flashcards
Common cold is known as ______ ______ in TCM. It is caused by ______. What does it often combine with in the clinic? (3 things)
Wai Gan
external pathogen EPF
- Phlegm
- Stagnation
- Terror/fright
What are the main symptoms of the common cold?
Fever, chills, cough, body aches, runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing
What organs are mostly impacted by Wai Gan, Common Cold for children? Meridians? What is different than from adults?
Lungs, Spleen, Liver
Taiyang Bladder meridian (not organ)
Liver is what is different in children. Fire generating wind.
Key sx for Wind Cold
- Aversion to cold
- Fever
- No sweating
- Cough
- Stuffy nose
- Body aches
Key sx for Wind Heat
- Fever
- Aversion to cold
- Sweating
- Headaches
- Heat signs:
i) Sore, red swollen throat
ii) Slight thirst or desire to drink cold liquid
iii) May have flaring nostrils - Red tongue tip
- White or yellow coat
- Superficial rapid pulse
Key sx for Summer Heat plus dampness
- Fever
- No sweating
- Dizziness
- Heavy sensation
- Chest oppression
- Digestive disorder
Key sx for seasonal influenza
- Aversion to cold
- Facial edema
- Fever and chills strong
- Nausea
- Pain
- Pulse: floating rapid and forceful
- Red swollen eyes
- Redness of head and face
- Restlessness
- Sore throat, dry throat
- Tongue: Red or Dry and red
- Tongue coat: powdery white or yellow
Related to Lungs and Stomach. Strong pathogen.
Tx principle and herbs for Wind Cold
Release the exterior with acrid warm herbs.
Jing Fang Bai Du San
Tx principle and herbs for Wind Heat
Release the exterior with acrid and cool herbs.
Yin Qiao San Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua) and Forsythia (Lian Qiao) Powder
Tx principle and herbs for Summer Heat common cold
Clear summer heat and release the exterior.
Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin
Jing Fang Bai Du San
Jing Jie
Fang Feng
Qiang Huo
Du Huo
Chuan Xiong
Chai Hu
…
Yin Qiao San formula actions
- Disperse wind heat
- Cool heat
- Relieve toxicity
Good for Wind Heat, Wen Bing Wei Stage Wind Heat Level, Summer Heat with Dampness, Dry Heat
Yin Qiao San ingredients
- Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle flower)
- Lian Qiao (Forsythia fruit)
- Jie Geng (Balloon Flower fruit)
- Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock fruit)
- Bo He (Mint)
- Dan Zhu Ye (Bamboo leaves and stems)
- Dan Dou Chi (Soybean)
- Jing Jie (Japanese catnip)
- Lu Gen (Reed rhizome)
- Gan Cao (Licorice)
Jin Yin Hua and Lian Qiao actions
Disperse wind heat, clear heat and relieve toxicity
Jie Geng, Niu Bang Zi, Dou Chi, Bo He, Jing Jie
Disperse lungs
Stop cough
Resolve phlegm
Descend Qi
Lu Gen and (Dan) Zhu Ye properties?
- Generate fluids
- Alleviate thirst
- Clear heat
Gan Cao function
- Tonify spleen
- Clear heat
- Moderate harsh properties of other herbs
What are other Western disease that would fall under Wind Heat and could be treated with Yin Qiao San?
- Acute bronchitis
- Acute tonsillitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Common cold
- Cough
- Fever
- Initial stage Measles or Mumps
- Influenza
- Pharyngitis
- Upper respiratory tract infection
What are the formulas for epidemic disease/influenza?
Yin Qiao San + Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
Formula actions for Yin Qiao San + Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Clear heat
- Eliminate Fire toxin
- Disperse Wind Heat
Treats acute fever due to Wind Heat Toxin with Phlegm
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin ingredients
- Huang Qin
- Huang Lian
- Niu Bang Zi
- Lian Qiao
- Bo He
- Jiang Can
- Ma Bo
- Ban Lan Gen
- Jie Geng
- Chen Pi
- Chai Hu
- Sheng Ma
- Gan Cao
Other Western diseases related to Influenza and treated with Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Acute laryngitis
- Acute tonsillitis
- Cellulitis of head and face
- Epidemic parotitis (Mumps)
- Furuncles
- Herpes simplex
- Lymphadenitis
- Otitis media suppurative
- Upper respiratory tract infection
Complications of phlegm? What formulas and what key herbs?
Phlegm and cough
* San Ao Tang
* Er Chen Tang
* Sang Ju Yin
Key herbs:
1. Ban Xia
2. Chen Pi
3. Ma Huang
4. Xing Ren
Complications of Stagnation? Formula and Key herbs?
Food Stagnation
Bao He Wan
Key herbs:
1. Shan Zha
2. Shen Qu (Massa)
3. Lai Fu Zi (Radish seed)
4. Lian Qiao (Forsythia)
5. Chen Pi
6. Ban Xia
7. Fu Ling
8. Mai Ya
Complications from Terror? Formula and herbs.
Night terrors
Zhen Jing Wan
Key Herbs:
1. Chan Tui (Cicada molt)
2. Gou Teng (Uncaria vine)
3. Jiang Can (Silkworm larva)
Key acupuncture points for Exterior Invasion of Wind Heat or Influenza?
- LU11
- LI 11
- DU14
- LI4
- SJ5
- Tai Yang
What points are appropriate for moxibustion for an exterior invasion into the lung?
- DU14
- BL12
- BL13
