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Category
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND COLD
(TAI YANG STAGE-Six Stages)
T: thin white coat P: floating tight pulse Signs and Symptoms fever and chills without sweating headaches body aches wheezing
Pattern of Disharmony:
severe wind cold fettering the protective yang of the exterior, which constrains the dissemination of lung qi
Treatment Principles:
Release exterior cold and arrest wheezing
-works by resolving the exterior with acrid and strongly warming herbs, while secondarily supporting the dissemination and downward directing of lung qi
Ma Huang Tang
Ephedra Decoction
Category
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND COLD
T: thin, white, moist P: floating pulse that is lax or frail Signs and Symptoms fever and chills unrelieved by sweating headache aversion to wind stiff neck nasal congestion dry heaves no thirst Pattern of Disharmony Externally contracted wind cold or wind attack, which is characterized by disharmony between the nutritive and protective qi
Treatment Principles
Release the pathogenic factors from the muscle layer and regulate the nutritive and protective qi
-works by attending to the dispersal of wind
cold excess at the level of the protective qi
and the restoration of normal flow at the
level of the nutritive qi to create harmony
between the two
Gui Zhi Tang
Cinnamon Decoction
Category
RELEASE EXTERIOR WIND HEAT
(WEI LEVEL- 4 stages)
P: Floating, rapid T: Red tipped, can be thin, white or thin, yellow coat Signs and Symptoms fever chills or chills lasting for a brief period before aversion to heat begins headache thirst cough sore throat
Pattern of Disharmony
externally contracted wind heat entering the mouth or nose attacks the lungs, damaging the superficial aspect of the Lungs. It also constrains the diffusion of Protective Qi in the skin and muscle layer causing the above symptoms
Treatment Principles
Disperses wind heat, clears heat, resolves toxicity
This formula is aimed at releasing the exterior, clearing heat from the Lungs & resolving toxicity, & it interrupts the progression of the disorder from the lungs to the pericardium & from the upper to the middle burner
Yin Qiao San
Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder
Category
CLEAR QI LEVEL HEAT
P: Flooding, Forceful or Rapid and Slippery
T: Red with yellow coating
Signs and Symptoms
-(4 Bigs)
High fever with profuse sweating
aversion to heat
red face
severe thirst
irritability
****may also include: headache, toothache, or bleeding gums or nose
Pattern of Disharmony
This can treat 2 patterns:
-Qi level Heat as seen in 4 stages of hot disease
-Yang Ming Level as seen in 6 stages of cold disease
Treatment Principles
Clear Qi Level Heat, drain stomach fire, generate fluids, and alleviate thirst.
-Clears heat with acrid cold substances, as opposed to draining it with bitter cold herbs. Good choice when excess heat has damaged fluids
Bai Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Category CLEAR NUTRITIVE AND BLOOD LEVEL HEAT Ying Level (4 Stages) P: rapid thin T: Scarlett dry tongue Signs and Symptoms high fever worsening at night severe irritability and restlessness some are thirsty -sometimes not some are delirious some exhibit erythema and purpura Pattern of Disharmony HEAT IN THE NUTRITIVE LEVEL The yin wil be affected because of the high heat. as well as the heart causing the irratablity and restlessness.
Treatment Principles
Clears the nutritive level, relives fire toxin, drains heat, and nourishes the yin.
Qing Ying Tang
Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction
Category
CLEAR HEAT RESOLVE TOXICITY
P: Rapid, Forceful, Pulse T: Red tongue with yellow coat Signs and Symptoms High fever Irritability dry mouth and throat incoherent speech insomnia dark urine ********can also have carbuncles, boils, purpura, or rashes Pattern of Disharmony Severe Obstruction of the Three Burners by Fire Toxin which pervades the interior and exterior
Treatment Principles
Drains fire and relieves toxicity from the 3 Burning Spaces
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicty
Category
CLEAR HEAT FROM THE ORGANS
P: wiry, rapid, and forceful
T: red tongue with a yellow coating
Signs and Symptoms
hypochondriac pain difficult and painful urination
headache swollen pruritic genitallia
dizziness foul smelling leukorrhea
red and sore eyes bitter taste in mouth
hearing loss irritability/short temper
swelling in ears
*****in women the menstrual cycle will/d be shorter with reddish purple menstrual blood
Pattern of Disharmony
Excess heat/fire or damp heat in the liver and Gallbladder Channels
Treatment Principles
Drains fire excess from the Liver and Gallbladder and clears and drains damp-heat from the lower burner. (genital herpes/swollen genitals)
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
Category
HARMONIZE THE SHAO-YANG
P: thin white coat
T: wiry
Signs and Symptoms
alternating fever and chills dizziness palpitations
dry throat irritability coughing
bitter taste in mouth heartburn urinary issues
no desire to eat nausea/vomiting
Pattern of Disharmony
Cold pathogen constrains the lesser yang warp and impeding its ability to direct the clear upward and the turbid downward.
**the lesser yang defines the spaces in between the interior and exterior of the body its function is to direct the protective yang qi produced by the gate of vitality and the clear fluids upward and the turbid fluids downward from the upper to the lower burner. When a cold pathogen that has penetrated the exterior constrains this protective aspect disturbs this function there is a build up of yang heat in the interior
Treatment Principles
Harmonizes and releases the lesser yang-warp disorders
***this formula resolves constraint located at the level of the lesser yang warp, or halfway between the exterior and interior by a harmonizing strategy.
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Category REGULATE AND HARMONIZE THE LIVER AND SPLEEN P: wiry deficient pulse T: pale red tongue Signs and Symptoms hypochodriac pain headache vertigo bitter taste in mouth dry mouth and throat fatigue reduced appetite
Pattern of Disharmony
Liver constraint, blood deficiency, and spleen qi deficiency
Treatment Principles
Spreads the liver qi, strengthens the spleen, and nourishes the blood.
XIao Yao San
Rambling Powder
Category HARMONIZE THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES P: thin, yellow, and greasy tongue may have red tip T: wiry rapid pulse Signs and Symptoms epigastric focal distention fullness tightness with little or no pain dry heaves or frank vomiting borborygmus with diarrhea decreased appetite
Pattern of Disharmony
Results from an improper purging of an exterior, or half exterior half interior condition in a patient with an underlying Spleen and Stomach deficiency. Cold pathogen leads to yang qi constraint with accumulation of phlegm fluids. Inappropriate purging leads to more damage to the yang qi in the middle burner with out expelling the pathogen, where by cold and heat clump together preventing the spleen from raising the clear yang and the stomach from directing turbid yin down
Treatment Principles
Harmonizes the stomach, directs rebellious qi downward, disperses clumping,and eliminates focal distention.
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia DeCoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Category
WARM THE CHANNELS AND DISPERSE COLD
P: submerged thin pulse or one that is so thin it is almost imperceptible
T: pale with white coating
Signs and Symptoms
longstanding cold hands and feet that are both cold to the touch and feel cold to the patient
Pattern of Disharmony
Cold in the channels with underlying blood deficiency
Treatment Principles
Warms the channels, disperses cold, nourishes the blood, and unblocks the blood vessels
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
Danggui Decoction for Frigid Extremities
Category
WARM THE MIDDLE AND DISPEL COLD
Pattern of Disharmony (3)
1. Middle burner cold from xu-middle burner yang xu
T: Pale tongue, White coating
P: submerged and thin
Signs and Symptoms
diarrhea, watery stool,nausea, vomiting no thirst, no appetite, and abdominal pain
2. Bleeding due to middle burner yang xu
T: pale
P: frail
Signs and Symptoms
nose bleeds, vomiting blood, bleeding from rectum, internal bleeding and other middle burner yang xu s/s
3. Chronic child hood convulsions: emaciation, cold hands and feet, vomiting, diarrhea,
,
other patterns: sudden turmoil disorder, pain in hypochondria that shoots toward heart
Treatment Principles
Warms the middle burner and strengthens the spleen and stomach
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle Pill
Category
RESCUE THE DEVESTATED YANG
P: submerged thin faint pulse T: Pale tongue with a white slippery coating Signs and Symptoms Extremely cold extremities aversion to cold curling up when lying down lethargy with a constant desire to sleep vomiting diarrhea with undigested food particles abdominal pain and cold lack of thirst Pattern of Disharmony Yang Deficiency with yin relative excess
Treatment Principles
Rescues the devastated yang, warms the middle burner, and stops diarrhea
Si Ni Tang
Frigid Extremities Decoction
Category TONIFY QI P: Deficient and or Frail T: Pale Signs and Symptoms Pallid complexion low and soft voice reduced appetite loose stools weakness in the limbs
Pattern of Disharmony
Spleen Qi Deficiency
Treatment Principles
Tonifies the Qi and Strengthens the Spleen
Si Jun Zi Tang
Four Gentleman Decoction
Category
TONIFY QI
P: Deficient and frail with slippery quality
T: Pale possible swelling and phlegm strands
Signs and Symptoms
Pallid complexion
low and soft voice
reduced appetite
loose stools
weakness in the limbs
nausea and vomiting
focal distention
stifling sensation in the chest and epigastrium
often coughing with copious thin white sputum
Pattern of Disharmony
Deficient Spleen Qi and Phlegm Accumulation
Treatment Principles
Strengthens the Spleen, transforms phlegm, stops vomiting
Li Jun Zi Tang
Six Gentlemen Deoction
