Xiao ke: Wasting and Thirsting

Question 1

Lung and Stomach Dry Heat

Answer 1

Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang (White tiger plus ginseng dec): for damp-warm-heat pathogen disease or painful obstruction that has transformed into heat characterized by fever, epigastric distention, profuse sweating, a generalized sensation of heaviness, cold feet. Painful joints.

Bai hu tang (White Tiger Decoction): For high fever with profuse sweating and an aversion to heat, a red face, severe thirst and irritability, and a flooding forceful pulse. goes to Lung/Stomach, clear heat or drain fire.

Yu Nu Jian (Jade Woman Decoction): indicated for toothaches, loose teeth, bleeding gums, frontal headaches, irritability and fever, thirst with a desire to drink cold beverages. involves kidney. Kidney is the root of yin to support water to lung and stomach.

Plus: Nourish yin and clear deficient heat, relieve thirst

Tian hua fen, Mai men dong, Sheng di huang, Xuan shen

Question 2

Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency

Answer 2

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (Ginseng, Poria and White Atractylodes powder)

Plus:

Huang qi: tonifies the Spleen

Ge gen: ascends body fluid to the mouth.

Question 3

Damp Phlegm Accumulation

Answer 3

Cang Fu Dao Tao Wan

Ping wei san (Dry damp) and Er chen tang (eliminate phlegm)

Plus:

Yi yi ren, Shan yao and Ge gen

Question 4

Liver and Spleen Disharmony with Stagnant Heat

Answer 4

Jia Wei Xiao Yao San (augmented rambling powder): for liver constraint with spleen deficiency that transforms into heat characterized by irritability and short temper.

Plus:

Sheng di huang

Ge Gen

Shan Yao

Question 5

Qi and Yin Deficiency

Answer 5

Zeng Ye Tang (Increase the Fluids Decoction)

Sheng Mai San (Generate the pulse powder) and Yu Ye Tang (Jade Fluid Decoction)

Generate the pulse for chronic cough with sparse sputum that is difficult to expectorate, sob, spontaneous sweat, a dry mouth and tongue

Jade Fluid decoction: for excess thirst that is not quenched by a substantial intake of fluids, frequent, copious, or turbid urine, sob,

Question 6

Kidney, Liver and Heart Yin Deficiency

Answer 6

Kidney yin: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia): soreness and weakness in lower back, lightheadness, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, night sweats,

Liver yin: Qi Ju Huang Wan (Lycium Fruit, Chryssanthemum, and Rehmannia pill): dry eyes with diminished visual acuity, photophobia, (Liver and Kidney yin)

Heart yin: Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (Emperor of Heaven’s special pill to tonify the Heart): irritability, palpitations with anxiety, fatigue, insomnia with very restless sleep, forgetfullness

Question 7

Kidney and Heart Yang and Yin Deficiency

Answer 7

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan: Warms Kidney yang and nourish Kidney yin