This is how to analyze the therapeutic functions of the various Decoctions part 125

Hey, I'm back to continue on the analysis but this time would be to show you the difference between them, namely;

• Ling Jiao Gou Deng Tang
• An Gong Niu Huang Wan 
• Zhi Bao Dan 

We're going to take a different approach to differentiate one from another.

There are two ways to breakdown the comparison between the three formulae so that the difference is clearer.

Firstly, let's list out the similar herbs used in both for An Gong Niu Huang Wan and Zhi Bao Dan.  There are a total of 6 similar herbs and they're as below:

  

• Niu Huang
• Bing pian
• She Xiang 
• Xi Jiao 
• Zhu Sha 
• Xiong Huang 

So, now it's clear that An Gong Niu Huang Wan and Zhi Bao Dan are to a certain extent similar in functions, that's they both awake the unconsciousness by 2 different methods:

1. Aromatic Awakening -  Zhi Bao Dan 
2. Eliminates heat Awakening -  An Gong Niu Huang Wan 

Zhi Bao Dan utilise An Xí Xiang which has a very pungent smell to achieve the aromatic Awakening effect whereas An Gong Niu Huang Wan deployed 3 powerful herbs to eliminates heat from the body, namely;

• Huáng Lian 
• Huáng Qing 
• Zhi Zi 

to achieve the awakening effect.

  

Nevertheless,

The determinative observation is;

• Clenching fists 
• and clench the teeth tightly.  

Why is this so? It is due to heat had invaded the pericardium and related phlegm is blocking the air passage way in the TCM perspective.

So, it's appropriate to apply An Gong Niu Huang Wan and to use Zhi Bao Dan when there's no presence of  aforesaid observation.

Ling Jiao Gou Deng Tang syndrome 

The pathogenic causes for this syndrome are quite similar to the rest except that heat had invaded only at the liver and not to the pericardium as yet in the TCM perspective.

Nevertheless, this application is more appropriate in most cases especially among children because fist and jaw clenching would be telltales sign of unconsciousness classified as critical situation.

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part 126 would continue on a new formula.

I would never say it could not happen, when the sign of all that we had discussed turned out in front of us, we will have to decide on a case to case basic.

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I would leave you now so that you can have more time to digest this blog.

Best of all 

Sian Xiong 

***Reference:

( Emperor's Interior Sutra is available on sales better known as the esoteric scripture of the yellow emperor in Amazon, it's just a different way of naming the book cover)

This is how to analyze the therapeutic functions of the various Decoctions part 124

Hey, I'm back after a few days to analyze one of the three 4th divisional officer's herb in Zhi Bao Dan, which is Hu Bo.

The other 2 herbs in the same group are Zhu Sha and Niu Huang in which we had analyzed in the previous blogs 

Nevertheless, it's a good practice to list out the importance of their functions here:

• Niu Huang - being bitter and cold nevertheless is capable of awakening unconsciousness via it's cool property 
• Zhu Sha - being sedative, capable to awake the unconsciousness with Hu Bo.

Relief Shock and Resuscitation

We are still within the perimeter of the above and not drift away.

Hu Bo is here to complement with Zhu Sha which we had had analyzed in the previous blogs.

Primarily. it should carry out it's duty as 4th divisional officer's herb to assist with the therapeutic functions of the monarch's herbs to calm the anxious mood of the child.

In another words, more importantly, this means and applies to pacify the shock from epilepsy and limbs jerkings in our topic.

Pine Resin 

It's actually the Resin of Pinus genus or commonly known as pine resin and they belong to the plant family called Pinaceae.  And this resin forms Hu Bo after many years in buried strata.

And this is how to analyze the therapeutic functions of the various Decoctions part 124.

Let's start with the threshold established so far:

The reasons for selecting Hu Bo as the 4th divisional officer's herb are:

• 1)it complements Zhu Sha effectively and is also powerful in overcoming anxious mood.
• 2)is a natural remedy for amenorrhea due to blood stasis
• 3)and by virtue of its direct association with the bladder,  is able to relieve urinary hesitancy and retention 

Association to a Specific Meridian Channel

Hu Bo is associated with the

• Heart
• Liver
• Bladder - meridian channels respectively

Specific Taste

Hu Bo possesses a sweet taste.

Specific Properties

Next, I'll touch on the specific property of Hu Bo which is neutral.

  

As a rule of thumb, it

 is very appropriate to apply:

(Dìng jīng ānshén, huóxuè sàn yū, lìniào tōng lín. ) whenever Hu Bo is used.

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There are so many other blogs out there but none teach you why, when and where to use the relevant herbs, only I give the reasons for 3 W; why, when and where.

I would leave you now so that you can have more time to digest this blog.

Best of all 

Sian

***Reference:

( Emperor's Interior Sutra is available on sales better known as the esoteric scripture of the yellow emperor in Amazon, it's just a different way of naming the book cover)