This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the Various Decoctions Part 127

Articles part 19 posted here from March 23,2022 due to technical fault.

Hey, I'm back to discuss today's subject in our topic and to analyse 

• Lu Gen and 
• Zhu Ye 

as the fabulous messenger's herb in Yin Qiao San.  

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions (part 19).

The scientific name for the 2 herbs are:

• Lu Gen - is better known as Phragmites communis and only the root part is used
• Zhu Ye - is better known as Lophatherum gracile and only the leaves of the plant are used

Let's analyse them in detail with the thresholds established as:

Association to the Specific Meridian Channel

• Lu Gen - is associated with Lung and Stomach meridian 
• Zhu Ye - is associated with Lung, Heart and Stomach - meridian channels respectively

Specific Taste

The specific taste of these 2 herbs are similar as follow:

• Lu Gen - Sweet 
• Zhu Ye - Sweet

Apply (Qing Re Chu Fan Li Niao) whenever Zhu Ye is used.

Apply (Qing Re Sheng Jin Chu Fan) whenever Lu Gen is used.

Specific Property

The overall role for Lu Gen and Zhu Ye is to reconcile with all herbs in the decoction to a moderate and digestive level. The specific property is as follows:

• Lu Gen - Cold 
• Zhu Ye - Cool

New Terminology

What is (Chu Fan) in this blog?

Literately, Chu Fan referred to as remove anxiety.  

I'll discuss the anxiety here as it is necessary now and it is something to learn and apply when patients complain of some feelings within the circumference of anxiety.

The emotion (anxiety) is felt, in the patient infected with hot wind virus flu; like:

• Emotional Discomfort
• Fear 
• Worry

Let's do a quick revision on how anxiety is formed.

Anxiety is a normal stress reaction and can be beneficial in some situations. It can alert us to dangers and help us prepare and pay attention. Anxiety disorders differ from normal feelings of nervousness and involve excessive fear.

Fear

Fear is a natural, powerful and primitive human emotion. It alerts us to defend in the presence of danger, whether physical or psychological. It is a good time to roll back to the Heart which is a 'Fire' organ in that sense, as and when necessary. The other emotion when escalated would affect the heart is 'Afraid'. Over here, I'll explain the main difference between Fear and Afraid.  

The former has an expectation or preemptive knowledge of the forthcoming event whereas the latter has no expectations at all.

Therefore the ability to remove anxiety by these 2 herbs would be an advantage to reconcile the whole decoction into a moderate and digestible one.

Another important point to note is:

There is only one type of anxiety to be found throughout the TCM perspective which is better known as Cardiac-anxiety. The TCM fundamentals covering cardiac anxiety can be referred to, in my earlier blogs on Heart and Gall Bladder.

Good practical jot book

It is good to practice jotting down certain herbs commonly used to perform specific primary healing properties like :

Clear and remove heat accumulated in organs located above the diaphragm

Clear and remove heat accumulated in organs located below the diaphragm

Clear and remove heat accumulated in organs located at the abdomen

Today we've Zhu Ye jotted down as the first item under category 1.

I'll leave you more time to digest this blog.

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Xiong Sian 

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This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions Part 126

Hey, I'm back after a short break and is ready to analyze the next new formula called;

Su He Xiang Wan 

Relief Shock and Resuscitation

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

The continuation from Zhǐ Bao Dan syndrome start here,

The reasons and causes:

• If the deeply trapped phlegm of the frightened child moves upwards to the head in the TCM perspective causing shock with convulsion. 
• Accumulated Coldness in the child with blocked air passage way
• Epidemic Miasma

(Apply:- Fang Xiang Huo Tan Kai Qiao,  Xing Qi Zhi Tong,  Kai Qiao Ding Jing,  Qing Re Hua Tan)

The treatment formulas are :

• Su He Xiang Wan
• Xiao Er Hui Chun Dan

We would analyze the first formula and followed by Xiao Er Hui Chun Dan 

This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions part 126.

On the contrary, the main observation for the application of Su He Xiang Wan is; 

1. sudden faint, 
2. clenching jaw and 
3. the child would have or not vomitting white foam ended up in total unconsciousness.

Just before I would leave you, these are the 15 ingredients altogether formulating the mystifying Su He Xiang Wan;

1. Su He Xiang You 
2. She Xiang 
3. An Xí Xiang 
4. Bing Pian
5. Qing Mu Xiang 
6. Bai Tan Xiang 
7. Ding Xiang 
8. Chen Xiang 
9. Ru Xiang 
10. Xiang Fu Zi 
11. Bi Ba
12. Xi Jiao 
13. Zhu Sha 
14. Bai Zhu 
15. Wei He Zi 

The decoction deploys 10 aromatic herbs to resuscitate the unconsciousness.

I will list out the functions of the 3 analyzed monarch's herbs and the analysis of Su He Xiang You in the next blog.

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

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Sian Xiong 

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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 both of them awake the unconsciousness but by 2 different methods:

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

Zhi Bao Dan utilises An Xí Xiang which has a very pungent smell to achieve the aromatic Awakening effect whereas An Gong Niu Huang Wan deploys 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.

One very significant point to take note, is Gou Deng, which is directly associated with the pericardium.

How you want your decoction to work, depends on the choice of herbs to be added by the intelligent practitioner.

The rest of the various herbs found in Líng Jiao Gou Deng Tang are catered to calm spasm and epilepsy except;

• Sheng Di
• Bai Shao 
• Zhu Ru
• Bei Mu 

These 4 herbs are commonly selected to replenish fluid lost caused by the scorched Yin in the liver in the TCM perspective.

It's still appeared to be quite cloudy as what kind of observation would qualify for this application straight away.

All right, when you saw the child tilt the head backwards and at the same time stared upwards, the application of Líng Jiao Gou Deng Tang is most appropriate.

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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:

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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)