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How To Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions Part Seventeen

 

Hey, I'm back to continue on today's topic which is on the selection and reason why they are the minister's herbs in the decoction:

  • Bo He
  • Jing Jie Sui
  • Dan Dou Chi         

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions(part 17).




Minister's herbs - Bo He, Jing Jie Sui and Dan Dou Chi


Let's start with the threshold established so far:

Association to a specific Meridian Channel


Bo He is also better known as Mentha Haplocalyx Briq.
It is associated with the:
  • Lung
  • Liver Meridian Channels respectively
Therefore Bo He has a direct link to the Lung and travels there to supplement and fuel the power of the monarch's herbs in combating the flu invasion.
As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:
  • (Xin Liang Tou Zhen Li Yan) 
whenever Bo He is used.
This means the combined application of: 
  • the pungent or spicy taste
  • cooling effect
to vent through the hot wind flu invasion from the interior to the surface and out of the body in the TCM perspective.

Jing Jie Sui is better known as the Schizonepeta Tenuifolia Briq.  The Sui is the flowery part of the plant and the rest is the twigs and stem, called Jing Jie.  Both parts can be used and Jing Jie Sui is more easily identified than the chopped up stem and twigs.
It is associated with:
  • Lung
  • Liver - Meridian Channels respectively.
Again as a rule of thumb, apply:
  • (Xin Wen Tou Zhen Jie Du) 
whenever Jing Jie Sui is used.

Dan Dou Chi is better known as Glycine Max (L) Merr., commonly called fermented soybean belongs to the family of Fabaceae.

It is associated with:
  • Lung
  • Stomach - Meridian Channels respectively
Again as a rule of thumb, apply:
  • (Xin Gan Jie Biao Chu Fan)
whenever Dan Dou Chi is used.

Specific Taste

Bo He possesses a pungent or spicy taste.  It would reconcile with the heat caused by the hot virus infection.

Jing Jie Sui possesses a pungent or spicy taste.

Dan Dou Chi possesses a pungent, sweet inclined to a little bitter taste.

Specific Properties

Next, I'll touch on the specific property of 
  • Bo He
which is slightly cold.  This cooling effect is capable of:
  •  dispelling heat
  •  reconciling the heat in the lung  directly
  •  to reduce swelling.

The Specific Property of: 
  • Jing Jie Sui
is lukewarm.

The Specific Property of: 
  • Dan Dou Chi
is cold.

This cooling effect would complement the monarch's herbs to strengthen the healing power above.  Although there is a lukewarm property in one of the 3 minister's herbs, it isn't 2 cold plus one lukewarm make the whole effect cold.  This specific choice of using (lukewarm) Jing Jie Sui has in-depth discussion under the topic: 

  • YANG ZHONG QIU YIN;  YIN ZHONG QIU YANG

Obviously lukewarm and all warm fall under the Yang category and all cold categorise in Yin.  I'll come across the above and would discuss it more in detail as and when necessary.




Preparation methods


Bo He and Jing Jie Sui have to be added last pegged at about 5 minutes before serving the decoction. The reason is the essence of both herbs would be released in the volatile oil which you can observe floating on the surface of the decoction.
Excessive boiling would evaporate this vital essence of both herbs.

I'll leave you time to digest this blog and be back very soon to discuss the next topic.



Best of all,








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)


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How To Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions Part Sixteen

We're still on the same topic and had discussed the 2 decoctions under flu caused by Feng Han.  Today's topic is the 2 representing formulas in the treatment for: 
Flu caused by the hot wind,(Feng Re) from the TCM perspective are:
  • Yin Qiao San
  • Sang Ju Yin          
This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions(part16).





I'll touch on Yin Qiao San for this blog and  Sang Ju Yin in the next, the former consists of these herbs:

  • Jin Yin Hua
  • Lian Qiao
  • Bo He
  • Jing Jie Sui
  • Dan Dou Chi
  • Jie Geng
  • Niu Bang Zi 
  • Gan Cao
  • Zhu Ye
  • Lu Gen

Monarch's herbs - Jin Yin Hua and Lian Qiao

Let's start with the threshold established so far:

Association to a specific Meridian Channel


Jin Yin Hua is also better known as Lonicera Japonica (or honeysuckle flower) and belongs to the family of Caprifoliaceae.
It is associated with the:
  • Lung
  • Stomach 
  • Large Intestine - Meridian Channels respectively
Therefore Jin Yin Hua has a direct link to the Lung and travels there to commence prior healing treatment because flu invasion will find its most easy entrance, that is the Lung. 
As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:
  • (Gan Liang Tou Xie Qing Re) 
whenever Jin Yin Hua is used.
This means the combined application of: 
  • sweetness 
  • cold
to vent through the hot wind flu invasion from the interior to the surface and out of the body in the TCM perspective.

Lian Qiao is better known as the weeping forsythia or (golden bell)and the scientific name is Forsythia Suspensa Vahl and belong to the family of Oleaceae.
It is associated with:
  • Lung
  • Heart
  • Gall Bladder - Meridian Channels respectively.
Again as a rule of thumb, apply:
  • (Ku Liang Xiao Yong Jie Du) 
whenever Lian Qiao is used.
This means the combination now is using:
  • bitterness 
  • cool
to purge out the hot wind flu invasion in the TCM perspective.

Specific Taste

Jin Yin Hua possesses a Sweet taste. 
Sweetness enters the Spleen.
It would enter the spleen with this sweet flavour to release the accumulated heat generated to surface out of the body caused by the hot virus.

On the other hand, Lian Qiao possesses a Bitter taste and is slightly cold.  It would reconcile with the heat caused by the hot virus infection.

Specific Properties

Next, I'll touch on the specific property of 
  • Jin Yin Hua 
which is cold.  This cooling effect is capable of:
  •  dispelling heat
  •  reconciling the heat in the lung   directly
  •  to reduce swelling.

The Specific Property of: 
  • Lian Qiao 
is slightly cold.
The cooling effect would complement Jin Yin Hua to strengthen the healing power above.

Therefore Jin Yin Hua and Lian Qiao can treat illness like:
  •     fever
  •     headache
  •     wind swelling 
  •     sore throat

Complement


Jin Yin Hua will always match with Lian Qiao, complementing each other in:
  • Relieving heat accumulated flu
  • Eliminating carbuncle



Preview


I'll leave you now and be back to discuss the 3 ministers' herbs next week.










Best of all,








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)

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