Hey, I'm back to discuss with you the effect of the messenger's herb, when - Da Zao
meet with Sheng Jiang which supposed to serve as the Minister's herb in the decoction. Very excited and interesting, don't they? It would rise to its climax with the revelation of the half verdict wrapping up this blog.
Normally, it is common to use
- Gan Cao
to regulate the whole decoction to become more digestive to be absorbed by the child.
As our present topic is to
- dissolve cold sticky phlegm
and therefore the condition of the child should be found to have weakness in both the spleen and stomach. This would be
- a typical Spleen-Stomach allover deficiency.
So the application of Da Zao with Sheng Jiang in this duo-function is to warm and back up this deficiency.
This is how to analyse the therapeutic function of the various decoction. (part 26)
Messenger's Herb - Da Zao
It is better known as - Ziziphus Jujuba
and only the ripened fruits are used. Da Zao is also commonly known as - Red Dates
and the criteria must be large and fresh.
The primary healing properties of Da Zao are as follows:- Strengthen Zhong Qi
- Invigorate blood and calm palpitation
- reconcile and harmonise the effects of various herbs to a moderate digestive level.
As a rule of thumb, apply:- (Gan Wen Bu Qi Yang Xue An Shen)
whenever Da Zao is used.
Let's analyse them in detail with the thresholds established as:
Association to the Specific Meridian Channel
Da Zao is associated with the following meridian channels:
- Ziziphus Jujuba
- Red Dates
- Strengthen Zhong Qi
- Invigorate blood and calm palpitation
- reconcile and harmonise the effects of various herbs to a moderate digestive level.
- (Gan Wen Bu Qi Yang Xue An Shen)
Association to the Specific Meridian Channel
- Spleen
- Stomach - respectively
- Spleen
- Stomach - respectively
Specific Taste
The specific taste of Da Zao is- Sweet
- Sweet
Specific Property
The specific property of Da Zao is- Warm
The combination of these 2 herbs is the effect on the following:
It - upholds and
- stabilises body innate defence mechanism.
It - complements each other using Xin Wen of Sheng Jiang and Gan Wen of Da Zao to warm the Lung and to
- dissolve this sticky phlegm repeatedly.
Half Verdict Revelation
All right, I've discuss all the important things with She Gan Ma Huang Tang for you to memorise easily.And the real usage or application of this decoction is: - when there are lots of phlegm with wheezing sound in the throat which is particularly useful point to take note.
Next, what are the common treatment using this decoction and they are:- Acute upper respiratory infection
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive palmonary disease
I'll leave you now and hope that you can digest this blog easily.
- Warm
- upholds and
- stabilises body innate defence mechanism.
- complements each other using Xin Wen of Sheng Jiang and Gan Wen of Da Zao to warm the Lung and to
- dissolve this sticky phlegm repeatedly.
- when there are lots of phlegm with wheezing sound in the throat which is particularly useful point to take note.
- Acute upper respiratory infection
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive palmonary disease
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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