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How To Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions Part Thirty Six

Hey, I'm back to discuss today's new subject and it has been two weeks already passed and was unable to keep you abreast with our topic's progress.  I'm so sorry.  Anyway, have you try to analyse the discrimination between the two formulae:

  • Ding Chuan Tang
  • Ma Xing Shi Gao Tang

Nevertheless, this is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions 




The Discrimination    


We're still on the same topic:

  • hot phlegm trapped deeply
and l'm going to start with terminology difference; that is the difference between the 2 Qing Xie as shown in the diagram below.  Let's name them as (A) and (B) respectively.
Here is the difference; (B) can be used as (A) , however (A) cannot be used as (B).  This is because (B) is more stingent than (A).  Both refer as able to purge out the accumulated heat, however (B) is more severe and vigorous in strength than (A).




So we would go on to the formulae to illustrate these 2 words(A) and (B) together more vividly.

Ding Chuan Tang

In this decoction, Huang Qin and Sang Bai Pi combined to purge the heat accumulated in the Lung.

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

Over here, Shi Gao is used to force out the heat accumulated in the Lung at a stronger and effective level.

This means that Shi Gao can be used in Ding Chuan Tang to replace Huang Qin and Sang Bai Pi, however Huang Qin and Sang Bai Pi could not be used to replace Shi Gao in Ma Xing Shi Gao Tang as Shi Gao has 3 times the power of Ma Huang to remove accumulated heat in the Lung. (Research has shown that Shi Gao is more powerful in purging heat from the body against other herbs such as Ma Huang, therefore must be used with precaution).  By now, I believe you should comprehend why (B) can replace (A) but (A) cannot replace (B). Right, I should move on now.

Other differentaions:

Ding Chuan Tang
Common symptoms are:
  • Intermittent Fever and chills
  • Short of breathe (mild dyspnea)
  • Tongue coating is thick and yellowish

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
Common symptoms are:
  • Nasal flaring
  • More severe asthma observed
  • Thirsty (mild polydipsia)
  • Common flu symptoms such as running nose and cough still not clear
  • Therefore tongue coating is slightly yellowish

So, when it is time to make a decision to use which decoction during real practice would be based on the observations and experience taken with weight shift to the correct diagnosis.

I'll leave you now so that you would have more time to draw up the other methods like the threshold established so far to analyse which decoction to use verse the above observations.










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 Thirty Five

Hey, I'm back to write on the next formula in the same topic to dissolve the trapped hot phlegm which is:


Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang


Ma Huang  -   Monarch

Xing Ren  -   4th Division Officer

Shi Gao  -   Minister

Gan  Cao  -  Messenger





Once again, we've already covered the analysis of  Ma Huang, Xing Ren and Gan Cao and please refer to them as a quick revision.





Minister's Herbs





Today I'll be touching on the Minister's herbs:
  • Shi Gao

The scientific name for this herb is:
  • Gypsum which is an Ore and CaSo4•2H2o is the chemical bond


We now begin with the threshold established.


Association to the Specific Meridian Channel



Shi Gao is associated with:

  •  Lung 
  •  Stomach  -  Meridian Channel respectively

Specific Taste



The specific taste of this herb is as follow:


  • Shi Gao -  pungentsweet 


Specific Property


The specific property of  Shi Gao is

  • Cold


Traditional

These are the traditional common suitable treatments using Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang:

  • Fever
  • Intensive Cough 
  • Polydipsia
  • Dry mouth and Nose 
  • Thick phlegm
  • Urinary Hesitancy
  • Puffy Face
  • Irritability

Apply (Xin Gan Han Qing Re Chu Fan Zhi Ke) whenever Shi Gao is used.



Contemporary

Wow, wow, wow, you would never think of such a vast and enormous treatment applications for Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang and of course there must be some quantity adjustment as well as combination of some other secondary herbs to complememt and supplement the main decoction.  More importantly, the main decoction should blend with the other additional herbs displaying its principal healing effect as the shadow especially catered for pneumonia fever and related sickness.  Whatever it is, let's get to know them first and will discuss them as and when necssary.  So they are:
  1. lobar pneumonia
  2. bronchial asthma
  3. viral pneumonia
  4. allergic bronchial asthma
  5. measles pneumonia
  6. acute bronchitis
  7. senile chronic bronchitis
  8. eosinophilic pneumonia
  9. lung abscess
  10. whooping cough
  11. epidemic Cold
  12. epidemic hemorrhagic fever
  13. epidemic encephalitis
  14. drug fever
  15. bronchial asthma with yellow phlegm
  16. suppurative sinusitis
  17. epistaxis
  18. rosacea
  19. suppurative otitis media 
  20. acute glossitis
  21. diphtheria
  22. suppurative tonsillitis 
  23. suppurative keratitis 
  24. fulminant conjunctivitis 
  25. corneal ulcer
  26. dacryocystitis
  27. psoriasis
  28. contact dermatitis
  29. urticaria, 
  30. pityriasis rosea 
  31. acute urethritis
  32. hemorrhoids
  33. orchitis
  34. postoperative urinary retention 
  35. enuresis.

The list can still goes on as more practitioners analyse and form other formulas with Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang as the basis.

I'll leave you now so that you would have more time to digest this blog as there are 35 new sick terminologies.



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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