This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part 74

Hey, good day everybody, I'm back to continue on the same topic with these remaining formulas:

Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang

Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang  

Without delay ,let's start on how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part Seventy Five with:

Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang

The decoction emphasizes on the functions of Sheng Jiang after the changes in quantity.

The main difference is now there is a shift in quantity between Gan Jiang vs  Sheng Jiang in Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang and Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang respectively. 

For Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang; the main difference is:

• increase Sheng Jiang to 12g 
• decrease Gan Jiang to 3g

Main function for this decoction,it:

• Soothes the stomach   
• Eliminates bloating, 
• Unblock stagnation  
• Reduce water retention.

Symptoms and observations; these are the obvious symptoms to lookout:

• Dry burping with smelly food odor 
• Stomach growling 
• Diarrhoea 

As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:

(hé wèi xiāo pǐ sàn jié chú shuǐ) whenever Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang is used. 

Next:

Gan Cao Xie xin Tang 

The obvious change would be:

• Increase Gan Cao to 9g 
• Remove Ren Sheng totally.

Main function for this decoction, it:

• Invigorates Qi
• Harmonizes the stomach
• Eliminates bloating 
• Stop vomiting

Symptoms and observations; these are the obvious symptoms to lookout

• Indigestion 
• Cardinal Anxiety

  

As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:

(yì qì hé wèi xiāo pǐ zhǐ ǒu) whenever Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang is used. 

I'll leave you you now and be back soonest to analyse the next herb in the next new formula.

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This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions Part 73

Hey, I'm back to continue on how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part 73 for the new formula, the Huang Lian Jie Du Tang.

In the first formula:-

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang, uses:

• Huang Lian - to clear upper body heat 
• Huang Qin -  to clear mid body heat
• Huang Bai - to lower body heat
• Zhi Zi - to clear San Jiao heat

It is very laxative and application must be very cautious. Therefore 

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang is capable of removing the heat and related wetness inclusive of heat due to overall deficiency. 

As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:

(Qing Re Zhao Shi Xie Huo Jie Du Tui Xu Re) whenever Huang Lian Jie Du Tang is used. 

Next, Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang

Huang Lian and Huang Qin both remain as the Monarch's herb as they are primarily the ingredients to remove Heat accumulated especially in the upper and mid body respectively.

It is not so laxative like Huang Lian Jie Du Tang because Huang Bai and Zhi Zi are replaced by the following herbs:

• Gan Jiang(minister)
• Ban Xia(minister)
• Ren Sheng(messenger)
• Gan Cao(messenger)
• Da Zao(messenger) 

Both Gan Jiang and Ban Xia possess the property of warm and pungent(xin wen) indicating that they can warm and open up the accumulated cold causing these heat in the mid-section.

Since there are cold force and heat force combating in the mid-section and they are actually causing vomitting in the upper section and dysentery in the lower section in the TCM perspective.

And therefore Gan Jiang by virtue of its own property can subdue vomitting and comfort the Irritability of the mid section by warming up the stomach and regulate the air passage pathways back to its comfort zone.

The difference between Gan Jiang and Sheng Jiang is:

Basically, 

Gan Jiang 

• Dry, warm up the zhong jiao 
• Don't make perspiration and overcome flu symptom

Sheng Jiang

• Wet or raw type, create perspiration easily and overcome flu symptom

And I had introduced this important point in the previous blog that changes in the quantity to bring about the result each time, especially when you see 2 herbs are combined to give a peculiar function.

Again, they are:

• Quantity changes in terms of weight
• The main function after the changes

So it is good idea to jot down the new changes from now onwards.

In terms of the quantity, Gan Jiang has to be increased to 66% of the Huang Lian being the monarch's herb in the decoction.  This would match with Ban Xia for having the same weigh.

Alway remember when Gan Jiang combined with Ban Xia:

As a rule of thumb,

Apply (wen wei he zhong kai jie san han zhi ou) whenever Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang is used

The remaining herbs:

• Ren Sheng
• Gan Cao
• Da Zao

combined to perform one function:

• Warm up and invigorate the Qi and it's deficiency. 

I would like to leave you now  so as to give you more time to digest this blog.

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( 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)