This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part 132

Article part 23 published on 4th may, 2022 posted here due to technical fault.

Hey, I'm back to discuss today's new subject in the discrimination between She Gan Ma Huang Tang and Xiao Qing Long Tang.

Both decoctions are suitably formulated for:

• Flu invasion with Cold phlegm trapped deeply and

Each has its way to:

• Relief Cough and Ease Asthmatic Condition

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions (part 23)

These are the individual herbs constituting the decoction;

• She Gan Ma Huang Tang

leaving Xiao Qing Long Tang to be discussed in the next blog:

1. She Gan
2. Ma Huang
3. Sheng Jiang
4. Xi Xin
5. Zi Wan
6. Kuan Dong Hua
7. Da Zao
8. Fa Ban Xia
9. Wu Wei Zi

Today I'll be touching on the Monarch's herbs and they are:

Monarch's Herbs - She Gan and Ma Huang

The scientific name for these 2 herbs are:

• She Gan - is better known as Belamcanda Chinensis and only the horizontal underground stem(rhizome) is used.  
• Ma Huang - please refer to my previous blog on the analysis,

and I'll touch on the topic of Cold phlegm trapped deeply, especially in the Lung.

Let's start with the threshold established so far:

Association to the Specific Meridian Channel

She Gan is associated with:

• Lung Meridian Channel only

and Ma Huang is associated with:

• Bladder 
• Lung - Meridian Channel respectively 

Specific Taste

The specific taste of both herbs are as follow:

• She Gan - bitter 
• Ma Huang - slightly bitter

Specific Property

The specific property of  She Gan is Cold

and Ma Huang is warm.

Primarily, She Gan is noted with the capability to dissolve deeply trapped phlegm, especially with phlegm wheezing sound on diagnostic observation as a single herb application. It has the opposite effect of Ma Huang, which is the perspiring and relieving properties*** to raise the Yang Qi, meaning it is sufficiently warm to soften the sticky phlegm. As a result, the combination would heat up the cold sticky phlegm and remove it. Although the specific property of She Gan is cold it would necessarily combine with the minister's herb to complete the phlegm removal objective.

I'll discuss the individual relevant treatment of the minister's and messenger's herbs on their natural cure for relieving the cough and easing the asthmatic condition in my next blog.

Finally, I've to introduce one new terminology here as it is a very common TCM question on whether the formula selected is suitable for treating the root causes or just keeping the superficial symptoms down and there would be a possible relapse in due course. (See diagram for the new terminology)

The former is

• root treatment 

and the latter is 

• subsiding superficial symptoms.

I'll leave you now and hope that you can digest this blog easily.

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Xiong 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)

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part 131

Hey, I'm back to analyze one of the 4 monarch's herb namely; Su He Xiang You in our new formula, Su He Xiang Wan dedicated for:

Relief Shock and Resuscitation

And as usual it's necessary to list out the purposes and reasons why the other 3 monarch's herbs are selected to complement each other;

• She Xiang - being pungent and warm nevertheless is capable of awakening unconsciousness via it's aromatic therapeutic property 
• Bing Pian - being bitter, pungent and slightly cold perform in the same way like She Xiang to complement Su He Xiang to awake the unconsciousness.
• An Xí Xiang - being bitter and lukewarm could just complement all the aromatic herbs found in the decoction to awake the unconsciousness.

This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions part 131.

The reasons why Su He Xiang is selected as the monarch's herb which is further break into 2 parts as below:

1) it is a natural powerful regulative remedy for:

• Shock
• Sudden unconsciousness 
• Dirilium -_- all due to coldness accumulated 

2) it is an effective remedy for relieving Pain related to the abdomen.

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

Association to a Specific Meridian Channel

Su He Xiang oilment is the resin drained from the trunk of Liquidambar Orientalis family plant.

It is associated with:  

1. Heart
2. Spleen - Meridian Channel respectively

Specific Taste

The specific taste of Su He Xiang is bitter and pungent.

Specific Properties

The Specific Property of Su He Xiang is warm.

Rule of the thumb: 

Apply Kāi qiào pì huì zhǐ tòng whenever Su He Xiang You is used 

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Xiong 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)

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions part 129

Article part 18 published on 13 March, 2022 being posted here due to technical fault.

Hey, I'm back to put up the glossary on:

Yin Zhong Qiu Yang 

Yang Zhong Qiu Yin

so that references can be available if readers want to browse through my blogs from any search engine found on Google.

So without delay, I'll commence on today's topic - three types of 4th division officers' herbs, namely:

Jie Geng
Niu Bang Zi
Gan Cao

There is no necessity to repeat the previous explanation on Jie Geng.  All references to Jie Geng can be made on my previous blog #52 posted on 22 January 2022.

There is one special point to take note for Gan Cao which is normally supposed to be a messenger's herb in most decoction. Gan Cao is now acting as a 4th division officer's herb in Yin Qiao San.

Apply（Gan Ping Qing Re Jie Du) whenever Gan Cao is used as the 4th division officer's herb.  

As a 4th division officer's herb, Gan Cao or Licorice would aid: 

"the monarch and ministers' herbs to vent through the hot wind flu invasion from the interior to the surface and out of the body in the TCM perspective."

The 2 properties of:

sweetness(Gan)  
moderate(Ping) 

could be referred to, as in my blog#53 and also posed as a quick revision for all readers.

And so without delay, I'll discuss the importance of Niu Bang Zi with the threshold established so far.

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions (part 18).

Association to a specific Meridian Channel

Niu Bang Zi is also better known as Arctium Lappa seeds commonly called the greater burdock seeds.

It is associated with the:

Lung
Stomach - Meridian Channels respectively

Therefore Niu Bang Zi 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:

(Xin Han Tou Zhen Li Yan) 

whenever Niu Bang Zi is used.

This depicts the combined application of: 

pungency 
bitterness 
coldness 

to eradicate the hot virus in our topic, and these 3 herbs would apply their natural primary function of :

1. (Niu Bang Zi) = utilise its pungent smell and coldness to vent through the hot wind flu invasion from the interior to the surface and out of the body in the TCM perspective.
2. (Gan Cao) = utilise its moderate property and sweetness to enter the Spleen and Stomach to remove the heat accumulated there to relieve the throat's soreness.
3. (Jie Geng) = utilise its moderate property, pungent and bitterness to clear the airway of the Lung in the effect to relieve cough.

Specific Taste

This 4th division officer's herb possesses the following specific taste:

• Niu Bang Zi= pungent and bitter

It's a little dry up to here.

Therefore let's do some revision on fundamentals:

• The taste or pungent smell can disperse accumulated wind whether hot or cold.
• Bitterness can excrete accumulated heat in the abdomen. (Precaution must be exercised if the child is found to have Qi deficiency and often has loose stool.)

Specific Property

The Specific Property of:

Niu Bang Zi is cold.

Coldness would be an added advantage to our main theme:

• the Pungent and Cooling decoction in combating against hot wind virus invasion.

Preview

The quick difference between Yin Qiao San and Sang Ju Yin is:

1. The former is a moderate decoction in power 
2. The latter is a light decoction much more suitable for children.

So, this serves as a very good guideline for the practitioner to prescribe the formula for children infected with flu.

I'll be back soonest to discuss the next few herbs and very important, that's to leave you time to digest this blog.

Glossary:

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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.

Best of all,

Xiong 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)