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

 Hey, I'm back to discuss the messenger's herb for this Bai Du Tang and move on to our topic to discuss the Jing Fang Bai Du Tang discriminating against Ma Huang Tang.

Jing Jie and Fang Feng would be added to Bai Du Tang as the Monarch's herb having a slightly higher quantity over Qiang Huo and Du Huo.

This is how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions. (part 14)

Messenger's herb - Gan Cao


I also like to stress the important points so that it would stay longer or even better stick onto you forever to use Gan Cao, better known as Licorice.
  • The messenger's herb is, as the word messenger depict, the marshal directing the various medicinal power of individual herb to the infected organs to start the healing process.  
  • Another function is to reconcile and harmonise the effects of various herbs to a moderate and digestive level.
Monarch's herbs:
  • Jing Jie
  • Fang Feng
The scientific name for the 3 herbs are as follow:
  • Gan Cao - Radix Glycyrrhizae, (better known as Licorice)
  • Jing Jie - Schizonepeta tenuifolia
  • Fang Feng Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk




Let's analyse them in detail with the thresholds established as:

Association to the Specific Meridian Channel

  • Gan Cao - Heart, Lung, Spleen, Stomach
  • Jing Jie - Lung, Liver
  • Fang Feng -  Bladder, Liver, Spleen ---respectively
The TCM fundamentals of Gan Cao is similar to that of the Zhi Gan Cao and so it should be still fresh In the mind.
I'm going to refresh our memories on the Meridian Channels Association for:
  • Qiang Hou - Bladder and Kidneys
  • Du Hou - Bladder and Kidneys
  • Chuan Xiong - Liver, Gall Bladder and Pericardium
  • Chai Hu  - Liver, Gall Bladder, Pericardium and San Jiao
There are none of the monarch or ministers' herbs that travels to the Lung directly because of its natural meridian channel link.  Bai Du Tang is only using:
  • Gan Cao
  • Qian Hu  
  • Jie Gen 
to marshal the warm herbs to disperse the cold virus infection as a medicinal primer.  What is a medicinal primer? It is a substance that is required for the functioning of various herbs together in the TCM perspective.

Jing Jie and Fang Feng

As a result, Jing Jie is selected with a slightly higher quantity which has a direct link with the Lung to start the healing directly.  In addition, to further strengthen the power of Jing Jie, the equal healing power of Fang Feng is added to complement each other.

Specific Taste


The specific taste of Gan Cao is similar to Zhi Gan Cao and so I'll not touch on it again for now. 
  • Gan Cao - Sweet 
  • Jing Jie - Pungent 
  • Fang Feng - Pungent, Sweet 

The effect of the pungent or spicy taste is to: 

  • soothe the Qi
  • disperse in the purpose of weakening the virus invasion
  • invigorate blood 
  • remove blood stasis 

Specific Property


The overall role for Gan Cao is to reconcile with all herbs in the decoction to a moderate and digestive level. 
  • Gan Cao  - moderate (note that it is not warm unlike Zhi Gan Cao)
  • Jing Jie - lukewarm
  • Fang Feng - lukewarm
I'll discuss the effect of:
  • Jing Jie 
  • Fang Feng  
to treat the cold virus infection as below.  The new terminology to apply primarily for both (Jing Jie and Fang Feng) is:
  • Fa Han Jie Biao 
Next, both herbs are found to be especially useful to:
  • Clear through*** rashes 
which can prevent the development of measles in the later stage.




I'll be back soonest to discriminate between the two formulas in my next blog as promised.  In the meanwhile, easy digestion and be prepared for the verdict to be disclosed.

Clear through***method needs a little explanation here.   The clear through method is using any (Xin Liang Jie Biao) herbs like Jing Jie and Fang Feng to release the accumulated rash poison, like venting through from the interior to the exterior to prevent the rashes to turn into more complicated issues.  This is only applicable from the TCM perspective.



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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