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

Hey, I'm back to discuss with you on the new formula after the puzzle with the previous blog on Yin Yang.  I'm feeling very excited and refreshing,  This time round we've finished with the prolong cough for the time being and now would move on to Remove Heat and Detoxification treatment.

In order to refresh your memories, I'll put up these important points together for today's discussion.


Remove Heat and Detoxification treatment is used when heat is concentrated and the following terminologies are very vital in all future TCM treatment applications:

  • Using sweet flavour and cooling property herbs to clear heaty virus infections 
  • Using bitter flavour and cooling property herbs to clear heaty virus infections
  • Using bitter flavour and cooling property herbs to dissipate heaty virus infections
  • Using salty flavour and cooling property herbs to clear heaty virus infections

Like I mentioned earlier, this new chapter will be a new opening to how to analyse the therapeutic functions of the various decoctions.
So the application of the correct decoction would be determined by the degree of heat concentrations at these levels:
  • Superficial level
  • Interior level
  • Wei, Qi, Ying, Xue, 4 levels

When the heaty infection is in between superficial and interior levels, the treatment formulas are:
  • Zhi Zi Chi Tang
  • Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang

I'll commence with Zhi Zi Chi Tang for this blog and then discriminate between these 2 decoctions later.  This is How To Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions:   


Zhi Zi Chi Tang with these 2 individual herbs components:

  • Zhi Zi 
  • Dan Dou Chi


The Monarch's Herb
  •     Zhi Zi


The Minister's Herb

  • Dan Dou Chi


The threshold analysis on Dan Dou Chi can be referred to in my earlier blog and so it wouldn't be explained here like (How To Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions).


Association to the Specific Meridian Channel


Dan Dou Chi was analysed in my Feb 2022's blog and please refer to it as it could serve as a revision and at the same time can refresh your mind.  I would hint that Dan Dou Chi first appeared in Yin Qiao San which means you can relate it to heat removal and subdue cough for easy memorising as Yin Qiao San is dedicated to this purpose.

Only Dan Dou Chi has the medical value for provision of  illness treatment other than the normal gourmet Dou Chi. 

Zhi Zi is better known as Gardenia Jasminoides Ellis in Latin and only the ripen fruit is used.  It is associated with:  

  • Lung
  • Heart 
  • Stomach
  • San Jiao -  Meridian Channels respectively


Specific Taste



The specific taste of Zhi Zi is 
  • Bitter  



Specific Properties


The Specific Property of:

  • Zhi Zi is Cold


Once again, I've to refer back to our topic today as to why Zhi Zi and Dan Dou Chi is categorised as monarch's and minister's  herb consecutively in Zhi Zi Chi Tang because of its prime role: 

Zhi Zi
  • Disperse the accumulated Lung heat and relieve the superficial symptoms
  • Ease Cardinal anxiety
  • Clear Zhong Jiao air passage and Qi stasis


Dan Dou Chi
  • Being Light mass substance coupled with innate Qi is Cold
  • Capable of rising due to light mass property coupled with rising Qi can disperse and adjust Zhong Jiao blockage
  

As a rule of thumb,


Apply (Ku Han Xie Huo Chu Fan Qing Re Li Shi Liang Xue Jie Du) whenever Zhi Zi is used.







This is a relative short formula and should be easy to apply.  I'll leave you now and be back soonest to discuss the next interesting formula.



Best of all,







Xiong 





 


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