Hey, I'm back and before we go on to the next stage, just let me refresh where is our position? We are now entering:
Ying Xue Level
where the heaty infection further worsens and penetrates to this level,with the expected observation would be seizure with rashes.
The treatment formulas are
1) Qing Ying Tang and
2) Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang
And I'll discuss the former formula which is
- Qing Ying Tang
- The Ability to wake the Delirium caused by heat and stabilise emotion
- Calming the Shen which appears to be anxious
- Overcome Sleep deprivation
- Subdue and clear dark purple-red rashes
- 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
They are of particular importance in the discrimination of what to apply in clinical observations.
Without delay, the obvious Monarch's herb are:
1) Xi Jiao* and
2) Sheng Di
I'll discuss Xi Jiao first in this blog followed by Sheng Di in the next.
Monarch Herb
This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions part 66. The reasons for selection of Xi Jiao as the monarch's herb is:
- Xi Jiao is an effective remedy for clearing accumulated heat causing blood to flow out of its normal path resulting in
- 1) vomitting blood
- 2) epistaxis and
- 3) any other blood disordered flow in the TCM perspective
- Subsiding high feverish temperature and even waking the delirium due to accumulated Combined heat and wetness
Let's start with the threshold established so far:
Association to a Specific Meridian Channel
- Heart
- Liver
- Stomach - meridian channels respectively
Specific Taste
Specific Properties
- Xi Jiao
- (Ku Xian Han Liang Xue Zhe Xue Xie Huo Jie Du An Shen Ding Jing)