Hey, I'm back to commence on the analysis of the Yin Chen Hao Tang and reiterate that Zhi Zi would not be analysed in this blog. Please refer to my blog: part 47 published in February 2023 as a quick revision for Zhi Zi.
Without delay, the obvious Monarch's herb is:
Monarch Herb
Yin Chen Hao
This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions part 57. The reasons for selection of Yin Chen Hao as the monarch's herb is:
- Yin Chen Hao is an effective remedy for clearing accumulated heat combined with wetness in the TCM perspective and would be used especially in treating Yang Huang juandice as having this specific property
- Combined heat and wetness would also cause soft smelly 'diarrhoea-like' stool and clearing this heated wetness means stool would take solid shape again in the TCM perspective
Let's start with the threshold established so far:
Association to a Specific Meridian Channel
Yin Chen Hao is better known as Artemisia capillaris and belongs to the family of Asteraceae and only the young shoot is used.
Yin Chen Hao is associated with the:
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Liver
- Gall Bladder - meridian channels respectively
Specific Taste
Yin Chen Hao possesses a bitter taste.
Specific Properties
Next, I'll touch on the specific property of
- Yin Chen Hao
which is moderate cold.
As a rule of thumb, it is very appropriate to apply:
- (Ku Han Qing Li Shi Re Tui Huang Dan)
whenever Yin Chen Hao is used.
I'll leave you now so that you can link up this blog with the previous ones to digest it effectively.
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)