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504 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEKun Bu (Thallus Algae)Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)Zhe Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii)Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong)Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae)Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)Qing Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride)Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)12g9g9g9g9g9g9g6g6g3gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Hai Zao, Hai Dai, Kun Bu, Ban Xia,and Zhe Bei Mu all transform phlegm and soften hardness.Lian Qiao also softens the hard, Chen Pi helps to transformphlegm, and Qing Pi breaks the qi and disperses binding.Dang Gui nourishes the blood and moistens dryness. WithChuan Xiong, it also quickens the blood. Du Huo is an exampleof using a wind medicinal to move the qi and scatterdampness and turbidity. According to the Shen Nong Ben CaoJing (The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica Classic), Du Huotreats women’s mountings and concretions. According to theYi Xue Qi Yuan (Opening the Source of the Study of Medicine),it is able to dry dampness that otherwise cannot be eliminated,and according to the Ben Cao Tong Xuan (Materia MedicaProfound Communications), it treats red, itchy eyes. Gan Caoharmonizes the other medicinalsADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is chest oppressionand discomfort, add nine grams each of Yu Jin (TuberCurcumae) and Gua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis). If thenodulations are hard, add nine grams each of Huang Yao Zi(Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae), E Zhu (RhizomaCurcumae), and Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae).One may also add nine grams each of Shan Ci Gu (BulbusShancigu), Bai Hua She She Cao (Herba Hedyotis Diffusae),and/or Xia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Feng Long (St 40), YinLing Quan (Sp 9), Fu Liu (Ki 7), Bai Lao (M-HN-30)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Draining Feng Long and Yin LingQuan transform phlegm. Draining Bai Lao softens the hard.Supplementing Fu Liu enriches yin and moistens dryness.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For swollen submaxillarynodules which are difficult to move, add Tian Ding (LI 17),Fu Tu (LI 18), and Ji Quan (Ht 1). For fixed, circumscribedlumps in the abdomen, add Tian Ding (LI 17), Fu Tu (LI18), Zhong Wan (CV 12), and Tian Shu (St 25). For drymouth, add Cheng Jiang (CV 24). For swollen, distendedparotid region, add Yi Feng (TB 17).REMARKS1. Recent Chinese research suggests that routine addition ofheat-clearing, toxin-resolving medicinals which enter theblood division achieves a better clinical result no matter whatthe pattern of this disease. 1 Such medicinals include Zi Cao(Radix Lithospermi/Arnebiae), Ban Lan Gen (RadixIstadis/Baphicacanthi), Pu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci), DanPi (Cortex Moutan), and Bai Wei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati).ENDNOTES1 Hong Qing-xiang, “A Clinical Survey of the Treatment of 12 Cases ofSjögren’s Syndrome,” Shang Hai Zhong Yi Yao Za Zhi (Shanghai Journal ofChinese Medicine & Medicinals), #9, 1995, p. 16-17