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520 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEHuo Ma Ren (Semen Cannabis)Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)Da Huang (Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei)10g10g10g10gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Ren Shen, Da Zao, and mix-fried GanCao fortify the spleen and boost the qi. Sheng Di and MaiMen Dong nourish yin, while Sheng Di and E Jiao nourish theblood. Huo Ma Ren moistens dryness. Huang Lian, HuangQin, and Da Huang clear heat and resolve toxins. Gui Zhiscatters cold and frees the flow of the blood vessels. It especiallytreats counterflow chilling of the four extremities andheart palpitations. Ren Shen and Da Zao quiet the spirit.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If qi vacuity is severe, add 30-100 grams of Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), increasing the dosagegradually. If spleen vacuity is pronounced and resulting in loosestools and decreased eating, add nine grams each of Fu Ling(Poria), Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), andscorched San Xian (Three Immortals: Shen Qu, Massa MedicaFermentata, Shan Zha, Fructus Crataegi, and Mai Ya, FructusGerminatus Hordei). If yin vacuity is marked with dry mouth,parched throat, and dry cough, add 20 grams of Bei Sha Shen(Radix Glehniae) and 12 grams each of Tian Men Dong (TuberAsparagi) and Mai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis). If there isvacuity vexation with difficulty sleeping, add nine grams each ofHe Huan Pi (Cortex Albiziae), Ye Jiao Teng (Caulis PolygoniMultiflori), and Suan Zao Ren (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae). If vexationand agitation are severe, add five grams of Dan Zhu Ye(Herba Lophatheri) and nine grams each of Lian Qiao (FructusForsythiae) and Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii). If there is hasty, rapidbreathing, cough, and uneasy hacking out of phlegm, add ninegrams each of Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori), Yu Xing Cao (HerbaHouttuyniae), Zi Wan (Radix Asteris), and Kuan Dong Hua(Flos Farfarae) and 15 grams of Bai Hua She She Cao (HerbaHedyotis Diffusae). If the facial complexion is somber white anddread of cold and chilled extremities are pronounced, add ninegrams each of Zhi Fu Zi (Radix Lateralis Praeparatus AconitiCarmichaeli), Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi), and Yin Yang Huo(Herba Epimedii).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Tai Yuan (Lu 9), Fu Liu(Ki 7), Zu San Li (St 36), Nei Guan (Per 6), He Gu (LI 4)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Supplementing Tai Yuan supplementsthe lung and heart qi, stops cough, and settles palpitations.Supplementing Fu Liu nourishes yin and engenders fluids.Supplementing Zu San Li fortifies the spleen and boosts theqi. Draining He Gu clears heat and, when combined with FuLiu, stops sweating. Draining Nei Guan quiets the spirit,loosens the chest, and frees the flow of the network vessels ofthe heart, thus preventing cardiopulmonary damage.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For night sweats, add Yin Xi(Ht 6). For insomnia and vexation and agitation, add ShenMen (Ht 7), Shen Ting (GV 24), and/or Da Ling (Per 7). Forcounterflow chilling of the four extremities, lack of strength,and fatigue, add Guan Yuan (CV 4) with moxibustion.4. LIVER CHANNEL DEPRESSIVE HEAT PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Liver area aching and pain, possiblechest, rib-side, duct, or abdominal glomus, fullness, distention,and/or pain, heart vexation, easy anger, emotionaldepression or dysphoria, red or purple, dark-colored skinlesions, dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea in females, and/ormenstrual irregularity. It is not uncommon to also see (dueto concomitant spleen vacuity) dread of cold but emission ofheat, torpid intake, lack of strength, dizziness, and insomnia.The tongue is crimson and may have static macules andthere is either thin, white or yellow, dry fur. The pulse is tightand fine or bowstring and rapid. This pattern is mostly seenin those who have used steroids for a prolonged period oftime. Typically, the blood pressure is elevated and there isliver-spleen enlargement and functional impairment.NOTE: The signs and symptoms given include some bloodstasis symptoms even though the words “blood stasis” do notappear in the name of the pattern.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Course the liver and clear heat,quicken the blood and transform stasisRX: Yi Guan Jian (One Link Decoction) & Si Miao Yong AnTang (Four Wonders Resting Hero Decoction) with additionsand subtractionsINGREDIENTS:Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae)Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae)Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii)Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae)Bei Sha Shen (Radix Glehniae)Mai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis)Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan)Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)30g30g20g20g15g9g9g9g9gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Yi Guan Jian is typically a guidingprescription for liver blood-kidney yin vacuity with liverdepression. Dang Gui, Sheng Di, Gou Qi, Sha Shen, and MaiMen Dong nourish yin blood, thus harmonizing and emolliatingthe liver. Sheng Di and Xuan Shen clear heat and coolthe blood. Dang Gui and Sheng Di quicken the blood andtransform stasis. Jin Yin Hua also clears heat, while ChuanLian Zi clears and courses the liver, and Gan Cao harmonizesthe other medicinals in the formula.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For liver-spleen enlargementand liver area aching and pain, add 30 grams each of