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524 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINECao Tang Jia Jian (Mix-fried Licorice Decoction with Additions& Subtractions): Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae), 15-20g, mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), 12g, Mai MenDong (Tuber Ophiopogonis), and E Jiao (Gelatinum CoriiAsini), 9g each, Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), and Gui Zhi(Ramulus Cinnamomi), 6g each, Sheng Jiang (uncookedRhizoma Zingiberis), 2 slices, and Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae), 3-5 pieces. If there are heart palpitations or arrhythmia, add 12grams of Suan Zao Ren (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) and ninegrams of Ci Shi (Magnetitum). If there is constipation with dry,bound stools, add 9-12 grams of Huo Ma Ren (SemenCannabis). For concomitant blood stasis with chest pain, addnine grams each of Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) and Dan Shen(Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae).If there is heart yang vacuity with spontaneous perspiration andchilled limbs, replace Gui Pi Tang and Tian Wang Bu Xin Danwith Zhi Gan Cao Tang (Mix-fried Licorice Decoction) andShen Fu Tang (Ginseng & Aconite Decoction) with additionsand subtractions: Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae), 15-20g, mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), 12g, Mai MenDong (Tuber Ophiopogonis), and E Jiao (Gelatinum CoriiAsini), 9g each, Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Zhi Fu Zi (RadixLateralis Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli), and Gui Zhi(Ramulus Cinnamomi), 6g each, Sheng Jiang (uncookedRhizoma Zingiberis), 2 slices, and Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae), 3-5 pieces. If there are fright palpitations, add 12 grams each ofLong Gu (Os Draconis) and Mu Li (Concha Ostreae). If thereis concomitant blood stasis with chest pain, add nine gramseach of Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae) and Chi Shao(Radix Paeoniae Rubrae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Shen Men (Ht 7), ZuSan Li (St 36)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Supplementing Shen Men supplementsthe heart and quiets the spirit. Supplementing Zu SanLi fortifies the spleen and boosts the qi.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is spontaneousperspiration, add He Gu (LI 4) and Fu Liu (Ki 7). If there areheart palpitations, add Jian Shi (Per 5). If there is chest pain,add Nei Guan (Per 6) and He Gu (LI 4).9. LIVER-SPLEEN DISHARMONY PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: In the latter stages, if disease has damagedthe liver and spleen, there may be chest and rib-side distentionand pain, hypochondral accumulations (i.e., hepatosplenomegaly),reduced food intake, nausea and vomiting, adbdominalpain and diarrhea, jaundice, dizziness, insomnia, menstrualirregularities or amenorrhea, a normal or darkish tongue withthin, slimy fur, and a bowstring, fine pulse.NOTE: Although Chinese sources say that this pattern presentsin the latter stages of this disease, it is our experiencethat most SLE sufferers present this pattern early on, evenbefore an SLE diagnosis has been made, and often revert tothis pattern during periods of remission. In that case, digestivesymptoms may or may not be pronounced.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Course the liver and rectify theqi, fortify the spleen and harmonize the stomachRX: Xiao Yao San Jia Jian (Rambling Powder with Additions& Subtractions)INGREDIENTS:Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)Fu Ling (Poria)Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri)Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Albae)Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)Hou Po (Cortex Magnoliae Officiinalis)Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)12g12g9g9g9g9g9g6gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, and Dang Shenfortify the spleen and supplement the qi. Chai Hu, Hou Po,and Chen Pi course the liver and rectify the qi. Hou Po andChen Pi also downbear turbidity, thus freeing the flow of theqi mechanism. Dang Gui and Bai Shao nourish the blood,thus emolliating and harmonizing the liver.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is chest and rib-sidedistention and pain, add nine grams each of Chi Shao (RadixPaeoniae Rubrae), Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae),and Jiang Xiang (Lignum Dalbergiae). For poor appetite, addnine grams each of scorched Mai Ya (Fructus GerminatusHordei), Shen Qu (Massa Medica Fermentata), and Shan Zha(Fructus Crataegi). For nausea and vomiting, add nine gramseach of Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) and Zhu Ru (CaulisBambusae In Taeniis). For abdominal pain and diarrhea, addnine grams each of Mu Xiang (Radix Auklandiae), Ge Gen(Radix Puerariae), and He Zi (Fructus Terminaliae). For jaundice,add nine grams each of Yin Chen Hao (Herba ArtemisiaeScopariae) and Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) and three grams ofDa Huang (Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei).If there is chest and rib-side distention and pain and markedhepatosplenomegaly, replace Xiao Yao San Jia Jian with ChaiHu Shu Gan San (Bupleurum Course the Liver Powder) andPing Wei San (Level the Stomach Powder) with additions andsubtractions: Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri), 12g, Bai Shao(Radix Paeoniae Albae), Chuan Xiong (RhizomaChuanxiong), Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi), Hou Po (CortexMagnoliae Officinalis), Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii), and ChenPi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), 9g each, and Gan Cao(Radix Glycyrrhizae), 3g. If there is severe abdominal pain,add 15 grams of Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) and 12grams of Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan). If depression