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80 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINErepletion. Damp heat remains the most important diseaseevil, but enduring damp heat may now have damaged theliver, spleen, and/or kidneys. Hence there may be liver-kidneyyin vacuity, spleen-kidney yang vacuity, or qi and blooddual vacuity. Because of the inter-relationships between theqi, blood, and fluids and humors, there may also be bloodstasis.TREATMENT BASED ON PATTERNDISCRIMINATION:1. SPLEEN-STOMACH BREWING HEAT PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: In the early stage of this disease, there aremouth, eye, and external genital sores of various sizes whichare mostly painful. These are primarily located within theoral cavity. Diffuse, red-colored, macular lesions may be seenon the skin of the four limbs. There is oral thirst with a desirefor chilled drinks, rapid hungering, clamoring stomach, possibleaddiction to alcohol, bad breath, swollen, painful gums,a red tongue with yellow fur, and a slippery, rapid pulse.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Clear heat and disinhibit dampnessusing bitter and acrid to free the flow and downbearRX: Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang (Licorice Drain the HeartDecoction)INGREDIENTS:mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae)Gan Jiang (dry Rhizoma Zingiberis)Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)15g9g9g9g3 pieces6g3gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Huang Qin and Huang Lian clearheat and dry dampness. Ban Xia dries dampness and harmonizesthe stomach. Gan Jiang, Da Zao, mix-fried Gan Caoand Dang Shen fortify the spleen to prevent damp accumulation.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For constipation, add 3-6grams of Da Huang (Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei). For stickymouth and slimy tongue fur, add 30 grams of Yin Chen Hao(Herba Artemisiae Scopariae) and 15 grams of Hua Shi(Talcum). For external genital sores, add 30 grams of Tu FuLing (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae).For more severe replete heat in the spleen-stomach, replaceGan Cao Xie Xin Tang with Yu Nu Jian Jia Jian (Jade WomanDecoction with Additions & Subtractions): Shi Gao(Gypsum Fibrosum) and Yin Chen Hao (Herba ArtemisiaeScopariae), 30g each, Sheng Di (uncooked RadixRehmanniae) and Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), 12geach, Huo Xiang (Herba Pogostemonis), Dan Pi (CortexMoutan), and Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae), 9g each,and Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Sheng Ma (RhizomaCimicifugae), and Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), 6g each.ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Nei Ting (St 44), ZhongWan (CV 12), He Gu (LI 4), Da Ling (Per 7)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Draining Nei Ting, Zhong Wan,and He Gu clears and discharges heat in the spleen and stomach.Da Ling is an empirical point for treating oral sores andbad breath.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For eyes sores, add TaiYang (M-HN-9), Si Zhu Kong (TB 23), Tong Zi Liao (GB 1),and Zan Zhu (Bl 2) (bleed). For external genital sores, addQu Gu (CV 2) and Li Gou (Liv 5). For macular lesions onthe skin, add Ling Tai (GV 10) and Wei Zhong (Bl 40). Forconstipation, add Zhi Gou (TB 6). For sticky mouth andslimy tongue fur, add Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9).2. LIVER-GALLBLADDER DAMP HEAT PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: During acute episodes, there are oral,throat, and/or external genital sores and both eyes are red,burning hot, and painful. Sometimes there is yellow matteroozing from the corners of the eyes. In addition, there is generalizedfever, heart vexation, chest fullness, rib-side pain, abitter, sticky taste in the mouth, foul, fishy smelling, yellowvaginal discharge in females, testicular swelling and pain inmales, a desire to sleep but insomnia or perturbed, restlesssleep, constipation or uneasy defecation, possible joint pain,a red tongue with slimy, yellow fur, and a bowstring, rapid orslippery, rapid pulse.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Clear heat and drain fire, drydampness and resolve toxinsRX: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Drain the LiverDecoction)INGREDIENTS:Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae)Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae)Mu Tong (Caulis Akebiae)Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri)Dang Gui Wei (Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis)Long Dan Cao (Radix Gentianae)Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis)Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)12g12g9g9g9g9g6g6g6g3gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Huang Qin, Zhi Zi, and Long Dan