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142 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEJi (Herba Cephalanoploris), and Ce Bai Ye (CacumenPlatycladi). For vomiting of blood or bleeding gums, add 12-15 grams each of Bai Mao Gen (Rhizoma Imperatae) and CeBai Ye (Cacumen Platycladi).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Gan Shu (Bl 18), DanShu (Bl 19), Yang Ling Quan (GB 34), Xia Xi (GB 43), GeShu (Bl 17)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Draining Gan Shu, Dan Shu, YangLing Quan, and Xia Xi together clears the liver and dischargesfire, eliminates dampness and disinhibits the gallbladder.Ge Shu is the meeting point of the blood. Drainingit cools the constructive and blood and stops bleeding.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For nosebleeding, add XiMen (Per 4). For hematuria, add San Yin Jiao (Sp 6). Forvomiting of blood, add Nei Ting (St 44) and Xi Men (Per 4).For bleeding gums, add He Gu (LI 4) and Nei Ting (St 44).7. PHLEGM NODULATION PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Profuse phlegm, plum pit qi, chest andabdominal glomus and fullness, fatigue, lack of strength, lassitudeof the spirit, torpid intake, possible nausea and vomiting,a tendency to loose stools, mucus in the stools, subdermalnodulations or accumulation lumps below the ribside,slimy tongue fur, and a slippery bowstring or soggy,bowstring pulseNOTE: In this case damp heat has both damaged the spleenqi and brewed fluids into phlegm.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Fortify the spleen and transformphlegm, scatter nodulation and disperse accumulationRX: Liu Jun Zi Tang Jia Jian (Four Gentlemen Decoctionwith Additions & Subtractions)INGREDIENTS:Huang Qi (Radix Astragali)Ju He (Semen Citri Reticulatae)Xia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae)Zhe Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii)Mu Li (Concha Ostreae)Hai Zao (Sargassum)Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)Fu Ling (Poria)Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)Ji Nei Jin (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli)scorched Shan Zha (Fructus Crataegi)Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)15g15g15g12g12g12g9g9g9g9g9g9g6gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Bai Zhu,and Fu Ling fortify the spleen and supplement the qi, thustreating the root and preventing further engenderment ofphlegm. Zhe Bei Mu, Ban Xia, Fu Ling, and Chen Pi transformphlegm. In addition, Ban Xia and Zhe Bei Mu softenthe hard and scatter nodulation, as do Xia Ku Cao, Ju He, MuLi, and Hai Zao. Ji Nei Jin and Shan Zha abduct stagnationand disperse accumulation.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For severe qi vacuity, add15 grams of Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae) and nine gramsof Ling Zhi (Ganoderma). For concomitant blood vacuity,add nine grams each of Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)and Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii). For phlegm heat, add sixgrams each of Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) and HuangLian (Rhizoma Coptidis). For concomitant liver depression,add nine grams each of Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) and BaiShao (Radix Paeoniae Albae). For accumulation lumps belowthe rib-side, add 12 grams each of San Leng (RhizomaSparganii), E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae), and Dan Shen(Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Zhang Men (Liv 13),Zu San Li (St 36), Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9), Feng Long (St 40)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Supplementing Zu San Li fortifies thespleen and boosts the qi. Yin Ling Quan is a key point foreliminating dampness, while Feng Long is the main point fortransforming phlegm. When needled with draining method,they transform phlegm and disperse accumulation. WhenZhang Men is also drained, it rectifies the qi and dispersesaccumulation lumps below the rib-side. However, in case ofhepatomegaly, care should be taken when needling this point.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: In case of damp heat, addYang Ling Quan (GB 34). If there is food stagnation, addLiang Men (St 21). If there are accumulation lumps belowthe rib-side, add Qi Men (Liv 14), Ge Shu (Bl 17), and SanYin Jiao (Sp 6). If there is nausea and vomiting add Nei Guan(Per 6). For stomach and abdominal fullness, add Zhong Wan(CV 12), and for severe qi vacuity, add Tai Bai (Sp 3).8. BLOOD STASIS OBSTRUCTING THE NETWORKVESSELS PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Lancinating pain below the rib-side,pain worse at night, accumulation lumps below the rib-side,a dark, stagnant facial complexion, dark, purplish lips, head,neck, and chest region red spots and red threads, possible spidernevi and/or palmar eythema, a dark, purplish tongue orstatic macules or spots, and a bowstring, choppy pulseNOTE: Blood stasis may complicate any pattern of chronicactive hepatitis and especially when there is either fibrosis orcirrhosis of the liver.