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8 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINETREATMENT PRINCIPLESIn Chinese medicine, it is said that the treatment principlesare the bridge between the patient’s pattern and their treatment.We cannot overemphasize the over-riding guidingimportance of always stating, in writing on the patient’schart, the requisite treatment principles after arriving at thepatient’s pattern discrimination. First, these treatment principlesshould always be stated according to the terminologicalnorms of standard professional Chinese medicine. Instandard professional Chinese medicine, only certain principlesare accepted as the logical remedies to certain patterns.For instance, for the pattern of spleen qi vacuity, wecan say either fortify the spleen and supplement the qi, fortifythe spleen and boost the qi, or supplement the spleenand boost the qi. We can even say to bank up earth. But tosay warm the spleen and transform dampness is wrongbecause it leads the practitioner to the use of different therapiesfrom the ones that will effectively treat the stated pattern.The next table lists the most commonly seen patternsand the most common statement of their treatment principlesas well as the corresponding chapters of materia medicaand formulas and prescriptions books to these principles.COMMON PATTERNS AND TREATMENT PRINCIPLESCorresponding chapters of materia medica and formulas are noted in italic.1. Liver depression qi stagnationCourse the liver & rectify the qiCourse the liver & resolve depressionSoothe the liverMove the qiPick treatment from qi-rectifying chapter.2. Spleen qi vacuity weaknessFortify the spleen & boost the qiFortify the spleen & supplement the qiSupplement the spleen & boost the qiBank earthPick treatment from qi-supplementing chapter.3. Blood vacuityNourish the bloodSupplement the bloodPick treatment from the blood-supplementing chapter.4. Yin vacuityEnrich yinNourish yinSupplement yinSupplement the kidneys & enrich yinEngender fluids (for lung and/or stomach yinvacuity or intestinal dryness)Pick treatment from yin-supplementing chapter.5. Yang vacuityInvigorate yangStrengthen yangAssist yangWarm yangSupplement yangSupplement the kidneys & invigorate, strengthen,or assist yangPick treatment from yang-supplementing chapter.6. HeatClear heatDrain heatDischarge heatOut-thrust heatPrecipitate heatRecede or abate heatPick treatment from heat-clearing chapter for clearing,discharging, draining, and abating heat. Pick treatmentfrom exterior-resolving or qi-rectifying chapter forout-thrusting heat. Pick treatment from precipitatingchapter for precipitating heat.7. DampnessEliminate dampnessDry dampnessTransform dampnessDisinhibit dampnessPercolate or seep dampnessPick treatment from dampness-eliminating chapter.8. Blood stasisQuicken the blood & transform stasisQuicken the blood & dispel stasisQuicken the blood & free the flow of the network veselsBreak the blood (or stasis)Pick treatment from blood-rectifying chapter.9. PhlegmTransform phlegmDisperse phlegmScatter nodulationPick treatment from the phlegm-dispelling chapter.10. WindExternal wind:Dispel wind