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306 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEincreased appetite, add Zhong Wan (CV 12) and Nei Ting (St44). For tremors of the hands or fingers, add He Gu (LI 4) andTai Chong (Liv 3). For a sensation of throat obstruction, addLiang Quan (CV 23) and Tong Li (Ht 5). For profuse sweating,add He Gu (LI 4) and Fu Liu (Ki 7).REMARKS1. The disease mechanisms of this condition are a combinationof vacuity and repletion. The root vacuities in this conditionare mainly yin vacuity, qi vacuity, and, if severe, yangvacuity. The branch repletions are qi stagnation, phlegmcongelation, and blood stasis.2. During the initial stage of this disease, liver depression andphlegm nodulation is the most common pattern. Therefore,one should mainly out-thrust depressed wood. During themiddle stage, the emphasis is usually on clearing the liver anddraining heat. At this stage, the disease is mostly in the liver,heart, and stomach. During the latter stage, the emphasis ismostly on supplementing qi and yin vacuities. At this stage,the disease is primarily in the liver, heart, spleen, and kidneys.3. Medicinals which scatter phlegm nodulation in the regionof the throat include Xia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae), XuanShen (Radix Scrophulariae), and Huang Yao Zi (RhizomaDioscoreae Bulbiferae). Prunella tends to be used more forrepletion patterns, while Dioscoreae Bulberifera is used morefor vacuity patterns and especially qi vacuity. Scrophulariaecan be used for either repletion or vacuity. Medicinals whichtransform phlegm and scatter nodulation include Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae), Bai Jie Zi (Semen Sinapis), and Zhe BeiMu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii). And medicinals whichsoften the hard and scatter nodulation include Long Gu (OsDraconis), Mu Li (Concha Cyclinae Ostreae), Hai Ge Ke(Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae), Hai Fu Shi (Pumice), Kun Bu(Thallus Algae), Hai Zao (Sargassum), and Hai Dai (ThallusLaminariae).4. When Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) is used in heavy doses(25-50g), it can lower T3 & T4, and effectively treats hyperthyroidism.Huang Yao Zi (Rhizoma DioscoreaeBulberiferae) is another important medicinal for hyperthyroidism.However, it is hepatotoxic. Therefore, its doseshould not exceed 10 grams and should only be used for alimited period of time.5. Because hyperthyroidism is basically a yin-yang imbalancewith yang surplus causing heat and stirring and yin vacuityresulting in lack of stillness and quiet, it is important to alsomodify the diet and lifestyle in cases of hyperthyroidism. Interms of lifestyle, stress and taxation should both be minimized.In terms of diet, one should avoid acrid, hot, drying,and stimulating foods, such as hot spices, alcohol, coffee andstrong tea, etc. On the other hand, if there are spleen vacuityand phlegm, one should avoid uncooked, chilled foods aswell as oils and fats, including those in dairy products suchas milk and cheese.6. The following modern formulas all treat complex multipatternpresentations:Ping Ying Fu Fang (Level Goiter Compound Formula) treatsa yin blood vacuity with qi and blood stagnation and phlegmnodulation. It consists of: Mu Li (Concha Ostreae), 20g, XiaKu Cao (Spica Prunellae), 15g, Wa Leng Zi (Concha Arcae),Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae), Bai Shao (Radix PaeoniaeAlbae), Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan), Sheng Di (uncooked RadixRehmanniae), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), and FuLing (Poria), 12g each, and Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni),Zhe Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii), Qing Pi(Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), Chen Pi (PericarpiumCitri Reticulatae), San Leng (Rhizoma Sparganii), and E Zhu(Rhizoma Curcumae), 9g each.Jia Kang Ping (Hyperthyroidism Balancer) treats qi and yinvacuity with phlegm nodulation. It consists of: Tai Zi Shen(Radix Pseustellariae) and Mu Li (Concha Ostreae), 30geach, Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae) and Hai GeKe (Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae), 15g each, Shi Hu (HerbaDendrobii), Zhe Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii),and Xia Ku Cao (Spica Prunellae), 12g each, and Mai MenDong (Tuber Ophiopogonis) and Xuan Shen (RadixScrophulariae), 9g each.Jia Kang Jian Tang (Hyperthyroidism Decoction) treats qiand yin vacuity with liver depression transforming heat andphlegm nodulation. It consists of: Bai Shao (Radix PaeoniaeAlbae), Wu Mei (Fructus Mume), Mu Gua (FructusChaenomelis), Bei Sha Shen (Radix Glehniae), Mai MenDong (Tuber Ophiopogonis), Shi Hu (Herba Dendrobii),Bai Bian Dou (Semen Dolichoris), and Lian Zi (SemenNelumbinis), 12g each, Kun Bu (Thallus Algae) and Hai Zao(Sargassum), 9g each, and Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri), Sang Ye(Folium Mori), and Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae), 6g each.