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350 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEthe exterior causing disharmony between the defensive andconstructive. This results in headache, fever, aversion tochills, malaise, and muscle-joint pain and soreness. Whenheat evils enter the blood division, they cause erythema.When heat evils flow to and lodge in the channels and vesselsof the joints, they cause pain, heat, swelling, and occasionallyredness. Because damp heat easily damages thespleen, there is marked fatigue. If the condition persists,there will be liver depression due to frustration and inactivity.If impediment endures, it will eventually give rise toblood stasis. In addition to damaging the spleen, enduringheat evils may also consume yin fluids, in which case there istypically a qi and yin vacuity with lingering heat evils.TREATMENT BASED ON PATTERNDISCRIMINATION:1. WIND DAMP HEAT & EVIL TOXINS PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Erythematous skin rash, fever, chills, aversionto wind, muscle-joint pain and soreness, oral dryness witha liking for chilled drinks, a red tongue with slimy, yellow fur,and a possibly floating, bowstring, slippery, rapid pulseNOTE: This pattern corresponds to the initial stage of rashand flu-like symptoms.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Clear heat and resolve toxins,cool and quicken the bloodRX: Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin (Five Flavors Disperse ToxinsDrink) & Wu Shen Tang (Five Spirits Decoction)INGREDIENTS:Pu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci)Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae)Zi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)Fu Ling (Poria)Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)Ye Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici)Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)Tian Kui Zi (Tuber Semiaquilegiae)30g30g30g24g24g15g12g9gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Jin Yin Hua dispels wind, clearsheat, and resolves toxins. Pu Gong Ying, Zi Hua Di Ding, andTian Kui Zi clear heat and resolve toxins, especially in theskin division or aspect. Fu Ling, Che Qian Zi, and Tian KuiZi clear and disinhibit dampness and heat, and Niu Xi quickensand descends the blood, thus leading yang to follow theblood downward.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is marked fatigue,add 15-18 grams of Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), nine gramsof Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), and six grams ofmix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae). If red rash is pronounced,add 15 grams of Zi Cao (Radix Arnebiae/Lithospermi) and nine grams each of Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan)and Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae). For marked musclejointsoreness and pain, add 18 grams of Ge Gen (RadixPuerariae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Qu Chi (LI 11), XueHai (Sp 10), Feng Shi (GB 31), Wei Zhong (Bl 40)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Draining Qu Chi and Xue Hai is aspecial combination for dispelling wind, clearing heat, anddisinhibiting dampness, especially in the skin aspect.Draining Feng Shi helps these first two points dispel windand treat skin disease, especially in the lower limbs where thisdisease often begins. Draining Wei Zhong cools and quickensthe blood.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is marked fatigue,add Zu San Li (St 36). If a red rash is pronounced, add LingTai (GV 10). For marked muscle-joint soreness and pain,add Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9) and a shi points.2. HEAT TOXINS WITH RIGHTEOUS QIVACUITY PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Swelling, heat, and pain in the jointswith possible redness, oral dryness and thirst, markedfatigue, a tender, swollen, light red tongue with yellow, slimyfur, and a surging, rapid pulseTREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Clear heat and resolve toxins,support the righteous and out-thrust the interiorRX: Tuo Li San Jia Jian (Out-thrust the Interior Powder withAdditions & Subtractions)INGREDIENTS:Shu Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae)Huang Qi (Radix Astragali)Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae)Mai Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis)Qiang Huo (Radix Et Rhizoma Notopterygii)Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae)Fang Ji (Radix Stephaniae)Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)Zhu Ling (Polyporus)Mu Gua (Fructus Chaenomelis)Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)Huang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri)Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae)Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)30g18g15g12g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g6g6g3g