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464 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEDan Pi (Cortex Moutan)She Tui (Periostracum Serpentis)9g9gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Bai Hua She She Cao, Tu Fu Ling, JinYin Hua, and Ban Zhi Lian all clear heat, eliminate dampness,and resolve toxins. Bai Xian Pi clears heat and eliminatesdampness specifically in the skin and stops itching.Sheng Di clears heat and cools the blood. It also nourishes theblood. Dang Gui and Hei Zhi Ma nourish the blood andenrich yin. Xuan Shen nourishes yin and clears vacuity heat.Qin Jiao dispels wind, clears heat, and frees the flow ofimpediment. Qiang Huo and Du Huo dispel wind and eliminatedampness in the treatment of impediment. Dan Piclears heat and quickens the blood, while She Tui dispelswind and effectively treats skin lesions due to dryness andheat when combined with Sheng Di and Dang Gui.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is concomitant qivacuity, add 15-30 grams of mix-fried Huang Qi (RadixAstragali) and nine grams of Tai Zi Shen (RadixPseudostellariae). If there is concomitant liver depression,add nine grams of Yin Chen Hao (Herba ArtemisiaeScopariae) and/or Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan). Ifitching is severe, add nine grams each of Jiang Can (BombyxBatryticatus) and Chan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Xing Jian (Liv 2), San YinJiao (Sp 6), Xue Hai (Sp 10), He Gu (LI 4), Qu Chi (LI 11),Ge Shu (Bl 17), Gan Shu (Bl 18), Shen Shu (Bl 23), and localpoints surrounding the affected jointsANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Xing Jian clears depressive heat fromthe liver. He Gu and Qu Chi dispel wind and clear heat. XueHai clears heat from the blood aspect as well as quickens theblood. San Yin Jiao, Tai Xi, Ge Shu, Gan Shu, and Shen Shunourish the liver and enrich yin. Local points around thejoints free the flow of the channel and vessel qi.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If dampness is marked, addYin Ling Quan (Sp 9) to seep dampness. If there is concomitantqi vacuity, add Zu San Li (St 36). If liver depression ismarked, needle Tai Chong (Liv 3) down to Xing Jian. If heatin the blood is severe, one can also bleed Wei Zhong (Bl 40)and Qu Chi.2. LIVER-SPLEEN DISHARMONY WITH DAMP HEAT STASIS& STAGNATION PATTERNNOTE: This pattern describes liver depression transformingheat with spleen vacuity transforming dampness. This depressiveheat and dampness combine to form damp heat evilswhich have brewed into toxins and engendered blood stasis.MAIN SYMPTOMS: Low-grade fever, lower limb heaviness,superficial edema, possible accumulation of fluids in thejoint cavities, devitalized eating and drinking, a bitter taste inthe mouth, chest and ductal glomus and oppression, yellowredurination, copious, possibly loose stools, yellow, slimytongue fur, and a deep, soggy, or slippery, rapid pulseTREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Harmonize the liver and spleen,clear heat and eliminate dampness, quicken the blood andfree the flow of impedimentRX: Unnamed empirical formulaINGREDIENTS:Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae)30gPu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci)30gTu Fu Ling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae) 30gYi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis)24gTian Ji Huang (Herba Hyperici)24gShe Chuang Zi (Fructus Cnidii)15gNiu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) 15gFu Ling (Poria)15gBi Xie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) 15gHuang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri)12gQiang Huo (Radix Et Rhizoma Notopterygii) 12gTu Bei Mu (Tuber Bolbostemmatis) 12gTao Ren (Semen Persicae)12gHong Hua (Flos Carthami)9gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Within this formula, Qiang Huocourses the liver and resolves depression at the same time asit dispels wind and frees the flow of impediment. Fu Lingand Yi Yi Ren seep dampness and fortify the spleen. Jin YinHua, Pu Gong Ying, Tu Fu Ling, Tian Ji Huang, She ChuangZi, and Huang Bai all clear heat and eliminate dampness.Tian Ji Huang and Pu Gong Ying also course the liver and rectifythe qi. Tu Bei Mu scatters bindings and toxins and disperseswelling abscesses and swelling. Tao Ren and Hong Huaquicken the blood without damaging it. Bi Xie dispels dampnessfrom the lower burner by separating the clear from theturbid. Niu Xi guides the other medicinals in this formula tothe lower part of the body as well as both nourishes andquickens the blood.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For chest and ductal glomusand oppression, add nine grams each of Yin Chen Hao (HerbaArtemisiae Scopariae) and Chuan Lian Zi (FructusToosendan). If there is diarrhea, add 15 grams of Shan Yao(Radix Dioscoreae). If dampness has damaged the spleen, addnine grams each of Bai Zhu (Rhizoma AtractylodisMacrocephalae) and Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Xue Hai (Sp 10), Yin LingQuan (Sp 9), San Yin Jiao (Sp 6), Yang Ling Quan (GB 34),Xing Jian (Liv 2), Nei Guan (Per 6), Zhong Wan (CV 12), ZuSan Li (St 36),