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obstructing the Lungs.

Diagnosis This is a clear example of invasion of Wind-Cold over a pre-existing
condition of Lung-Qi and Spleen-Qi deficiency with Phlegm.

Treatment principle The principle of treatment adopted was to release the Exterior, restore
the dispersing and descending of Lung-Qi and expel Wind-Cold.

Herbal treatment The formula used was a variation of Ma Huang Tang Ephedra
Decoction:

Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae 9 g

Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 4 g

Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 6 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 3 g

Bai Qian Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchii stautoni 6 g

Qian Hu Radix Peucedani 6 g

Pi Pa Ye Folium Eriobotryae japonicae 6 g

Explanation The first four herbs constitute the Ma Huang Tang which releases the
Exterior, restores the dispersing and descending of Lung-Qi and expels
Wind-Cold.

Bai Qian and Qian Hu restore the descending of Lung-Qi, stop cough

and resolve Phlegm.

Pi Pa Ye restores the descending of Lung-Qi and stops cough.

These last three herbs were added to restore the descending of Lung-Qi

to ensure that his asthma would not deteriorate as a consequence of the

invasion of Wind-Cold.

This formula cleared the cold in two days.

Wind-Cold, Prevalence of Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Aversion to cold, shivering, no fever or very low fever, slight sweating, occipital headache, stiff
neck, body aches, slight cough, runny nose with white discharge, sneezing.

Tongue: no change in the initial stages.

Pulse: Floating-Slow.

This is a classical pattern of the Greater Yang when there is prevalence of Wind. It occurs when