Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• L.I.-11 resolves Phlegm and clears Heat.


• ST-8 is the main local point to resolve Phlegm from the head and it promotes sleep.


• G.B.-12 promotes sleep.


• ST-45 relieves retention of food, calms the Mind and promotes sleep. Very small moxa
  cones can be used after needling to conduct Fire downwards. This is one of the few cases
  when moxa is used to counteract Heat.


• SP-1, often combined with ST-44, clears Heat in the Stomach and Spleen, calms the
  Mind and promotes sleep. The points ST-44 and SP-1 are also specific for excessive and
  unpleasant dreaming.

Herbal Treatment

Prescriptions

Shi Wei Wen Dan Tang
(Ten-Ingredient Warming the Gall-Bladder Decoction)

Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae 6 g

Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae 6 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 4.5 g

Zhi Shi Fructus Citri aurantii immaturus 6 g

Ren Shen Radix Ginseng 3 g (Dang Shen Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 9 g)

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 9 g

Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae 3 g

Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae tenuifoliae 3 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 1.5 g

Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens 5 slices

Hong Zao Fructus Ziziphi jujubae one date

Explanation

This prescription is used if there is Phlegm-Heat in the Stomach and Heart together with some
deficiency of qi and Blood, which is a very common situation.

• Ban Xia, Chen Pi, Fu Ling and Zhi Shi are a contracted form of Wen Dan Tang
  Warming the Gall-Bladder Decoction (without Zhu Ru) to resolve Phlegm.