Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• If the fluids have been severely injured add Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici
  and Yu Zhu Rhizoma Polygonati odorati.


• If symptoms of Heat are pronounced add Shi Gao Gypsum fibrosum and Zhi Mu Radix
  Anemarrhenae asphodeloidis.


• If there is coughing of scanty, blood-flecked sputum add Bai Mao Gen Rhizoma
  Imperatae cylindricae.


• If Dryness is accompanied by symptoms of Wind-Cold (normally it is accompanied by
  Wind-Heat) use:

Xing Su San
(Prunus-Perilla Leaf Powder)

Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 9 g

Zi Su Ye Folium Perillae frutescentis 6 g

Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori 4.5 g

Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae 3 g

Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae 6 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 6 g

Zhi Ke Fructus Citri aurantii 6 g

Qian Hu Radix Peucedani 6 g

Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens 3 slices

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Da Zao Fructus Ziziphi jujubae 3 dates

Case History 8.1

Cough: Invasion of Wind-Dryness-Male, Age 41

A 41-year-old man had contracted an upper respiratory infection while holidaying in the Rocky
Mountains in summertime. At the time, this manifested with symptoms of Wind-Heat and
Dryness, i.e. aversion to cold, a slight temperature, a dry cough, a dry and itchy sensation of the
throat and a headache. He came for treatment on his return from his holiday when he still had a
dry persistent, and ticklish cough which was keeping him awake at night.

Diagnosis This was originally an attack of Wind-Heat-Dryness which had then
dried up the Lung's fluids and left him with some Dryness.

Treatment The principle of treatment adopted was to moisten the Lungs, promote
fluids and restore the descending of Lung-Qi. Although this was not an
Exterior pattern any longer, I used a variation of Sang Xing Tang