Guizhi Gancao Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Guizhi Gancao Tang – Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Clause 64 of Shanghan Lun : If there is excessive sweating, the person clasps their hands over their heart; with palpitations below the heart, and a desire for pressure, Guizhi Gancao Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Licorice Decoction) is indicated.Interpretation：This clause doesn't mention exterior Taiyang syndrome; it only describes the effects of excessive sweating. When there's too much sweating, the fluids in the intestines and stomach become deficient.…

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Maxingshigan Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Maxingshigan Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Clause 63 of Shanghan Lun : After sweating, Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) should not be administered again; if there is sweating with wheezing and no significant fever, Maxingshigan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction) is indicated.Interpretation："Sweating with wheezing and no significant fever" — this "heat" differs from the "heaviness and fever" syndrome of Taiyang wind-stroke.Modern medicine defines the fever in wind-stroke as an interplay…

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Xuanfu Daizheshi Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Xuanfu Daizheshi Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Clause 161 of Shanghan Lun : For cold damage after sweating, or vomiting, or purging, upon resolution, if there is epigastric glomus and hardness, and persistent belching; Xuanfu Daizheshi Tang (Inula and Hematite Decoction) is indicated.Pathogenesis:Stomach deficiency with phlegm obstruction and rebellious qi, where liver qi ascends and invades.Location of Disease:The middle jiao (stomach system) and the lower jiao (liver system).A large dose of Hematite (Daizheshi)…

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Zhigancao Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Zhigancao Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Shanghan Lun Clause 177: For cold damage with intermittent or irregular pulse (jie dai mai) and palpitations, Zhigancao Tang is indicated.Etiology, Location, and Textual Research：Etiology: Primarily due to yin-blood deficiency, leading to a lack of nourishment for the heart vessels. Location: According to Mr. Hu Xishu's view, it is due to stomach deficiency and insufficient heart yin-blood. Textual Research: Gufang Xuanzhu states: "The sweetness of ginseng and…

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The Distinctions and Syndromes of Three Types of Xiexin Tang

The Distinctions and Syndromes of Three Types of Xiexin TangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiDifferentiation of Taiyang Disease Pulse Patterns and Treatment (Part 7)149. For cold damage of five or six days, with vomiting and fever, where Chaihu Tang syndrome is complete, but the patient was purged with other medicine, and the Chaihu syndrome still remains, give Chaihu Tang again. Although already purged, this is not a contraindication. There will certainly be a steaming sensation and shaking,…

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