Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:From Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage), Clause 147: For cold damage of five or six days, where sweating has been induced and then purging performed, if there is fullness and slight binding in the chest and hypochondria, difficulty with urination, thirst but no vomiting, only sweating on the head, alternating chills and fever, and vexation; this indicates the condition is…

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Fu Ling Gui Zhi Bai Zhu Gan Cao Tang VS Wu Ling San VS Fu Ling Gan Cao Tang

Fu Ling Gui Zhi Bai Zhu Gan Cao Tang VS Wu Ling San VS Fu Ling Gan Cao TangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiFu Ling Gui Zhi Bai Zhu Gan Cao TangOriginal Text:Clause 67: For cold damage, if there has been vomiting or purging, and there is rebellious fullness below the heart, qi rushing up to the chest, dizziness upon standing, twitching of channels upon sweating, a deep and tight pulse, and the body shaking and trembling…

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Xiao Chai Hu Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Xiao Chai Hu Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:From Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage), Clause 96: For cold damage of five or six days, complicated by zhong feng (wind stroke), with alternating chills and fever, fullness and distress in the chest and hypochondria, loss of desire to eat or speak, vexation and desire to vomit; or vexation in the chest without vomiting, or thirst, or abdominal pain, or hardness and oppression…

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Gui Zhi Qu Shao Yao Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Gui Zhi Qu Shao Yao Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:From Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage), Clause 21: For Taiyang disease, after purgation, if the pulse is hasty and there is fullness in the chest, Gui Zhi Qu Shao Yao Tang is indicated.This aligns with the principle in Clause 15: if qi rushes up to the chest after purgation, Gui Zhi Tang can be used.Main Cause:Upper excess and lower deficiency pattern.Affected…

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Zhuye Shigao Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Zhuye Shigao Tang – Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Article 397: After Shanghan (febrile disease) resolves, if there's emaciation, shortness of breath, and qi adverse flow causing nausea/vomiting, Zhuye Shigao Tang (Bamboo Leaf Gypsum Decoction) is indicated.Pattern Differentiation:After a Shanghan illness, the body experiences deficiency of both qi and yin, with residual heat not yet cleared. Both fluids and qi are injured, failing to nourish the body. Due to insufficient middle qi, there is shortness…

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Huanglian Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Huanglian Tang – Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Article 173:For Shaoyang disease, if there is heat in the chest, evil qi in the stomach, abdominal pain, and desire to vomit, Huang Lian Tang is the primary treatment.I. Identification of Disease Location:This condition is characterized by upper-jiao heat, obstructed qi movement in the middle-jiao, and lower-jiao cold, resulting in a combination of heat and cold lodged in the stomach. It presents as upper heat and lower…

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Gegen Huangqin Huanglian Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Gegen Huangqin Huanglian Tang – Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:"Shanghan Lun" Article 34: In Taiyang disease, if it presents with Guizhi syndrome, but the physician mistakenly administers a purgative, and the diarrhea subsequently becomes uncontrollable, and the pulse is rapid, it indicates that the exterior has not resolved. If there is wheezing and sweating, Gegen Qinlian Tang is the primary treatment.Pathogenesis：This Taiyang disease originally involves external pathogenic heat. Due to the physician's erroneous purgation,…

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Mahuang Lianyao Chixiaodou Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Mahuang Lianyao Chixiaodou Tang – Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Shanghan Lun 262: When cold damage accumulates heat internally, the body will certainly turn yellow; Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang (Ephedra, Forsythia, and Red Bean Decoction) is indicated.Pathogenesis:Damp-heat is on the exterior, obstructing the striae and cutis.Herbal Pairings:Ma Huang (Ephedra) & Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel): One disperses, one descends; this allows lung qi to disperse, regulating and unblocking the water passages to…

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Zhizi Bopi Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Zhizi Bopi Tang – Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Shanghan Lun261：For typhoid with body yellowness and fever, Zhizi Bopi Tang (Cape Jasmine and Phellodendron Bark Decoction) is indicated.Jinzha Gouxuan states: "Prime Minister Fire is dragon fire; it cannot be suppressed by dampness. It should be subdued by following its nature. Only substances like Phellodendron can bring it down." Cape Jasmine primarily targets the upper body, Phellodendron the lower, and Licorice the middle jiao. Cape Jasmine clears…

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Yinchenhao Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Yinchenhao Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Shanghan Lun260：For typhoid of seven or eight days, with body yellowness resembling an orange color, unfavorable urination, and slight abdominal fullness, Yinchenhao Tang (Artemisia Capillaris Decoction) is indicated.Pathogenesis:Dampness and heat are intertwined and obstructed, leading to impaired qi transformation, improper distribution of fluids, stagnation of qi in the middle jiao, and dysfunction of qi transformation in the Sanjiao (triple warmer).Clause:Clause 236 of Shanghan Lun addresses the symptoms…

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