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Differentiation and Treatment of Common Syndromes in Trditional Chinese Medicine

1. Obstruction of the Chest-yang:

Clinical manifestations: Oppressed feeling in the chest, paroxysmal chest pain with palpitation and shortness of breath often brought out by the attack of cold, white greasy fur of the tongue, and taut pulse.

Therapeutic method: Warming up and benefiting the chest-yang to remove obstruction of blood flow in the heart-vessels.

Recipe: Decoction of Trichosanthes, Macrostem and Pinellia with additional ingredients:

Ingredients:

Fructus Trichosanthis
Bulbus Altii Macrostemi
Rhizoma Pinelliae
Ramulus Cinnamomi
Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae
Pollen Typhae
Faeces Trogopterorum

20g
12g
10g
10g
30g
10g
10g

Administration: All the above drugs are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

2. Blood Stasis in the Heart-vessels:

Clinical manifestations: Twinge in the chest radiating to the shoulder and back, stuffy sensation in the chest and short-ness of breath, deep purple tongue with ecchymoses, taut or uneven pules.

Therapeutic method: Promoting the flow of qi and blood, removing blood stasis and activating the heart-vessels.

Recipe:Modified prescriptions of Red Sage Drink and De-coction of Four Ingredients with Peach Kernel and Safflower.

Ingredients:

Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae
Lignum Santali
Fructus Amomi
Pericarpium Cirri Reticulatae Viride
Radix Linderae
Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
Radix Paeoniae Rubra
Flos Carthami
Semen Persicae
Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae

30g
3g
10g
5g
5g
10g
10g
10g
9g
10g
10g

Administration: All the above drugs are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

Modification: Clinically, blood stasis often coexists with and stagnation of qi. If stagnation of qi is dominative, move drugs for regulating qi are supposed to be administered. Fruc-tus Meliae Toosendan 12g and Rhizoma Cyperi 10g are recom-mended.

Whereas, if blood stasis is dominative, more drugs for ac-tivating blood circulation to remove blood stasis should be pre-scribed, such as Pollen Typhae 10g. and Faeces Trogoptero-rum 10g or Resina Olibanum 10g and Myrrha 10g.

If precordial pain is accompanied with choking sensation in the chest and it is closely related to emotional changes which are characterized by unhappiness, eructation, malaise in the bilateral hypochondriac regions and taut pulse, it is advisable to aim the treatment at relieving the depressed liver, regulat-ing the circulation of qi and promoting blood circulation to re-move blood stasis. Recipe for the above syndrome is Powder for Treating Cold Limbs with additional ingredients, they are:

Radix Bupleuri
Fructus Aurantii Immaturus
Radix Paeoniae Alba
Radix Glycyrrhizae
Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae
Rhizoma Cyperi
Radix Saluiae Miltiorrhizae
Radix Curcumae

10g
10g
10g
6g
10g
10g
10g
15g
12g

All the above drugs are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

As for patients suffering from stagnation of phlegm in the body marked by pain and oppressed feeling in the chest, obesi-ty, heavy sensation of body and fatigue, palpitation and short-ness of breath, white greasy fur of the tongue, taut and smooth pulse, the treatment should be directed at regulating the spleen and eliminating dampness with aromatics. Decoc-tion for Clearing Away Gallbladder-heat with additional ingre-dients is the chosen recipe:

Pericarpium Cirri Reticulatae
Caulis Bambusae in Taenis
Rhizoma Pinelliae
Poria
Fructus Aurantii
Fructus Trichosanthis
Semen Amomi Cardamomi
Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae
Radix Curcumae

10g
10g
10g
10g
10g
20g
10g
15g
12g

All the above drugs are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

3. Deficiency of Both Qi and Yin :

Clinical manifestations: Indistinct pain in the precordial region, lassitude, palpitation, shortness of breath, sponta-neous perspiration, dry mouth, red tongue with little fur, taut and weak pulse.

Therapeutic method: Replenishing qi, nourishing yin and promoting blood circulation.

Recipe: Pulse-activating Powder with additional ingredi-ents.

Ingredients :

Radix Astragali seu Hedysari
Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae
Radix Ophiopogonis
Fructus Schisandrae
Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae
Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati

15g
12g
10g
10g
12g
20g
12g

Administration: All the above drugs are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

Modification: In addition, In case of excess of yang due to deficiency of yin marked by dizziness, tinnitus, restlessnexs and ir-ritation, add

Fructus Lycii
Flos Chrysanthemi

10g
10g

If there appear palpitation and insomnia, add

Semen Ziziphi Spinosae
Caulis Polygoni Multiflori

10g
30g

In case of worsening of deficiency of yang marked by pro-fuse sweat, cold limbs, pale complexion and even syncope, the treatment should be focused on supplementing qi and yang to restore the vital function from collapse. The chosen recipe is Decoction of Ginseng, Prepared Aconite, Dragon's Bone and Oyster with additional ingredients. The compositions are:

Radix Ginseng
Radix Aconiti Praeparata
Os Draconis Fossilia
Concha Ostreae
Radix Astragali seu Hedysari
Radix Ophiopogonis
Cortex Cinnamomi
Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata

10g
10g
30g
30g
15g
10g
10g
6g

The above drugs are to be decocted together in water for 0ral administration. Western medicine should also be adminis-tered to coordinate the treatment.


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