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Differentiation and Treatment of Common Syndromes in Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Asthma of cold Type:

Clinical manifestations: A feeling of fullness and distress in the chest, dyspnea with wheezing sound in the throat, cough with thin sputum, frequent attacks in cold seasons or caused by cold, whitish, moist and glossy fur of the tongue, taut and tight pulse.

Therapeutic method: Ventilating the lung and expelling pathogenic cold, eliminating phlegm to relieve asthma.

Recipe: Belamcanda and Ephedra Decoction with addi-tional ingredients:

Ingredients:

Rhizoma Belamcandae
Herba Ephedrae
Herba Asari
Rhizoma Pinelliae
Fructus Schisandrae
Radix Asteris
Flos Farfarae
Rhizoma Zingiberis Reeens
Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae
Semen Armeniacae Amarum
Fructus Perillae
10g
10g
3g
10g
6g
12g
12g
10g
5pieces
10g
10g

Administration: The decoction of a dose is 200ml. Take equal shares in the morning and evening.

Modification: In case of chill, add Ramulus Cinnamomi 10g;In case of severe asthma, add Semen Lepidii seu Descu-rainiae 10g and Lumbricus 10g.

2. Asthma of Heat Type:

Clinical manifestations: Dyspnea with wheezing, irritable oppressed sensation in the chest even gasping for breath, yel-lowish mueoid sputum, thirst, frequent occurrence in hot sea-sons or onset closely associated with heat, reddened tongue with yellow greasy fur, slippery and rapid pulse.

Therapeutic method: Removing heat-phlegm and facili-tating the flow of the lung-qi to relieve asthma.

Recipe: Decoction of Ephedra, modified Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice combined with Decoction of Three Kinds of Seed for the Aged.

Ingredients:

Herba Ephedrae
Semen Armeniacae Amarum
Gypsum Fibrosum
Radix G-lycyrrhizae
Fructus Perillae
Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae
Lumbricus
Cortex Mori Radicis
Semen Trichosanthis
Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae
10g
10g
30g
6g
10g
10g
12g
12g
18g
10g

Administration:The decoction of a dose is 200--300ml. Take equal parts in the morning and evening.

Modification: In case of profuse perspiration, Herba Ephedrae is removed from the above recipe, on the other hand, Flos Lonicerae 30g is added if fever is present; Concha Meratricis seu Cyclinae 18g, Radix Glehniae 15g are employed for patients who cough with thick yellowish sputum; Lignum Aquilari-ae Resinatum 6g and Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis 10g for patients with dyspnea and adverse flow of qi.

3. Asthma of Deficiency Type:

Clinical manifestations: Chronic and recurrent attacks for a long time, constant minor and persistent asthma at ordinary times. The sound of cough being low and weak, palpitation and shortness of breath, spontaneous perspiration and aversion to wind, general debility, pale tongue with little fur, deep thready and weak pulse.

Therapeutic method: Tonifying the lung and spleen, im-proving inspiration to relieve asthma.

Recipe: Powder of Ginseng and Gecko

Ingredients:

Radix Ginseng
Gecko

Semen Juglandis
Radix Ophiopogonis
Fructus Schisandrae
Radix Astragali seu Hedysari
Cordyceps
Bulbus Lilii
Poria
Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae
Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata

10g
3g(ground and taken after being
in-fused in the finished decoction)
15g
10g
10g
12g
12g
15g
12g
12g
6g

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


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