Case by: Jiang Chun-Hua (姜春华) [Patient] Hu, a 46 year old female, had [suffered from] cough and wheezing for seven years. She recently contracted a wind-cold invasion which manifested as a blockage and stifling sensation in the chest, hindered breathing, cough and wheezing with profuse phlegm, and water sounds in the throat. The tongue coat was white and the pulse was floating.  Two packets of a modified ma huang tang (Ephedra Decotion) prescription was given: ma huang (Ephedrae Herba) 6g…

Original Case by: Yue Mei-Zhong (1900-1982) 岳美中 Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency (Chronic Hepatitis) (Thanks Greg for this instructive case!) Bai, male, 39. January 24, 1964, initial consultation, in-patient department. Patient had suffered from chronic hepatitis for six years with intermittent bilateral flank pain, abdominal distention and bloating, anorexia, frequent belching, borborygmus, flatulence, and loose stools one to two times per day or once every-other day. Previously, he had been admitted to the hospital five successive times and undergone hepato-protective…

Original case: Liu Du-Zhou A 52 year old male came in for a diagnosis on July 18, 1994. He had diarrhea that had been going on for more than one year and had used many kinds of antibiotics with no avail. Every day he had diarrhea 3 to 6 times, and at the time of the intake it was a watery type with small amount of pus and blood. There was also tenesmus, abdominal tenderness, which was especially severe on…

Shang Han Case: Yang, a two and five month-year-old girl, presented with the chief complaint of cough, that  had been going on for one month. There was sometimes white and sometimes yellow phlegm, nasal congestion, profuse sweating, fear of wind, reduced food intake, no thirst, and her bowels were not dry. She tried many Chinese and Western treatments without success. Her tongue body was normal and there was a white coat. Her pulse was deep and rapid. Diagnosis: cough (wind…

Case by: Ding Gan-Ren (1865-1926) Shang Han Case There was external cold assaulting the tai yang with damp stagnation internally blocking the middle burner. This pattern presented with sweat and chills that failed to resolve the condition. There was also full body aching pain, stifling sensation in the chest, upflow nausea, and abdominal distention. It was suitable to disperse the pathogen, release the muscle layer, transform stagnation, and open the middle burner. Prescription: Cinnamomi Ramulus (guì zhï) 8 fen Pinelliae…

Case by: Ding Gan-Ren (1865-1926) Mr. Bai presented with a pathogen in the tai yang that had not yet resolved. There was a loss of normal order of the nutritive and protective aspects. There was physical cold, fear of cold, cough, stifling sensation in the chest, full body aching pain, reduced food intake, and a greasy tongue coat. It was proper to use a Cinnamon Twig Decoction (guì zhï täng) method. Cinnamomi Ramulus (guì zhï) 8 fen Fritillariae thunbergii Bulbus…

1. Exterior Cold, Inner Heat Case from: Dr. Liu Du Zhou This patient was a 10-year-old girl who received a cold Qi in late autumn.  She developed fever and an aversion to cold and had episodes of this many times a day.  This went on for several months.  Her pulse was floating and without strength.  Her tongue body was red and the moss was thin and white.  Her food and drink intake and excretions were normal.  This was a case…

4. Unpleasant Body Oder From doctor Huang Dao-fu[1], September 14, 1984: Ms. Chen was age 17.  Seven days previously she had developed a cold with fever and fear of cold.  The heat was more than the cold.  Everyday she had fever 2-3 times.    Though she had dizziness, there was no vomiting and her two excretions were normal.  She did not sweat easily.  She had itching and an unpleasant body odor that did not go away with bathing.  The school doctor suspected…

This is the 3rd case in a series about Xu Shu-Wei. 3. Twitching of tendons and muscles: Original case from: Xu Shu-Wei’s Case number 17 A townsperson named Jing made a living in the country village by twisting fibres into rope (“sheng”), and so was known as Jing Sheng Zi — “Roper Jing”. Her son was almost thirty years old when he became ill, showing a slight sweat, weak pulse, and aversion to wind. The doctor mistakenly gave him Ma…

Tai yin deficiency cold pattern with heat signs Xu Shu-Wei’s Case In the beginning, Mr. Cao had cold-damage that lasted for 6-7 days. There was abdominal fullness with vomiting, inability to get food down, a warm body, hot extremities, spontaneous diarrhea, pain in the abdomen, retching, and nausea. The first doctor said there was too much yang, because of the hot extremities. He feared there was an amassment of heat in the stomach leading to vomiting or because there…