By: Steven Clavey
(Thanks Steve for this case and the one’s that follow. Please check out his journal, The Lantern)
Insomnia: Case number 12, by Xu Shu-Wei
A local notable named Chen, when he first became sick, had fever, floating pulse and spontaneous perspiration. The doctor used Ma Huang Tang to cause sweating, but the fever became severe, Chen could not get to sleep, his head was heavy, there were palpitations and he complained of a restless cooped-up feeling. The…

Case Study from Dr. Qin Bo-Wei (秦伯未）
A 67 year old male presented with frequent common colds (感冒 gân mào), which would last for 1 to 2 months without recovery. His presentation only had symptoms of nasal congestion, cough with phlegm, copious sweat from the head and face, and a slight feeling of fatigue. In the past he took Jade Windscreen Powder (yù píng fëng sân), for a half of a month, but there was not effect.
Treatment: I gave…

Yue Mei-Zhong’s case study:
Zhang XX, a 15 year old female, had a fever for more than a half a year. It would reach up to 40c and many formulas were tried with no avail. Moreover, there was a thirst without large fluid intake and urination and bowel movements were normal. There was pale tongue with a yellow coat. There was a fever and aversion to wind, floating and moderate pulse, and occasional sweating. The diagnosis was wind-strike pattern that…

Liu du zhou’s case:
Lǐ X was a 53 year old female that suffered from paroxysmal heat effusion and sweating for over one year.  This would occur 2-3 times every day.  A previous doctor treated her for a yin deficiency fever, but after taking over 20 bags there was no result.  When questioned, her diet, urination and bowel movements were normal.  She had a pale tongue with a white coat, slack and soft pulse that lacked strength.
The differential diagnosis was a pattern of nutritive and defensive…