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…

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…

2. Unresolved stasis on the exterior This is a case from Dr. Wang Zhan[1], January 5, 1976 Ms. Liu, age 26, had a cold for 4-5 days.  She still had a fever, fear of cold and a temperature of 38°C.  She was sweating slightly.  Although she had taken an instant tea for colds and anti-inflammatory analgesics, these had had no effect.  She had body pain, her excretions were normal, her tongue moss was thin and white and her pulse was…

1. A light presentation with stasis on the exterior. This is a case from Dr. Yu Zhangrong[1], April 10, 1963 Mr. Li, age 49: Chills and fever.  After sweating from the fever his body would become cold.  This happened once a day and had continued for three days.  He also had headache, leg pain, and back pain, cough with slight amount of phlegm, poor appetite and normal excretions.  His pulse was floating and tight and his tongue moss was thick…