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…

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: [Patient] Lǐ 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…