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…

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…

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…