Understanding Damp Obstruction in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Damp Obstruction in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Damp Obstruction in Traditional Chinese Medicine Damp Obstruction Damp obstruction refers to the stagnation of dampness in the middle jiao (中焦, zhōng jiāo), leading to weakened transportation and transformation functions, characterized clinically by fullness and distension in the epigastric and abdominal regions, heaviness in the limbs, and sluggish appetite. In ancient texts, it was … Read more

Xue Shengbai’s Analysis of Damp-Heat Entering the Blood

Xue Shengbai's Analysis of Damp-Heat Entering the Blood

Click the blue text above to follow for regular updates! Thirty-two Damp-Heat Syndromes: Menstrual flow arrives, with strong fever and thirst, delirium and confusion, chest and abdominal pain, or a tongue without coating, pulse slippery and rapid, with the pathogen invading the Ying (nutritive) level. The appropriate treatment includes large doses of: Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn), … Read more

The Grand Conclusion of Xue Shengbai’s “Treatise on Damp-Heat Diseases”

This lesson I shared several of my clinical secret prescriptions, without reservation, laying it all out, this is the teacher’s attitude towards students.[Original Text] Damp-heat syndrome for three to four days leads to locked jaw, limbs being pulled and stiff, and in severe cases, the body bends backward. This is due to damp-heat invading the … Read more

Clinical Case of Wang Huan: Damp-Heat Syndrome

Clinical Case of Wang Huan: Damp-Heat Syndrome

On February 5, 2018, Mr. Chen, mentioned in the medical case, reached out again after the New Year seeking help, stating, “I have an old problem I would like you to take a look at. I feel my pulse is deep and thin, with a slippery quality. I have had yellow urine for many years, … Read more

An Analysis of the Differences Between Spleen-Stomach Damp-Heat and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat! Includes Dietary Therapy Methods

An Analysis of the Differences Between Spleen-Stomach Damp-Heat and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat! Includes Dietary Therapy Methods

Spleen-Stomach Damp-Heat (脾胃湿热), also known as Middle Jiao Damp-Heat (中焦湿热), refers to the pathological condition where damp-heat accumulates in the spleen and stomach, leading to dysfunction in the spleen’s transport and the stomach’s reception.This condition is mostly caused by the invasion of damp pathogens or improper diet, particularly excessive consumption of rich and greasy foods, … Read more

Learning to Treat Damp-Heat Diseases from Master Pei Yongqing

Learning to Treat Damp-Heat Diseases from Master Pei Yongqing

Learning to Treat Damp-Heat Diseases from Master Pei Yongqing Author: Dai Xiaohong Liaoning Province Phoenix Hospital Pei Yongqing is a professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, an expert at Beijing Hongyitang TCM Hospital, and a renowned master of traditional Chinese medicine in the capital. Although he is a master of typhoid fever, his treatment … Read more

Understanding Damp-Heat Disease in Shaoyang: Characteristics, Main Medications, and Treatment Methods

Understanding Damp-Heat Disease in Shaoyang: Characteristics, Main Medications, and Treatment Methods

Damp-Heat Disease in Shaoyang: Characteristics, Main Medications, and Treatment Methods 1) Damp-heat primarily involves the liver, gallbladder, and spleen-stomach. 2) Above Shaoyang, fire is treated; above Yangming, dryness is treated. 3) Shaoyang Sanjiao: Fluid pathway: dampness; Qi pathway: original qi, the vital energy; dampness transforms into heat, requiring Shaoyang fire to resolve; Grain pathway: the … Read more

Xue Shengbai’s Analysis of Damp-Heat Syndrome: Damp-Heat Intermingling with Blood in Jueyin

Xue Shengbai's Analysis of Damp-Heat Syndrome: Damp-Heat Intermingling with Blood in Jueyin

Click the blue text above to follow for regular updates! Thirty-fourth Damp-Heat Syndrome: For seven to eight days, there is no thirst, the voice is silent, and urination is normal, with no aversion to food. The patient remains silent, consciousness clouded, and treatments with pungent, aromatic herbs for cooling and dispersing are ineffective; this indicates … Read more

Zhao Shaoqin’s Experience in Treating Damp-Heat

Zhao Shaoqin's Experience in Treating Damp-Heat

Zhao Shaoqin is skilled in the treatment of warm diseases and is a renowned contemporary scholar in this field. He has unique insights and understanding of Ye Tianshi’s methods for differentiating and treating Wei (Defensive Qi), Qi, Ying (Nutritive Qi), and Xue (Blood), proposing his own views. He believes that “in the case of Wei … Read more

Analysis of Damp-Heat Syndrome Affecting the Ying and Xue

Analysis of Damp-Heat Syndrome Affecting the Ying and Xue

Click the blue text above to follow for regular updates! In the case of Damp-Heat Syndrome (证): symptoms include thirst, yellow tongue coating with prickles, wiry and slow pulse, retracted and stiff tongue, delirium, unawareness of surroundings, and spasms in both hands, indicating dryness of fluids and stagnation of pathogens. Recommended herbs include fresh Sheng … Read more