Understanding the Thick Bark and Rhubarb Decoction from the Jin Kui Yao Lue: Why is it Said to Eat Pears During Jingzhe?

Understanding the Thick Bark and Rhubarb Decoction from the Jin Kui Yao Lue: Why is it Said to Eat Pears During Jingzhe?

Senior sister, senior sister, I have another question~ Go ahead, what is it this time? How to understand the Thick Bark and Rhubarb Decoction from the Jin Kui Yao Lue? Well, let me explain slowly. For the condition of “Zhi Yin” (water retention), the Thick Bark and Rhubarb Decoction is the main treatment. “Zhi Yin” … Read more

Classic Study on Malaria Pulse Diagnosis and Treatment

Classic Study on Malaria Pulse Diagnosis and Treatment

Jin Kui Yao Lue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet) discusses the pulse diagnosis and treatment of malaria in the fourth section (first entry). 1. The Master said: The pulse of malaria is string-like; a rapid string pulse indicates excess heat, while a slow string pulse indicates excess cold. A small, tight string pulse suggests a … Read more

An Overview of Spasms in Traditional Chinese Medicine

An Overview of Spasms in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Click the blue text to follow me Reference Books The following content is selected from “Jin Kui Yao Lue Jian Shi”, Cheng Menxue’s “Jin Kui Pian Jie”, Fan Yongsheng’s “Jin Kui Yao Lue Lecture Notes”, and Liu Shaoyi’s Jin Kui Yao Lue lecture notes. 01. Related Texts: In Taiyang disease, if there is fever without … Read more

Treatment of Stroke and Joint Pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Treatment of Stroke and Joint Pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Original Text: Attached Formulas   ”Gu Jin Lu Yan” Xu Ming Tang treats stroke with inability to self-recover, inability to speak, not knowing the painful area, or rigidity, unable to turn over. (Yao Yun treats the same as Xu Ming for postpartum blood loss in women and for the elderly and children)   Ma Huang (Ephedra) 3 … Read more

Study of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber: Section on Fox Confusion Disease

Study of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber: Section on Fox Confusion Disease

Section on Fox Confusion Disease01 Overview of Fox Confusion DiseaseArticle 10: Fox confusion as a disease resembles a cold, with a silent desire to sleep, inability to close the eyes, restlessness when lying down or getting up, ulcers in the throat indicating confusion, ulcers in the lower regions indicating fox, lack of desire for food, … Read more

Summary of Dampness Diseases in the Jin Gui Yao Lue

Summary of Dampness Diseases in the Jin Gui Yao Lue

The Jin Gui Yao Lue establishes a framework for the differentiation and treatment of dampness diseases. Based on the six meridian pattern differentiation, it categorizes dampness pathogenic factors into two main types: external dampness (wind-damp, cold-damp) and internal dampness stagnation (spleen deficiency leading to dampness), and proposes two core treatment principles: “mild sweating method” and … Read more

A Comprehensive Analysis of Postpartum Conditions in Women: Insights from the Jin Kui Yao Lue

A Comprehensive Analysis of Postpartum Conditions in Women: Insights from the Jin Kui Yao Lue

Postpartum Conditions and Pulse Diagnosis, Section 21 (Final) 1. Question: A newly delivered woman has three conditions: one is convulsions, the second is qi stagnation, and the third is constipation. What do these mean? The teacher said: After childbirth, blood deficiency leads to excessive sweating, making one prone to wind, hence convulsions; loss of blood … Read more

Jin Gui Yao Lue: Pu Hui San (Calamus Ash Powder)

Jin Gui Yao Lue: Pu Hui San (Calamus Ash Powder)

For symptoms of water retention with cold extremities, Pu Hui San is the primary treatment. Pu Hui San Calamus (Pu Huai) 7 parts, Talcum (Hua Shi) 3 parts Grind the above two ingredients into a powder, and take a dose of one thumb-sized spoon three times a day. In cases of water retention, the patient … Read more

Study of the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet

Study of the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet

Study of the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet Day Sixty-OneMay the classics be a vessel, ferrying you and me across the sea of medicine; with diligent study as the oar, we travel a thousand miles without fatigue.For those with wind-dampness, floating pulse, heavy body, and sweating with aversion to wind, the prescription is Fangji Huangqi … Read more

Analysis and Treatment of Blood Bi Syndrome and Deficiency Labor Disease in TCM

Analysis and Treatment of Blood Bi Syndrome and Deficiency Labor Disease in TCM

Original Text: (1)Question: How does Blood Bi syndrome occur? The Master said: For those of high status, with weak bones and abundant flesh, it is mainly due to fatigue and sweating, lying down without moving, and being exposed to a slight breeze, which leads to this condition. The pulse is slightly weak and tight at … Read more