Library

Da Jie Xiong (Major Chest Binding) and Xiao Jie Xiong (Minor Chest Binding) differ because water retention is combined with cold or heat; medication aims solely at direct attack to expel pathogens.

Symptoms resemble previous descriptions but should lack pain; if the disease is in Yin meridians and purgatives are used prematurely, deficiency results. Pathogenic toxins bind causing fullness below the heart, named Pi Qi (Stagnant Gas), residing in the diaphragm.

When this illness first transmits, failure to recognize the mechanism leads to improper use of sweating and purging methods. Pathogens enter through deficiency damaging Ying Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi); knowing which meridian is involved requires urgent treatment.

Pediatric dysentery requires careful deduction; it does not arise solely from food accumulation. Although cold and heat types vary, broadening the intestines and regulating the stomach depends on the physician's clarity.

Dysentery presenting five colors is alarming; prolonged duration causes mental fatigue and confusion. Dry mouth, pain, irritability, and crying are most distressing, and one must fear for the life of a young child.

Wind-toxin attacking the spleen presents as yellow-brown; the dysentery resembles Jing Feng (Convulsion). The distinct feature is the lack of foul odor; purging the Spleen meridian alone yields efficacy.

Since ancient times, edema has been discussed as Spleen deficiency, largely arising from damp-heat. Ten root causes require separate regulation; detailed differentiation between tonification and draining depends on clinical flexibility.

Wu Gan (Five Childhood Malnutrition Syndromes) correspond to the five Zang organs and are viewed in five aspects; treatment derivation is not difficult. If the face is yellow, muscles are emaciated, teeth are scorched, and hair stands erect, it is confirmed as Gan syndrome.

Shang Han (Cold Damage) heat-toxin steams upward, causing a shiny, puffy complexion and asthma. Bad breath, scorched teeth, and sunken cheeks indicate Ma Gan (Horse Malnutrition), which is its true form.

Prolapse of the anus that is difficult to retract for a long time, compounded by wind injury, is worrying. Moreover, prior transmission indicates Spleen-Stomach weakness; detailing cold and heat patterns facilitates recovery.

Jing Feng (Convulsion) transmitting through three convulsions forms Xian Bing (Epilepsy), characterized by chewing foam, locked jaw, and upward-turned eyes. Clearly distinguishing Yin and Yang, consulting color and pulse, regardless of severity, attributes it generally to Wind-Phlegm.

Summer damage from heat leads to Nue Bing (Malaria) in autumn, occurring every other day without significant improvement. Expelling the exterior and removing pathogens must be sequential, followed by nourishing the Stomach and consolidating the Spleen.

Originally due to long-standing accumulation forming stubborn knots, located on the left abdomen for males and right for females. Do not heed the folk term Gui Lao (Tortoise Consumption); resolving biomas and regulating the Spleen ensures peace.

Various Shan Qi (Hernia Syndromes) originally have specific names, caused by invasion of cold-damp qi. Treatments include Shao Yao Wu Mei San (Peony and Mume Powder), Yun Qi Jin Ling Zi San (Qi-Regulating Golden Bell Seed Powder), and Wu Ling San (Five Ingredient Powder with Poria).

Unprovoked sudden redness of lips and mouth occurs because Phlegm-fluids accumulate in the Middle Jiao. Wind-heat attacks adding asthma urgency; the shape resembling an inverted palm is called Gui Xiong (Tortoise Chest).

While in the womb, maternal fright transmits pathogenic heat injuring the fetus's Shen (Spirit). Suddenly appearing faint red rashes, cooling and resolving the skin brings tranquility.