1989年正月我到我姨家拜年适逢她的叔伯妯娌张某也在，张某知道我是中医就让我给她号脉，我号着脉，顺便察颜观色，见其面目苍白灰暗，尺肤凉，脉沉细迟，尺脉甚，我马上断其腰痛喜暖，小便频，她说不错，我吃了中医院有名的中医***的中药40余付，只是尿中没有白细胞了，反而出现了蛋白就是去不掉，还有三付药没吃完，我就让她拿药给我看，我一看一排苦寒药幸亏药量不大，就对她说，他给你开的方子很好，就是缺几味药，我就给她加上生姜60g干姜30g威灵仙6g配在剩下的药中，结果也就三付药，它的蛋白尿奇迹般的好了，腰也不痛了。
牙痛捷效方
牙痛不是病，痛起来就要命。无须分别阴阳证，一匙冰片放患处，坏水放出牙不痛，时间仅需5分钟。如要除根分阴阳，大便稀溏，小便清长，辽细辛嚼放，或服附子肉桂细辛等份研末散每服二克。真火牙痛龈红肿，口渴溲赤大便难，增液承气快快服，便通诸症去不难。
性病与性病
食、色，性也。也就是说吃饭和性生活是人的本性。“性”者，繁衍生息也，不可过度，过度则病，男病伤精，女病伤肾。精者立命之本也，藏乎肾，用于肝，充盈则身轻体健，亏则身疲神瘁。男子的性生活需要三至：心至则茎热，肾至则茎坚，肝至则撅撅动摇，有一不至则性生活就不和谐。女子的性生活也有三至：心气至口鼻出热气，肝气至则乳坚竖，肾气至则外阴滑润。男女夫妇不待三至而交，则索然无味，生子不肖，男伤精，女伤肾。况且男子手淫，女子自慰，没有阴阳精气的交感，其伤更重。“性病”者，乱交也。病在太阳、少阴，脏腑心肾膀胱与小肠。治疗非常棘手，寒多而热少。精伤者，补其精，阳亏者助气阳。衣原体、支原体、细菌不管他是什么病，都须分清阴阳证，然后治疗才不误。
先天立极是水火，水火既济无沉疴。
结肠炎的症状就是腹泻，大多发生在黎明，古书叫五更泻。为什么五更
（黎明）要泄泻呢？黎明之时，阳（热）气始隆，与原有脾胃之寒浊相激，水火相射，化水而下，因此泻下稀溏。在中医辨证为阴证，脾肾阳虚，，六经辨证属太阴证
，太阴湿土宜温宜化。理中汤是对证方，关键要看药之量，病重药轻退病慢，其中姜附是主药，不足一两效不彰。
胃溃疡叫胃脘痛，得热痛减遇寒增，饮食减缓空腹重，食凉饮冷也腹泻，可见也是阳虚重，先天立极属火亏，黄芪建中汤可行，若加附子破阴寒，效果肯定大大增。
类风湿---物以类聚，一物降一物
转“sbgucn”先生方
一友患类风湿关节炎，手指关节变形，全身关节到了后半夜疼痛不堪，在医院被西医折腾许久，告知无法治愈。吾告知老狗骨焙干碾粉，酒引服用就行了。不信，后来实在是疼痛难忍，由其父弄来一副狗骨。结果大约服到半副就痊愈了。其实，老家的乡亲患了这种病，没钱看不起医生，都是通过此法治愈的。在老家，这可不是什么秘方，因为至少上点年纪的，大半知道。大家都应该知道狗是热性动物，其骨坚韧，俗话说炸不烂的狗头，以骨治骨，用狗骨治料类风湿病，实际上就是用狗骨的残存能量来补足人体亏虚的能量，这也是能量转移。此方如果用：生乌头（打碎）10g生姜30g甘草30g黄芪30g高压煎煮开锅后10分钟倒出药液冲服效果更快
1990年我西医知识不多，可以说只知阴阳、脏腑经络、本草经，连大专的教材都没看过，因为我是师承家父的民间中医学，也就是沾了这点光我才敢初生牛犊不怕虎，敢和肝癌这种西医绝症较量一番，下面就说一说我治肝癌的经过：此例肝癌病人第二次患肝癌，第一次被我父亲治愈三年后复发，第一次患肝癌病人不知道，延我父亲治疗，只记得我父亲说这例肝癌属顽痰瘀血，只记得父亲说应当用生水蛭研末服，不长时间就痊愈了。第二次复发是因为病人听说我父亲去世，心想这世间再也没有人能给他看病了，因为第一次大医院已经给他们判了死刑，估计是精神崩溃后复发。当时我骑自行车40里路给患者看病，首先是望诊：患者大腹翩翩如孕8--9月样，面色晦暗，坐卧不安，舌质青紫，舌底脉络紫暗。然后号脉∶牢。询问患者饮食难进多日，二便自利。遂断：这是沉寒痼冷着于肝脾，元阳不足。告知患者，小病一桩，不必担心。时隔十几年没有留下完整处方，只记得大体主药：生川乌、生草乌、川附子各20g神曲20g
麦芽20g山楂20g香附20乌药20g甘草50g干姜20g生姜30g
五付急煎一小时服，患者仅付了一顿药，一连睡了17个小时，一觉醒来精神大爽，其病如失，肚子小了许多，守方三十五付痊愈，时隔12年2001年回访痊愈后到此时一直健康，就连感冒也很少有。从这例肝癌病人可以看出我当时只抓住了主证：患者大腹翩翩如孕8--9月样，面色晦暗，舌质青紫，舌底脉络紫暗。然后号脉∶牢。二便自利。这些症状就是阴证。阴证当用大热药。因此，现在的很多病人如果在过去本不该死，偏偏生在了这样一个愚人多的年代，作为一个中国人并不知道中医是什么，一旦患病就往大医院跑，很多癌症病人并不是直接死于癌症，而是死于精神崩溃。
一老年女性两目干涩，胃脘每逢秋天即疼痛，今年秋天又发作胃脘痛，不敢吃凉食，喝冷水。我根据口不渴、小便清、不敢吃凉食胃脘遇冷痛增，断为阴寒证。
处方
面姜（干姜富有淀粉的那种）15克甘草15克淡附子（用清水泡制的川附子)10k克共研成粉末开水送服，每服4克，每天一次，服药后喝蜂蜜一匙，半个小时全身有麻酥酥的感觉，随后全身温热，胃痛消失，两目干涩的症状减轻，上药服完后目涩消失。扔掉了几十块钱一瓶的眼药水。这真是釜底加薪，锅盖润。回阳化气，双眸滑。
说姜的作用
姜作为中药因炮制不同作用悬殊，同时又是一种食品，调料。生姜中的嫩姜发汗解表，生津止渴，祛湿开胃。老姜发汗解表，温胃散寒。干姜温中散寒，温中通脉。老姜切片炮制后就是炮姜，只能温中散寒。姜制成炭后，具有温中止血的作用，用于胃脘冷痛的胃溃疡出血效果显著。跌打损伤，多伤在肌肉筋腱，伤处充血水肿，西医就知道消炎，输液输进去的还是水，结果一个跌打损行需要很多钱治疗还要留下后遗症，多数不能完全治愈。而中医药治疗有很大的优势，有科学的理论根据，能够瞻前顾后，在近处看瘀血水肿是新生的就不需要很厉害的活血化瘀药，生姜一味就可治疗，生姜辛辣多津，活血化瘀而不伤津液，又能利小便，一般三两生姜浓煎一付就可治愈，如果疼痛剧烈可加芍药甘草汤、再加点荆芥。
烧烫伤简易实效方
1儿茶 、川军、 冰片 、生石膏、各等份研末香油调涂，愈后不留疤痕。
2烧烫伤处刺破直接外涂蜂王浆，痊愈后不留疤痕。
3凡是没有破皮的烧烫伤立即用酒精化冰片外涂，立竿见影。
跌打损伤我的经验方：
小便黄并非都是热
刘** 女 37岁 招远公路局 2005年10月16日
脉沉细极弱，舌质淡，舌体瘦少，大便多日有一次，饮水少，小便黄。每天早晨左胁疼痛。
处方
桂枝20炮川附子10干姜20甘草20丹参20党参30生白术50麦门冬50当归10黄芪50五味子10山茱萸30茯苓20山药20六付
2005年10月23日脉沉细缓，舌质淡，大便一天一次，小便转清。左胁疼痛消失，上方加细辛3肉桂10砂仁10生姜100六付
由以上病例可以看出，小便黄并非都是热，阴结大便不通浊走小肠，小便照样黄。
论伤寒
伤寒非伤寒，六经非六经，识得此中妙，哪有疑难病？《伤寒论杂病论》通书所讲并非只是伤寒，也包括了温病与杂病。六经辨证，也并非只是讲六经病证，十二经络脏腑气血津液辩证都在其中。阴阳辩证为伤寒论的总纲。阳热阴寒概括了疾病的全过程，留得一份阳气，就留得一份生气。太阳病伤风桂枝汤调和营卫，实际上也就是补足了心肺之气。太阳伤寒，麻黄汤散寒宣肺，宣通了心肾之气；少阳证，往来寒热，小柴胡汤透表（太阳经）清里（胆经郁热），大柴胡汤透表通腑（肠、胃、胆）；阳明病胃家实用的三承气汤，可谓存津液；太阴病证，食不下，一则脾阳虚，运化不力，二则肺气郁闭大肠失其传导，导致喘满；少阴经病，脉微细，但欲寐，心肾阳虚，卫气不足，卫气行于阴，畏寒蜷卧。厥阴证，阴精不足阳气亏虚，寒热错杂，病入心包，肝经。温病篇，通篇都是如何存津液，护阳气。因此六经辩证，涵盖十二经络，五脏六腑，气血津液辩证都在其中。一部《伤寒杂病论》学好并能参悟《郑钦安医书阐释》了还会怕疑难病吗？
第七章 古圣今贤对疾病的认识。
“民间中医”网上详述。
熟读万卷书，破谜开不悟，真传一句话，救助世间苦。
附：“大圣”谈医
一、民间中医识阴阳，阴阳辩证仔细详，次分六经与脏腑，以证类病无处藏，阴阳体质是根本，疾病是标记心上，颠倒阴阳祸患藏，阴证就用温热药，阳证苦甘寒药商，阴阳错杂寒热药，湿盛还需阳药上。熟读《内经》作参考，《易经》也要知其详，临证就用《伤寒论》，神农本草心中藏，寒热温凉记细详，若要临床无闪失，钦安之书不可忘，变通用药有保障。正龙杂病要借鉴，古圣先贤智慧棒，一阴一阳一部书，万病不离阴和阳，离开阴阳无文章。圣贤真传一句话，愚者万卷藏书箱。何必它山求玉石，民间中医珠宝藏。不明阴阳谈医药，盲人点灯无用光。
二、鼻涕，尤其是清涕，正常的情况下，心肾阳气不虚则脐中温热命门不怕冷，心肾水火既济从鼻子呼出的气是不冷不热，温温的潮潮的，而阳虚的情况下气是寒的未等完全到达鼻腔就开始化成水（鼻涕是清的）随呼气排出，我们就看到清涕，病情向愈之时，阳气时增，呼出气的温度明显增高，将鼻涕干燥成黄色的稠乎乎的。因此，我们在临床中只要见到清鼻涕就可以断阴证，万无一失。
三、我在临床中经常乌头与半夏同用治疗寒湿痹与痰浊胸痛，我应用是一般与生姜干姜同用，既增效，有杀乌头与半夏毒，从来没有副作用。
古书言乌头反半夏的原因我因为是：两位药任何一味如果煎煮炮制不得法都会有全身麻木的感觉，如果两味都不得法并且合在一起用，那么麻木的就会更重，甚至呼吸抑制而死亡，古人可能就此断定乌头反半夏，令多数中医望而生畏，本来很好的一个药对弃之不用。
四、1989年秋我的一个朋友邀我给他弟弟诊病,说他弟弟肠道中有一种菌很难治，已经辗转住院两处：地级市一家有名的大医院确诊结肠炎。治疗仅一年未果，后又回本市（县级市）一家中医院，先后治疗两年余（公费医疗），天天晨起腹泻三四次。当时我不信这么个小病竟然这么长时间治不好，到医院走了个后门，拿出住院病例看了一看，我大吃一惊，怎么虚寒证中医科主任竟用了近两年白头翁汤。于是诊脉脉弦迟，舌苔厚白，小便清。询知腹泻两年余，药费花近两万元。此时患者仍住在院中，于是处方：党参30炒白术30茯苓20干姜30甘草10制附子20黄连3五付水煎服分早晚服，“怎么服药后患者腹泻更厉害”医院的一个当班大夫（给换成医院的方的大夫）正带着实习生问我，我说他 一个虚寒证用了近两年的寒凉药，我给他用热性药不腹泻才怪呢？于是守方续服十五付，患者痊愈出院。真是让实习生大开眼界。
五、慕玉娟 女 28岁 观里蒋家 2005年10月19日
脉沉细迟涩，舌质淡，舌苔少，舌底脉络淡，乏力、劳累后腰痠，大便干燥，小便黄，怕冷，食欲差，尤其是夏天。育一八个月男婴，经常感冒，大便稀溏，感冒后体温不是很高，近一个月男婴感冒后引起呼吸如鸬鹚叫，服用各种西药无效。男婴食乳，子病治母，母子同治。处方：
生地30沙参20麦门冬30当归20枸杞20黄芪30桂枝20肉桂10荜茇10干姜10神曲20生白术50茯苓20甘草10炮附子10生姜30百合20党参30细辛3六付
2005年11月7虽然只是大人服药，但是乳汁中的药被孩子吸后也照样治病，服药后婴儿大便稍成型，如鸬鹚叫声消失。
六、1994年我曾辩证论治了一例小儿肺炎，当时小孩6个月被西医在头部打针几十处，状若蜂窝，真是难看，体温持续十几天不退，用子病治母法，小孩吃奶6小时退热痊愈。
In the first month of 1989, I visited my aunt's home for the New Year and happened to meet her cousin-in-law, Ms. Zhang. Knowing that I was a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), she asked me to take her pulse. While palpating, I also observed her complexion and demeanor. Her face appeared pale, grayish, and dull; the skin on her chi region (inner wrist) was cool; and her pulse was deep, fine, and slow, with the chi pulse being particularly pronounced. I immediately diagnosed her with lower back pain that favored warmth and frequent urination. She confirmed this. She had taken over 40 doses of herbal medicine prescribed by a famous TCM doctor at the local hospital. The white blood cells in her urine disappeared, but proteinuria appeared and could not be eliminated. There were still three doses left. I asked to see the prescription and found it consisted mainly of bitter-cold herbs, fortunately in small dosages. I told her, "The prescription he gave you is good, but it lacks a few ingredients." I added 60g of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome), 30g of Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome), and 6g of Weilingxian (Clematis Root) to the remaining herbs. After just three doses, her proteinuria miraculously resolved, and her lower back pain disappeared as well.
Effective Prescription for Toothache
It is said that "toothache is not a disease, but when it hurts, it feels like life-threatening." There is no need to differentiate between Yin and Yang syndromes. Place one spoonful of Bingpian (Borneol) on the affected area. Once the "bad water" is discharged, the toothache will stop within 5 minutes. To eliminate the root cause, differentiation is required: If there is loose stool and clear, long urination, use Liaoxixin (Asarum from Liaoning) chewed and placed in the mouth, or take a powder made of equal parts of Fuzi (Aconite Lateralis Radix Preparata), Rougui (Cinnamon Bark), and Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), 2g per dose. For true fire toothache with swollen and red gums, thirst, dark urine, and difficult defecation, quickly administer Zengye Chengqi Tang (Increase Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction). Once the bowels are unblocked, all symptoms will disappear.
Sexual Health and Sexual Life
Food and sex are human nature. "Sex" implies reproduction and should not be excessive; excess leads to disease. In men, excess injures Jing (Essence); in women, it injures the Kidney. Essence is the foundation of life, stored in the Kidney and utilized by the Liver. When abundant, the body is light and healthy; when deficient, the body is fatigued and spirit exhausted. Male sexual intercourse requires three arrivals: Heart Qi arrival causes penile heat; Kidney Qi arrival causes penile hardness; Liver Qi arrival causes penile erection and trembling. If any one does not arrive, harmony is lost. Female sexual intercourse also has three arrivals: Heart Qi arrival causes hot breath from mouth and nose; Liver Qi arrival causes breast firmness; Kidney Qi arrival causes vaginal lubrication. If couples engage without waiting for these three arrivals, it is tasteless, offspring may be flawed, men injure their essence, and women injure their kidneys. Moreover, masturbation in men and self-gratification in women lack the interaction of Yin and Yang essences, causing even greater harm. What is called "sexually transmitted diseases" actually refers to diseases caused by promiscuity. The pathology involves the Taiyang (Greater Yang) and Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) meridians, affecting the organs of Heart, Kidney, Bladder, and Small Intestine. Treatment is very tricky, often characterized by more cold than heat. For essence injury, tonify the essence; for Yang deficiency, assist Qi and Yang. Regardless of whether it is Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, or bacterial infection, one must distinguish Yin and Yang syndromes before treating to avoid errors.
Colitis and Gastric Ulcer
The primordial establishment lies in Water and Fire. When Water and Fire interact harmoniously, there are no chronic ailments.
The symptom of colitis is diarrhea, mostly occurring at dawn, known in ancient texts as "Fifth Watch Diarrhea." Why does diarrhea occur at dawn? At this time, Yang Qi (heat energy) begins to rise and clashes with the existing Spleen-Stomach cold turbidity. Water and Fire clash, transforming into water and flowing downward, resulting in loose stools. In TCM syndrome differentiation, this is a Yin syndrome, specifically Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency, belonging to the Taiyin (Tai Yin) stage in Six Meridian differentiation. Taiyin damp-earth favors warming and transformation. Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction) is the appropriate formula. The key lies in dosage; if the illness is severe and the medication light, recovery is slow. Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome) and Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) are the main drugs; if they do not reach one liang (approx. 30-50g depending on era), efficacy is poor.
Gastric ulcer is called epigastric pain. Pain decreases with heat and increases with cold. It eases with food and worsens on an empty stomach. Eating cold or drinking cold liquids also causes diarrhea, indicating severe Yang deficiency and a deficit of primordial Fire. Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (Astragalus Decoction to Establish the Middle) can be used. Adding Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) to break Yin cold will significantly enhance the effect.
Rheumatoid Arthritis—Like attracts like, one thing conquers another
Transcribed from Mr. "sbgucn"'s prescription
A friend suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, with deformed finger joints and unbearable pain in all joints late at night. After much suffering under Western medicine, he was told it was incurable. I informed him to bake old dog bones until dry, grind them into powder, and take them with wine. Initially skeptical, after enduring unbearable pain, his father obtained a set of dog bones. After taking approximately half a dose, he was cured. In my hometown, villagers who could not afford doctors cured themselves this way. This is not a secret recipe; most older people know it. Dogs are considered a hot-natured animal with tough bones, as the saying goes, "a dog's head cannot be fried to crispness." Treating bone with bone, using dog bones for rheumatoid arthritis, essentially uses the residual energy of the dog bone to replenish the human body's deficient energy, which is energy transfer. If this prescription is modified to: Sheng Wutou (Raw Aconitum Carmichaelii Radix, crushed) 10g, Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 30g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 30g, Huangqi (Astragalus Root) 30g, decocted under high pressure for 10 minutes after boiling, and the liquid taken orally, the effect is faster.
On the Importance of Differentiating Yin and Yang Syndromes in Folk TCM: A Case of Liver Cancer
In 1990, my knowledge of Western medicine was limited; I only knew Yin-Yang, Zang-Fu organs, meridians, and Materia Medica, having never seen college textbooks. As a folk TCM practitioner inheriting from my father, this allowed me to dare to challenge liver cancer, a Western medical terminal illness. Here is my experience treating liver cancer: This patient had a second episode of liver cancer, having been cured by my father three years prior to the recurrence. During the first episode, I do not remember my father's treatment clearly, only that he stated it was due to stubborn phlegm and blood stasis, and recommended raw Shuizhi (Leech) powder, leading to a quick recovery. The second recurrence occurred because the patient heard of my father's death and believed no one else could treat him, especially since major hospitals had given a death sentence the first time, likely leading to a relapse after mental collapse. I rode a bicycle 40 li to visit the patient. Inspection revealed a distended abdomen resembling an 8-9 month pregnancy, a dark and dull complexion, restlessness, a bluish-purple tongue body, and purple-dark sublingual veins. Palpation revealed a Lao (Taut) pulse. Inquiry revealed difficulty eating for days, but normal bowel and bladder movements. Diagnosis: Deep-seated cold and stubborn cold settling in the Liver and Spleen, with insufficient Primordial Yang. I assured the patient it was a minor issue. I do not have the complete prescription from over ten years ago, but recall the main herbs: Sheng Chuanwu (Raw Aconitum Carmichaelii Radix), Sheng Caowu (Raw Aconitum Kusnezoffii Radix), and Chuan Fuzi (Aconitum Carmichaelii Radix Preparata) 20g each; Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) 20g, Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) 20g, Shanzha (Crataegi Fructus) 20g, Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) 20g, Wuyao (Linderae Radix) 20g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 50g, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome) 20g, Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 30g. Five doses, rapidly decocted for one hour. After just one dose, the patient slept for 17 hours. Upon waking, spirits were greatly improved, the illness seemed gone, and the abdomen shrank. Continuing the same formula for 35 doses led to recovery. A follow-up in 2001, 12 years later, showed continued health with rare colds. From this case, I grasped the main signs: abdominal distension like pregnancy, dark complexion, bluish-purple tongue, purple-dark sublingual veins, Lao pulse, and normal bowel/bladder function. These are Yin syndromes. Yin syndromes require large doses of hot herbs. Many patients today who would not have died in the past die because they live in an era where many are ignorant. They do not understand TCM and rush to major hospitals upon illness. Many cancer patients do not die directly from cancer but from mental collapse.
Dry Eyes, Restoring Yang and Transforming Qi
An elderly female suffered from dry eyes and epigastric pain every autumn. This year, the pain recurred, and she feared cold food and drinks. Based on lack of thirst, clear urine, aversion to cold, and increased pain with cold, I diagnosed a Cold-Yin syndrome.
Prescription: Mian Jiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome rich in starch) 15g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 15g, Dan Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root soaked in clear water) 10g. Grind into powder, take with boiled water, 4g per dose, once daily. After taking the medicine, drink one spoonful of honey. Within half an hour, the whole body feels slightly numb, then warm. Stomach pain disappears, and dry eye symptoms lessen. After finishing the medicine, dry eyes resolve. Discarded expensive eye drops. This is adding fire to the bottom, moistening the lid. Restoring Yang and transforming Qi makes the eyes smooth.
On the Role of Ginger
Ginger acts differently depending on processing, serving as both medicine and food/seasoning. Young ginger releases the exterior through sweating, generates fluids, quenches thirst, dispels dampness, and opens the appetite. Old ginger releases the exterior through sweating and warms the Stomach to disperse cold. Dried ginger warms the Middle to disperse cold and warms channels to unblock vessels. Old ginger sliced and processed becomes Paojiang (Charred Ginger Rhizome), which only warms the Middle to disperse cold. Charred ginger warms the Middle and stops bleeding, effective for gastric ulcer bleeding due to cold pain. Traumatic injuries often damage muscles and tendons, causing congestion and edema. Western medicine focuses on anti-inflammation and IV fluids (water), leading to high costs, sequelae, and incomplete cures. TCM has advantages based on scientific theory, considering past and future. If blood stasis and edema are fresh, strong blood-invigorating herbs are unnecessary; a single herb, Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome), suffices. Ginger is pungent, spicy, and juicy, invigorates blood and resolves stasis without damaging fluids, and promotes urination. Generally, a heavy decoction of three taels of ginger cures the condition. For severe pain, add Shaoyao Gancao Tang (Peony and Licorice Decoction) and add some Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike).
Simple Effective Prescriptions for Burns and Scalds
1. Ercha (Kadamba Fruit), Chuanjun (Rhubarb Rhizome and Root), Bingpian (Borneol), and Sheng Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) in equal parts, ground to powder, mixed with sesame oil for topical application. Leaves no scar.
2. Pierce the burn/scald area and apply royal jelly directly. Leaves no scar.
3. For burns/scalds without broken skin, immediately apply Borneol dissolved in alcohol topically. Immediate effect.
My Experience Prescription for Traumatic Injuries:
Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 150g, Sheng Baishao (White Peony Root) 30g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 30g, Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike) 20g. Heavy decoction, divided into two doses.
Yellow Urine is Not Always Heat
Liu**, Female, 37 years old, Zhaoyuan Highway Bureau, Oct 16, 2005
Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency
Pulse is deep, fine, and extremely weak. Tongue body is pale, thin, and scanty. Bowel movement occurs once every few days. Low fluid intake. Yellow urine. Left hypochondriac pain every morning.
Prescription: Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) 20g, Pao Chuan Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) 10g, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome) 20g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 20g, Danshen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root) 20g, Dangshen (Codonopsis Root) 30g, Sheng Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) 50g, Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) 50g, Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) 10g, Huangqi (Astragalus Root) 50g, Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) 10g, Shanzhuyu (Cornus Officinalis Fruit) 30g, Fuling (Poria) 20g, Shanyao (Dioscorea Rhizome) 20g. Six doses.
Oct 23, 2005: Pulse is deep, fine, and slow. Tongue body is pale. Bowel movement once daily. Urine turns clear. Left hypochondriac pain disappears. Add Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) 3g, Rongui (Cinnamon Bark) 10g, Sharen (Amomum Fruit) 10g, Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 100g to the above formula. Six doses.
From the above case, yellow urine is not always due to heat. Yin binding with constipation allows turbidity to enter the Small Intestine, yet urine remains yellow.
Discussion on Shanghan (Cold Damage)
Shanghan is not merely Shanghan; Six Meridians are not merely Six Meridians. Understanding the subtleties here, what difficult diseases remain? The *Shanghan Zabing Lun* (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases) covers not only Shanghan but also Warm Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases. Six Meridian differentiation includes not only Six Meridian syndromes but also differentiation of Twelve Meridians, Zang-Fu organs, Qi-Blood, and Body Fluids. Yin-Yang differentiation is the general principle of Shanghan Lun. Yang-Heat and Yin-Cold summarize the entire disease process. Retaining a portion of Yang Qi retains vitality. Taiyang Wind Strike uses Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) to harmonize Ying and Wei, effectively supplementing Heart and Lung Qi. Taiyang Cold Damage uses Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) to scatter cold and diffuse Lung Qi, unblocking Heart and Kidney Qi. Shaoyang Syndrome, with alternating chills and fever, uses Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) to vent the exterior (Taiyang) and clear the interior (Gallbladder depression heat); Dachaihu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction) vents the exterior and unblocks the Fu organs (Intestines, Stomach, Gallbladder). Yangming Disease, with fullness and stagnation in the Stomach, uses the Three Chengqi Decoctions to preserve Body Fluids. Taiyin Disease, with inability to eat, results from either Spleen Yang Deficiency with poor transport/transformation or Lung Qi depression causing Large Intestine failure to conduct, leading to wheezing and fullness. Shaoyin Meridian Disease, with faint and fine pulse and desire to sleep, indicates Heart-Kidney Yang Deficiency and insufficient Wei Qi. Wei Qi moves in the Yin, causing fear of cold and curling up. Jueyin Syndrome, with insufficient Yin Essence and deficient Yang Qi, presents with mixed cold and heat, entering the Pericardium and Liver Meridian. The Warm Disease chapters focus entirely on preserving Body Fluids and protecting Yang Qi. Thus, Six Meridian differentiation encompasses Twelve Meridians, Five Zang and Six Fu organs, and Qi-Blood-Body Fluid differentiation. Mastering *Shanghan Zabing Lun* and comprehending *Zheng Qin'an Medical Text Interpretation*, why fear difficult diseases?
Chapter 7: Ancient Sages and Modern Worthies' Understanding of Disease.
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Read ten thousand books, solve mysteries without enlightenment; the true transmission is one phrase, saving the world's suffering.
Appendix: "Great Sage" Discusses Medicine
I. Folk TCM practitioners recognize Yin and Yang, differentiating carefully, then dividing into Six Meridians and Zang-Fu. Syndromes categorize diseases, leaving nowhere to hide. Yin-Yang constitution is fundamental; disease is a mark on the mind. Reversing Yin and Yang hides disaster. Use warm-hot herbs for Yin syndromes; discuss bitter-sweet-cold herbs for Yang syndromes. For mixed Yin-Yang and cold-heat, use hot herbs for excess dampness. Study *Neijing* as reference, know *Yijing* in detail. Use *Shanghan Lun* clinically, keep *Shennong Bencao Jing* in heart, record hot-cold-warm-cool in detail. To avoid clinical errors, do not forget Qin'an's books; flexible medication is guaranteed. Learn from Zhenglong's miscellaneous diseases; ancient sages' wisdom is excellent. One Yin, one Yang, one book; ten thousand diseases do not leave Yin and Yang. Without Yin and Yang, there is no article. The sages' true transmission is one phrase; fools store ten thousand books in boxes. Why seek jade from other mountains? Folk TCM treasures are hidden. Discussing medicine without understanding Yin and Yang is like a blind man lighting a lamp—useless light.
II. Nasal discharge, especially clear discharge: Normally, if Heart-Kidney Yang Qi is not deficient, the navel is warm and Mingmen (Gate of Life) is not cold. With Heart-Kidney Water-Fire interaction, exhaled air from the nose is neither cold nor hot, but warm and moist. In Yang deficiency, the air is cold and turns to water (clear nasal discharge) before reaching the nasal cavity, expelled with exhalation. We see clear discharge. As the condition improves, Yang Qi increases, exhaled air temperature rises significantly, drying the discharge into thick yellow mucus. Therefore, seeing clear nasal discharge in clinic reliably indicates a Yin syndrome.
III. I frequently combine Wutou (Aconite Root) and Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) in clinical practice to treat Cold-Damp Bi and Phlegm-Turbidity chest pain. I generally combine them with Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) and Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome), which enhances efficacy and neutralizes the toxicity of Wutou and Banxia, with no side effects ever.
The reason ancient texts state Wutou is incompatible with Banxia is likely: If either herb is not decocted or processed correctly, it causes whole-body numbness. If both are improperly processed and combined, numbness becomes heavier, potentially leading to respiratory inhibition and death. Ancients may have concluded Wutou opposes Banxia based on this, causing most TCM practitioners to fear it and abandon a good herb pair.
IV. Autumn 1989, a friend invited me to treat his brother, stating his brother had a hard-to-treat intestinal bacteria. He had been hospitalized twice: First, a famous hospital in a prefecture-level city diagnosed colitis. Treatment for one year failed. Then returned to a TCM hospital in the county-level city for over two years (publicly funded), with morning diarrhea 3-4 times daily. I did not believe such a minor illness took so long to cure. I went to the hospital, saw the records, and was shocked: How could the TCM Department Director use Baitouweng Tang (Patrinia Decoction) for nearly two years for a Deficient-Cold syndrome? Pulse was string-taut and slow; tongue coating was thick and white; urine was clear. Inquiry revealed diarrhea for over two years, costing nearly 20,000 yuan. The patient was still hospitalized. Prescription: Dangshen (Codonopsis Root) 30g, Chao Baizhu (Stir-fried Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) 30g, Fuling (Poria) 20g, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome) 30g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 10g, Zhi Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) 20g, Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) 3g. Five doses, decocted in water, taken morning and evening. "Why is the diarrhea worse after taking the medicine?" asked an attending physician (who had switched to the hospital's prescription) bringing interns. I said, "He used cold-cooling herbs for nearly two years for a Deficient-Cold syndrome. It would be strange if he didn't have worse diarrhea with hot herbs!" Continued the same formula for fifteen more doses. The patient recovered and was discharged. Truly opened the interns' eyes.
V. Mu Yujuan, Female, 28 years old, Guanli Jiang Family, Oct 19, 2005
Pulse is deep, fine, slow, and choppy. Tongue body is pale, coating scanty, sublingual veins pale. Fatigue, sore lower back after exertion, dry stool, yellow urine, aversion to cold, poor appetite, especially in summer. Has an eight-month-old male infant, often catches colds, loose stool, low-grade fever after colds. Recently, the infant's cold caused breathing sounds like a cormorant's call; various Western medicines ineffective. Infant nurses. Treat the mother for the child's disease; treat mother and child together. Prescription:
Shengdi (Rehmannia Root) 30g, Shashen (Glehnia Root) 20g, Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) 30g, Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) 20g, Gouqi (Goji Berry) 20g, Huangqi (Astragalus Root) 30g, Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) 20g, Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) 10g, Biba (Long Pepper Fruit) 10g, Ganjiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome) 10g, Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) 20g, Sheng Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) 50g, Fuling (Poria) 20g, Gancao (Licorice Root) 10g, Pao Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) 10g, Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 30g, Baihe (Lily Bulb) 20g, Dangshen (Codonopsis Root) 30g, Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) 3g. Six doses.
Nov 7, 2005: Although only the adult took medicine, the baby absorbed the medicinal properties through milk and was treated accordingly. After taking medicine, the infant's stool became slightly formed, and the cormorant-like breathing sound disappeared.
VI. In 1994, I differentiated and treated a case of pediatric pneumonia. The six-month-old child had received dozens of injections in the head from Western medicine, looking like a honeycomb, truly ugly. Fever persisted for over ten days. Using the method of treating the mother for the child's disease, the child nursed for 6 hours, fever subsided, and recovery was achieved.