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Acute, Epidemic & Infectious Diseases
Due to the fact that the TCM system of Acute and Infectious Diseases (Wen-Re Bing) is so well organised, we will give special attention here. TCM regards acute diseases as an attack from an external pathogen, usually Heat or Cold, which is moved into the body by Wind; therefore, Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold. In the beginning, the surface of the body is attacked, there is an aversion to Wind and Cold or Heat. The body surface aches, there maybe mild fever and chills, and light sweating. The Throat will be itchy and the pulse is superficial (felt on the surface but not down deep).
As the pathogen penetrates, symptoms are more severe. Sore Throat, Cough, Headache and Fever. This is seen in Colds, Flus, and the beginning stages of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. If the pathogen penetrates deeper, High Fever, Convulsions, Bleeding and Rashes may occur. At this stage, the pathogen has penetrated the Blood level. This may be seen in Pneumonia, Measles, Meningitis etc.
Cold, Influenza, Acute Fever, Beginning of Infectious Diseases
Because the beginning of External Diseases is initiated by Wind, these are classed as Acute Wind diseases in TCM and is divided into 2 broad categories, Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold. Both types may have fever, headache, body aches, sore throat etc. Differentiation:
- Wind-Cold: aversion to cold (prefers warmth), runny nose with clear mucus, pale face, clear urine
- Wind-Heat: aversion to heat, yellow mucus, red, swollen, sore throat, higher fever, red face, fast pulse, irritable or restless, high colored urine.
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Western Tradition
To Prevent Infection
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TCM Classification
To Prevent Infection
Yu Ping Feng San
1. Prevent Common Cold Tea (Yu Fang Gan Mao Cha) Isatis Ban Lan Gen, Isatis Da Qing Ye, Wild Chrysanthemum (Ye Ju Hua), Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua) |
Simples
Formulas
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Acute Heat (Wind-Heat)
1. Elder flower, Peppermint 2. Yarrow, Elder flower, Peppermint Infusion of Seven Flowers Syrup of Lemon Syrup of Sorrel Tincture of Camomile Sudorific Vinegar Elixir of Camphor Powder of Crabs Claw (Countess of Kents Powder) Fever Powder Powder Against Toxicity and Venom (Wecker) The Emperor’s Powder Against the Plague The Red Hungarian Powder Confection of Hyacinth Troches Resisting poison Troches of Camphor (Nicholas) Electuary of Prunes (Diaprunis lenitiva) (Nicholas) Electuary of Scordium (Diascordium) Orvietan Antidote Elixir of Camphor Oil of Water Lily Oil of Rose Oil of Violet Sitopaladi Powder (Ayurveda) Norbu 7 Decoction (Norbu bdun thang) Acute Cold (Wind-Cold) 1. Long Pepper powder with Honey and Ginger juice 2. Decoction of fresh Ginger and Spring Onion 3. Trikatu: equal parts of Long Pepper, Black Pepper and Ginger powder 4. Ginger, Cinnamon, Lemongrass 5. Ginger, Cardamon, Clove 6. Fresh Ginger, Holy Basil, Lemongrass Decoction of Bistort Tincture of Sage Candied Garlic root Electuary of Eggs (Electuarium de Ovo) (Maximilian) Electuary of Nuts Electuary Against Poison of Frankfurt Electuary of Juniper berries Bezoardic Powder Mithridate Theriac of Andromachus (Venice Theriac) To Promote Sweat in Acute Cold Bath of Mints |
Wind Heat
Fever, headache, cough, sore throat, yellow phlegm, dark urine, red tongue with a yellow coat. 1. Chrysanthemum (Ju Hua), Peppermint (Bo He) 2. Honeysuckle flower (Jin Yin Hua), Chrysanthemum flower (Ju Hua), Jasmine flower (Mo Li Hua) 3. Isatis (Ban Lan Gen), Scutellaria Huang Qin, Licorice 4. Mulberry leaf (Sang Ye), Chrysanthemum Ju Hua, fresh Pear peel. This is good for Heat-type Common Cold with dry cough. Yin Qiao Jie Du Pian Fang Feng Tong Sheng San Niu Huang Jie Du Pian Exterior Wind Heat with Internal Heat Fang Feng Tong Sheng San Wind Cold Mild Fever, runny or congested nose with clear Phlegm, body aches, headache, feeling colds 1. Fresh Ginger, Spring Onion, Brown Sugar as an infusion 2. Notopterygium Qiang Hao, Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi, Scutellaria Huang Qin. This is called Common Cold Tea (Gan Mao Cha) 3. Schizonepeta Jing Jie, Perilla Zi Su Ye, fresh Ginger, Brown Sugar and Green Tea. This is called Five Spirits Tea (Wu Shen Cha) 4. Astragalus Huang Qi, Perilla Zi Su Ye, fresh Ginger (good for Wind-Cold with Deficiency) Cong Chi Tang Bai Du San Gui Zhi Tang Ma Huang Tang Jing Fang Bai Du San Xiao Qing Long Tang Exterior Wind Cold with Interior Heat Da Qiang Huo Tang Da Qing Long Tang Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang Shi Gao Tang Half Interior-Half Exterior Xiao Chai Hu Tang Deficiency Qi- Yu Ping Feng San Zai Zao San Yang- Ma Huang Fu Zi Gan Cao Tang Ma Huang Fu Zi Xi Xin Tang ------------------------------------------------ Clear Heat from the Qi Level Bai Hu Tang Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang Zhi Zi Gan Cao Chi Tang Clear Heat from the Blood and Nutritive Level Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang Qing Ying Tang |
Acute Gastroenteritis
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Western Tradition
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TCM Classification
Heat and Damp
Abdominal pain and Cramps, foul-smelling Diarrhea, red tongue with yellow coating Bai Tou Weng Tang Lian Po Yin Po Chai Pills Damp Heat with Deficiency Fullness in the Stomach, nausea, diarrhea, greasy yellow tongue coat, wiry and rapid pulse. Bai Zhu Shao Yao San Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang Liver Heat Dizziness, constipation, dark urine, red tongue with yellow coat, big and forceful pulse Dang Gui Long Hui Wan Cold / Damp Blocking Stomach Epigastric fullness, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, greasy white tongue coat, slippery or soggy pulse Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San Li Zhong Wan (Cold) Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan (Cold) Ping Wei San (Damp) Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui (Damp) |