Basic Tai Yang Disease Patterns (Part XXX) [1]

Heat Patterns

Line 79
“When, after purging has been used in cold damage, there is heart vexation, and abdominal fullness, and fidgetiness whether lying or sitting, Zhi Zi [3] Hou Po [4] Tang governs.

Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang

Zhi Zi 14 pcs (Broken)
Hou Po 4 Liang (Remove Bark, Mix Fry)
Zhi Shi [5] 4 pcs (Soaked in Water & Mix fried until Yellow)”

Line 80
“When in cold damage great purging is performed with a pill medicine, the generalized heat is not gone and there is mild vexation; therefore Zhi Zi Gan Jiang [6] Tang governs.
Pill Medicine = Ba Dou [7] (Hot Natured) or Gan Sui [8] (Cold Natured)

Zhi Zi Gan Jiang Tang

Zhi Zi 14 pcs (Broken)
Gan Jiang 2 Liang.”

Key Words: Basic Tai Yang Disease, Heat Patterns