Internal Medicine Board Review

Common cold

Pattern: Invasion of summer heat and dampness.

Key symptoms: Unsurfaced fever, slight cold, heavy body, nausea, dark scanty urine, oppression in the chest, distention and fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen, loose stool. Aching and heaviness of limbs and joints. Yellow slimy coating, soft rapid pulse. 

Formula: Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin (Newly-AugmentedElsholtzia Decoction).

Treatment method: Clear summerheat, transform dampness, resolve the exterior.

Acupuncture: Lung6 kong zui, Large Intestine-4 he gu, Ren12 zhong wan, ST36 zu san li, SJ6 zhi gou

Formula Ingredients: Xiang ru (Herba Moslae), Bian dou hua (Flos Dolichoris Lablab), Hou po (Cortex Magnoliae officinalis), Jin Yin hua (Flos Lonicerae), Lian qiao (Fructus Forsythia)

Modifications: Severe summerheat: add Huang lian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Qing hao (Herba Artemisiae annuae), Lu gen, he ye

Dampness obstruct body surface: add huo xiang, pei lan

For internal dampness, add Cang zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), bai dou kou, ban xia, Chen pi (Pericarpium Citri reticulatae)

For dark scanty urine, add Hua shi (Talcum), Gan cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Fu ling (Poria)

ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO