Common Cold Deficiency Patterns

Question 1

Common Cold Qi Xu
Usually combines with WC

Fatigue, SOB, weak voice, SPONTANEOUS DAYTIME SWEATING, catch colds easily/frequently, pale complexion. WC s/s

T: Pale, white coat, sl swollen
P: Floating, forceless

Answer 1

Shen Su Yin

Question 2

Qi Xu, Spontaneous Sweat, Catches Cold Easily
(As A Base, Preventative)

Answer 2

Yu Ping Feng San

Huang Qi
Bai Zhu
Fang Feng

Question 3

Common Cold
Yang Xu
Usually combines with WC

Strong aversion to cold, slight fever, may have sl sweating, headache, nasal congestion, weak cough w/ white discharge/phlegm, SOB, no desire to speak, tired/fatigue

T: Pale, white coat, sl swollen
P: Floating, forceless, slow

Answer 3

Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang

Gui Zhi
Bai Shao
Sheng Jiang
Da Zao
Gan Cao
Fu Zi

Question 4

Common Cold, Yang Xu
with LOTs of cold

Answer 4

Rou Gui
(change Sheng Jiang to)
Pao Jiang

Question 5

Common Cold
Yin Xu
Usually combines with Wind-Heat

Fever, headache, dry cough possibly with scanty yellow or blood tinged sputum, dry throat/mouth, hoarseness, polydipsia, Xu Heat signs (night sweats, 5 palm heat, etc.)

T: Red, no coat, prob peeling, possible horizontal cracks in the LU area
P: Thin, rapid or Floating, empty

Answer 5

Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang

(Recal Wei Rui is Yu Zhu - Tonify LU/ST yin)

Yu Zhu
Cong Bai
Jie Geng
Bai Wei
Dan Dou Chi
Bo He
Zhi Gan Cao
Da Zao

Question 6

Common Cold
Yin Xu

For irritability

Answer 6

Huang Lian
Tian Hua Fen
Zhu Ye

Question 7

Common Cold
Yin Xu

With Cough, Chest Pain, Occasional Bleeding

Answer 7

Pu Huang
Ou Jie
Ca Bai Ye

Question 8

Common Cold
Yin Xu

With Cough & Dry Sore Throat

Answer 8

Nui Bang Zi
She Gan
Gua Lou Pi

Question 9

Common Cold
Xue Xu
Usually combines with Wind-Heat)

Fever, headache, dry cough possibly with scanty yellow or blood tinged sputum, dry throat/mouth, hoarseness, thirst
Plus Xue XU s/s
(pale, poor memory/concentration, dream disturbed sleep, scanty menses, pale nails, floaters, anemia, etc.)

T: Red, no coat, probably peeling, horizontal crack in LU area
P: Thin, rapid OR Floating, empty

Answer 9

Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin

Cong Bai
Dan Dou Chin
Ge Gen
Sheng Jiang
Mai Men Don
Shu Di Huang
Lao Shui (CH water)

Question 10

Common Cold
Xue Xu

More aversion to cold

Answer 10

Jing Jie
Fang Feng
Huang Qi

Question 11

Common Cold
Xue Xu

More aversion to heat

Answer 11

Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao

Question 12

Common Cold
Xue Xu

With
Chest oppression & irregular pulse
(dt blockage by pathogen & Xue Xu)

Answer 12

Gui Zhi
Hong Hua
Dan Shen
Chuan Xiong
Zhi Gan Cao