Common Cold (Gan Mao)

Question 1

Fever & Chills w/ chills predominating, BODY ACHE, stuffy nose with clear runny mucus, sneezing, scratchy throat, NO sweat, +/- headache
T: Thin, white coat
P: Floating, possibly tight

Answer 1

Jing Fang Bai Du San

Question 2

promote sweating

Answer 2

Ma Huang
Gui Zhi

Question 3

stop vomiting

Answer 3

sheng jian
(no chai hu or jie geng (guides up))

Question 4

diarrhea/loose stools

Answer 4

Yi Yi Ren
(no zhi shi - purgative effect)

Question 5

nasal obstruction

Answer 5

Bai Zhi, Cang Er Zi, Xi Xin

Question 6

WC w/ Cold/Damp (heavy head, heavy pain, cold)

Fever & Chills w/ chills predominating, BODY ACHE, stuffy nose with clear runny mucus, sneezing, scratchy throat, NO sweat, +/- headache
T: Thin, white coat
P: Floating, possibly tight

Answer 6

Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang

Question 7

Fever & chills w/ fever predominating, SORE THROAT (R/O strep)
stuffy a/or runny nose w/ yellow d/c, headache, slight sweating, polydipsia
T: Thin, yellow coat
OR Thin, white coat with red tip/edges
P: Floating, rapid

Answer 7

Yin Qiao San (know herbs)

Jin Yin Hua
Lian Qiao
Jing Jie Sui
Jie Gang
Dan Dou Chi
Nui Bang Zi
Bo He
Lue Gen
Dan Zhu Ye
Gan Cao

Question 8

Stop Cough

Answer 8

Pi Pay Ye, Xing Ren, Qian Hu OR

San Ju Yin (know herbs)
San Ye
Ju Hua
Lian Qiao
Bo He
Jie Geng
Xing Ren
Lu Gen
Gan Cao

Question 9

Sore Throat

Answer 9

Ban Lan Gen
She Gan
Ma Bo
Da Qing Ye
Bo He
Xuan Shen (chronic- more xu)

Secondary choices:
Chan Tui
Qing Dai
Pang Da Hai

Question 10

W/ Yin Xu

Answer 10

Sha Shen
Zhi Mu
Tian Hua Fen
Li Pi

Question 11

Excess Heat Signs

Answer 11

Pu Gong Ying
Da Qing Ye
Shi Gao
Ban Lan Gan

Question 12

Yellow Phlegm

Answer 12

Huang Qin
Gua Lou Pi
Chuan (Zhi) Bei Mu
Yu Xing Cao

Question 13

Vomiting/Hematemesis

Answer 13

Ce Bai Ye

Question 14

Exterior Cold, Interior Heat

Answer 14

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
(Not Dr. J’s fav)

Question 15

Summer Heat/Damp
Fever, heavy sensation of head or body, stuffiness, fullness of chest/epigastrium, abdominal distention, lassitude, nausea, anorexia, emesis, diarrhea/loose stools, +/- scanty dark urine
T: Red, thick, sticky, yellow coat
P: Floating, slipper, rapid

Answer 15

Xin Jian Xiang Ru Yin

Question 16

Increased Summer Heat

Answer 16

Huang Lian
Qing Hao
Lu Gen
He Ye
Huo Xiang
Pei Lah (Lan Geng)

Question 17

Increased Damp (Summerheat-Damp) affecting SP/GIT

Answer 17

Cang Zhu
Ban Xia
Chen Pi
Bai Dou Kou

Question 18

Internal Damp Obstruction
(causing scanty dark urine)

Answer 18

Fu Ling
Hua Shi
Gan Cao

Question 19

(Summerheat Damp) -WCD (Traveling/Food Poison)

Answer 19

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Wan

Question 20

Diarrhea (antibacterial)

Answer 20

Huang Lian Su
(Patented Pill)

Question 21

SummerHeat Damp
With Phlegm Heat

Answer 21

Huang Qin
Zhi Bei Mu
Yu Xing Cao (Fish Mint, Clear Heat, Purge Fire)
Gua Lou Pi

Question 22

Summerheat Damp
WITH
Yin Xu

Answer 22

Bai Shan Shen
Tian Hua Fen

Question 23

Warm Dryness (Early Fall, Dry + Common Cold Signs)

Not as severe as LU Yin Xu.
Fever, mild aversion to wind AND cold, headache, SCANTY SWEAT, dry cough or cough w/ small amount of sticky sputum, dry skin, polydipsia, irritability, similar to the mild-heat syndrome (bc body fluid is exhausted)
T: Red tip/sides, dry scanty coat
P: Floating (rapid)

Answer 23

Sang Xing Tang

Question 24

Warm Dry with Yin Xu

Answer 24

Bei Sha Shen
Tian Hua Fen

Question 25

Cool Dry (end of Fall) Not as severe as LU Yin Xu Aversion to cold, headache, no sweat, dry mouth/nose/throat, hoarseness, dry skin, cough w/ scanty or no sputum. Similar to s/s of Wind-Cold but with fluid insufficiency T: Dry, thin, white coat P: Floating

Answer 25

Xing Su San