Cough (Ke Sou) - Exterior

Question 1

Wind - Cold

Cough, fever/chills, predominant chills, body ache, stuffy nose w/ clear runny mucus, sneezing, scratchy throat, LACK of SWEAT, possible HA

T: Thin, white coat
P: Floating, possibly tight

Answer 1

San Ao Tang (Ma Huang Tang without Gui Zhi)

+ Zhi Sou San (ATJ: good for cough)

Question 2

Modification: High Fever (WC)

Answer 2

Shi Gao, Huang Qin, Sang Bai Pi

Question 3

Modification: Severe Cough (WC)

Answer 3

Kuan Dong Hua

(Also, Dui yao w/ Zi Wan)

Question 4

Modification: Phlegm & Damp (WC)

Answer 4

Ban Xia
Hou Po
Cang Zhu
(Zi Wan)

Question 5

Wind-Heat

Cough, fever/chills, predominate fever, sore throat, stuffy and/or runny nose with yellow d/c, HA, SLIGHT SWEAT, polydipsia

T: Thin, yellow coat or thin, white coat with reddish tip/edges
P: Floating, rapid

Answer 5

Sang Ju Yin

Sang Ye
Ju Hua
Lian Qiao
Lu Gen
Xing Ren
Jie Geng
Bo He
Gan Cao

Question 6

Modification: Sore Throat (WH)

Answer 6

Ban Lan Gen
Da Qing Ye
Xuan Shen
Niu Ban Zi

Question 7

Modification: Laryngitis
(WH)

Answer 7

Chi Shao
She Gan
Pang Da Hai (dried malva nuts) - make tea

Question 8

Modification: Yin Xu/Heat Damaging Jin
(WH)

Answer 8

Zhi Mu
Tian Hua Fen
Sha Shen
Mai Men Dong

Question 9

Modification: Excess Heat Signs (WH)

Answer 9

Pu Gong Ying
Da Qing Ye
Shi Gao

Question 10

Modification: Yellow Phlegm (WH)

Answer 10

Huang Qin
-> Dui Yao w/ Yu Xing Cao (Fish Mint)
Tian Hua Fen aka Guo Lou Gen
Zhi Mu
Shi Gao

Question 11

Modification: Summer Heat Signs (WH)

Answer 11

He Ye
Hua Shi

Question 12

Warm - Dryness
Common early Fall (dry + cold s/s). Not as severe as LU yin xu

DRY COUGH or SCANTY STICKY SPUTUM, fever, mild aversion to wind & cold, HA, SCANTY SWEAT, dry skin, polydipsia, irritability (similar to mild heat syndrome dt exhausted jin)

T: Red tip/sides, dry/scanty coat
P: Empty, possibly floating

Answer 12

Sang Xing Tang
(Dr. J doesn’t use)

Question 13

Modification: Yin Xu
(Warm-Dry)

Answer 13

Yu Zhu (CI: SP Xu)
Mai Men Dong
Shi Hu

Question 14

Modification: Excess Heat
(Warm-Dry)

Answer 14

Shi Gao
Zhi Mu
Zhi Zi
Huang Qin
Tian Hua Fen

Question 15

Modification: Dry->Bleeding (Warm-Dry)

Answer 15

Pu Huang
Bai Mao Gen [Imperial, S. Bleed]
Ce Bai Ye

Question 16

Cool - Dryness
Seen towards end of fall: Late Nov/Dec. Not as severe as LU Yin Xu

COUGH with SCANTY or NO SPUTUM, aversion to cold, HA, NO SWEAT, dry mouth/nose/throat, laryngitis, dry skin, similar to WC but w/ Jin Xu

T: Dry, thin white coat
P: Empty, possibly floating

Answer 16

Xing Su San

+ Zi Wan, Kuan Dong Hua, Bai Bu [transform phlegm, S. cough)

Question 17

Modification: Diaphoretic
(Cool - Dryness)

Answer 17

Jing Jie
Fang Feng