Warm Interior Cold

Question 1

Li Zhong Wan (Regulate the Middle)

Answer 1

Indication: MJ deficient cold

• watery stool
• chronic bleeding
• childhood convulsions
• emanciation

P: Submerged, thin
T: Pale, white

• Gan jiang
• ren shen
• Bai zhu
• Zhi gan cao

Question 2

Wu Zhu Yu Tang (evodia decoction)

Answer 2

Indication: ST deficient cold; Jueyin HA; Shao yin vomit/diarrhea

• vomit immediate after eat; intermediate gnawing hunger
• dry heaves; spit clear fluid w/ vertex HA
• unbearable irritability make patient want to die

P: Thin, slow or thin, wiry
T: Not red, white, slippery coat

Question 3

Xiao Jian Zhong tang (minor construct the middle decoction)

Answer 3

Indication: Deficiency (Xu Lao)
Taiyang - gui zhi tang + yi tang

• spasmodic pain; relieved by warmth and pressure
• palpitation w/ empty sensation
• sore extremities; non-specific discomfort; low-grade heat, dry mouth/throat

P: Thin, wiry, moderate
T: Pale, white

• Yi tang
• Gui zhi
• Bai shao
• Sheng jiang
• Da zao
• Zhi gan zao

Question 4

Da Jian Zhong tang (Major construct the middle decoction)

Answer 4

Indication: Weak MJ yang and interior excess yin-cold)

• severe cold pain
• cannot tolerate being touched

P: Thin, tight or slow, wiry
T: White, slippery

• Chuan ciao
• Gan jiang
• Ren shen
• Yi tang