Tag: Yin Deficiency
(chapter62)Skin Macules from Yin Deficiency and Excessive Heat
My nephew Yingchang, who frequently traveled for business and had irregular eating habits, suddenly developed eruptive macules (known as ban zheng in Chinese medicine) in April. When the rashes were still indistinct, we consulted a physician named Dong. Mistaking it for seasonal influenza with indigestion, Dong prescribed Wuji San (Five Accumulations Powder) — a formula containing Cangzhu (Atractylodes rhizome), Jiegeng (Platycodon root), Chenpi (Tangerine peel),…
(chapter48)Pain from Yin Deficiency and Liver Stagnation
Mr. Qiao’s son, Xia Qing , suddenly visited my home. He first sent in a letter, which I opened to find written in exceptionally polite and humble language. I invited him inside, where he shared that he had passed the county-level imperial examination and become a government student. He explained that over the past decade,…
Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat Damaging Spleen and Blood
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A Scholar’s Recovery: Traditional Chinese Medicine in Action In the year Renzi (a traditional Chinese calendar year), my fellow scholar Lou Bingqing passed the imperial civil examination and was appointed as a Shujichang (a probationary officer in the Hanlin Academy). While temporarily residing at Three Loyalists Temple, he secretly battled a chronic blood-coughing illness…
Yin Deficiency with Blood Heat: Mistaken Use of Warming Herbs
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A friend of mine, Mr. Liang, had long suffered from hemorrhoids and was addicted to opium. Whenever his hemorrhoids flared up, the pain left him bedridden. He also had some private health issues he’d never shared with anyone. One day, his hemorrhoids became unbearably painful, so he consulted a doctor from southern China. Noticing Liang’s…
Systemic Flushing with Yin Deficiency and Hyperactive Fire
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Translation of the Original Vernacular Version: The 13-year-old daughter of Imperial Censor Xingcha was a talented girl who excelled in classical literature and art. One summer, she suddenly developed a high fever with reddened skin. Multiple doctors gave conflicting diagnoses: Doctor A: Suspected epidemic disease, prescribed Huoxiang Zhengqi San Doctor B: Blamed excessive cold food,…
Eye Pain due to Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat
Dr. Guo Hexuan (given name Changnian), a rural physician in China, specialized in prescribing herbal medicines. One summer, he suddenly developed severe eye pain. Believing it was due to “heat” (a common TCM diagnosis), he self-prescribed cooling herbs like Coptis (Huanglian), Gardenia (Shanzhi), chrysanthemum, and mint. Surprisingly, his condition worsened. Eventually, he sought my help.…
