Kai Chen Ph.D. in
Chinese Medicine
TCM Dr. in British Columbia, Canada
205 Burnside Road East, Victoria, B.C. V9A 1A4 Canada
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Chinese Medicine Lung Disorders In Chinese Medicine, Lung is in the chest and the main
functions are controlling the superficial (Biao) and
reparatory (Qi), as well as distributing the water.
Therefore the main causes of lung disorders are External Pathological
Factors (EPF) invading and the main disorder is the Qi reversed, such as cough
and asthma. 1.
Gan Mao (The Common Cold) Gan Mao is a disorders due to EPF invading the superficial and mainly manifested as fever, chill, body pain, nose congestion, sneezing and cough, tec. 1.1
Etiologies and pathogenesis EPF Weakness of resistance 1.2
Differentiations and treatments 1.2.1 The
Common cold due to wind-cold Clinical
manifestations: aversion cold, slight fever, headache, no sweating, clear
discharge, sneezing, coughing, thin and white tongue fur, superficial or / and
tense pulse Treatment
principle: To relieve exterior syndrome with pungent and warm herb Herb
formula:
Jing Fang Bai Du San 1.2.2.
The Common cold due to wind-heat Clinical
manifestations: slight aversion cold, fever, headache, sweating, yellow
discharge, sneezing, coughing, thin and white or yellow tongue fur, superficial
or / quick pulse Treatment
principle: To relieve exterior syndrome with pungent and cold herb Herb
formula:
Yin Qiao San 1.2.3.
The Common cold due to heat-damp Clinical
manifestations: slight aversion wind, fever, headache, slight sweating, sticky
discharge, sneezing, coughing, heavy feelings in the body, yellow and greasy
tongue fur, superficial and quick pulse Treatment
principle: To relieve exterior syndrome with cold and aromatic herb Herb
formula:
Xian Jia Xiang Ru Yin 1.2.4 Due
to qi deficiency Clinical
manifestations: aversion cold, fever, headache, no sweating, clear discharge,
sneezing, coughing, lassitude, thin and white tongue fur, superficial and weak
pulse Treatment
principle: To relieve exterior syndrome and tonifying qi Herb
formula:
Shen Su Yin 1.2.5 Due
to yin deficiency Clinical
manifestations: slight aversion cold, fever, headache, night sweating coughing,
hot sensation, red tongue, thin and weak pulse Treatment
principle: To relieve exterior syndrome and tonifying yin Herb
formula:
Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang 2 Ke Sou (Cough) Cough is caused the lung qi reversed. 2.1
Etiologies and pathogenesis EPF Dysfunction of
organs deficiency Spleen
disorder Lung
invaded by liver fire 2.2
Differentiations and treatments 2.2.1
Cough due to invasion of pathogenic factors Cough
often is new, acute one, accompanied with exterior syndrome. (1)
Invasion of wind-cold EPF Clinical
manifestations: cough, thin and white sputum, aversion cold, slight fever,
headache, no sweating, clear discharge, sneezing, thin and white tongue fur,
superficial or / and tense pulse Treatment
principle: relieving wind- cold exterior syndrome and soothing lung qi to stop cough Herb
formula:
Ma Huang Tang (2)
Invasion of wind-heat EPF Clinical
manifestations: cough with think or yellow and thick sputum which is difficult
to expectorate, turbid nasal discharge, fever, headache, sweating, red tongue
with yellow fur, rapid pulse Treatment
principle: relieving wind-heat exterior syndrome and soothing lung qi to stop cough Herb
formula:
Sang Jiu Yin (3)
Invasion of wind-dry EPF Clinical
manifestations: dry cough or with scanty and sticky sputum, dryness of the nose
and throat, or accompanied with slight aversion wind, fever, white or yellow
tongue fur, superficial and quick pulse Treatment
principle: dispersing wind in the lung, moistening dryness to stop cough Herb
formula:
Sang Xing Tang (Wind-heat-dry)
Xing Su San (Wind-cold-dry) 2.2.2
Cough due to internal disorders Cough
often is chronic or repeated one. (1)
Phlegm-dampness stagnation in lung Clinical
manifestations: cough with profuse thin and white sputum, white or yellow greasy
tongue fur, and slippery pulse Treatment
principle: drying dampness and clearing phlegm to stop cough Herb
formula:
Er Chen and San Zi Yang Qin Tang (Cold phlegm)
Qing Jin Hua Tan Tang (Hot phlegm) (2)
Invasion of the lung by liver fire Clinical
manifestations: Dry- spasm cough, or with scanty and blood-tinged sputum,
hypochondria pain, irritability, red face and eyes, red tongue with yellow fur,
taut and rapid pulse Treatment
principle: dispersing heat in the liver, clearing fire, moistening the lung to stop cough Herb
formula:
Xie Bai San and Dai Ge San (3) Lung
yin deficiency Clinical
manifestations: Dry cough, or with scanty and blood-tinged sputum, yin
deficiency symptoms, red tongue, thin and rapid pulse Treatment
principle: Tonifying yin and dispersing phlegm, moistening the lung to stop cough Herb
formula:
Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang 3. Xiao Zheng (Asthma) It is
recurrent attacks of paroxysmal dyspnea with wheezing with high-pitched sound
that rattles in the throat; even the patient cannot lie down down. 3.1
Etiologies and pathogenesis Pathogenic
factors invading Emotional
changes Diets Constitution
deficiency Any
reason causing phlegm stagnated in the lung is basic pathological change, and
then pathological factors invading the lung cause asthma. 3.2
Differentiations and treatments 3.2.1
Attack stage (1) Due
to cold invading Clinical
manifestations: paroxysmal dyspnea with wheezing with high-pitched sound that
rattles in the throat, even the patient cannot lie down, cough, white phlegm,
yellow-blue complexion, white tongue fur, superficial and tense or taut and
tense pulse. Treatment
principle: Dispersing cold and warming lung, removing phlegm to stop asthma Herb
formula:
She Gan Ma Huang Tang (2) Due
to heat invading Clinical
manifestations: paroxysmal dyspnea with wheezing with high-pitched sound that
rattles in the throat, even the patient cannot lie down, cough, yellow and stick
phlegm, red complexion, red tongue with yellow-greasy fur, rapid
pulse. Treatment
principle: Dispersing heat and soothing lung, removing phlegm to stop asthma Herb
formula:
Ding Chuan Tang 3.3.2
Remission stage (1) Qi
deficiency Clinical
manifestations: lassitude, spontaneously sweating, short breath, poor appetite,
pale complexion, white tongue fur, weak pulse. Treatment
principle: Tonify qi Herb
formula:
Yu Ping Feng San and Si Jun Zi Tang (2)
Kidney deficiency Clinical
manifestations: short breath, lumbago, weak limbs, pale complexion, white tongue
fur, weak and deep pulse. Treatment
principle: Tonify kidney Herb
formula:
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan 4. Chuan Zheng
(Dyspnea) It is a
disease marked by the short breathes, orthopnea, breathing with raised shoulders
and flapping of ala nasal, cyanosis of lips and a purple tongue, even the
patient cannot lei down. 4.1
Etiologies and pathogenesis Pathogenic
factors invading Emotional
changes Retention
of excessive turbid phlegm Lung and
Kidney deficiency 4.2
Differentiations and treatments 4.2.1
Excess type (1) Lung
invaded by cold Clinical
manifestations: short breath, orthopnea, breathing with raised shoulders and
flapping of ala nasal, cyanosis of lips and a purple tongue, even the patient
can not lay down, cough, white phlegm, yellow-blue complexion, white tongue fur,
superficial and tense or taut and tense pulse. Treatment
principle: Dispersing cold and warming lung, removing phlegm to stop asthma Herb
formula:
Ma Huang Tang (2) Lung
invaded by wind-heat Clinical
manifestations: short breath, orthopnea, breathing with raised shoulders and
flapping of ala nasal, cyanosis of lips and a purple tongue, even the patient
can not lay down, fever, yellow and stick phlegm, red complexion, red tongue
with yellow fur, rapid pulse. Treatment
principle: Dispersing heat and soothing lung Herb
formula:
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (3)
Turbid phlegm blocking the lung Clinical
manifestations: short breath, orthopnea, breathing with raised shoulders and
flapping of ala nasal, cyanosis of lips and a purple tongue, even the patient
can not lay down, profuse stick phlegm, greasy fur, slippery
pulse. Treatment
principle: Resolving phlegm and soothing lung Herb
formula:
Er Chen pulsed San Zi Yang Qin Tang (4) Qi
stagnation Clinical
manifestations: asthma often caused by emotion changes, short breath, orthopnea,
chest full and pain, white fur,
taut pulse. Treatment
principle: Relieving qi stagnation and soothing lung Herb
formula:
Wu mo Yin Zi 4.2.2
Deficiency types (1) Lung
deficiency Clinical
manifestations: chromic asthma, lassitude, spontaneously sweating, short breath,
poor appetite, pale complexion, white tongue fur, weak pulse. Treatment
principle: Tonify lung qi Herb
formula:
Sheng Mai San and Bu Fei Tang (2)
Kidney deficiency Clinical
manifestations: chronic asthma, more expiration than inspiration, short breath,
lumbago, weak limbs, pale complexion, white tongue fur, weak and deep pulse. Treatment
principle: Tonify kidney Herb
formula:
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