Liu, male, 12 years old, first consultation on August 14, 1965. Four days ago, he swam while sweating, and that night developed a high fever of 40℃, which persisted without subsiding, headache, general body tightness, without sweating, nausea, thirst, dysphoria. After treatment with both Chinese and Western medicine without significant effect, he came for consultation.
Examination showed fatigue, red face, rapid breathing, tongue coating white, thick, and greasy, pulse tight and rapid. The syndrome is attributed to cold-dampness binding the exterior, transforming into heat entering the interior. Treatment aims to induce sweating to release the exterior, resolve depression and discharge heat, dispel dampness and disperse cold, harmonize nutrient and defensive aspects. Prescription:
Ephedra 6g, Cinnamon Twig 9g, stir-fried Bitter Apricot Seed (crushed) 12.5g, Anemarrhena 15.6g, Prepared Liquorice Root 6g, raw Gypsum (finely ground) 25g, Chinese Yam 30g, Pueraria Root 12.5g, Saposhnikovia Root 9g, Fresh Ginger Rhizome 6g, Chinese Date (split) 5 pieces
Decocted with water twice, divided into two warm doses. Half an hour after the first dose, drink a bowl of hot rice soup, and after another half hour, take the second dose to induce sweating.
This syndrome is due to cold-dampness evil binding the muscle surface, improperly treated, showing signs of transforming into heat entering the interior. Therefore, Dyers Woad Decoction plus Pueraria Root is used to release the flesh and effuse the exterior, resolve depression and discharge heat, harmonize nutrient and defensive aspects. Anemarrhena, Gypsum, and Chinese Yam are used to promote fluid production to quench thirst and clear interior heat, Saposhnikovia Root to overcome dampness and relieve pain, and to release flesh surface to dispel cold-dampness evil. After taking two doses of the medicine, all symptoms were cured.