Bai, female, 23 years old. She has always had a weak constitution. More than ten days after giving birth, she dressed lightly and caught a wind-cold pathogen, experiencing headache, fever, sweating, aversion to wind, and a dislike for oily foods with reduced appetite. Initially, a Chinese medicine practitioner used Lonicera and Forsythia Powder, a pungent-cool and mild formula, to relieve the exterior. After one or two doses, there was no improvement. The doctor believed the illness was severe and the medicine too mild, so for the third dose, he increased the dosage with a heavy formula. That night, she sweated profusely, soaking her underclothes, and her condition worsened, with unbearable palpitations. At midnight, I was invited to rescue her. Upon examination, her tongue was pale with a thin white coating, and her pulse was floating and moderate. After diagnosis, I said: This is originally a Cinnamon Twig syndrome, not a Lonicera and Forsythia syndrome. Even though it occurred postpartum, Cinnamon Twig Decoction can still be used to release the flesh and induce sweating. Fortunately, do not be constrained by the postpartum prohibition of Cinnamon Twig! I treated her with the original formula of Cinnamon Twig Decoction.
Cinnamon Twig 9g, Peony Root 9g, Prepared Liquorice Root 6g, Fresh Ginger Rhizome 3 slices, Chinese Date 6 pieces
One dose per day, decocted with water, divided into three doses. After one dose, the fever subsided and the sweating stopped; after two doses, the external contraction was completely cured.