Zhang, male, 40 years old, visited on August 21, 1986. It was the height of summer, yet the patient was dressed in heavy clothing and still shivering. He reported that due to the heat, he sought coolness and slept under a tree at night. Upon waking in the morning, he felt an aversion to cold, headache, body pain, nasal congestion, and runny nose. Believing it to be a common cold, he purchased and took three tablets of A.P.C. Half an hour later, he experienced great dripping sweating, which lasted for a long time before stopping. Since then, he felt short of breath, was reluctant to speak, fatigued, lacked strength, feared cold, curled up and wanted to be covered, and sweated upon movement. These symptoms persisted for half a month without improvement. His tongue was red with a white coating, and his pulse was deep, slow, and weak. This was due to profuse sweating damaging yang and consuming yin. The treatment aimed to support yang and benefit yin. Prescription:
Peony Root 12g, Prepared Liquorice Root 10g, Aconite Lateral Root 15g
. After taking 2 doses, his limbs became warm, sweating stopped, and he recovered and felt well.