| title | Medical Records of Sun Zhongyun |
Mr. Liang, male, 56 years old, first consultation on July 15, 1982. (Narrated by family members): Yesterday around five seasons, after finishing work and returning home, he felt cold and shivered, followed by fever, sweating, cough, panting, restlessness, extreme thirst, cold limbs, and inability to sleep. The tendency of the disease was quite urgent. Two Chinese medicine practitioners were consulted, one believed it was yang exhaustion due to sweating, the other thought it was a deficiency of dual yin and yang. The family was unsure of the differing diagnoses and invited me for a consultation. Observing his complexion, it was dull, his voice was low, and upon palpation, his cus kou pulse was hidden, with other areas showing deep, thin, and slightly rapid pulses. His abdomen was resistant to pressure. After much deliberation, it was determined to be external false cold and internal true heat. It was decided to treat with Major Purgative Decoction combined with White Tiger Decoction. Prescription:
Rhubarb Rhizoma 20g, Immature Orange Fruit 15g, Magnolia Bark 15g, Liquorice Root 10g, raw Gypsum 25g, Anemarrhena 15g, Mirabilite 10g (to be taken twice, dissolved), rice 20g
, decocted with water, to take one dose first. Second consultation: July 16, he reported that after taking the medicine, there was noise in his abdomen, and later, more than 10 ball-like dry stools were passed, sweating was also somewhat restrained, cough and panting were calmed, and he was able to sleep, but felt weak and fatigued. This is a sign of the evil being expelled and the body being weak, so it is urgent to nourish yin and save fluids, while clearing residual heat. Prescription:
, decocted with water, to take 2 doses. After taking the medicine, the residual heat was cleared, body fluids were generated, strength was restored, and the illness was cured.
