Gao, male, 38 years old, farmer. The patient has a history of spleen deficiency and loose stools (chronic enteritis). In October last year, he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis due to tidal fever and night sweats after an X-ray examination. Currently, he has had a common cold for 10 days, initially presenting with fever and chills, headache without sweating, and gradually developing chest tightness, cough, and copious yellow sputum. Present symptoms: fever and chills, headache without sweating, chest tightness, wheezing, and cough with thick yellow sputum streaked with blood, thirst but unwilling to drink much, sore throat, dysphoria, borborygmus, abdominal pain, loose and thin stools, thin white tongue coating, slightly red tongue tip, floating and slippery pulse at the cun position, and slow and weak pulse at the guan and chi positions. The syndrome is attributed to disease involving both the exterior and interior, and treatment should address both. The use of Ephedra and Cimicifuga Rhizome Decoction is appropriate, as it can expel the cold pathogen from the Taiyang (EX-HN5) externally, clear the heat from the yangming internally, and warm the cold from the taiyin below. Additionally, it includes ingredients that nourish lung yin, making it a suitable prescription. Prescription:
Ephedra, Cinnamon Twig, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria 8g each, Anemarrhena, Skullcap Root, Dried Ginger, Asparagus Root, Polyghace, Seche, Peony Root, and roasted licorice 6g each, Cimicifuga Rhizome, Chinese Angelica 3g each, raw Gypsum 20g
, decocted with water. After one dose, the patient experienced profuse sweating all over the body. After two doses, the exterior pathogen was completely resolved. After a total of three doses, all symptoms subsided. Follow-up treatment with Jin Shui Liu Jun Zi Decoction was administered for further recovery.