Comments on: Critique of a Medicine God http://www.needleplant.com/319/critique-of-a-medicine-god/ ... rational use of chinese medicine in our lives. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:00:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Markov http://www.needleplant.com/319/critique-of-a-medicine-god/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 Markov Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:25:51 +0000 http://www.needleplant.com/?p=319#comment-1863 A group of doctors from Taiwan attempt to take a closer look at 42 <em>shang han lun</em> formulas and their use at the clinical level. They do not see any use of channel transition theory in the use of the following most often used formulas (which comprise about 60% of total formulas used): 1. <em>Ge Gen Tang</em> (16.11%) 2. <em>Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang</em> (12.97%) 3. <em>Xiao Qing Long Tang</em> (11.79%) 4. <em>Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang</em> (10.24%) 5. <em>Xiao Chai Hu Tang</em> (9.11%) It is not difficult, after seeing clinical application of the formulas in this modern age, to agree with Liu YG that the medical practitioners of today have broadened the use of these traditional formulas given to us by the ancients. While the Japanese have persevered in maintaining the symptom-formula approach to use of these formulas, we see a different trend in the Mainland. Just a cursory look at Huang Huang's use of formulas, we can sense creativity in the use of formulas, e.g. <em>ge gen tang</em> to treat PCOS. This article also connects <em>tai yang</em> diseases with upper respiratory tract diseases that also cause fever. The writer sees <em>ma huang tang</em> and <em>gui zhi tang</em> as base formulas upon which <em>ge gen tang</em> and <em>xiao qing long tang</em> were created. <em>Ge gen tang</em> is associated with cold and asthma, while <em>xiao qing long tang</em> is linked more closely to allergy, e.g. allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma. Source: http://www.cmj.org/Periodical/PaperList.asp?id=LW2009819591679507730 A group of doctors from Taiwan attempt to take a closer look at 42 shang han lun formulas and their use at the clinical level. They do not see any use of channel transition theory in the use of the following most often used formulas (which comprise about 60% of total formulas used):

1. Ge Gen Tang (16.11%)
2. Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang (12.97%)
3. Xiao Qing Long Tang (11.79%)
4. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang (10.24%)
5. Xiao Chai Hu Tang (9.11%)

It is not difficult, after seeing clinical application of the formulas in this modern age, to agree with Liu YG that the medical practitioners of today have broadened the use of these traditional formulas given to us by the ancients. While the Japanese have persevered in maintaining the symptom-formula approach to use of these formulas, we see a different trend in the Mainland. Just a cursory look at Huang Huang’s use of formulas, we can sense creativity in the use of formulas, e.g. ge gen tang to treat PCOS.

This article also connects tai yang diseases with upper respiratory tract diseases that also cause fever. The writer sees ma huang tang and gui zhi tang as base formulas upon which ge gen tang and xiao qing long tang were created. Ge gen tang is associated with cold and asthma, while xiao qing long tang is linked more closely to allergy, e.g. allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma.

Source:

http://www.cmj.org/Periodical/PaperList.asp?id=LW2009819591679507730

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