ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Internal Medicine Board Review

Common cold

Pattern: Cold in cases of Yin vacuity.

Key symptoms: Cold and fever, dizziness, vexation, heat in the palms and soles, thirst, dry mouth. Dry cough with little coating, rapid thready pulse. 

Formula: Jia jian wei rui tang (Modified Polygonatum Odoratum).

Treatment method: Dispel wind, clear heat, nourish Yin, resolve the exterior.

Acupuncture: UB43 gao huang shu, Kidney-7 fu liu

Formula Ingredients: Yu zhu (Rhizoma Polygonati odorati), Cong bai (Bulbus Allii Fistulosii), Jie geng (Radix Platycodi), Dan dou chi (Semen Sojae preparatum), Bo he (Herba Menthae), Bai wei (Radix Cynanchi atrati), Zhi gan cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae preparata), Da zao (Fructus Jujubae)

Modifications: For thirst and dry throat, add be sha shen, Mai men dong (Radix Ophiopogonis)