【Chinese Name】 |
達原飲
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【Phonetic】 |
Da Yuan Yin
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【English Name】 |
Membrane-Source-Opening Beverage |
【Classification】 |
Harmonizing formulas |
【Source】 |
《Treatise on Warm-Heat Pestilence》Wen Yi Lun《溫疫論》 |
【Combination】 |
Arecae Semen (Bing Lang) 2 qian (6g), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Hou Po) 1 qian (3g), Tsaoko Fructus (Cao Guo) 5 fen (1.5g), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhi Mu) 1 qian (3g), Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin) 1 qian (3g), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shao Yao) 1 qian (3g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) 5 fen (1.5g) |
【Method】 |
Prepare it as a decoction. |
【Action】 |
Opens and vents the membrane-source, dispels filth and removes turbidity. |
【Indication】 |
Latent pathogen of pestilence or malaria in the pleurodiaphragmatic interspace (membrane-source). Symptoms are aversion to cold with high fever marked by irregular onset such as one or three times per day, chest oppression, headache, vexation and agitation, wiry and rapid pulse, deep red tongue-edge, putrid and greasy tongue coating, or white, thick tongue coating like accumulated powder. |
【Pathogenesis】 |
Da Yuan Yin is indicated for latent pathogen of filthy turbidity pestilence in the membrane-source. As said in《Revised Popular Guide to Treatise on Cold Damage》: “Membrane refers to the diaphragm, while the source refers to the intervening space. Membrane-source connects the exterior interstitial space and interior stomach, is the key of sanjiao, and locates in the intersection of half-exterior half-interior”. When the pestilence invades into the membrane-source, the struggle between healthy qi and pathogenic qi may lead to aversion to cold with high fever. When epidemic toxin permeates inside, the symptoms indicating filthy turbidity such as nausea, vomiting, headache, vexation and agitation, white, thick tongue coating like accumulated powder may result. The treatment is to open and vent the membrane-source, dispel filth and remove turbidity. |
【Application】 |
1. Essential pattern differentiation Da Yuan Yin serves as the common formula used to treat latent pathogen of pestilence or malaria in the membrane-source. This clinical pattern is marked by aversion to co1d with high fever, red tongue, putrid and greasy tongue coating like accumulated powder. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when the patient shows signs of latent pathogen of pestilence or malaria in the membrane-source: malaria, influenza, viral encephalitis. |
【Additonal formulae】 |
1. Chai Hu Da Yuan Yin (Bupleurum Membrane-Source-Opening Beverage, 柴胡達原飲) [Source]《Revised Popular Guide to Treatise on Cold Damage》Chong Ding Tong Su Shang Han Lun《重訂通俗傷寒論》 [Ingredients] Chai hu 1.5 qian (5g), zhi qiao 1.5 qian (5g), hou po 1.5 qian (5g), qing pi 1.5 qian (5g), zhi gan cao 7 fen (2g), huang qin 1.5 qian (5g), jie geng 1 qian (3g), cao guo 6 fen (2g), bing lang 2 qian (6g), he geng 5 cun (6g) [Preparation and Administration] Prepare it as a decoction. [Actions] Diffuses dampness and dissolves phlegm, opens and vents membrane-source. [Applicable Patterns] Phlegm-damp obstruction in the membrane-source. Symptoms include: pi and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, vexation,vertigo, greasy feeling in the mouth, incomplete cough up phlegm, tertian malaria, thick tongue coating like accumulated powder which feels rough, and a wiry and slippery pulse. 2. Qing Pi Yin (Spleen-Clearing Beverage, 清脾飲) [Source]《Formulas to Aid the Living》Ji Sheng Fang《濟生方》 [Ingredients] Qing pi, hou po (fried with ginger juice), bai zhu, cao guo, chai hu, fu ling, huang qin, ban xia, zhi gan cao (equal amount). [Preparation and Administration] Take 4 qian as one dose. Add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 pieces of ginger, boil them until 70% of water remains, remove the dregs. The decoction should be taken warm. [Actions] Dries dampness and dissolves phlegm, discharges heat and clears the spleen. [Applicable Patterns] Malaria. Symptoms include: more fever than chills, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, red and difficult urination, wiry and rapid pulse. |
【Remark】 |
Officinal Magnolia (Magnolia officinalis) is listed as "Endangered" in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. |
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