::About Us


Information

Patient Forms

About Us

Chinese Herbs

Clinic Photos

Directions

Diseases Treated

Fine Art Gallery

Links

Mission Statement

Nutrition

Pricing

Products

Resources

Testimonials

 

Contact Us

Employment

Investors

Home

 

Common Cold

 

 

  • Differentiate between Flu (High fever, throat or Lung problems, headaches, severe bodyaches) and Cold (Chills and fever, stiff neck, runny nose, symptoms should only last a couple of days)
  • Progression in babies and elderly is quicker
  • Dr. He says: small, light and cook less time

Characteristics of Wind

  • Attacks the upper part of the body and the 5 sense organs, Yang in nature because it’s moving
  • Tends to go outward and open the pores
  • In & of itself, it tends to cause slight sweating
  • It is a guide pathogen, a vehicle for other pathogens to ride on
  • Floating pulse

Characteristics of Heat

  • Yang in nature
  • Tends to enter through nose and mouth
  • Tends to consume body fluids and open pores, inducing sweating and fever
  • Floating and rapid pulse
  • Constitutionally Yin & Blood deficient types are more prone to Wind Heat invasion

Characteristics of Cold

  • Yin in nature
  • Tends to enter through the skin and upper body
  • Tends to contract the pores, chills, body aches, lack of sweat
  • Floating, tight or slow pulse
  • Constitutionally Yang & Qi deficient types are more prone to Wind Cold invasion

 

Single Herbs - Dr. He

Herbs to treat invasion of Wind Cold:

  • Ma Huang and Gui Zhi - Strong for cold
  • Jing Jie and Fang Feng  - Expel wind
  • Xin Yi Hua and Cang Er Zi - Good to open the nose
  • Zi Su Ye and Sheng Jiang - Aid digestion
  • Gao Ben (occipital) and Bai Zhi (forehead) - Good for headaches
  • Qiang Huo - Good for bodyaches

Herbs to treat invasion of Wind Heat:

  • Man Jing Zi - Good for headache
  • Sheng Ma - Good to clear Heat Toxin
  • Bo He and Niu Bang Zi - Good for throat
  • Xiang Ru - Summer Ma Huang, clears Summer Heat
  • Huo Xiang, Huo Po and Cang Zhu - Clears Summer Damp
  • Qiang Huo and u Huo - Good for joint aches
  • Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Bai Zhu - Good for Defensive Qi deficiency
  • Zhi Mu and Mu Dan Pi - Good for Yin deficiency

 

Differentiation & Treatment

Wind Heat Invasion to the Defensive level

Symptoms

  • Slight aversion to cold, more in Wind Cold
  • Whole head can hurt, inflammatory process
  • Slight fever, slight aversion to wind, slight sweating
  • Thirsty with more fever than chills
  • Sore throat
  • If someone has a bacterial infection do not use the extra channels

Treatment Principle

  • Release exterior, promote sweating, push out pathogen

Points for Wind Heat Invasion to the Defensive level

  • Li 4, 11;  Du 14;  SJ 5;  Prick Li 1 or Lu 11 if severe fever;  Moxa, Gua Sha, or Cupping at DU 14 to 16

 

Wind Cold Invasion (2 types - Deficient & Excessive)

Symptoms

  • Chills more predominant than fever
  • Slight cough, stuffy chest, stuffy nose
  • Tongue may show no change
  • No sweat and more cold in the excess type (Ma Huang Tang)
  • Sweating with the deficient type (Gui Zhi Tang)

Treatment Principle

  • Release the exterior, expel Cold and push out pathogen

Points for Wind Cold Invasion

  • Li 4;  Lu 7;  GB 20;  BL 12, 13;  Cupping on BL 12, 13 - good for Wind Heat or Wind Cold
  • For Wind Cold of the deficient type add:  ST 36;  Li 10;  BL 20, 21

Herbal Formula for Wind Cold Invasion - Dr. He

  • Jing Fang Bai Du San
  • Jing Jie and Fang Feng - To expel Wind
  • Qiang Huo and Du Huo - For pain
  • Chai Hu - Reduce fever, expel Wind
  • Qian Hu - Transform Phlegm Heat, release exterior
  • Zhi Ke, Fu ling - Help digestion
  • Jie Geng - Open Lung

Modifications

  • Ban Xia - Clear Phlegm
  • Chen Pi, Zi Su Ye - Help digestion
  • Zi Su Zi, Ma Huang - Help Lung
  • Gui Zhi, Bai Shao - For chills in the limbs and Defensive Qi deficiency
  • Gao Ben and Chuan Xiong - For headache

Herbal Formula for Wind Heat Invasion - Dr. He

  • Yin Qiao San - Use when sore throat is primary symptom
  • Sang Ju Yin - When cough is the primary symptom

Modifications 

  • Shi Gao and Zhi Mu - For high fever
  • Lu Gen, Tian Hua Fen and Mai Dong - For burning nasal and dry throat
  • Huang Qin and Yu Xing Cao - For Phlegm in the Lung
  • Gua Luo an Bei mu - For cough with lots of Phlegm

 

Wind Damp Heat Invasion

Symptoms

  • Aversion to cold, slight sweating
  • Afternoon fever, heavy head and limbs
  • Oppressive feeling in the chest, fullness in the epigastrium
  • Tongue is white or yellow with sticky coat
  • Pulse is soft & slippery

Treatment Principle

  • Expel Wind, drain Damp Heat

Points for Wind Damp Heat Invasion

  • Li 4, 11;  Du 14;  SJ 5;  SP 6, 9;  Moxa, Gua Sha, or Cupping at DU 14 to 16

Herbs: Dr Wu

  • Hou Po Xia Ling Tang

Herbal formula for Wind Summer Dampness Invasion - Dr. He

  • Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin

Modifications

  • Xiang Ru, Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Huo Xiang, Pei Lan - To release exterior
  • Hua Shi, Lu Gen, Dan Zhu Ye, Fu ling and Huang Lian - To Drain Heat

Herbal formula for Wind Cold Damp in the Summer - Dr. He

  • Huo Xiang Zhen Qi Wan

Modifications

  • Huang Lian - Good for Heat in the intestines
  • Chai Hu, Lian Qiao and Jin Yin Hua - For fever
  • Herbal formula for Exterior Cold and Internal Heat (Dr. He)
  • Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
  • Jing Jie, Fang Feng and Ma Huang - Release exterior
  • Xing Ren, Bei Mu, Sang Bai Pi and Huang Qin - For Phlegm Heat accumulation with dyspnea

 

Wind Dry Heat Invasion

Symptoms

  • Very little sweat
  • Nose, mouth and throat are hot and dry
  • Dry cough with Wind Heat symptoms
  • Tongue has a slightly red tip and a dry coat
  • Pulse is rapid, floating

Treatment Principle

  • Expel Wind, clear Heat, moisten dryness, push out pathogen

Points for Wind Dry Heat Invasion

  • Li 4, 11;  Du 14;  SJ 5;  SP 6, 9;  Moxa, Gua Sha, or Cupping at DU 14 to 16;  Kid 6

 

Wind Cold Invasion with Qi Deficiency

Symptoms

  • Strong aversion to cold, fever, headache, stuffy nose
  • Cough with slight production, shortness of breath, no desire to speak
  • Tongue body is pale with thin white coat
  • Pulse is floating & without strength

Points for Wind Cold Invasion with Qi Deficiency

  • Li 4;  Lu 7;  GB 20;  BL 12, 13;  Cupping on BL 12, 13 - good for Wind Heat or Wind Cold

Herbal formula for Deficient Cold with Qi deficienct constitution - Dr. He

  • Sheng Su Yin

 

Wind Heat Invasion with Yin Deficiency (Heat getting to the Qi level)

Symptoms

  • Wind Heat symptoms + aversion to heat
  • No sweating, agitated, 5-palm heat
  • Dry mouth, dry throat, dry cough, thirsty
  • Tongue body is red with little coat
  • Pulse is rapid & thready

Points for Wind Heat Invasion with Yin Deficiency

  • Li 4, 11;  Du 14;  SJ 5;  SP 6, 9;  Moxa, Gua Sha, or Cupping at DU 14 to 16;  Kid 7;  BL 43

Herbs - Dr. Wu

  • Jia Jian Wei Ru Tang

Herbal Formula for Wind Heat with Yin deficiency -  Dr. He

  • Jia Jian Wei Ru Tang

Modifications   

  • Sha Shen, Mai Dong and Zhi Mu - Nourish Yin
  • Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Bo He and Dan Dou Chi - Release exterior
  • Huang Bai, Di Gu Pi, and Yin Chai Hu - Clear Deficient Heat
  • Chan Tui - For external itching
  • Si Wu Tang w/Sheng Di and Chi Shao instead of Shu Di and Bai Shao - For Blood Deficiency

 

Summer Heat Invasion (usually combined with Dampness)

Symptoms

  • Fever, headache, sweating, heavy body, lethargy, chest stuffiness
  • Nausea, vomit, diarrhea, nasal congestion or runny nose, mild cough
  • Tongue body is red with sticky white coat
  • Pulse is rapid

Herbs for Summer Heat Invasion

  • Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin - (Xiang Ru, Hou Po, Lian Qiao, Jin Yin Hua, Bian Dou Hua)
  • If more Heat add:  Huang Lian, Zhu Ru, Lu Gen
  • If more Damp add:  Huo Xiang, Pei Lan, He Ye, Xi Gua
  • If more vomit & diarrhea:  Huo Xiang Zhen Qi Wan