Discussion About Minor Bupleurum Decoction in the Treatment of Seven Orifice'Diseases
The human body is divided into upper and lower parts.The upper part belongs to yang,while the lower part belongs to yin.A-mong which the eyes,nose,mouth,ears are in high position,which are seven orifices.Orifices'diseases are mostly caused by dysfunction of lesser yang,and stagnated fire in the gallbladder and triple energizer attacking seven orifices.Dysfunction of lesser yang axis,and stagnated fire attack lead to bitter mouth.Excessive fire burns fluid,leading to dry throat.Wind-fire attacks upward,leading to dizziness;Disharmony causes dysfunction of nose orifice.Minor Bupleurum Decoction can reconcile the axis,clear and relieve lesser yang minister fire,access the triple energizer,which makes quiet and lucid qi reach empty orifices,and the seven orifices are smooth without any barri-er.On the basis of Minor Bupleurum Decoction,Zhebeimu(Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii),and Chenpi(Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)can be added to treat upper airway cough syndrome.Baijiangcao(Herba Patriniae),Cangerzi(Fructus Xanthii),Xinyi(Flos Magnoli-ae),Guya(Fructus Setariae Germinatus),Maiya(Fructus Hordei Germinatus),and Shanzha(Fructus Crataegi)can be added for acute purulent sinusitis.Qi-Supplementing and Collateral-Dredging Decoction can be added for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Lianqiao(Fructus Forsythiae),Baijiangcao(Herba Patriniae),Zhuye(Folium Phyllostachydis Henonis),and Zhishi(Fructus Aurantii Immaturus)can be added for chronic suppurative otitis media.Huangqi(Radix Scutellariae),Gegen(Radix Puerariae Lobatae),Gouqizi(Fructus Ly-cii),and Shanzhuyu(Fructus Corni)can be added for muscae volitantes.When applying,it is not necessary to copy the original text of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases.For any one whose main pathogenesis is dysfunction of lesser yang,this formula can be used flexibly for treatment.
seven orifices in less yang meridianseven orifices'diseaseslesser yangMinor Bupleurum DecoctionTreatise on Cold Damage DiseasesZhang Zhongjing