The pathogenesis of the syndrome of Melon Stalk Powder is pathogenic qi in the lung struggling with the healthy qi,with po-tential outward trend.Melon Stalk Powder acts on the middle energizer,with the help of spring wood nature,combined with slightly sour and mild Chixiaodou(Semen Phaseoli),spicy and fragrant Dandouchi(Semen Sojae Praeparatum),so it attacks upward leading to vom-iting and releasing the disease.If liver pulse is string-like and powerful,but spleen and stomach is not deficient,Melon Stalk Powder is the most appropriate choice;for liver deficiency,Zhuru(Caulis Bambusae in Taenia),Chaihu(Radix Bupleuri),etc.can be added.In order to avoid damaging stomach qi,raw Maiya(Fructus Hordei Germinatus)can be added to nourish the spleen and stomach and regu-late the liver.When using it,it is necessary to distinguish it from the Three White Substances Powder syndrome and the Ten Jujubes De-coction syndrome.The syndrome of Melon Stalk Powder often shows string-like symptoms,while cold excess of the Three White Sub-stances Powder syndrome is heavier than that of the syndrome of Melon Stalk Powder with more sinking and slow pulses.If there is sup-puration,a quick pulse can also be seen.The Ten Jujubes Decoction syndrome is characterized by a long time of coughing,edema,lean-ing on something to breathe and inability to lie down,with coughing or forceful traction of the pain intensified as the key point.Accord-ing to No.108 article in Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,abdominal fullness,delirium,floating and tight wrist pulse are also caused by phlegm retention in the chest.Melon Stalk Powder can be used to drive out the pathogen in the chest,so that the upper and lower part of the body can be dredged and all the symptoms can be released.Whether for cold phlegm or hot phlegm and other excess pathogens,or the syndrome of the stagnated chest caused by retained food,mistaken poisonous food and so on,Melon Stalk Powder can be adopted according to the exact pulse syndrome.After taking it,vomiting is not necessary the case,and continuous coughing and spitting saliva is symptomatic treatment.
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