Experience in the application of"CHEN's Cool prescription"in treating exogenous fever in children
CHEN's Cool Prescription is the representative prescription of"Qingfa"in CHEN's Pediatrics.According to the conclusion of many years of clinical experience,at the initial stage of exogenous wind-heat diseases in childrcn,drugs for clearing Qi(气)and cooling blood,nourishing Yin(阴)and promoting body fluid should be used at the same time to prevent the spread of febrile disease.It has been used for more than 50 years and has achieved good results every time."CHEN's Cool Prescription"is derived from Yinqiao San(银翘散)and Sini San(四逆散),and its basic components are Jinyinhua(Honeysuckle),Lianqiao(Forsythia),Pugongying(Dandelion),Chishao(Red peony),Chaihu(Bupleurum),Shengshigao(Raw gypsum),Zhishi(Citrus aurantium),and Shenggancao(Raw licorice).It has the effect of"expelling pungent coolness to the surface,relieving muscles,clearing heat,and cooling blood".It is suitable for the early onset of febrile diseases in Taiyang(太阳)channels,the evil lies in the Weifen(卫分),the Weiqi(卫气)is stagnated,and the opening and closing fails.The author used the sages to understand the physiological and pathological characteristics of children with excess Yang(阳),rapid heat transformation after being infected with pathogenic factors,and the law of febrile disease transmission.In the three levels of"pre-disease","desired to be ill"and"already ill",the prevention and treatment principle of securing the unspoiled place first.It comprehensively discusses that"Qingliang Decoction"adheres to the theory of"preventing disease from exacerbating"in the idea of"preventing disease",combined with the physical characteristics of children with excess Yang and rapid heating after being infected with pathogens,appropriately adding medicines for clearing Qi and cooling blood,and deploying troops in advance,so as to prevent heat from entering the inside from the outside and damages Yin."If you retain a little body fluid,you will have a little vitality."During the treatment of febrile diseases,we should always pay attention to the cultivation of Yin and fluid achieve the purpose of shortening the course of the disease and improving the prognosis.While sharing typical medical cases,a simple analysis of infectious neutropenia and the prospect of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of such diseases are given simultaneously.
CHEN's Cool prescriptionExogenous feverProgress of diseaseNeutropenia