Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 Peter, When I was studying in Chengdu a few years back, I noticed how often Bei Sha Shen came up as the chief herb with mai dong as a deputy or assistant in formulas to treat Stomach, lung, or Kidney yin xu with symptoms of constipation or diarrhea, cough with or without phlegm.. In cases of lu or stomach yin xu, my teacher Dr.Chen2 would add mai dong to formulas where ban xia was needed. He emphasized that mai dong could eliminate the warming effect of ban xia in situations where the ban xia was needed to address phlegm, cough, nausea or vomiting. However, Mai dong was sometimes present with Bei shen even when ban xia was not in the formula. Dr. Chen considered Bei sha shen as a "different ginseng" along with Dang Shen, Hong Shen, and Nan sha shen. Therefore, it would show up as a deputy in formulas to treat lung or ki qi xu without yin xu. Mai dong wasn't present in most of those cases. I saw this use of Bei shen and mai dong together in situations of yin xu eczema with my dermatology teacher Dr. Zhong1. He used bei shen alone in situations of Qi xu without yin xu heat signs. Dr. Ma Shou Chun in Seattle (SIAOM?) would know more. Thanks for the question- it made me do a review of my notes. Margot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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