Zhang Xichun ⁽¹⁰⁾

Zhang Xichun's works include 8 case histories of ye-ge (dysphagia); all 8 were treated with Zhang Xichun's empirical formulas Shenzhen Peiqi Tang, Shenzhen Zhenqi Tang, or a combination of the two. Shenzhen Peiqi Tang formula: Lu Dangshen (Codonopsis) 6 qian, Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix) 4 qian,…

A certain Mr. Sheng of Tianjin, around fifty years of age, developed dysphagia (ye ge). Cause: His circumstances had long been unfavorable, and he was by nature impatient and prone to liver-rage, whereupon he contracted this illness. Symptoms: At first he only felt food go…

Zhang Xichun, a famous physician of the integration-of-Chinese-and-Western-medicine school in the late Qing and early Republican periods, had two empirical formulas for treating scrofula: one was the orally taken "Xiaoluo Wan" (Nodule-Resolving Pill), and the other was the externally applied "Xiaoluo Gao" (Nodule-Resolving Paste). The…

Dangtan Tang comes from Zhang Xichun's Yixue Zhongzhong Canxi Lu (Records of Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine). Its composition is: unprocessed ochre (Daizheshi, crushed fine) 60 g, rhubarb (Dahuang) 30 g, mirabilite (Poxiao) 18 g, cleared Pinellia (Qing Banxia) 9 g, and Curcuma (Yujin) 9…

Xiegan Jiangwei Tang (Liver-Draining and Stomach-Descending Decoction) comes from Zhang Xichun's Yixue Zhongzhong Canxi Lu (Records of Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine). Its composition is: raw Daizheshi (Hematitum) 8 qian (24 g), raw Hang Baishao (Hangzhou White Peony) 1 liang (30 g), raw Shijueming (Haliotidis…

Zhang Xichun has a formula named Lichong Wan. Its composition is: Shuizhi (Leech) 1 liang (30g), raw Huangqi (Astragalus) 1.5 liang (45g), raw Sanleng (Bur-Reed Rhizome) 5 qian (15g), raw Ezhu (Zedoaria) 5 qian (15g), Danggui (Angelica) 6 qian (18g), Zhimu (Anemarrhena) 6 qian (18g),…

"Neituo Shengji San" (Interior-Supporting Granulation-Promoting Powder) comes from Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu (Records of Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine) by the famous late-Qing/early-Republic physician Zhang Xichun. It is composed of 120 g (4 liang) of raw Huangqi (Astragalus Root), 60 g (2…

Huafu Shengji San is from Zhang Xichun's Yixue Zhongzhong Canxi Lu. It consists of: Luganshi (calamine, calcined) 18 g, Ruxiang (Olibanum) 9 g, Moyao (Myrrha) 9 g, Mingxionghuang (realgar) 6 g, Pengsha (Borax) 9 g, Naosha (sal ammoniac) 0.6 g, Bingpian (Borneolum) 0.9 g. Grind…

In Zhang Xichun's *Lvshi Lvxiao Fang (Repeatedly Tested and Repeatedly Effective Formulas)* there is a formula called "Shiquan Yuzhen Tang" (Ten-Complete Truth-Nourishing Decoction), which Zhang Xichun used to treat what TCM calls "xu lao" (deficiency-tax) and "lao zhai" (consumptive phthisis; the character zhai is pronounced…

The disease caused by excessive contact of the gastroesophageal lumen with (or exposure to) gastric juice, producing clinical gastroesophageal reflux and injury to the esophageal mucosa, is called gastroesophageal reflux; ancient TCM called this disease "ye ge" (dysphagia) or "ge shi" (dysphagia due to obstruction).