by Admin on 4/5/09

A Chinese Doctor's Advice on
Maxical Swine Flu

The author of the popular online post The Stories Told by a Chinese Doctor, Doctor 池草, recently offered a prescription for the flu originated in Mexico:

My personal suggestion: If you've experienced flu symptom accompanied by abdominal pain, vomiting and digestive system problems, you may like to consider the subscription detailed in classic Treatise on Febrile Diseases (《伤寒论》):

Febrile Diseases: heat sensation in chest, destructive qi in stomach, abdominal pain, constant feeling of nausea. Take coptis root soup.

Ingredients:

1) coptis root 150g;
2) liquorice 150g (grilled);
3) dried ginger 150g;
4) cassia twig (skinned off);
5) ginseng 100g;
6) tuber pinellia 500g;
7) Chinese Dates 20 (cut into pieces).

Instructions:

Place the ingredients in a pot, add 2.5kg water, cook until there is only about 60 percent of liquid left.

Drink the soup when it is warm, 3 times during the day and 2 times at night.

Important: Please consult your doctor before using this prescription.

Original Chinese post by Doctor 池草:

个人建议：近期如果发生伴有腹痛、呕吐等合并消化道症状的重型流感的话，可以参考《伤寒论》黄连汤方进行治疗。原文如下：

伤寒。胸中有热，胃中有邪气，腹中痛，欲呕吐者，黄连汤主之。方三十五。黄连（三两） 甘草（三两，炙） 干姜（三两） 桂枝（三两，去皮） 人参（二两） 半夏（半升，洗） 大枣（十二枚，擘）

右七味，以水一斗，煮取六升，去滓。温服，昼三夜二。

具体计量和用法，还请在医师的指导之下应用为妥。

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