Taxation malaria

1. Enduring malaria occurring when patients suffering from debilitation of right qì or enduring taxation detriment contract the evils that cause malaria. Taxation malaria is characterized by mild aversion to cold and mild heat effusion occurring in the day or at night, with attacks being brought on by taxation. Patients often suffer from qì vacuity copious sweating and reduced food intake.

Medicinal therapy: Supplement vacuity and terminate malaria, using Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction (补中益气汤 bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng) plus achyranthes (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 牛膝 niú xī), processed flowery knotweed (Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparatum, 制何首乌 zhì hé shǒu wū), and mume (Mume Fructus, 乌梅 wū méi). If there is pronounced vacuity heat and shortage of liquid characterized by a dry mouth and tongue, Bupleurum Decoction Minus Pinellia Plus Trichosanthes Root (柴胡去半夏加栝楼汤 chái hú qù bàn xià jiā guā lóu tāng) can be used.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, PC, SI, ST, and back transport points. Select GV-14 (Great Hammer, 大椎 dà zhuī), GV-13 (Kiln Path, 陶道 táo dào), PC-5 (Intermediary Courier, 间使 jiān shǐ), SI-3 (Back Ravine, 后溪 hòu xī), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-2 (Great Metropolis, 大都 dà dū), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), and BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù); needle with supplementation and add moxa. For principles and methods of treatment, see malaria.

2. Mother-of-malaria.