Lily disease, Fox bewitching syndrome, Yin and Yang toxin syndrome:an introduction.
Lily disease,Fox bewitching syndrome,Yin and Yang toxin syndrome.
✵Lily disease, Fox bewitching syndrome, Yin and Yang toxin syndrome: The Lily disease is an ancient term with mental strain, listlessness, sleeplessness, anorexia, sham heat, and sham cold, bitterness in the mouth, yellow urine, rapid pulse, etc. It is so called because it can be effectively treated by administering Bulbus Lilii. Fox bewitching or throat-anus-genital syndrome is an ancient term for a disease resembling Behcet's syndrome. Yin and Yang toxin syndrome is two kinds of diseases known as Yin toxin syndrome and Yang toxin syndrome.
✵Herbalist Zhang Zhongjing discussed the Lily disease in about 8 entries, discussed Fox bewitching syndrome in 2 entries, discussed the Yin and Yang toxin syndrome in 2 entries. These syndromes are all defined in details by his famous works.
Lily disease.
[entry-01]. The Lily disease, various pulse manifestations all might lead to its condition. Wants to take food, but could not take food (have no appetite), always in silence (speechless), wants to sleep but could not sleep (sleeplessness), wants to walk but could not walk, appetite is good at times, do not want to smell the food at times, looks like cold, but there is no cold, looks like fever, but there is no fever, bitterness in mouth, urine is reddish, various herbs could not treat it, once take decoctions will vomit and diarrhea acutely, seems there are spirits and supernatural things around, in case body shape is harmonized (normal), the pulse is slight rapid. In the case that there is cephalea (headache) when passing urine, will get relieved in sixty days; In the case that there is no cephalea (headache) when passing urine, and urination is slow, will get relieved in forty days; In the case that there is dizziness when passing urine, and urination is smooth and quick, will get relieved in twenty days. Its symptoms might be observed before the syndrome attacks, or might be observed in four to five days after the occurrence of the syndrome, or might be observed in twenty days or a month, according to its symptoms, treat with methods accordingly.
[entry-02]. Lily disease, its occurrence is observed after perspiration is induced, ...
[entry-03]. Lily disease, its occurrence is observed after purgative method is applied, ...
[entry-04]. Lily disease, its occurrence is observed after vomiting, ...
[entry-05]. Lily disease, perspiration, emetic or purgative method were not applied ever, its symptoms are the same as the onset,...
[entry-06]. Lily disease, it is not relieved in a month, and develops to thirst syndrome, ... If it is not relieved, ...
[entry-07]. Lily disease, it develops to fever, ...
[entry-08]. Lily disease, it is observed in Yin, save with a Yang method; it is observed in Yang, save with a Yin method. It is observed in Yang and treat Yin, perspiration is induced again, this is a mistaken therapy; It is observed in Yin and treat Yang, purgative method is applied again, this is also a mistaken therapy (with unfavorable prognosis).
Fox bewitching syndrome.
[entry-01]. The Fox bewitching syndrome, its symptoms are similar to Shāng Hán (Tai Yang cold-affection syndrome), silent and want to sleep (speechless and somnolence), eyes could not be closed, uneasy in sleeping or waking up. The case that attacks the throat is the bewitching, the case that attacks the genital region is the case of fox. Not wants to take food (no appetite), dislike food smells, complexion varies, suddenly red face, suddenly black face, suddenly white face. The case which attacks the upper part leads to loss of voice, ... The case which attacks the lower part leads to dry throat, ... The case which attacks the anus, ...
[entry-02]. In the case that the pulse is rapid, no fever, slightly vexed (upset), silent and only wants to sleep, sweating (perspiring). At the initial stage (onset), three to four days, red eyes and look like the eyes of turtledove; till seven to eight days, four angles of eye turn black. If one could take food (have some appetite), the pus is already formed, ...
Yin and Yang toxin syndrome.
[entry-01]. The Yang toxin syndrome, complexion is reddish with flecks and looks like damask patterns, sore throat (pain in the throat), spit purulent matter (pus and blood). If it is in five days, it is treatable; if it is seven days yet, it is not treatable...
[entry-02]. The Yin toxin syndrome, complexion is cyanotic and blue eyes, body pains as being beaten by a rod, sore throat (pain in the throat). If it is in five days, it is treatable; if it is seven days yet, it is not treatable...
References:
1.Lily disease, Fox bewitching syndrome, Yin and Yang toxin syndrome:an introduction.
2.Shang Han Za Bing Lun:the Treatise on Cold-induced and Miscellaneous Diseases.By Zhāng Zhòngjǐng.
3.Jin Kui Yao Lue Fang Lun:the Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber.By Zhāng Zhòngjǐng,Wáng Shūhé,Lín Yì,Gāo Bǎohéng.
4.Zhong Jing Quan Shu:the Complete Book of Zhongjing.By Zhào Kāiměi.
✵Lily disease, Fox bewitching syndrome, Yin and Yang toxin syndrome: The Lily disease is an ancient term with mental strain, listlessness, sleeplessness, anorexia, sham heat, and sham cold, bitterness in the mouth, yellow urine, rapid pulse, etc. It is so called because it can be effectively treated by administering Bulbus Lilii. Fox bewitching or throat-anus-genital syndrome is an ancient term for a disease resembling Behcet's syndrome. Yin and Yang toxin syndrome is two kinds of diseases known as Yin toxin syndrome and Yang toxin syndrome.
