July ended in the most wonderful way here at White Pine Institute.  We were once again graced by the presence and wisdom of Dr. Huang Huang.  This is Dr. Huang’s third year of coming to our Institute to teach and, for me, this was better than ever.  Dr. Huang brings some extraordinary qualities to his teaching that can make an experience with him resonate and inspire in many ways.

We all noticed that Dr. Huang uses his big presence and energy to reflect on the power of the classic formulas and on the genius of Zhang Zhongjing.

He is far from meek but all of his sense of self is in service of a larger goal – spreading the miracle of the Jing Fang.  He does not ever make it about himself.

Secondly, Dr. Huang Huang is very clear and organized.  It is such a pleasure to move through three days of material and really be able to follow along.

Thirdly, the material Dr. Huang presented this time was extremely useful and each point was followed by case studies from his own practice.  I know that each student left the weekend empowered and instructed to treat children of all ages with classic formulas.

Finally, Dr. Huang has a unique ability to give his students confidence.  He makes each one of us feel that we have the capacity to improve and develop.  In this way, Dr. Huang’s students seem to find themselves more inspired to study.

It is important to add that Dr. Huang has an amazing sense of humor. However, almost all of his humor inevitably turns back to the topic of classic formulas. 

On the third day of our seminar, Dr. Huang, knowing that I have a horse, wanted, for the first time in his life, to sit on a horse.  During lunch we took Dr. Huang to the barn and got him up on Callie.  “Huang Wayne” , the Zhong Guo Niu Zai (中國牛仔） Chinese cowboy.  Of course at dinner he was talking about how the Gui Zhi type would ride, how the Chai Hu type would ride…..etc…

As a gift to me for organizing the seminar, Dr. Huang gave me a Chinese fan that he had designed and had made himself.

On one side this fan has a list of all of the books that Dr. Huang has published to date.  On the other side there are over 70 songs written on the classic formulas.  These songs give the ingredients and main indications of the formulas.  They also include some of Dr. Huang’s “experiential formulas” such as Ba Wei Chu Fan Tang, Ba Wei Jie Yu Tang and more. This fan is very beautiful and will be framed for the clinic.

For those of you who read Chinese I am posting the poems below:

您好，尊黄老师嘱托，将电子版发给您，随后《扇子》将给您寄去美国

1、桂枝汤证歌诀

1-1形瘦肤白桂枝体，多见肢节腹拘痛，表虚恶风脉浮弱，上冲自汗证宜用。

1-2群方之冠桂枝汤，温覆啜粥汗法良，芍药甘草加姜枣。调和营卫平阴阳。

1-3祛瘀养血温经汤，桂芍归芎夏麦襄，唇燥恶风经不利，胶参丹草吴萸姜。

2、桂枝加味方证歌诀：

2-1桂枝汤中加附子，汗因过发小便难，四肢微急艰伸屈，附加一枚即时安；

2-2桂枝汤中加龙牡，胸腹动悸眠多梦，失精梦交自盗汗，脉大无力舌嫩红。

2-3桂枝去芍义何居？胸满阴弥要急除，若见恶寒阳不振，更加附子一枚俱；

3、桂枝类方歌诀：

3-2枳实薤白桂枝汤；胸背闷痛痞满尝，舌暗苔厚大便干，理气散结兼通阳。

3-2苓桂术甘治水饮，心悸气冲多眩晕；上方去术加大枣，虚悸气逆功安神；

3-3调节水液五苓散，术桂泽泻与二苓。汗出口渴饮水逆，浮肿腹泻不成形。

4、麻黄汤证歌诀：

4-1体壮面黄皮粗燥，舌大质淡唇暗红，易寒易喘汗不出，身重肉酸浮肿形。

4-2恶寒发热头身痛，无汗而喘宜选用，麻黄桂枝杏仁草，脉象浮紧麻黄汤。

4-3解肌发表葛根汤，桂芍草枣麻黄姜，太阳项背强几几，恶寒无汗功绩良。

5-1汗出而喘无大热，气急喜凉饮口渴，痰涕多稠苔薄腻，麻杏石甘咳喘挫；

5-2去杏加入术枣姜，成就越婢加术汤；咳喘胸满取杏仁，小便不利术加强；

5-3小小替换更治法：汗出而喘口渴烦，小便不利汗出肿，麻黄九禁要周全。

6-1大青龙汤桂麻黄，石膏枣草杏生姜，不汗出而烦躁喘，解表清里并行彰

6-2小青龙汤桂芍味，麻姜辛夏生草兑，痰涕量多稀如水，咳喘鼻塞打喷嚏。

6-3麻黄附子细辛汤，东方伟哥美名扬；神萎倦怠脉沉细，面晦乏泽手足凉。

7、柴胡汤证歌诀

7-1胸胁苦满柴胡带，寒去热往复又来，舌质坚老脉弦细，反应敏感乏风采。

7-2大柴胡汤用大黄，枳壳芩夏芍枣姜，热结在里心下痞，和解攻里强中强。

7-3小柴胡汤胸胁满，发热持续往热寒，口苦纳差心烦呕，苔黄白腻脉多弦；

8-1咳嗽痰黏心下痛，此方可合小陷胸；咽喉不适神不宁，半夏厚朴相约定；

8-2小便不利浮肿渴，小柴胡与五苓合；纳呆腹满苔白腻，加入景岳平胃散。

8-3柴芍枳草四逆散，肝郁气结肢不暖，脉沉而弦胸胁痛，舌多干腻而老坚。

9-1逍遥散是绝妙方，四逆归芍相合良，更加姜薄和肝胃，三调气血水称强。

9-2柴胡龙牡主失眠，幻觉易惊谵语现，何以投之癫痫愈？能下肝胆之惊痰。

9-3柴胡桂枝干姜汤，瓜蒌牡蛎芩草襄，小便不利胸胁满，渴而不呕心亦烦。

10、大黄汤证歌诀：

10-1体壮腹实面油光，舌红质老苔焦黄，多患三高易便秘，胸腹常满精神狂。

10-2小承气汤黄枳朴，潮热汗出腹满说，舌红苔燥脉滑数，实重燥轻此方挫。

10-3大承气汤堪重任，日暮潮热见鬼状，脉沉腹胀神难安，唇舌焦干潮热汗。

10-4调胃承气硝黄草，发热心烦苔黄老，燥实重而痞满轻，泄热和胃润肠道。

10-5桃核承气加桃桂，活血通下又逐瘀。大黄附子细辛汤，温热止痛功最良。

 

10-6大黄黄连泻心汤，二两大黄连一两，关浮心痞按之濡，麻沸汤渍妙绝响。

11、黄芪汤证歌诀：

11-1体胖神疲面暗黄，肌松多脂如水囊，自汗盗汗四肢冷，能食无力难逞强。

11-2黄芪桂枝五物汤，肌萎麻木酸痛良，肢体无力动不灵，自汗浮肿舌暗方。

11-3王氏补阳还五汤，肢麻不遂舌淡胖，气运无力致络瘀，补气活血法堪尝。

12、石膏汤证歌诀：

12-1口渴舌干身多汗，头痛恶热心躁烦，舌面干燥绝无津，一个热字药证联。

12-2粳草知石白虎汤，高热恶热大量汗，脉象洪大浮滑兼，热清津复自可安。

12-3竹叶石膏体羸瘦，口渴苔少神萎呕，夏参麦冬粳米草，病后恢复有奇效。

13、黄连汤证歌诀：

13-1烦躁不安证黄连，舌红苔黄腻老兼，恶心呕吐心下痞，常见心悸及失眠。

13-2黄连解毒芩柏栀，不得卧寐吟错语，表里俱热发狂躁，治脑卒中血压高。

13-3黄连阿胶芩芍黄，烦躁不寐脉数详，芩连同用心下痞，面白神萎口燥良。

14、干姜汤证歌诀：

14-1面色青黄精神萎，身排液体多清稀，畏寒喜热脉沉微，舌质淡红苔白腻。

14-2甘草干姜复阳方，温暖四肢运脾阳，年老虚弱夜尿频，咳嗽涎多不渴详。

14-3桂枝人参即理中，干姜桂草白术参，发热自汗腹中痛，温中解表建奇功。

15、附子汤证歌诀：

15-1恶寒酸软四肢冷，尿频下利有浮肿，精神萎靡倦欲寐，脉沉细弱空无力。

15-2附子姜草四逆汤，脉沉吐利余残阳，里寒外热内拘急，回阳救逆凯歌扬。

15-3真武名汤镇水寒，扶阳法中有心传，附术苓芍生姜共，内惕心悸小便难。

 

16、半夏汤证歌诀：

16-1肤色油腻浮肿貌，圆脸大眼神忽飘，易惊易眩多疑虑，咽喉异物多呕饶。

16-2半夏茯苓温胆汤，陈皮枳草茹枣姜，触事易惊眠多梦，心惊胆战易发慌。

16-3半夏泻心芩连姜，人参草枣合成方。腹鸣腹泻脘满闷，去渣重煎调胃肠。

 

17、黄煌验方

18-1丹芍膝斛健步汤，下肢麻木抽筋尝，体瘦便结合芍草，体胖浮肿合桂黄。

 

18-2八味除烦治心疾，气火冲咽合此机，焦虑急躁常夜汗，栀芩久服眼圈黑。

18-3半夏厚朴四逆散，八味解郁妙相联，体型偏瘦面色黄，血压偏低怕风凉。

 

20 薯蓣八珍桂枝汤，柴桔冬曲蔹杏防，大豆黄卷配阿胶，诸虚百损此方良。