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 * Herbal combinations 9/18**

combinations are used to maximize he effect and minimize the side effects

Line 12 of Shan Han Lun: footnote describes what abnormal sweating is

strategy when there is a new condition and an old one: treat the acute new condition without exacerbating the old condition

in clinic you should always differentiate between pathological factors being either substantial (damp) or non-substantial (heat, wind)

with antidepressant use - allow an hour beak between taking those and the herbs, but dispersing herbs with use doesn't seem a problem

Chapt. 40: "Returning is the motion of the tao" - you cannot just treat one side an flip from one side to the other, yin and yang must be balanced to bring about harmony, cannot just use only cold or cool herbs but also must warm some to avoid further Qi stagnation

The herbal combination helps you to determine which part of the herbs functions should come out

rate herbs by their hot/cold polarity in order of hottest to least hot etc. for each category to assess how they work clinically

Gui Zhi- to release & promote sweating use ma huang to warm the int. use large quatities of Bai Shao Yao

Shu Di Huang- combined w/ Zi Xie to counteract its warm nature in cases of Yin deficiecy