180 Case Study And Analysis On The Regular Herbal Prescription Pattern Usage For Stroke (recovering Stage) With Syndrome Of Yellow And Greasy Fur Tongue

Stroke and the phlegm-heat syndrome are hot fields in traditional Chinese medicine research recent years. This article will first explore medical literature combined with clinical investigation to categorise and summarise the relation of stroke and yellow greasy tongue fur. Then, I will present and discuss the regular pattern used in herb prescription for patients in stroke recovering stage associated with yellow greasy tongue fur syndrome by my tutor, Prof. Ding Yuan Qing. Essentially, it is found that yellow and greasy fur tongue is characteristic of stroke and that the examination and treatment on stroke recovering stage stresses its focus on the treatment of yellow greasy tongue fur. In reference to this, I shall thus analyse the concoction and prescription pattern used. This article will also point out that stroke recovering stage treatment, associated with yellow greasy tongue fur, must focus on 1) heat-phlegm elimination 2)possessing thorough understanding of the pathogenesis of heat-phlegm,3)devise of herbal remedy to eliminate heat-phlegm as primary consideration as well as to smoothen the QI mechanism, regulate the balance between QI and blood and to pay attention to the root problem that causes the lack of YIN body fluids.Based on research above, all in the aim to provide a reliable examixation and herbal usage guide for stroke recovering stage treatment associated with yellow greasy tongue fur, and to provide second level stroke prevention treatment reference.