Test Case Report of Zhengyang Decoction(正阳汤)Based on the Theory of Five Evolutive Phases and Six Climatic Factors
CUI Hailan
ZHU Tingting
LI Fengming
Abstract：Zhengyang Decoction(正阳汤)originated from CHEN Wuze's Treatise on Three Categories of Pathogenic Factors in the Song Dynasty.It was created based on the characteristics of the qi flow in the year of Zi and Wu,where the fire of the Shaoyin ruler is the celestial governor and the dry metal of the Yangming ruler is the earthly support.It has the effect of"pungent and warm to harmonize the cold and sour and bitter to dispel the heat".It is used in clinical practice to treat various diseases caused by the combination of dry fire and pathogenic factors,which has achieved good results.This article lists four typical cases(irritability and nausea case,atopic dermatitis case,pneumoconiosis case,vulvar pruritus case)for analysis and discussion.
Keywords：Sitian Yunqi FormulaZhengyang Decoctiondry fire combined with pathogenic factorsfive evolutive phases and six climatic factorsirritability and nauseaatopic dermatitispneumoconiosisvulvar pruritus
Publication Date：2025-08-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 927-930 )