Bio-clock Theory and Time Therapy

• Life Rhythm – Female-7 years– Male- 8 years– 4 seasons– Month– 1/50 day– …

Time 3-5 am

5-7 am

7-9 am

9-11 am

11-1pm

1-3 pm

3-5pm

5-7pm

7-9pm

9-11pm

11-1am

1-3am

Zang-Fu organs

And elements

Wood *

Liv, GB

SP

Fire *

H, SI

SP

Metal *

LU, LI

SP

Water *

K, B

SP

H-TYIN

3am-5am

H-YM

5am-7am

F-TYIN

9am-11am

F-YM

7am-9am

H-TYANG

1pm-3pm

H-SYIN

11am-1pm

F-JY

1am-3am

H-SYang

9pm-11pm

F-SYang

11pm-1am

H-JY

7pm-9pm

F-TYANG

3pm-5pm

F-SYIN

5pm-7pm

• 1. 卫气不得入于阴而失眠• Wei/defensive qi can not enters yin …as a

result the insomnia occurs. • Ling Shu 71

• Case 1– Male 23– The patient has bad sleep for more than 10

days. He can not sleep soundly. Poor appetite, fullness in abdomen, sticky stools,

– T-slight yellow greasy coating– P-slippery rapid

• DD: Phlegm Damp obstruted in Yangming

• Ban Xia Zhu Mi Tang• Ban Xia 12, Zhu Mi 12, Xia Ku Cao 15

• After 2 bags, the patient can sleep well

• Case 2– Male 31– The patient has insomnia 20 days ago. When he was

waiting in hospital, he met a heart disease patient’s onset of palpitation. He get frightened and then felt he’s heart beating abnormal and reaches to 120 per minute during body examine. His blood pressure is not stable. He was taken cold herbs, such as Ling Yang Jiao, Shi Gao. Not effective. He has turbid facial complexion.

– T-thin yellow greasy coating– P-slippery rapid

• DD: Phlegm Heat disturbance

• Wen Dan Tang– Chen Pi 10, Ban Xia 10, Fu Ling 12– Zhi Shi 10, Gan Cao 6, Zhu Ru 8,– Huang Qin 10, Shi Chang pu 10, Chao Zhi Zi10

• Case 3– Female 33, high school teacher– The patient suffers from severe insomnia for 2

years. She can not sleep for 2 hours and often dreamy. Poor appetite and eat little, forgetfulness, she can’t think properly. Pale complexion.

– She took Xiao Yao San, Gui Ban, Bie Jia but she still has insomnia.

– T-thin yellow greasy coating– P-wiry slippery

• 1st formula for her was Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, but nothing changed.

• 2nd formula

• Da Yuan Yin– Hou Po 8, Bin Lang 10, Bai Shao 10– Zhi Mu 12, Huang Qin 12, Cao Guo 10– Shi Chang Pu 10 Yuan Zhi 10, Gan Cao 5

• After 3 bags of formula, she can sleep for 5 hours. So keep the formula for 2 bags. Her sleeping problem’s cured.

• Case1 < Case 2< Case 3

• 2.朝则为春，病在肝胆• Morning is related to the spring phase.

• Ling Shu 44

• In the spring the wind comes from the east. Illness then occurs in the liver channel…

• 5 TRUTH FROM THE GOLGEN CHAMBER

• Case 4– Female 58– The patient has restlessness, depressive for 2 years

because of her son’s death. She was treated in mental hospital and taken western drug, but the effect was not satisfying.

– Her situation gets worse recently and has sever restlessness and depressive to death in the morning. She feels better after 3 p.m.

– She has dry stools– While she’s describing her symptoms, she can’t help

crying.– T-a bit dark tongue body with thin yellow coating– P-wiry slippery, a bit rapid

• DD: Liv GB qi stagnation with phlegm heat

• Chai Qin Wen Dan Tang– Cu Chai Hu10, Huang Qin 12, Zhu Ru 15– Ban Xia 10, Fu Ling 12, Chao Zhi Shi 12– Chen Pi 8, Gan Cao

• After 6 bags, her symptoms still the same

• + Zhe Bei Mu 10, Xing Ren 10

• While she’s taking the 2nd bag formula, her restlessness, depressive feeling has gone.

• Keep using the formula 12 bags. Her situation become healthy and stable.

• 3. 日中为夏，病在心• Midday is related to the Summer phase.

• Ling Shu 44

• In the summer the wind arises from the southen…affects the heart…

• 5 TRUTH FROM THE GOLGEN CHAMBER

• Case 5– Male 36– The patient has paroxysmal dyspnea every su

mmer about several years. He had the dyspnea onset every midday and midnight. No other symtoms

– T- red tongue body, yellow coating

• DD: excess Heart fire, discommendation with K

• Jiao Tai Wan modi– Huang Lian 10, Rou Gui 3, Huang Bo 10– Xing Ren 10, Liu Yi San 12– Jiang Can 10, Pei Lan 10, Sha Ren 5– Chan Tui 6

• Start take the formula from the beginning of summer.

• After 15 bags, the patient’s get rid of the problem for 2 years.

• 4. 日暮为秋，病在肺与大肠• Dusk is related to the Autumn phase.

• Ling Shu 44

• The westerly wind of autumn will affect the lungs…

• 5 TRUTH FROM THE GOLGEN CHAMBER

• Case 6– Male 60– The patient has dizziness and can’t stand

every afternoon at 4~5 p.m. about 2 weeks– Dry stools, once defecation per day. – T- red tongue body with thin yellow coating– P-with strength

• Chao Zhi Zi 10, Chao Zhi Shi 10,

• Da Huang 3 (later)

• 2 bags

• 5. 夜半为冬，病在肾与膀胱• Midnight is related to the Winter phase.

• Ling Shu 44

• The northern winds of winter will affect the kidneys …

• 5 TRUTH FROM THE GOLGEN CHAMBER

• Case 7– Female 31– The patient has gastric pain for 10 years. It ha

ppened every midnight from 11:30 p.m~12:00 a.m. The pain is not severe but affects her sleep. The western medicine diagnose is chronic gastritis.

– She had operation left ovary cyst ectomy last year. Lumber region pain, infertility, normal menstruation

– T-red tip, thin white coating– P-weak on Chi

• DD: Earth accumulation weakens Water

• Zhe Bei Mu 10, He Ye 8, Huang Lian 8• Shu Fu Pian 8, Xu Duan 12• Han Lian Cao 10, Nu Zhen Zi 10,

• Her gastric pain gets relived after 3 bags of formula.

• 6. 脾旺四季之末• Huang Di asked,”why is the spleen does n

ot correspond to an individual season?”

• Qi Bo replied,”the spleen’s placement is in the middle. It is the earth. In the divisions of the four seasons, the time of the spleen is the last eighteen days of each season. It does ont really have adistinct season of its own”

• 29 THE TAIYIN AND YANGMING CHANNELS

• Case 8– Male 20– The patient has lassitude, somnolence, dazed

about 2 years. He sleeps 11~12 hours per night, but still sleep during day time.

– Bitter taste, a lot of sweating– T-red tongue body with thin white coating– P-wiry rapid

• DD: phlegm damp obstructed yang qi

• Da Yuan Yin– Hou Po 8, Huang Qin 12, Chai Hu 8– Bin Lang 10, Zhi Mu 10, Chi Shao 10– Fu Ling 10, Cao Guo 10, Gan Cao 6

• No cold, greasy, sour food• After 6 bags, his lassitude gets better, but

still sleepy for 10 min at 7~9 a.m. • Bitter taste, sweating relived• T- red tongue body with thin white coating• P- wiry rapid slippery

+ Chao Zhi Zi 10, Dan Pi 10

• After 6 bags, he sleeps 8~9 hours per night and not sleepy during the day. but he has 1~2 min distention pain in both Temple point, 1~2 times a day

• Wen Dan Tang + Bai Zhi 5