TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS

Thirst

Thirst is the desire to drink. It is a normal response to the bodies desire to drink when dehydrated. However, Thirst can be pathological when constant or insatiable,

Thirst, broadly, can be divided into 2 types:

  • Heat-type Thirst: accompanied by Fever or excess Heat of the Body, especially Lung, Stomch or Liver Heat
  • Deficiency-type Thirst: associated with dryness or Yin deficiency

Western Tradition

Vehement Thirst

1. For Vehement Thirst, mix oil and water, heat a little and drink, then vomit it up. Repeat if necessary. It is very good to cure vehement Thirst. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)
2. Soft roasted Egg yolks, mixed with a little Oil and eat, cures thirst.

These can be held in the mouth:
Purslane chewed
Cassia
Lemon
Manna
Emblic Myrobalan
Licorice
Licorice juice
Psyllium
Tamarind
Sugar Candy
Infusion of Prunes
Syrup de Acresta
Mucilage of Quince seed
Mucilage of Tragacanth
Mucilage of Melon seed
Grape skin chewed

Sitim sedant & extinguunt –
Relieve and extinguish Thirst

Almond Milk
Honey water (Hydromel)
Sugar of Violet
Julep of Rose
Confected Peach
Confection of Sorrel
Syrup of Lemons
Syrup of Purslane
Syrup of Sorrel
Syrup of Apple
Syrup of Violet Compound
Syrup of Violet (De morbus internis curandis)
Syrup of Quince
Syrup of Prune
Syrup of Purslane
Rob of Currant
Rob of Barberry
Rob of Sumac
Rob of Pomegranate
Troches of Barberry (Mesue)
Troches of Camphor (Nicholas)
Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Avicenna)
Troches of Sandalwood (Mesue)
Tryphera Persica
Ointment of Roses

Chinese Classification

Acute Heat
Fever, Sweting, Thirst with big pulse
Bai Hu Tang

Excess Heat / Fire Toxins
High Fever, Irritability, Thirst
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Stomach Heat

Qi Deficiency
Weakness, poor appetite, pale face, pale tongue
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Dryness, Yin Deficiency
Dry mouth, dry cough, dry skin, weak pulse
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Mai Men Dong Tang
Yi Guan Jian

Thirst with Constipation from Dryness
Dry mouth, skin, constipation with strong thirst
Run Chang Wan

Yin Deficiency with Heat
Night sweats, heat in the bones or legs at night, irritability, sleeps poorly, with a small and rapid pulse, no tongue coat or cracks
Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
Da Bu Yin Wan
Qing Gu San


Western Tradition

Vehement Thirst

1. For Vehement Thirst, mix oil and water, heat a little and drink, then vomit it up. Repeat if necessary. It is very good to cure vehement Thirst. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)
2. Soft roasted Egg yolks, mixed with a little Oil and eat, cures thirst.

These can be held in the mouth:
Purslane chewed
Cassia
Lemon
Manna
Emblic Myrobalan
Licorice
Licorice juice
Psyllium
Tamarind
Sugar Candy
Infusion of Prunes
Syrup de Acresta
Mucilage of Quince seed
Mucilage of Tragacanth
Mucilage of Melon seed
Grape skin chewed

Sitim sedant & extinguunt –
Relieve and extinguish Thirst

Almond Milk
Honey water (Hydromel)
Sugar of Violet
Julep of Rose
Confected Peach
Confection of Sorrel
Syrup of Lemons
Syrup of Purslane
Syrup of Sorrel
Syrup of Apple
Syrup of Violet Compound
Syrup of Violet (De morbus internis curandis)
Syrup of Quince
Syrup of Prune
Syrup of Purslane
Rob of Currant
Rob of Barberry
Rob of Sumac
Rob of Pomegranate
Troches of Barberry (Mesue)
Troches of Camphor (Nicholas)
Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Avicenna)
Troches of Sandalwood (Mesue)
Tryphera Persica
Ointment of Roses

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