Internal dryness syndrome

For treating internal dryness syndrome Nourish the Yin and fluids of the Lung, Kidney,... 

All of these substances can nourish the Yin and moisten dryness. They can be selected as chief in formulas to treat internal wind syndrome due to Yin deficiency. 

Internal dryness is caused directly by the consumption of body fluids. Some diseases, medicines, herbs or food products can injure the body fluids and cause dryness. Long-term stress and emotional disturbance can also cause consumption of the body fluids. As the Lung, Stomach and Large Intestine are mainly involved, the syndrome of dryness can be respectively divided into dryness in the Upper-, Middle- and Lower-Jiao. 

In the syndrome of internal dryness due to Qi and Yin deficiency of the Lung, symptoms such as dry nasal cavity, dry cough, scanty sputum and thirst may exist. 

To treat a syndrome of internal dryness of the Lung, sweet, bitter and cold herbs are selected... 

Shi Gao is sweet, pungent and cold, and enters the Lung meridian. It can intensively reduce the heat and protect the fluid of the Lung. It can be used in syndromes caused by both external and internal dryness. However, it is only used in these syndromes when the heat is strong and the Qi fails to descend. In these conditions, patients suffer from obvious shortness of breath, have a red tongue and a forceful and rapid pulse. 

These are two cold herbs. Zhi Mu is bitter and cold, but is moist in nature. It enters the Lung and Kidney meridians, can strongly reduce heat and protects the Yin. Sheng Di Huang enters the Heart, liver and Kidney meridians. It can nourish the Yin, clear heat and cool the blood. Since they are both strong in action and enter the Kidney meridian, they can be used in the syndrome of internal dryness when the Yin is severely injured with excess heat and empty-heat in the Lung and Kidney. 

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