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Table 2 Example of expected Sikchi by Sherlock Holmes' analysis

From: The Sikchi and the recorded cases of Seungjeongwon-Ilgi

Date

symptom

prescription

adjustment

information of Sikchi

Analysis of Sikchi

Expected Sikchi

December 7, Injo 23rd

Heobeon (虛煩) is a condition in which it is difficult to sleep comfortably because of a lack of yin and a high fever in the chest, irritability, and anxiety

None

None

To treatment with the Sikchi

(以食治調理宜當云)

- Reduction of symptoms of Hebeon

- Cold winter—stop the bitter decoction

Guess by diary in December 2, Injo 23rd

December 2, Injo 23rd

Hwang Geum Tang

(黃金湯)

Without Hyeonggaesu (荊芥穗),

Zimo(知母,) instead of Hyeonggaesu, Baked Paemo (貝母,) and Jigolpi (地骨皮) were added

None

- If there is heat in the upper energizer, Hwang Geum

Tang should be used

- The addition of Jimo and Jigolpi is intended to keep

the essence from drying out and lower the heat of

the lungs in body

- Food of Clear heat and remove toxins

- Mung bean porridge, red bean porridge: Suppresses the

heat of the heart and lungs:

-Tangerine peel tea, ginseng, Phyllostachyos caulis:

Treating troubled mind, anxiety, and insomnia:

- Mushroom(Phellinus linteus) porridge: Treats chest

tightness, fever, and weight loss in normal times

On May 25, Injo 24th

Bleeding due to heat death

invading blood, guessing

mental symptoms, late fever

- stop bleeding

- Improvement of insomnia

symptoms

Seogakjihwangtang (犀角地黃湯)

None

None

- Stopped taking Seogakjihwangtang

because the symptoms of vomiting blood

was relieved

- With summer approaching,

- Afraid that his stomach and spleen would

be damaged,

- Decided to treat Sikchi.

- Food of Nourish yin and clear heat

- A treatment method to nourish yin and clear heat

- Cleaning fever food

- To help the spleen and stomach, ginseng, Astragalus

membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, ginger, etc

should be avoided

: shellfish porridge, mung bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge