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Clinical Manifestations:
Intense abdominal pain (aggravated by pressure or cold food or drinks), likes warmth & warm liquids, no thirst, pale urine, loose stools or constipation Tongue: white-sticky coating Pulse: Slippery-Full-Tight |
Cold in the Intestines
Warm the Intestines & Spleen, Scatter Cold, & stop pain |
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Acupuncture:
ST-25: moxa, LI mu, scatters cold SP-15: moxa, scatter cold, descend qi ST-27: moxa, expel cold from intestines Ren-10: descend St qi SP-6: stop abdominal pain ST-36: regulates intestines & descends qi Herbal: Liang Fu Wan & Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San |
Cold in Intestines
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Clinical Manifestations:
Abdominal Pain (dislike pressure, hot food), heaviness & oppression in chest, loose stools with bad smell, mucus &/or blood in stool, burning anus, thirst, slight sweat, dark urine Tongue: Red Body, thick sticky-yellow coat Pulse: Slippery & Rapid |
Damp Heat in Intestines
Clear Heat, resolve Damp |
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Acupuncture:
ST-25, BL-25: shu, mu LI, resolve Damp LI-11: resolve damp heat Ren-10: resolve D, descend intestine qi SP-9, SP-6: resolve DH SJ-6: clear heat from intestines ST-37: lower He of LI, stop diarrhea Herbal: Da Cheng Qi Tang: acute abd. pain from DH Shao Yao Tang: abd pain from DH, diarrhea with xue & mucus Bai Tou Weng Tang: diarrhea with much blood & mucus |
Damp-Heat in Intestines
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Clinical Manifestations:
Abd pain (worse: with pressure, postprandial), fullness in abdomen, belching, sour regurgitation, diarrhea (fell better after), constipation Tongue: thick coat Pulse: Slippery |
Retention of Food
Dissolve food accumulation, eliminate stagnation |
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Acupuncture:
Ren-10: descend St. Qi Ren-6: move qi in lower abdomen SP-15, SP-16: promote transform Sp function. move bowels ST-27: descend St Qi, stop abd pain SJ-8: regulates 3 burners, promote BM ST-36: tonify St & descend St qi BL-25, BL-27: shu, LI and SI, resolve food accumulations Herbal: Bao He Wan: mild food retention Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan: more severe case, constipation, fullness in abd, pain |
Retention of Food
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Clinical Manifestations
Abdominal pain & distention (clearly related to emotions), feel bloated, constipation, irritability, moodiness, belching, borborygmi Tongue: Normal, perhaps red on sides Pulse: Wiry or Wiry & Tight |
Stagnation of Qi
Pacify Liver & Move Qi |
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Acupuncture:
Ren-6: move qi in abdomen PC-6:Calm mind, indirect move qi PC-7: for more severe emotions SJ-6: move qi in abdomen GB-34: move liver qi LV-3, BL-18: move liver qi, stop pain SP-6: soothe liver, stop abd pain, calm mind Herbal: Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang: excess only Xiao Yao San: Liver qi stagnation with Blood Xu |
Stagnation of Qi
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Clinical Manifestations:
Dull abdominal pain (comes & goes, improves: rest, warmth, pressure), tired, feels cold, warm drinks, loose stool, depression, breathless (little) Tongue: Pale Pulse: Weak |
Deficiency of Qi & Empty Cold in Abdomen
Tonify Qi, Warm Yang |
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Acupuncture:
ST-36, SP-6: tonify St & Sp, promote T&T ST-37, ST-39: reg LI & SI (lower He Sea) Ren-6: move qi in abd Ren-12,BL-20,BL-21: regulate St & intestines BL-25: LI back shu Herbal: Xiao Jian Zhong Tang: LI Zhong Wan: patent, tonify Sp yang & expel cold from abdomen |
Deficiency of Qi & Empty Cold in Abdomen
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