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34 Cards in this Set
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Wind
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Headaches
Sweating Changeable symptoms Migratory joint pains Urticaria Puffy face Itchy Throat Running nose |
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Cold
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Pain in abdomen
Diarrhea Vomiting Pain all over body Lying huddled Spasm Numbness Fever No sweating Headaches Tight pulse |
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Summer Heat
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High fever
Agitation Flushed face Surging and large pulse Profuse sweating Oliguria Thirst with a desire to drink Restlessness Shortness of breath Fatigue Sudden loss of consciousness |
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Dampness
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Chest tightness
Gastric distention Scant urine Dysuria Difficult stools Oedema Ascites Headache with heaviness and tightness Bodyache with heaviness in limbs Dirty looking face Cloudy discharge from eyes Diarrhoea with feces stained with pus and blood Cloudy urine Profuse vaginal discharge Weeping eczema Thick secretions |
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Dryness
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Dry mouth and nose
Dry throat Thirst Dry, rough, chapped skin Malnourished hair Scanty urine Constipation Dry cough with little sputum Thick sputum with steaks of blood Labored breathing with chest pain Profuse sweating |
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Fire
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High fever
Thirst Restlessness Sweating Surging, rapid pulse Inflamed throat Inflamed gums Agitation Insomnia Irascibility Erratic behavior Delirium Incoherent speech Convulsions Rolling up of eyes, opisthotonus Hematemesis Epistaxis Hematochezia Hematuria Purpura Meno-metrorrhagia Necrosis Inflamed swellings Ulcers |
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Rage
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Impairs Liver
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Joy
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Impairs Heart
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Brooding
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Impairs Spleen
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Grief
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Impairs Lungs
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Excessive Fear
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Impairs Kidneys
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Rage
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--> Causes Qi to rush up
--> impel Liver qi to move upward abnormally --> blood follows qi and rises abnormally --> flushed face red eyes hematemesis syncope |
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Excessive Joy
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--> Causes heart Qi to slacken
--> inability to concentrate absent mindedness delirium mania |
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Grief
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--> Causes lung qi to disperse
--> depression of mind shortness of breath weak voice fatigue lassitude |
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Excessive Fear
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--> Causes qi to sink
--> Incontinence of urine and feces Spontaneous seminal emission Syncope |
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Fright
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--> Causes derangement of Qi
--> Heart to lose its support, spirit to lose its house, thought to lose its abode --> Palpitation of heart Panic |
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Brooding
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--> Causes Qi to bind/ constrain/ stagnation
--> Injure both Heart and Spleen Qi --> Wears down Yin and Blood --> Palpitation Forgetfulness Insomnia Excessive dreaming Food retention Abdominal distention Diarrhoea |
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Excessive Sour foods
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Overstimulate Liver
Impair Spleen --> Thickening and wrinkling of skin Parched and cracked lips |
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Excessive Salty foods
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Overstimulate Kidney
Impair Heart --> Sluggish circulation Tightness of chest Shortness of breath Lusterless complexion |
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Excessive Sweet foods
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Overstimulate Spleen
Impair Kidney --> Dark complexion Tightness of chest Shortness of breath Lumbar and knee pains Hair loss |
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Excessive Bitter foods
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Overstimulate Heart
Impair Lung --> Loss of moisture from skin Loss of body hair Dis-harmony between spleen and stomach |
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Excessive Acrid foods
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Overstimulate Lungs
Impair Liver --> Dull and dry nails Spasms of sinews |
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Excessive Cold or Raw foods
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Injure Yang Qi of Spleen and Stomach
Engender exogenous Cold and Dampness --> Abdominal pain Diarrhoea |
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Excessive Acrid or Hot Foods
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Heat accumulation in stomach and intestines
--> Thirst Abdominal distention and pain Constipation Haemorrhoids |
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Excessive Alcohol intake
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Hot and Damp --> Injure Liver, Stomach and Spleen
--> Abdominal distention Reduced appetite Bitterness Greasiness in the mouth Thick and greasy tongue |
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Excessive Physical strain
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Damages primordial Qi
--> Reduction in stamina Disinclination to speak Mental fatigue Lassitude Emaciation Damage to physical structures of body undergoing strain |
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Excessive Mental strain
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Wears out Heart-blood
Damages Spleen Qi Loss of nourishment of Heart Qi --> Palpitation Forgetfulness Insomnia Excessive dreaming Food retention Abdominal distention Loose feces |
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Excessive Sexual indulgence
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Exhaustion of Kidney Essence
--> Lumbar and knee aches Weakness Blurred vision Tinnitus Dispiritedness Reproductive dysfunction Nocturnal emission Premature ejaculation Impotence Menstrual irregularities Infertility |
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Excessive Rest
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Impede Qi and Blood Circulation
Impair Spleen and Stomach functions --> Loss of appetite Loss of strength Listlessness Weak limbs and trunk Obesity Palpitation, Labored breathing - even on slight exertion Profuse sweating Muscle damage |
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Severe trauma, injuries
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Injury to internal organs
Massive haemorrhage Yin depletion Yang collapse --> Coma Shock Death |
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Phlegm
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Obstructs Qi actions and Qi and Blood circulation in meridians
--> Numbness of limbs Difficulty in flexion, extension Hemiplegia Goitre Scrofula Nodules Cysts Abscesses Impede Visceral Qi --> Chest tightness Cough Expectoration Labored breathing Heart palpitation Nausea Vomiting Epigastric distention Dizziness Blurred vision Mental derangement Globus hystericus |
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Rheum
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Abdominal gurgling and rumbling
Swelling in chest, fullness and pain on coughing Chest tightness Coughing Shortness of breath Inability to lie flat Puffiness General edema Absence of sweat Heaviness of limbs |
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Blood Stasis
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Palpitation
Chest tightness Precordial pain Cyanosis Chest pain Hemoptysis Hematemesis Melena Flank pain Abdominal mass Clotted menses Amenorrhoea Dysmenorrhoea Irregular menses Menorrhagia Deep ulcers Circumscribed purple swellings Echymosis Squamous and dry skin Tumor Stabbing, fixed pain, more at night Bleeding - dark purple, clotted Swelling - fixed, purple, hard Skin - dry, lusterless, dark, cyanotic, rough Tongue - Purple, dark, speckled with purple spots, varicosity under the tongue Pulse - threadlike, impeded, deep and taut, intermittent |
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Liver Yang Transforming into Endogenous Wind
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Muscular twitching
Cramping Numbness Tremor Unsteady gait Vertigo Deviation of mouth and eyes Hemiplegia |
