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Liver Functions
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1. Regulates blood volume in relation to rest and activity. 2. regulates menstration 3. moisten eyes and sinews 4. In charge of bio-rhythm (endocrine secretion of hormones.)
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Some diseases that can affect the liver?
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Hypertension (anger), hepatitis, emotional issues, gall bladder issues (stones, inflamation) Parkinsons (liver wind) MS (liver wind) Cirrosis, liver cancer, shingles, fibroalsia
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Liver Qi stagnated for too long will transform into ________
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Liver Fire.
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In liver qi sagnation, which area will typically have pain?
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hypochondriac
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female patient. Irregular menstration, amenorrhea, sweating and pain in the breast before menstration, fullness in chest
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liver qi stagnation
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Blurred vision, dry eyes, night blindness • Pale nail • Numbness of the limbs, muscle contractions, tendon & joints spasm • Shiver of muscle (wind) • Dizziness and vertigo • Scanty menstrual flow, Infertility-female
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Liver Blood Xu
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blood Xu generates wind
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true
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Blood Xu generates _______
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Wind
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Which is a key symptom of Liver Blood Xu?
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Blurred vision, dry eyes, numbness of limbs
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Dry and itchy eyes • dizziness and vertigo •
Dry throat and mouth • Slight burning pain in the hypochondriac • Shivering four limbs • Five palms’ heat, tidal heat, Flushes • Night sweating • Red tongue, little or no fur • Wiry, thin, rapid pulse |
Liver Yin Xu
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Difference between Blood Xu and Yin Xu is __________
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Heat, heat, heat.... Yin Xu has heat.
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liver yin Xu can = hypertension (liver yin is def in lower jiao, liver function is lower jiao, makes yang rise)
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true
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Severe dizziness and vertigo
• Headache • Flushed face • Red eyes • Palpitations • Frequent irritability, agitation • Insomnia with dream-disturbed sleep • Soreness and weakness of the low back and knees • A scarlet or deep red tongue, little coat • Wiry and rapid pulse |
Liver Yang Rising
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Distending pain in the head •
Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes • A bitter taste and dryness in the mouth • burning pain in the costal and hypochondriac regions • Hematemesis, hemoptysis • Anger, Irritability • A red tongue with yellow coating • A wiry and rapid pulse |
flare up of liver fire
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Yin Xu causes wind
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true
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Liver wind nourish Yin = liv3 (can also use liv 8)
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true
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shortened menstral cycle with profuse, thick, fresh red blood
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blood heat
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Jaundice = Damp heat = bright or dim yellow?
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bright yellow, Yang Huang
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Jaundice = Damp cold = bright or dim yellow?
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dim yellow, Yin Huang
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Palpitation with fear. Easily waken when asleep.
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Gall Bladder
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