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Falling down in a fit and sudden loss of consciousness with mouth agape and eyes closed, snoring but feeble breathing, paralysis of limbs, incontinence of urine, thready, weak pulse and in seere cases cold limbs or flushing of face as rouged
P: fading or big floating pulse |
salt MOXA -
Ren 8 Ren 6 Ren 4 restore yang from collapse - severe weakness of primary Qi, seperation of yin and yang Wind Stroke - attack on the zang fu falccid syndrome |
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Hemiplegia, numbness of the limbs, deviated mouth, slurring of speech, accompanied by headache, dizziness, vertigo, twitching of muscles, red eyes and flushed face, thirst, dryness of the throat, irritability
P: string-taut, rolling |
DU 20 - eliminate wind, remove obstruction from meridians
UB 7 eliminate wind, remove obstruction from meridians DU 16 eliminate wind, remove obstruction from meridians upper limbs: SJ 5 LI 4 LI 15 LI 11 lower limbs: GB 30 GB 34 ST 36 ST 41 LYR: GB 20 - reduce wind LV 3 - pacify liver KD 3 - kd yin to nourish liver SP 6 - nourishes yin pacifies yang HT fire: PC 7 - eliminate fire LV 2 - eliminate fire KD 3 - nourishes yin to reduce fire |
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prevention of wind stroke
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moxa
ST 36 GB 39 |
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Sudden fainting, Feeble breathing with mouth agape, spontaneous sweating, pallor, cold limbs, deep and thready pulse
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"Syncope - Deficiency syndrome
DU 26 - resuscitation DU 20- resuscitation PC 6 - resuscitation ST 36 - reinforcing Qi Ren 6 - invigorating yang |
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Sudden fainting, Coarse breathing, rigid limbs, clenched jaws, deep and excess pulse
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"DU 26 - resuscitation
LV 4 - regulate circulation of Qi & blood LV 3 - regulate circulation of Qi & blood PC 9- resuscitation PC 8 - clear mind, smooth flow of qi & blood KD 1 - clear mind, smooth flow of qi & blood" |
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Sunstroke, headache, dizziness, profuse sweating, hot skin, coarse breathing, dry mouth and tongue, dire thirst, superficial large & rapid pulse
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Du 14 - meeting pt of DU w/ yang meridians
PC 6 - reduce fire, protect heart LI 11 - eliminate heat UB 40 - eliminate heat Sunstroke mild type |
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Sunstroke, headache, dire thirst, SOB at first, and then collapse, loss of consciousness, sweating, deep and forceful pulse
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UB 40- remove heat from blood
DU 26 - resuscitation DU 20 - resuscitation Shi Xuan - blood letting - promotes rescucitation & reduce heat PC 3 - He-SEA remove heat from blood Sunstroke excess type |
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Chills, fever, anhidrosis, soreness and pain of limbs, nasal obstruction, running nose, itching of the throat, cough, hoarse voice, profuse thin sputum
T: thin, white coating P: superficial, tense |
DU 16
UB 12 GB 20 Lu 7 LI 4 wind cold |
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Fever, sweating, slight aversion to wind, pain and distending sensation of the head, coughing with yellow, thick sputum, congested and sore throat, thirst
T: thin, white or yellowish coating P: superficial, rapid |
DU 14
LI 11 SJ 5 LI 4 Lu 10 Lu 11 |
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prevention of common cold
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moxa
UB 12 ST 36 |
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Paroxysms of shivering chills and high fever with general hot sensation, preceded by yawning and lassitude. There appears to be intolerable headache, flushed face, and red lips, stifling feeling in the chest and hypochondriac region, bitter taste, dry mouth, and dire thirst. At the end the patient breaks out in profuse perspiration and fever subsides with the body feeling cool. IN chronic cases, splenomegaly is usually found.
T: thin, sticky, yellow coating P: string-taut, rapid |
empirical pt for malaria = PC 5
Du 14 Du 13 SI 3 PC 5 SJ 2 GB 41 |
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empirical pt for cough
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UB 13
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"cough, itching of the throat, thin and white sputum, aversion to cold, fever, anhidrosis, headache, nasal obstruction and discharge
T: thin, white coating P: superficial |
UB 13
Lu 7 LI 4 pain and swelling of the thorat = Lu 11 cough - wind cold |
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cough, itching of the throat, thin and white sputum, aversion to cold, fever, anhidrosis, headache, nasal obstruction and discharge
T: thin, white coating P: superficial |
UB 13
LU 11 Du 14 SJ 5 cough - wind heat |
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cough with profuse, white and sticky sputum, stuffiness and depression of the chest, loss of appetite
T: white, sticky coating P: rolling |
cough - internal injury - phlegm in the LU
UB 13 Ren 12 LU 5 ST 36 ST 40 |
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dry cough w/o sputum, or w/ scanty sputum, dryness of the nose and throat, sore throat, spitting blood or even coughing blood, afternoon fever, malar flush
T: red with thin coating P: thready, rapid |
cough - LU dryness d/t yin deficiency
UB 13 Lu 1 Lu 7 KD 6 coughing blood: UB 17 Lu 6 |
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for cough, where do you cup / use cutaneous needles
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cup UB 12 & UB 13
cutaneous needle on Du & UB meridian |
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cough with thin sputum, rapid breathing, accompanied by chills, fever, headache, anhidrosis at the early stage, absence of thirst
T: white coating P: superficial, tense |
asthma, wind cold, excess type
UB 13 UB 12 LU 7 LI 4 |
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rapid and short breathing, strong and coarse voice, cough with thick yellow sputum, sensation of chest stuffiness, fever, restlessness, dryness of the mouth
T: thick, yellow or sticky coating P: rolling, rapid |
asthma, phlegm heat excess type
UB 13 Ding Chuan Ren 22 LU 5 ST 40 |
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short and rapid breathing, feeble voice, weak and low sound or coughing, sweating on exertion
T: pale P: deficient |
asthma, Lu deficiency
UB 13 LU 9 ST 36 SP 3 |
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Dyspnea on exertion after longstanding asthma, severe wheezing, drawing in of the soft tissues of the neck, short breath, lassitude and weaness, sweating, cold limbs
T: pale P: deep, thready |
asthma, KD deficiency
UB 13 KD 3 UB 23 Ren 17 Ren 6 |
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distending pain in the epigastrium, aggravated on pressure or after meals, belching with foul odor, anorexia
T: thick, sticky coating P: deep, forceful, or rolling |
Epigastric pain d/t retention of food
Ren 12 PC 6 ST 36 Inner Neiting |
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paroxymal pain in the epigastrium, radiating to the hypo regions, frequent belching, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, acid regurgitation, ab distension, anorexia
T: thin, white coating P: deep, string-taut |
Epigastric pain d/t attack of the ST by LV Qi
Ren 12 PC 6 ST 36 LV 14 Lv 3 |
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Dull pain in the epigastrium, which may be relieved by pressure and warmth, general lassitude, regurgitation of thin fluid
T: thin, white coating P: deep, slow, tight |
Epigastric pain d/t ST (-) with cold stag
Ren 12 PC 6 moxa with ginger ST 36 Ren 6 UB 20 SP 4" |
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acid fermented vomit, epigastric and ab distension, belching, anorexia, loose stool or constipation
T: thick, granular coating P: rolling, forceful |
Vomiting d/t retention of food
Ren 12 ST 36 PC 6 SP 4 Ren 10 = bottom opening of ST |
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vomiting, acid regurgitation, frequent belching, distending pain in the chest and hypo regions, irritability with oppressed feeling
T: sticky coating P: string-taut |
Vomiting d/t Liver Qi attacking the ST
Ren 12 ST 36 PC 6 SP 4 LV 3 |
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Sallow complexion, vomiting after a big meal, loss of appetite, lasssitude, weakness, slightly loose stool
T: pale w/ thin white coating P: thready, forceless |
vomiting d/t SP/ST deficiency
Ren 12 ST 36 PC 6 SP 4 UB 20 |
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loud hiccups, epigastric and ab distenstion, anorexia
T: thick, sticky coating P: rolling, forceful |
Hiccup d/t retention of food
UB 17 Ren 12 PC 6 ST 36 Ren 14 Inner Neiting - opposite ST 44 |
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continual hiccups, distending pain and feeling of opppression in the chest and hypo
T: thin coating P: forceful |
hiccup d/t LQS
UB 17 Ren 12 PC 6 ST 36 Ren 17 LV 3 |
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slow and forceful hiccups which may be relieved by heat and aggravated by cold, discomfort in the epigastrium
T: white, moist coating P: slow |
Hiccup d/t ST cold
UB 17 Ren 12 PC 6 ST 36 Ren 13 cupping: UB 17 UB 46 UB 18 Ren 12 St 18" |
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persistent vomiting
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bleed Jinjin YuYe
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epigastric and ab distending pain which is aggravated by pressure, anorexia, foul belching and sour regurgitation, or abdominal pain accompanied by diarrhea and relieved by defecation
T: sticky coating P: rolling |
Ab pain d/t retention of food
Ren 12 ST 36 ST 25 Ren 6 Inner-Nei-Ting |
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intermittent dull pain which may be relieved by warmth or by pressure and aggravated by cold or by hunger and fatigue, lassitude, aversion to cold
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Ab pain d/t SP Yang (-)
Ren 12 ST 36 UB 20 UB 21 LV 13 Ren 6 |
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sudden onset of violent ab pain which responds to warmth and gets worse with cold, loose stool, absence of thirst, clear and profuse urine, cold limbs
T: thin, white coating P: deep, tense or deep, slow |
Ab pain d/t cold accumulation
Ren 12 ST 36 Ren 8 SP 4 |
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watery diarrhea, ab pain and borborygmus, chilliness which responds to warmth, absence of thirst
T: pale with white coating P: deep, slow |
acute diarrhea d/t cold damp
ST 36 ST 25 Ren 12 Ren 6 |
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diarrhea w/ ab pain, yellow hot foul stools, burning sensation in the anus, scanty urine, or accompanied by general feerish feeling, thirst
T: yellow, sticky coating P: rolling, rapid |
acute diarrhea d/t damp heat
ST 36 ST 25 ST 44 SP 9 |
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abdominal pain relieved after bowel movements, borborygmus, diarrhea with foul stools, epigastric and ab fullness and distension, belching, anorexia
T: thick, filthy coating P: rolling, rapid or deep, string-taut |
acute diarrhea d/t retention of food
ST 36 ST 25 Inner NeiTing |
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loose stools with undigested food, anorexia, epigastric distress after eating, sallow complexion, lassitude
T: pale with white coating P: thready, forceless |
"chronic diarrhea d/t SP (-)
ST 36 UB 20 LV 13 SP 3 Ren 12 |
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pain below the umbilicus, borborygmus and diarrhea usually occuring at dawn, relieved after bowel movements, and aggravated by cold, sometimes ab distension, cold lower extremitites
T: pale, white coating P: deep, forceless |
chronic diarrhea d/t KD (-)
ST 36 UB 20 UB 23 Du 4 Ren 4 KD 3 |
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abdominal pain, tenesmus, mixing pus and blood in the stool, burning sensation of the anus, scanty and yellow urine, or chills, fever, restlessness, thirst
T: yellow, sticky coating P: rolling, rapid or soft rapid |
dysentery d/t damp heat
ST 25 ST 37 LI 4 LI 11 |
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difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth and aversion to cold, mostly accompanied with fullness in the chest and epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst
T: white, sticky coating P: deep, slow" |
acute Dysentery d/t cold damp
ST 25 ST 37 Ren 12 moxa Ren 6 SP 9 |
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frequent stools with blood and pus, total loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
T: yellow, sticky coating P: soft, rapid |
food resistent dysentery
ST 25 ST 37 Ren 12 PC 6" |
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dysentery, occuring on and off, difficult to cure, lassitude, aversion to cold, somnolence, anorexia
T: pale with sticky coating P: soft |
Intermittent dysentery
ST 25 ST 37 UB 20 UB 21 Ren 4 ST 36" |
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persistence of distention and fullness in the ab, which is aggravated by pressure, ab pain, belching, foul breath, dark yellow urine, constipation, sometimes associated with fever, vomiting
T: thick, yellow coating P: rolling, rapid, and forceful" |
ab distension - excess condition
Ren 12 ST 25 ST 36 ST 37 LI 4 Ren 6 SP 9" |
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abdominal distension relieved by pressure, borborygmus, loose stools, loss of appetite, lassitude, listlessness, clear urine
T: pale, white coating P: forceless |
ab distension - deficiency condition
Ren 12 ST 25 ST 36 ST 37 Ren 4 SP 3 ( moxa) |
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sallow skin, heaviness of the body, weakness, loss of appetite, epigastric stuffiness, lassitude, aversion to cold, absence of thirst
T: pale with thick, white coating P: deep, slow |
Yin jaundice, cold damp
SP 9 ST 36 UB 18 UB 19 Du 9 UB 20 UB 48" |
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lusttrous yellow skin and sclera, fever, thirst, scanty dark yellow urine, heaviness of the chest, nausea
T: yellow, sticky coating P: string-taut, rapid |
yang jaundice, damp heat
SP 9 ST 36 UB 18 UB 19 DU 9 LV 3 GB 34 |
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infrequent and difficult defecation from every 3-5 days or even longer, fever, dire thirst, foul breath
T: yellow, dry coating P: rolling, forceful |
constipation - excess - heat accumulation
UB 25 ST 25 SJ 6 KD 6 LI 11 LI 4 |
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infrequent and difficulet defecation from every 3-5 days, or even longer. fullness and distending pain in ab & hypo regions, frequent belching, loss of appetite
T: thin, sticky coating P: string-taut |
constipation - exces - Qi stag
UB 25 ST 25 SJ 6 KD 6 Ren 12 LV 3 |
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constipation, pale and lusterless complexion, lips and nails, dizziness, palpitations, lassitude, SOB
T: pale with thin, white coat P: thready, weak |
"constipation - Qi & blood deficiency
UB 25 ST 25 SJ 6 KD 6 UB 20 UB 21 ST 36 |
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constipation, pain & cold sensation in the ab, preference for warmth & aversion to cold
T: pale with white, moist coat P: deep, slow |
constipation - agglomertion of cold
UB 25 ST 25 SJ 6 KD 6 moxa - Ren 8, Ren 6 |
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prolapse of rectum, starts with distending & dragging sensation of rectum during defecation, and returning to normal after the bowel movement. If not treated, recurrence may happen by overstrain. Sometimes, lassitude, weakness of limbs, sallow complexion, dizziness and palpations.
T: pale with white coating P: thready, feeble |
prolapse of rectum:
DU 20 UB 25 Du 1 ST 36 |
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abrupt onset of edema with puffy face & eyelids then anasarca, lustrous skin, with chills, fever, thirst, cough, asthma and reduced urine output.
T: thin, white coating P: superficial or rolling, rapid |
yang edema
LU 7 LI 4 LI 6 - damp SP 9 - damp UB 39 |
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Insidious onset, first pedis dorsum or eyelids, then over the entire body, epsecially remarkable below the lumbar region, sallow complexion, aversion to cold, cold limbs, soreness of back and loins, general weakness, epigastric fullness, ab distension, loss of appetite, loose stools
T: pale, white coating P: deep, thready |
Yin edema
UB 20 UB 23 Ren 9 Ren 4 KD 7 ST 36 facial puffiness: DU 26 edema on the pedis dorsum: GB 41 SP 5 |
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involuntary micturition during sleep with dreams, once in several nights in mild cases, or several times a night in severe cases, sallow complexion, loss of appetite, and weakness in prolonged cases
T: pale with white coating P: thready, weak at the Chi regions |
nocturnal enuresis
UB 23 UB 28 Ren 3 SP 6 moxa - LV 1 enuresis w/ dreams: HT 7 loss of appetite: UB 20 ST 36 |
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presence of calculi in the urine, dysuria, dark yellow turbid urine, or sudden interruption of urination, unbearable pricking pain during urination, pain of the lumbus and abdomen, or presence of blood in the urine.
T: normal coating |
STone lIn - urinary disturbance
UB 28 Ren 3 SP 9 UB 39 |
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difficult and hesistant urination, fullness and pain of the lower abdomen
T: thin, white coating P: deep, string-taut |
Qi Lin - urinary disturbance
UB 28 Ren 3 SP 9 LV 2 |
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hematuria w/ pain and urgency of micturition, burning sensation and pricking pain in urination
T: thin, yellow coating P: rapid, forceful |
Blood Lin - urinary disturbance
UB 28 Ren 3 SP 9 SP 10 SP 6 |
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cloudy urine with milky or creamy appearance, urethral burning pain in urination
T: red with sticky coating P: thready, rapid |
GAO Lin = dysuria w/ milky urine
UB 28 Ren 3 SP 9 UB 23 KD 6 |
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difficulty in urination with dribbling of urine, occuring off & on, exacerbated after overwork and usually refractory to treatment.
T: none noted P: weak |
LAO LIN - dysuria caused by overstrain
UB 28 Ren 3 SP 9 Du 20 Ren 6 ST 36 |
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scanty hot urine or retention of urine, distension and fullness of the lower ab, thirst but w/o desire to drink, constipation.
T: red with yellow coating P: rapid |
Retention of urine - heat accumulation in the UB
UB 28 Ren 3 SP 6 UB 39 |
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Failure of penis in erection, or weak erection, pallor, cold extremities, dizziness, listlessness, soreness and weakness of the loins and knees, frequent urination
T: pale with white coating P: deep, thready |
Impotence d/t mingmen fire decline
MOXA: Ren 4 Du 4 UB 23 KD 3 HT& SP Qi damage: UB 15 HT 7 SP 6 |
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nocturnal emission (wet dreams) due to over-contemplation or excessive sexual activities which lead to disharmony between HT & KD, could be dizziness, palpitation, listlessness, lassitude, scanty yellow urine
T: red P: thready, rapid |
Nocturnal emission
HT 7 UB 15 KD 3 UB 52 |
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Spermatorrhea due to damage of the KD after a prolonged illness, indulgent sexual activity, or stubborn nocturnal emission, frequent spermatorrhea at day or night, desire for sex, pallor, lassitude, listlessness
T: pale P: deep, thready |
Spermatorrhea
UB 23 KD 12 SP 6 Ren 4 REn 6 |
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Difficulty in falling asleep, dream-disturbed sleep, palpitations, poor memory, lassitude, listlessness, anorexia, sallow complexion
T: pale thin coating P: thready, weak |
HT & SP (-) insomnia
HT 7 SP 6 An Mian UB 20 UB 15 moxa (SP 1) |
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restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth with little saliva, burning sensation of the chest, palms, and soles, or nocturnal emission, poor memory, palpitations, low back pain
T: red P: thready, rapid |
insomnia d/t HT & KD disharmony
HT 7 SP 6 An Mian UB 15 UB 23 KD 3 |
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irritability, dream-distrubed sleep, fright and fear accompanied with h/a, distending pain in the costal region, bitter taste in the mouth
T: red, red sides, yellow coat P: string-taut, rapid |
insomnia d/t LV fire disturb upward
HT 7 SP 6 An Mian UB 18 UB 19 GB 12 |
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insomnia, suffocating feeling and distending pain in the epigastric region, belching, or difficult defecation
T: sticky coating P: rolling, slippery |
Insomnia d/t ST dysfunction
HT 7 SP 6 An Mian UB 21 ST 36 |
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poor memory
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SI Shen Cong
UB 15 UB 20 St 36 UB 23 KD 6 |
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palpitations, fear and fright, irritability, restlessness, dream disturbed sleep, anorexia
T: white thin coating P: little bit rapid If phlegm heat: T: yellow, sticky P: rolling, rapid |
palpitation d/t disturbance of the mind
UB 15 Ren 14 Ht 7 PC 6 HT 5 GB40 if phlegm heat: ST 40 UB 19 |
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gradual onset of depression, emotional dejection and mental dullness at the initial stage, followed by incoherent speech, changing moods or muteness, somnolence, anorexia
T: thin, sticky P: string-taut, thready or string-taut, rolling |
depressive disorder
ST 40 UB 15 UB 18 UB 20 HT 7 |
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sudden onset, irritability, being easy to anger, insomnia, loss of appetite, followed by excessive motor activity with increased energy and violent behavior
T: yellow, sticky P: string-taut, rolling, rapid |
Manic disorder
DU 14 Du 16 Du 26 PC 6 13 ghost points |
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after epilepsy seizure, listlessness, lusterless complexion, dizziness, palpitations, anorexia, profuse sputum, weakness and soreness of the loins and limbs
T: pale with white coating P: thready rolling |
UB 15
Yin Tang HT 7 SP 6 KD 3 Yao Qi daytime seizure: UB 62 night seizure: KD 6 |
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dizziness aggravated by anger, irritability, flushed face, red eyes, tinnitus, bitter taste in the mouth, dream-disturbed sleep
T: red with yellow coating P: string-taut, rapid |
dizziness d/t LYR:
GB 20 UB 18 UB 23 LV 2 |
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dizziness accompanied by pallor and lusterless complexion, weakness, palpitations, insomnia, pale lips and nails, lassitude, loss of consciousness if severe case
T: pale P: thready, weak |
dizziness d/t Qi & blood (-)
Du 20 (moxa) UB 20 Ren 4 ST 36 Sp 6 |
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dizziness a heavy feeling of the head and suffocating sensation in the chest, nausea, profuse sputum, anorexia, somnolence
T: white, sticky P: soft, rolling |
Dizziness d/t phlegm damp retention
ST 8 UB 20 Ren 12 PC 6 ST 40 |
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mental depression, distress of the chest, hypochondriac pain, ab distension, belching, anorexia, or ab pain, vomiting, abnormal bowel movement
T: thin, sticky P: string-taut |
melancholy d/t LQS
UB 18 Ren 17 Ren 12 St 36 SP 4 Lv 3 |
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grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
T: thin, white coating P: string-taut, thready |
Melancholy d/t blood (-) = hysteria
Ren 14 Ht 7 SP 6 Lv 3 |