Tcm Zangfu Patterns

Front 1

Distention of the hypochondrium and distention of the chest, hypochoncriac pain, sighing, hiccups, depression, irritability, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric pain, poor appetite, plum pit sensation in the throat, belching, sour regurgitation, abdominal distention, irregular periods, painful periods, distention of the breasts, PMS, Normal,Wiry on left side.

Back 1

LIVER QI STAGNATION

Front 2

Vomiting blood, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods, dark clotted menstrual blood, abdominal pain, abdominal masses, Purple especially on the sides, purplish spots, Wiry.

Back 2

LIVER BLOOD STAGNATION

Front 3

Dizziness, vertigo, Numbness of limbs, floaters, insomnia, blurred vision, night blindness, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull,listerless, pale complexion, pale lips, muscular weakness, muscle spasms, cramps, withered and brittle nails, Pale body especially on the sides, dry, Choppy or Thready.

Back 3

LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY

Front 4

Headache, dizziness, vertigo, red face, red eyes, tinnitus, deafness, dry mouth, dry throat, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, palpitations, poor memory, soreness and weakness of the low back and knees, irritability, anger,Red, especially on the sides, wiry, Thready and Rapid.

Back 4

LIVER YANG RISING

Front 5

High fever, convulsions, neck rigidity, upward starring of the eyes, tremors, opisthotonos, lock jaw, coma in severe cases, Deep-Red, Stiff, thick yellow coating, Wiry, Rapid, Full.

Back 5

LIVER WIND DUE TO EXTREME HEAT

Front 6

Irritability, anger, tinnitus, deafness, temporal headache, dizziness, red face, red, swollen and painful eyes, burning pain in the costal and hypochondriac regions, thirst, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation, dark-yellow urine, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, dry mouth, Red especially on the sides, yellow dry coating, Full, wiry, rapid.

Back 6

LIVER FIRE

Front 7

Fever, scanty dark urine, fullness, distention and pain of the chest and hypochondrium, jaundice, bitter taste, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal distention, vaginal discharge, red painful swelling of the scrotum, vaginal itching, Red body, sticky yellow coating, Slippery, Wiry, Rapid.

Back 7

LIVER-GALLBLADDER DAMP HEAT

Front 8

Fullness and distention of the hypogastrium, pain that refers to the scrotum and testis, and is alleviated by warmth, dysmenorrhea, infertility,Pale, wet, white coating, Wiry, deep, slow.

Back 8

LIVER CHANNEL COLD STAGNATION

Front 9

Irritability, abdominal distention and pain, alternating constipation and diarrhea, loose stools, dry and bitty stools, flatulence, fatigue, Red on the sides or Pale, Weak on the right and Wiry on the left.

Back 9

LIVER INVADING SPLEEN

Front 10

Breathlessness, asthma, fullness and stuffiness of the chest and hypochondrium, burning pain in the costal and hypochondriac regions, cough, yellow or blood tinged sputum-hemoptysis, headache, dizziness, red face, thirst, bitter taste, scanty dark urine, constipation, anger,red, especially on the sides, swollen in the front part, yellow coating, Wiry and Slippery.

Back 10

LIVER FIRE INSULTING THE LUNGS

Front 11

Poor appetite, emaciation, abdominal distention after eating, fatigue, lassitude, sallow complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, nausia, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feelings of heaviness, Pale or normal colored, swollen sides with transverse cracks, Weak, Soft, Thready.

Back 11

SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY

Front 12

Poor appetite, abdominal distention that is worse after eating, dull pain in the abdomen that improves with warmth or pressure, fatigue, sallow or bright-white complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, chilliness, cold limbs, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feeling of heaviness, Pale, Swollen, wet, Weak, deep, slow.

Back 12

SPLEEN YANG DEFICIENCY

Front 13

No appetite, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium, feeling of cold in the epigastrium that is improved by warmth, feeling of heaviness in the head, sweetish taste in the mouth or absence of taste, no thirst, loose stools, white vaginal discharge, lassitude and feeling of heaviness, Sticky, thick white coating, Slippery, slow.

Back 13

SPLEEN COLD-DAMP INVADING

Front 14

Unconsciousness, convulsions, deviation of the eye and mouth, hemiplegia, numbness and tremor of the limbs, aphasia, dysphasia, dizziness, vertigo, headache, stiffness of the tongue, Red, little or peeled coating, deviated, Floating and empty or Wiry, fine and rapid depending on the degree of excess of deficiency.

Back 14

LIVER WIND DUE TO LIVER YANG RISING

Front 15

Numbness of limbs, tics, shaking of the head, tremors, Pale, deviated, Choppy.

Back 15

LIVER WIND DUE TO LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY

Front 16

Shortness of Breath, feeble cough, watery sputum, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, bright white complexion, propensity to catching colds, tiredness, Pale or normal colored, Empty, especially in the right front position.

Back 16

LUNG QI DEFICIENCY

Front 17

Dry Unproductive Cough with little sputum, blood tinged sputum, low grade fever in the afternoon or evening, malar flush, night sweating, 5 palm heat, insomnia, dry mouth, dry throat, hoarse voice, Red, peeled, cracks in the Lung area, dry, Floating or Thready and Rapid.

Back 17

LUNG YIN DEFICIENCY

Front 18

Dry Cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth, thirst, hoarse voice, Dry, Empty, especially in the right front position.

Back 18

LUNG DRYNESS

Front 19

Cough, fever, itchy throat, stuffed nose or runny nose with clear watery mucus, sneezing, aversion to cold, aversion to wind, headache, body aches, thin white coating, Floating, Tight.

Back 19

LUNG INVASION BY WIND-COLD

Front 20

Cough, fever, aversion to cold, aversion to wind, sore throat, stuffed or runny nose with yellow mucus, headache, body aches, slight sweating, thrist, swollen tonsils, Red body with thin white or yellow coating, floating and rapid.

Back 20

LUNG INVASION BY WIND-HEAT

Front 21

Sudden swelling of the eyes and face, gradually spreading to the whole body, bright, shiny complexion, scanty and pale urination, aversion to Wind, fever, cough, breathlessness, White, Slippery Coating, Floating, Slippery.

Back 21

LUNG INVASION BY WIND-WATER

Front 22

Chronic cough, profuse white sputum that is easy to expectorate, white, pasty complexion, stuffiness of the chest, shortness of breath, dislike lying down (orthopnia), Thick, sticky white coating,Slippery or Weak, floating and fine.

Back 22

LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY DAMP-PHLEGM

Front 23

Barking cough, flaring of the ala nasi, profuse yellow or green sputum that is foul smelling, blood tinged sputum, shortness of breath, asthma, stuffiness in the chest, dryness of the mouth, constipation, Red body, thick, sticky yellow coating, Slippery, Rapid, Full.

Back 23

LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY PHLEGM-HEAT

Front 24

Cough, breathlessness, vomiting of white, watery, frothy sputum, chilliness,Pale body, thick, sticky white coating, Fine and Slippery or Weak, floating.

Back 24

LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY PHLEGM-FLUIDS

Front 25

Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, spontaneous sweating, pallor, tiredness, listlessness, Pale or normal color. Possibly a mid-line crack reaching the tip with swelling on the sides, Thready-Weak, or Missed Beat.

Back 25

HEART QI DEFICIENCY

Front 26

Palpitations, cyanosis of the lips, shortness of breath on exertion, tiredness, listlessness, spontaneous sweating, feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in the heart region, feeling of cold, bright-pale face, cold limbs, Pale, wet, swollen, Deep-Week or Knotted.

Back 26

HEART YANG DEFICIENCY

Front 27

Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, dizziness, vertigo, anxiety, startles easily, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, Pale, thin, slightly dry, Choppy or Thready.

Back 27

HEART BLOOD DEFICIENCY

Front 28

Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, startles easily, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, malar flush, low-grade fever, night sweating, dry mouth, dry throat, 5 palm heat, Red, little or no coating, tip redder and swollen, deep midline crack reaching the tip, Floating-empty and rapid or Fine-rapid.

Back 28

HEART YIN DEFICIENCY

Front 29

Palpitations, thirst, ulcers in mouth and tongue, mental restlessness, insomnia, red face, dark urine, hematuria, bitter taste, Red, tip redder and swollen with red points, yellow coating, midline crack reaching to the tip, Full, rapid, overflowing.

Back 29

HEART FIRE

Front 30

Mental restlessness, palpitations, bitter taste, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, startles easily, incoherent speech, mental confusion, rash behaviour, uncontrolled laughter or crying, agitation, shouting, muttering to oneself, mental depression and dullness, aphasia or coma, Red, yellow-sticky coating, midline crack with yellow prickles on it. Possible redder on the tip and swollen with red points, Full, Rapid, Slippery or Rapid, Overflowing, Slippery, or Rapid, Full, Wiry.

Back 30

HEART - PHLEGM FIRE

Front 31

Mental confusion, incoherent speech, unconsciousness, lethargic stupor, vomiting, rattling sound in the throat, aphasia, White, Thick, sticky, slippery coating, midline crack reaching the tip with prickles. Tongue body swollen, Wiry, Slippery.

Back 31

HEART - PHLEGM MISTING

Front 32

Palpitations, pain in the heart region, stabbing or stuffy in the precordal region or behind the sternum that may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder, stuffiness of the chest, discomfort or feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest, cyanosis of the lips and nails, cold hands, Purple or purplish spots, Thready and hesitant or missed beat.

Back 32

HEART BLOOD STASIS

Front 33

Purpura, blood spots under the skin, hematuria,blood in the stools, menorrhagia or metorrhagia, Poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, fatigue, sallow or bright-white complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feeling of heaviness, Pale, Thready, Weak.

Back 33

SPLEEN NOT CONTROLLING BLOOD

Front 34

Bearing down sensations, prolapse of stomach, uterus, anus or vagina, frequent urination, urgency of urination, Poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, fatigue, sallow or bright-white complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feeling of heaviness, Pale, Empty or Weak.

Back 34

SPLEEN QI SINKING

Front 35

Stuffiness, fullness and distention of the epigastrium and lower abdomen, no appetite, bitter taste, jaundice, feeling of heaviness, thirst without desire to drink, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, loose stools with offensive odor, burning sensation of the anus, scanty and dark-yellow urine, low grade fever, headache, Sticky-yellow coating, Slippery, Rapid or Soft.

Back 35

SPLEEN DAMP-HEAT INVADING

Front 36

Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, insomnia, poor memory, deafness, night sweating, afternoon fever, dry mouth at night, 5 palm heat, malar flush, thirst, sore back, sore knees, nocturnal emissions, constipation, dark-scanty urine, Red, no coating, cracks, Floating, empty or Thready and Rapid.

Back 36

KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY

Front 37

Aversion to cold, soreness of lower back, weak knees, impotence, premature ejaculation, lassitude, profuse clear urination, scanty clear urination, edema of the legs, infertility, poor appetite, loose stools, diarrhea, bright-white complexion, dizziness, tinnitus, Pale, Swollen, Wet, Deep-Weak.

Back 37

KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY

Front 38

Shortness of breath, difficult inhalation, cough, asthma, spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, swelling of the face, soreness of lower back, Pale, Deep, Weak, Tight.

Back 38

KIDNEY FAILING TO RECEIVE QI

Front 39

Bone disorders, weakness of knees andlegs, poor memory, loose teeth, falling hair, sore back, lack of sexual activity, Red peeled, Floating-Empty or Leather

Back 39

KIDNEY ESSENCE DEFICIENCY

Front 40

Malar flush, mental restlessness, night sweating, low-grade fever, afternoon fever, insomnia, scanty-dark urine, hematuria, dry throat, soreness of the lower back, nocturnal emissions with dreams, excessive sexual desire, dry stools, constipation,Red, peeled, cracked, red tip, Floating-Empty, Rapid.

Back 40

KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY FIRE

Front 41

Sallow complexion, dull headache, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, numbness of limbs, malar flush, dizziness, dry eyes, blurred vision, anger, soreness of the lower back, soreness of the knees, dry throat, tinnitus, night sweating, 5 palm heat, dry stools, nocturnal emissions, scanty menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, Red, Peeled, Cracked, Thready and Rapid or Floating-Empty or Choppy.

Back 41

KIDNEY AND LIVER YIN DEFICIENCY

Front 42

Palpitations, mental restlessness, insomnia, poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of the lower back, nocturnal emissions with dreams, afternoon fever-tidal fever, night sweating, scanty, dark urine, dry throat, Red-Peeled, tip redder, crack in the midline reaching the tip, Floating-Empty, or Thready, Rapid.

Back 42

KIDNEY AND HEART NOT HARMONIZED

Front 43

Dry cough that is worse in the evening, blood tinged sputum, dry mouth, thin body, breathlessness on exertion, soreness of the lower back, weak limbs, afternoon fever, night sweating, nocturnal emissions, 5 palm heat, Red-Peeled with transverse cracks in the lung area, Floating-Empty or Thready and Rapid.

Back 43

KIDNEY AND LUNG YIN DEFICIENCY

Front 44

Weakness, Shortness of breath, abdominal distention, poor appetite, aversion to cold, cold limbs, profuse clear urination or scanty urination, loose stools, diarrhea, day break diarrhea, edema of the abdomen and legs, facial swelling, chronic diarrhea, borborygmus, Pale, Swollen,Deep, Weak, Slow.

Back 44

KIDNEY AND SPLEEN YANG DEFICIENCY

Front 45

Soreness of lower back, weakness of lower back, weakness of knees, clear urination, frequent urination, weak-stream urination, incontinence of urine, dribbling after lurination, enuresis, nocturia, nocutrnal emissions without dreams, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, prolapse uterus, leukorrhea-chronic vaginal discharge, Pale,Deep-Weak, Thready.

Back 45

KIDNEY QI DEFICIENCY

Front 46

Uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, no appetite, lack of taste, loose stools, tiredness in the morning,weak limbsl, Pale, Empty, especially in the right middle postion.

Back 46

STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY

Front 47

Discomfort in the epigastrium which is worse after bowel movements and better after eating or with pressure or massage, no appetite, preference for warm drinks and foods, vomiting of clear fluid, loose stools, no thirst, cold limbs, fatigue,Pale, Swollen, Deep, Week especially on the right middle postion.

Back 47

STOMACH DEFICIENCY COLD

Front 48

No appetite, empty and uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, hunger with no desire to eat, afternoon fever, constipation, dry stools, burning epigastric pain, dry mouth and throat, thirst with no desire to drink, feelings of fullness after eating, constipation,Red and Peeled in the center, or coating without root, Thready, Rapid.

Back 48

STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY

Front 49

Burning sensation in the epigastrium, pain in the epigastrium, thirst with desire to drink cold liquids, empty and uncomfortable feeling in the stomach,polyphagia (constant hunger), swelling and painful gums, bleeding gums, sour regurgitation, constipation, nausea, vomiting, bad breath, Red, thick yellow coating,Full, Deep, Rapid.

Back 49

STOMACH FIRE

Front 50

Sudden severe pain in the epigastrium, feeling of cold, preference for warmth, vomiting of clear fluids, Thick, white coating, Deep, Slow, Tight.

Back 50

STOMACH COLD INVADING

Front 51

No appetite,fullness and distention of the epigastrium which is relieved by vomiting, nausea, vomiting, foul breath, sourregurgitation, belching, insomnia,Thick coating, Full, Slippery.

Back 51

STOMACH FOOD RETENTION

Front 52

Stabbing pain in the epigastrium that is worse with heat or pressure, pain after eating, vomiting of dark blood, blood in the stools, Purple with purple spots, Wiry or Choppy.

Back 52

STOMACH BLOOD STAGNATION

Front 53

Abdominal pain, tenesmus, diarrhea, mucus and blood in the stools, foul odor of stools, burning sensation around the anus, scanty-dark urine, fever, sweating, thirst without the desire to drink, sensation of heaviness, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium, Red, sticky-yellow coating, Slippery, Rapid.

Back 53

LARGE INTESTINE DAMP-HEAT

Front 54

Constipation with dry stools, burning sensation in the mouth, dry tougue, burning and swelling around the anus, scanty-dark urine, Thick-yellow dry coating, Full, Rapid.

Back 54

LARGE INTESTINE HEAT

Front 55

Sudden abdominal pain, diarrhea with pain, feeling cold, cold sensation in abdomen,Thick white coating, Deep, Wiry.

Back 55

LARGE INTESTINE COLD INVADING

Front 56

Frequent urination, urgency of urination, burning of urination, difficult urination, dark-yellow and/or turbid urination, hematuria, sand in urine, stones, fever, thirst, lumbago-low back pain, Red, thick-sticky yellow coating, Rapid, Slippery, slightly wiry on left rear postion.

Back 56

URINARY BLADDER DAMP-HEAT

Front 57

Frequent urination, urgency of urination, difficult urination, felling of heaviness in the hypogastrium and urethra, pale and turbid urine, White-sticky coating on root, Slippery, Slow, Slightly Wiry on Rear postion.

Back 57

URINARY BLADDER DAMP-COLD

Front 58

Asthma, shortness of breath more on exhalation than inhalation, low voice, cold limbs, blue complexion, spontaneous sweating, incontinence of urine due to cough, Pale, Weak, Deep.

Back 58

KIDNEY AND LUNG QI DEFICIENCY

Front 59

Distention and pain in the costal, hypochondriac, and epigastric regions, belching, acid regurgitation, empty and uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, depression or irritability, Thin coating, Wiry.

Back 59

LIVER INVADING STOMACH