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54 Cards in this Set
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Constipation Symptoms Constipation, dry stools (pebbles), pale face & nails, dizzy, blurred vision, depressed T: Pale P: Choppy def |
LV Blood def
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Constipation Symptoms Exhausted after BM, stools are soft, sore back & knees, feel cold, frequent pale urine T: Pale-wet P: Deep-weak |
KD Yang def
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Constipation Symptoms Dry stools, thirst, dry mouth in evenings, low back pain, tinnitus, night sweat T: Red-cracks P: Thin-rapid |
KD Yin def
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Constipation Symptoms Constipation w pencil like stools, unfinished feeling of BM, belch, bloated, moody P: Wiry |
LV Qi stagnation
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Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage early, low back pain, scanty vaginal bleeding, dizzy, fatigue T: Pale P: Weak |
KD Qi def
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Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage at the end of 1st trimester, scanty pale vaginal bleeding, fatigue, palpitations, anxiety, pale face & lips T: Pale P: Weak-choppy |
Qi & Blood def
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Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage early, scanty bright red vaginal bleeding, feels hot, insomnia, thirst, mental restlessness T: Red w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Heat in Blood
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Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage after injury or fall, abd pain, scanty vaginal bleeding T: Normal P: Normal |
Trauma
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Abdominal pain (post-partum) Symptoms Dull abd pain which is better on massage & after meals, scanty pale but continious uterus bleeding, dizzy, fatigue, blurred vision, pale face, constipation T: Pale P: Choppy |
Blood def
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Abdominal pain (post-partum) Symptoms Abd pain worse on massage & worse after meals, discharge of dark lochia, purple nails, cold limbs T: Purple P: Wiry-deep |
Blood statis
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Abdominal pain (post-partum) Symptoms Abd or epigastric pain, feeling full, bad breath, belching, acid reflux T: Thick coat P: Slippery |
Food stagnation
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Persistant lochia Symptoms Persistent red profuse & dilute lochia without odor, dizzy, fatigue, day sweat, breathless, bearing down abd feeling T: Pale P: Weak |
Qi def
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Persistant lochia Symptoms Persistent dark lochia, scanty w clots, abd pain relieved by passing clots T: Purple P: Choppy-wiry |
Blood statis
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Persistant lochia Symptoms Persistent dark & dillute lochia, red face, thirst, feels hot, mental restlessness, dry stools, abd pain T: Red thin yellow coat P: Full-rapid |
Blood Heat
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Lochia retention Symptoms No lochia or scanty discharge w clots or discharge that stops & starts, abd pain T: Purple P: Wiry |
Qi & Blood stagnation
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Lochia retention Symptoms Absent or scanty dark lochia w small clots, abd pain relieved by warmth, cold limbs T: Bluish P: Tight-wiry |
Blood statis & Cold
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Urinary difficulty Symptoms Feeling full in the lower abd, urine retention & then incontinence, loose stools, fatigue T: Pale P: Weak |
SP Qi def
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Urinary difficulty Symptoms Retention or incontinence, backache, pale face, tinnitus, dizzy T: Pale w wet coat P: Weak-deep |
KD Qi def
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Urinary difficulty Symptoms Urine retention, bloated & epigastric pain, irritable, depressed P: Wiry |
LV Qi stagnation
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Urinary difficulty Symptoms Frequent burning bloody urination, mental restlessness, red cheeks, dry lips, feels hot, thirst for cold drinks, dry mouth worse at night T: Red w no coat P: Thin-rapid |
BL Heat & KD Yin def
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Sweating Symptoms Day time sweat, pale, fatigue, SOB, weak voice T: Pale P: Weak |
Qi def
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Sweating Symptoms Night sweat, red cheeks, insomnia, tinnitus, 5 centre heat, dry throat T: Red w scanty coat P: Thin-rapid |
Yin def
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Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Constipation w difficult dry stools (pebbles like), pale face, dizzy, fatigue, depressed T: Pale P: Choppy |
Blood def
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Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Difficult BM, exhaustion & sweating after BM, formed stools or loose, sore back & knees, feels cold, frequent pale urination T: Pale & wet P: Deep-weak |
KD Yang def
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Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Dry stools, thirst for cold drinks (in sips), dry throat at night, sore back, tinnitus, dizzy, night sweat T: Red w scanty coat & cracked P: Thin-rapid |
KD Yin def
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Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Bleeding hemorrhoids, painful anal area, feels hot, thirst, restlessness, dizzy, blurred vision T: Red in centre but pale sides P: Wiry-rapid |
Blood Heat & Blood def
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Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Anal bleeding, intense anal pain, swollen hemorrhoids, heavy legs T: Reddish purple w greasy-yellow coat P: Slippery-rapid |
Toxic Heat, Blood statis & Damp
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Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Bleeding hemorrhoids, itching & swollen anus, mental restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, thirst T: Red w redder tip & greasy-yellow coat P: Slippery-rapid |
Damp-Heat & HT Heat
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Fever after childbirth Symptoms High fever, stomach pain worse on pressure, scanty lochia discharge that is dark & smelly, mental restlessness, agitated, thirst, constipation, may be delirious or even convulsing T: Crimson w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Toxic Heat invasion
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Fever after childbirth Symptoms Fever w sore throat & slight chills, slight thirst, runny nose w yellow mucus, headaches, cough, slight sweat T: Red w thin-yellow coat P: Floating-rapid |
Wind-Heat
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Fever after childbirth Symptoms Continuous low grade fever, sweat, blurred vision, dizzy, fatigue, insomnia, palpitations, numb limbs, red cheeks T: Pale P: Choppy |
HT Blood def
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Fever after childbirth Symptoms Fever, feels hot, no lochia discharge or just a few dark clots, low abd pain worse on pressure T: Purple P: Wiry |
Blood statis
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Fever after childbirth Symptoms Low grade fever but higher in evenings, stomach pain & distension, bloated, acid reflux, belching, bad breath especially at night T: Thick greasy coat P: Slippery |
Food stagnation
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Scanty breast milk Symptoms Scanty breast milk or none at all, no breast distension, dry skin, poor appetite, loose stools, pale face & lips, very fatigue T: Pale P: Choppy |
Qi & Blood def
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Scanty breast milk Symptoms Scanty or no breast milk, breast distension & pain, rib pain, irritable, bloated P: Wiry |
LV Qi stagnation
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Scanty breast milk Symptoms Scanty or no breast milk, breast distension & pain, rib pain, irritable, bloated, mental restlessness, insomnia, abd pain, hot swollen breast T: Red-purple P: Wiry-rapid |
Qi & Blood stagnation & Heat
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Spontaneous milk flow Symptoms Spontaneous milk a few days after delivery, scanty but constant watery dilute milk, soft breast, pale face, fatigue, poor appetite T: Pale P: Weak |
SP Qi def
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Spontaneous milk flow Symptoms Spontaneous milk after labour, dense milk, breast, insomnia, distension, headache, thirst, irritable, red face, bitter taste, constipation T: Red sides w yellow coat P: Wiry-rapid |
LV Fire
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Convulsions after childbirth Symptoms Profuse Blood loss during labour, limbs tremors, spine rigidity, pale face w red cheeks T: Pale w scanty coat P: Thin-choppy-rapid |
Blood & Yin def w Wind
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Convulsions after childbirth Symptoms Shivering & fever soon after delivery, headaches, stiff rigid neck & spine, lockjaw, convulsing body, in severe case: opisthotonos T: Red w yellow coat & strawberry prickles P: Wiry-full-rapid |
Exterior invasion of Toxins & Wind
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Infertility Symptoms Prolonged menses cycle, scanty or heavy dilute bleeding, backache, dizzy, feels cold, depressed, frequent urination T: Pale swollen & wet P: Weak-deep |
KD Yang def
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Infertility Symptoms Long time infertile, early periods, scanty red blood, 5 centre heat, night sweat, tinnitus, dizzy, low back ache T: Red w scanty coat P: Thin-rapid |
KD Yin def
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Infertility Symptoms Scanty periods w pale blood, delayed cycle, fatigue, depressed, pale, dizzy T: Pale P: Choppy-thin |
Blood def
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Infertility Symptoms Delayed cycle, scanty blood w small clots, painful periods better w heat, feels cold during periods T: Pale bluish P: Weak-tense |
Cold in Uterus
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Infertility Symptoms Irregular cycle, mid-cycle pain (ovulation), vaginal discharge that is sticky & thick, overweight, heavy limbs, headache, bubbles in urine T: Greasy coat P: Slippery |
Damp in Lower Jiao
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Infertility Symptoms Yellow vaginal sticky discharge, ovarian cysts, feeling hot, mental restlessness, heavy limbs, smelly diarrhea T: Red w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Damp-Heat in Lower Jiao
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Infertility Symptoms Short early cycle but up to twice/month with heavy flow, feels hot during menses, restlessness, insomnia, thirst T: Red w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Heat in Blood
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Infertility Symptoms Irregular & painful menses, dark blood w clots, irritable, manic restlessness, abd cramps, purple nails T: Purple P: Choppy |
Blood statis
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Breast lump Symptoms Irregular periods, breast distension before 7 worse on emotional stress, breast & nipple pain, dislike being touched, small soft nodules that can be moved w border not defined, depressed, moody, sigh, rib pain P: Wiry |
LV Qi stagnation
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Breast lump Symptoms Large hard breast lump adhering to the skin, inverted nipple, orange peel like skin, purple skin, veins showing, irritable, dry mouth, red face & eyes, bitter taste, headaches, constipation, scanty dark urine T: Red sides w yellow coat P: Wiry-rapid |
LV Qi stagnation turn to LV Fire
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Breast lump Symptoms Long time lump, fluid inside the breast, discharge of smelly yellow or bloody fluid from nipple, painful, dry mouth, insomnia, bitter taste, red eyes, dark urine, thirst T: Crimson worse on edges w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Toxic Heat
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Breast lump Symptoms Swollen painful breast before & during period, late cycle, infertility, small hard unmovable lump, sometimes nipple discharge, anxiety, abd pain, cold limbs, sore back T: Pale P: Thin-wiry |
Ren & Chong disharmony
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Breast lump Symptoms Soft breast lump egg shaped, tender breast to the touch, heavy body, chest oppression, fatigue, cold limbs, loose stools, edema T: Pale swollen w wet coat P: Weak-slippery |
SP Yang def w Phlegm
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Breast lump Symptoms Nipple ulcers, yellow fluid or blood oozing from nipple, long time breast lump older woman, weight loss, fatigue, night sweat, dizzy, sore low back, tinnitus T: Red scanty coat P: Thin-rapid |
LV & KD Yin def w Toxic Heat
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