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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation Symptoms Constipation, dry stools (pebbles), pale face & nails, dizzy, blurred vision, depressed T: Pale P: Choppy def |
Nourish LV Blood
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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation Symptoms Exhausted after BM, stools are soft, sore back & knees, feel cold, frequent pale urine T: Pale-wet P: Deep-weak |
Warm Yang
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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation Symptoms Dry stools, thirst, dry mouth in evenings, low back pain, tinnitus, night sweat T: Red-cracks P: Thin-rapid |
Nourish KD Yin
Moisten intestine |
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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation Symptoms Constipation w pencil like stools, unfinished feeling of BM, belch, bloated, moody P: Wiry |
Move Qi gently
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What are the Tx principles?
Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage early, low back pain, scanty vaginal bleeding, dizzy, fatigue T: Pale P: Weak |
Tonify KD, Du, Ren & Chong
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Tonify & raise Qi
Nourish Blood |
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What are the Tx principles?
Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage early, scanty bright red vaginal bleeding, feels hot, insomnia, thirst, mental restlessness T: Red w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Clear Heat
Cool Blood Calm fetus |
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What are the Tx principles?
Miscarriage Symptoms Threatened miscarriage after injury or fall, abd pain, scanty vaginal bleeding T: Normal P: Normal |
Consolidate Ren & Chong
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish LV Blood
Stop pain |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Move Blood
Scatter Cold |
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What are the Tx principles?
Abdominal pain (post-partum) Symptoms Abd or epigastric pain, feeling full, bad breath, belching, acid reflux T: Thick coat P: Slippery |
Harmonize ST
Stop pain |
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What are the Tx principles?
Persistant lochia Symptoms Persistent red profuse & dilute lochia without odor, dizzy, fatigue, day sweat, breathless, bearing down abd feeling T: Pale P: Weak |
Tonify Qi
Strengthen SP Stop bleeding |
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What are the Tx principles?
Persistant lochia Symptoms Persistent dark lochia, scanty w clots, abd pain relieved by passing clots T: Purple P: Choppy-wiry |
Move Blood
Stop bleeding |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Clear Heat
Cool Blood Stop bleeding |
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What are the Tx principles?
Lochia retention Symptoms No lochia or scanty discharge w clots or discharge that stops & starts, abd pain T: Purple P: Wiry |
Move Qi & Blood
Promote lochia |
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What are the Tx principles?
Lochia retention Symptoms Absent or scanty dark lochia w small clots, abd pain relieved by warmth, cold limbs T: Bluish P: Tight-wiry |
Move Blood
Warm Uterus Promote lochia |
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What are the Tx principles?
Urinary difficulty Symptoms Feeling full in the lower abd, urine retention & then incontinence, loose stools, fatigue T: Pale P: Weak |
Tonify SP Qi & BL
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What are the Tx principles?
Urinary difficulty Symptoms Retention or incontinence, backache, pale face, tinnitus, dizzy T: Pale w wet coat P: Weak-deep |
Tonify KD Qi & BL
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What are the Tx principles?
Urinary difficulty Symptoms Urine retention, bloated & epigastric pain, irritable, depressed P: Wiry |
Move LV Qi
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish Yin
Cool Blood Clear Heat |
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What are the Tx principles?
Sweating Symptoms Day time sweat, pale, fatigue, SOB, weak voice T: Pale P: Weak |
Tonify Qi
Consolidate Wei Qi |
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What are the Tx principles?
Sweating Symptoms Night sweat, red cheeks, insomnia, tinnitus, 5 centre heat, dry throat T: Red w scanty coat P: Thin-rapid |
Nourish Yin
Tonify LU |
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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Constipation w difficult dry stools (pebbles like), pale face, dizzy, fatigue, depressed T: Pale P: Choppy |
Nourish LV Blood
Moisten LI |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Tonify KD
Warm Lower Jiao |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish Yin
Tonify KD Moisten LI |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Clear Heat
Cool Blood Nourish Blood |
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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Anal bleeding, intense anal pain, swollen hemorrhoids, heavy legs T: Reddish purple w greasy-yellow coat P: Slippery-rapid |
Detoxify
Clear Heat & Damp Move Blood |
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What are the Tx principles?
Constipation & hemorrhoids Symptoms Bleeding hemorrhoids, itching & swollen anus, mental restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, thirst T: Red w redder tip & greasy-yellow coat P: Slippery-rapid |
Clear Heat & Damp
Calm the mind |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Clear Heat
Detoxify Cool Blood Relieve fever |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Expel Wind
Clear Heat Relieve fever |
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What are the Tx principles?
Fever after childbirth Symptoms Continuous low grade fever, sweat, blurred vision, dizzy, fatigue, insomnia, palpitations, numb limbs, red cheeks T: Pale P: Choppy |
Nourish Blood
Relieve fever |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Move Blood
Relieve fever |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Harmonize ST
Move stagnation Relieve fever |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish Blood
Tonify Qi Promote flow |
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What are the Tx principles?
Scanty breast milk Symptoms Scanty or no breast milk, breast distension & pain, rib pain, irritable, bloated P: Wiry |
Move LV Qi
Promote milk |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Clear Heat
Move Qi & Blood Promote milk |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Tonify Qi
Firm Fluids Astringe milk flow |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Move LV
Clear Fire |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish Blood & Yin
Extinguish Wind |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Drain Fire
Remove Toxins Move Blood Stop Wind |
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What are the Tx principles?
Infertility Symptoms Prolonged menses cycle, scanty or heavy dilute bleeding, backache, dizzy, feels cold, depressed, frequent urination T: Pale swollen & wet P: Weak-deep |
Warm KD Yang
Tonify Uterus |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish KD Yin & Essence
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What are the Tx principles?
Infertility Symptoms Scanty periods w pale blood, delayed cycle, fatigue, depressed, pale, dizzy T: Pale P: Choppy-thin |
Nourish Blood & Essence
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What are the Tx principles?
Infertility Symptoms Delayed cycle, scanty blood w small clots, painful periods better w heat, feels cold during periods T: Pale bluish P: Weak-tense |
Warm Uterus
Scatter cold |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Eliminate Damp
Harmonize Chong & Ren |
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What are the Tx principles?
Infertility Symptoms Yellow vaginal sticky discharge, ovarian cysts, feeling hot, mental restlessness, heavy limbs, smelly diarrhea T: Red w yellow coat P: Big-rapid |
Clear Damp & Heat
Harmonize Ren & Chong |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Cool Blood
Clear Heat Regulate periods |
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What are the Tx principles?
Infertility Symptoms Irregular & painful menses, dark blood w clots, irritable, manic restlessness, abd cramps, purple nails T: Purple P: Choppy |
Move Blood
Regulate periods |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Move LV Qi
Dissipate nodules Harmonize channels |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Clear Fire
Move LV Qi Detoxify |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Drain Fire
Detoxify Move Qi & Blood |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Harmonize Chong & Ren
Warm channels Remove lump |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Warm Yang
Tonify SP Transform Phlegm |
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What are the Tx principles?
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 |
Nourish LV & KD Yin
Tonify Blood Detoxify Clear Heat |