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Abdominal Fullness and Distention (bloating)
Autres nomsAbdominal Fullness and Distention
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GENERAL
Manifestations
Bloating of the belly
Formules de plantes
- For bloating of the belly and queasiness following emesis or sweating: Hou Po Sheng Jiang Ban Xia Gan Cao Ren Shen Tang
- For bloating and repletion of the belly following purging, emesis or sweating: Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang
Points
- LU-9, LI-11, LIV-13, REN-3, REN-5, REN-10, REN-12
- GB-39, ST-44
- REN-6 through to REN-3, Weishangxue
- UB-21, UB-23
- ST-25, ST-36, PC-6, REN-4, REN-6
- LI-4, ST-36, SP-15, SJ-6
- SP-4, PC-6
- LU-7, KI-6
- With feeble belly muscles: SP-13
- Taut like a drum: LIV-4, KI-14
- With repletion of the flank: LI-9, ST-36, GB-34
- Bloating of the lower belly: ST-44, GB-41
01TAI YANG SHANG HAN WITH SPLEEN AND STOMACH DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Shivering with an elevated temperature
- Dislike of Cold
- Pain in the head
- Absence of sweating
- Bloating of the chest and/or stomach region
- Pain in the stomach
- Queasiness
- Emesis
- Rumbling bowel sounds
- Watery bowel movements (acute)
- Pain in the belly
- A craving to drink
- Parched throat
- Corps de la langue
- Unremarkable
- Enduit
- Oily and chalky
- Pouls
- Superficial and taut
Principes de traitement
- Scatter Wind
- Ease the Exterior
- Fortify the Spleen and Stomach
Formules de plantes
With Fluid buildup in the Interior:
02TAI YANG - YANG MING
Manifestations
- Elevated temperature and shivering, with the temperature climbing as the shivering eases
- Pain in the head
- Absence of sweating
- Rigidity and soreness of the limbs
- Pain around the eye socket
- Pain in the eye
- Tightness across the shoulders and neck
- Parched nasal passages
- Quick temper
- Difficulty sleeping
- Bound bowels
- A sense of repletion in the belly
- Pyrexia
- A straining urge to defecate
- Emesis
- A craving to drink
- Nosebleed
- Corps de la langue
- Unremarkable
- Enduit
- Sparse and amber
- Pouls
- Superficial and somewhat surging
Principes de traitement
- Expel Wind
- Free the muscle layer
- Eliminate Interior Heat
Formules de plantes
03YANG MING JING
Manifestations
- Marked pyrexia
- Copious sweating
- An intense craving to drink fluids
- Pain in the belly
- Parchedness
- Quick temper
- Agitation
- Areas of the body that feel hot to the touch
- A flushed face
- A sense of repletion in the belly with no resistance to palpation
- Parched stools
- Bowel movements not bound
- No dislike of Cold
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson, parched
- Enduit
- Parched amber
- Pouls
- Undulating and quickened (immense)
Principes de traitement
- Eliminate Heat
- Diminish pyrexia
- Hydrate and restore fluids
Formules de plantes
- With watery bowel movements: Ge Gen Tang
- With emesis but no watery bowel movements: Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- With perspiration unprompted by exertion, no shivering, a markedly flushed complexion, quickened breathing, and an inability to lie down: Gui Zhi Tang
Points
- DU-14, KI-3, KI-6, LI-4, LI-11, SP-6, ST-44
- With Qi and Body Fluid Vacuity: DU-14, LI-11, REN-6, REN-12, SP-3, ST-36, ST-44, UB-20
- With watery bowel movements:
- To Drive out Wind Cold: Sedate DU-16, GB-20, LI-4, SJ-5, UB-12
- To Scatter the Lungs: LU-7, UB-13
- To halt watery bowel movements: Moxa REN-8, REN-12, ST-25, ST-36
- With emesis but no watery bowel movements:
- To Drive out Wind Cold: Sedate DU-16, GB-20, LI-4, SJ-5, UB-12
- To Scatter the Lungs: LU-7, UB-13
- To halt emesis: PC-6, SP-4
04YANG MING JING WITH QI AND BODY FLUID DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Marked pyrexia
- Copious sweating
- Overall debility
- Pronounced shivering
- Dislike of Heat
- A flushed face
- Pronounced craving to drink
- The craving to drink may go unsatisfied
- Quick temper
- Apprehension
- Itchiness
- Pain in the head
- Tooth pain
- Gingival hemorrhage
- Nosebleed
- Parched lips
- Parched tongue
- Parched mouth
- The upper back may be susceptible to Cold
- Excessive urination
- False beliefs
- Engorgement of the eyes
- A scalding feeling on the skin
- Pruritic skin
- A sense of repletion in the belly with no resistance to palpation
- Parched, rough skin
- Enervation
- Respiration may be strained and difficult
- Confused, incoherent speech (in severe instances)
- Frenzy (in severe instances)
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson at the tip and sides
- Enduit
- Amber, parched, or chalky
- Pouls
- Broad and powerless
Principes de traitement
- Eliminates Yang Ming Heat
- Draws off Stomach Fire
- Produces Fluids
- Eases the craving to drink
- Replenishes Qi
Formules de plantes
05YANG MING FU (QI STAGE - INTESTINAL DRY HEAT)
Manifestations
- Marked pyrexia (sometimes fluctuating)
- An intense craving to drink
- Copious sweating
- Dislike of Heat
- Pain in the belly (aggravated by pressure)
- Bloating of the belly
- Parchedness
- Bound bowels (hard, parched lumps)
- Averse to pressure
- Agitation
- Quick temper
- Psychological disturbances:
- A clouded mental state
- Confused, incoherent speech
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson and parched, or ebony and wet
- Enduit
- Heavy amber, or parched amber
- Pouls
- Sunken, vigorous and powerful.
Principes de traitement
Eliminate Excess Heat using bitter, cold, potent laxative herbs
Formules de plantes
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
- Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
- For bound bowels with bloating of the belly and firm, parched lumps:
- For bound bowels with bloating of the belly but without firm, parched lumps:
- For bound bowels without bloating of the belly or firm, parched lumps:
06YANG MING XU WITH CONSTIPATION
Manifestations
- Bound bowels
- Parched stools that resist passage even with laxatives
- A craving to drink
- Bloating and repletion of the upper stomach region and belly
- Parched mouth
- Parched lips
- A prior record of Yin, Jin Ye, or Blood Deficiency
- A prior record of Yang Ming involvement
- Fluid and Yin exhausted
- Absence of sweating
- Loss of sensation
- Debility
- Parchedness
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson, parched and slender
- Enduit
- Scant, or absent, or sparse and amber, or scorched and amber
- Pouls
- Fine and somewhat quickened, or feeble and powerless
Principes de traitement
- Produce Fluids
- Draw off Heat
- Free the bowels
- Nourish Yin
Formules de plantes
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
07YANG MING - JUE NI
Manifestations
- Scorching skin over the chest and belly
- A craving to drink (favoring cold beverages)
- Pyrexia
- Deep amber-colored urine
- Bloating and firmness of the belly
- Possibly bound bowels
- Foul-smelling breath
- Hemorrhaging gums
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson
- Enduit
- Heavy, parched amber
- Pouls
- Slick and quickened, or powerful and quickened
Formules de plantes
08SHAO YANG WITH CONGESTED FLUIDS
Manifestations
- Shivering alternating with elevated temperature, with the shivering prevailing, or
- Shivering with no elevated temperature
- A feeling of agitation in the chest
- Perspiration confined to the head
- Weariness
- Feebleness of the digestive tract
- A head that feels weighted down
- Nerve pain
- Bloating of the upper stomach region
- Pain in the lower belly
- Tightness around the pubic bone
- Pain around the navel
- Trouble urinating
- Corps de la langue
- Wet
- Enduit
- Chalky and slick
- Pouls
- Floating and string-like
Principes de traitement
- Scatter Clumping
- Balance the Shao Yang
- Heat the Interior
- Expel Cold
Formules de plantes
09SHAO YANG - YANG MING
Manifestations
- An inability to tolerate Cold
- Repletion and bloating of the belly
- Bound bowels
- Unable to evacuate the bowels easily for lack of Qi
- Pain in the rib-side region
- Pyrexia
- Chilled limbs
- A tissue rupture
- Pain in the belly
- Corps de la langue
- Unremarkable
- Pouls
- Undulating and powerful, or taut and string-like.
Formules de plantes
10TAI YIN EXCESS
Manifestations
- Queasiness
- Pale, repeated urination
- No craving to drink
- Loss of appetite
- Emesis of clear fluid
- Bloating and pain in the belly (sharp)
- Watery bowel movements or unformed stool
- Favors warmth
- Corps de la langue
- Wan or rosy
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Sluggish, taut or soggy
Principes de traitement
- Adjust the middle
- Heat the Middle Jiao
- Scatter Cold
- Ease pain
Formules de plantes
- With Replete Cold: Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan
- With a need to evacuate the bowels: Fu Gui Li Zhong Tang
Points
- For pain and Cold: Moxa the belly
- To fortify the Spleen and Stomach: ST-36, UB-20, UB-21, REN-10, LIV-13 (moxa if pronounced)
- For pain in the belly and queasiness: PC-6, SP-4, ST-25
- For repeated, pale urination: Moxa REN-4, REN-6, UB-23
- For watery bowel movements: Moxa REN-8
- Employ a sparing number of needles, inserted deeply, together with moxa
11TAI YIN DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Pale, repeated urination
- Bloating of the belly
- Loss of appetite
- Queasiness
- Emesis of clear fluid
- A dull ache in the belly
- Watery bowel movements or unformed stools
- Favors warmth and pressure
- Corps de la langue
- Wan
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Sluggish, submerged, or soggy and feeble
Points
- For pain and Cold: Moxa the belly
- To fortify the Spleen and Stomach: ST-36, UB-20, UB-21, REN-10, LIV-13 (moxa if pronounced)
- For pain in the belly and queasiness: PC-6, SP-4, ST-25
- For repeated, pale urination: Moxa REN-4, REN-6, UB-23
- For watery bowel movements: Moxa REN-8
12JUE YIN COLD
Manifestations
- Chronically chilled hands and feet, cold both to the touch and in the patient's own sensation
- Possibly low-back soreness and leg pain
- Pain and bloating of the belly
- Pain along the body's midline
- Pain in the uterus
- Shivering
- Watery bowel movements
- Belly pain during the period
- Possibly chest pain
- Heightened perspiration, especially of the feet
- Heightened salivation
- Emesis of clear fluid
- Pain at the crown of the head
- The body feels chilled
- Watery bowel movements
- Total depletion of Yang
- Cramping and soreness of the limbs
- Sparse urination
- Soreness at the waist, hips, legs and feet
- Sciatic nerve pain
- Pain in the joints
- Erratic periods
- A chilled belly
- Migraine head pain
- Vaginal secretions
- Corps de la langue
- Wan
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Sunken and fine (possibly nearly undetectable).
Principes de traitement
- Heat Yang, particularly in the Liver and Stomach
- Lower turbidity
- Heat the channels
- Scatter Cold
- Replenish the Blood
- Free the Blood vessels
Formules de plantes
13JUE YIN HEAT
Manifestations
- Chilled limbs
- The body runs scorching and feverish from disharmony of Liver Qi
- A craving to drink
- Bloating of the belly
- Pyrexia
- Deep amber-colored urine
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson
- Enduit
- Unremarkable
- Pouls
- Quickened, slick
Formules de plantes
14WEI STAGE - SUMMERHEAT WITH DAMP
Manifestations
- Elevated temperature with shivering, the temperature the more marked of the two, or
- Tidal pyrexia
- Bloating of the belly
- A craving to drink
- Perspiration
- A smothering feeling in the chest
- Agitation
- Stomach upsets:
- A weighted-down feeling
- Queasiness
- Pronounced watery bowel movements
- Sparse urine
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson at the tip and edges
- Enduit
- Oily chalky, or amber
- Pouls
- Quickened and soggy
Formules de plantes
- Xing Ren Hua Shi Tang
- Gui Ling Gan Lu Yin
- San Ren Tang
- Huang Lian Xiang Ru Yin
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang Jia Jian
- San Shi Tang
- With Qi Vacuity: Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang Jia Jian
- With Heat Surging through the San Jiao: San Shi Tang
15WEI-STAGE - DAMP-HEAT
Manifestations
- Head pain (with a band-like quality)
- Elevated temperature with shivering, the temperature the more marked of the two, or
- Shivering with an elevated temperature in the afternoon
- Limbs that feel weighted down
- A weighted-down feeling through the body
- A smothering feeling in the chest
- Queasiness
- Lightheadedness
- Bloating of the stomach and belly
- A tacky sensation in the mouth
- No craving to drink
- Corps de la langue
- Unremarkable
- Enduit
- Oily chalky, or amber
- Pouls
- Soggy and quickened, or soggy and sluggish, or string-like, fine and soggy
Principes de traitement
Eliminate Damp-Heat
Formules de plantes
16QI STAGE HEAT WITH FOOD STAGNATION
Manifestations
- Bloating of the belly
- Bloating of the upper stomach region
- Pyrexia
- Repletion of the belly
- Repletion of the upper stomach region
- Poor digestion
- Difficulty sleeping
- Quick temper
- A return of Heat manifestations
- A craving to drink
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson
- Enduit
- Oily, grimy amber
- Pouls
- Superficial, slick and quickened, particularly at the right-hand position, or superficial, replete and quickened
Principes de traitement
- Settle agitation and quick temper
- Eliminate Heat
- Scatter Stagnation
Formules de plantes
17WEN BING: QI STAGE HEAT WITH SPLEEN AND STOMACH DAMP-HEAT
Manifestations
- Pyrexia
- Head pain with a pressing, band-like quality
- Bloating of the stomach
- A diminished desire to eat
- A weighted-down feeling
- Soreness through the body
- Bloating of the chest
- Watery bowel movements
- Dysenteric flux
- Corps de la langue
- Crimson
- Enduit
- Oily and amber
- Pouls
- Soggy and quickened, or soggy and sluggish, or string-like, fine and soggy
Principes de traitement
Purge Damp-Heat and toxins
Formules de plantes
18WIND-DAMP ACCUMULATION WITH WEI QI DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Bloating of the belly
- Perspiration with a dislike of Wind
- A weighted-down feeling in the body
- Surface-level fluid swelling
- Troublesome urination
- Fluid swelling in the lower legs
- Weariness.
- Fluid swelling in women with a constitutional Deficiency
- Weighted-down limbs with loss of sensation
- Corps de la langue
- Wan
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Superficial and feeble, or soggy and fine
19LUNG AND SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- A prolonged, unrelenting cough
- Coughing up abundant, clear, watery or white Phlegm
- Shallow, feeble respiration
- Labored, wheezing breath
- Perspiration with no exertion
- A feeble voice
- A disinclination to speak
- An overall mood of sorrow or gloom
- A lusterless, pale coloring of the face
- Stooped or curved shoulders
- All four extremities weary
- Loss of appetite
- Overall sluggishness
- Bloating and pain of the upper stomach region and belly
- Unformed stools
- Pronounced instances:
- Startles readily
- Corps de la langue
- Wan with a slender fissure
- Enduit
- Chalky, or chalky and oily
- Pouls
- Fine and feeble, or superficial and feeble
Principes de traitement
- Fortify the Spleen
- Aid the Lungs
- Lower Lung Qi
- Scatter accumulation
Formules de plantes
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Si Jun Zi Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Bu Wei Fang
- Chinese Patent Remedies:
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Wan
- Jiu Fei Su He Wan
20LARGE INTESTINE EXCESS HEAT
Manifestations
- Bound, lumpy bowels, or
- Thin, watery bowel movements (Heat that binds or one that flows freely)
- A scalding feeling at the anus
- Bloating and pain of the belly (averse to pressure)
- Marked pyrexia, or tidal pyrexia in infants
- Hands and feet drenched in sweat
- Emesis
- A nagging craving to drink
- Confused, incoherent speech
- Corps de la langue
- Rosy, possibly with thorn-like points (enlarged papillae resembling thorns and tender to the touch), or Crimson
- Enduit
- Heavy, amber and parched
- Pouls
- Sunken and Replete
Principes de traitement
Eliminate Excess Heat using bitter, cold, potent laxative herbs
Formules de plantes
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
- Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
- Da Huang Gan Cao Tang
- For bound bowels with bloating of the belly and firm, parched lumps:
- For bound bowels with bloating of the belly but without firm, parched lumps:
- For bound bowels without bloating of the belly or firm, parched lumps:
- With Stomach Fire: Da Huang Gan Cao Tang
21SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- A sickly, yellowish coloring of the face
- Weariness
- Loss of appetite
- All four extremities feel weary and weighted down
- Bloating of the belly and upper stomach region following meals
- Possibly sour reflux or emesis
- Unformed stools
- Difficulty breathing
- Corps de la langue
- Wan and flaccid - may show scalloped edges
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Moderate, powerless and Vacuous
Principes de traitement
- Boost the Spleen
- Boost Qi
Formules de plantes
- With bound bowels: Huang Qi Tang
- With Qi Stagnation: Yi Gong San
- With Food, Qi and Blood Stagnation and Damp Heat:
- Jiang Zhi Jian Fei Yin #2
- Jiang Zhi Jian Fei Yin #3
- With Food, Qi and Blood Stagnation and Liver Heat: Jiang Zhi Jian Fei Yin #4
- With Blood Stagnation and Heat: Jiang Zhi Jian Yin
- With Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao: Shen Yang Yi Wei Tang
Points
- SP-3, SP-5, SP-6, ST-36, UB-20, LIV-13, REN-12
- REN-6, REN-11, REN-12, SP-4, ST-36
- For unformed stools: + ST-25
- For lightheadedness and a spinning sensation: + DU-20
- For excessive drowsiness: + UB-62
- For a falling of the rectum: + UB-57
- For a falling of the uterus: + Zigong
- With Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao bringing about swelling and emptiness of the belly. Should the patient eat in the morning yet be unable to eat by evening, with a Superficial and broad pulse in milder instances or a Vacuous and slight pulse in more pronounced ones. Should the navel bulge with dark veins showing and the skin turn oily, the condition is pronounced and incurable: REN-12, REN-9, REN-6, UB-20, UB-22, UB-23, LIV-13, PC-6, KI-7, SP-4, SP-6, ST-36
22SPLEEN DEFICIENCY EDEMA
Manifestations
- Fluid swelling in the limbs, especially the lower ones
- Possibly whole-body fluid swelling
- Possibly bloating of the belly
- Unformed stools
- Bodily and mental weariness
- Corps de la langue
- Wan
- Enduit
- Chalky and wet
- Pouls
- Soggy and moderate
Principes de traitement
- Heat Yang
- Fortify the Spleen
- Aid Qi
- Mobilize water
23SPLEEN (CENTRAL) QI SINKING
Manifestations
- Sinking or falling of one or more organs
- A sickly, yellowish coloring of the face
- Loss of appetite
- All four extremities feel weary and weighted down
- Bloating of the belly and upper stomach region following meals
- Possibly sour reflux or emesis
- Unformed stools
- Difficulty breathing
- Corps de la langue
- Wan and flaccid - may show scalloped edges
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Moderate, or soggy and fine
Principes de traitement
- Fortify the Spleen
- Fortify the Center
- Energize Yang
- Aid Qi
Formules de plantes
24SPLEEN NOT GOVERNING BLOOD
Manifestations
- A sickly yellowish or pallid coloring of the face
- Loss of appetite
- All four extremities feel weary and weighted down
- Bodily and mental depletion
- Bloating of the belly and upper stomach region following meals
- Possibly sour reflux or emesis
- Watery or shapeless stools
- Difficulty breathing
- Lightheadedness
- A pounding heartbeat
- The foregoing manifestations occur together with hemorrhage:
- Functional Uterine Hemorrhage
- Purple skin bruising
- Nosebleed
- Blood in the stool
- Blood in the urine
- Excessively heavy menstrual flow
- Bleeding between periods
- Corps de la langue
- Wan and flaccid - may show scalloped edges
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Fine and feeble
Principes de traitement
- Aid Qi
- Preserve Blood
Formules de plantes
- Gui Pi Tang modified
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang modified
- With Damp buildup: Wu Pi Yin
25SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY WITH LIVER QI STAGNATION
Manifestations
- A sickly, yellowish coloring of the face
- Weariness
- Loss of appetite
- All four extremities feel weary and weighted down
- Bloating of the belly and upper stomach region following meals
- Possibly sour reflux or emesis
- Unformed stools
- Difficulty breathing
- Bloating and pain along the sides or flanks
- A stifling feeling in the chest
- Frequent sighing
- Gloominess
- Low mood
- Quick temper
- Anger that seems unwarranted
- Female patients:
- Erratic periods
- Painful periods
- Swelling and soreness of the breasts before and
- during the period
- Corps de la langue
- Rosy, or wan and flaccid with possible scalloped edges
- Enduit
- Sparse and chalky
- Pouls
- Moderate, powerless and Vacuous, or string-like
Principes de traitement
- Fortify the Spleen,
- Fortify Qi
- Adjust Liver Qi
26SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY WITH PHLEGM-DAMP RETENTION
Manifestations
- Queasiness and retching
- Extreme thinness
- A sickly, yellowish coloring of the face
- Loss of appetite, feeling replete after only a small amount of food
- A feeble belly
- Burping
- Bloating or pain of the belly (faint)
- Curled, everted lips
- Pallid lips
- A rigid tongue
- Weary limbs
- Weighted-down limbs
- Repletion of the chest
- Sour reflux
- Bloating or pain of the upper stomach region
- Feebleness of the muscles in the arms and legs
- Unformed stools or watery bowel movements
- Possibly hemorrhage
- Wasted musculature.
- Sluggishness and weariness
- Disinclined to speak
- A feeble, faint voice
- Possibly bedwetting
- Possibly chilled limbs
- Possibly rumbling bowel sounds
- Corps de la langue
- Wan and flaccid - may show scalloped edges
- Enduit
- Sparse and chalky.
- Pouls
- Feeble and Vacuous
Principes de traitement
- Fortify Qi
- Fortify the Spleen
- Balance the Stomach
- Adjust Qi
- Halt pain
Formules de plantes
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Bao Jian Mei Jian Fei Cha
- Qing You Yi Wei Pian
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi Tang
27SPLEEN YANG DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- A sickly, yellowish coloring of the face
- Loss of appetite (possibly with emesis)
- All four extremities feel weary and weighted down
- Bloating of the belly and upper stomach region following meals
- Possibly sour reflux or emesis
- Unformed stools or watery ones carrying undigested food
- Difficulty breathing
- Pain in the upper stomach region with a chilled feeling (eased by warmth)
- Chilled limbs
- A sensation of being chilled
- Mental weariness
- Possibly sparse urine with fluid swelling
- Possibly pale, thin vaginal secretions
- Corps de la langue
- Wan and flaccid - may show scalloped edges
- Enduit
- Sparse and chalky
- Pouls
- Moderate, or soggy and fine, or sunken and feeble
Principes de traitement
- Heat the Center
- Expel Cold
Formules de plantes
With Qi Stagnation: Chen Xiang Tang
28COLD-DAMP DISTRESSES THE SPLEEN
Manifestations
- Bloating and repletion of the upper stomach region and belly
- Queasiness and retching
- Loss of appetite
- Unformed stools
- A diminished sense of taste
- No craving to drink, or a liking for hot beverages
- A tacky feeling in the mouth
- Rumbling bowel sounds
- Sluggishness
- Yin-type jaundice
- A head that feels weighted down
- Possibly fluid swelling
- Possibly abundant white vaginal secretions
- Possibly chilled limbs, dread of cold, and a sensation of being chilled
- Corps de la langue
- Rosy
- Enduit
- Heavy, chalky and oily, or tacky
- Pouls
- Sunken and sluggish
Principes de traitement
- Dispel Cold with warmth
- Convert Dampness
- Balance the Stomach
- Fortify the Spleen
Formules de plantes
Points
- Moxa or moxa needle SP-3, SP-5, SP-6, SP-9, ST-36, UB-20, REN-12
- To Adjust Qi and Scatter Dampness: REN-6
- For Cold-Damp dysenteric flux: Moxa or moxa needle ST-25, ST-37, LI-4, REN-12, REN-6, SP-6
- For Cold-Damp vaginal secretions: Moxa or moxa needle GB-26, UB-30, REN-6, SP-6, REN-4, ST-36
- For Cold-Damp watery bowel movements: Moxa or moxa needle ST-25, ST-37, ST-36, REN-12, REN-6, UB-25
- Cold-Damp Icterus (Yin-type Icterus): Moxa or moxa needle SP-9, ST-36, GB-24, UB-19, UB-20, UB-48, DU-9, LIV-13
29DISHARMONY BETWEEN THE SPLEEN AND STOMACH WITH DAMPNESS
Manifestations
- Loss of appetite
- Absence of the sense of taste
- An incapacity to eat more than a small portion at once
- Distention following meals
- Localized bloating
- Watery bowel movements
- Queasiness/Emesis
- Poor digestion
- Unease in the upper stomach region
- Overall debility
- Possibly bloating of the chest
- Corps de la langue
- Wan
- Enduit
- Chalky
- Pouls
- Sunken and soggy
Principes de traitement
- Fortify and balance the Spleen and Stomach
- Dissolve Dampness
- Enhance the appetite
Formules de plantes
30DAMP-HEAT IN THE SPLEEN AND STOMACH
Manifestations
- Loss of appetite
- Periodic repletion, bloating and unease of the belly
- The bloating tends to worsen in the afternoon or following meals
- The belly feels taut and may look enlarged
- A stifling feeling in the chest
- A lump in the upper stomach region
- Possibly pain in the belly when pressed
- Yang-type jaundice (the whites of the eyes and skin turn a vivid yellow)
- An aversion to greasy foods
- Oily skin
- A flushed coloring of the face
- Possibly a pronounced body smell
- Queasiness and retching
- Sluggishness
- A weighted-down feeling in the body
- Sparse, deep-colored urine
- Possibly a craving to drink, or one felt without any wish to actually drink
- Parched mouth
- Watery bowel movements with a rank odor, or
- Bound bowels
- Pyrexia, or one confined to the afternoon
- Agitation
- Quick temper
- A sugary, tacky taste or a bitter one in the mouth
- Corps de la langue
- Unremarkable or bulky
- Enduit
- Heavy, amber and oily (possibly tacky)
- Pouls
- Soggy and quickened, or slick and quickened
Principes de traitement
- Eliminate Heat
- Assist in draining Dampness
- Fortify the Spleen and Stomach
- Adjust Qi
Formules de plantes
- Chinese patent remedies:
- Bi Xie Sheng Shi Wan
- Huang Lian Jie Du Wan + Ping Wei San
- Mu Xiang Shen Qi Wan
- Li Dan Pian
- With Liver involvement:
- Long Dan Xie Gan Wan
Points
- LI-11, ST-44, ST-36, SP-9, UB-20, REN-11, REN-12 + Liver and Gall Bladder points
- LI-11, REN-6, REN-10, REN-12, ST-25, ST-36, ST-37
- With prominent Heat: + LI-4, ST-44
- With prominent Damp: + SP-6, SP-9
- With nausea: + PC-6
- With constipation: + SJ-6
- With scanty urination: + KI-7, REN-9
- With tenesmus : + REN-4, UB-30
- With Shao Yang symptoms: + GB-34, GB-39, SJ-5
- With Lingering fever: + DU-13
- For Damp-Heat Diarrhea: ST-25, ST-36, UB-25, ST-44, SP-9, LI-4
- For Damp-Heat Dysentery: ST-25, ST-37, ST-44, SP-9, LI-11, LI-4
- Ear: Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Liver, Abdomen
31SPLEEN AND STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Intermittent or continuous abdominal distention, fullness and discomfort
- Distention is improved by warmth and pressure and worse when eating raw or cold foods
- Poor appetite
- Easily satiated
- Fatigue
- Weak, tired limbs
- Loose stools or
- A tendency toward sluggish bowel movements
- Puffiness around the eyes or in the fingers
- Rapid weight fluctuations
- A pale, sallow face and lips
- Shortness of breath
- Reluctance to speak
- A weak, soft voice
- Corps de la langue
- Pale or Pale and swollen with teeth marks
- Enduit
- White
- Pouls
- Weak and thready or Deficient or Big and Weak
Principes de traitement
- Tonify Qi
- Strengthen the Spleen
- Facilitate the Raising of Qi and the descent of the turbid
Formules de plantes
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang modified
- Chinese Patent Medicines:
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan
- Jian Pi Wan
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan
Points
- LIV-13, REN-6, REN-12, SP-3, SP-6, SP-15, ST-25, ST-36, UB-20, UB-21
- For severe distention: + SP-1
- With Fluid retention and edema: + SP-9, ST-28
- With Liver Qi Stagnation: + LIV-3, PC-6
- Ear: Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Abdomen
32SPLEEN AND STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY WITH PHLEGM-DAMP AND LIVER QI STAGNATION
Manifestations
- Focal distention and discomfort in the epigastrium and upper abdomen
- Distention worse after eating
- Anorexia
- Decreased sense of taste
- Only able to eat a little at a time
- Generalized weakness
- Corps de la langue
- Pale
- Enduit
- Thick and white
- Pouls
- Slippery, deep and wiry
Principes de traitement
- Strengthen the Spleen
- Harmonize the Stomach
- Dry Dampness
- Transform Phlegm
- Relieve distention
Points
- LIV-13, REN-6, REN-12, SP-3, SP-6, SP-15, ST-25, ST-36, UB-20, UB-21
- For severe distention: + SP-1
- With Fluid retention and edema: + SP-9, ST-28
- With Liver Qi Stagnation: + LIV-3, PC-6
- Ear: Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Abdomen
33SPLEEN AND STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY WITH HEAT AND COLD
Manifestations
- A sensation of blockage, distention, fullness and discomfort in the epigastrium
- When palpated, feels soft and without pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting or
- Dry retching
- Borborygmus with diarrhea
- Poor appetite
- Corps de la langue
- Normal
- Enduit
- Greasy and yellow
- Pouls
- Soft, slippery, slightly wiry and maybe rapid
Principes de traitement
- Harmonize the Stomach
- Descend Qi
- Disperse Accumulation
Formules de plantes
Points
- LIV-13, REN-6, REN-12, SP-3, SP-6, SP-15, ST-25, ST-36, UB-20, UB-21
- For severe distention: + SP-1
- With Fluid retention and edema: + SP-9, ST-28
- With Liver Qi Stagnation: + LIV-3, PC-6
- Ear: Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Abdomen
34SPLEEN AND STOMACH DEFICIENCY COLD
Manifestations
- Severe, unrelenting or intermittent abdominal distention that is progressively worse as the day goes on which may be difficult to bear in the evening
- The abdomen may appear swollen or the patient may feel that the clothing is tight
- The distention is worse with eating, exposure to Cold and when fatigued
- Mild constant epigastric or abdominal pain which is relieved by warmth and pressure
- Cold intolerance
- Anorexia
- Easily satiated
- Abdominal pain and fullness after meals
- Nausea / vomiting
- Loose, unformed stools or
- Diarrhea with undigested food in the stools or
- Sluggish bowel movements with no urge to defecate
- Excessive salivation
- Cold limbs
- Fatigue
- Lassitude
- Weakness
- Exhaustion
- Sallow or pale, dull complexion
- Puffiness around the eyes or in the fingers
- Quick weight fluctuations
- Maybe edema
- Maybe scanty urination
- Maybe clear, watery, copious vaginal discharge
- Corps de la langue
- Pale or Pale and swollen with teethmarks
- Enduit
- White and greasy
- Pouls
- Deep, thready and forceless or Deep, weak and slow
Principes de traitement
- Warm Yang
- Strengthen the Spleen
- Warm the Center
- Dispel Cold
Formules de plantes
- For Stomach Disharmony with vomiting of clear Fluids: Hou Po Sheng Jiang Ban Xia Gan Cao Ren Shen Tang modified
- For predominant Deficiency Cold: Li Zhong Tang
- Chinese Patent Medicines:
- Li Zhong Wan
Points
- Moxa or moxa needle DU-4, REN-4, REN-6, REN-12, SP-6, SP-15, ST-25, ST-36, UB-20, UB-21, UB-23
- With severe distention: + SP-1
- With fluid retention and edema: + REN-9, SP-9
- With Liver Qi Stagnation: + LIV-3, PC-6
- Moxa needle LIV-13, REN-4, REN-12, ST-36, UB-20, UB-21
- For Cold pain in the Stomach and abdomen: + moxa REN-8
- For clear diarrhea: + SP-4
- For dizziness: + moxa DU-20
- For loose stools: + SP-9
- Ear: Spleen. Stomach, Large Intestine, Abdomen, Adrenal
35SPLEEN AND KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Abdominal distention
- Lower abdomen feels cold and painful
- Mild tenesmus or
- Chronic, relentless dysenteric diarrhea which is thin, watery and mucoid
- A dragging sensation in the lower abdomen which is relieved by the diarrhea
- "Cock-crow" diarrhea (occurs at about 5 am) which is watery and may have undigested food
- Diarrhea may contain pus and Blood
- Diarrhea is worse with exposure to Cold and cold foods
- Borborygmus or periumbilical pain may precede diarrhea
- Body cold
- Limbs icy (especially the legs)
- Complexion white and shiny or sallow
- Aversion to Cold
- Watery cough
- Dizziness
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
- Listlessness
- Depression
- Exhaustion
- Low back, knees and abdomen feel cold, weak and painful
- Mild, persistent abdominal pain worse with Cold and better with warmth and pressure
- Loose stools containing undigested food
- Edema of face and limbs
- Heaviness and aching of the limbs and head
- Palpitations
- Dysuria
- Copious, clear urine or
- Scanty urination
- Severe:
- Abdominal ascites
- Incontinence of stools
- Rectal prolapse
- Corps de la langue
- Pale, moist and swollen
- Enduit
- Thin and white or White and greasy
- Pouls
- Deep, thready, weak and maybe slow
Principes de traitement
Warm and Reinforce the Spleen and Kidney
Formules de plantes
- Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan modified
- Si Shen Wan + Li Zhong Tang
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang + Tao Hua Tang
- With edema: Zhen Wu Tang
- Chinese patent medicines:
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan
Points
- UB-20, UB-23, ST-36, SP-6, SP-9, moxa, REN-4 and REN-12
- Moxa needle UB-20, UB-21, UB-23 LIV-13, REN-12, SP-3, SP-6, ST-36
- REN-12, REN-7, REN-6, REN-4, ST-25, ST-30, ST-36, SP-6, SP-4, KI-3, Moxa LI-11
- With nausea: PC-6
- With severe pain or diarrhea: Moxa REN-8
- Moxa or moxa needle DU-4, DU-20, KI-3, REN-4, REN-8, SP-6, ST-36, UB-20, UB-23, UB-25
- Moxa abdomen
- Ear points: Abdomen, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Spleen, Shenmen, Adrenal, Sympathetic, Distal Segment Rectum
36STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- No appetite or
- Famished but with no desire to eat or
- A desire for Cold, bland foods or
- A liquid diet
- Chronic epigastric and abdominal distention after meals
- Worse in the evening
- General Dryness of the mucus membranes
- Dry skin
- Dry mouth
- Dry lips
- Dry throat
- Dry, pellet-like stools
- Maybe constipation
- Irritability with low grade fever
- Mild nausea or
- Maybe dry retching or
- Hiccups
- Thirst
- Malar flush
- Night sweats
- Five Sole Heat
- Corps de la langue
- Red or Slightly red and peeled in the center or Red and dry or Mirrored or Numerous surface cracks
- Enduit
- Little and dry
- Pouls
- Thready and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Nourish Yin
- Nourish the Stomach
Formules de plantes
- Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang
- Yi Wei Tang modified
- Chinese Patent Medicines:
- Luo Han Guo Chang Ji
- For Stomach Qi and Yin Deficiency:
- Gu Ben Wan
- Ren Shen Ku Pen Wan
- Sheng Ma San Wan
- With an abundance of Deficiency Heat: Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- With Kidney Yin Deficiency:
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
37STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Continuous pain in the Stomach
- Epigastric fullness and distention
- Likes pressure
- Reduced appetite
- Frequent belching
- Loss of sensation of taste
- Borborygmus
- Pale face
- Stools not solid
- Urine clear and abundant
- Corps de la langue
- Pale
- Enduit
- Thin and white
- Pouls
- Empty, Weak an Slow or Weak and Deficient
Principes de traitement
- Warm and tonify the Spleen and Stomach
- Replenish Qi
- Harmonize the Interior
- Alleviate pain
Formules de plantes
With turbid Phlegm:
38STOMACH FIRE
Manifestations
- Burning Heat and pain in the epigastrium
- Irritating thirst: drinks copious fluids and prefers cold drinks
- Excessive appetite: hungry again quickly after eating (as if food vanishes)
- Swelling, pain, ulceration and bleeding of gums
- Foul breath
- Toothache
- Maybe vomiting right after eating
- Vomiting acid or undigested food
- Constipation
- Maybe scanty, red urine
- Corps de la langue
- Red
- Enduit
- Thick, yellow and dry
- Pouls
- Slippery, big, Excess and rapid
Principes de traitement
Clear and Purge Stomach Fire
Formules de plantes
39FOOD STAGNATION IN THE STOMACH
Manifestations
- Fixed pain
- Swelling
- Abdominal distention with occasional pain
- Pain worse with pressure
- Acrid belching
- Chest discomfort
- Scanty urine
- Dry heaves (serious)
- Epigastric fullness, distention and pain with dislike of pressure
- Belching with rotten food smell
- Acid regurgitation
- Detests food or
- Vomits after eating
- Distention is reduced after vomiting
- Unformed stools or
- Knotted constipation
- Corps de la langue
- Pink
- Enduit
- Thick and greasy
- Pouls
- Slippery
Principes de traitement
- Clear Food
- Conduct Stagnation
Formules de plantes
- With Damp-Heat and Intestinal Obstruction: Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- With Qi and Phlegm Stagnation: Kai Yu Zheng Yuan San
40DISHARMONY BETWEEN THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES WITH COLD AND HEAT FACTORS
Manifestations
- Epigastric focal distention
- Fullness and tightness with very slight or no pain
- Dry heaves
- Vomiting
- Borborygmus
- Diarrhea
- Anorexia
- Stomach pain
- Abdominal pain
- Subcardiac distention
- Heartburn
- Resistance below the Heart
- Soft epigastrium
- Nausea
- Ascites
- Gurgling sounds
- Corps de la langue
- Normal or with a red tip
- Enduit
- Thin, yellow and greasy
- Pouls
- Wiry and rapid or Wiry, tight and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Harmonize the Stomach
- Descend Rebellious Qi
- Disperse clumping
- Eliminate focal distention due to Cold and Heat factors
Formules de plantes
41PHLEGM-FIRE DISTURBS THE HEART
Manifestations
- Irritability
- Palpitations
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Insomnia
- Much dreaming
- Easily startled
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Nausea and vomiting
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- Profuse white foamy sputum
- Restlessness
- Timidity
- Indecisiveness
- Indeterminate gnawing hunger
- Seizures accompanied by copious sputum
- Flushing up
- Chest distention
- Expectoration of yellow Phlegm
- Bitter taste in the mouth
- Chills and fever
- Abdominal distention
- Frequent dark, scanty urine
- Depression
- Slight thirst
- Anorexia after serious illness
- Corps de la langue
- Pink or Red tip
- Enduit
- Yellow and greasy
- Pouls
- Slippery and rapid or Wiry and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Clear the Heart
- Break through Phlegm
Formules de plantes
- Wen Dan Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
42HEART BLOOD AND SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Palpitations
- Insomnia
- Much dreaming
- Easily startled
- Poor memory
- Four limbs tired and lethargic
- Loss of appetite
- Distention and fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen
- Loose stools
- Sallow complexion
- Copious, pale menses
- Uterine bleeding or
- Light menstrual flow or
- Amenorrhea
- Corps de la langue
- Pale
- Pouls
- Thready and weak
Principes de traitement
Reinforce and Benefit the Heart and Spleen
Formules de plantes
43SMALL INTESTINE EXCESS HEAT
Manifestations
- Fullness and distention of the lower abdomen
- Irritability
- Ulceration and erosion of mouth and tongue
- Sore throat
- Dry mouth
- Desire for cold drinks
- Maybe deafness
- Urination short, dark, difficult and painful or Hematuria or
- Pain in urethra
- Corps de la langue
- Red
- Enduit
- Yellow
- Pouls
- Slippery and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Clear Excess Heat
- Promote diuresis
Formules de plantes
44SMALL INTESTINE QI PAIN
Manifestations
- Vague pain in lower abdomen involving low back
- Pain radiates down into testicle
- Abdominal distention
- Borborygmus
- Relief after passing wind
- Hernia pain in scrotum
- Corps de la langue
- Pale
- Enduit
- Thin and white
- Pouls
- Deep and wiry or Wiry and tight
Principes de traitement
- Move Qi
- Expel Knotting
Formules de plantes
45SMALL INTESTINE DEFICIENCY COLD
Manifestations
- Intermittent abdominal fullness and distention
- Vague lower abdominal pain
- Feelings of cold and heaviness
- Fond of warmth and pressure
- Borborygmus
- Unformed, loose stools or
- Chronic, incessant diarrhea
- Urinary frequency
- Corps de la langue
- Pale
- Enduit
- Thin and white
- Pouls
- Deep and even
Principes de traitement
Warm and Clear the Small Intestine
Formules de plantes
- Li Zhong Tang
46LIVER QI STAGNATION
Manifestations
- Chronic epigastric and abdominal distention, fullness and discomfort which is worse with emotional upset.
- Distention and pain in the sides or flanks, which is generally worse at night
- Suffocating sensation in the chest
- Tendency to sigh
- Belching
- Flatulence
- Borborygmus
- Anorexia
- Melancholy
- Depression
- Irritability
- Moodiness
- Inappropriate anger
- Irregular menses
- Dysmenorrhea
- Breast distention and pain before and during menses
- Alternating constipation and diarrhea
- Corps de la langue
- Pink
- Enduit
- Thin and white
- Pouls
- Wiry
Principes de traitement
- Soothe the Liver
- Clear Stagnation
Formules de plantes
- Yue Ju Wan
- Liu Mo Tang
- Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan
- Mu Xiang Cheng Qi Wan
- With chronic sluggish stools or constipation: Liu Mo Tang
- With Food Stagnation and sluggish bowels: Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan
- Chinese Patent medicines:
- Chai Hu Shu Gan Wan
- With sluggish or incomplete bowel movements: Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan
- With constipation: Chen Xiang Hua Qi Wan
- With Spleen Deficiency and dampness: Xiao Yao Wan
Points
- GB-40, GB-41, LIV-2, LIV-3, LIV-4, LIV-5, LIV-13, LIV-14, PC-6, SJ-6, SP-6, UB-18
- GB-34, LIV-3, LIV-5, LIV-13, PC-6, REN-6, REN-12, ST-25
- To calm the Shen: + DU-19, DU-24, Yintang
- With Blood or Yin Deficiency: + SP-6, ST-36, UB-18, UB-23
- With Phlegm or plum-pit throat: + PC-5, SP-3, ST-40
- With fat intolerance, pale or pasty stools, and right sided hypochondriac pain and distention: + Dannangxue, GB-24, GB-40
- Ear: Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Abdomen
47LIVER QI STAGNATION TURNS TO HEAT WITH QI AND BLOOD DEFICIENCY
Manifestations
- Irritability
- Short temper
- Restlessness
- Fever or tidal fever
- Red eyes
- Dry mouth and throat
- Palpitations
- Lower abdominal pain
- Difficult urination
- Painful urination
- Increased menstrual flow
- Uterine bleeding
- Early menstruation
- Aching in limbs
- Dizziness
- Mental instability
- Red face
- Thirst
- Turbid urine
- Alternating chills and fever
- Red cheeks
- Wheezing
- Nervousness
- Headache
- Red eyes
- Dry mouth
- Anorexia
- Infertility
- Abdominal pain
- Spontaneous sweating or night sweats with fever
- Anxiety
- Dry eyes
- Hypochondriac pain
- Anorexia
- Somnolence
- Insomnia
- Aching shoulders
- Five sole Heat
- Earache
- Premenstrual tension
- Hot flashes
- Fatigue
- Lassitude
- Depression
- Restlessness
- Constipation with flushing up
- Pale complexion
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Vertigo
- Abdominal distention near the umbilicus
- Epistaxis
- Irregular menstruation
- Heaviness in the lower abdomen
- Corps de la langue
- Red or Red edges
- Enduit
- Thin and yellow
- Pouls
- Thready, rapid and wiry or Wiry and tight and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Pacify the Liver
- Spread Liver Qi
- Strengthen the Spleen
- Nourish Blood and Yin
- Regulate menstruation
- Sedate the Heart
- Clear Heat
Formules de plantes
48LIVER QI STAGNATION ATTACKS THE SPLEEN
Manifestations
- Abdominal distention and pain
- Gas
- Borborygmus
- Diarrhea
- Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
- Suffocating sensation in the chest
- Tendency to sigh
- Melancholy
- Depression
- Irritability
- Inappropriate anger
- Women:
- Irregular menses
- Dysmenorrhea
- Breast distention and pain before and during menses
- Corps de la langue
- Normal
- Enduit
- White and greasy
- Pouls
- Slippery and wiry
Principes de traitement
- Soothe the Liver
- Invigorate the Spleen
Formules de plantes
49LIVER QI STAGNATION ATTACKS THE STOMACH
Manifestations
- Epigastric pain (worse when emotionally upset)
- Belching with acid regurgitation
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Anorexia
- Abdominal and epigastric distention
- Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
- Suffocating sensation in the chest
- Tendency to sigh
- Melancholy
- Depression
- Irritability
- Inappropriate anger
- Irregular menses
- Dysmenorrhea
- Breast distention and pain before and during menses
- Corps de la langue
- Pink
- Enduit
- Thin and white
- Pouls
- Wiry
Principes de traitement
- Soothe the Liver
- Harmonize the Stomach
Formules de plantes
50LIVER QI STAGNATION: PHLEGM AND QI STAGNANT AND BLOCKED
Manifestations
- Feeling of obstruction in throat as if a slice of roast meat were stuck there which cannot be coughed up nor swallowed down.
- This sensation becomes more prominent during emotional upset and subsides when relaxed
- Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
- Suffocating sensation in the chest and hypochondrium
- Tendency to sigh
- Melancholy
- Depression
- Irritability
- Inappropriate anger
- Hypochondriac pain
- Coughing with profuse phlegm
- Vomiting
- Difficulty swallowing
- A delicate constitution
- A tendency towards fatigue
- Palpitations
- Abdominal distention
- Muscular and skin flaccidity
- Fear
- Edema
- Asthma
- Insomnia
- Women:
- Irregular menses
- Dysmenorrhea
- Breast distention and pain before and during menses
- Corps de la langue
- Pink
- Enduit
- Thin and white
- Pouls
- Slippery and wiry (slippery due to Phlegm)
Principes de traitement
- Spread Qi
- Resolve Phlegm
Formules de plantes
51DAMP-HEAT IN THE LIVER AND GALL BLADDER
Manifestations
- Abdominal distention
- Yang jaundice (sclera and skin bright yellow)
- Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides
- Maybe pain in the right hypochondrium
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Nausea
- Vomiting sour and bitter fluids
- Anorexia
- Maybe alternating chills and fever
- Concentrated, dark urine
- Women:
- Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
- Pruritis vulvae
- Men:
- Pain, swelling and burning sensations of testicles
- Corps de la langue
- Normal
- Enduit
- Yellow and greasy or sticky
- Pouls
- Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Clear Dampness
- Purge Heat from the Liver and Gall Bladder
Formules de plantes
52COLD STAGNATION IN THE LIVER CHANNEL
Manifestations
- Swelling and pain in scrotum as if testicles were being pulled downward or
- Contractions and cold sensations of scrotum which are alleviated by warmth.
- Pain, distention, fullness and cold sensation in lower abdomen.
- Cold limbs.
- Dislike of cold and preference for warmth.
- Corps de la langue
- Pale.
- Enduit
- White, greasy.
- Pouls
- Deep and wiry or Slow or Deep and forceful
Principes de traitement
- Warm the Liver
- Dispel Cold
Formules de plantes
53LIVER AND KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY WITH LIVER QI STAGNATION
Manifestations
- Hypochondriac and chest pain
- Dry, parched mouth and throat
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Acid regurgitation
- Epigastric and abdominal distention
- Corps de la langue
- Red and dry
- Pouls
- Thready and weak or Wiry and Deficient
Principes de traitement
- Enriches Kidney and Liver Yin
- Spreads Liver Qi
Formules de plantes
54LIVER AND GALL BLADDER FIRE
Manifestations
- Restlessness
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Dark, rough urine
- Red or yellow urine
- Excruciating headache
- Constipation
- Rashness
- Impatience
- Irascibility
- Tinnitus
- Abdominal fullness
- Fright palpitations
- Hypertension
- Throat blockage with difficulty swallowing
- Sore throat
- Semi-unconsciousness
- Dry throat
- Vertigo
- Delirium
- Mania
- Dizziness
- Red face
- Red eyes
- Irritability
- Bitter taste in the mouth
- Abdominal pain
- Clonic spasm
- Fright Wind in children
- Dysuria
- Pain with swelling and inflammation
- Corps de la langue
- Red
- Enduit
- Yellow
- Pouls
- Wiry or Taut and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Purge Liver and Gall Bladder Fire
- Clear the bowels
55DISHARMONY BETWEEN THE GALL BLADDER AND STOMACH WITH PHLEGM-HEAT
Manifestations
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Nausea and vomiting
- Insomnia
- Dream-disturbed sleep with unusual dreams
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Profuse white foamy sputum
- Restlessness
- Timidity
- Indecisiveness
- Indeterminate gnawing hunger
- Seizures accompanied by copious sputum
- Flushing up
- Chest distention
- Expectoration of yellow Phlegm
- Bitter taste in the mouth
- Chills and fever
- Abdominal distention
- Frequent dark, scanty urine
- Irritability
- Depression
- Slight thirst
- Anorexia after serious illness
- Corps de la langue
- Pink or Red tip
- Enduit
- Yellow and greasy
- Pouls
- Slippery and rapid or Wiry and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Regulate Qi
- Transform Phlegm
- Clear the Gall Bladder
- Harmonize the Stomach
- Dry Dampness
- Dispel Heat
Formules de plantes
- Wen Dan Tang
56KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY WITH WATER FLOODING
Manifestations
- Abdominal distention with full sensations
- Edema of whole body particularly at and below the waist
- Pitting edema
- Low back pain, aching and heaviness
- Oliguria
- Cold limbs
- Face gray and congested or pale
- Feeling nervous and cold with mental weariness
- In severe cases:
- Ascites
- Edema of the scrotum
- Corps de la langue
- Pale and swollen
- Enduit
- Thin or Thick, white and sticky
- Pouls
- Deep and thready
Principes de traitement
- Warm the Kidneys
- Promote diuresis
Formules de plantes
57QI, BLOOD AND PHLEGM STAGNATION WITH PHLEGM STAGNATION PREDOMINANT
Manifestations
- Facial color dark and dull
- Emaciation
- Sides and ribs distended on both sides (maybe with sharp pain)
- Enlargement of the Liver and Spleen
- Suffocating sensation in chest
- Tendency to sigh
- Melancholy
- Depression
- Irritability
- Inappropriate anger
- Irregular menses
- Dysmenorrhea
- Breast distention and pain before and during menses
- Anorexia
- Edema
- Abdominal distention
- Chest and hypochondriac distention
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Thirst with no desire to drink
- Maybe no thirst
- Palpitations
- Shortness of Breath
- Corps de la langue
- Varies from Normal to Dark purple (maybe purple spots on edge of tongue)
- Enduit
- Thick and slippery
- Pouls
- Wiry, choppy and slow or Slippery, full and maybe wiry
Principes de traitement
- Circulate Qi
- Activate the Blood
- Break up Stasis
- Eliminate Phlegm
- Warm Cold
Formules de plantes
58QI AND BLOOD DEFICIENCY LEADING TO BLOOD STAGNATION
Manifestations
- Irregular menstruation
- Reduced appetite
- Soreness in the lower back
- Red and white vaginal discharge
- Weak extremities
- Abdominal distention
Principes de traitement
- Tonify Deficiency
- Activate the Blood
Formules de plantes
59QI, BLOOD AND YIN DEFICIENCY WITH BLOOD STAGNATION AND HEAT
Manifestations
- Lassitude
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Palpitations
- Emaciation
- Lack of strength
- Dry, rough eyes
- Possible distended feeling in eyes
- A pale, lusterless face
- Possible malar flush
- Restless
- Insomnia
- Poor memory
- Dry, parched throat
- Tasteless feeling in the mouth
- Low back and knee soreness and weakness
- Low grade fever
- Five sole heat
- Possible sweating
- Possible tremors of the hands and tongue
- Scanty intake
- Abdominal distention after meal
- Loose stools
- Corps de la langue
- Red
- Enduit
- Thin or Peeled
- Pouls
- Empty and rapid or Thready and rapid
Principes de traitement
- Tonify Qi and Blood
- Promote urination
- Activate the Blood
- Dispel Blood Stasis
- Nourish Yin
- Generate fluids
- Clear Heat
- Drain Kidney Fire
- Cool the Blood
Formules de plantes
60BLOOD STAGNATION WITH CONSUMPTION
Manifestations
- Emaciation
- Abdominal fullness
- Anorexia
- Rough, dry and scaly skin
- May be localized abdominal pain and tenderness
- Amenorrhea
- A dull, dark appearance of the eyes
- Tidal fever
- May be dry stools
- Corps de la langue
- Petechiae or Purplish or Reddish
- Pouls
- Wiry and choppy or Wiry, small and smooth
Principes de traitement
- Invigorate the Blood
- Break up Stagnation
- Nourish the Blood
Formules de plantes
61INTERNAL COLD LEADING TO FLUID STAGNATION AND GENERATING PHLEGM
Manifestations
- Chest pain
- Shoulder stiffness
- Abdominal distention and pain
- Constipation
- Cold feet
- An aversion to Cold
- Pale face
- Fatigue
- Headaches with heavy headedness
- Abdominal weakness
- Anorexia
- Corps de la langue
- Pale
- Enduit
- Greasy and white
- Pouls
- Weak or Weak and wiry
Principes de traitement
- Tonify Qi
- Break up Stagnant Qi
- Reduce accumulation
- Descend Qi
- Warm the Middle Jiao
- Disperse Cold
- Transform Phlegm
Formules de plantes
62PHLEGM ACCUMULATION
Manifestations
- Chronic constipation or
- Sluggish stool which may contain mucus
- Maybe tenesmus
- After evacuation, the patient feels lighter and more clear-headed
- Abdominal distention and discomfort
- Foggy-headedness
- Poor concentration
- Poor memory
- Tendency toward sleepiness
- Lethargy
- Heaviness of the body
- Maybe chronic mucus production from the sinuses and Lungs
- Greasy skin
- A musty body odor
- Dizziness
- Headaches that can be triggered by strong smells
- A tendency toward obesity
- A pear shaped body
- Corps de la langue
- Flabby and swollen
- Enduit
- Greasy and white, thicker at the root
- Pouls
- Deep and slippery or Wiry
Principes de traitement
- Transform and eliminate Phlegm
- Open the bowels
- Elevate Yang to facilitate the descent of turbid Yin
- Regulate Liver Qi
- Strengthen the Spleen
Formules de plantes
63PHLEGM-DAMP ACCUMUATION IN THE CHANNELS
Manifestations
- Fullness in the chest and abdomen
- Swelling of the skin with tightness and thickness
- Heaviness of the head and body
- Loose stools
- Corps de la langue
- Flabby
- Enduit
- Thick and greasy
- Pouls
- Deep and slow
Principes de traitement
- Resolve Dampness
- Eliminate Phlegm
- Invigorate the Blood
- Harmonize the Collaterals
Formules de plantes
- Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang modified
64DRY SUDDEN TURMOIL DISORDER
Manifestations
- Sudden collapse
- Loss of consciousness
- Clenched jaws
- Fullness, extreme pain, and a cold sensation in the chest and abdomen
- Purple or blue lips
- Sudden loss of consciousness
- Coma
- An urge to vomit and defecate without doing either
- Abdominal pain with chest distention
- Mental upset
- Paraphasia
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Excessive mucus and saliva
- Breath cold
- Pale complexion
- Cold extremities
- Staring eyes
- T Pale
- Enduit
- White and slippery or greasy
- Pouls
- Deep and slippery or Deep, excess and slow or Wiry, tight and Excess
Principes de traitement
- Warms and Aromatically Opens the Orifices
- Moves Qi
- Expels dirt
- Transforms turbidity
Formules de plantes
65TURBID DAMPNESS IN THE SAN JIAO
Manifestations
- General edema of the body and extremities
- Dysuria
- Oliguria
- Orthopnea
- Pitting edema
- Dyspnea
- Anorexia
- Abdominal fullness and pain
- Corps de la langue
- Thick
- Enduit
- White and thick
- Pouls
- Slow or Wiry
Principes de traitement
- Dispel Stagnant Water
- Dry Dampness
- Eliminate water from the Lungs
- Harmonize the Spleen
- Relieve edema
- Move Qi
Formules de plantes
66DAMP-HEAT IN THE SAN JIAO
Manifestations
- Scanty or no urine
- Dysuria
- Thirst with no desire to drink
- Constipation
- Abdominal fullness and distention
- Heavy head
- Headache
- General aching
- General edema beginning from the eyelids
- Dizziness
- May have fever or fever and chills
- Corps de la langue
- Normal or red
- Enduit
- Greasy and white
- Pouls
- Soft and rapid or Slippery and rapid or Floating and slow
Principes de traitement
- Dispel Dampness
- Regulate Qi flow to the Urinary Bladder and Large Intestine
- Clear Heat
Formules de plantes
67SAN JIAO MIDDLE JIAO DAMP STAGNATION
Manifestations
- Abdominal distension
- Heaviness
- More damp symptoms than heat symptoms
- Anorexia
- Uncomfortable bowel movements
- Nausea/vomiting
- Corps de la langue
- Pink
- Enduit
- Greasy and white
- Pouls
- Soft
68SAN JIAO LOWER JIAO LARGE INTESTINE DAMP-HEAT
Manifestations
- Abdominal distention
- Dry, scaly skin
- Tightness
- A mass-like appearance
- Softness on palpation
- Absence of thirst
- Maybe an aversion to drinks
- Tenderness and soreness of the lower abdomen
- Lower abdominal cramps
- Lower Jiao pain
- Constipation or diarrhea
- Heaviness
- Headache
- Dull spirit
- Mental fuzziness
- No fever
- Condition fails to improve
- A right-sided abdominal swelling that is soft when touched and not very painful
- Cold extremities
- A gray or pale complexion
- Corps de la langue
- Normal
- Enduit
- Greasy, yellowish white
- Pouls
- Soft or slippery and maybe rapid
Principes de traitement
- Clear Heat
- Resolve Dampness
Formules de plantes
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San
- Teng Long Tang
- With Intestinal abscess: Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San
- With Blood Stagnation: Teng Long Tang
69SHI TAN
Manifestations
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Mental cloudiness
- Heavy head
- Heavy sensation in the body
- Cough with Excess sputum
- Chest and epigastric distention
- Suffocating sensation in the chest and epigastrium
- Nausea
- Profuse sputum
- Vomiting
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
- Borborygmus
- Tinnitus
- Mouth glutinous
- No thirst
- Likes to sleep
- Maybe palpitations
- Headaches (may be recurrent)
- Spots before the eyes
- Lockjaw
- Sinus congestion
- Cold feet
- Fatigue
- Abdominal distention
- Weakness of hands and feet
- May be edema
- Sudden loss of consciousness
- Excess salivation
- Compulsive sleeping after eating
- Corps de la langue
- Normal or Thick
- Enduit
- White and greasy or Sticky and white
- Pouls
- Rolling or Wiry and slippery or Soft and slippery
Principes de traitement
- Strengthen the Spleen
- Harmonize the Stomach
- Eliminate Dampness
- Resolve Phlegm
Formules de plantes
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
70TAN YIN
Manifestations
- Abdominal distension
- Poor appetite
- Edema
- Chest and hypochondriac distension
- Dizziness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Thirst but doesn't wish to drink
- Maybe no thirst
- Palpitations
- Shortness of breath
- Corps de la langue
- Pink
- Enduit
- Thick, slippery
- Pouls
- Slippery and full and maybe wiry
Principes de traitement
- Eliminate Dampness
- Resolve Phlegm
Formules de plantes
- With indigestion, diarrhea and decreased urination: Si Ling San
- With jaundice and dysuria: Yin Chen Wu Ling San
- With Qi and Blood Stagnation: Kai Yu Er Chen Tang
- For severe Phlegm-Damp with relentless distention, belching hiccup, acid reflux, nausea and vomiting: + Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang
71XUAN YIN
Manifestations
- Cough with sharp pain in the chest and hypochondrium
- Hypochondriac distention and pain
- Hard focal distention in the epigastrium
- Dry heaves
- Shortness of breath
- Headache
- Abdominal distention
- Wheezing
- Fullness in the chest
- Dyspnea caused by extreme chest and back pain
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Asthma
- Rapid breathing
- Generalized edema which is worse in the lower body
- Difficult urination and defecation
- Corps de la langue
- Normal or Dark
- Enduit
- Thick, greasy and white
- Pouls
- Deep and wiry
Principes de traitement
Attack and Dispel water
Formules de plantes
72ZHI YIN
Manifestations
- Cough
- Asthma
- Shortness of breath especially while lying down
- Abdominal distension with water retention
- Edema in lower extremities
- Edema in face
- Corps de la langue
- White bubbles
- Enduit
- Thick, greasy, white
- Pouls
- Thready
Formules de plantes
- With indigestion, diarrhea and decreased urination:
- With jaundice and dysuria:
73CHONG CHANNEL
74TRANSVERSE LUO CHANNEL OF THE KIDNEYS
Manifestations
- Abdominal distention
- Heart pain
- Chest and flank pain
- Throat pain
- Cannot swallow
- Throat swelling
- Cannot spit
Points
- UB-67, KI-4
- UB-64, KI-4
- Bleed UB-40
- Should the Blood run black, this points to cholera or paracholera
- Should the Blood run red, this points to Blood Stagnation
- Should there be no emesis or watery bowel movements, this points to Qi Stagnation
- Should there be emesis together with watery bowel movements, this points to Heat or Cold Stagnation
- Should there be emesis alone, this points to Fire
- Should there be watery bowel movements alone, this points to Cold
75COLLAPSE DUE TO QI DEFICIENCY LEADING TO BLOOD LOSS AND DEVASTATED YANG
Manifestations
- Pallid, thin Blood
- A pounding heartbeat
- Difficulty breathing
- Sparse, terse speech
- A dropping feeling in the lower belly
- Weariness
- A lustrous, pallid coloring of the face
- A sense of repletion in the belly
- Lumbar pain
- Corps de la langue
- Wan
- Enduit
- Wet and sparse
- Pouls
- Vacuous and delicate, or feeble and sleek
Principes de traitement
- Fortify Qi so as to fortify the Blood
- Lift Yang Qi
Formules de plantes
76CHILDHOOD NUTRITIONAL IMPAIRMENT
Manifestations
- Pain in the head
- A spinning sensation
- Persistent ringing in the ears
- Thinning or shedding hair
- A deep purplish coloring of the face, or
- A bluish or greenish coloring of the face, with or without rosacea or vitiligo
- Shadowing around the eyes
- A ruddy, bulbous nose
- Advancing extreme thinness
- Bloating of the belly
- A purplish coloring of the sinews
- Tidal pyrexia
- Lightheadedness
- Hearing loss
- A pallid face
- A bluish discoloration of the skin
- Consumptive wasting disease
- Feebleness of the muscles
- An abrupt loss of sight
- Corps de la langue
- Dusky, or marked with tiny red speckles
- Enduit
- Unremarkable
- Pouls
- Hesitant
Principes de traitement
- Energize the Blood
- Expel Blood Stasis
- Unblock the orifices
Formules de plantes