8 parameters Flashcards
What are the 8 paramteres
excess (shi)/deficiency (xu); hot/cold; external/internal; yang;yin
The mechanism of disease
a disease is a process of fighting between the defensive energy and pathogen, resulting in the excessive and deficiency condition, yin-yang disharmony, dysfunction of internal organs and disorders of vital substances
What is excess
a condition in which both the defensive energy and pathogens are strong, causing a violent reaction with excessive symptoms
Tx strategies for excess
sedate, reduce, resolve, subdue, drain, move, clear
Possibilities for excess
acutes stage of a disease; strong body constitution; young age;
Symptoms: loud voice, high temperature, UTI, dyspnea, constipation, food stagnation, tumor, cancer
Define deficiency
condition in which the defensive energy is weak, the pathogens could be weak or even strong and therefore there is no violent fighting
TX strategies
tonify, nourish, protect (qi), firm, warm
Possibilities for deficiency
chronic stage of a disease; weak body constitution; old age;
symptoms: weak or soft voice, incontinence of urine and stool, chronic diarrhea, poor appetite, fatigue, and so on.
Yin-Yang disorder
internal organ disorders; disorders of vital substances
whats the 8 principle diagnosis
Location- exterior and interior
Property- excess and deficiency
Etiology- cold and heat
Summary- Yin & Yang
Tx principles for yin-yang disorder
regulate yin-yang; strengthen body resistance and eliminate pathogens
Distinguishing Biao from Ben (root cause from manifestation)
treatment of disease according to climatic factors, geographic condition and individual condition
