Bi "Painful Obstruction" Syndromes Flashcards
Develops from any other Bi, only ever chronic, includes atrophy, swelling, bone deformity in joints
Phlegm Bi - Bony Bi
-Deveops from Cold, Damp or Wind Bi when they turn into Heat in the Interior
-Usually underlying Yin Def
-Pain/heat in joints, hot to touch, red and swollen, limited movement, severe pain
Heat Bi - Febrile Bi
Severe pain in joint/muscle, limited movement, oft. unilateral
Cold Bi - Aching Painful Bi
Pain, sore and swell in musc/joints w/feeling heavy+numb o limbs, local pain worse with damp weather
Damp Bi - Fixed Painful Bi
Sore+pain of musc/joint, limited movement, pain moving from joint to joint
Wind Bi - Wandering Bi
Primary channel:
● Pain along the channel
● Headache
● Eye swelling and pain
● Leg cramps
Muscle channel:
● Impotence
● Inguinal hernia
● Genital spasm
● Priapism
LIVER
Primary channel:
● Alternating chills and fever
● Headache
● Deafness
● Hip and lateral leg pain
● Breast pain and distention
● Leg weakness
● Pain along the channel
Gall Bladder
San Jiao
Primary channel:
● Stiff neck
● Chest/heart pain
● Pain along the channel
PC
Primary channel:
● Low back pain
● Pain in the sole of the foot (plantar
fasciitis)
● Pain along the channel
KD
Primary channel:
● Fever
● Aversion to cold
● Headache
● Stiff neck
● Low back pain
● Eye pain
● Leg pain
● Pain along the channel
UB
Primary channel:
● Neck pain
● Elbow pain
● Stiff neck
● Lateral arm pain
● Shoulder pain
● Pain along the channel
Small Intestine
Primary channel:
-Eye pain
-Inner arm pain
-Scapular pain
-Pain along the channel
Heart
Primary channel:
● Cold feeling along the channel ● Weakness of lower leg muscles ● Vaginal discharge (clear) ● Pain along the channel
SP
Primary channel:
● Pain in the eyes ● Epistaxis ● Neck swelling ● Facial paralysis ● Cold legs and feet ● Pain along the channel
ST
Primary channel:
● Sore throat ● Toothache ● Nosebleed ● Runny nose ● Swollen & painful gums (upper
gums), ● Pain along channel
LI
Primary Channel:
● Fever ● Aversion to cold ● Chest oppression ● Clavicular, shoulder &
arm pain ● Pain along the channel
LU
Combined pattern signs
● Abdominal distention
● Alternating constipation and diarrhea
● Pebbly to loose stools
● Fatigue
Earth (SP)
LV Qi invading the SP/Wood Attacking Earth