Bi Syndrome Flashcards
Bi means?
Obstruction or blockage
Main symptom of bi syndrome?
Pain in the muscles, tendons, bones, & joints
Painful Obstruction Syndrome is?
A muscle-skeletal system disorder
wind-cold-damp
What other symptoms might you see?
aches, soreness, numbness, heaviness, cold sensation or redness, heat sensation, swelling or difficulty of movement in the effected areas.
Patterns of Bi (4)?
Wind-cold-damp
Wind-damp-heat
Blood stasis &/or phlegm
Qi, Blood, LV & KD Xu
Wind-cold-damp Bi Patterns?
Wind Painful Obst.
Cold Painful Obst.
Damp Painful Obst.
What kind bi moves & changes rapidly, & causes wandering pain in the joints or muscles?
Wind Painful Obstruction
Which Bi congeals & obstructs the movement of Yang qi, which causes severe, fixed, cold pain?
Cold Bi
Which Bi obstructs the circulation of qi & blood, leads to fixed pain, heaviness, swelling, and numbness in muscles & joints?
Damp Bi
Which Bi obstructs the qi & blood flow in the channels, causing pain, heat, swelling, and redness in the joints?
Wind-damp-heat Bi (Heat Bi)
Which Bi can develop from persistent obstructing in joints & muscles by pathogenic factors?
Server qi blood stagnation
Retention of fluids & dampness (Phlegm)
What can lodge in the joints & cause swelling & difficulty in moving the joints?
Phlegm Bi
Which Bi pattern is characterized by aching pain in the lower back & knees, difficulty in flexion & extension of joints, and numbness in affected areas?
Qi, Blood, LV & KD Xu
Etiology of Bi syndrome?
Pre-existing qi & blood xu
Exposure to adverse weather
Prolonged living in damp environment
Excessive physical activities
What is the special TP in wind Bi?
Nourish blood to eliminate wind
What is the special TP for Cold Bi?
Warm and tonify the Yang Qi
What is the special TP for Damp Bi?
Strengthen SP qi
Special TP for Heat Bi?
Clear heat, tonify Yin, generate water
Special TP for Bi w/ BL Stasis & Phlegm Obst?
Relieve pain
TP for deficiency type Bi?
Tonify Qi Nourish blood Benefit LV & KD Dispel pathogenic evil qi Unblock channels
Warming ingredients?
Du Huo Qiang Huo Gui Zhi Jiang Huang Fang Feng Lu Lu Tong
Cooling ingredients?
Sang Zhi Qin Jiao Ge Gen Han Fang Ji Xi Xian Cao Hai Tong Pi
Strengthen bones/sinews ingredients?
Du Zhong
Xu Duan
Sang Ji Shen
Gou Ji
Formula for Wind Bi?
Fang Feng Tang
Formula for Cold Bi?
Fu Zi Tang
Formula for Damp Bi?
Yi Yi Ren Tang
Formula for Heat Bi?
Xuan Bi Tang
