Cold/Malaria/Cough/Asthma

Question 1

Chills, fever, no sweating, headache, soreness & pain of the limbs, nasal obstruction, runny nose, itching of the throat, cough, hoarse voice & profuse thin sputum

T: thin, white coat

P: superficial, tense

Answer 1

Wind Cold

LI ₄ / DU ₁₆ / UB ₁₂ / GB ₂₀ / LU ₇

Question 2

Fever, sweating, slight aversion to wind, pain & distending sensation of the head, coughing with yellow, thick sputum, congested & sore throat, thirst

T: Thin, white or yellowish coat

P: Superficial, rapid

Answer 2

Wind Heat

LI _{4 / 11} / DU ₁₄ / SJ ₅ / LU _{10 / 11}

Question 3

Alternating chills & high fever with general hot sensation proceeded by yawning & lassitude; there appears to be intolerable headache, flushed face & red lips, stifling feeling in the chest & hypochondriac region, bitter taste, dry mouth & dire thirst; at the end the patient breaks out in profuse perspiration & fever subsides with body feeling cool

T: thin, sticky & yellow coat

P: String-taut, rapid

Answer 3

Malaria

DU _{14 / 13} / SI ₃ / PC ₅ / SJ ₂ / GB ₄₁

Question 4

Alternating chills & high fever with general hot sensation proceeded by yawning & lassitude; there appears to be intolerable headache, flushed face & red lips, stifling feeling in the chest & hypochondriac region, bitter taste, dry mouth & dire thirst; at the end the patient breaks out in profuse perspiration & fever subsides with body feeling cool

High fever

T: thin, sticky & yellow coat

P: String-taut, rapid

Answer 4

Malaria

DU _{14 / 13} / SI ₃ / PC ₅ / SJ ₂ / GB ₄₁

High fever: LI ₁₁

Question 5

Alternating chills & high fever with general hot sensation proceeded by yawning & lassitude; there appears to be intolerable headache, flushed face & red lips, stifling feeling in the chest & hypochondriac region, bitter taste, dry mouth & dire thirst; at the end the patient breaks out in profuse perspiration & fever subsides with body feeling cool

Splenomegaly

T: thin, sticky & yellow coat

P: String-taut, rapid

Answer 5

Malaria

DU _{14 / 13} / SI ₃ / PC ₅ / SJ ₂ / GB ₄₁

Splenomegaly: LV ­₁₃ / Pigen

Question 6

Alternating chills & high fever with general hot sensation proceeded by yawning & lassitude; there appears to be intolerable headache, flushed face & red lips, stifling feeling in the chest & hypochondriac region, bitter taste, dry mouth & dire thirst; at the end the patient breaks out in profuse perspiration & fever subsides with body feeling cool

High fever with delirium

T: thin, sticky & yellow coat

P: String-taut, rapid

Answer 6

Malaria

DU _{14 / 13} / SI ₃ / PC ₅ / SJ ₂ / GB ₄₁

High fever with delirium:

Prick 12 Hand Jing Well Points

Question 7

Cough, thin white sputum, itchy throat, aversion to cold, fever, no sweat, headache, nasal obstruction & discharge

T: Thin, white coat

P: Superficial

Answer 7

Cough (Exterior Wind Cold)

UB ₁₃ / LU ₇ / LI ₄

Question 8

Cough with yellow, thick sputum, choking cough, sore throat, thirst, fever or headache, aversion to wind, sweating

Pain & Swelling in the throat

Fever & Aversion to cold

T: Thin, yellow coat

P: Superficial, rapid

Answer 8

Cough (Exterior Wind Heat)

UB ₁₃

• Pain & swelling in the throat:* LU ₁₁
• Fever & aversion to cold:* DU ₁₄ / SJ ₅

Question 9

Cough with profuse, white sticky sputum, stuffiness & depression of the chest, loss of appetite

T: White, sticky coat

P: Rolling

Answer 9

Cough (Interior Blockage of the Lungs by Phlegm)

UB ₁₃ / Ren ₁₂ / LU ₅ / ST _{36 / 40}

Question 10

Dry cough without sputum, or scanty sputum, dryness of the nose & throat, sore throat, spitting blood or coughing blood, tidal fever, malar flush

Coughing blood

T: Red with thin coat

P: Thready, rapid

Answer 10

Cough (Interior Lung Yin Xu with Dryness)

UB ₁₃ / LU _{1 / 7} / KD ₆

Coughing blood: UB ₁₇ / LU ₆

Question 11

Cupping & dermal Therapy for cough

Answer 11

• Cupping:* UB _{12 / 13}
• Dermal therapy:* Tap along the DU & UB meridians on the upper back until the skin becomes red or bleeds slightly

Question 12

Cough with thin sputum, rapid breathing, accompanied by chills, fever, headache, no sweating, absence of thirst

T: White coat

P: Superficial, tense

Answer 12

Asthma (Excess Wind Cold)

UB _{13 / 12} / LU ₇ / LI ₄ / DU ₁₄

Question 13

Rapid & short breathing, strong coarse voice, cough with yellow sputum, sensation of chest stuffiness, fever, restlessness, dryness of the mouth

T: Thick, yellow or sticky coat

P: Rolling, rapid

Answer 13

Asthma (Excess Phlegm Heat)

UB ₁₃ / REN ₂₂ / LU ₅ / ST ₄₀ / Dingchuan

Question 14

Short & rapid breathing, feeble voice, weak & low sound of coughing, sweating on exertion

T: Pale

P: Xu

Answer 14

Asthma (Lung Xu)

UB ₁₃ / LU ₉ / SP ₃ / ST ₃₆

Question 15

Dyspnea on exertion after longstanding asthma, severe wheezing, drawing in of the soft tissues of the neck, short breath, lassitude & weakness, sweating, cold limbs

T: Pale

P: Deep, thready

Answer 15

Asthma (Kidney Xu)

UB _{13 / 23} / KD ₃ / REN _{17 / 6}

Question 16

Dyspnea on exertion after longstanding asthma, severe wheezing, drawing in of the soft tissues of the neck, short breath, lassitude & weakness, sweating, cold limbs

Persistent Asthma

T: Pale

P: Deep, thready

Answer 16

Asthma (Kidney Xu)

UB _{13 / 23} / KD ₃ / REN _{17 / 6}

Persistent asthma: DU ₁₂ / UB ₄₃

Question 17

Dyspnea on exertion after longstanding asthma, severe wheezing, drawing in of the soft tissues of the neck, short breath, lassitude & weakness, sweating, cold limbs

Spleen Xu

T: Pale

P: Deep, thready

Answer 17

Asthma (Kidney Xu)

UB _{13 / 23} / KD ₃ / REN _{17 / 6}

Spleen Xu: REN ₁₂ / UB ₂₀