common cold Flashcards
external wind invades the lungs (defensive qi) causing what sxs?
aversion to cold fever occipital stiffness headache floating pulse
exterior wind can be combined with what other factors?
cold, heat, dampness, dryness and water
common cold , acupuncture works well. 6 stages exterior pathogenic factors, can be outside, inside-outside, or inside. taiyang. invasion of wind cold where cold or wind predominates.
deeper, it will be shaoyang stage, inside and outside- more like the flu.
yangming (4 bigs)
wei stage and qi stage are the most important stages in the four stages. wei, pathogenic heat.
qi stage
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windo cold sx
aversion to cold, sneezing, runny nose with white water discharge, cough, fever, severe occipital stiffness and ache, NO sweating, NO thirst, floating tight pulse, tongue regular
wind heat sx
aversion to cold, fever, sneezing, cough, running nose with slight yellow mucus, occipital stiffness and ache, SWEATING itchy throat, sore throat, swollen tonsils, THIRST. floating rapid pulse, red tongue body and red tip or red sides. thing white coat.
wind damp sx
aversion to cold, fever, swollen neck glands, nausea, sweating, occipital stiffness, body aches, mm ache
feeling of heaviness in the body, swollen joints, floating slipper pulse
wind dryness sx
fever, slight aversion to cold, slight sweating, dry skin, dry nose, dry mouth, dry thorat, dry cough, sore throat, dry tongue with thin white coat, floating rapid pulse
wind water sx
aversion to cold,facial edema, swellen eyes, cough with profuse white and watery mucus, sweating, no thirst, floating pulse
6 stages- waht are the stages
taiyang- wind cold with prevalence of cold
- wind cold wiht prevalence of wind
shaoyang- channel pattern (stomach heat)
- organ pattern (stomach fire)
yangming
FOUR LEVELS
defensive qi level
qi level
nutritive level
blood level
defensive qi level of the 4 levels relates to what pathology
wind heat
damp heat
summer heat
wind dry heat
qi level of the 4 levels
lung heat, stomach heat, stomach and intestines dry heat, gallbladder heat, stomach and spleen damp heat
nutritive level
heat in the pericardium, heat in the nutritive qi
blood level
heat agitates blood, stirs wind, agitates the interior, collapses yin, collapses yang
in defensive qi level there is wind cold, prevalence of cold. the sx are aversion to cold, fever, no sweat occipital ha, stiff neck, body aches slight cough, runny nose with white dc, sneezing, floating pulse. WHAT IS THE TX PRINCIPLE?
release the exterior, expel wind, scatter cold, resotre the diffusing and descending of lung qi
what acupuncture points should be used for windo cold with a prevalence for cold?
Lu7, LI4,BL12- three most important points to expel wind cold. can cup on bl12
GB20, DU16- expel wind and tx ha and stiff neck
BL13- restores the diffusing and descending of lung qi, and is selected for cough
LI20, DU23- expels wind and clears the nose and are used if sneezing and runny nose are pronounced
DU20- expels wind and relieves headache
Ki7- used in conjunction with LI4 to cause sweating.
wind cold prevalence wind sx
aversion to cold, shivering, fever, slight sweating, occipital ha, stiff neck, body aches, slight cough, runny nose with white discharge, sneezing, pulse floating and slow
treatment principle for wind cold prevalence of wind
release the exterior, expel wind cold and harmonize nutritive and defensive qi
acupoints to treat wind cold prevalence wind
Lu7, LI4 BL12- three most important points to expel wind wold. can cup on bl12
st36- harmonizes nutritive and defensive qi
bl18 nourishes nutritive qi and blood thereby harmonizing them.
LI20, du23 expel wind and clear the nose
bl13- restores diffusing and descending of lung qi
wind heat sx
aversion to cold, shivering, fever, slight sweat, runny nose with yellow discharge, ha, body aches, sore throat, swollen tonsils, thirst, slightly dark urine, tongue, red on sides or front, p- gloating and rapid
tx principle for wind heat
release the exterior, expel wind heat, and restore diffusing and descending of lu qi
acupu points for wind heat
li4, li11 and tw5 are the three most important points to expel wind heat
bl12 - releases the exterior
bl13 diffuses and disperses lu qi
if severe ha add gb20 and du 16. li11 also for the sore throat and can be bled for severe sore throat
wind damp heat sx
aversion to cold, shivering, fever, feeling of heaviness of the head and body, nausea, vomiting, swollen glands, headache, feeling worse in the afternoon, feeling of oppression in the chest and epigastrium, sticky taste in mouth, tongue- sticky yellow coat, p- slippery and floating
tx principle of wind damp heat
release the exterior, expel wind heat, resolve damp
acupoints to tx wind damp heat
LI4, LI11- release the exterior and expel wind heat and resolve damp heat
sp9- resolves damp heat
cv9 and 13 resolve damp and harmonize the center and subdue rebellious st qi
TW5- expels wind heat
du14- clears heat
lu 11
wind dry heat sx
aversion to cold, fever, slight sweating, dryness of nose and motuh and throat, dry cough. t- slight red, and dry
p- floating
tx principle for wind dry heat
release the exterior, expel wind, restore the descending of lunng qi, benefit fluids
acupoints for wind dry heat
Lu7, li4, li11- release the exterior and expel wind heat. lu11 is bled if sore throat.
sp6 and cv12 and ki6 promote fluids. ki6 soothes the throat
acupoints for hoarsness
cv23 benefits throat du14- clear heat and expel wind li11 and li4- expel wind heat lu7- descend lu qi and clear throat ht5- benefits throat
acute tonsilitis is caused by what?
wind heat
Points for acute tonsilitis
li11, li4, st44 (stomach heat often causes tonsilitis)
ren 22, lu11, lu10 to expel wind heat
sore throat is usually due to what?
wind heat
points to tx sore throat
lu11 li4, st43
Lung Heat (qi level)
high fever, feeling of heat, cough, breathless, coughing yellow sputum, thirst, restlessness, sweating t- red with yellow coat, p- overflowing and rapid
tx principle of lung heat
clear lung heat, prevent injury of yin by heat
acupoint for lung heat
lu10- clears heat lu5- resolves phlegm heat from lungs lu1- clears lung heat du14 clears heat sp6- stops sweating and prevents injury of yin by heat
lung phlegm heat
high fever, feeling of heat, restlessness, thirst, vomitin after drinking cough, breathlessness, pn in chest, coughing profuse amounts of yellow sticky sputum, feeling of oppression in the chest, nausea, dry stool dark urine
tongue- red with sticky yellow coat
p- slippery and rapid
tx principle of lung phlegm heat
clear heat, resolve phlegm, restore desciending of lung qi, precvent injury of yin
acupoints for lung phlegm heat
lu5- resolves phlegm heat in lungs
lu1- resolves heat in lungs
st40- resolves phlegm stimulates descending of lu qi
sp6- nourishes yin
stomach heat sx
high fever, intense thirst, feeling of heat, restlessness, profuse sweating, coarse breathing, t- red with dry yellow coat, p- overflowing or big
tx principle of st heat
clear stomach heat, prevent injury of yin
acupoints for st heat
st44, li11, du14 (clears heat), sp6
stomach and intestines dry heat
high fever worse in afternoon, ocnstipation, dry stool, burning feeling in anus, abdominal pn, fullness worse with pressure, restlessness, thirst, faint feeoingk delirium t- red with dry thick yellow brown or black coat, p deep full rapid.
tx principle of st and intestines dry heat
drain stomach fire by purging, benefit fluids
acupoints for stomach and intestines dry heat
li11- clear heat in st and intestines
st 25 and sp15- regulate intestines, and clear st heat and promote bowel movement
st44 and st45- clear st heat (st 45 for mental restlessness)
bl25- rains st fire by promoting bwel movement
tw8 and ki6- promote bowel movement in heat diseases
Gallbladder heat
alternating hot and cold, more hot than cold, bitter taste, thirst, dry throat, irritability, hypochondrial pn, nausea, feeling of fullness in the epigastrium t- red yellow coat p- wiry and rapid
tx principle of gallbladder heat
clear heat in the gallbladder, harmonize the shoayang
acupoints for gallbladder heat
tw5 and gb41- dai mai- harmonize shaoyang
gb43- clears gb heat
li11- clears heat
du14 clears heat
bl22- resolves dampthat is frequently associated with this pattern
lesser yang pattern (shaoyang)
alternating hot and cold, more cold than hot. bitter taste in mouth, dry throat, blurred vision, hypochondrial pn, no thirst, irritability, vomiting, t- white coat, p- wiry and fine
tx principle of lesser yang pattern
harmonize the lesser yang, clear the gallbladder
acupoints for lesser yang pattern
tw5, gb41, du13 all yto harmonize lesser yang
st36 to tonifiy the nutritive qi
stomach and spleen damp heat
fever that decreases after sweating but then returns, a feeling of heaviness in the body and head, feeling of oppression in chest and epigastrium nausea, loose stool, sticky taste.
t- red with sticky yellow coat
p- slippery and rapid
treatment principle of st and sp damp heat
resolve damp harmonize the stomach and strengthen spleen
acupoints for st and sp damp heat
sp9- resolve damp
sp6 resolve damp and tonify spleen
ren 12- resolve damp
ren 13- subdue rebellious stomach qi
ren 10- stimulates the descending of stomach qi
st36 and bl20- tonigy spleen and resolve damp
in seasonal allergic rhinitis, on etreats based on
according to the season. during pollen season, tx is directed at tx the manifestation ie wind cold or wind heat.
during perrenial rhinitis, treatment is based on
the manifestation and the root.
in treatting the manifestation of the allergic rhinitis
wind cold sx
sneezing, profuse runny nose, water or white discharge, pale complexion, stuffed nose, slight headache, no thirst
tx principle of allergic rhinitis due to wind cold
expel wind cold, restore the diffusing and descending of lung qi
acuppoints for allergic rhitnitis due to wind cold
bl12, bl13, lu7- restore diffusing and descending of lung qi and expel wind
li20, bitong and yin tang-n expel wind from nose and stop itching and sneezing
du23, gb20- expel wind from head. du23 expels wind from nose and stops nasal discharge
allergic rhinitis where one is treating the root while outside of the season. the aim (and treatment principle)is what?
tonify the kidney and lungs defensde qi systems, and strengthen the governing vessel.
acupoints to tx the root of allergic rhinitis in off seasons
DU4 and ren 4- strengthen gv bl23, ki3, bl13, du12- tonigy the lung and strengthen governing vessel locally to stop nasal discharge gb20- expel wind from head du14- strengthen gv si3 and bl62- du mai open the gv
perrenial rhinitis treatment principle
tonigy the lung and kidney defensive qi systems, strengthen gv and consolidate the exterior and expel wind.
acupoints for perrenial allergic rhinitis
bl13 du12 ren 12 st36 lu7 lu9- to tonify the lungs defensive system
li4, li20, yin tang and bitong du 23 to expel wind from nose
