Consumptive Disease Flashcards
Qualities of Consumptive Disease
5 Points
- Chronic (congenital, lingering illness)
- Debilitating Disorders
- Deficiency of Zang & Fu
- Deficiency of Qi and Blood
- Deficiency of Yin and Yang
Consumptive Disease:
Western Medical Diagnsis
7 Points
- Cancers
- Chronic Fatigue
- Severe anemias
- Hemochromatosis (excessive absorption of iron)
- TB
- Thrombocytopenia (low levles of platles, coagulation disorder: Common)
- Lupis
Consumptive Disease:
Etiology
Congenital Conditions
4 Points
- Hereditary
- Parents health / age at time of conception
- Malnutrition in childhood
- Many child births or excessive sexual activity
Consumptive Disease:
Etiology
Non - Congenital
4 Points
- Diet
- Anxiety / overstrain
- Lack of care after serious disease or
- Chronic illness
Consumptive Disease:
4 Main Dificiencies
- Qi
- Blood
- Yin
- Yang
Consumptive Disease:
2 Patterns
Deficiency of Qi
Name 2 organ specific points, per organ, you would use to treat?
- LU Qi Xu (BL 13, LU 9)
- SP Qi Xu (LR 13, CV 6)
Consumptive Disease:
2 Patterns
Deficiency of Blood
Name 2 organ specific points, per organ, you would use to treat?
- HT Blood Xu (HT 7, BL 17)
- LR Blood Xu (LR 8, LR 3)
Consumptive DIsease:
5 Patterns
Deficiency of Yin
What organs become yin xu in consumptive disease?
- LU
- HT
- ST
- LR
- KD
Consumptive Disease:
Symptom Differentiation
LU & HT
Yin Xu
2 symptoms per organ
- LU - dry cough / dry throat
- HT - palpatations / insomnia
Consumptive Disease:
Symptom Differentiation
LR & ST
Yin Xu
2 symptoms per ogan
- LR - dry eyes, numbnes of limbs
- ST - dry stool, hiccup
Consumptive Disease:
3 Patterns
Yang Xu
What organs become yang xu in consumptive disease?
- HT
- SP
- KD
Consumptive Disease:
What is the common treatment principle for all three?
Yang Xu
WARM
Warm HT yang
Warm the Middle
Warm KD yang
MOXA will be used
