DUAL ORGAN PATTERNS

Question 1

Dual Organ Patterns (Definition):

Answer 1

Combinations of disharmonies involving multiple Zang-Fu organs

Question 2

Pattern involving LIVER & LUNG:

Answer 2

“Liver Fire Invading the Lung”

REBELLION of wood against metal: up-flaming of Liver Fire can interfere with the down bearing of Lung Qi.

LUNG HEAT + LIVER FIRE signs

Question 3

Pattern involving HEART & LUNG:

Answer 3

“HEART-LUNG QI DEFICIENCY”

Dual-deficiency

• Heart Qi Deficiency signs (palpitations, “stifling oppression” in chest, mental restlessness…)
• Lung Qi Deficiency signs (shortness of breath, cough, panting on exertion, low voice…)

Question 4

Pattern involving HEART & SPLEEN:

Answer 4

“Dual-Deficiency of Heart and Spleen”

Spleen Qi Deficiency can cause → Heart Blood Deficiency

• Heart Blood Deficiency signs (palpitations, “fearful throbbing”, Shen disturbance, insomnia)
• Spleen Qi Deficiency signs

Question 5

Pattern involving HEART & KIDNEY:

Answer 5

“NON-INTERACTION of HEART and KIDNEY” (communication breakdown)

Normally… KIDNEY YIN ascends ↑ to keep HEART YANG in check, and HEART YAND descends ↓ to warm the KIDNEYS

• KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY signs (weak low back & knees, dizziness, tinnitus, seminal emission, low fever, night sweats, urination issues)
• HEART FIRE signs (palpitations, insomnia, vexation, thirst, yellow urine, constipation…)

Question 6

Pattern involving HEART & SMALL INTESTINE:

Answer 6

“Heart Fire Spreading to the Small Intestine”

• HEART FIRE signs
• SMALL INTESTINE FIRE signs (dark scanty urine, burning urination, blood in urine, abdominal pain, thirst)

Question 7

Pattern involving HEART & LIVER:

Answer 7

“Effulgent Heart-Liver Fire”

WOOD engenders FIRE : Liver Fire easily spreads to the Heart

• Heart Fire Signs (vexation, METAL restlessness…)
• Liver Fire Signs (headache, red eyes, pain in rib side, EMOTIONAL agitation)

Question 8

Core symptoms of HEART FIRE family (3):

Answer 8

• Spirit disquiet
• Palpitations
• Red tongue

Question 9

Pattern involving SPEEN & KIDNEY:

Answer 9

“Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency”

DUAL DEFICIENCY with signs of non-transformation of water predominating : the yang of both organs transform water

• Kidney Yang Deficiency signs
• Spleen Yang Deficiency signs (torpid intake, lower ab. distention, enduring diarrhea, clear-food diarrhea)

Question 10

Pattern involving LIVER & SPLEEN:

Answer 10

“Liver Invading the Spleen” / Liver-Spleen Disharmony

Wood OVER-RESTRAINING Earth
Liver energy too strong and “beats down” spleen… ~IBS

• Liver Qi Stagnation signs
• Spleen Qi Deficiency signs

Question 11

Pattern involving LIVER & STOMACH:

Answer 11

“Liver Invading the Stomach”

• Liver Qi Stagnation signs
• Stomach Qi Deficiency signs / Counterflow of Stomach Qi