HBKim - Foundations Flashcards
Identifying the cause of the patient’s disharmony is an important part of East Asian medical practice. It is important not to consider the presenting disharmony as the cause of disease. Emotional strain belongs to:
Internal causes of disease
External causes of disease
Miscellaneous causes of disease
Internal causes of disease
D&Lifestyle 1
Overeating is an common cause of disease in our society. From the point of view of East Asian Medicine, overeating weakens the
__________, leading to accumulation of _________.
Liver/Gallbaldder, Wind
Heart/Small Intestine, Heat
Spleen/Stomach, Dampness/Phlegm
Kidney/Bladder, Cold
Spleen/Stomach, Dampness/Phlegm
D&L 1
Which of the following has the risk of malnutrition?
- poor elderly people living alone
- people with very strict diets
- those who suffer from anorexia and/or bulimia
- All the above
- All the above
A vegetarian diet by itself is not a cause of disease. However, being a vegetarian does necessitate being more aware of food combining to ensure an adequate intake of protein. A lack of animal food may induce a _____, especially in women.
Qi deficiency
Blood deficiency
Yin deficiency
Jing deficiency
Blood deficiency
D&L1
Excessive consumption of what Eastern medicine considers to be cold‐energy foods (such as raw foods, salads, ice‐creams, iced drinks, and fruit) may weaken the Spleen, in particular .
Spleen Qi
Spleen Blood
Spleen Yang
Spleen Yin
Spleen Yang
D&L 1
Excessive consumption of sweet foods and sugar, extremely common in our society, gives rise to .
Dampness
Yang deficiency
Yin deficiency
Qi stagnation
Dampness
D&L1
Excessive consumption of hot‐energy and spicy foods, such as curry, alcohol, lamb, beef or spices, gives rise to _____ symptoms.
Cold
Heat
Phlegm
Yin deficiency
Heat
D&L 1
Which animal products consist of cold nature?
Lamb
Chicken
Beef
Pork
Pork
D&L1
Excessive consumption of greasy and fried foods gives rise to the formation of .
Heat
Blood stasis
Phlegm or Dampness
Yang deficiency
Phlegm or Dampness
D&L 1
Eating in a hurry, discussing work while eating, going straight back to work after eating, eating late in the evening and eating in a state of emotional tension are all habits that interfere with a proper digestion of food and, in particular, lead to deficiency of
_________
Liver Blood
Spleen Yang
Stomach Yin
Kidney Yin
Stomach Yin
D&L1
Generally speaking, the Stomach prefers foods which are _______ and not too dry; the Spleen prefers the opposite, i.e. foods that are ______.
dry; moist
moist; dry
moist; dry
D&L1
If a person suffers from a Yang deficiency, it is appropriate to eat more of the ______ foods. If the person is engaged in heavy physical work, it is appropriate to eat more of the _____ foods.
hot
cold
dry
moist
Hot
D&L 1
Excessive consumption of raw vegetables, fruit and cold drinks (cold foods) causes _________.
Stomach Cold
Stomach Heat
SP Qi deficiency
LV Qi stagnation
Stomach Cold
D&L 1
Eating at regular times is important because the body has a natural rhythm of Qi flow in different organs at different times. Therefore, it is important to have meals at regular times as follows EXCEPT:
To eat a proper breafkast
Not to eat over or undereat
Nibble between meals
Not to eat late at night
Not to eat too fast
Nibble between meals
D&L1
Eating late at night (a time of Yin) leads to _______ deficiency.
Stomach Yin
Stomach Yang
Stomach Yin
D&L1
The emotional frame of mind at meal times is important. If one eats while worrying about something such as one’s work, it will lead to Stomach __________ or Stomach‐Qi rebelling upwards. If one eats in a state of sadness, it may lead to Stomach _______ .
Qi deficiency, Qi stagnation
Qi stagnation, Qi deficiency
Blood stasis, Blood deficiency
Blood deficiency, Blood stasis
Qi stagnation, Qi deficiency
D&L1
Eating on the run, grabbing a quick bite during a short lunch hour and eating while working also cause __________ .
Qi stagnation in the Stomach or Stomach‐Qi rebelling upwards
Spleen Qi deficiency
Kidney Yin deficiency
Liver Wind
Qi stagnation in the Stomach or Stomach‐Qi rebelling upwards
D&L1
A frequent cause of disease in early childhood is diet. Weaning a baby too early (as the tendency is more and more today) may cause ______.
Dampness of Phlegm
Qi stagnation
Blood stasis
Spleen deficiency
Spleen deficiency
D&L1
What is the definition of overwork?
Excessive physical work
Working excessively long hours for many years
Working excessively long hours for many years
D&L2
A 45‐year‐old male patient presents with the following symptoms: fatigue, insomnia, dream‐disturbed sleep, palpitations, tongue sores, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, forgetfulness, and the inability to concentrate, even for short periods of time. Upon questioning, he shares his daily routine of getting up at 6 in the morning to catch a 6:30 downtown subway train. He then arrives, to work in an office under stressful conditions, then returns home late at 8 pm. Daily eating habits are infrequent and irregular. When he does eat, the meal consists of a sandwich consumed at his desk while working. This routine has been the same for the past 15 years. What is the “main” etiology of his symptoms?
Overwork
Excessive physical work
Weak constitution
Emotional stress
Diet
Overwork
D&L2
In our daily activities of work and exercise, we normally use .
Yin substance
Kidney Essence
Yang Qi
Yang Qi
D&L2
_____ provide the physiological basis for more long‐term reservoirs of energy.
Yin substance
Yang energy
Yin substance
D&L2
Which substance replenish gradually over a long period of time by modified lifestyle?
Qi
Yin
Yin
D&L2
Qi and Yin represent two levels of energy. Qi is used up by working and replenished by rest. When a person overworks, Qi cannot be replenished fast enough and ______ is used instead.
Yin
Yang
Yin
D&L2
Overwork over many years is a major cause of _____ deficiency
Qi
Blood
Yin
Yang
Yin
D&L2
Overwork’ consists in working long hours without adequate rest for years. Overwork leads to Yin deficiency, especially _______ Yin deficiency.
Liver
Heart
Lung
Kidney
Kidney
D&L2
Excessive mental work and concentration weakens the .
Liver
Spleen
Lung
Kidney
Spleen
D&L2
Excessive physical work includes EXCEPT
physical work in the course of one’s occupation (e.g. removal men)
excessive physical exercise (e.g. gym work‐out)
excessive sport (e.g. football)
excessive lifting
excessive ballet
Working excessively long hours for many years
Working excessively long hours for many years
D&L2
The “female athlete triad” is an interrelationship of_________, low energy availability (with or without an eating disorder), and decreased bone mineral density; it is relatively common among young women participating in sports.
menstrual dysfunction
respiratory depression
pinpoint pupils
CNS depression
menstrual dysfunction
D&L2
Excessive lifting, as happens frequently in the building or house removal trades, weakens the __________ and the lower back. Excessive standing also weakens the ______.
Liver
Spleen
Lung
Kidney
Kidney
D&L2
In Simple Questions, chapter 23 discusses the ‘five exhaustions’. According to Simple Questions, Excessive use of the eyes injures the _______.
Sinew
Qi
Blood
Bone
Blood
D&L2
In Simple Questions, chapter 23 discusses the ‘five exhaustions’. According to Simple Questions, Excessive standing injures the
________.
Sinew
Bone
Blood
Qi
Bone
D&L2
Excessive physical work in general depletes mostly the _______ and the ________ , as the former controls the muscles and the latter the sinews.
Liver, Spleen
Spleen, Kidney
Kidney, Lung
Spleen, Liver
Spleen, Liver
D&L2
Excessive use of one part of the body will also cause ______ in that particular part.
Shen disturbance
Blood deficiency
Qi stagnation
Qi deficiency
Qi stagnation
D&L2
Excessive jogging weakens the muscles and the bones and therefore the _________ and __________ .
Spleen, Kidney
Spleen, Liver
Spleen, Kidney
D&L2
Lack of exercise will lead to _______ and, in some cases, ___________ .
Qi stagnation, Dampness
Qi deficiency, Blood deficiency
Yang deficiency, Yin deficiency
Liver Fire, Heart Fire
Qi stagnation, Dampness
D&L2
In Simple Questions, chapter 23 discusses the ‘five exhaustions’. According to Simple Questions, Excessive sitting injures the
.
Qi (i.e. the Lung)
Blood (i.e. the Heart)
Muscle (i.e. the Spleen)
Bone (i.e. the Kidney)
Muscle
D&L2
Which exercises are recommended for patients suffering from Qi deficiency who do not have energy for more vigorous workouts?
Car racing or Tai Chi Quan
Yoga or Triathlon
Boxing or Kung Fu
Yoga or Tai Chi Quan
Yoga or Tai Chi Quan
D&L2
Long face, broad shoulders, straight back, tall, sinewy body
Wood body type
Fire body type
Earth body type
Metal body type
Water body type
Wood body type
Diagnosis1
Pale complexion, square face, flat abdomen, strong voice
Wood body type
Fire body type
Earth body type
Metal body type
Water body type
Metal body type
Diagnosis1
Without Spirit
Has luster in complexion
Have luster and brightness in eyes
Alert and clear
Labored breathing
Labored breathing
Diagnosis1
In Su Wen physiognomy, nose corresponds to
image
Heart
Spleen
Kidney
Lung
Liver
Spleen
Diagnosis1
In Su Wen physiognomy, left cheek corresponds to
image
Heart
Spleen
Kidney
Lung
Liver
Liver
Diagnosis1
Right side of the tongue correspond to
GB
LV
LU
SP
GB
Diagnosis1
In infant’s index finger diagnosis, Serious and life-threatening disease
Gate of Wind
Gate of Qi
Gate of Life
Gate of Water
Gate of Life
Diagnosis1
Bluish venules seen up to proximal interphalangeal joint
Cold pattern, Exterior pathogen factor and a mild disease
Cold pattern, Interior and rather more severe disease
Heat pattern, Exterior pathogen factor and a mild disease
Heat pattern, Interior and rather more severe disease
Cold pattern, Interior and rather more severe disease
Diagnosis1
Pale complexion indicates EXCEPT
image
Blood deficiency
Yin deficiency
Yang deficiency
Excessive cold
Yin deficiency
Yellow sclera, Smoky dark body
Yang Jaundice
Yin Jaundice
Cold-damp in SP/ST
ST Qi recovering after an illness
Yin Jaundice
Diagnosis1
Green color on the nose
Liver Wind
Liver Fire
Qi stagnation with abdominal pain
Liver Qi stagnation turning into heat
Qi stagnation with abdominal pain
Diagnosis1
Dark complexion without brightness
+ scaly skin
Prolonged blood stasis
Heat pattern
Cold pattern
Kidney deficiency
Prolonged blood stasis
Diagnosis1
Sclera corresponds to which organ?
Liver
Heart
Spleen
Lung
Kidney
Lung
Diagnosis1
Spleen corresponds to
Iris
Corners of the eye
Upper eyelid
Lower eyelid
Pupil
Upper eyelid
Diagnosis1
Green/blue tip of the nose
Abdominal pain from Spleen Cold
Spleen Damp-Heat
Blood deficiency
Toxic-Heat
Abdominal pain from Spleen Cold
Diagnosis1
Dry, withered, dark ear lobes
Cold pattern
Pain
Kidney Qi and Yin exhaustion
Strong constitution
Kidney Qi and Yin exhaustion
Diagnosis1
Swollen but not painful gums
Stomach Heat
Stomach Empty-Heat
Blood deficiency
Kidney Yin deficiency
Stomach Empty-Heat
Diagnosis1
Mononucleosis,
Acute stage of glandular fever
Swollen tonsils of a normal color
Chronically red and swollen tonsils
Acutely red and swollen tonsil
Greyish tonsils
Greyish tonsils
Diagnosis1
Wind-Water invading Lung
Acute edema of the hands and face
Pitting edema of the hands
Pitting edema of the feet
Pitting edema of the four limbs
Acute edema of the hands and face
Diagnosis1
Seen in Atrophy syndrome
Muscle rigidity
Muscle hardness
Muscle flaccidity
Feeling of Heat
Muscle flaccidity
Diagnosis1
Shouting and loud voice
Liver disharmony, excess pattern
Liver disharmony, deficiency pattern
Heart disharmony, excess pattern
Heart disharmony, deficiency pattern
Liver disharmony, excess pattern
Diagnosis1
Rancid (Goatish, Fetid) smell
Wood element
Fire element
Earth element
Metal element
Water element
Wood element
Diagnosis1
Belongs to Water element
Goatish
Scorched
Sweetish
Zank
Putrid
Putrid
Diagnosis1
Shao Yang syndrome
Chills > Fever
Fever < Chills
Alternating Chills and fever
Decreasing Chills and Increasing Fever
Eight Fever, Morning Coolness
Alternating Chills and fever
Diagnosis2
Empty Cold EXCEPT
Hard to touch
Pain better with warmth and pressure
Weak pulse
Slow, gradual onset
Hard to touch
Diagnosis2
Profuse cold oily sweat during a severe illness
Qi deficiency
Damp-Heat
Yin Collapse
Yang Collapse
Yang Collapse
Diagnosis2
Headache on Forehead
Tai Yang headache
Yang Ming headache
Shao Yang headache
Jue Yin headache
Yang Ming headache
Diagnosis2
Pale rimmed ulcers on the gums
Stomach Excess Heat
Stomach Deficiency Heat
Heart Fire
Disharmony of ZEE channel
Stomach Deficiency Heat
Diagnosis2
Wandering from joint to joint
Wind Bi
Cold Bi
Damp Bi
Heat Bi
Wind Bi
Diagnosis2
Deficiency pattern
Severe pain, aggravated by eating
Dull pain, alleviated by eating
Feeling of fullness
Feeling of distention
Dull pain, alleviated by eating
Diagnosis2
High pitch tinnitus, aggravated by pressing
Kidney Yin deficiency
Kidney Yang deficiency
Kidney Qi deficiency
Liver Yang rising
Liver Yang rising
Diagnosis2
Insomnia, Bitter taste in the morning
Heart Fire
Liver Fire
Spleen Damp-Heat
Food retention
Heart Fire
Diagnosis2
Thirst but with no desire to drink
Excess Heat
Stomach Yin deficiency
Kidney Yin deficiency
Cold pattern
Damp-Heat
Damp-Heat
Diagnosis2
Waking up many times during the night
HT Blood deficiency
Food retention
HT and KD miscommunication
GB deficiency
HT and KD miscommunication
Diagnosis2
Extreme lethargy and lassitude with a feeling of Cold
Spleen Qi deficiency
Kidney Yang deficiency
Damp retention
Phlegm retention
Kidney Yang deficiency
Diagnosis2
Cocks-crow (daybreak) diarrhea
Kidney Yang deficiency
Spleen Qi deficiency
Damp-Heat in Large Intestine
Blood Heat
Kidney Yang deficiency
Diagnosis2
Pain during urination
Qi stagnation in Lower Jiao
Bladder Damp-Heat
Qi deficiency
Kidney Yang deficiency
Bladder Damp-Heat
Diagnosis2
Heavy menstrual beading with bright-red color
Blood Heat
Qi deficiency
Blood stasis
Blood deficiency
Blood Heat
Diagnosis2
Baby vomiting of milk and colic, disturbed sleep with loud crying
Cold retention
Food retention
Liver Fire
Latent Heat
Food retention
Diagnosis2
Sharp pain with fixed location
Qi stagnation
Fire rising
Blood stasis
Damp blocking Qi and Blood
Blood stasis
Diagnosis2
Pain with hollow sensation
Blood deficiency leading to emptiness of vessels
Dampness leading to emptiness of vessels
Heat leading to emptiness of vessels
Cold leading to emptiness of vessels
Blood deficiency leading to emptiness of vessels
Diagnosis2
Excessive movement of Ethereal Soul
Liver Qi stagnation
Liver Blood deficiency
Spleen and Kidney deficiency
Phlegm-Fire
Phlegm-Fire
Diagnosis2
Chronic tiredness, feeling of oppression of the chest, dizziness, muzziness
Spleen Qi deficiency
Damp retention
Phlegm retention
Shao Yang pattern
Phlegm retention
Diagnosis2
Excessive sexual desire EXCEPT
Kidney Yang deficiency with empty cold
Kidney Yin deficiency with empty heat
Liver Fire
Heart Fire
Kidney Yang deficiency with empty cold
Diagnosis2
A 40-year-old male patient suffers from fullness,
pain, and burning in the hypochondrium, bitter
taste in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, loss of
appetite, abdominal distention, and oliguria with
reddish-colored urine. His tongue is red with greasy
yellow coating. His pulse is wiry, slippery and rapid.
A. Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
B. Damp-Heat in the Spleen
C. Liver overacting the Stomach
D. Liver overacting the Spleen
A. Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
Diagnosis Case
A 30-year-old female patient suffers from massive
uterine bleeding, thin and light colored menstrual
blood, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, and
lack of spirit. Her complexion is pale. Her tongue is
pale with thin, white coating. Her pulse is weak.
A. Liver Qi Stagnation
B. Spleen and Kidney deficiency
C. Blood Stasis
D. Failure of the Spleen to keep Blood within the vessels
D. Failure of the Spleen to keep Blood within the vessels
Diagnosis Case
A 28-year-old female patient has had no menstrual periods
for the last 3 months. Before that, she states, her
menstruation yielded only a scanty, light-colored flow. She
has a dull and sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, and
suffers from dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, poor vision, numb
and trembling hands and feet, tense tendons, insomnia, and
excessive dreaming. Her tongue is pale, and her pulse is wiry
and thready.
A. Heart Blood deficiency
B. Liver Blood deficiency
C. Liver Yin deficiency
D. Stomach Yin deficiency
B. Liver Blood deficiency
Diagnosis Case
A 48-year-old female patient has been very healthy and free of disease for the past 20 years. This year, however, her menstruation has not occurred monthly, but every 2 or 3 months. In her most recent menstrual period, the menses were scanty. She was easily angered, resulting in frequent quarrels with her husband. After this, she suffered from insomnia all night. For the next 24 hours, she did not return home, instead going up onto a rooftop to sing to herself continuously. She was
hospitalized for this neurotic behavior, but received ineffective
treatment. Now, the following symptoms persist: palpitations, a poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, lassitude of the loins and legs, a dry throat, running a fever only during the afternoon, night sweats, deep colored urine, a red and peeled tongue with a reddened tip and yellow, dry tongue coating, and a thready-rapid pulse.
A. Kidney and Heart not harmonized
B. Liver Qi Stagnation
C. Disturbance of Phlegm with Gallbladder and Stomach disharmony
D. Heart Fire
A. Kidney and Heart not harmonized
Diagnosis Case
A 40-year-old male laborer who is your patient suffered from a
pulmonary attack over one year ago. After this, the medicine he was taking proved ineffective, and he became emaciated and suffered from bouts of coughing that produced blood-stained sputum. Three months ago in autumn, he began to suffer from the following clinical manifestations, which have continued up to the present: frequent coughing with a small amount of glutinous sputum that is very difficult to expectorate, a dull pain in the right side of the chest, a dry and painful throat, dry lips and mouth, a feverish feeling every day at about 1:00 p.m. which does not involve aversion to cold, heavy night sweats, no appetite, lassitude in the loins and knees, fatigue, occasional seminal
emissions, dry stool, a red tongue with little coating, and a thready-rapid pulse where the Chi pulse location feels deep and weak.
A. Lung Yin deficiency
B. Kidney Yin deficiency
C. Interior Heat caused by Deficient Yin
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Diagnosis case
Which of the following is the best prescription for
treating a patient who complains of chills, fever,
headache, soreness and pain in the limbs, nasal
obstruction, running nose, cough, no sweating,
profuse thin sputum, a thin, white tongue coating,
and a superficial and tense pulse?
A. DU14(Dazhui), LI11(Quchi), LI4(Hegu), LU11(Shaoshang)
B. DU14(Dazhui), 11 1(Quchi), Ll4(Hegu), LU11(Shaoshang), SJ9{Waiguan)
C. LU7(Lieque), GB20(Fengchi), UB12(Fengmen), Ll4(Hegu)
D. GB20{Fengchi}, SJ5(Waiguan), ST40(Fenglong), LI2Z0(Yingxiang)
C. LU7(Lieque), GB20(Fengchi), UB12(Fengmen), Ll4(Hegu)
Diagnosis Case
Which of the following prescriptions is the best
choice to treat a patient with the following signs
and symptoms infrequent and difficult defecation
every three to five days, fullness and distending
pain in the abdomen and hypochondriac regions,
frequent belching, loss of appetite, a thin, sticky
tongue coating and a wiry pulse?
A. UB25(Dachangshu}, ST25(Tianshu), KD6{Zhaohai}, RN12{Zhongwan), ST36(Zusanli)
B. UB25[Dachangshu), ST25(Transhu), SJ6(Zhigou), RN12(Zhongwan), LV3(Taichong)
C. UB25(Dachangshu), ST25{Tianshu), LIL A(Quchi}, Li4(Hegu), ST36(Zusanli)
D. —- UB25(Dachangshu), ST25(Tianshu), UB20(Pishu), UB21(Wershuj, ST36(Zusanli)
B. UB25[Dachangshu), ST25(Transhu), SJ6(Zhigou), RN12(Zhongwan), LV3(Taichong)
Julie, 34 year old female : Her chief complain is infertility for
about eight years. Julie has been married for about twelve
years and has had three miscarriages during the last eight
years. She also reports that ever since her first miscarriage,
she has had irregular cycles and lower abdominal pain
during menstruation. The pain is worse with pressure and
improved with warmth. Her tongue is pale purple with a dry
thin coating, and her pulse is thready, deep and weak.
A. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive out Blood stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction|
B. Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction)
C. Gu Jing Wan [Stabilize the Menses Pill)
D. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan [Cinnamon Twig & Por Pilli
B. Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction)
Diagnosis Case
Susie, 44 year old female : Susie complains of
hiccup and nausea that have been going on for over
a month. Her symptoms began soon after she had a
hysterectomy six weeks ag: symptoms are
worse after eating spicy food and improve when
she drinks water. Her tangue is red|with scanty
coating, and her pulse is rapid and weak.
A. Yue Ju Wan (Escape Restraint Pill)
B. Xiao Yao San (rambling Powder)
C. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive out Blood stasis in the Mansion of blood Decoction)
D. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel & Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
D. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel & Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
Diagnose Case
Janie, 68 year old female : Janie was diagnosed with
emphysema five years ago. She complains of
shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing with much
watery sputum and a heavy, tight feeling in the
chest. Janie also reports that her legs feel weak. Her
ankles are slightly swollen. Her tongue is greasy
white coating, and her pulse is rolling and/weak.
A. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Pee! & Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
B. Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum & Licorice Decoction)
C. Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang Penilla fruit decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
D. Ding Chuan Tang tarest wheerng becoct’on|
C. Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang Penilla fruit decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
Diagnosis Case
Features of tongue diagnosis
A. Tongue body - Color
B. Tongue body - Form
C. Tongue coating - Quality
D. Tongue coating - Color
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
Tongue
Pale tongue indicates EXCEPT
A. Qi deficiency
B. Yang deficiency
C. 8lood deficiency
D. Yin deficiency
D. Yin deficiency
Tongue
Red tongue + Yellow coating
A. Excess Heat
B. Deficiency Heat
C. Qi stagnation
D. 8lood stasis
A. Excess Heat
Tongue
Red tongue + Peeled coating
A. Excess Heat
B. Deficiency Heat
C. Qi stagnation
D. 8lood stasis
- Deficiency Heat
Tongue
Deep Red tongue
A. Shang Han - Shao Yang level
B. Shang Han - Tai Yin level
C. Wen 8ing - Wei level
D. Wen 8ing - Ying level
D. Wen 8ing - Ying level
Tongue
Purple tongue + Moist
A. Qi stagnation
8. Yang deficiency
C. 8lood stasis due to Heat
D. 8lood stasis due to Cold
C. Bluish Purple tongue
Purple tongue + Dry
A. Qi stagnation
B. Yang deficiency
C. Blood stasis due to Heat
D. Blood stasis due to Cold
C. Blood stasis due to Heat
Tongue
Blood stasis from Internal Heat
A. Red tongue with Yellow coating
B. Reddish Purple tongue
C. Bluish Purple tongue
D. Scarlet tongue
B. Reddish Purple tongue
Pale Swollen tongue + Teethmarks
A. SP or KD Yang deficiency producing harmful water
B. Excessive Heat in HT or SP
C. Toxicosis
D. Yin deficiency
A. SP or KD Yang deficiency producing harmful water
Swollen tongue, Deep-red in color, occupying the entire space of the mouth
A. SP or KD Yang deficiency producing harmful water
B. Excessive Heat in HT or SP
C. Toxicosis
D. Yin deficiency
B. Excessive Heat in HT or SP
Red tongue, Swollen red tip
A. Liver Fire
B. Heart Fire
C. Stomach Fire
D. Lung Heat
B. Heart Fire
Sides of the tongue are Swollen and Red. Possible Treatment?
A. Tian Da Gou Teng Yin
B. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
C. LV2, LV3, GB20
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Thin tongue, Pale in color
A. Blood stasis due to Cold
B. Qi and Blood deficiency
C. Fire due to Yin deficiency
D. Internal accumulation of heat
B. Qi and Blood deficiency
Thin tongue, Deep-red in color
A. Blood stasis due to Cold
B. Qi and 8lood deficiency
C. Fire due to Yin deficiency
D. Internal accumulation of heat
C. Fire due to Yin deficiency
Cracked tongue + Deep-red
A. Normal
8. Blood deficiency
C. Excess Heat
D. Blood stasis
C. Excess Heat
If the tongue cracks are not deep and remain there all the time unchanged
A. Normal
B. Blood deficiency
C. Excess Heat
D. Blood stasis
A. Normal
Tongue cracks like Ice Floes
A. Yin deficiency from aging
8. Spleen Qi and Yin deficiency
C. Emotional disorder
D. Prior Lung disease
A. Yin deficiency from aging
Deep central crack + Small cracks on the side
A. Yin deficiency from aging
8. Spleen Qi and Yin deficiency
C. Emotional disorder
D. Prior Lung disease
E. Kidney Yin deficient Heat
E. Kidney Yin deficient Heat
Thorny and Red tongue
A. Qi stagnation
B. Blood stasis
C. Internal accumulation of pathogenic Heat
D. Internal accumulation of pathogenic Cold
C. Internal accumulation of pathogenic Heat
Deviated tongue and Rigid tongue both indicate
A. Invasion of the PC by Heat
B. Retention of turbid Phlegm in the interior
C. Excessive pathogenic Heat consuming body fluid
D. Early threatening signs of Wind-stroke
D. Early threatening signs of Wind-stroke
Flaccid tongue indicates EXCEPT
A. Retention of turbid phlegm in the interior
B. Extreme Qi and Blood deficiency
C. Consumption of Yin fluid
D. Yin collapse
A. Retention of turbid phlegm in the interior
Thick coating indicates EXCEPT
A. Retention of Dampness
B. Retention of Food
C. Accumulation of Heat if the coating is yellow
D. Exterior Wind attack
D. Exterior Wind attack
Red tongue, Yellow coating, Dry
A. Excess Heat
B. Yin deficient Heat
C. Consumption of body fluids
D. Harmful Water and Damp
A. Excess Heat
Red tongue, No coating, Dry
A. Excess Heat
B. Yin deficient Heat
C. Blood deficiency
D. Harmful Water and Damp
B. Yin deficient Heat
Pale tongue, Excessive moisture
A. Excess Heat
8. Yin deficient Heat
C. 8lood deficiency
D. Harmful Water and Damp
D. Harmful Water and Damp
Tongue with excessive moisture, saliva dribbles
A. Slippery tongue
B. Geographic tongue
C. Mirror tongue
D. Glossy tongue
A. Slippery tongue
Greasy, hard to scrub
A. Rigid tongue
B. Sticky tongue
C. Granular tongue
D. Peeled tongue
B. Sticky tongue
Pasty, easily scrubbed, like soybean curds
A. Rigid tongue
B. Sticky tongue
C. Granular tongue
D. Peeled tongue
C. Granular tongue
Both Sticky and Granular tongue indicate
A. Retention of Dampness
8. Retention of Phlegm
C. Retention of Food
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Both Geographic and Glossy tongue indicate
A. Early signs of Wind-Stroke
B. Invasion of the PC by Heat
C. Retention of Damp, Phlegm, or Food
D. Consumption of ST Qi and Yin
D. Consumption of ST Qi and Yin
Thick White coating indicates
A. Normal
B. Exterior Cold
C. Interior Cold
D. Interior Heat
C. Interior Cold
Shao Yang syndrome EXCEPT
A. White coting on the right side of tongue
B. White tip + Black root
C. White tip + Grey root
D. Yellow coating on the left side of tongue
D. Yellow coating on the left side of tongue
Both Thin Yellow and Thick Yellow tongue coating indicate
A. Exterior Cold
8. Interior Cold
C. Exterior Heat
D. Interior Heat
D. Interior Heat
Yellowish Grey tongue coating, Dry
A. Interior Excessive Heat
B. Retention of Cold
C. Retention of Dampness
D. Extreme Yang deficiency
A. Interior Excessive Heat
Whitish grey tongue coating, Moist
A. Interior Excessive Heat
B. Retention of Cold or Dampness
C. Extreme Heat
D. Extreme Cold
B. Retention of Cold or Dampness
Yellowish Black tongue coating, Dry, with Thorns
A. Extreme Heat
B. Extreme Cold
C. Extreme Dampness
D. Extreme Food retention
A. Extreme Heat
Black tongue coating, Pale tongue body, Slippery tongue
A. Extreme Heat due to Yin deficiency
B. Extreme Cold due to Yang deficiency
C. Extreme Phlegm retention
D. Extreme Food retention
B. Extreme Cold due to Yang deficiency
Antibiotics’ effect on tongue
A. Peeled tongue
B. Red and Swollen tongue
C. Tongue tip to become red
D. Very thick brown or black and dry coating
A. Peeled tongue
Corticosteroids’ effect on tongue
A. Peeled tongue
B. Red and Swollen tongue
C. Tongue tip to become red
D. Very thick brown or black and dry coating
B. Red and Swollen tongue
Anti-neoplastics’ effect on tongue
A. Peeled tongue
8. Red and Swollen tongue
C. Tongue tip to become red
D. Very thick brown or black and dry coating
D. Very thick brown or black and dry coating
Pulse location in lower area EXCEPT
A. LV3
B. KD3
C. ST42
D. SP6
D. SP6
Deep depth match with
A. Qi
B. 8lood
C. Yin
D. Wind
C. Yin
Left Guan position
A. Lung pulse
B. Spleen pulse
C. Heart pulse
D. Liver pulse
D. Liver pulse
Left Chi position
A. Liver pulse
B. Kidney Yin pulse
C. Spleen pulse
D. Kidney Yang pulse
B. Kidney Yin pulse
Pulse on the Left Hand EXCEPT
A. Lung pulse
- Heart pulse
C. Liver pulse
D. Kidney Yin pulse
A. Lung pulse
Left Guan Right Guan in physiology
A. Generate
8. Control
C. Overacting
D. Insult
- Control
Left Guan Left Cun in physiology
A. Generate
8. Control
C. Overacting
D. Insult
A. Generate
Slippery pulse is also known as
A. Overflowing pulse
B. Surging pulse
C. Flooding pulse
D. Rolling pulse
D. Rolling pulse
Wiry pulse is also known as
A. String-taut pulse
8. Choppy pulse
C. Hesitant pulse
D. Rough pulse
A. String-taut pulse
Hasty pulse is also known as
A. Abrupt pulse
B. Hurried pulse
C. Skipping pulse
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Floating and Empty pulse
A. Exterior Wind-Cold
B. Exterior Wind-Heat
C. Exterior Wind-Water
D. Yin deficiency
D. Yin deficiency
Deep and Weak pulse
A. Qi deficiency
B. Yang deficiency
C. 8lood deficiency
D. Yin deficiency
B. Yang deficiency
Normal beats for 35-50 years old
A. 90
B. 84
C. 72
D. 68
C. 72
SP9 and LIll used for
A. Floating and Rapid pulse
8. Wiry and Rapid pulse
C. Slippery and Rapid pulse
D. Thin and Rapid pulse
C. Slippery and Rapid pulse
Full pulse EXCEPT
A. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
8. Da Cheng Qi Tang
C. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
D. Yue Ju Wan
E. Xiao Yao San
E. Xiao Yao San
Surging pulse
A. Shang Han - Shao Yang level
B. Shang Han - Yang Ming Jing level
C. Shang Han - Yang Ming Fu level
D. Shang Han - Tai Yin level
B. Shang Han - Yang Ming Jing level
Yin within Yang pulse
A. Surging pulse
B. Slippery pulse
C. Tight pulse
D. Confined pulse
A. Surging pulse
“Thin” pulse EXCEPT
A. Soggy pulse
B. Thin pulse
C. Weak pulse
D. Tight pulse
D. Tight pulse
Slippery pulse often found coexisting with
A. Purple tongue
B. Dry tongue coating
C. Greasy tongue coating
D. Peeled tongue coating
C. Greasy tongue coating
“A knife scraping bamboo”
A. Surging pulse
B. Slippery pulse
C. Choppy pulse
D. Hollow pulse
C. Choppy pulse
Indication of Wiry pulse EXCEPT
A. Liver or Gallbladder disharmony
B. Pain
C. Phlegm-Fluid
D. Dampness
D. Dampness
Tight pulse indicates EXCEPT
A. Cold pattern due to Excess
B. Cold pattern due to Yang deficiency
C. Pain
D. Food retention
B. Cold pattern due to Yang deficiency
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
A. Wiry pulse
B. Choppy pulse
C. Soggy pulse
D. Weak pulse
C. Soggy pulse
Weak pulse indicates EXCEPT
A. Qi deficiency
B. Yang deficiency
C. Blood deficiency
D. Yin deficiency
B. Yang deficiency
Weak pulse on the Right Guan position
A. Bai He Gu Jin Tang
B Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
C. Zuo Gui Wan
D. You Gui Wan
B Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Rapid + Irregular interval
A. Hasty pulse
B. Knotted pulse
C. Intermittent pulse
D. Choppy pulse
A. Hasty pulse
Slow + Regular interval
A. Hasty pulse
B. Knotted pulse
C. Intermittent pulse
D. Choppy pulse
C. Intermittent pulse
Knotted pulse indicates
A. Excessive Heart Fire
B. Heart Yin deficiency
C. Heart Yang deficiency
D. Wind pattern
C. Heart Yang deficiency
Long pulse indicates
A. Excess Heat pattern
B. Severe Qi deficiency
C. Qi stagnation
D. Extreme deficiency of Qi and 8lood
A. Excess Heat pattern
Extremely Fine and Soft.
Difficult to feel, barely perceptible, seems about to disappear, sometimes present, sometimes not
A. Long pulse
8. Short pulse
C. Minute pulse
D. Moderate pulse
C. Minute pulse
Generally a healthy pulse
A. Long pulse
8. Short pulse
C. Minute pulse
D. Moderate pulse
D. Moderate pulse
Floating and Moderate pulse
A. Ma Huang Tang
8. Gui Zhi Tang
C. Ge Gen Tang
D. Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Gui Zhi Tang
Great blood loss
A. Hollow pulse
B. Confined pulse
C. Scattered pulse
D. Hidden pulse
A. Hollow pulse
Feels large, hard and tight at the superficial level like leather stretched on the top of a drum; but it feels completely Empty at the deep level
A. Hollow pulse
B. Leather pulse
C. Scattered pulse
D. Confined pulse
B. Leather pulse
Yang within Yin pulse
A. Rapid pulse
B. Slow pulse
C. Confined pulse
D. Surging pulse
C. Confined pulse
“Floating” pulse
A. Leather pulse
B. Weak pulse
C. Confined pulse
D. Hidden pulse
A. Leather pulse
“Deep” pulse
A. Hollow pulse
B. Leather pulse
C. Scattered pulse
D. Confined pulse
D. Confined pulse
Also known as “Spinning Bean” pulse
A. Confined pulse
B. Scattered pulse
C. Hidden pulse
D. Moving pulse
D. Moving pulse
Full, broad in diameter and very distinct
A. Scattered pulse
B. Hidden pulse
C. Moving pulse
D. Big pulse
D. Big pulse
Very rapid, but it also feels very agitated and urgent
A. Hidden pulse
B. Moving pulse
C. Hurried pulse
D. 8ig pulse
C. Hurried pulse
A 40-year-old male patient suffers from fullness, pain, and burning in the hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal distention, and oliguria with reddish-colored urine. His tongue is red with greasy yellow coating. His pulse is wiry, slippery and rapid.
A. Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
B. Damp-Heat in the Spleen
C. Liver overacting the Stomach
D. Liver overacting the Spleen
A. Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
A 30-year-old female patient suffers from massive uterine bleeding, thin and light colored menstrual blood, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, and lack of spirit. Her complexion is pale. Her tongue is pale with thin, white coating. Her pulse is weak.
A. Liver Qi Stagnation
B. Spleen and Kidney deficiency
C. Blood Stasis
D. Failure of the Spleen to keep 8lood within the vessels
D. Failure of the Spleen to keep 8lood within the vessels
A 28-year-old female patient has had no menstrual periods for the last 3 months. Before that, she states, her menstruation yielded only a scanty, light-colored flow. She has a dull and sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, and suffers from dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, poor vision, numb and trembling hands and feet, tense tendons, insomnia, and excessive dreaming. Her tongue is pale, and her pulse is wiry and thready.
A. Heart Blood deficiency
B. Liver Blood deficiency
C. Liver Yin deficiency
D. Stomach Yin deficiency
B. Liver Blood deficiency
A 48-year-old female patient has been very healthy and free of disease for the past 20 years. This year, however, her menstruation has not occurred monthly, but every 2 or 3 months. In her most recent menstrual period, the menses were scanty. She was easily angered, resulting in frequent quarrels with her husband. After this, she suffered from insomnia all night. For the next 24 hours, she did not return home, instead going up onto a rooftop to sing to herself continuously. She was hospitalized for this neurotic behavior, but received ineffective treatment. Now, the following symptoms persist: palpitations, a poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, lassitude of the loins and legs, a dry throat, running a fever only during the afternoon, night sweats, deep colored urine, a red and peeled tongue with a reddened tip and yellow, dry tongue coating, and a thready-rapid pulse.
A. Kidney and Heart not harmonized
B. Liver Qi Stagnation
C. Disturbance of Phlegm with Gallbladder and Stomach disharmony
D. Heart Fire
A. Kidney and Heart not harmonized
A 40-year-old male laborer who is your patient suffered from a pulmonary attack over one year ago. After this, the medicine he was taking proved ineffective, and he became emaciated and suffered from bouts of coughing that produced blood-stained sputum. Three months ago in autumn, he began to suffer from the following clinical manifestations, which have continued up to the present: frequent coughing with a small amount of glutinous sputum that is very difficult to expectorate, a dull pain in the right side of the chest, a dry and painful throat, dry lips and mouth, a feverish feeling every day at about l:00
p.m. which does not involve aversion to cold, heavy night sweats, no appetite, lassitude in the loins and knees, fatigue, occasional seminal emissions, dry stool, a red tongue with little coating, and a thready-rapid pulse where the Chi pulse location feels deep and weak.
A. Lung Yin deficiency
B. Kidney Yin deficiency
C. Interior Heat caused by Deficient Yin
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following is the best prescription for treating a patient who complains of chills, fever, headache, soreness and pain in the limbs, nasal obstruction, running nose, cough, no sweating, profuse thin sputum, a thin, white tongue coating, and a superficial and tense pulse?
A. DU14(Dazhui), LI11(Quchi), LI4(Hegu), LU11(Shaoshang)
B. DU14(Dazhui), LI11(Quchi), LI4(Hegu), LU11(Shaoshang), SJ5(Waiguan)
C. LU7(Lieque), G820(Fengchi), U812(Fengmen), LI4(Hegu)
D. G820(Fengchi), SJ5(Waiguan), ST40(Fenglong), LI20(Yingxiang)
C. LU7(Lieque), G820(Fengchi), U812(Fengmen), LI4(Hegu)
Wind COld
Which of the following prescriptions is the best choice to treat a patient with the following signs and symptoms infrequent and difficult defecation every three to five days, fullness and distending pain in the abdomen and hypochondriac regions, frequent belching, loss of appetite, a thin, sticky tongue coating and a wiry pulse?
A. U825(Dachangshu), ST25(Tianshu), KD6(Zhaohai), RN12(Zhongwan), ST36(Zusanli)
B. U825(Dachangshu), ST25(Tianshu), SJ6(Zhigou), RN12(Zhongwan), LV3(Taichong)
C. U825(Dachangshu), ST25(Tianshu), LI11(Quchi), LI4(Hegu), ST36(Zusanli)
D. U825(Dachangshu), ST25(Tianshu), U820(Pishu), U821(Weishu), ST36(Zusanli)
B. U825(Dachangshu), ST25(Tianshu), SJ6(Zhigou), RN12(Zhongwan), LV3(Taichong)
constipation with LV Qi stagnation
Julie, 34 year old female : Her chief complain is infertility for about eight years. Julie has been married for about twelve years and has had three miscarriages during the last eight years. She also reports that ever since her first miscarriage, she has had irregular cycles and lower abdominal pain during menstruation. The pain is worse with pressure and improved with warmth. Her tongue is pale purple with a dry thin coating, and her pulse is thready, deep and weak.
A. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive out 8lood stasis in the Mansion of 8lood Decoction)
B. Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Docoction)
C. Gu Jing Wan (Stabilize the Menses Pill)
D. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig & Poria Pill)
B. Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Docoction)
Blood Stasis + Chong/Ren Yang Def
Susie, 44 year old female : Susie complains of hiccup and nausea that have been going on for over a month. Her symptoms began soon after she had a hysterectomy six weeks ago. Her symptoms are worse after eating spicy food and improve when she drinks water. Her tongue is red with scanty coating, and her pulse is rapid and weak.
A. Yue Ju Wan (Escape Restraint Pill)
B. Xiao Yao San (Rambling Powder)
C. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive out 8lood stasis in the Mansion of 8lood Decoction)
D. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel & 8amboo Shavings Decoction)
D. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel & 8amboo Shavings Decoction)
ST Heat + Middle Jiao Def
Janie, 68 year old female : Janie was diagnosed with emphysema five years ago. She complains of shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing with much watery sputum and a heavy, tight feeling in the chest. Janie also reports that her legs feel weak. Her ankles are slightly swollen. Her tongue is greasy white coating, and her pulse is rolling and weak.
A. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel & 8amboo Shavings Decoction)
B. Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum & Licorice Decoction)
C. Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
D. Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction)
C. Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
Deafness, yellow sclera, sore throat, swelling of the cheeks, distension and pain in the lower abdomen and pain in the posterior border of the lateral aspect of the shoulder and arm
Lung
Small Intestine
San Jiao
Stomach
Small Intestine
Abdominal distension, edema, enuresis, dysuria, deafness, tinnitus, pain in the outer canthus, swelling of the cheeks, congested and sore throat; and pain in the retroauricular region, shoulder, and lateral aspect of the arm and elbow
Small Intestine
Gall Bladder
San Jiao
Urinary Bladder
San Jiao
Cardiac pain, palpitations, hypochondriac pain, insomnia, night sweating, dryness of the throat, thirst, pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm and heat sensation in the palms
Heart
Pericardium
Liver
Kidney
Heart
Epistaxis, watery nasal discharge, toothache, congested and sore throat; pain in the neck, anterior part of the shoulder and anterior border of the lateral aspect of the upper limb; borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea and dysentery
Stomach
Lung
Large Intestine
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Headache, pain in the outer canthus, pain in the jaw, blurring of vision, bitter taste in the mouth, swelling and pain in the supraclavicular fossa, pain in the axilla; and pain along the lateral aspect of the chest, hypochondrium, thigh and lower limbs
San Jiao
Gall Bladder
Small Intestine
Stomach
Gall Bladder
Borborygmus, abdominal distension, edema, epigastric pain, vomiting, hunger, epistaxis, deviation of the mouth, congested and sore throat; pain in the chest, abdomen and lateral of the lower limb; fever and mania
Spleen
Large Intestine
Heart
Stomach
Stomach
Enuresis, frequent urination, nocturnal emission, impotence, irregular menstruation, asthmatic breathing, hemoptysis, dryness of the tongue, congested and sore throat, edema, pain in the lumbar region and in the posteriomedial aspect of the thigh, weakness of the lower limbs and heat sensation in the soles
Urinary Bladder
Lung
Liver
Kidney
Kidney
Low back pain, fullness in the chest, pain in the lower abdomen, hernia, vertical headache, dryness of the throat, hiccups, enuresis, dysuria and mental disturbance
Liver
Pericardium
Urinary Bladder
Stomach
Liver
Belching, vomiting, epigastric pain, abdominal distension, loose stools, jaundice, heaviness of the body, lassitude, stiffness and pain in the root of the tongue, swelling and coldness in the medial aspect of the thigh and knee
Spleen
Stomach
Kidney
Heart
Spleen
Retention of urine, enuresis, manic and depressive mental disorders, malaria, pain of the eyes, lacrimation when exposed to wind, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, epistaxis, headache; and pain in the nape, back, low back, buttocks and posterior aspect of the lower limbs
Stomach
Large Intestine
Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Urinary Bladder
Cough, asthmatic breathing, hemoptysis, congested and sore throat, a sensation of fullness in the chest; pain in the supraclavicular fossa, shoulder, back and anterior border of the medial aspect of the arm
Stomach
Lung
Kidney
Large Intestine
Lung
Cardiac pain, palpitations, mental restlessness, stuffiness in the chest, flushed face, swelling in the axilla, depressive and manic mental disorders, spasm of the upper limbs and heat sensation in the palms
Heart
Stomach
Urinary Bladder
Pericardium
Pericardium
Enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, irregular menstruation, asthmatic breathing, hemoptysis
Urinary Bladder
Lung
Liver
Kidney
Kidney
Epistaxis, watery nasal discharge, toothache, pain in the neck, borborygmus, diarrhea and dysentery
Stomach
Lung
Large Intestine
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Cardiac pain, hypochondriac pain, insomnia, night sweating, thirst
Heart
Pericardium
Liver
Kidney
Heart
Cough, asthmatic breathing, hemoptysis, a sensation of fullness in the chest
Stomach
Lung
Kidney
Large Intestine
Lung
pain in the outer canthus, pain in the jaw, blurring of vision, bitter taste in the mouth
San Jiao
Gall Bladder
Small Intestine
Stomach
Gall Bladder
Retention of urine, manic and depressive mental disorders, malaria, epistaxis
Lung
Large Intestine
Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Urinary Bladder
palpitations, mental restlessness, swelling in the axilla, depressive and manic mental disorders
Heart
Stomach
Urinary Bladder
Pericardium
Pericardium
Belching, vomiting, loose stools, jaundice, stiffness and pain in the root of the tongue
Spleen
Stomach
Kidney
Large Intestine
Spleen
Deafness, yellow sclera, swelling of the cheeks
Lung
Small Intestine
San Jiao
Stomach
Small Intestine
deafness, tinnitus, pain in the outer canthus
Small Intestine
Gall Bladder
San Jiao
Urinary Bladder
San Jiao
Borborygmus, edema, hunger, epistaxis, deviation of the mouth, fever and mania
Spleen
Large Intestine
San Jiao
Stomach
Stomach
Low back pain, hernia, vertical headache, enuresis, dysuria and mental disturbance
Liver
Pericardium
Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Liver
Luo-Connecting:
Abdominal spasm, and cholera with vomiting and diarrhea
Stomach
Spleen
Large Intestine
Small Intestine
Spleen - SP4
luo connecting:
Stiffness of the spinal column, a heavy sensation in the head, and tremor of the head
Ren
Du
Chong
Dai
Du - SI3
Luo Connecting:
Heat sensation in the wrist and palm, shortness of breath, enuresis and frequent urination
Lung
Pericardium
Urinary Bladder
Small Intestine
Lung Lu7
Luo connecting:
General aching and weakness of the joints of the four limbs
Kidney
Gall Bladder
Great Spleen
Spleen
Great Spleen - SP21
Luo connecting:
Cardiac pain and mental restlessness
Kidney
Heart
Pericardium
Stomach
Pericardium - PC6
Luo connecting:
Weakness of joints, muscular atrophy and motor impairment of the elbow, and warts on the skin
Small Intestine
San Jiao
Large Intestine
Spleen
Small Intestine
SI7
Luo connecting:
Fullness in the chest and diaphragm and aphasia
Pericardium
Heart
Urinary Bladder
Lung
Heart
HT5
Luo Connecting:
Coldness in the foot, paralysis of the lower limbs and inability to stand erect, fainting
Gall Bladder
Kidney
Liver
Major Spleen
Gall Bladder
GB37
Luo connecting
Spastic or flaccid cubital joints
Small Intestine
San Jiao
Large Intestine
Lung
San Jiao 5
Luo Connecting
Depressive and manic mental disorders, muscular atrophy and weakness in the lower leg, congested and sore throat, and sudden hoarseness of voice, epilepsy
Spleen
Gall Bladder
Stomach
Lung
Stomach 40
Luo Connecting
Toothache, deafness, cold sensation in the teeth, and a stifling sensation in the chest & diaphragm
San Jiao
Small Intestine
Stomach
Large Intestine
Large Intestine 6
Luo Connecting:
Nasal obstruction, watery nasal discharge, headache, pain in the back and epistaxis
Large Intestine
Stomach
Lung
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Bladder 58
Luo Connecting:
Priapism, pruritus in the pubic region, swelling of the testes and hernia
Gall Bladder
Kidney
Spleen
Liver
Liver 5
Luo Connecting
Retention of urine, lumbago, mental restlessness and stifling sensation in the chest
Urinary Bladder
Liver
Kidney
Pericardium
Kidney 4
Luo Connecting
Distending pain and pruritus of abdominal skin tissues
Ren
Du
Stomach
Spleen
Ren 15
extra vessel
Stiffness and pain in the spinal column, opisthotonus, headache and epilepsy
Girdle
Penetrating
Governing
Directing
Governing (SI3)
extra vessel
Epilepsy, lethargy, pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the lumbar and hip regions referring to the pubic region; spasm of the lower limbs and inversion of the foot
Yin Stepping
Yang Stepping
Yin Linking
Yang Linking
Yin Stepping (KI6)
extra vessel:
Distension and fullness in the abdomen, weakness of the lumbar region, leukorrhea, prolapse of the uterus and muscular atrophy, weakness and motor impairment of the lower limbs
Dai
Chong
Du
Ren
Dai
GB41
Extra Vessel
Interior syndromes such as chest pain, cardiac pain and stomachache
Yin Motility
Yang Motility
Yin Linking
Yang Linking
Yin Linking PC6
Extra Vessel:
Spasm and pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men, and asthmatic breathing
Belt
Thoroughfare
Governor
Conception
Thoroughfare (Sp4)
Extra Vessel
Exterior syndromes such as chills and fever
Yin Qiao
Yang Qiao
Yin Wei
Yang Wei
Yang Wei (Sj5)
Extra Vessels:
Leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, infertility in both women and men, hernia, nocturnal emission, enuresis, retention of urine, pain in the epigastric region and lower abdomen, and pain in the genital region
Girdling
Penetrating
Governing
Conception
Conception LU7
Extra Vessel
Epilepsy, insomnia, redness and pain in the inner canthus, pain in the back and lumbar region, eversion of the foot and spasm of the lower limbs
Yin Heel
Yang Heel
Yin Link
Yang Link
Yang Heel (UB62)
