HEART & SMALL INTESTINE - FIRE Flashcards
HEART
functions position etc.
Heart Stores the shen & sovereign fire
Governs Blood & Blood Vessels
Zong Qi / Governs YANG Qi
Opens to the tongue and manifests on the face
Its fluid is sweat
In charge of spirit (emotions) & vitality & MENTAL ACTIVITIES
GOVERNS BLOOD & CONTROLS BLOOD VESSELS: Respondible for blood circulation of entire body
HEART
ETIOLOGIES
EMOTIONS: emotional stress - excessive anxiety & worry damaging HT & SP
DIET
TAXATION: chronic illness leading to damage to HT
Congenital weakness
External Heat or cold patho directly attachking HT
even improper diet creating phlegm or malnutrition leading to QI & blood deficiency
HT Patho stuff than can happen
Palpitations (fright & continious ones)
Insomnia
Shen disturbance (ie. conscioiness is obscured or lost; manifesting w abnormal mental behaviors:
iritability & restlessness, restless organ, hysteria, yin madness ,yang madness, epilepgy
chest distress or pain
HT QI VACUITY
s/sx
qi vacuity plus chest oppression
SOB w/ exertion,
palpitations
t: pale white coating
p: weak pulse w/o strength or knotted pulse or abrupt pulse
HT QI VACUITY treatment
Supplement Heart Qi
UB 15
Ren 14
HT 7
ren 4
ren 6
UB 20
HT YANG VACUITY
s/sx
Heart qi vacuity plus fear of cold - [tendency to be easily frightened, forgetfulness, difficulty in falling asleep despite a desire to sleep a bright white facial color}
cold limbs & abdomen (possible blood stasis indications)
t: pale moist tongue, w/ white fur
p: fine weak & slow pulse
* IF SEVERE: theres copious dripping sweat, reverting cold of the 4 limbs possibly stupor…*
HT YANG VACUITY
treatment
warm & supplement heart yang
UB 15
REN 14
REN 17
DU 4
REN 6
HT 7
FULMINANT DESERTION OF HEART YANG
s/sx
Unclear spirit-ming
dripping great sweat
reversal cold of the limbs
cyan complexion
t
p
FULMINANT DESERTION OF HEART YANG
treatment
Return yang
Stem counterflow
UB 15
REN 14
DU 26 DU 25 DU 20
rEN 4
HT 7
HEART BLOOD VACUITY
s/sx
blood vacuity plus PALPITATIONS
HEART BLOOD VACUITY
treatment
supplement & nourish heart blood
HT 7
SP 6
UB 15
UB 20
UB 17
LV 3
REN 14
HEART YIN VACUITY
S/SX
YIN VACUITY
PLUS
PALPITATIONS
HEART YIN VACUITY
treatment
enrich yin
quiet the heart & spirit
UB 15, UB 20, UB 17
PC 6
HT 7
SP 6
KD 3, KD 6
Hyperactive Heart Fire
s/sx
heart vexation
insomnia
mouth sores
red face thirst
Hyperactive Heart Fire
Treatment
clear the heart
& drain fire
PC 8
HT 8
REN 14
PC 9 HT 9
PHLEGM FIRE HARASSING THE HEART
S/SX
VEXATION,
SLEELESSNESS,
manic agitation
clouded spirit
oppression in chest
copious phlegm
delusions
& hallucinations
PHLEGM FIRE HARASSING THE HEART
treatment
clear the heart
drain fire
sweep phlegm & open the orifices
UB 15
HT 7
PC6
DU 26
KD 1
PC8
HT 8
ST 40
ST44
PC 9
HT 9
- PHLEGM CONFOUNDING THE ORIFICES OF THE HEART
SX
MENTAL DEPRESSION
clouded spirit mind (damp warm disease)
sudden clouding collapse, unconsciouness
phlegm-drool foaming at the mouth
convulsions of the limbs
PHLEGM CONFOUNDING THE ORIFICES OF THE HEART
treatment
flush phlegm
&
open the orifices
REN 12, ST 36
ST 40
SP 6 DU 26 PC 5 LV 3
HEART VESSEL STASIS OBSTRUCTION
S/SX
STIFFILING OPPRESSION & chest pain,
bac pain
cyan & or dark facial complexion
panting
HEART VESSEL STATIS OBSTRUCTION
TREATMENT
warm yang
boost qi
dispel phlegm & stasis
UB 15 UB 17 REN 14
REN 17 PC 6
SP 10 SP 6, LV 3
WATER QI INTIMIDATING THE HEART
S/SX
palpitations hasty breathing
panting & unable to lie flat
generalized puffy edema
bright white facial complexion