Heart + Small Intestine Patterns Flashcards
What are the functions of the Heart?
Governs Blood
(HT Qi promotes circulation + Blood production)
Houses the Shen
How is the Heart and poor memory linked?
HT Blood is the material that supports memory, study + learning
What organs are related to mental activity?
HT- Houses the Shen
Brain- ‘Sea of Marrow’
Kidney provides Essence to form marrow
How are nightmares, HT Blood and Shen related?
When the Shen is not calm, rooted or settled in the HT Blood resulting in nightmares or vivid dreams
Heart manifests on _________
Tongue
What is the liquid of the Heart?
Sweat
A crimson tongue is a sign of fire in the ______ Level(s)
Ying + Blood Levels in Wen Bing
Heart Zang is closely related to which Zang organ?
Lungs because they are both located in the Upper Jiao
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Palpitations, chest distress, SOB, sweating, listlessness, worse on exertion, pale complexion
T: Pale
P: Weak
HT Qi Xu
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Cardiac pain, aversion to cold, cold limbs, pale + lusterless complexion, darker lips
T: Pale + puffy
P: Intermittent or Weak
HT Yang Xu
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Dirty complexion, blue lips, cold, oil-like sweating, severe cold limbs, severe palpitations, stupor or coma, feeble breath
P: Feeble
HT Yang Collapse
What is the connection between HT Qi Xu, HT Yang Xu + Loss of Yang
Progressive
HT Qi becomes Yang Qi Xu then finally the loss of Yang
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Difficulty urinating, yellow or clear urine, smell or no smell, pain during urination, lower abdominal pain + discomfort, cold feeling, or unsmooth flow
T - red
P - rapid and slippery
Damp heat in the Small Intestine
What is the function of the Small Intestine?
Separate the clear from the turbid
Cold in the small intestine can manifest as_______?
Hernia
HT Fire can radiate down to the SI causing _____?
Dark, yellow urine w/ hot or burning sensation
Will see accompanying S/sx of irritability, red face, red tip of tongue + rapid pulse
The following are patterns of _______?
Deficient-
HT Qi Xu
HT Yang Xu
Collapse of HT Yang
HT Blood Xu
HT Yin Xu
Excess-
Blood Stasis in HT
Excessive HT Fire
HT Disturbed by Phelgm-Fire
Phlegm Misting HT Spirit
Water Qi Attacking HT
Heart
The following are S/sx of _________?
Pale or sallow complexion, pale lips, pale nails, palpitations, insomnia, poor memory, dreams
T: pale
P: Thready or Weak
HT Blood Xu
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Palpitations
Dysphoria (Heat affecting Shen)
Insomnia w/ dreams
Dry throat, dry mouth
Thirst w/ desire for cold drinks
Emaciation
Flushed cheeks
5 Center Heat
Hectic/Tidal Fever
Night sweating
T: Red w/ scanty coating
P: Rapid (heat) + Thready (Yin/Blood Xu)
HT Yin Xu
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Headache, Dizziness, Stabbing pain w/ fixed location (blood stasis) maybe radiating to arm/hand, sudden + aggravated by exertion, Insomnia, Palpitations, purple lips + complexion, in severe cases, coma
T: Dark purple
P: Choppy or Thready (Xu) + Choppy
Blood Stasis in HT
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Palpitations
Dysphoria (unease)
Insomnia
Mania, restlessness
Delirium/coma
Ulcer on tongue w/ burning pain (tip)
Bleeding (vomiting or nasal or urination)
Scanty, dark yellow urine w/ burning pain
Accom. fever, thirst w/ desire for cold drink, constipation, red face, dry throat
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Rapid
Excessive HT Fire
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Fever, red face, thirst, rough respiration,
Oppression in chest w/ burning pain
Constipation, Dark yellow urine
Cough w/ yellow phlegm
Insomnia, mania, abnormal laughing and crying, changeable emotions, strange behaviour, slurred speech
T: Red w/ thick, greasy, yellow coating
P: Rapid + Slippery
HT Disturbed by Phelgm-Fire
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Epigastric stuffiness, nausea, vomiting, apathy, muddled consciousness, severe emotional depression, sudden faint w/ drooling, sudden unconsciousness/coma
T: White, greasy coating
P: Slippery
Phlegm Misting HT Spirit
The following are S/sx of ___________?
Edema in limbs, body, face, palpitations, wheezing, SOB, chest oppression or pain, puffy face
T: puffy + white, thick coating
P: Slippery
Water Qi Attacking HT
