Hypochondriac Pain Flashcards
Biomedical causes of hypochondriac pain include _________
hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, gallstone, intercostal neuralgia, shingles, parasites, liver cancer, gastric ulcer, alcoholic liver disease, pancreatitis,
What percentage of gallstone are asymptomatic?
90%
Gallstones are most common in what demographic?
Four F’s - fertile, fat, female, forty
Also fair
Herbal Rx for asymptomatic gallstones is _______
San Jin Tang
TCM patterns associated with gallstones include ______
Damp heat, LV Qi Stagnation
Herbal Rx for gallstones due to Damp heat ______
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Herbal Rx for gallstones due to LV Qi Stagnation
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang, Xiao Yao Wan
TCM patterns associated with hypochondriac pain include ________
LV Qi Stagnation
Blood Stasis
Damp heat accumulation
LV Yin Deficiency / KD Yin Deficiency
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang and Xiao Yao San both can be used to treat LV Qi Stagnation. How do they differ?
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang can better address LV invading SP
Point Rx for Hypochondriac Pain due to LV Qi Stagnation ___________
Du 17, LV 14, GB 24, GB 34, LV 3, LI 4, UB 18, UB 19, SP 21
Herb Rx for Hypochondriac Pain due to LV Qi Stagnation ___________
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang
Point Rx for Hypochondriac Pain due to Blood Stasis ___________
Du 17, LV 14, GB 24, GB 34, LV 3, SP 6, SP 10, UB 17, UB 19
Herb Rx for Hypochondriac Pain due to Blood Stasis ___________
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Point Rx for Hypochondriac Pain due to Damp Heat Accumulation ___________
Du 17, LV 14, GB 24, GB 34, LV 3, SJ 5, SP 9, ST 40, LI 4, LI 11, UB 18, UB 19
Herb Rx for Hypochondriac Pain due to Damp Heat Accumulation ___________
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang