Identification of 8 Principals + Common S/sx Flashcards
Yin-Yang Deficient-Excess Heat-Cold Interior-Exterior
What are the guiding 8 principles?
Yin-Yang
Excess-Deficiency
Heat-Cold
Interior-Exterior
What guiding principle would determine the depth of the disease?
Interior or Exterior
What guiding principle would determine the nature of the disease?
Heat or Cold
What guiding principle would determine the state of the disease?
Excess or Deficiency
In TCM, how does one determine a treatment plan?
Based on Syndrome Differentiation
What is the concept of Syndrome Differentiation?
Based on the 4 examination methods of:
Observation
Listening/smelling
Inquiry
Tongue and Pulse diagnosis
General Yang syndrome S/sx
Fever, red complexion, red eyes, thirst w/ preference for cold drinks, likes cold, pain aggravated by pressure, loud voice, likes to speak, prone to anger, rough breathing, scanty + yellow urine, constipation, hyperfunction
Yang syndrome tongue
Red tongue w/ dry, yellow coating
Could have greasy or black coating with cracks + prickles (excess)
Yang syndrome pulse
Excessive: Rapid, Forceful, Slippery + Large
What characterizes an Exterior syndrome?
Battle between Strong Evil Qi vs Strong Vital Qi
The following are general _____ S/sx
Pale or gray face, cold body/limbs, likes warmth, fatigue, listlessness, thin body, soft voice, no thirst, preference for warm drinks, poor appetite, dull pain, pain relieved by pressure, clear + profuse urine, loose stools, hypofunction
General Yin S/sx
What characterizes an Interior syndrome?
Strong Evil Qi affecting Vital Qi causing deficiency
Yin syndrome tongue
Pale, swollen, tender tongue w/ moist coating
Yin syndrome pulse
Deficient: Slow, Deep, Weak, Short
General S/sx of Exterior Syndrome
Fever, aversion to cold or wind, sudden onset, headache, general body aches + stiffness, nasal obstruction or runny nose, sneezing, cough, sore throat
*No organ S/sx
Exterior Syndrome tongue
White, thin coating
Exterior Syndrome pulse
Floating
General S/sx of Interior Syndrome
Depending on organ/s affected
Could be fever, headache, thirst or no thirst, nausea, vomiting, bitter taste, poor appetite, abdominal or hypochondrium distension or pain, constipation, diarrhea, dark urine, scanty urine, insomnia, delirium, restlessness, emotions affecting Zang
Interior Syndrome tongue
Depending on organ/s affected
Could be red, crimson, blue, purple, pale
With yellow, greasy, thin, thick, scanty, moist white coating
Interior Syndrome pulse
Deep overall, depending on organ/s affected
Could be Thready, Wiry, Rapid, Weak, Slow
General S/sx of Half-Exterior, Half-Interior Syndrome
Alternating Fever + Chills
Fullness in chest + hypochondriac discomfort
Bitter taste, dry throat
Half-Exterior, Half-Interior Syndrome tongue
Red/crimson w/ white or yellow coating
Half-Exterior, Half-Interior Syndrome pulse
Wiry
General S/sx of Excessive Cold Syndrome
Aversion to cold, likes warmth, cold limbs/body, no sweating, white complexion, no thirst, stabbing pain, worse with pressure, loose stools, profuse + clear urine
Excessive Cold Syndrome tongue
White w/ white coating
Excessive Cold Syndrome pulse
Tight or Slow
General S/sx of Deficient Cold or Yang Deficiency Syndrome
Pale or bright white complexion, chills, cold limbs, relieved w/ pressure + warmth, lassitude, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, loose stools, clear + profuse urine
4 organs most likely to be affected by Yang Deficiency
Kidneys, Spleen, Heart + Lungs
Deficient Cold or Yang Deficiency tongue
Pale + puffy
w/ teeth marks, white coating
Deficient Cold or Yang Deficiency pulse
Deep, Weak, Slow or Tight
General S/sx of Excessive Heat Syndromes
Fever or feverish sensation, aversion to heat, red face, red eyes, headache, thirst w/ desire for cold drinks, bad breath, burning pain, aggravated by pressure, restlessness or mania, likes cold, constipation, dark yellow + scanty urine
Excessive Heat Syndrome tongue
Red or crimson w/ dry, yellow coating
Excessive Heat Syndrome pulse
Rapid
General S/sx of Deficient Heat or Yin Deficiency
Tidal fever, malar flush on face, 5 center heat, hot flashes, insomnia, night sweating, thirst, dry mouth, dry throat, yellow urine, constipation
Deficient Heat or Yin Deficiency tongue
Red w/ scanty coating
Deficient Heat or Yin Deficiency pulse
Rapid + Thready
General S/sx of Deficiency Syndromes?
(Qi, Blood, Yin or Yang)
Pale or sallow complexion, spontaneous sweating, fatigue, cold limbs, dislikes to speak, SOB, vertigo, palpitations, poor appetite, loose stools, clear urine, incontinence, seminal emission, sore lumbar, malar flush, 5 center heat, night sweating, emaciation
Deficient Syndrome tongue
Pale w/ little or no coating
Deficient Syndrome pulse
Weak or Deep
General S/sx for Excessive Syndrome
(Heat, Damp, Phlegm, Stasis)
Fever, afternoon fever, profuse sweating or no sweating, thirst, red face, dry lips, mania, restlessness, abdominal distension or pain w/ refusal to press, constipation, unsmooth defecation, yellow urine
Excessive Syndrome tongue
Red (heat), white (cold), purple (stasis)
w/ thick white, thick yellow coating
Excessive Syndrome pulse
Strong or forceful
