IDP - Eight Principles Flashcards
The 8 Principles is not ‘either-or’ but all are interrelated. A condition could be both Hot AND Cold or both Full AND Empty conditions…T/F?
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The 8 Principles
Interior - Exterior
Hot - Cold
Full - Empty
Yin - Yang
Clinical Manifestations of EXTERIOR Patterns
AVERSION TO COLD
‘Fever’
Aching body
Stiff neck
Floating pulse
TIGHT Pulse can mean
COLD &/or FULL condition(s)
Exterior COLD
Slight 'Fever', Pronounced aversion to Cold Severe Body Aches , Severe Stiff Neck No Sweating, No Thirst Floating-tight Pulse Thin, white Tongue coating
Exterior HEAT
Aversion to Cold, ‘Fever’
Slight Sweating, Thirst
Floating-Rapid
Thin white Tongue coating & sometimes redness on sides and/or front
Sweating is an Empty or Full condition?
Empty
SLOW pulse can mean
COLD and/or EMPTY condition(s)
Exterior EMPTY
Slight or no fever, Sweating
Aversion to Wind, Slight Body Aches
Floating-Slow Pulse
Thin white Tongue coating
Exterior FULL
Fever, No Sweating
Severe Body Aches, Aversion to Cold
Floating-Tight Pulse
Thin white Tongue coating
FULL-HEAT Manifestations
Thirst, Feeling of Heat Mental Restlessness, Red Face Dry Stools, Scanty Dark Urine Rapid-Full pulse Red Tongue w/Yellow Coating
FULL-HEAT Aetiology
Emotional Problems
Diet (too much red meat, spices, alcohol)
An External Pathogenic Factor that has penetrated into the Interior & transformed into Heat
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
FACE
Full = Whole Face Red Empty = Malar Flush
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
THIRST
Full = Desire to drink cold water Empty = Desire to drink in small sips
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
EYELID
Full = Red all over inside eyelid Empty = Thin red line inside eyelid
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
TASTE
Full = Bitter Empty = No bitter taste
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
FEELING OF HEAT
Full = All day Empty = In the afternoon or evening
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
FEVER
Full = High Fever Empty = Low-grade fever in afternoon
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
MIND
Full = Very Restless & Agitated Empty = Vague Anxiety, Figeting
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
BOWELS
Full = Constipation, Abdominal Pain Empty = Dry Stools, No Ab Pain
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
BLEEDING
Full = Profuse Empty = Slight
Full-HEAT, Empty HEAT Comparison
SLEEP
Full = Dream-Disturbed, Very Restless Empty = Waking up frequently during the night or early morning