Insomnia/Palpitations/Manic-Depressive/Epilepsy/Dizziness/Melancholia Flashcards
Difficulty in falling asleep, dream disturbed sleep, palpitations, poor memory, lassitude, listlessness, anorexia, sallow complexion
T: Pale, thin coat
P: Thready, weak
Insomnia (Ht / Sp Qi Xu)
HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian
UB 20 / 15 / SP 1 (moxa)
Restlessness, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth with little saliva, insomnia, burning sensation of the chest, palms & soles, nocturnal emission, poor memory, palpitations low back pain
T: Red
P: Thready, rapid
Insomnia (Ht / Kd Disharmony)
HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian
UB 15 / 23 / KD 3
Irritability, dream disturbed sleep, fright & fear accompanied with headache, distending pain in the costal region, bitter taste in the mouth
T: –
P: String-taut
Insomnia (Upward Disturbance of Lv Fire)
HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian
UB 18 / 19 / GB 12
Insomnia, suffocating feeling & distending pain in the epigastric region, belching, difficult defecation
T: Sticky coat
P: Rolling
Insomnia (St Dysfunction)
HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian
UB 21 / ST 36
Poor Memory Points
UB 15 / 20 / 23 / KD 6 / ST 36 / Sishencong
Palpitations, fear & fright, irritability, restlessness, dream disturbed sleep, anorexia
T: White, thin coat
P: Slightly rapid
- Phlegm Heat*
- T: Yellow, sticky*
- P: Rolling, rapid*
Palpitations (Disturbance of the Mind)
UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6
PC 5 / GB 40
Phlegm Heat: ST 40 / UB 19
Palpitations, lusterless complexion, dizziness, blurring of vision, shortness of breath, lassitude
T: Pale, scalloped
P: Thready, weak or intermittent
Palpitations (Qi & Xue Xu)
UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6
UB 20 / 21 / ST 36
Palpitations, restlessness, irritability, insomnia, dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus
T: Red, little coat
P: Thready, rapid
Palpitations (Yin Xu Fire)
UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6
UB 14 / 23 / KD 3
Palpitations, mucus sputum, fullness in the chest & epigastric region, lassitude, weakness, cold extremities
T: White coat
P: String-taut, rolling
Palpitations (Retention of Harmful Fluid)
UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6
REN 9 / 8 / 4 / SP 9
Gradual onset with emotional dejection & mental dullness at initial stage, followed by incoherent speech, changing moods, muteness, somnolence, anorexia
T: Thin, sticky coat
P: String-taut, thready or string-taut, rolling
Manic – Depressive Disorder (Depressive)
UB 15 / 18 / 20 / HT 7 / ST 40
Sudden onset, irritability, being easy to anger, insomnia, loss of appetite, followed by excessive motor activity with increased energy & violent behaviors
Extreme Heat
T: Yellow, sticky coat
P: String-taut, rolling, rapid
Manic – Depressive Disorder (Manic)
DU 14 / 16 / 26 / PC 6 / ST 40
Extreme Heat: Prick 12 Jing-well on the hand
Schizophrenia
Prick to bleed in this order:
DU 26 / LU 11 / SP 1 / PC 7 / UB 62
DU 16 / ST 6 / REN 24 / PC 8
DU 23 / REN 1 / LI 11 / SHEXIAZHONGFENG
(shexiazhongfeng is midline of the under side of tongue)
Typical seizure is preceded by dizziness, headache & suffocating sensation in the chest, & immediately followed by falling down with loss of consciousness, pallor, clenched jaws, upward staring of the eyes, convulsion, foam on the lips, screaming as pigs or sheep & even incontinence of urine & feces; gradually patient regains consciousness & symptoms disappear
T: White, sticky coat
P: String-taut, rolling
Epilepsy (During Seizure)
DU 26 / REN 15 / PC 5 / LV 3 / ST 40
(After a seizure)
Listlessness, lusterless complexion, dizziness, palpitations, anorexia, profuse sputum, weakness & soreness of the loins & limbs
T: Pale, white coat
P: Thready, rolling
Epilepsy (After Seizure)
UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI
Daytime Seizures
UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI
UB 62
Night Seizures
UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI
KD 6
Seizure with Phlegm Stagnation
UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI
REN 12 / ST 40
Seizure with Severe Qi & Xue Xu
UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI
REN 4 / ST 36
Dizziness aggravated by anger, irritability, flushed face, red eyes, tinnitus, bitter taste in the mouth, dream-disturbed sleep
T: Red, yellow coat
P: String-taut
Dizziness (Hyperactivity of Lv Yang)
GB 20 / UB 18 / 23 / KD 3 / LV 2
Dizziness accompanied by pallor & lusterless complexion, weakness, palpitations, insomnia, pale lips & nails, lassitude, loss of consciousness (severe case)
T: Pale
P: Thready, weak
Dizziness (QI & Xue Xu)
DU 20 / UB 20 / REN 4 / ST 36 / SP 6
Dizziness with heavy feeling of the head & suffocating sensation in the chest, nausea, profuse sputum, anorexia, somnolence
T: White, sticky coat
P: Soft, rolling
Dizziness (Interior Retention of Phlegm Damp)
ST 8 / 40 / UB 20 / REN 12 / PC 6
Mental depression, distress of the chest, hypochondriac pain, abdominal distention, belching, anorexia, abdominal pain, vomiting, abnormal bowel movement
T: Thin, sticky coat
P: String-taut
Melancholia (Lv Qi Xu)
UB 18 / REN 17 / 12 / ST 36 / SP 4 / LV 3
Headache, dryness & bitter taste in mouth, irritability, distress of the chest, hypochondriac distention, acid regurgitation, constipation, red eyes, tinnitus
T: Red, yellow coat
P: String-taut, rapid
Melancholia (Transformation of Depressed Qi into Fire)
REN 13 / SJ 6 / GB 34 / 43 / LV 2
Feeling of lump choking in the throat, hard to spit it out or to swallow it (Plum pit Qi)
T: Thin, sticky coat
P: String-taut, Rolling
Melancholia (Phlegm Stagnation)
REN 22 / 17 / PC 6 / ST 40 / LV 3
Grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
T: Thin, white coat
P: String-taut, thready
Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})
REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3
Grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
Chest Distress
T: Thin, white coat
P: String-taut, thready
Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})
REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3
PC 6 / REN 17
Grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
Hiccup
T: Thin, white coat
P: String-taut, thready
Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})
REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3
SP4 / REN 22
Grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
Sudden Aphonia
T: Thin, white coat
P: String-taut, thready
Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})
REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3
HT 5 / REN 23
Grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
Convulsion
T: Thin, white coat
P: String-taut, thready
Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})
REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3
LI 4 / GB 34
Grief without reasons, capricious joy or anger, suspicions, liability to get frightened, palpitations, irritability, insomnia or sudden distress of the chest, hiccup, sudden aphonia, convulsion or loss of consciousness in severe cases
Loss of consciousness
T: Thin, white coat
P: String-taut, thready
Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})
REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3
DU 26 / KD 1
