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
