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Insomnia/Palpitations/Manic-Depressive/Epilepsy/Dizziness/Melancholia Flashcards

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Difficulty in falling asleep, dream disturbed sleep, palpitations, poor memory, lassitude, listlessness, anorexia, sallow complexion

T: Pale, thin coat

P: Thready, weak

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Insomnia (Ht / Sp Qi Xu)

HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian

UB 20 / 15 / SP 1 (moxa)

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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

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Insomnia (Ht / Kd Disharmony)

HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian

UB 15 / 23 / KD 3

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Irritability, dream disturbed sleep, fright & fear accompanied with headache, distending pain in the costal region, bitter taste in the mouth

T: –

P: String-taut

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Insomnia (Upward Disturbance of Lv Fire)

HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian

UB 18 / 19 / GB 12

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Insomnia, suffocating feeling & distending pain in the epigastric region, belching, difficult defecation

T: Sticky coat

P: Rolling

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Insomnia (St Dysfunction)

HT 7 / SP 6 / Anmian

UB 21 / ST 36

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5
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Poor Memory Points

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UB 15 / 20 / 23 / KD 6 / ST 36 / Sishencong

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Palpitations, fear & fright, irritability, restlessness, dream disturbed sleep, anorexia

T: White, thin coat

P: Slightly rapid

  • Phlegm Heat*
  • T: Yellow, sticky*
  • P: Rolling, rapid*
A

Palpitations (Disturbance of the Mind)

UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6

PC 5 / GB 40

Phlegm Heat: ST 40 / UB 19

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Palpitations, lusterless complexion, dizziness, blurring of vision, shortness of breath, lassitude

T: Pale, scalloped

P: Thready, weak or intermittent

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Palpitations (Qi & Xue Xu)

UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6

UB 20 / 21 / ST 36

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Palpitations, restlessness, irritability, insomnia, dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus

T: Red, little coat

P: Thready, rapid

A

Palpitations (Yin Xu Fire)

UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6

UB 14 / 23 / KD 3

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Palpitations, mucus sputum, fullness in the chest & epigastric region, lassitude, weakness, cold extremities

T: White coat

P: String-taut, rolling

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Palpitations (Retention of Harmful Fluid)

UB 15 / REN 14 / HT 7 / PC 6

REN 9 / 8 / 4 / SP 9

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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

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Manic – Depressive Disorder (Depressive)

UB 15 / 18 / 20 / HT 7 / ST 40

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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

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Manic – Depressive Disorder (Manic)

DU 14 / 16 / 26 / PC 6 / ST 40

Extreme Heat: Prick 12 Jing-well on the hand

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Schizophrenia

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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)

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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

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Epilepsy (During Seizure)

DU 26 / REN 15 / PC 5 / LV 3 / ST 40

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(After a seizure)

Listlessness, lusterless complexion, dizziness, palpitations, anorexia, profuse sputum, weakness & soreness of the loins & limbs

T: Pale, white coat

P: Thready, rolling

A

Epilepsy (After Seizure)

UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI

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Daytime Seizures

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UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI

UB 62

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Night Seizures

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UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI

KD 6

17
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Seizure with Phlegm Stagnation

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UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI

REN 12 / ST 40

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Seizure with Severe Qi & Xue Xu

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UB 15 / HT 7 / SP 6 / KD 3 / YINTANG / YAOQI

REN 4 / ST 36

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Q

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

A

Dizziness (Hyperactivity of Lv Yang)

GB 20 / UB 18 / 23 / KD 3 / LV 2

20
Q

Dizziness accompanied by pallor & lusterless complexion, weakness, palpitations, insomnia, pale lips & nails, lassitude, loss of consciousness (severe case)

T: Pale

P: Thready, weak

A

Dizziness (QI & Xue Xu)

DU 20 / UB 20 / REN 4 / ST 36 / SP 6

21
Q

Dizziness with heavy feeling of the head & suffocating sensation in the chest, nausea, profuse sputum, anorexia, somnolence

T: White, sticky coat

P: Soft, rolling

A

Dizziness (Interior Retention of Phlegm Damp)

ST 8 / 40 / UB 20 / REN 12 / PC 6

22
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Lv Qi Xu)

UB 18 / REN 17 / 12 / ST 36 / SP 4 / LV 3

23
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Transformation of Depressed Qi into Fire)

REN 13 / SJ 6 / GB 34 / 43 / LV 2

24
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Phlegm Stagnation)

REN 22 / 17 / PC 6 / ST 40 / LV 3

25
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})

REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3

26
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})

REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3

PC 6 / REN 17

27
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})

REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3

SP4 / REN 22

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Q

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

A

Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})

REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3

HT 5 / REN 23

29
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})

REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3

LI 4 / GB 34

30
Q

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

A

Melancholia (Xue Xu {hysteria})

REN 14 / HT 7 / SP 6 / LV 3

DU 26 / KD 1

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