Liver Flashcards
Liver full patterns
Qi stagnation Qi Stagnation turning to heat Rebellious Blood stasis Fire blazing Damp heat Cold stagnation in channel
Liver empty patterns
Blood deficiency
Yin deficiency
Liver full/empty pattern
Yang rising
Wind
Wind patterns
Extreme heat generating wind
Yang rising generating wind
Fire generating wind
Blood deficiency generating wind
Physiological characteristics
In charge of strategy and planning
Affected by anger
Opens to eyes
Controls tendons and sinews
Functions of liver
Ensuring smooth flow of qi
Stores blood
Clinical manifestations
Emotional stress
Hypochondriac pain or distention
Internal wind
Menstrual disorders
Liver qi stagnation key symptoms
Feeling of distention, depression, irregular periods and wiry pulse
Qi stagnation tongue
Normal or slightly red on side
Qi stagnation pulse
Wiry,esp.left side
Stagnant liver qi turning into heat key symptoms
Feeling of distention,irritability,feeling of heat,wiry pulse and red side of tongue
Stagnant liver qi turning into heat tongue
Red on the sides
Stagnant liver qi turning into heat pulse
Wiry,sl rapid…esp left side
Rebellious live qi key symptoms
Belching,irritability wiry pulse
Rebellious liver qi tongue
Severe cases red/normal
Rebellious liver qi pulse
Wiry
Liver blood stasi key symptoms
Dark/clotted menstrual blood,purple tongue
Blood stasis tongue
Purple /sides of tongue affected
Blood stasis pulse
Wiry
Liver fire blazing key symptoms
Headache ,irritability,red face,red eyes,red tongue,yellow coat
Liver fire blazing tongue
Red body,red sides dry yellow coat
Liver fire blazing pulse
Full,wiry, rapid
Damp heat key symptoms
Fullness of hypochondrium,feeling of heaviness, nausea, bitter and sticky taste ,sticky yellow coat ,slippery pulse
Damp heat tongue
Red tongue,redder sides w/sticky yellow coat
Damp heat pulse
Slippery,wiry and rapid
Stagnation of cold in liver channel key symptoms
Hypogastric pain referring to scrotum,cold hands+feet,wiry-deep slow pulse
Stagnation of cold in the liver channel pulse
Deep-wiry-slow
Stagnation of cold in the liver channel tongue
Pale/wet w/white coat
Blood deficiency key symptoms
Blurred vision ,scanty period ,dull pale complexion,pale toungue
Blood deficiency tongue
Pale body,esp sides,extreme may be orange
Blood deficiency pulse
Choppy
Yin deficiency key symptoms
Blurred vision, dry eyes, tongue no coat
Yin deficiency tongue
Normal,no coat or rootless
Yin deficiency pulse
Floating
Empty heat in liver
Malar flush,heat in evening ,night sweat,five palm heat,thirst with desire to drink in small sips, heavy menstrual bleeding
Empty heat in liver tongue
Red /no coat
Empty heat in liver pulse
Floating
Liver yang rising key symptoms
headache,irritable,wiry pulse
Liver yang rising pulse
Wiry
Liver wind [extreme heat]
High temp, convulsion, rigid neck, tremor
Deep red tongue w/stiff body dry yellow coat
Wiry rapid pulse
Liver yang rising [generating wind]
Tremor ,facial tick,severe dizziness,tinnitus,headache ,hypertension,dry throat,eyes,and blurred vision ,numbness .poor memory
Normal tongue /no coat wiry -rapid pulse
Liver fire[generating wind]
Tremor, irritable, propensity to outbursts, tinnitus /deafness that is sudden,temporal headache, dizziness,red face and eyes,thirst,bitter taste,dream disturbed sleep,constipationw/dry stool,dark yellow urine bleeding
Red tongue w/redder sides +dry yellow coat
Wiry pulse
Liver blood deficiency [generating wind ]
Fine tremor ,facial tic,dizzy,blurred vision ,numbness ,poor memory insomnia ,scanty period
Pale/thin tongue, wiry /fine pulse
