Liver + Gallbladder Patterns Flashcards
What are the 2 main functions of the Liver?
- Controls the free flow of Qi
- Stores the Blood
How does the Liver control the free flow of Qi?
By smoothing Qi dynamic, soothing emotions, promoting circulation of Blood + Qi, controls the discharge of bile + regulates reproduction
How does the Liver store the Blood?
Regulates Blood volume + prevents bleeding
The Liver opens to the ______?
Eyes
The brilliance of the Liver shows on the _____?
Nails
The Liver governs which constituent ______?
Tendons + sinews
The Liver channel reaches to the ________ of the head + spread across the _________ region.
Vertex
Hypochondria
The following are patterns of ______?
Excess-
LR Qi Stagnation
LR Qi Transversal Invasion (Wood Attacking Earth)
Excessive LR Fire Flaming Up
Liver Yang Rising
Cold Retention in LR Meridian
LR Qi Xu + LR Yang Xu
Wind-
LR Wind Stirring Up
LR Yang turning into Wind
Extreme Heat Producing Wind
Blood Xu Producing Wind
Xu-
LR Blood Xu
LR Yin Xu
Liver disorders
The following are S/sx of _________?
Mental depression
Distending, wandering pain w/ moving locations: chest, hypochondrium, lower abdomen, abnormal menstruation- dysmenorrhea or Amenorrhea
Frequent sighing (Qi trying to move)
Distension of breasts, all affected by emotions
T: non-specific, red edges, maybe thin-white coating
P: Wiry (excessive type)
LR Qi Stagnation
The following are S/sx of which Liver Pattern?
Distension, fullness + wandering pain in chest & hypochondrium area, frequent sighing, emotional frustrations or irritability, breast distention, poor appetite, loose stools (SP), sometimes constipation (ST) abdominal distension or pain relieved after BM, irregulate menstruation
T: Pale, maybe red edges
P: Wiry at L Guan
Weak at R Guan
Wood Attacking Earth
(LR Qi Attacking SP/ST)
The following are S/sx of _________?
Distending pain of head, eyes
Dizziness + vertigo, Red face, red eyes
Bitter taste, Dry mouth
Irritability, susceptible to anger
Insomnia w/ dreams, not sleeping or difficulty falling asleep
Tinnitus or deafness
Burning pain in hypochondrium
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Vomiting blood (Fire attacking ST)
Nasal bleeding (Fire attacking LU)
Constipation (Fire attacking LI-dryness)
Scanty, yellow urine
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Rapid + Wiry
Excessive LR Fire Flaming Up
The following are S/sx of _________?
Dizziness + vertigo, heavy in head + lightness in feet feeling, tinnitus, prone to irritability or anger, Distending headache
Weakness/soreness in lumbar + knees, insomnia, dry throat, flushed face, hot sensation
T: Red w/ scanty coating
P: Rapid + Wiry + Thready
Liver Yang Rising
The following are S/sx of _________?
Pale lips + nails, pale complexion
numbness of limbs, stiff joints, tremors or muscle twitching, palpitations, cold feeling
poor vision or night blindness
dizziness + vertigo (weak, hollow feeling)
Insomnia w/ dreams (soft sleep, Xu-type)
Scanty or delayed menstruation w/ pale colour or amennorrhea
T: Pale
P: Weak + Thready
LR Blood Xu
The following are S/sx of _________?
Dizziness + vertigo
Dry eyes
Blurry vision
Dull, burning pain in hypochondrium
Dry mouth, dry throat*
5 center Heat*
Flushed cheeks*
Hectic fever*
Night sweating*
Maybe tremor, numbness of limbs (tendons not nourished)
T: Red w/ scanty coating
P: Rapid + Wiry + Thready
LR Yin Xu
The following are S/sx of __________?
Dizziness + vertigo
Falling down or feeling of
Spasms
Convulsion + tremors
T: Red edges
P: Wiry
LR Wind Stirring Up
The following are S/sx of __________?
Unstable + involuntary symptoms
Dizziness + vertigo
A feeling of falling
Headache w/ shaking of the head
Stiff neck
Shaking + numbness of the limbs
Dysphasia, staggering gait, sudden collapse, loss of consciousness
Deviation of the mouth and eyes
Hemiplegia (paralysis)
Stiff tongue
ie: Wind-stroke
T: Red w/ white or sticky coating
P: Wiry
LR Yang turning into Wind
The following are S/sx of __________?
Unstable + involuntary S/sx
High fever
Restlessness
Unconsciousness
Mania
Clonic convulsions of the hands and feet
Rigidity of the neck, even opisthotonos
Upward staring of the eyes
Locked jaw
T: Red, crimson w/ yellow, dry coating
P: Rapid + Wiry
Extreme Heat Producing Wind
The following are S/sx of __________?
LR Blood Xu S/sx PLUS
Tremors + spasms of hands and feet
Numbness of limbs
Dizziness + vertigo
Tinnitus, blurred vision
T: Pale w/ quivering/shaking
P: Thready + Weak
Blood Xu Producing Wind
The following are S/sx of __________?
Cold pain in lower abdomen, cold limbs
Cold pain in uterus, cramping, scrotum spasm, cold headache, relieved by warmth, aggravated by cold, cramping pain, vomiting clear liquid/mucus
T: Pale w/ thick, white coating
P: Wiry + Tight
Deep + Tight
Cold Retention in LR Meridian
The following are S/sx of __________?
Hollow pain in lateral coastal region, depression, timidness, SOB, listlessness, fatigue, distension in chest/epigastric region, poor appetite plus cold body, cold limbs, cold genitals
T: Pale + puffy w/ white coating
P: Deep + Weak
LR Qi Xu + LR Yang Xu
The following are patterns of _________?
Damp-Heat Pouring Down
Phlegm Disturbing GB
Gallbladder Disharmony
What are the 2 functions of the Gallbladder?
- Discharges Bile
- Governs courage + determination
The following are S/sx of __________?
Distending pain in right hypochondrium
No appetite, aversion to food, esp. greasy food, vomiting , bitter taste in mouth, scanty yellow urine, unsmooth bowel movements, abdominal distention, alternating chills + fever
Wet, swollen, itchy genitals regions
Thick, yellow leucorrhea (damp heat in LR/GB) affecting uterus
T: Red w/ yellow, greasy coating
P: Wiry + Slippery + Rapid
Damp-Heat Pouring Down
The following are S/sx of __________?
Dizziness + vertigo + tinnitus
Timidity, susceptible to being frightened
Palpitations
Restlessness
Insomnia w/ dreams
Bitter taste in mouth
Nausea
Fullness/distension in hypochondrium region
Frequent sighing
T: Red w/ yellow, sticky coating
P: Rapid + Soggy
Phlegm Disturbing GB
