LU Patterns

Question 1

Chills greater than fever, cough with clear sputum, superficial tense pulse, body aches… what pattern?

Answer 1

LU invaded by Wind-Cold

Question 2

Pale or pink tongue, thin white tongue coating // deficient pulse… what pattern?

Answer 2

Lu Qi Def

Question 3

Shortness of breath, weak voice, slight cough, spontaneous sweating, deficient pulse in right front position… what pattern?

Answer 3

Lu Qi Deficiency

Question 4

Red swollen body, greasy yellow coating; rolling-rapid pulse… what pattern?

Answer 4

Phlegm-Heat Obstructing LU tongue and pulse

Question 5

Normal or red tongue, dry scanty or rootless coating // floating empty pulse
… what pattern?

Answer 5

LU Yin Xu

Question 6

Cough, heat sensation, chest ache, thirst, red tongue with yellow coating… what pattern?

Answer 6

Lung Heat symptoms

Question 7

Fever greater than chills, sore throat, thirst, superficial-rapid pulse… what pattern?

Answer 7

LU invaded by Wind-Heat

Question 8

Barking cough, yellow or green sputum, chest oppression, thick greasy yellow tongue coating, rapid-rolling pulse… what pattern?

Answer 8

Phlegm-Heat obstructing LU symptoms

Question 9

Red tongue with yellow coating; surging-rapid pulse… what pattern?

Answer 9

Lung Heat tongue and pulse

Question 10

Dry cough, dry nose, throat and mouth, hoarse voice, thirst, dry tongue that is not red… what pattern?

Answer 10

LU Dryness

Question 11

Cough with thin, watery frothy sputum, wheezing, breathlessness, chest oppression, chilliness… what pattern?

Answer 11

Phlegm-Fluids obstructing LU symptoms

Question 12

Slightly red on the sides or tip of tongue, thin white or thin yellow tongue coating; superficial-rapid pulse… what pattern?

Answer 12

LU invaded by Wind-Heat

Question 13

Chronic cough with profuse (easy to expectorate) white sputum, bodily heaviness, chest oppression, thick sticky white tongue coating… what pattern?

Answer 13

Damp-Phlegm obstructing LU symptoms

Question 14

Swollen with thick, sticky white tongue coating; rolling or soft pulse… what pattern?

Answer 14

Damp-Phlegm obstructing LU tongue and pulse

Question 15

Dry cough with scanty sputum, weak hoarse voice, dry mouth and throat, night sweating, no tongue coating and cracks in the LU area… what pattern?

Answer 15

Lu Yin Deficiency

Question 16

Sudden swelling of face, aversion to wind, superficial-rolling pulse… what pattern?

Answer 16

LU invaded by Wind-Water