LV

Question 1

What are the Functions of the LV?

Answer 1

• stores blood
• ensures smooth flow of Qi
• controls sinews (nourishes tendons and ligaments)
• allows to eyes to see (with KD and HT)

Question 2

What does the LV house? and what does it do?

Answer 2

Houses the Hun - planning life and giving life a sense of direction

Question 3

causes: emotional problems, pathogenic attack
sx: abdominal distension and pain, distention of breasts and lower abdomen - especially during PSM, irregular menses
tongue: normal to light purple
pulse: wiry especially on L Guan

Answer 3

LV Qi Stagnation

Question 4

causes: long standing emotional problems, excessive consumption of alcohol, fried foods and meats
sx: HA (behind eyes/vertex of head), red complexion/eyes, nightmares (can’t recalled dreams)

Answer 4

LV Fire Rising

Question 5

causes: poor nutrition (low protein), hemorrhage, prolonged LV Qi Stagnation, chronic dz, KD def (Qi/ essence/yin)
sx: tinnitus, pale and brittle nails, eye stuff (dryness, floaters, blurred vision, night blindness), weakness in limbs, numbness in muscles, sallow completion, amenorrhea, scanty menstrual flow
tongue: small, pale with white coat
pulse: wiry, weak and thready

Answer 5

LV Blood Deficiency

Question 6

causes: emotional problems, LV Qi stagnation, LV blood Def, febrile disorders which injure yin
sx: tinnitus, dryness of eyes, hypochondriac pain at night, afternoon fever, night sweats, dry throat, mouth and skin

Answer 6

LV Yin Deficiency

blood def + heat sx

Question 7

causes: water not nourishing wood, LV and KD Yin Def, anger and anxiety
sx: Vertigo, tinnitus, flushed complexion, soreness and weakness in low back and knees, distention and pain in the eye, red eyes, palpitations, irritability
tongue: red with or without a coat
pulses: wiry and strong or thready and rapid

Answer 7

LV Yang Rising

Question 8

causes: SP Qi def, excessive consumption of greasy and sweet food, alcohol, long-term LV Qi Stag
sx: fullness and distention in chest and hypochondrium, some diarrhea/constipation, irregular bowel movements, jaundice, pain, redness and swelling of scrotum
pulse: wiry, rapid and slippery

Answer 8

Damp Head in LV and GB

Question 9

causes: exogenous pathogenic cold, LV Qi Stag
sx: fullness and distention of hypogastrium, pain and distention of testes and scrotum, straining of testes, contraction of scrotum or labia
pulse: wiry and strong or tight

Answer 9

Stagnation of Cold in LV

Question 10

causes: emotions
sx: hypochondriac and or epigastric discomfort, nausea, vomiting, belching, irritability, breast distention
tongue: no change; light violent centre
pulse: wiry

Answer 10

Rebellious LV Qi

LV Qi Stag & ST Rebelling sx

Question 11

Causes: Qi Stag, cold, heat

sx: hematemesis, epistaxis, dysmenorrhea, dark flow, fibroids, endometriosis
tongue: purple, especially on sides
pulse: wiry and or choppy

Answer 11

LV Blood Stasis

Question 12

causes: exogenous heat/wind entering blood level
sx: high temp, convulsions, neck rigidity, limb tremors, opisthotonos
tongue: deep red with thick yellow coat
pulse: rapid, strong and wiry

Answer 12

LV: Wind Agitating within

- Extreme Heat Generating Wind

Question 13

causes: LV Yin Def, LV Yang Raising
sx: convulsions, deviation of eyes and mouth, looks like a stroke
tongue: peeled red and deviated
pulse: floating and weak or wiry and rapid

Answer 13

LV: Wind Agitating within

- LV Yang Rising Generating Wind