LV/GB Disease Patterns Flashcards
___ _____ _______ can become yang rising
LV QI Stagnation - tx, move qi, xiang fu, chuan lian zi
* irritable, outwardly, affects channel & st/sp
____ ____ ______ can result in heat then fire, then consume xue, qi & yin then lead to issues like breast cancer
LV Qi Depression - tx, dredge more inhibition, channel issues but digestion is sluggish w thin ribbon stool, pebble stools, take care of everyone but self, passive aggressive, can become qi stag but qi stag can’t become depression.
______ governs coursing and discharge, likes orderly reaching, & is averse to repression &
depression
Liver (s&s will be worse with stress, change w. relation to menses cycle, difficulty w anger, irritability & expression or inability to express)
The movement of blood depends on the coursing & discharge of the ______
Liver - - stasis can form & bleeding can be a result
The liver drives the digestive function of _____ & _____
SP & ST
liver controls the release of _____ and ______ flow
semen & menstrual flow
______ governs storage of blood.
Blood houses the Hun.
Liver (This involves: Nourishing the Hun, Emolliating the sinews, Nourishing the eyes, Flourishing in the nails)
Binding depression of liver qi can affect the ______, ______ or ____ _____
Lung, Kidney or Middle Jiao
Liver Qi Stagnation, Lateral counterflow of liver qi = Wood overacting on Earth, Upward counterflow of liver qi = Yang rising, Liver fire flaming upward are all ______ S&S of Liver
replete
Depression of Liver Qi, Liver Blood Vacuity, Liver Yin Vacuity are are ________ S&S of Liver
Vacuity
Depression, Tendency to sigh, “plumpit qi”, Distention & pain in chest & ribside, Distention of breasts, Ab pain pre-menses, Irregular menstruation, Wiry pulse, Tongue could be normal are S&S of…
BINDING DEPRESSION OF LIVER QI (TX: Dredge and course the Liver, regulate Qi
F: Chai Hu Shu Gan San
GB 34, LIV 3, LIV 13, LIV 14, PC 6)
Irritable / easy to anger, *Red face & eyes (could be swollen & painful), Temporal or Vertex H/A connecting w Du20, Dizziness, Bitter taste in mouth, Dream-disturbed sleep, Dry throat, Constipation, Short reddish urination, Red tongue, yellow coat, Wiry, rapid pulse are S&S of…
LIVER FIRE FLAMING UPWARD
(TX: Drain fire, sedate the liver
F: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
LIV 2, LIV 3, GB 20, Taiyang, GB 13, LI 11)
Tenseness, Agitation, *A Tendency to be easily angered & Red face & eyes that *comes and goes, H/A vertex or temporal, Dizziness, Red tongue, yellow coat, Wiry, rapid pulse are S&S
ASCENDING HYPERACTIVITY OF LIVER YANG (TX: Calm liver, subdue the Yang (may need to nourish blood, or nourish yin, depending on tongue/pulse)
F: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
LIV 2, LIV 3, GB 34, SP 6, UB 18, GB 20)
There are ____ types of LV Wind stirring internally
3 - 1) Extreme Heat Generating Wind, 2) Def. of Liver Yin w. ascending Liver Yang leading to Liver Wind & 3) Deficiency of Liver Blood leading to Liver Wind
High fever leading to Convulsions, Rigidity of neck, Tremor of limbs, Opisthontonos (ah-pis-thop-inus), In severe cases - coma, Deep red tongue, stiff, yellow coat, Pulse is Wiry, rapid are S&S of…
EXTREME HEAT GENERATING WIND (TX: Clear heat, subdue wind, sedate liver
F: Ling Yang Gou Teng Tang
LIV 3, LIV 2, SI 3, DU 20, DU 16, GB 20)