Morning Sickness Pregnancy Flashcards
True or False: Pregnancy is an excess of Yin, and plethora of Yang
True
True or False: Blood is transformed into milk in pregnancy?
True. Blood also gathers to nourish fetus.
A TX strategy to prevent miscarriage ?
“Calming the Fetus” Consolidate Original Qi by Tonifying the mothers Kidney yang.
Contraindicated points?
Li4 / Sp6 / BL60 / BL 67 / GB21 / ST 25 / Points below umbilicus / Points above umbilicus only used in 1st trimester.
Three TCM diseases of Pregnancy?
- Blood or Yin def.
- Qi Stagnation
- Spleen Qi Def. and Phlegm
True or false: The intensity of morning sickness is related to pre-existing digestive system?
True
True or false: Morning sickness is the imbalance of blood and qi in the Ren Mai?
False: Imbalance of blood and qi in the CHONG MAI. It is also a strain on blood / essence / kidney energy that nourishes fetus?
True or false: Morning sickness is related to Heart Qi not descending.
True: Also Qi of Chong Mai rebelling upward. And it is also related to stomach at ST30 and a rebellion of ST Qi Upward.
Morning sickness is a disharmony of what?
Blood and Qi and Essence of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
Where does the Chong Mai connect the Uterus and the Stomach Channel?
Chong Mai connects the Uterus and the Stomach at ST 30, interfering with Stomach Qi’s ability to descend causing nausea and vomiting
Vomiting soon after eating:
Heat and Fullness
Vomiting of dilute fluids:
Cold and Deficiency
Vomiting with retching and belching:
Liver Qi stagnation
Only slight nausea:
ST Qi deficiency
Vomiting of sour fluids:
Liver Qi stagnation
Vomiting of bitter fluids:
ST and LIV Heat
What is the TX principle for morning sickness?
Pacify the Penetrating Vessel, subdue rebellious Qi, harmonize the Stomach and stop vomiting.’
Name other TX principle for morning sickness?
- Pacify the Liver and eliminate stagnation
- Tonifying the Stomach and Spleen
- Clearing Stomach heat
- Resolving Phlegm