patterns: qi-blood-body fluids Flashcards
slight shortness of breath weak voice spontaneous sweating poor appetite loose stools tiredness empty pulse
qi deficiency
slight shortness of breath weak voice spontaneous sweating poor appetite loose stools tiredness a feeling of bearing down mental depression listlessness prolapse of an organ empty pulse
qi sinking
feeling of distension distending pain that moves from place to place mental depression irritability gloomy feeling frequent mood swings frequent sighing wiry pulse tongue body either normal colored or slightly red on the sides
qi stagnation
normal direction of qi
SP- qi upwards ST- qi downwards LU- qi downwards HT- qi downwards LR-qi all directions and upwards Intestine-qi downwards KD- qi downwards (but some aspects upwards) UB- qi downwards
signs and symptoms of rebellious Liver qi
upwards: headache, dizziness, irritability
sideways: to ST- nausea, belching, vomiting
sideways: to SP- diarrhea
sideways: to intestines- dry stools
downwards: burning urination
signs and symptoms of rebellious LU qi
cough, asthma
signs and symptoms of rebellious KD qi
asthma
signs and symptoms of rebellious HT qi
mental restlessness
insomnia
signs and symptoms of rebellious SP qi
diarrhea
prolapse
signs and symptoms of rebellious ST qi
hiccup, nausea, belching, vomiting
dull white sallow complexion dizziness poor memory numbness or tingling blurred vision insomnia pale lips scanty periods or amenorrhea depression slight anxiety pale and slightly dry tongue choppy or fine pulse
blood deficiency
more distension than pain moving pain distending pain appearing and disappearing abdominal masses not appearing on skin face may be unchanged tongue: normal or slightly red on the sides pulse: wiry
qi stagnation
more pain than distension fixed pain boring or stabbing pain fixed abdominal masses may manifest with purple blotches or bruises face dark color or bluish-green tongue: purple o the sides pulse: wiry, firm or choppy
blood stasis
dark complexion purple lips pain which is boring, fixed and stabbing abdominal masses that do not move purple nails bleeding with dark blood and dark clots painful periods with dark clots purple tongue wiry, firm or choppy pulse
blood stasis
purple nails dark face painful periods with dark menstrual blood with dark clots abdominal pain premenstrual pain purple tongue esp on the sides wiry or firm pulse
Liver blood stasis
purple lips
stabbing or pricking pain in the chest
mental restlessness
purple tongue on the sides towards the front
purple and distended veins under the tongue
choppy or knotted pulse
Heart blood stasis
feeling of oppression in the chest
coughing of dark blood
tongue purple on the sides towards the front
purple and distended veins under the tongue
Lung blood stasis
epigastric pain
vomiting of dark blood
dark blood in stools
tongue purple in the center
Stomach blood stasis
severe abdominal pain, dark blood in stools
Intestinal blood stasis
painful periods premenstrual pain dark menstrual blood with dark clots amenorrhea fixed abdominal masses purple tongue wiry or firm pulse
uterine blood stasis
feeling of heat skin diseases with red eruptions thirst bleeding red tongue rapid pulse
blood heat
anxiety
mental restlessness and mouth ulcers
heart blood heat