San Jiao / Triple energiser channel Flashcards
What is the classification of patterns according to the three burners?
Classifies the clinical manifestations of febrile diseases from invasion of Wind-Heat according to the three burners.
According to the location rather than their energetic depth.
What are the three levels that TE patterns occur at?
- Defensive Qi (Wei Qi)
- Qi
- Nutritive Qi (Ying Qi)
What are the Upper Burner patterns?
- Wind-Heat in the Lungs defensive qi portion
- Heat in the Lungs (qi level)
- Heat in the Pericardium (Nutritive Qi level)
What are the signs and symptoms of Wind-heat in the Lungs defensive Qi portion?
Fever, aversion to cold, headache, sore throat, slight sweating, runny nose with yellow discharge, swollen tonsils, body aches, slight thirst.
What is the tongue and pulse in Wind-heat in the Lungs defensive Qi portion?
P: Red in front or sides with a thin white coating
T: Floating-Rapid
What is the treatment principle of Wind-heat in the Lungs defensive Qi portion?
TP: Release the exterior, expel wind heat, restore the diffusing and descending of Lung Qi.
What are the signs and symptoms of heat in the lungs (qi level)?
Fever, sweating, cough, breathlessness, thirst, feeling of oppression and pain of the chest.
What is the tongue and pulse in heat in the lungs (qi level)?
T: Red tongue with yellow coating
P: Rapid-overflowing pulse
What is the treatment principle for heat in the lungs (qi level)?
Clear Lung-Heat, resolve phlegm, restore the descending of Qi.
What are the signs and symptoms of Heat in the Pericardium (nutritive Qi level)?
High fever at night, a burning sensation of the epigastrium, cold limbs, delirium, aphasia
What is the tongue and pulse in Heat in the Pericardium (nutritive Qi level)?
T: Deep-red and stiff
P: Fine and rapid
What is the treatment principle for Heat in the Pericardium (nutritive Qi level)?
Clear heat in the pericardium, restore consciousness and promote fluids.
What are the middle burner patterns?
- Heat in Bright Yang
2. Damp-Heat in the Spleen
What are the lower burner patterns?
- Heat in the Kidneys
- Liver-Heat stirs wind
- Liver-Empty Wind
What are the signs and symptoms of Heat in Bright Yang?
High fever that is worse in the afternoon, no aversion to cold, feeling of heat, intense thirst, profuse sweating.