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.
What is the tongue and pulse in Bright Yang?
T: Red tongue with yellow coating
P: Overflowing rapid pulse
What is the treatment principle of Heat in Bright Yang?
Clear stomach-heat
What are the signs and symptoms of Damp-Heat in the Spleen?
Fever, epigastric fullness, a feeling of heaviness of the body and head, nausea, vomiting
What is the tongue and pulse in Damp-Heat in Spleen?
T: Red tongue with sticky yellow coating
P: Soggy and rapid
What is the treatment principle of Damp-Heat in the Spleen?
Clear heat and resolve dampness in the spleen
What are the signs and symptoms of heat in the kidneys?
Fever in the afternoon and evening, five-palm heat, dry mouth and throat, night sweating, deafness, lassitude.
What is the tongue and pulse in heat in the kidneys?
T: Deep-Red tongue without coating
P: Floating-empty and rapid pulse
What is the treatment principle of heat in the kidneys?
Nourish kidney-yin and clear empty heat
What are the signs and symptoms of Liver-Heat stirs Wind?
High fever at night, coma, convulsions, clenched teeth
What is the tongue and pulse in Liver-Heat stirs Wind?
T: Deep-red tongue without coating
P: Wiry-Fine-Rapid pulse
What is the treatment principle of Liver-Heat stirs Wind?
TP: Clear Heat, extinguish wind, stop convulsions, restore consciousness.
What are the signs and symptoms of Liver-Empty wind?
Low grade fever, cold limbs, dry and black teeth, dry and cracked lips, convulsions, tremor of limbs
What is the tongue and pulse in Liver-Empty wind?
T: Deep-Red tongue without coating
P: Deep-fine-rapid pulse
What is the treatment principle in Liver-Empty wind?
Nourish Yin, extinguish Wind and stop convulsions
