Shaoyin Disease Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 2 organs of the Shaoyin collateral?
A
- Heart
- Kidney
2
Q
Knowing that the Shaoyin channels are Heart and Kidney, what 2 elements are affected and how does that translate to symptoms?
A
Heart = fire = heat
Kidney = water = cold
3
Q
What are the 2 types of Shaoyin Disease?
A
- Shaoyin heat
- Shaoyin cold
4
Q
What happens between Kidney and Heart with Shaoyin Heat disease?
A
Kidney yin xu fails to control Heart fire.
5
Q
Kidney yin xu failing to control Heart fire causes what symptoms?
A
- restlessness
- insomnia
- P deep & thin
6
Q
Yin xu is unable to cool and moisten body. What are the symptoms?
A
- dry mouth
- sore throat
- T red
- C scanty or peeled
7
Q
What happens between Kidney and Heart with Shaoyin Cold disease?
A
Heart & Kidney yang xu allows cold pathogen to invade interior.
8
Q
When Heart & Kidney yang xu allows cold pathogen to invade interior, what happens next?
A
- Yang fails to rise and fails to promote qi & blood flow
- Stomach qi unable to descend
9
Q
What are the symptoms of Shaoyin Cold
A
- chills
- cold limbs
- desire to curl up
- diarrhea with undigested food
- lethargy
- loss of appetite
- vomiting, especially when eating
- P thin & faint C white
- T pale
