SHIATSU Flashcards
1
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Lu - 1
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- Disseminates and descends Lung qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
- Transforms phlegm, clears heat and regulates the water passages
- Descends Stomach qi
- Front-mu point of the Lung
Meeting point of the Lung and Spleen channels
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Lu-5
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He-sea and Water point of the Lung channel
- Clears heat from the Lung and descends rebellious qi
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates the channel
- Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain
3
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Lu-6
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- Xi-cleft point point of the Lung channel
- Disseminates and descends Lung qi
Clears heat and moistens the Lung
Clears heat and stops bleeding
Moderates acute conditions
4
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Lu-7
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Luo-connecting point of the Lung channel
Confluent point of the Conception vessel
Gao Wu Command point
Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point
- Releases the exterior and expels wind
- Promotes the descending function of the Lung
- Pacifies wind and phlegm
- Benefits the head and nape
- Opens and regulates the Conception vessel
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
5
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Lu-9
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Shu-stream, Yuan-source and Earth point of the Lung channel
- Tonifies the Lung and transforms phlegm
- Promotes the descending function of the Lung
- _Regulates and harmonises the one hundred vessel_s
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
6
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Lu-10
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Ying-spring and Fire point of the Lung channel
- Benefits the throat
- Clears Lung heat
- Descends rebellious qi
- Harmonises the Stomach and Heart
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Li-4
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Yuan-Source point of the Large Intestine channel
Gao Wu Command point
Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point
- Regulates the defensive qi and adjusts sweating
- Expels wind and releases the exterior
- Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth and ears
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
- Induces labour
- Restores the yang
8
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Li-10
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- Regulates qi and blood, activates the channel and alleviates pain
- Harmonises the intestines and Stomach
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Li-11
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He-Sea and Earth point of the Large Intestine channel
Sun Si-miao Ghost point
Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point
- Clears heat
- Cools the blood, eliminates wind, drains damp and alleviates itching
- Regulates qi and blood
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
10
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Li-15
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Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Motility vessel
- Dispels wind-damp, alleviates pain and benefits the shoulder joint
- Eliminates wind and regulates qi and blood
- Regulates qi and dissipates phlegm nodules
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Li-20
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Meeting point of the Large Intestine and Stomach channels
- Opens the nasal passages
- Expels wind and clears heat
12
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St-6
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- Eliminates wind and benefits the jaw and teeth
13
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St-25
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Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine
- Regulates the intestines
- Regulates the Spleen and Stomach
- Resolves dampness and damp-heat
- Regulates qi and blood and eliminates stagnation
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St-26
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- Regulates qi and alleviates pain
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St-40
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Luo-Connecting point of the Stomach channel
- Transforms phlegm and dampness
- Benefits the chest
- Clears phlegm from the Lung and alleviates cough and wheezing
- Clears phlegm from the Heart and calms the spirit
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St-44
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- Clears heat from the Stomach channel and alleviates pain
- Harmonises the intestines and clears damp-heat
- Calms the spirit
17
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St-41
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- Clears heat from the Stomach channel and fu
- Calms the spirit
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Sp-3
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Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Spleen channel
- Tonifies the Spleen and resolves dampness and damp-heat
- Harmonises the Spleen and Stomach
- Regulates qi
- Strenth SPINE, MEMORY
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Sp-6
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Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach
Resolves dampness
Harmonises the Liver and tonifies the Kidneys
Regulates menstruation and induces labour
Harmonises the lower jiao
Regulates urination and benefits the genitals
Calms the spirit
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Sp-9
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- Regulates the Spleen and resolves dampness
- Opens and moves the water passages
- Benefits the lower jiao
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Sp-10
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- Invigorates the blood and dispels stasis
- Cools blood
- Harmonises menstruation
- Benefits the skin
23
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Ht-1
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- Unbinds the chest
- Activates the channel and
- benefits the arm
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Ht-3
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He-Sea and Water point of the Heart channel
Calms the spirit
Transforms phlegm
Clears heat
Activates the channel and benefits the arm
25
**Ht-7**
**Shu-Stream**, **_Yuan-Source_** and **Earth** point of the Heart channel
* **_Calms_ the spirit**
* **_Regulates and tonifies_ the Heart**
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**Ht-8**
**Ying-Spring** and **Fire** point of the Heart channel
* Clears **heat** from the **Heart** and **Small Intestine**
* **Calms** the spirit
* **Regulates Heart qi**
* Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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**Si-3**
Shu-**Stream** and **Wood** point of the Small Intestine channel
**Confluent point of the Governing vessel**
* **Benefits the *_occiput, neck and back_***
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
* **Clears *_wind_* and *_heat_* and *_treats malaria_***
* **Calms the spirit and *_treats epilepsy_***
* **Clears heat and *benefits the sensory orifices***
* **Regulates the *_Governing vessel_***
28
**Si-6**
***_Xi-Cleft_*** point of the Small Intestine channel
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
* **Benefits the *_shoulder and arm_***
* ***_Moderates acute_* conditions**
* **Benefits *_the eyes_***
29
**Si-7**
**_Luo-Connecting point_** of the Small Intestine channel
* ***_Clears heat_* and *_releases the exterior_***
* **Calms the *_spirit_***
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
* **Benefits the *_finger joints_***
30
**Si-9**
* **Expels wind and benefits the shoulder**
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
31
**Si-10**
**Meeting** point of the ***Small Intestine and Bladder*** channels with the ***Yang Linking and Yang Motility*** vessels
* **Benefits the shoulder**
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
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**Si-11**
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
* ***_Moves qi and unbinds the chest_* and *_lateral costal region_***
* ***_Benefits the breasts_***
33
**KID-1**
* **Descends excess** from the **head**
* **Calms** the **spirit**
* Revives consciousness and **rescues yang**
* strengthens **Yin**
34
**KID-2**
* Clears **deficiency heat**
* **Regulates** the **Kidneys**
* Regulates the **lower jiao**
35
**KID-3**
Shu-Stream, **Yuan-Source** and Earth point of the Kidney channel
* Nourishes **Kidney yin** and clears **deficiency heat**
* Tonifies **Kidney yang**
* Anchors the **Qi and benefits the Lung**
* Strengthens the **lumbar spine**
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**KID-6**
* Benefits the ***_throat_***
* **Nourishes the Kidneys** and clears **deficiency heat**
* Regulates the **Yin Motility vessel**
* Calms the **spirit**
* Regulates the **lower jiao**
37
**KID-7**
* **Benefits the Kidneys**
* **Regulates the _water passages_ and treats _oedema_**
* **Regulates _sweating_**
* **Drains damp and _clears damp-heat_**
* **Strengthens the _lumbar region_**
38
**Pc-6**
**_Luo-Connecting_** point of the Pericardium channel _Confluent_ point of the _Yin Linking_ vessel
## Footnote
**Unbinds** the chest and **regulates qi**
Regulates the _Heart and calms the spirit_
**_Harmonises the Stomach and alleviates nausea and vomiting_**
**_Clears heat_**
Opens the Yin Linking vessel
39
**Pc-7**
Shu-**Stream**, **_Yuan-Source_** and **Earth** point of the Pericardium channel
**Sun Si-miao _Ghost_ point**
* **_Clears heat_ from the _Heart_ and _calms_ the spirit**
* **_Harmonises the Stomach and intestines_**
* **_Unbinds_ the chest**
* **Clears the nutritive level and _cools blood_**
40
**Pc-8**
Ying-_Spring_ and _Fire_ point of the Pericardium channel
Sun Si-miao _Ghost_ point
**Clears heat** from the Pericardium and _revives consciousness_
**Clears heat from the Heart** and _calms_ the spirit
_Harmonises the Stomach_ and **clears heat from the middle jiao**
Clears the nutritive level and **cools blood**
41
**Tw-3**
Shu-**Stream** and **Wood** point of the Sanjiao channel
* ***_Clears heat_***
* **Benefits the *_ears_***
* ***_Clears the head and eyes_***
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
42
**Tw-5**
***_Luo-Connecting_*** point of the Sanjiao channel
**Confluent** point of the **Yang Linking** vessel
* ***_Expels wind_* and *_releases the exterior_***
* **Benefits the *_head and ears_***
* **_Opens the Yang Linking vessel_**
* **_Clears heat_**
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
43
**Tw-6**
Jing-**River** and **Fire** point of the Sanjiao channel
* ***_Regulates qi_* and *_clears heat*_ in the _*three jiao_***
* ***_Benefits the chest*_ and l_*ateral costal region_***
* ***_Moves the stool_***
* ***_Benefits the voice_***
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
44
**Tw-17**
**Meeting** point of the ***_Sanjiao and Gall Bladder_*** channels
* **Benefits the *_ears_***
* ***_Eliminates wind_***
* ***_Clears heat_***
* **Activates the channel and alleviates pain**
45
**Tw-23**
* ***_Eliminates wind*_ and alleviates _*pain_***
* ***_Benefits the eyes_***
46
**Gb-20**
* Eliminates **wind**
* Benefits the **head and eyes, ears**
* **Clears the sense organs**
47
**GB-34**
Hui-meeting point of **Sinews**
* Benefits the **sinews and joints**
* **Spreads Liver qi** and benefits the **lateral costal region**
* Clears **Liver** and **Gall Bladder** **damp-heat**
* Harmonises **shaoyang**
48
**Gb-41**
* **Spreads Liver qi**
* Benefits **_the chest, lateral costal region_** and **_breasts_**
* Clears the **head** and benefits the **eyes**
* Transforms **_phlegm and dissipates nodules_**
49
**Liv-2**
* **Clears** **Liver fire**
* **Spreads** **Liver qi**
* Pacifies **Liver wind**
* **Clears heat** and stops b**leeding**
* Benefits the **lower jiao**
50
**Liv-3**
Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Liver channel
* Spreads **Liver qi stagnation**
* Subdues **Liver yang** and extinguishes **wind**
* Nourishes **_Liver blood and Liver yin_**
* Clears the **_head and eyes_**
* Regulates **_menstruation_**
* Regulates the **_lower jiao_**
51
**Liv-8**
* Clears **damp-heat from the lower jiao**
* Benefits the **genitals, BLADDER**
* **Invigorates blood** and benefits the **uterus**
* Nourishes **blood and yin**
52
**Gb-42**
* **Spreads Liver qi**
* **Clears Gall Bladder heat**
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**UB-10**
Regulates qi and pacifies **wind**
Benefits the **head** , **neck** and **sensory** **orifices**
Calms the **spirit**
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
55
**UB-11**
_Meeting point of the Bladder, Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gall Bladder_ channels and the Governing vessel
Hui-Meeting point of ***_Bones_***
Point of the _Sea of Blood_
* Benefits the **bones and joints**
* **Expels pathogenic factors** and firms the **exterior**
* Regulates Lung qi and alleviates cough
56
**UB-12**
* **Expels wind** and releases the exterior
* Strengthens the **defensive qi** and firms the exterior
* Disseminates and descends Lung qi
* Benefits the _nose_
57
**UB-13**
_Back-Shu point of the **Lung**_
* Tonifies **Lung** qi and nourishes **Lung yin**
* _Descends and **disseminates Lung qi**_
* Clears **heat f**rom the Lung
* Releases the **exterior**
58
**UB-14**
Back-Shu point of the **_Pericardium_**
* Spreads **Liver qi** and _unbinds the chest_
* Regulates the **_Heart_**
* Regulates and **_descends qi_**
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**UB-15**
_Back-Shu point of the **Heart**_
* **Tonifies and nourishes** the **Heart**
* **Regulates Heart qi**
* **Calms the spirit**
* Unbinds the chest and **resolves blood stasis**
* Clears **Heart fire**
60
**UB-16**
**GV** Shu
## Footnote
* **Regulates qi in the _chest and abdomen_**
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**UB-17**
_Hui-Meeting point of **Blood**_
* **Invigorates blood** and dispels **stasis**
* **Cools blood** heat and **stops bleeding**
* _**Nourishes** and **harmonises** the blood_
* Harmonises the **diaphragm** and descends **rebellious qi**
62
**UB-18**
_Back-Shu point of the **Liver**_
* **Spreads Liver qi**
* Regulates and nourishes **Liver blood**
* Pacifies **wind**
* Cools fire and clears **damp-heat**
* Benefits the **_eyes and sinews_**
63
**UB-19**
Back-Shu point of the **_Gall Bladder_**
* _Clears **damp**-**heat** from the **Liver and Gall Bladder**_
* Clears pathogenic factors from the **shaoyang**
* Tonifies and regulates **Gall Bladder qi**
* Tonifies **deficiency**
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**UB-20**
_Back-Shu point of the **Spleen**_
* Tonifies **_Spleen qi and yang_**
* Resolves **_dampness_**
* Raises **_Spleen qi and holds the blood_**
* _Regulates and harmonises the qi of the middle jiao_
65
**UB-21**
**Back-Shu** point of the **Stomach**
* _Regulates the **Stomach**_ and descends **rebellion**
* Harmonises the ***_middle jiao_***
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**UB-22**
_Back-Shu point of the **Sanjiao**_
* _Moves and regulates the **Sanjiao**_
* Regulates the S**pleen and Stomach** and **resolves dampness**
* Regulates the **water passages and promotes urination**
* Resolves masses
67
**UB-23**
_Back-Shu point of the **Kidneys**_
* Tonifies the **Kidneys** and fortifies **yang**
* Benefits **essence**
* Nourishes **Kidney** **yin**
* Firms **Kidney qi**
* Regulates the **water passages** and benefits **urination**
* Benefits and warms the **uterus**
* Benefits the **ears and eyes**
* Strengthens the **lumbar region**
68
**UB-24**
Sea of **Qi Shu**
* Strengthens the **lumbar region and legs**
* Regulates the **lower jiao**
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**UB-25**
_Back-Shu point of the **Large Intestine**_
* Regulates the **intestines**
* Transforms **stagnation** and alleviates pain
* Strengthens the l**umbar region and legs**
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**UB-26**
Gate of Origin Shu
* Strengthens the **lumbar region**
* Regulates the **lower jiao**
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**UB-27**
_Back-Shu point of the **Small Intestine**_
* _Separates the **pure from the turbid**_
* Regulates the **intestines and Bladder**
* Drains **turbid dampness and clears damp-heat**
* Regulates **Small Intestine qi**
72
**UB-28**
_Back-Shu point of the **Bladder**_
* Regulates the **Bladder**
* Clears d**amp-heat from the lower jiao**
* Dispels **stagnation and resolves masses**
* Benefits the **lumbar region and legs**
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**UB-40**
* Benefits the **_lumbar region_ and knees**
* Activates the channel and alleviates pain
* **_Cools the blood_**
* Clears **summer-heat** and stops **vomiting and diarrhoea**
* Benefits the Bladder
74
**UB-57**
* Relaxes the **_sinews_**, activates the channel and alleviates pain
* Benefits the **_calf and heel_**
* Treats ***_haemorrhoids_***
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* **UB-58**
***_Luo-Connecting point of the Bladder channel_***
* **Harmonises the upper and lower**
* Expels **wind from taiyang channel**
* Treats **haemorrhoids**
* Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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**UB-60**
* **Clears heat** and **_lowers yang_**
* Pacifies **_wind_ and leads down excess**
* **Activates** the entire Bladder channel and alleviates pain
* Relaxes the **sinews and strengthens the lumbar spine**
* Promotes **_labour_**
77
**UB-63**
**Xi-Cleft point** of the Bladder channel
* Pacifies **wind**
* Moderates **acute conditions**
* Relaxes the **sinews,** activates the channel and alleviates pain
78
**CV-4**
Front-**Mu** point of the **Small Intestine**
**Meeting** point of the Conception vessel with the **Spleen, Liver and Kidney** channels
* Fortifies the **original qi** and benefits **essence**
* Tonifies and nourishes the **Kidneys**
* Warms and fortifies the **Spleen**
* Benefits the **uterus** and assists **conception**
* Regulates the **lower jiao** and benefits the **Bladder**
* Regulates **Small Intestine qi**
* _Restores collapse_
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**CV-6**
* Fosters **_original qi_**
* **_Tonifies qi_**
* Tonifies the **_Kidneys_** and fortifies **_yang_**
* Rescues **_collapse of yang_**
* Regulates qi and **_harmonises blood_**
80
**CV-8**
* **Warms** the **yang** and _rescues collapse_
* **Warms** and **harmonises** the **intestines**
81
**CV-12**
**_Front-Mu_** point of the **_Stomach_**
Hui-**Meeting** point of the **Fu**
Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Stomach channels
* Harmonises the **_middle jiao_** and descends **_rebellion_**
Tonifies the **Stomach** and fortifies the S**pleen**
Regulates qi and alleviates pain
82
**CV-17**
Front-**_Mu_** point of the **_Pericardium_**
Hui-**Meeting** point of the **Qi**
Point of the **Sea of Qi**
**Meeting** point of the Conception vessel with the **Spleen, Kidney, Small Intestine and Sanjiao channels**
* Regulates **qi** and **unbinds the chest**
* Descends **_rebellion_** of the **_Lung and Stomach_**
* **Benefits _gathering qi_**
* Benefits the **_breasts and promotes lactation_**
83
**GV-4**
* _Clears_ **heat**
* _Regulates_ the **Governing** vessel
* Tonifies the **Kidneys**
* Benefits the **lumbar spine**
84
**Yúyāo**
* **Benefits the eyes**
* **Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain**
85
**Ānmián**
* **Calms the spirit and pacifies the Liver**
86
**Yin Tang**
* **Pacifies wind and calms the shen**
* **Benefits the nose**
87
**Bítōng**
* **Benefits the nose**
88
**Tàiyáng**
* **Eliminates wind and clears heat**
* **Reduces swelling and stops pain**
* **Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain**
89
Exterior Cold
Slight 'fever', pronounced aversion to cold, severe aches in the body, severe stiff neck, no sweating, no thirst, a Floating-Tight pulse and a thin white tongue coating
90
Exterior Heat
Aversion to cold, 'fever', slight sweating, thirst, a Floating-Rapid pulse, a thin white tongue coating and, sometimes, redness of the tongue on the sides and/or front
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Exterior Empty
Slight or no fever, sweating, aversion to wind, slight body aches, a Floating-Slow pulse and a thin white tongue coatin
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Exterior Full
Fever, no sweating, severe body aches, aversion to cold, a Floating-Tight pulse and a thin white tongue coating
93
Full Heat
Manifestations • Thirst, a feeling of heat, mental restlessness, a red face, dry stools, scanty dark urine, Rapid- Full pulse, Red tongue with yellow coating (internal Full-Heat) Aetiology • Emotional problems • Diet (too much red meat, spices, alcohol) • An external pathogenic factor that has penetrated into the Interior and transformed into Heat
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Empty Heat
• A feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening, a dry mouth with a desire to drink in small sips, a dry throat at night, night sweating, a feeling of heat in the chest, palms and soles (five-palm heat), dry stools, scanty dark urine, Floating- Empty and Rapid pulse, Red tongue without coating ork (in the sense of working long hours) Etiology • Irregular eating • Excessive sexual activity • Persistent, heavy blood loss (such as in menorrhagia)
95
Full Cold
Manifestations • Feeling of cold, cold limbs, absence of thirst, a pale face, abdominal pain that is aggravated on pressure, a desire to drink warm liquids, loose stools, clear abundant urination, a Deep-Full- Tight pulse and a Pale tongue with thick white coating (Internal Full-Cold) Aetiology Cold foods External cold penetrated
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Empty Cold
Manifestations • Feeling of cold, cold limbs, a dull, pale face, no thirst, listlessness, sweating, loose stools, clear abundant urination, a Deep-Slow or Weak pulse and a Pale tongue with thin white coating Aetiology • Excessive physical work • Diet, i.e. inadequate consumption of hot foods • Excessive sexual activity (Kidney-Yang) • Internal Cold injuring Yang
97
Empty Qi
Pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, slight shortness of breath, tiredness, loose stools, a poor appetite, Empty pulse
98
Empty Yang
Chilliness, a bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, a desire for hot drinks, loose stools, frequent pale urination, a Weak pulse and a Pale and wet tongue (in addition to the manifestations of Empty Qi)
99
Empty Blood
Dull-pale face, pale lips, blurred vision, dry hair, tiredness, poor memory, numbness or tingling, insomnia, scanty periods, a Fine or Choppy pulse, a Pale-Thin tongue
100
Empty Yin
Feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening, a dry throat at night, night sweating, a thin body, a Floating-Empty pulse and a Red-Peeled and dry tongue
101
Qi Deficiency
Slight shortness of breath, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, loose stools, tiredness, Empty pulse
102
Qi Stagnation
Feeling of distension, distending pain that moves from place to place, mental depression, irritability, a gloomy feeling, frequent mood swings, frequent sighing, a Wiry pulse, tongue body either normal coloured or slightly Red on the sides
103
Blood Deficiency
Dull white sallow complexion, dizziness, poor memory, numbness or tingling, blurred vision, insomnia, pale lips, scanty periods or amenorrhoea, depression, slight anxiety, a Pale and slightly dry tongue, a Choppy or Fine pulse
104
Stasis of Blood
Dark complexion, purple lips, a pain that is boring, fixed and stabbing in character, abdominal masses that do not move, purple nails, bleeding with dark blood and dark clots, painful periods with dark clots, a Purple tongue, Wiry, Firm or Choppy pulse
105
Blood Heat
Feeling of heat, skin diseases with red eruptions, thirst, bleeding, a Red tongue, a Rapid pulse • Heart-Blood Heat: anxiety, mental restlessness and mouth ulcers • Liver-Blood Heat: skin diseases characterized by itching, heat and redness • Blood Heat in Uterus: excessive blood loss during the periods Blood Heat in the Intestines: blood in the stools
106
Phlegm Manifestation
Tongue and pulse: Swollen tongue body with sticky tongue coating; a Slippery or Wiry pulse • Other symptoms: a feeling of oppression of the chest, nausea, a feeling of heaviness, a feeling of muzziness of the head and dizziness
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HEART-QI DEFICIENCY
Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression, Pale tongue, Empty pulse
108
HEART-YANG DEFICIENCY
Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, tiredness, spontaneous sweating, a slight feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in the heart region, feeling of cold, cold hands, bright-pale face, slightly dark lips, Pale tongue, Deep-Weak pulse
109
HEART-BLOOD DEFICIENCY
Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dreamdisturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, Pale and Thin tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse
110
HEART-YIN DEFICIENCY
Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, 'uneasiness', 'fidgetiness', dry mouth and throat, night sweating, tongue without coating, Floating-Empty pulse
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LIVER-QI STAGNATION
1. Feeling of distension of hypochondrium, chest, epigastrium or abdomen, sighing. 2. Melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuation of mental state, 'feeling wound-up', feeling of a lump in the throat. 3. Irregular periods, distension of breasts before the periods, premenstrual tension and irritability (Fig. 34.1). Tongue: the body colour may be normal. In severe cases, it may be slightly Red on the sides. Pulse: Wiry, especially on the left side.
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LIVER-BLOOD STASIS
Hypochondrial pain, abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods, menstrual blood dark and clotted, infertility, masses in abdomen, purple nails, purple lips, purple or dark complexion, dry skin (in severe cases), purple petechiae, Purple tongue, Wiry or Firm pulse
113
DAMP-HEAT IN THE LIVER
A feeling of fullness and heaviness and a sticky yellow tongue coating
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LIVER-BLOOD DEFICIENCY
blurred vision, scanty periods, dull pale complexion, and Pale tongue. eyes: blurred vision • sinews: tingling, cramps • nails: ridged nails • Uterus: scanty periods • Ethereal Soul: insomnia, dreaming
115
Liver-Blood deficiency
It may lead to Heart-Blood deficiency. It may lead to Kidney deficiency. It may lead to secondary Liver-Qi stagnation. It may lead to Liver-Yang rising
116
Liver-Yin deficiency
Dry eyes and tongue without coating
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LIVER-YANG RISING
headache, irritability, Wiry Pulse
118
Lung-Qi deficiency
A slight shortness of breath and an Empty Lung pulse
119
LUNG-YIN DEFICIENCY
A dry cough and a rootless tongue coating in the front area (Lung area)
120
Spleen-Qi deficiency
tiredness and loose stools, with a Pale tongue and an Empty pulse
121
Spleen-Yang deficiency
loose stools, tiredness and feeling cold, with a Pale, Wet tongue
122
Spleen-Blood deficiency
tiredness, slight abdominal distension and scanty periods
123
Spleen- and Heart-Blood deficiency
palpitations, insomnia, loose stools and scanty periods
124
Spleen- and Lung-Qi deficiency
poor appetite, tiredness and shortness of breath
125
Spleen- and Liver-Blood deficiency
loose stools, scanty periods and blurred vision
126
Kidney-Yang deficiency
backache, a feeling of cold and a Weak Kidney pulse
127
Kidney-Yin deficiency
backache and night sweating
128
Kidney-Essence deficiency:
poor bone development in children, weak knees, falling hair and weak sexual activity in adults
129
Kidney- and Liver-Yin deficiency
dry eyes, dry throat, night sweating, backache and a tongue without coating
130
Kidneys and Heart-not harmonized
palpitations, tinnitus, night sweating and a Red tongue without coating and a redder tip and a midline crack
131
Kidney- and Lung-Yin deficiency:
dry cough, tinnitus and a tongue without coating
