Small Intestine Syndromes Flashcards
Small intestine Full heat
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Key symptoms: Abdominal pain, scanty and dark urine, burning pain on urination, severe mental restlessness.
Accompanying symptoms:
Tongue/mouth ulcers, deafness, uncomfortable feeling and heat sensation in the chest, thirst with a desire to drink cold liquids, blood in urine, insomnia.
Pulse: Overflowing, esp. left, front position, and Rapid. Possibly Wiry on left, rear position.
Tongue Body: Red with Redder and Swollen tip.
Tongue Coat: Yellow.
Pathology: Next stage of syndrome ‘Heart Fire Blazing’.
All symptoms arise from Full Heat of Heart or Small Intestine. Heart Fire causes mental restlessness, tongue ulcers, pain in the throat, and thirst. Heart Fire radiates to Small Intestine and interferes with its function of separating fluids in the Lower Burner and burns the fluids causing scanty and dark urine and pain on urination. In severe cases of Heat, this may cause blood to extravasate resulting in blood in the urine. The SI channel, which enters the ear, may be obstructed by Fire causing deafness.
Aetiology: a) Long-standing and/or severe emotional problems. d) Poor diet - excess hot food and alcohol.
Treatment Principle: Clear Heart and Small Intestine Fire.
Examples of Points:
SI 2, SI 5, SI 8, He 5, He 8, St 39.
Needle technique: Even or reduction.
