Small Intestines

Question 0

These are key words for what pattern:
**burning, dark, (maybe scanty or bloody) urine**
mouth sores/ulcers
irritable
insomnia
heat sensation in chest
restlessness 
pain in the throat (due to heat rising)
thirst for cold drinks

Answer 0

Small Intestine Heat

(combo: heart fire going down thru it’s biao li pair SI)
(it looks like heart fire, but manifests symptoms in LJ)

Dan Zhu Ye - “drains heart fire thru SI”

Question 1

Key words to recognize this pattern are:
Borborygmi
Flatlulence
turbid urine
burning urine
heart fire going down - creating insomnia

Answer 1

Small Intestines heat

Question 2

pattern SI heat
Tongue
Pulse

Answer 2

Red with redder tip, swollen, yellow coat

RAPID: overflowing and rapid
especially in front

sometimes wiry and rapid in left rear

Question 3

These points are for what pattern
Ht 8 (fire point)
Ht 5 (luo point) indicated for heat and aphasia

SI 2 (water point)
SI 5 (fire point)

ST 39 (lower he-sea of SI)

Answer 3

Small intestine heat

Question 4

looks like a hernia - what is the pattern?

Answer 4

Small intestine Qi Pain

Question 5

SI Qi tied - what is the western dx?

Answer 5

appendicitis

Question 6

key word:
twisting pain
abdominal distension, pain discomfort
borborgmi, flatulence
\+ pain in testes

Answer 6

SI Qi Pain

Question 7

Key word:
Severe, stabbling fixed pain
abdominal distension, pain discomfort
borborgmi, flatulence
\+constipation and vomiting

Answer 7

SI Qi Tied

Question 8

Tongue and Pulse for
SI Qi Pain
SI Qi Tied
(same)

Answer 8

Thick White Coat (per steve it’s old pain)

Deep + Wiry

Question 9

The cause of SI Qi Pain is what disharmony?

Answer 9

LQS invading SP

wood - earth disharmony

Question 10

What causes Full Heat in SI?

Answer 10

excessive hot foods
anger frustration resentment
worry
(seen with heart fire)

Question 11

These points and formula are good for what pattern:
Ren 6
GB 34 + Liv 13 (harmonize Liv/Sp)
St 27 + St 29  (local)
Sp 6 (abdominal pain)
Liv 3 
St 39 (lower he sea of SI)

Rx: Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang

Answer 11

SI Qi Pain

Question 12

These points and formula are good for what pattern?
St 39 (lower he sea SI)
Lan Wei Xue
GB 34
St 25 (mcburney's point)
Sp 6 (abdominal pain)
Liv 3 (move qi)

Rx:
Zhi Shi Dao Wan
Tian Tai Wu Yao San

Answer 12

SI Qi Tied

Question 13

Key Signs SS for what pattern?
*dull pain in abdomen, better w/ warmth, pressure
borborygmi

fatigue
cold limbs
diarrhea
pale, abundant urine
desire to drink warm/hot drinks

Tongue: Pale, Moist (maybe white coat)
Pulse: Deep, Weak, SLOW

Answer 13

SI Yang Xu
(gio calls yang xu = deficient and cold)

(caused by SP yang xu)

Question 14

these points and formula are good for what pattern?
Ren 6 (all def in gio, MOXA on GINGER)
St 39 (lower he sea of SI)
St 25 (stop diarrhea, alleviate abdominal pain)
St 36 (MOXA, tonify Yang, dispel cold)
Bl 20 (SP yang)
Bl 27 (back shu of SI)

Rx:
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Answer 14

SI Yang XU