SP Patterns Flashcards
main stomach symptoms
poor appetite
abdominal distention/bloating
and epigastrium discomfort
dislike food/poor appetite
**Hunger but no desire to eat, rebellious Stomach qi symptoms, plus yin deficiency sign and symptoms**
abdominal pain with burning sensation, hunger but no desire to eat, dry mouth and throat, nausea, hiccups, dry stool. Red tongue with little dry coating, a thready and rapid pulse
Stomach Yin Deficiency
**dull, vague, cold pain in epigastrium that relieved by warmth, pressure or by eating. Plus yang deficiency signs and symptoms**
Discomfort or dull pain in the epigastrium, better after eating and better with pressure, no appetite, preference for warm drinks and foods, vomiting of clear fluid, lack of thirst, cold and weak limbs, tiredness, pale complexion. Pale and moisten tongue, a deep weak and slow pulse
Stomach Deficiency Cold
**Burning epigastric pain, excessive appetite, plus interior excess heat signs and symptoms**
abdominal burning pain which resistant to pressure, thirst and desire to drink cold water, excessive appetite which eat a lot but still fells hungry, or bad breath, or painful, swelling, bleeding of the teeth and gums, sores in the mouth, constipation with dry stool, scant yellow urine, a red tongue with yellow coating, a slippery and rapid pulse
-people who eat a lot of spicy food or drink alcohol
Stomach Fire
**Epigastric cold pain, plus interior excess cold signs and symptoms**
acute, severe epigastria and abdominal pain, worse with cold and relieve by warmth, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain relieved after vomiting, no thirst, or perfuse clear saliva, pale complexion, and cold limbs. A pale tongue with moist white coating, and a wiry or deep tight pulse.
-food poisoning
Cold Invading the Stomach Pattern
**severe, stabbing epigastric pain, worse at night, or after eat. Vomiting of blood, or black stools**
Severe, stabbing epigastric pain that may be worse at night, or after eat, dislike of pressure, nausea, vomiting, possibly vomiting of blood, black (tar-like) stool, a purple tongue, a wiry or choppy pulse
-ulcer, cancer
Blood Stagnation in the Stomach
**epigastric and abdominal distended pain worse with pressure and relieve after vomit, rotten belching, acid regurgitation. All symptoms after overeating**
epigastric and abdominal distended pain which resistant to pressure, and relieve after vomit, rotten belching, acid regurgitation, dislike food. Diarrhea, with sticky foul odor stool, or constipation. A thick greasy coating, and slippery or deep excess pulse
-food stag=diarrhea or constipation
Food Stagnation Pattern
abdominal pain with burning sensation, hunger but no desire to eat
ST yin deficiency
What appetite is associate with ST yang deficiency
No appetite
severe, stabbing epigastric pain, worse at night
ST blood stagnation
