Stomach

Question 1

Controls

Answer 1

1. Receiving
2. Rotting and ripening
3. Transportation of Food Essences
4. Descending of Qi

Question 2

Is…

Answer 2

the origin of fluids

Question 3

Affected by

Answer 3

Diet
- regularity of meal times
- condition of eating/emotional frame of mind

Question 4

Affected by

Answer 4

Emotional strain
- worry and shi thinking = niggling, burning pain, belching and nausea
- shi mental work = ST Qi xu
- anger = (indirectly via the LV rebelling laterally) nausea, belching, distending pain

Question 5

Affected by

Answer 5

Exterior pathogenic factors
- cold = sudden acute pain and vomiting

Question 6

Empty Patterns

Answer 6

1. ST Qi xu
2. ST xu and Cold
3. ST Yin xu

Question 7

uncomfortable epigastrium, tired (esp. in the am), no appetite, no taste sensation, loose stool, weak limbs
T: pale
P: empty, esp. at R. guan

Answer 7

ST Qi xu

Question 8

discomfort or dull pain in the epigastrium that’s better after eating and with pressure or massage, vomiting clear fluid, no appetite, no thirst, preference for warmth, cold and weak limbs tired, pale complexion
T: pale and wet
P: deep-weak-slow esp. at R. guan

Answer 8

ST xu and Cold

Question 9

light hunger with no desire to eat, dry stool, constipation, dull or slight burning pain in epigastrium, slight fullness after eating, dry mouth and throat esp. in the afternoon and with desire for small sips
T: no coat in the center, rootless, normal color
P: floating and empty R. guan

Answer 9

ST Yin xu

Question 10

Full Patterns

Answer 10

1. ST Qi rebelling upwards
2. ST Qi stagnation
3. Stasis of Blood in the ST
4. Retention of food in the ST
5. Damp-Heat in the ST
6. Cold invading
7. ST Fire or Phlegm Fire

Question 11

difficulty swallowing, nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccup
T: no change
P: tight or wiry at R. guan

Answer 11

ST Qi rebelling upwards

Question 12

epigastric pain and distention, irritability, nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccup
T: no change or red sides of center
P: wiry R. guan

Answer 12

ST Qi stagnation

Question 13

severe stabbing epigastric pain, maybe worse at night and with pressure, nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, vomiting of coffee grounds
T: purple
P: wiry

Answer 13

Stasis of Blood in the ST

Question 14

fullness, pain and distention in the epigastrium that gets better with vomiting, nausea and vomiting of sour fluids, belching, foul breath, insomnia, poor appetite, loose stools or constipation
T: thick white or yellow coat
P: full-slippery

Answer 14

Retention of Food in the ST

Question 15

feeling of fullness and pain in the epigastrium, heavy feeling, facial pain, blocked nose or thick sticky yellow discharge, thirst without desire, nausea, heat feeling, dull-yellow complexion, sticky taste
T: red with sticky Y. coat
P: slippery-rapid

Answer 15

Damp-Heat in the ST

Question 16

sudden severe pain in the epigastrium, cold, vomiting of clear fluid, nausea, prefers warmth, feels worst after swallowing cold things and quickly vomits them back up
T: thick white coat
P: deep-tight-slow

Answer 16

Cold invading

Question 17

burning epigastric pain. intense thirst with desire for cold, mental restlessness, bleeding gums, dry stools, dry mouth, mouth ulcers, sour regurgitation, nausea and vomiting soon after eating, excessive hunger, foul breath, heat feeling
T: red center, dry yellow or even black yellow coat
P: rapid and slightly overflowing R. guan

Answer 17

ST Fire

Question 18

burning epigastric pain. intense thirst with desire for cold, mental restlessness, bleeding gums, dry stools, dry mouth, mouth ulcers, sour regurgitation, nausea and vomiting soon after eating, excessive hunger, foul breath, heat feeling, a feeling of oppression of the chest and epigastrium, mucus in the stools, expectoration of phlegm, mental derangement
T: red with a sticky yellow coat
P: rapid, slippery, overflowing

Answer 18

Phlegm Fire in the ST