The Causes of Disease Flashcards
Acute urinary discomfort, acute vaginal discharge, acute skin disease with vesicles or papule, acute digestive upsets
Dampness
Aversion to Heat, high fever, sweating, mental confusion, thirst, overflowing-rapid pulse, red tongue with yellow coating
Fire or Heat
Upward, outward, Dispersion
Rapid Change
Constant Movement
Wind
Skin has aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, sneezing runny nose, occipital stiffness, floating pulse
Wind
Aversion to Cold, Fever, Sweating, Headache, Dark Urine, Thirst, floating and rapid pulse
Summer Heat
Pain, Heaviness and Swelling of the joints, esp of the lower part of the body (Damp-Bi)
Dampness
Internal Causes of Disease (7)
- Anger
- Joy
- Pensiveness
- Worry
- Sadness (Grief)
- Fear
- Shock (Fright)
External Causes of Disease (6)
- Wind
- Cold
- Fire
- Summer-Heat
- Dampness
- Dryness
Stagnate orKnot
Worry & Pensiveness
BIAO
Manifestation or Symptom
Joint pain moves from place to place, esp in upper part of the body (Wind-Bi)
Wind
Severe joint pain (Cold Bi)
Cold
Heavy Limbs, Dull Ache of the Muscles
Dampness
Slow down or Relax
Joy
Stiffness, contraction of muscles, pain and chilliness
Cold
Consumes Yang Qi
Contraction and Stagnation
Cold
Channell Stiffness, rigidity, sudden muscle contraction
Wind
Beginning of 100 Diseases
Wind
ST-sudden epigastric pain with vomitting
LI-sudden epigastric pain with diarrhea
Uterus: acute dysmenorrhea
Cold
Heaviness and Turbidity
Viscosity and Stagnation
Impairs Yang and obstructs Qi circulation
Dampness
Other Causes (7)
- Constitution
- Over-exertion
- Excessive sexual activity
- Improper Diet
- Traumatic Injury
- Parasites and poisons
- Wrong Treatment
Burning and Upward Direction
Consumes Yin Fluid
Stirs up Wind and Disturbance of Blood
Fire
BEN
Root
Consume or Dissolve or Make Tired
Sadness
Derange or Scatter
Shock
When Biao symptoms are urgent
Treat Biao, Then Ben
Rises Up or Ascends
Anger
Declines or Descend
Fear
Extreme Heat
Upward Direction, Dispersion and consumes body fluids
Summer Heat
Acute dry cough, aversion to cold, fever, dry mouth and nose
Dryness
Consumes Body Fluid
Impairs the function of the Lung, the Delicate Yang Organ
Dryness