Thirst Flashcards
a dry throat and mouth with a desire for water
Thirst
causes of thirst
depletion of body fluids
abnormal transportation of body fluids
inability of fluids to transform and moisten the upper
when does thirst manifest?
whenever there is:
- loss of body fluids
- heat damaging the fluids
- depletion of yin
- obstruction of channel vessels by phlegm rheum
- blood stasis
- fluids not rising to moisten the upper
- deficiency cold of lower region causing inability to steam the fluids upward
slight thirst with a desire for beverages fever slight aversion to wind or cold headache red, swollen and painful throat tongue: thin and dry fur pulse: floating, rapid
wind warm (wind-heat) exterior invasion
thirst with a desire for beverages fever aversion to wind and cold dry mouth, nose, throat dry cough with scanty phlegm pulse: floating
autumn dryness exterior pattern
thirst is relatively severe profuse drinking of beverages with a preference for cold fever sweating red face and eyes bound stools reddish urine tongue: red with dry yellow coat pulse: rapid forceful
internal excess patterns
most zang fu excess pattern
dry mouth and throat but no severe thirst or thirst with no desire for beverages or no thirst fever at night heart vexation and sleeplessness delirious speech maculopapular eruptions
heat entering the ying lvl
dry mouth and throat but no severe thirst
or thirst with no desire for beverages
headache
fever with sweat that does not resolve the heat
torpid intake
heaviness and pain of the body
pale, yellow complexion
chest oppression
latent body heat or afternoon tidal fever
tongue: white and slimy tongue fur
pulse: soggy and moderate or string like and fine
damp heat at the qi level
thirst with preference for warm beverages
amount consumed is not copious
or thirst with a desire for beverages but vomiting when water enters stomach
dizziness, palpitations, reduced intake, fullness and oppression of the chest and stomach duct
retching and vomiting of clear and thin phlegm
coldness on the back
rumbling in the intestines
sloppy stools, loose sticky
phlegm rheum collection
phlegm encumbering the clear yang: dizziness, palpitations, reduced intake, fullness and oppression of the chest and stomach duct
underlying spleen yang def
dry mouth and thirst with a desire to gargle water but no desire to swallow mottled black complexion dark purple lips skin and nails fixed pain or concretions in abdomen pulse: rough, choppy
blood stasis
static blood obstructing internally
thirst and dry throat with a desire to drink copious amounts of water (which may not relieve symptoms) parched lips dry tongue dry and withered skin vexation and agitation constipation short and scanty urination serious cases: eyes fallen into socket, obvious emaciation, contracture of sinews pulse: fine and rapid
insufficiency of body fluids
(deficiency pattern)
sometimes with history of fluid loss such as violent vomiting and diarrhea persistent vigorous heat incessant sweating profuse urination
thirst with a desire to drink extremely copious amounts of water excessive eating excessive urination atrophy of the muscles sweet urine
wasting and thirsting - xiao ke
deficiency pattern
strongest symptom in “upper” wasting & thirsting
excessive thirst
strongest symptom in “middle” wasting & thirsting
excessive eating
strongest symptom in “lower” wasting and thirsting
excessive urination
