Week 1 Observation Flashcards
Dry and withered hair
Blood deficiency
Hair loss in youth
Kidney Qi deficiency/
Heat in Blood
Premature greying
Kidney deficiency
Losing hair easily
Jing deficiency
Sudden, localised hair loss
Qi and Blood deficiency due to Wind affliction
Dull, splitting hair
Lung deficiency
Green/blue face: Dark Green Dark blue green Sudden blue green Blue/green purple
Dark Green: WIND
Dark blue green: COLD
Sudden blue green: PAIN
Blue/green purple: STASIS
Red face:
Whole face
Red cheeks
Redness in specific place
Whole face: EXCESS HEAT
Red cheeks: DEFICIENT HEAT
Redness in specific place: HEAT IN CORRESPONDING ORGAN/CHANNEL
Yellow face: Pale, light yellow Yellow and puffy Bright orange/yellow Dull yellow
Pale, light yellow: SPLEEN DEFICIENCY
Yellow and puffy: SPLEEN DAMPNESS
Bright orange/yellow: DAMP HEAT
Dull yellow: DAMP COLD
White face:
Bright white
Pale/dull white
Blueish white
Bright white: YANG DEFICIENCY
Pale/dull white: QI OR BLOOD DEFICIENCY
Blueish white: COLD
Black face:
Dark black and moist
Dark, scorched black
Purple black
Dark black and moist: KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY
Dark, scorched black: KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY
Purple black: BLOOD STASIS
Dry, withered skin
Blood/fluid deficiency
Itchy skin
Internal Wind
Jaundice
Damp Heat
Puffiness
Dampness