Yin Yang Flashcards
four guiding principles of Yin and Yang
opposition, interdependence, counterbalance, intertransform
8 principle pattern diagnosis
interior/exterior, cold/hot, vacuity/repletion, yin/yang
yang pulses
rapid, floating, slippery, large, surging, replete
yin pulses
slow, deep, rough, small , fine, vacuos
acute onset is usually
yang
chronic issues are usually
yin
interior symptoms
long term illness
exterior symptoms
fever and chills, acute onset
cold sypmtpms
clear fluid discharge, cold to touch, feel cold, copious discharge, diarrhea
heat symptoms
feeling hot, hot to touch, constipation, yellowish discharge, strong smells, redness
vacuity and repletion symptoms
body strength, seen in pulse and tongue
is it a ying or yang condition?
after going through sypmpotoms, find predominant one
