Zang Fu Pattern: Lung and LI

Question 0

List the common syndromes of Lung

Answer 0

Deficiency: Lung Qi Deficiency, Deficiency of Yin
Excess: Invasion of Wind-cold, dryness heat, retention of phlegm-turbidity in the lung

Question 1

List the Common symptoms of Lung

Answer 1

cough, expectoration, asthma, SOB, hoarseness, hemoptysis, chest pain

Question 2

feeble cough, SOB, worse on exertion, clear dilute sputum, low voice, disinclination to speak, listlessness, lassitude, spontaneous sweating, susceptibility to cold, pale tongue with white coating and weak pulse

Answer 2

Deficiency of Lung Qi

Question 3

western diseases associated with deficiency of Lung Qi

Answer 3

Chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, prolonged TB of lung and pulmonary heart disease

Question 4

Etiology and pathology of Deficiency of Lung Yin

Answer 4

Prolonged cough or asthma, febrile disease at its later period, TB lung all causes impairment of Lung Yin leading to deficiency fire

Question 5

cough without sputum or with little sticky sputum or blood, dryness of the mouth and throat, hoarseness, emaciation, afternoon fever, burning sensation in the chest, palms and soles night swearing, malar flush
Tongue: red tongue with little moisture
pulse: thready and rapid pulse

Answer 5

Deficiency of Lung Yin

Question 6

Western diseases associated with Deficiency of Lung Yin

Answer 6

Lung TB, chronic bronchitis

Question 7

Cough with white and thin sputum, nasal obstruction, runny nose, aversion cold, fever, absence of sweating, white coating, superifical and tense pulse

Answer 7

Invasion of Lung by Wind Cold

Question 8

Cough with thick and yellow sputum, nasal obstruction, thick and yellow nasal discharge, aversion to wind cold, fever, headache, dryness of the mouth, sore throat, red tip of tongue, thin and yellow coating, superficial and rapid pulse

Answer 8

Invasion of the lung by Wind Heat

Question 9

Disease associated with invasion of the lung by Wind heat

Answer 9

Cold, acute bronchitis and pneumonia

Question 10

Etiology and pathology of Accumulation of phlegm dampness in the lung

Answer 10

1.prolonged illness of cough and dyspnea + invasion of wind cold damp in the lung leading to Lung Qi fail to distribute fluids over the body
2. Improper diet leading to disorder of the spleen failure to transport and transform water damp
both pathologies leads to dampness turn into sputum

Question 11

cough with profuse white and sticky sputum,, easy expectoration, sensatin of oppression and fullness in chest, asthma, gurgling sound in the throat, pale tongue, white and sticky coating, slippery pulse

Answer 11

Accumulation of phlegm dampness in the lungs

Question 12

Etiology and pathology of retention of heat in the lung

Answer 12

1. Invasion of wind heat from the mouth and nose
2. transformation of wind cold or wind heat into heat
   both leading to retention of heat in the lung

Question 13

Disease associated with retention of heat in the lung

Answer 13

acute or chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, infection complicated by bronchiectasis, pulmonary abscess, asthmatic bronchitis, bonchial asthma

Question 14

cough with thick and yellow sputum, asthmatic and coarse breathing, dyspnea, even flaring of nares, high fever, thirst with desire to drink, irritability, epistaxis, hemoptysis, chest pain, cough and expectoration with foul sputum, constipation, scanty deep red urine, red tongue with yellow coating, slippery and rapid pulse

Answer 14

Retention of heat in lung

Question 15

Dry cough without sputum or with scanty expectoration, sticky sputum, difficult expectoration, dryness of the mouth, nose and throat, fever with aversion to cold, chest pain, hemoptysis, red tongue, white or yellow coating, rapid pulse

Answer 15

Invasion of the lung by dryness

Question 16

what season would you see the invasion of lung by wind heat

Answer 16

winter and spring

Question 17

what season would you experience invasion of the lung by heat

Answer 17

winter and spring

Question 18

Which season would cause the invasion of the lung by dryness

Answer 18

Fall

Question 19

abdominal pain, tenesmus, diarrhea with blood and mucus in the stool, spouting diarrhea, halitosis, burning sensation of the anus, scanty and deep red urine, thirst, aversion to cold and fever, red tongue with yellow and sticky coating, slippery and rapid pulse

Answer 19

Damp heat in the Large Intestine

Question 20

Western diseases associated with Damp heat in the LI

Answer 20

acute enteritis, acute bacillary dysentery, acute episode of chronic dysentery and amebic dysentery

Question 21

Etiology and pathology of Damp heat in the LI

Answer 21

Invasion of damp heat, improper diet leading to damp heat

they both lead to the invasion of damp heat into the LI leading to the dysfunction of its transportation

Question 22

constipation with dry stool, only deification once several days, dry mouth and throat with foul smell, red tongue with dry yellow coating, thready and unsmooth pulse

Answer 22

Deficiency of fluids in the LI

Question 23

Etiology and pathology of Lingering diarrhea due to deficiency of the LI

Answer 23

Prolonged diarrhea or dysentery -> insufficiency of spleen and kidney yang Qi

Question 24

severe diarrhea or incontinence of stools, even prolapsed of rectum, dull pain in the abdomen which can be relieved by warmth and pressure, pale tongue, white and slippery coating, deep and weak pulse

Answer 24

Lingering diarrhea due to deficiency of the LI

Question 25

Etiology and pathology for Deficiency of fluids in the LI

Answer 25

Deficiency of Yin-blood in old people, consumption of yin fluid in febrile diseases or prolonged diseases, excessive bleeding after delivery (postpartum hemorrhage)
leading to deficiency of fluids in the LI -> fail to moisten the intestine

Question 26

List the syndromes of the Lung (there are 7 types)

Answer 26

1. deficiency of lung qi
2. deficiency of lung yin
3. retention of heat in the lung
4. invasion of wind-heat in the lung
5. invasion of wind cold in the lung
6. accumulation of phlegm dampness in the lung
7. invasion of lung by dryness

Question 27

List the syndromes of the LI (there are 3)

Answer 27

1. Damp heat in the LI
2. Deficiency of fluids in the large intestine
3. Lingering diarrhea due to deficiency of the LI

Question 28

POT for Deficiency of fluid in LI

Answer 28

Moisten intestine to relieve constipation

Question 29

Warm yang to arrest discharge

Answer 29

POT for lingering diarrhea due to deficiency of Large intestine

Question 30

Remove heat phlegm and relieve asthma

Answer 30

POT for Retention of Heat in lung

Question 31

POT for invasion of lung by dryness

Answer 31

Eliminate dryness and moisten the lung

Question 32

POT for Deficiency of Lung Qi

Answer 32

Reinforce Lung Qi

Question 33

Nourish Lung Yin

Answer 33

POT Deficiency of Lung Yin

Question 34

Relieve exterior syndrome and promote dispersing function of the lung with herbs pungent in flavor and warm in property

Answer 34

Invasion of the lung by Wind cold

Question 35

POT for invasion of Wind heat in Lung

Answer 35

Clear heat from lung