Zang Fu Patterns Flashcards
Lung qi def
Fatigue, weak voice, sob, spontaneous sweating, pale complexion, dislikes speaking, catches cold easily, watery nasal mucous
T: pale or normal
P: weak esp in lung position
Lung yin def
Fatigue, weak voice, night sweats, 5 centered heat, thirst with desire to sip, dry mouth + throat
T: red, dry, peeled
P: depends on extent
Wind cold invasion
Chills>fever, no sweating, scratchy throat, occipital headache, body ache, runny nose with clear mucus, sneezing, aversion to wind & cold
T: thin white fur
P: floating & tight
Wind heat invasion
Fever >chills, sore throat, slight sweating & thirst, cough, runny nose with yellow phlegm
T: thin white or yellow fur, possible red tip
P: floating & rapid
Wind water(damp) invasion
Cough, sob, bright white complexion, sudden facial edema
T: greasy, white coating
P: floating & slippery
Lung heat
Cough, sob, warm, thirst, red face
T: red with yellow fur
P: rapid, full
Lung damp phlegm
Cough with profuse sticky sputum easy to expectorate, chest oppression, nausea, heaviness, muziness, dizziness
T: swollen, greasy, white fur
P: slippery
Lung cold phlegm
Cough, chest oppression, white maybe watery sputum, feels cold
T: bluish body, thick greasy white fur
P: slow, tight, slippery
Lung heat phlegm
Cough, chest oppression, yellow/ green sputum, feels cold
T: red body, thick yellow greasy fur
P: rapid & slippery
Lung dry phlegm
Cough, chest oppression, little sputum hard to expectorate, feels dry
T: greasy, dry coat
P: slippery, varies
Spleen qi deficiency
Pale complexion, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, bland taste in mouth, weak limbs, loose stools with damp
T: pale, thing white fur
P: weak
Spleen yang deficiency
Pale complexion, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, bland taste in mouth, weak limbs, loose stools with damp
+watery stools with undigested food, feels cold, cold limbs, abdominal edema
T: pale, teeth marks, white, wet coating
P: slow
Spleen qi sinking
Pale complexion, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, bland taste in mouth, weak limbs, loose stools with damp
+prolapse, depression, frequent urination, bearing down sensation
T: pale, thin, white fur
P: weak
Spleen not holding blood
Pale complexion, fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, bland taste in mouth, weak limbs, loose stools with damp
+bleeding of light color(ie menstrual spotting)
T: pale, thin, white fur
P: weak
Spleen qi deficiency with dampness
Fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal fullness, loose stools
+ distention post eating, pale complexion, bland taste, limb weakness
T: pale gray fur enlarged with or without teeth marks white fur
P: slippery, weak, soft, soggy
Cold damp invading spleen
Fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal fullness, loose stools
+heavy head & body, sweet/bland taste, cold, leukorrhea
T: pale & greasy white fur
P: slippery , slow
Damp heat invading spleen
Fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal fullness, loose stools
+ dull yellow complexion, bitter taste, nausea, vomiting, itchy skin, oily sweat, thirst w/o desire to drink, scanty dark urine, low grade fever
T: red yellow greasy fur
P: slippery, rapid
Kidney qi deficiency/kidney qi not firm
Fatigue, low back pain
+frequent urination, knee pain, incontinence of urine & stool, nocturnal, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, recurrent miscarriage, prolapse
T: pale
P: deep, weak in kidney position
Kidney yang deficiency
Fatigue, low back pain
+cold pain, copious clear grime, cocks crow diarrhea, feels cold, low libido, infertility, impotence
T: pale & wet
P: slow, deep, weak
Kidney yin deficiency
Fatigue, low back pain
+ knee pain, scanty dark urine, dry mouth & throat, dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, thirst with desire to drink, malar flush, 5 centered heat, night sweat, libido too high
T: dry, peeled, red
P: thin, rapid?, floating
Kidney jing deficiency
Developmental delay, premature aging, sense problems, memory, brain, teeth & hair issues
T: pale or peeled
P: leathery or floating empty
Stomach qi deficiency
Poor appetite especially in morning, lack of taste, epigastric pain, loose stools, low energy in AM, weak limbs
T: pale, unrooted coating
P: empty in stomach position
Stomach yin deficiency
Hunger without desire to eat, dull or burning epigastric pain, dry stools, dry mouth & throat, thirst with desire to sip, deficient heat: night sweats, 5 centered heat, bleeding gums, etc.
T: dry, peeled in center, more red if deficient heat
P: floating empty
Stomach qi stagnation
Epigastric pain, distention, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, rebellious stomach qi & irritability
T: normal/ possibly red in middle
P: wiry in stomach position
Stomach food stagnation
Abdominal fullness, distention, decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, belching & foul breath, loose stools or constipation, insomnia
T: thick curdy fur( white or yellow)
P: slippery
Stomach blood stagnation
Stabbing epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting(of blood), blood in stool (coffee grounds of old, bright red if new lower in gi tract)
T: dusky, purple
P: wiry & choppy