Zang Fu Patterns Flashcards
Yang Collapse: Palpitations, shortness of breath, weak and shallow breathing, profuse sweating, cold limbs, cyanosis of lips, grayish-white complexion; in severe cases: coma; T: very pale or bluish purple, short; P: Hidden, Minute, Knotted
HT Yang Collapse
Tx: rescue Yang, restore consciousness and stop sweating
Pts: Du4, Du14, PC6, Ren4, Ren6, Ren8, ST36, UB15, UB23, Du20
Herb Rx: Shen Fu Tang (Ginseng Aconitum Decoction)
Yang Deficiency: Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, a slight feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in heart region, feeling of cold, cold hands, bright, pale face, slightly dark lips; T: pale, slightly wet; P: Deep, Weak; Severe: Knotted
HT Yang Deficiency
Tx: tonify and warm Heart Yang
Pts: PC6, HT5, Ren17, Ren6, Du14, UB15
Herb Rx: Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang (Cinnamomum Aconitum Preserving the Source Decoction)
Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression; T: pale or normal; P: Empty; Severe: Slightly Overflowing and Empty
HT Qi Deficiency
TX: tonify HT Qi
Points: PC6, HT5, Ren17, Ren6, UB15, Du14
Herb Rx: Bao Yuan Tang (Preserving the Source Decoction)
Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dull, pale complexion, pale lips; T: pale, thin, slightly dry; P: Choppy or Fine
HT Blood Deficiency
Tx: nourish Blood, tonify Heart and calm Mind
Pts: HT7, UB17, UB20, Ren14, Ren15, Ren4
Herb Rx: Shen Qi Si Wu Tang (Ginseng Astragalus Four Substances Decoction)
Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, ‘uneasiness’, ‘fidgetiness’, dry mouth and throat, night sweating; T: no coat, deep midline crack reaching the tip; P: Floating, Empty
HT Yin Deficiency
Tx: nourish Heart Yin, calm Mind; if Empty
Heat is pronounced: clear Empty Heat
Pts: HT7, Ren14, Ren15, Ren4, SP6, HT6, KD7
Herb Rx: Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (Heavenly Emperor Tonifying Heart Pill)
Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, ‘uneasiness’, ‘fidgetiness’, dry mouth and throat, night sweating; T: no coat, deep midline crack reaching the tip; P: Floating, Empty
Empty-Heat: malar flush, feeling of heat especially in the evening, ‘feeling hot and bothered’, five-palm heat; T: Red without coating, redder tip with red points; P: Floating-Empty and Rapid or Fire-Rapid
HT Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat
Palpitations, thirst, mouth and tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, feeling agitated, feeling of heat, insomnia, dream- disturbed sleep, red face, dark urine or blood in urine, bitter taste (after a bad night’s sleep); T: red, tip redder and swollen with red points, yellow coat; maybe midline crack reaching to the tip; P: Full, Rapid, Overflowing especially left front position; possibly Hasty (Rapid and stopping at Irregular Intervals)
HT Fire Blazing
Tx: clear Heart, drain Fire and calm Mind
Pts: HT8, HT9, HT7, SP6, Du24, Du19, Ren15, LI11, KD6
Herb Rx: Xie Xin Tang (Draining the Heart Decoction)
Palpitations, thirst, red face, bitter taste, a feeling of oppression in the chest, expectoration of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, agitation, incoherent speech, mental confusion, rash behavior, tendency to hit or scold people, uncontrolled laughter or crying, shouting, muttering to oneself, mental depression and dullness, manic behavior; T: red, swollen, yellow dry sticky coat, deep Heart crack; the tip may be redder and swollen with red points; P: Full, Rapid, Slippery or Rapid, Overflowing, Slippery or Rapid, Full, Wiry
HT Phlegm Fire
Tx: clear Heart, drain Fire, resolve Phlegm, calm Mind, open Mind’s orifices
Pts: HT9, HT8, UB15, PC7, LV2, HT7, SP6, Ren15, GB13, Du24, PC5, ST40, Ren12, UB20, GB17
Herb Rx: Wen Dan Tang (Warming the Gallbladder Decoction)
Mental confusion, unconsciousness, lethargic stupor, incoherent speech, slurred speech, aphasia, vomiting of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental depression, very dull eyes; T: swollen with thick sticky coat, midline crack reaching the tip (Heart crack); P: Slippery
HT Phlegm Misting the Mind
Tx: open Heart, resolve Phlegm, open Mind’s orifices
Pts: HT9, PC5, ST40, Ren12, UB20, Du26, UB15, Du14
Herb Rx: Di Tan Tang (Scouring Phlegm Decoction), Gun Tan Wan (Vaporizing Phlegm Pill)
Palpitations, a feeling of distention or oppression in the chest, depression, a slight feeling of lump in the throat, slight shortness of breath, sighing, poor appetite, weak and cold limbs, slightly purple lips, pale complexion; T: slightly pale- purple on the sides in the chest area; P: Empty but very slightly Overflowing on the left front position
HT Qi Stagnation
Tx: move Heart Qi, open the chest and calm Mind
Pts: PC6, HT5, HT7, Ren15, Ren17, LU7, ST40
Herb Rx: Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin (Aucklandia Flowing Qi Decoction), Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia Magnolia Decoction)
Palpitations, shortness of breath with inability to lie down, depression, mental restlessness, a feeling of oppression in the chest, stabbing or prickling pain in heart region that comes and goes and which may radiate to the upper back or shoulder, pain aggravated by exposure to cold and alleviated by heat, expectoration of phlegm, a feeling of heaviness, dislike to speak, cold hands, sighing, purple lips, face and nails; T: purple on the sides in the chest area, swollen with a sticky coat; P: Wiry, Choppy or Knotted (Slippery if Phlegm is predominant)
HT Vessel Obstructed
Tx: move Heart Qi and Heart Blood, eliminate stasis, open the chest, resolve Phlegm, expel Cold, calm Mind
Pts: PC6, HT5, HT7, Ren15, REN17, LU7, ST40, LI4, UB15, UB17, Ren12
Herb Rx: Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang (Citrus Trichosanthes Ramulus Cinnamoni Decoction) plus Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)
Palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder, a feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest, cyanosis of lips and nails, cold hands; T: purple in its entirety or only on the sides in the chest area; P: Choppy, Wiry or Knotted
HT Blood Stasis
Tx: move Blood, eliminate stasis, tonify and warm Heart Yang, calm Mind
Pts: PC6, HT5, UB14, UB17, SP10, PC4, Ren17, KD25
Herb Rx: Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Blood Mansion Eliminating Stasis Decoction)
Feeling of stuffiness and discomfort of the chest, dull ache in the chest, very slight shortness of breath, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, cold hands, scanty periods, amenorrhea; T: pale, thin, slightly dry; P: Choppy or Fine but very slightly hard on the left front position
PC Blood Deficiency
Tx: nourish Blood, strengthen Heart and Pericardium, move Qi and Blood in the chest
Pts: PC6, HT7, Ren14, Ren15, Ren4, UB17 (with moxa), UB20, UB14, Ren17, PC6, SP4
Herb Rx: Shen Qi Si Wu Tang (Ginseng Astragalus Four Substances Decoction)
Fever at night, mental confusion, incoherent speech or aphasia, delirium, body hot, hands and feet cold, macules; T: red and dry without coat; P: Fine, Rapid
PC Heat
Tx: clear Nutritive (Ying) Qi Level Heat
Pts: PC9, PC8, HT9, KD6, SP6
Herb Rx: Qing Ying Tang (Clearing the Nutritive Qi (Heat) Decoction)
Palpitations, a feeling of tightness and heat in the chest, slight chest ache, rapid breathing, thirst, mouth and tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, feeling of agitation, feeling of heat, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, red face, bitter taste (after a bad night’s sleep), heavy periods; T: red, tip redder and swollen with red points, yellow coat; there may be a midline crack reaching the tip; P: Full, Rapid, Overflowing especially on left front position; possibly Hasty (Rapid and stopping at Irregular Intervals)
PC Fire
Tx: drain Fire in Heart and Pericardium
Pts: PC8, HT8, UB14, Ren15, Ren14, Ren17, LI11, Du24, Du19, SP6, LV2
Herb Rx: Xie Xin Tang (Draining the Heart Decoction)
Palpitations, feeling of oppression and heat of the chest, chest pain, rapid breathing, thirst, red face, bitter taste, expectoration of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, agitation, incoherent speech, mental confusion, rash behavior, tendency to hit or scold people, uncontrolled laughter or crying, shouting, muttering to oneself, mental depression and dullness and manic behavior; T: red, swollen with yellow, dry, sticky coat, deep heart crack; tip may be redder and swollen with red points; P: Full, Rapid, Slippery or Rapid, Overflowing, Slippery or Rapid, Full, Wiry
PC Phlegm Fire
Tx: drain Fire in the Pericardium and Heart, resolve Phlegm, open Mind’s orifices, calm Mind
Pts: P5, HT7, HT8, HT9, P7, Ren15, UB15, UB14, Ren17, Ren12, ST40, SP6, UB20, LV2, GB13, Du24, GB17
Herb Rx: Wen Dan Tang (Warming the Gallbladder Decoction)
A feeling of distention and slight pain in the chest, feeling of tightness in the chest, slight shortness of breath, sighing, feeling of a lump in the throat, palpitations, depression, irritability, poor appetite, weak and cold limbs, slightly purple lips, pale complexion; T: slightly pale, purple on the sides in the chest area; P: Empty but very slightly Overflowing on the left front position
PC Qi Stagnation
Tx: move Qi in the chest, regulate Pericardium and Heart and calm Mind
Pts: PC6, HT5, HT7, Ren14, Ren15, Ren17, UB14, LU7, ST40, LI4
Herb Rx: Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin (Aucklandia Flowing Qi Decoction), Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia Magnolia Decoction)
Palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder, a feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest, shortness of breath, cyanosis of lips and nails, cold hands, painful periods with dark clots; T: purple in its entirety or only on the sides in the chest area; P: Choppy, Wiry or Knotted
PC Blood Stasis
Tx: move Blood in the chest, regulate the Pericardium and Heart and calm Mind
Pts: PC6, PC4, HT7, Ren14, Ren17, UB14, UB17, SP10
Herb Rx: Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Blood Mansion Eliminating Stasis Decoction)
Dizziness, numbness or tingling of limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in the eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull, pale complexion without luster, pale lips, muscular weakness, cramps, withered and brittle nails, dry hair and skin, depression, a feeling of aimlessness; T: pale, especially on the sides; extreme cases: can assume an orangey color, thin and slightly dry; P: Choppy or Fine
LV Blood Deficiency
Tx: tonify Liver, nourish the Blood
Pts: LV8, ST36, SP6, Ren4, UB18, UB20, UB23, UB17, Yu Yao
Herb Rx: Bu Gan Tang (Tonifying the Liver Decoction)
Dizziness, numbness or tingling of limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in the eyes, dry eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull, pale complexion without luster but with red cheekbones, muscular weakness, cramps, withered and brittle nails, very dry hair and skin, depression, feeling of aimlessness; T: normal colored without coat or with rootless coat; P: Floating, Empty
LV Yin Deficiency
Tx: tonify Liver, nourish Yin, clear Empty
Heat if necessary
Pts: LV8, SP6, ST36, Ren4, KD3, KD6, LV2
Herb Rx: Yi Guan Jian (One Linking Decoction)
Empty Heat: Malar flush, anxiety, a feeling of heat in the evening, night sweating, five-palm heat, thirst with desire to drink in small sips, heavy menstrual bleeding; T: Red without coating; P: Floating-Empty and slightly Rapid
LV Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat
Feeling of distention of hypochondrium, chest, epigastrium or abdomen, sighing, melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuation of mental state, feeling wound, up, feeling of a lump in the throat, irregular periods, distention of breasts before periods, premenstrual tension and irritability; T: body color may be normal; severe: may be slightly red on the sides; P: Wiry, especially on the left side
LV Qi Stagnation
Tx: smooth Liver and move Qi
Pts: LV3, GB34, SJ6, PC6, LV13, LV14
Herb Rx: for Liver Qi Stagnation arising independently: Yue Ju Wan (Gardenia Ligusticum Pill); for Liver Qi Stagnation secondary to Liver Blood Deficiency: Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer Powder)
Hypochondrial or epigastric distention, a slight feeling of oppression in the chest, irritability, melancholy, depression, moodiness, feeling of a lump in the throat, feeling of heat, red face, thirst, propensity to outbursts of anger, premenstrual tension, irregular periods, premenstrual breast distention, heavy periods; T: red on the sides; P: Wiry, especially on the left side and slightly Rapid
LV Qi Stag turning into heat
Tx: smooth Liver, move Qi, lightly clear Heat
Pts: GB34, LV3, LV13, LV14, SJ6, PC6, LV2
Herb Rx: Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San Moutan (Gardenia Free and Easy Wanderer Powder)
Hypochondrial or epigastric distention, hiccup, sighing, nausea, vomiting, belching, churning feeling in Stomach, irritability, in women breast distention; T: normal; severe: sides will be red; P: Wiry (may be particularly Wiry on Liver and Stomach positions)
LV Qi Rebellion
Tx: smooth Liver and subdue Liver Qi
Pts: LV14, PC6, GB34, LV3, SJ6, LI4, ST21, ST19
Herb Rx: Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang (Bupleurum Soothing Liver Decoction), Yi Gan San (Restrain Liver Powder), Si Ni San (Four Rebellious Powder)
Hypochondrial pain, abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods, dark and clotted menstrual blood, infertility, masses in abdomen, purple nails, purple lips, purple or dark complexion, dry skin (in severe cases), purple petechiae; T: purple, especially or only on sides; severe: purple spots on side; P: Wiry or Firm
LV Blood Stasis
Tx: smooth Liver, move Qi, move Blood, eliminate Stasis
Pts: LV3, GB34, Ren6, UB17, UB18, SP10, ST29, KD14, LV5, LV6, SP4, PC6
Herb Rx: Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang (Eliminating Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction), Shi Xiao San (Breaking into a Smile Powder), Yan Hu Suo Tang (Corydalis Decoction)
Fullness of the hypochondrium, abdomen or hypogastrium, bitter taste, sticky taste, poor appetite, nausea, feeling of heaviness of the body, yellow vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, vulvar eczema or sores, mid-cycle bleeding and/or pain, pain, redness and swelling of the scrotum or genitals, papular or vesicular skin rashes and itching, urinary difficulty, burning on urination, dark urine, dysuria;
LV Damp Heat
Tx: resolve Dampness, clear Liver and clear Heat
Pts: LV14, GB34, UB18, Ren12, SP9, SP6, LI11, LV2
Herb Rx: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction)
Fullness and distention of the hypogastrium with pain which refers downwards to the scrotum and testis and upwards to the hypochondrium, the pain is alleviated by warmth, straining of the testis or contraction of the scrotum, vertical headache, feeling of cold, cold hands and feet, vomiting of clear watery fluids or dry vomiting; in women there can be shrinking of the vagina; T: pale and wet with a white coat; P: Deep, Wiry, Slow
LV Stagnation of cold
Tx: clear Liver, expel Cold
Pts: Ren3, LV5, LV1, LV3, moxa is applicable
Herb Rx: Nuan Gan Jian (Warming the Liver Decoction)
Irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus, deafness, temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark, yellow urine, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis; T: red, redder on the sides, dry yellow coat; P: Full, Wiry, Rapid
LV Fire Blazing
Tx: clear Liver, drain Fire
Pts: LV1, LV2, GB20, Tai Yang, GB1, GB6, GB8, GB9, LV3, SP6, LI11, GB13
Herb Rx: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Draining Liver Decoction), Dang Gui Long Hui Tang (Angelica Gentiana, Aloe Decoction)
Tremor, dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia; T: pale and thin; P: Wiry, Fine
Wind due to LV yang rising and LR blood deficiency
Tx: subdue Liver Yang, extinguish Wind and nourish Liver Blood Pts: LV3, GB20, Du19, LI4, SJ5, SP6, LV8, KD3, UB17, Ren4
Herb Rx: E Jiao Ji Zi Haung Tang (Egg Yolk Decoction)
Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory; T: normal colored without coat; P: Wiry, Fine
Wind due to LV yang rising and LV Yin def.
Tx: subdue Liver Yang, extinguish Wind and nourish Liver Yin
Pts: LV3, GB20, LI4, SJ5, Du19, SP6, LV8, KD3
Herb Rx: San Jia Fu Mai Tang (Three Carapaces Restoring the Pulse Decoction)
Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, backache, scanty urination, night sweating; T: normal colored without coat; P: Wiry, Fine
Wind due to LV yang rising and LV and KD Yin def.
Tx: subdue Liver Yang, extinguish Wind and nourish Liver and Kidney Yin
Pts: LV3, GB20, LI4, SJ5, Du19, SP6, LV8, KD3, KD6, Ren4
Herb Rx: Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang (Pacifying the Liver and Subduing Wind Decoction)
High temperature, convulsions, rigidity of the neck, tremor of limbs, opisthotonos; in severe cases coma; T: deep, red, stiff, dry yellow coat; P: Wiry, Rapid
Extreme Heat Generating Wind
Tx: cool Blood, nourish Yin and extinguish Wind
Pts: LV3, Shauna, DU20, DU16, GB20, DU8, DU14
Herb Rx: Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang (Cornu Antelopis Uncaria Decoction)
Fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods; T: pale and thin; P: Wiry, Fine
LV Blood Deficiency generating wind
Tx: nourish Liver Blood and extinguish Wind
Pts: LV3, GB20, LI4, SJ5, Du19, SP6, LV8, KD3, Ren4, UB17
Herb Rx: E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang (Gelantinum Corii Asini Egg Yolk Decoction)
Tremor, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus and/or deafness (with sudden onset), temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark, yellow urine, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis; T: red with redder sides and dry yellow coat; P: Wiry, Rapid
LV Fire Generating Wind
Tx: clear Liver, drain Fire and extinguish Wind
Pts: LV2, LV3, GB20, LI11, GB1, SP6, LV1, Du8
Herb Rx: Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang (Carnu Antelopis Uncaria Decoction) plus Long Dan Cao (Radix Gentianae scabrae)
Headache that may be on the temples, eyes or lateral side of the head, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat, insomnia, irritability, feeling worked-up, propensity to outbursts of anger, stiff neck; T: Liver Blood deficiency: pale; Liver Yin deficiency: slightly red on the sides without coat; Rebellious Liver Qi: normal color or slightly red on sides; P: Wiry; Liver Blood or Liver Yin Deficiency: Wiry on one side or Wiry but Fine
LV Yang Rising
Tx: subdue Liver Yang, nourish Yin or Blood
Pts: LV3, SJ5, PC6, GB20, LI4, ST36, SP6, LV8, KD3, KD6, GB6, GB8, GB9, UB2, GB38, GB43, Tai Yang
Herb Rx: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Gastrodia Uncaria Decoction), Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang (Cornu Antelopis Uncaria Decoction)
rritability, abdominal distention and pain, alternation of constipation and diarrhea, stools sometimes dry and bitty (small pieces) and sometimes loose, flatulence, tiredness; T: normal colored or slightly red on the sides; P: Wiry on the Left and weak on the Right
Rebellious LV Qi Invading SP
Tx: subdue rebellious Qi and tonify Spleen
Pts: LV13, LV14, LV3, GB34, REN6, SJ6, PC6, ST25, SP15, REN12, ST36, SP6, SP4, PC6
Herb Rx: Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer Powder), Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang (Inula-Haematite Decoction), Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Citrus-Bambusa Decoction)
Irritability, epigastric and hypochondrial distention and pain, a feeling of oppression in the epigastrium, sour regurgitation, hiccup, belching, nausea, vomiting, sighing, weak limbs; T: normal colored or slightly red on the sides; P: Wiry on the left and weak on the right or Wiry on both middle positions
LV Overacting on ST
Tx: subdue rebellious Liver Qi and tonify Stomach Qi
Pts: LV14, GB34, Ren13, Ren10, ST21, ST19, ST36, UB21, ST34
Herb Rx: Si Mo Tang (Four Milled Herb Decoction), Xuan Fi Dai Zhe Tang (Inula-Haematite Decoction), Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Citrus-Bambusa Decoction), Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang (Caryophyllum-Diospyros Decoction), Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia-Mangolia Decoction) plus Zuo Jin Wan (Left Metal Pill)
Breathlessness, asthma, a feeling of fullness and distention of the chest and hypochondrium, cough with yellow or blood-tinged sputum, headache, dizziness, red face, thirst, bitter taste, bloodshot eyes, scanty dark urine, constipation; T: red with redder sides and dry yellow coat; P: Wiry
LV Fire Insulting Lungs
Tx: clear Liver, drain Fire, subdue Liver Qi and stimulate descending of Lung Qi
Pts: LV14, LV3, LV2, LI11, Ren17, Ren22, LU7, PC6
Herb Rx: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Draining Liver Decoction)
Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, blurred vision, floaters in eyes, diminished night vision, tingling or numbness of limbs, scanty periods or amenorrhea, cramps, muscular weakness, dry hair and skin, depression, a feeling of aimlessness, withered and brittle nails; T: pale and thin, slightly dry; P: Choppy or Fine
LV and HT Blood Deficiency
Tx: nourish Blood, tonify Heart and Liver, calm Mind and settle Ethereal Soul
Pts: HT7, Ren14, Ren15, Ren4, UB17 (with moxa), UB20, LV8, SP6, ST36, UB18, UB23
Herb Rx: Gui Pi Tang (Tonify the Spleen Decoction), Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang (Angelica Ji Xue Teng Decoction)
Slight shortness of breath, slight cough, weak voice, spontaneous daytime sweating, dislike of speaking, bright-pale complexion, propensity to catch colds, tiredness, dislike of cold; T: pale; P: Empty, especially on the right front position
LU Qi Deficiency
Tx: tonify Lung Qi, warm Yang
Pts: LU9, LU7, UB13, Du12, Ren6, Ren12, ST36
Herb Rx: Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang (Ginseng Tonifying the Lung Decoction)
Cough that is dry or with scanty sticky sputum, weak and/or hoarse voice, dry mouth and throat, tickly throat, tiredness, dislike of speaking, thin body or thin chest, night sweating; T: normal colored, dry without coat (or with rootless coat) in the Front part; P: Floating, empty
LU Yin Deficiency
Tx: tonify LU Yin, nourish Body Fluids, and if necessary, clear Empty Heat
Pts: Ren4, KD6, SP6, LU9, Ren17, UB13, UB43, Du12, Ren12, LU10, LI11
Herb Rx: Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang (Nourish Yin and Clearing the LU Decoction)
Empty Heat: Feeling of Heat in the evenings, afternoon fever, five-palm heat and malar flush; T: Red, no coat; P: Floating, Empty and Rapid
LU Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat
Dry cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth, thirst, hoarse voice; T: dry; P: Empty, especially on the right front position
LU Dryness
Tx: moisten Lung and nourish Fluids
Pts: LU9, Ren4, KD6, SP6, ST36, Ren12
Herb Rx: Bai He Gu Jin Tang (Lillium Consolidating Metal Decoction)
Aversion to cold, fever, cough, itchy throat, slight breathlessness, stuffed/blocked or runny nose with clear watery discharge, sneezing, occipital headache, body aches; T: thin white coat; P: Floating, Tight
Wind Cold
Tx: release Exterior, expel Cold and stimulate the descending and diffusing of Lung Qi
Pts: UB12, LU7, Du16
Herb Rx: Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction)