脏腑之证 胆大小肠 Zang Fu Patterns: GB SI LI

Question 1

Dull abdominal pain alleviated by pressure, a desire for hot drinks, borborygmi, diarrhea, pale and abundant urination, cold limbs; T: pale with white coat; P: Deep, Weak, Slow

Answer 1

SI Deficiency Cold

Question 2

Mental restlessness, insomnia, tongue/mouth ulcers, pain in the throat, deafness, an uncomfortable feeling and sensation of heat in the chest, abdominal pain, thirst with a desire to drink cold liquids, scanty and dark urine, burning pain on urination, blood in urine; T: red with redder and swollen tip, yellow coat; P: Overflowing, Rapid especially in the front position; with urinary problems: P: Wiry on left rear position

Answer 2

SI Heat

Question 3

Lower abdominal twisting pain that may extend to the back, abdominal distention, dislike of pressure on abdomen, borborygmi, flatulence, abdominal pain relieved by emission of wind, pain in testis; T: white coat; P: Deep, Wiry, especially on the rear positions

Answer 3

SI QI pain

Question 4

Severe abdominal pain, dislike of pressure, abdominal distention, constipation, vomiting, borborygmi, flatulence; T: thick white coat; P: Deep, Wiry

Answer 4

SI Qi Tied

Question 5

Abdominal pain and distention, bad taste in mouth, sallow complexion. Roundworms (ascarid): abdominal pain, vomiting of round worms, cold limbs; Hookworms: desire to eat strange objects such as soil, wax, uncooked rice or tea leaves; Pinworms: itchy anus, worse in the evening; Tapeworms: constant hunger

Answer 5

SI Worms

Question 6

Dry stools that are difficult to discharge, dry mouth and throat, thin body, foul breath, dizziness; T: dry, either pale or red, with rootless coat; P: Fine

Answer 6

LI Dryness

Question 7

Chronic diarrhea, prolapse anus, hemorrhoids, tiredness after bowel movements, cold limbs, lack or no appetite, mental exhaustion, a desire to drink warm liquids, a desire to have abdomen massaged; T: pale; P: Deep, Fine, Weak

Answer 7

LI Collapse

Question 8

Constipation with dry stools, a burning sensation in the mouth, dry tongue, burning and swelling in anus, scanty dark urine; T: thick yellow (or brown or black) dry coat; P: Full, Rapid

Answer 8

LI Heat

Question 9

Constipation, burning in anus, abdominal distention and pain that are worse with pressure, high fever or tidal fever (fever that rises in the afternoon), sweating especially on limbs, vomiting, thirst, delirium; T: thick dry yellow (or brown, black) coat, red body; P: Deep, Full

Answer 9

LI Heat Obstruction

Question 10

Abdominal pain that is not relieved by a bowel movement, abdominal fullness, diarrhea, mucus and blood in stools, offensive odor of stools, burning in the anus, scanty dark urine, fever, sweating which does not decrease the fever, a feeling of heat, thirst without desire to drink, a feeling of heaviness of the body and limbs; T: red with sticky yellow coat; P: Slippery, Rapid

Answer 10

LI Damp Heat

Question 11

Sudden, cramping abdominal pain, diarrhea with pain, a feeling of cold, a cold sensation in the abdomen; T: thick white coat; P: Deep, Tight

Answer 11

LI Cold Invading

Question 12

Abdominal distention and pain, constipation with bitty stools, irritability, aggravation of condition according to mood; T: normal or slightly red on the sides; P: Wiry on both rear positions

Answer 12

LI Qi Stag

Question 13

Dizziness, blurred vision, floaters, nervousness, timidity, propensity to being easily startled, lack of courage and initiative, indecision, sighing, waking up early in the morning, restless dreams; T: pale or normal; P: Weak

Answer 13

GB Deficiency

Question 14

Jaundice, dull, yellow eyes and skin, hypochondrial pain, fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats, dull, yellow sclera, turbid urine, lack of thirst, sticky taste, dull headache, a feeling of heaviness of the body; T: thick sticky white coat, either bilateral in two strips or unilateral; P: Slippery, Wiry

Answer 14

GB Damp

Question 15

Hypochondrial pain, fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats, yellow complexion, scanty and dark, yellow urine, fever, thirst without a desire to drink, bitter taste, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, a feeling of heaviness of the body, numbness of the limbs, swelling of the feet, loose stools or constipation, alternation of hot and cold feelings, yellow sclera, feeling of heat; T: thick sticky yellow coat, either bilateral in two strips or unilateral; P: Slippery, Wiry, Rapid

Answer 15

GB Damp Heat

Question 16

Loose stools like duck droppings, dull abdominal pain, borborygmi, pale urine, cold limbs; T: pale; P: Deep, Weak

Answer 16

LI Deficiency Cold