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| Liver Statements of Fact 1 |
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Definition
| The Liver treasures blood |
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| Liver Statements of Fact 2 |
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Definition
| The blood emolliates the Liver |
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| Liver Statements of Fact 3 |
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Definition
| The Liver governs free coursing and discharge |
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| Liver Statements of Fact 4 |
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| Tissue of the Liver: Sinews, contractile aspect of the muscles |
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| Liver Statements of Fact 5 |
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Definition
| The Liver thrives on orderly reaching |
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| Liver Statements of Fact 6 |
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Definition
| The portal of the Liver is the eyes |
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| Wood is upbearing effusion: moves upward and outward |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation: Causes |
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Definition
Emotional Turmoil: anger, stress-LV loses control of coursing and discharge
Blood xu |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation: Key Symptoms |
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Definition
| Irritability, frustration; premenstrual breast, abdominal/rib-side/chest distention, tension, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, sighing |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation:Tongue |
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Definition
| "normal", "dirty", sl. dark, TWC, distended sides |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation:Pulse |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation:Tx principle |
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| Move Liver qi/ course the Liver/ rectify Qi |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation, Transformative Heat: Causes |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation, Transformative Heat: Key signs |
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| LV qi stag plus heat signs: Red face,eyes; acne, bitter taste, hypersensitivity of nipples, early periods, profuse menses, chest oppression, rage/ great anger; vexation, agitation, impetuosity, palpitations |
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| Liver Qi Invading Stomach: (wood/earth disharmony): Causes |
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Definition
| Liver Qi stag, Stress, diet |
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| Liver Qi Invading Stomach: (wood/earth disharmony): Key signs |
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Definition
| ST qi counterflows upward, belching, hiccups, acid regurg; rib-side, epigastric pain, distention; nausea, vomiting |
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| Liver Qi Invading Stomach: (wood/earth disharmony): Tongue |
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Definition
| Red sides, pale body, TWC |
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| Liver Qi Invading Stomach: (wood/earth disharmony): Pulse |
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| Liver Qi Invading Stomach: (wood/earth disharmony): Tx Principle |
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| LV Qi stagnation, Spleen xu / LV - SP disharmony: Causes |
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| LV qi stag causing LV counterflow to attack Sp, can't upbear the clear |
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| LV Qi stagnation, Spleen xu: Key signs |
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Definition
| lassitude; "things move down": loose stools, painful diarrhea, flatulence; diminished appetite, borborygmus, ST pain; sallow, white complexion; abd. distention; weak limbes, LV qi signs: breast dist., menstrual irreg. |
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| LV Qi stagnation, Spleen xu: Tongue |
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Definition
| Pale or dark, scallops; TWC |
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| LV Qi stagnation, Spleen xu: Pulse |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: Causes |
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Definition
| LV Qi stagnation, transformed heat turning to fire; overconsumption of alcohol, smoking, |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: Key signs: Head |
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Definition
| Dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, temporal, vertex, one-sided headaches; red face and eyes, epistaxis, thirst, bitter taste |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: Key signs upper, middle jiao |
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Definition
| hemoptysis, hematemesis, hypodhondriac pain, constipation, dry stools, dk yellow urine, |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: Key signs: emotions |
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Definition
| irritability, angry outbursts, dream disturbed sleep |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: Tongue |
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| Red body, redder sides, yellow dry or slimy coat |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: Pulse |
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| Liver Fire Blazing Upward: TX principle |
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| Blood loss (menstruation), lack of blood production, insufficient natural endowment, aging, enduring/severe disease |
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| Liver Blood XU: Key signs |
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Definition
| Dry skin, hair; Pale lips, nails, brittle, withered nails; Dull pain, late, scanty periods, amenorrhea, numb limbs, muscle weakness, numbness, spasms, cramps, hypertonicity |
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| Liver Blood XU: Key signs: upper jiao |
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Definition
| Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, blurred vision, floaties in eyes, night blindness |
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| pale, esp. pale sides; extreme: orange and dry, twc |
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| choppy or fine, wiry, thready |
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| Liver Blood XU: Tx principle |
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Definition
| Tonify LV, nourish blood (nourish LV blood) |
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| 5 palms heat, tidal fever, dry mouth, throat, lack of thirst, bitter taste; rib-side pain, dry, rough eyes, yellow urine, bound stools, |
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| Liver Yin Xu: Key signs common with blood xu |
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| diminished night vision, floaters in eyes, insomnia, dizziness, |
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| normal, no coat or rootless coat or red, dry, no coat or thin yellow |
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| Liver Yin Xu: Tx principle |
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| Enrich, supplement LV yin |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang/ LV Yang rising: causes |
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Definition
| LV-KD yin xu, LV blood xu, LV fire, unresolved anger |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang: Key signs |
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| Exploding headache; deviation of mouth, eyes; Dry mouth, throat; Dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, insomnia; irritability, shouting in anger, vexation, agitation; paralysis, convulsions, vomiting; palpitaions |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang: Tongue |
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Definition
| Red, esp. sides, diminished coat, cracks, fissures |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang: Pulse |
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Definition
| wiry, rapid, narrow; fine, forceless KD pulse |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang: TX principle |
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Definition
| Subdue LV yang, tonify yin |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang: TX principle |
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| Subdue LV yang, tonify yin |
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| Hyperactivity of LV Yang: Differential from LV fire |
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| Headache is worse; deviation of mouth, eyes; dry mouth, throat; insomnia, not just dream disturbed, vexation/ agitation; palpitations; Tongue: cracks, fissures. Pulse: narrow, not full. |
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| LV wind agitating within/ LV yang rising causing wind: Key signs |
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Definition
| Dizziness; aphasia, difficult speech; deviation of eyes, mouth, convulsions, sudden unconsciousness, hemiplegia; tremor, tics, numbness, dizziness, paralysis |
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| Liver wind agitating within: Tongue |
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| Liver Wind agitating within: Pulse |
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| floating, empty or wiry, fine, rapid |
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| Liver Wind agitating within: Tx principle |
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Definition
| nourish Liver yin, subdue Liver yang, extinguish wind |
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| Extreme heat generating wind: causes |
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Definition
| fire engenders wind, wind fans fire |
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| Extreme heat generating wind: key signs |
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Definition
| high temp (febrile); convulsions, coma if serious; rigidity of neck, tetany, opisthotones, limb tremors |
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| Extreme heat generating wind: Tongue |
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| Dark red, stiff, thick yellow coat |
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| Extreme heat generating wind: Pulse |
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| Extreme heat generating wind: TX principle |
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| Drain fire, disperse LV, extinguish wind |
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| Extreme heat generating wind: Differential from wind agitating within |
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| High temp, fever, coma, neck rigidity- tetany, opisthotones, Tongue: stiff, thick yellow coat- not peeled; Pulse: full- not floating/empty or wiry/fine |
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| Blood Xu causing wind: Causes |
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| Hyperactive ascension of LV yang; Fire; Blood xu |
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| Blood Xu causing wind: Key signs |
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| Sallow, somber white complexion; convulsions, tics; opisthotones; head shaking, tremor of limbs, diskinesia; pale lips, nails, dementia; tremors, tics, numbness, dizziness, convulsions, paralysis |
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| Blood Xu causing wind: Tongue |
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| Pale, deviated, thin white coat |
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| Blood Xu causing wind: Pulse |
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| Damp -heat in LV, GB: Causes |
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Definition
| External: weather, damp-heat invasion; LV Qi stag-Transform heat plus LV Qi attacking SP -causing damp or stress and sweets causing Sp xu...= damp heat |
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| Damp -heat in LV, GB: Key signs |
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| **yang jaundice, *aversion to oily foods; **rib-side distention, pain; Tidal/sticky/low grade fever; no appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdom distention; bitter taste; yellow sclera, thirst/ no desire to drink, |
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| Damp -heat in LV, GB: Tx principle |
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| Clear heat, transform/ dispel damp |
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| Damp -heat in LV, GB: Tongue |
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| Red body, thick, shiny yellow coat |
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| Damp -heat in LV, GB: Pulse |
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| Gallbladder qi xu: Causes |
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Definition
| Upsetting events; long term xu, chronic LV qi stag |
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| Gallbladder qi xu: Key signs |
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| **Timidity, nervous, easily startled; **waking in a fright, aversion to sleeping alone, excess phlegm, (green nasal discharge), chest oppression |
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| insomia, excessive dreaming, palpitations, irritable, dizziness, vertigo, sighing, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting |
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| Gallbladder qi xu: Tongue |
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| Pale, normal body, maybe a slimy coat |
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| Gallbladder qi xu: Tx principle |
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| Tonify and warm GB, rectify qi |
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| Gallbladder qi xu: differential with LV syndromes |
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| Timidity, easily startled,, waking in a fright, excess/green phlegm, chest oppression. Pulse: weak, wiry, slippery |
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| LV Qi stagnation, Spleen xu: Tx principles |
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Definition
| Course the LC, resolve stagnation and harmonize the SP |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation, Transformative Heat: Tongue |
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| Dark red, maybe swollen edges. Thin, yellow coat. |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation, Transformative Heat: Pulse |
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| Liver Qi Stagnation, Transformative Heat: Tx principle |
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| Course the LV, rectify qi, clear heat, resolve stagnation |
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| Blood Xu causing wind: Tx principles |
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| Nourish LV blood, dispel wind |
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