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Fundamentals 3
Warren's Class
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Undergraduate 3
06/19/2008

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Term

 

 

 

If the tip of the nose is blue or green, this indicates..

Definition

 

 

 

abdominal pain or Qi Stagnation in the Middle burner

Term

Infertility due to Deficiency

is usually because

Definition

Blood Deficiency

Kidney Jing Deficiency

or Cold

Term

Infertility due to Excess

is usually because of

Definition

Damp Heat in the Lower Burner

or

Stasis of Blood in the Uterus

Term

Vomiting during pregnancy

indicates

Definition
Stomach Heat, or Deficiency of Stomach and Chong Mai
Term

White, thin, clear vaginal discharge

 

indicates

Definition
Cold from Spleen or Kidney Yang Xu
Term

Vaginal Discharge that is Yellow, especially if thick and accompanied by foul smell

indicates

Definition
Damp Heat in the Low Jiao
Term

Pain before periods

indicates

Definition

Qi Stagnation or Blood stasis,

 

Cold/Cold Damp obstructing

Term

Pain during periods

indicates

Definition

Qi stagnation or Blood Stasis,

Stagnation of Cold, or

 Qi & Blood Xu

 

Term

If period arrives early

(one or more weeks early),

this indicates

Definition

Heat in the Blood (red tongue, etc.)

or

Qi Xu (pale tongue, etc.)

Term

Late period

(lengthened a week or more)

indicates...

Definition

Blood Xu,

Blood Stasis,

or

Cold (xu or shi cold)

Term

Irregular period indicates

 

Definition

Liver Qi Stagnation

or

Spleen Qi Xu

Term

during menses, Heavy blood loss that is bright red

indicates...

Definition
Heat in Blood
Term
Scanty Periods indicates
Definition

Blood Xu, Blood Stasis, or

Cold Obstructing

Term
Amenorrhea indicates
Definition

Blood Xu,

Pregnancy,

Stagnant Qi/Blood Stasis

Term

during menses, normal color is

Definition
dull to medium red
Term

Very dark red or bright red Indicates

Definition
Heat in Blood
Term
Pale blood Indicates
Definition
Blood Xu
Term

Purple/blackish blood

 

Indicates

Definition

Blood Stasis

(often seen with clots)

Term
The Heart is the residence of the Shen, and the ___________nourish the Shen.
Definition
Blood and Yin
Term
Insomnia associated with palpitation, excessive dreams, inablility to sleep deeply, and poor memory is caused by
Definition
insufficiency of blood nourishing the Heart
Term
Insomnia...Accompanied by restlessness in mind & difficulty falling asleep or staying awake all night or waking frequently, accompanied by night swats, and dry throat indicates
Definition
Kidney Yin Xu leading to Heart Fire
(Kidney and Heart not interacting)
Term
Delayed ability to fall asleep
waking before dawn
unable to fall asleep again
Definition
Heart Qi Xu, or Gallbladder Xu
(common in elderly bc qi is weaker)
Term
Insomnia accompanied by...
bitter taste, vomiting saliva,
palpitation
irritability
inability to fall asleep
Definition
internal disturbance of Phlegm-fire
Term
Insomnia due to disharmony of the Stomach indicates
Definition

a derrangement of Stomach Qi leading to restless in the mind during sleep

(from Liv/St disharmony or Food stagnation)

Term
Waking during the night is often due to
Definition
Heat disturbing the Shen
(can be due to KI Yin failing to nourish HT Yin, ST Heat from Food Retention, Liv Fire, HT Fire, Etc.)
Term
Somlonenece, excessive sleepiness and drowsiness, with heaviness, fatigues limbs, and drowsiness can be caused by
Definition
Damp Encumberance w/ clear Yang not rising,
Qi Xu
Term
Somnolence with Extreme LEthargy
and a feeling of Cold w. weak pulse indicates
Definition
Kidney Yang Xu
Term
Diarrhea....
sudden onset
frequent, foul odor, abdominal pain,
borborymus, burning, (possible presence of mucus/blood) indicates
Definition
Damp Heat
Term
Loose stools with undigested food indicates
Definition
Spleen Qi Xu or Spleen Yang Xu
Term
Diarrhea that is enduring, long term, thin, watery(sloppy), soft or not completley transformed
Definition
Spleen Yang Xu Diarrhea
Term
Diarrhea at dawn ever day
(5th watch, daybreak, cock crow diarrhea)
Definition
Kidney Yang Xu diarrhea
Term
presence of mucus in stool
Definition
Dampness
Term
presence of blood in stool
Definition
heat, or spleen qi not containing blood in vessels
Term
skin feels hot and after some time warmth ceases
Definition
wind-heat
Term
skin feels hot and after some time warmth increases
Definition
internal heat
Term
cold limbs
Definition
yang xu
Term
cold limbs, low back, knees, feet
Definition

Ki Yang xu

Term
moist skin due to sweat
Definition

exterior or interior  condition

Term
dry skin
Definition

LV blood xu

or LU yin xu if accompanied by dry cough

Term
pitting edema
Definition
Spleen or Kidney yang xu
Term

non-pitting edema

(skin is swollen & distended, tight, no pit after pressing)

Definition
qi swelling from qi stagnation or dampness
Term

cold fingers & toes

(may be a warm person)

Definition
Lv qi stagnation
Term
cold hands & feet in women
Definition
often blood xu
Term
5 center heat
Definition
Yin xu
Term

Abdominal masses that move under fingers

Definition
qi stagnation
Term
abdominal masses that do not move & feel hard
Definition
Blood Stasis
Term
rancid odor
Definition
wood
Term
scorched odor
Definition
fire
Term
sweet or fragrant odor
Definition
Earth (diabetes)
Term
rotten odor
Definition
Metal
Term
putrid odor
Definition
Water
Term
loud, coarse voice, agitation, incessant talking
Definition
Repletion & heat patterns
Term
weak, thin voice, reluctance to speak
Definition

Vacuity & cold patterns

(lung qi xu or cold)

Term
sudden loss of voice
Definition
external attack wind-heat, wind-cold, warm-dryness
Term
gradual loss of voice
Definition
vacuity of LU qi or Lu yin (dryness, thirst)
Term
Hoarse voice
Definition

Lu yin xu (chronic)

attack or warm dryness or wind-heat (acute)

Term
Breath, respiration, involves                   which govers qi, and the               which grasps qi
Definition
lung, kidney
Term

Repletion - belching loud, long sound

Definition

cold attack stomach, liver/stomach disharmony or food stagnation

Term
vacuity belching
Definition

vacuity of stomach qi

Term
Repletion hiccough: repetitive, loud, forceful
Definition
Liver qi invading Somach, or eating too quickly
Term
Vacuity hiccough- weak, forceless, quiet
Definition
Stomach qi xu, or St yin xu
Term

vomiting above, diarrhea below

(vomit is sour, foul, diarrhea is foul & dirty) accompanied by abdominal pain, fever

Definition
food stagnation diarrhea
Term
Flautulence with foul odor
Definition
Damp-Heat in Spleen, Stomach Heat, or stagnant qi in Small Intestine
Term
Flatulence without odor
Definition

Spleen Yang xu producing interior Cold

Term

distending (zhang) pain with no fixed location

comes & goes with emotions

Pain is sometimes mild, sometimes strong

pain is diminished by sighing, belching, flatulence

Definition

Qi Stagnation

(qi zhi)

Term

pain is severe, stabbing in a fixed location, often on head, chest, abd. epig. and uterus.

Pain is worse with cold or cold weather

Definition

Blood Stasis

(xue yu)

Term

cramping, spastic pain

worse with cold weather or cold food

slightly better with warmth

Often in epig.. abd. uterus, joints, head, and low back.

Definition

Cold Pain (either xu or shi)

caused by cold blocking the collaterals, or Yang Qi Xu, causing lack of warmth & nourishment in Z.F. organs & meridians

Term
burning pain with burning sensation, often in epigastrium, hypochondriac regions
Definition

shi or xu heat

(ex: Stomach Fire)

Term
intense pain with feeling of fullness or distention
Definition
Food Retention
Term
pain accompanied by heaviness
Definition
dampness, often in head, 4 limbs, lumbar region
Term
headache is distending, throbbing
Definition
Liver Yang Rising
Term
Absence of Thirst
Definition
Cold or Damp Pattern
Term
Thirst with no desire to drink
Definition
Damp-heat pattern
Term
Thirst w. desire to drink cold beverages
Definition
Repletion heat pattern
Term
Thirst with desire to drink warm beverages
Definition
Cold pattern
Term

Thirst for sips

Definition
Yin xu
Term
if excessive drinking does not relieve the symptoms of thirst & then excessive urination follows, this suggests                   
Definition

wasting & thirsting syndrome

(xiao ke) diabetes

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