Term
| Large Intestine Functions & Characteristics |
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Definition
- receives the turbid from the small intestine
-reabsorbs water
-excretes feces
- yang-fu organ |
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Term
| symptoms of large intestine dysfunctions |
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Definition
| damp heat invasion, exhausted fluids, qi xu, cold accumulation, imbalances within the digestive system |
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Term
| abdominal pain that is not relieved by BM, abdominal fullness, diarrhea, mucus or blood in stools, burning in the anus, scanty dark urine, fever, sweating that does not decrease the fever, a feeling of heat, thirst without a desire to drink, a feeling of heaviness of the body-limbs |
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Definition
| damp heat in the large intestine |
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Term
| constipation with dry stools, burning sensation in the mouth, dry tongue, burning and swelling in the anus, scanty dark urine |
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Definition
| heat in the large intestine |
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Term
| abdominal distention and pain, constipation with bitty stools, irritability, aggravation of condition according to mood |
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Definition
| qi stagnation in the large intestine |
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Term
| abdominal stools that are difficult to discharge, dry mouth & throat, thin body, foul breath, dizziness |
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Definition
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Term
| loose stools like duck droppings, dull abdominal pain, borborygmi, pale urine, cold limbs |
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Definition
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Term
| chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoids, prolapse of the anus, tiredness after a BM, old limbs, lack of appetite, mental exhaustion, desire to drink warm liquids, desire to have abdominal massage |
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Definition
| collapse of the large intestine |
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