Week 9 - Treatment Principles Flashcards
List the 8 fundamental treatment principles
Sweating Clearing Ejection Precipitation Harmonization Warming Supplementation Dispersion
The two main sweating principles are _____
warm acrid exterior resolution
cool acrid exterior resolution
Variations of the sweating treatment principle are ______
boosting qi and resolving the exterior
enriching yin and resolving the exterior
The principle of clearing treats ______
interior heat
What are the clearing principles?
clearing heat, resolving toxin clearing qi heat clearing blood heat clearing damp heat clearing vacuity heat
What are the methods of precipitation?
Precipitating gastrointestinal heat bind Precipitating heat toxin Precipitating of depressed upper-body fire Expelling cold accumulations Expelling water Moistening intestines Attacking phlegm Expelling static blood
What are the methods of harmonization?
Midstage harmonization Rectifying qi and harmonizing construction Harmonizing the LV and ST Harmonizing the LV and SP Harmonizing the ST and Intestines
Midstage harmonization refers to ______
treating Shao Yang stage disease
Rectifying Qi and harmonizing construction refers to _____
treating Tai Yang vacuity - wei qi vacuity
What are the warming methods?
Warming the center and dissipating cold
Returning yang and stemming counterflow
Warming yang and disinhibiting water
Warming the channels and dissipating cold
Warming the center and dissipating cold treats ________
SP yang vacuity, external cold pathogen entering the interior
Warming yang and disinhibiting water treats ______
edema & fluid accumulation due to cold - KD yang vacuity
Warming the channels and dissipating cold is the method often used to treat _______
dysmenorrhea, infertility
Ejection is used for pathology in the _______
middle or upper jiao
Precipitation expels accumulation via _______
bowels and urine
