Diarrhoea

Question 1

What are the six patterns of diarrhoea?

Answer 1

Invading of cold damp (wind cold), invading of damp heat (summer heat damp), retention of food in the ST and intestines, LV qi overacting on SP, deficiency of SP and ST, deficiency of KI yang.

Question 2

Which pattern includes clear stools sometimes look like water, abdominal pain with a gurgling sound, stuffiness in the epigastrium, poor appetite, aversion to cold, a little bit of fever, stuffiness in the nose, headache, general aching, thin white coating, or white greasy coating, soft and moderate pulse?

Answer 2

Invasion of cold damp (wind cold).

Question 3

What is the tx principle for invasion of cold damp?

Answer 3

Eliminate dampness, disperse cold and relieve exterior syndrome.

Question 4

What is the formula for invasion of cold damp?

Answer 4

Huo xiang zheng qi san.

Question 5

What are some points for invasion of cold damp?

Answer 5

ST25, REN12, 6, ST37, 36.

Question 6

Which pattern includes urgent and severe cramps, urgent bowel movement, or difficulty in bowel movement, yellow-brown stools with foul smell, burning sensation in the anus, irritability, hot sensation, thirsty, dark and scanty urine, red tongue, yellow and greasy coating, soft, rapid or slippery pulse?

Answer 6

Invasion of damp heat.

Question 7

What is the tx principle for invasion of damp heat?

Answer 7

Clear heat and remove dampness.

Question 8

What is the formula for invasion of damp heat?

Answer 8

Ge geng huang qin huang lian tang.

Question 9

What are some points for invasion of damp heat?

Answer 9

ST25, ST44, SP9.

Question 10

Which pattern includes abdominal pain with a gurgling sound, the stool has a very strong smell seems like the smell of decayed egg, with undigested food inside of the stools. The pain is relieved after a bowel movement, fullness in the epigastrium, acid regurgitation, belching with foul smell, poor appetite, thick greasy coating, and slippery pulse?

Answer 10

Retention of food in the ST and intestines.

Question 11

What is the tx principle for retention of food?

Answer 11

Eliminate food retention.

Question 12

What is the formula for retention of food?

Answer 12

Bao he wan.

Question 13

Which pattern includes distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondriac region, belching, poor appetite, every time when he is depressed, angry and nervous, he has abdominal pain and diarrhea, just after diarrhea, the pain is gone, pink tongue, thin white coating, wiry pulse?

Answer 13

LV qi overacting on SP.

Question 14

What is the tx principle for LV qi overacting on SP?

Answer 14

Sooth LV and invigorate SP.

Question 15

What is the formula for LV qi overacting on SP?

Answer 15

Tong xie yao fang.

Question 16

Which pattern includes sometimes loose stools and sometimes diarrhea; every time when the patient has a little bit of greasy food, he has diarrhea, poor appetite, dullness and discomfort in the epigastrium, sallow complexion, fatigue, pale tongue, thin white coating, thready and weak pulse?

Answer 16

Def. of SP and ST.

Question 17

What is the tx principle for def. of SP and ST?

Answer 17

Invigorate SP and eliminate dampness.

Question 18

What is the formula for def. of SP and ST?

Answer 18

Shen lin bai zhu san.

Question 19

Which pattern includes diarrhea always happens in the early morning, abdominal pain, gurgling sound, after diarrhea, the pain and sound can be gone, cold limbs, softness and weakness in the lower back and knees, pale tongue, thin white coating, deep and thready pulse?

Answer 19

Def. of KI yang.

Question 20

What is the tx principle for def. of KI yang?

Answer 20

Warm and tonify SP and KI and relieve diarrhea.

Question 21

What is the formula for def. of KI yang?

Answer 21

Si sheng wan.

Question 22

What are some points for def. of KI yang?

Answer 22

UB20, 23, DU4, REN4, KI3.