Gall Bladder Syndromes Flashcards
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Damp-Heat in the Gall Bladder
1) Symptoms
2) Pulse and Tongue
3) Pathology
4) Aetiology
5) Treatment
1)
The Heat Grows, Hurting My Body
Tummy—Inability to digest fats, Hypochondrial pain, fullness and distension, bitter taste, nausea, vomiting
Head—Dull headache, yellow sclera
Genital—gallstones, yellow complexion, turbid or scanty and dark yellow urine, loose stools or constipation
Heat—feeling of heat, fever, thirst with no desire to drink
Mental—irritability
Body—feeling of heaviness of the body
2)
Pulse: Slippery, Wiry, especially in middle positions, and possibly Rapid. Tongue Coat: Thick, Sticky, Yellow, bilateral or unilateral.
3)
Pathology: Symptoms are all due to Damp Heat. Dampness interferes with the smooth flow of Liver Qi, stagnation of which causes distension and pain. Nausea and vomiting are caused by Dampness obstructing the Middle Burner and preventing Stomach Qi from descending. Stools will be loose if Dampness predominates and there will be constipation if Heat predominates. Dampness may reach the head via the GB channel causing a dull headache. Damp and Heat may invade the urinary system, via the Liver channel, causing urinary symptoms.
4)
Aetiology: a) Long-term anger. b) Poor diet - too much greasy and fatty food. c) External Pathogenic Damp-Heat.
5)
Treatment Principles: Resolve Damp. Clear Heat. Disperse the Liver.
Examples of Points: GB 24, Liv 14, GB 34, Du 9, Bl 18, Bl 19, LI 11, TB 6, ST 19. Needle technique: Even or Reduction.
