Heat/Cold Flashcards
(28 cards)
poem of 10 inquiries
cold/heat sweating head and body excretions food and drink chest and abdomen deafness thirst previous illness cause of disease herbs taken before menstruation
fever, aversion to wind, headache, spontaneous sweating
or stuffy nose, dry retching
or itchy skin, edema
t: pale, thin white coating
p: floating, moderate
exterior wind attack
fever, aversion to wind, thirst, itchy or sore throat, itchy skin
t: red tip, thin yellow coating
p: floating, rapid
wind heat attack
aversion to wind, but no desire to take off clothes, soreness of joints, sweating, shortness of breath, unsmooth urination
t: pale, white greasy coating
p: soggy, moderate
wind-damp attacking superficials
aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, susceptibility to catching colds
t: pale
p: floating, weak
wei qi deficiency
severe aversion to cold
or fever, no sweating, body ache, headache
or stuffy nose, runny nose, shortness of breath
t: thin white coating
p: floating, tight
superficials tightened by wind-cold
severe aversion to cold, mild fever, headache, no sweating, dry mouth, nose, and throat, cough w/ little sputum
t: thin, white, dry coating
p: floating, tight
cool dryness attacking LU
alternating chills and fever, bitter mouth, dry throat, dizziness, chest and hypochondriac fullness, irritability, nausea
t: thin white coating
p: wiry
Shao Yang syndrome
aversion to cold, shiver if severe, unconsciousness, desire to remove clothes or covering, burning sensation in chest and epigastrium, thirst and preference for cold drinks, rough breathing, loud voice, constipation, reddish urine
t: crimson w/ brownish-yellow, dry coating
p: deep, slippery, forceful
true heat false cold
vertigo, cold limbs, chest and epigastric oppression, vomiting of clear fluid and saliva, edema, visible fluid retention
t: white, slippery coating
p: wiry-tight or wiry-slippery
cold fluid retention inside (real cold)
fear of cold, shortness of breath, chest oppression, large amounts of white sputum
t: white, slippery coating
p: wiry-tight
cold obstructing LU, making phlegm
fear of cold, cold limbs, epigastric distention and oppression, slimy sensation in mouth, poor appetite, nausea, bland taste in mouth, no thirst, abdominal pain, loose stool, feeling of heaviness in head and body
t: pale, puffy w/ greasy white coating
p: soggy, moderate
cold dampness obstructing SP/middle jiao
fear of cold, cold limbs or aversion to cold, often accompanied by lower abdominal cramping and cold pain, cold pain and sagging distention in testicles or retracted scrotum due to cold; or irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea; or vertex headache, worse w/ cold, better w/ warmth, vomiting of saliva
t: white coating
p: tight
cold coagulation in LV meridian
fear of cold, cold limbs, dull facial complexion, lack of energy, palpitations, shortness of breath, chest oppression or pain
t: dull purple, puffy, tender
p: thready-weak or knotted-intermittent
HT yang deficiency
fear of cold, cold limbs, pale facial complexion, lack of energy, decline in appetite, abdominal distention, bland taste in mouth, no thirst, epigastric cold pain relieved by warmth and pressure, loose stool or undigested food in stool
t: pale, white coating
p: deep, thready
SP yang deficiency
fear of cold, cold limbs, pale bright white face or dull dark facial complexion, spiritual malaise, cold aches in loins and knees, clear, profuse, frequent urination, vision and hearing loss
male: impotence, spontaneous seminal emission, premature ejaculation
female: clear and thin white vaginal discharge, threatened miscarriage, coldness of uterus causing infertility
p: deep, thready, weak in Chi position (both sides)
KD yang deficiency
high fever, reversal coldness of limbs, headache, chest oppression, red facial complexion, rough breathing, irritability, delirium, unconsciousness if severe, yellow and reddish urine
t: crimson, dry
p: slippery-rapid or overflowing-rapid
severe heat and severe reversal
fever, red facial complexion (red cheeks on pale face), dry and painful throat, reversal coldness of limbs, diarrhea w/ undigested food in stool
t: pale w/ white coating
p: deep, thready, almost cannot be felt
exuberant yin expelling yang
(true cold false heat)
root: severe yang deficiency
continuous low grade fever, often accompanied by dry cough or cough w/ little phlegm, blood in phlegm, dry throat or hoarseness, dry mouth and tongue, thirst, slim body, poor appetite, dry stool
t: red w/ little or no coating
p: thready-rapid or empty
LU-ST yin deficiency
continuous low grade fever or five-centre heat, often accompanied by red cheeks, dry mouth and throat, dizziness, lassitude, lack of strength, insomnia, dreams, tinnitus
t: red w/ little or no coating
p: wiry-thready or thready-rapid
LV-KD yin deficency
continuous low grade fever, often accompanied by bright-white facial complexion, shortness of breath, lack of strength, lassitude, no desire to speak, spontaneous sweating when active
t: pale, tender
p: empty, big
qi deficiency, low grade fever
low grade fever but w/ desire to put on clothes, physically cold, fear of cold, no warmth in limbs, dizziness, desire to lie down, aching pain in loin and knees
t: pale, enlarged or w/ teeth marks, moist, w/ white coating
p: deep-thready or floating-big-weak
yang deficiency, low grade fever
low grade fever, temperature fluctuates w/ emotion, depression, irritability, fullness and oppression in chest and hypochondrium, dry mouth, bitter taste in mouth, poor appetite, dry stool w/ constipation
t: red w/ thin yellow coating
p: wiry-rapid
LV qi stagnation, low grade fever
low grade fever in late afternoon or evening, dry mouth and throat, desire to rinse mouth w/ water without swallowing, fixed pain or bump in trunk or limbs, sallow yellow or dull facial complexion, rough skin or incrusted skin if severe
t: cyanotic/purple or speackled
p: wiry or choppy
blood stasis, low grade fever
