Liver

Question 1

Liver full patterns

Answer 1

Qi stagnation
Qi Stagnation turning to heat
Rebellious 
Blood stasis
Fire blazing
Damp heat 
Cold stagnation in channel

Question 2

Liver empty patterns

Answer 2

Blood deficiency

Yin deficiency

Question 3

Liver full/empty pattern

Answer 3

Yang rising

Wind

Question 4

Wind patterns

Answer 4

Extreme heat generating wind
Yang rising generating wind
Fire generating wind
Blood deficiency generating wind

Question 5

Physiological characteristics

Answer 5

In charge of strategy and planning
Affected by anger
Opens to eyes
Controls tendons and sinews

Question 6

Functions of liver

Answer 6

Ensuring smooth flow of qi

Stores blood

Question 7

Clinical manifestations

Answer 7

Emotional stress
Hypochondriac pain or distention
Internal wind
Menstrual disorders

Question 8

Liver qi stagnation key symptoms

Answer 8

Feeling of distention, depression, irregular periods and wiry pulse

Question 9

Qi stagnation tongue

Answer 9

Normal or slightly red on side

Question 10

Qi stagnation pulse

Answer 10

Wiry,esp.left side

Question 11

Stagnant liver qi turning into heat key symptoms

Answer 11

Feeling of distention,irritability,feeling of heat,wiry pulse and red side of tongue

Question 12

Stagnant liver qi turning into heat tongue

Answer 12

Red on the sides

Question 13

Stagnant liver qi turning into heat pulse

Answer 13

Wiry,sl rapid…esp left side

Question 14

Rebellious live qi key symptoms

Answer 14

Belching,irritability wiry pulse

Question 15

Rebellious liver qi tongue

Answer 15

Severe cases red/normal

Question 16

Rebellious liver qi pulse

Answer 16

Wiry

Question 17

Liver blood stasi key symptoms

Answer 17

Dark/clotted menstrual blood,purple tongue

Question 18

Blood stasis tongue

Answer 18

Purple /sides of tongue affected

Question 19

Blood stasis pulse

Answer 19

Wiry

Question 20

Liver fire blazing key symptoms

Answer 20

Headache ,irritability,red face,red eyes,red tongue,yellow coat

Question 21

Liver fire blazing tongue

Answer 21

Red body,red sides dry yellow coat

Question 22

Liver fire blazing pulse

Answer 22

Full,wiry, rapid

Question 23

Damp heat key symptoms

Answer 23

Fullness of hypochondrium,feeling of heaviness, nausea, bitter and sticky taste ,sticky yellow coat ,slippery pulse

Question 24

Damp heat tongue

Answer 24

Red tongue,redder sides w/sticky yellow coat

Question 25

Damp heat pulse

Answer 25

Slippery,wiry and rapid

Question 26

Stagnation of cold in liver channel key symptoms

Answer 26

Hypogastric pain referring to scrotum,cold hands+feet,wiry-deep slow pulse

Question 27

Stagnation of cold in the liver channel pulse

Answer 27

Deep-wiry-slow

Question 28

Stagnation of cold in the liver channel tongue

Answer 28

Pale/wet w/white coat

Question 29

Blood deficiency key symptoms

Answer 29

Blurred vision ,scanty period ,dull pale complexion,pale toungue

Question 30

Blood deficiency tongue

Answer 30

Pale body,esp sides,extreme may be orange

Question 31

Blood deficiency pulse

Answer 31

Choppy

Question 32

Yin deficiency key symptoms

Answer 32

Blurred vision, dry eyes, tongue no coat

Question 33

Yin deficiency tongue

Answer 33

Normal,no coat or rootless

Question 34

Yin deficiency pulse

Answer 34

Floating

Question 35

Empty heat in liver

Answer 35

Malar flush,heat in evening ,night sweat,five palm heat,thirst with desire to drink in small sips, heavy menstrual bleeding

Question 36

Empty heat in liver tongue

Answer 36

Red /no coat

Question 37

Empty heat in liver pulse

Answer 37

Floating

Question 38

Liver yang rising key symptoms

Answer 38

headache,irritable,wiry pulse

Question 39

Liver yang rising pulse

Answer 39

Wiry

Question 40

Liver wind [extreme heat]

Answer 40

High temp, convulsion, rigid neck, tremor Deep red tongue w/stiff body dry yellow coat Wiry rapid pulse

Question 41

Liver yang rising [generating wind]

Answer 41

Tremor ,facial tick,severe dizziness,tinnitus,headache ,hypertension,dry throat,eyes,and blurred vision ,numbness .poor memory Normal tongue /no coat wiry -rapid pulse

Question 42

Liver fire[generating wind]

Answer 42

Tremor, irritable, propensity to outbursts, tinnitus /deafness that is sudden,temporal headache, dizziness,red face and eyes,thirst,bitter taste,dream disturbed sleep,constipationw/dry stool,dark yellow urine bleeding Red tongue w/redder sides +dry yellow coat Wiry pulse

Question 43

Liver blood deficiency [generating wind ]

Answer 43

Fine tremor ,facial tic,dizzy,blurred vision ,numbness ,poor memory insomnia ,scanty period Pale/thin tongue, wiry /fine pulse