Maciocia Cards Flashcards
(112 cards)
Sx: palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, tiredness, spontaneous sweating, a slight feeling of stiffness or discomfort in the heart region, feeling of cold, cold hands, bright pale face, slightly dark lips
T: pale, slightly wet
P: deep, week: in severe cases knotted
Ht yang deficiency 
Sx: find tremor, facial tick, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods
T: pale and thin
P: fine , wiry
Liver blood deficiency generating wind
Sx: feeling of distension in the hypochondriac, Chest, epigastrium or abdomen, sighing, melancholy, Depression, moodiness, function of mental state, feeling wound up, feeling a lump in the throat, irregular periods, distension of breasts before periods, Premenstrual tension and irritability
T: The body colour may be normal. Severe case: may be slightly red on the side
P: Wiry, especially on the left side
Lr qi stagnation
Sx: nausea, difficulty swallowing, belching, vomiting, hiccup
T: no changes
P:Tight or wiry on the right middle position
St qi rebelling
Sx: Poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, depression, tendency to obesity, I bearing down sensation in the abdomen, prolapse of stomach, uterus, anus or bladder, frequently and urgency of urination, menorrhagia
T: pale
P: Week: when the stomach is prolapse, this can be felt in the middle right position of the polls. If we divide the stomach position on the polls into three parts the upper part will simply not be felt when the stomach is prolapsed
Spleen qi sinking
Sx: barking cough with profuse sticky yellow or green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, a feeling of oppression in the chest, phlegm in the throat, feeling of heat, thirst, insomnia, agitation, a feeling of happiness and fuzziness of the head, dizziness
T: red, swollen and sticky yellow coat
P: slippery, rapid
Phlegm heat in the lungs
Sx: fever at night, mental confusion, incoherent speech or aphasia, delirium, body hot, hands and feet cold, macules
T: Red and dry without coat
P: fine, rapid
Pericardium heat
Sx: hypochondriac or epigastric distention, a slight feeling of oppression in the chest, irritability, melancholy, depression, moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, a feeling of heat, red face, thirst, propensity to outbursts of anger, premenstrual tension, irregular periods, premenstrual breast distention, heavy periods
T: read on the sideS
P: wiry, especially on the left side and slightly rapid
Stagnant liver qi turning into heat
Sx: fulness of the hypochondria, abdomen or hypogastrium, Bitter taste, sticky taste, poor appetite, nausea, feeling of heaviness in the body, yellow vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, vulvar eczema or sores, Mid cycle bleeding and or pain, pain, redness and swelling of the scrotum, general, popular or vesicular skin rashes and itching, urinary difficult, burning on urination, dark urination
T: red body with red sides, sticky yellow coat
P: slippery, wiry, rapid
Liver damp heat
Sx: slight shortness of breath, slight cough, weak voice, dislike of speaking, bright white complexion, propensity to catch colds, tiredness, palpitations, depression, spontaneous sweating, sighing
T: pale
P: empty, especially on both front positions
Lung and heart qi Deficiency
Sx: Poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale Salo complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, depression, blood spots under the skin, blood in the urine or stool, excessive uterine bleeding
T: pale
P: weak or fine
Spleen not controlling blood
Sx: Poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, dull pale complexion, Weakness of the limbs, loose stools, thin body, scanty periods or amenorrhea, insomnia, dizziness, numbness of the limbs, blurred vision, floaters in the eyes, diminished night vision, pale lips, muscular weakness, cramps, weathered and brittle nails, dry hair and skin, slight depression, a feeling of aimlessness
T: pale body especially on the sides, which, in extreme cases, I can assume an orange colour and dry
P: copy or fine
Spleen and liver blood deficiency
Sx: frequent pale abundant urination, incontinence, and recess, low back ache, dizziness, nocturia, white urethral discharge, a feeling of cold
T: pale, wet
p: Deep, weak
Urinary bladder deficiency cold
Sx: palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or the shoulder, a feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest, shortness of breath, cyanosis of the lips and nails, cold hands, painful periods with dark clots
T: purple and it’s entirety or only on the sides in the chest area
P: choppy, wiry or knotted
Blood stasis of the pericardium
Sx: Poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, weakness of limbs, loose stools, uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, lack of taste sensation
T: pale
P: empty, especially on the right middle position
Stomach and spleen qi deficiency 
Sx: hypochondriac or epigastric distention, hiccup, science, nausea, vomiting, belching, turning feeling in stomach, irritability, in women breast distension
T: in light cases the tongue body colour may not change. Severe case: sides will be red
P: wiry may be particularly wiry on the liver and stomach positions
Liver rebellious qi
Sx: doll abdominal pain alleviated by pressure desire for hot drinks, Borborygmi, Diarrhea, pale and abundant urination, cold limbs
T: pale body, white coat
P: deep week slow
Small intestine deficiency cold
Sx: Feeling of stiffness and discomfort of the chest, dull ache in the chest, very slight shortness of breath, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness, dream disturb sleep, poor memory, propensity to be startled, dull pale complexion, pale lips, cold hands, scanty periods, Amenorrhoea
 T: pale thin slightly dry
P: choppy are fine but very slightly hard on the left front position
Pericardium blood deficiency
Sx: lower of Domino twisting pain that may extend to the back, abdominal distention, dislike of pressure on the abdomen, Borborygmi, Flatulence, abdominal pain relief by omission of wind, pain in testes
T: white coat
P: deep, worry, especially on the rear positions
Small intestine qi pain 
Sx: abdominal distension and pain, constipation with body stools, irritability, aggravation of condition according to mood
T: either normal or slightly red on sides
P: wire on both rear positions
Large intestine
Qi stagnation
Sx: constipation, burning in anus, abdominal distention and pain that are worse with pressure, high fever or title fever, sweating, especially on the limbs, vomiting, thirst, delirium
T: thick dry yellow or brown, black coat, red body
P: deep, full
Heat obstructing large intestine
Sx: palpitations, a feeling of distension or oppression of the chest, depression, a slight feeling of lump in the throat, slight shortness of breath, cyan, poor appetite, slight nausea, cold limbs, slightly purple lips, pale complexion
T: slightly pale purple on the sides in the chest area
P: empty but very slightly overflowing of the left front position
Heart qi stagnation
Sx: cough with expectoration of white watery sputum aggravated by exposure to cold, A feeling of cold, cold hands, phlegm in the throat, dizziness, a feeling of oppression in the chest, a feeling of cold in the chest, a feeling of Heaviness, a feeling of muzziness and dizziness of the head
T: swollen and wet with a sticky white coat
P: slippery, slow
Cold phlegm in the lungs
Sx: palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or the shoulder, a feeling of oppression or construction of the chest, cyanosis of the lips and nails, cold hands
T: purple in its entirety or only on the sides in the chest area
P: choppy wiry or knotted
Heart blood stasis