Small Intestine Patterns Flashcards
(50 cards)
What are the signs of Small Intestine Full Heat?
Scanty dark urine, blood in urine, chest heat/oppression, tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, painful throat, burning urination.
What is the tongue and pulse in SI Full Heat?
Tongue: red with redder/swollen tip, yellow coat; Pulse: Rapid and Robust Pounding.
What is the pathology of SI Full Heat?
Interior full heat, often from Heart Fire Blazing; heat disrupts SI fluid separation and Shen.
What is the treatment principle for SI Full Heat?
Clear Fire from SI, Heart, and Bladder; subdue Liver Fire if present.
Which points are used to treat SI Full Heat?
St39, Bl27, SI2, He8, He6, Ren3.
What are signs of Small Intestine Qi Pain?
Lower abdominal twisting pain, distension, borborygmi, flatulence, pain in testes.
What tongue and pulse are seen in SI Qi Pain?
Tongue: normal or pale purple; Pulse: Tense or Tight/Wiry in lower Jiao.
What causes SI Qi Pain?
Liver Qi stagnation invading Spleen.
What is the treatment for SI Qi Pain?
Move Liver Qi, regulate Qi in lower Jiao, tonify Spleen.
Which points treat SI Qi Pain?
Liv3, Liv13, GB34, Bl18, Bl27, St39, Ren6, Bl20, Sp6.
What are the symptoms of Small Intestine Qi Tied?
Sudden violent abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting (possibly of fecal matter), flatulence.
What is the difference between SI Qi Tied and SI Qi Pain?
SI Qi Tied is always acute and more severe.
What are the tongue and pulse for SI Qi Tied?
Tongue: pale or red, thick coat; Pulse: deep and wiry.
What are the three causes of SI Qi Tied?
Severe Qi stagnation, Cold invasion from raw food, or Heat/Damp Heat.
What is the treatment principle for SI Qi Tied?
Move Qi, remove obstruction, clear heat/cold, tonify Spleen.
What points are used for SI Qi Tied?
Points from SI Qi Pain, Lanweixue, LI11, LI4, St36, Bl20, Sp6.
What are symptoms of SI Deficiency and Cold?
Abdominal pain, desire for hot drinks and pressure, borborygmi, diarrhea, pale urine.
What is the tongue and pulse in SI Deficiency and Cold?
Tongue: pale with white coat; Pulse: Deep, Reduced Substance, Slow.
What causes SI Deficiency and Cold?
Spleen Yang Xu, overindulgence in cold food, chronic illness.
What is the treatment principle for SI Deficiency and Cold?
Tonify and warm Spleen and SI Yang, expel Cold, tonify Kidney if needed.
What points are used for SI Deficiency and Cold?
Sp3, Sp6, Bl20, St36, Bl27, St39, Bl23, Kid7, St25, St37.
REVIEW: What are the signs of Small Intestine Full Heat?
Scanty dark urine, blood in urine, chest heat/oppression, tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, painful throat, burning urination.
REVIEW: What is the tongue and pulse in SI Full Heat?
Tongue: red with redder/swollen tip, yellow coat; Pulse: Rapid and Robust Pounding.
REVIEW: What is the pathology of SI Full Heat?
Interior full heat, often from Heart Fire Blazing; heat disrupts SI fluid separation and Shen.
