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07/03/2008

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Term
aversion to cold and feels chilly
Definition
external invasion of wind cold or wind hear due to pathogenic factors blocking wei qi
Term
low grade fever thats worse in the afternoon or presents only in the afternoon
Definition
yin xu
Term
constant low grade fever
Definition
damp hear
Term
fever in the middle of the night in adults
Definition
yin xu
Term
fever in the middle of the night in children
Definition
food stagnation
Term
alternating chills and fever
Definition
symptoms of intermediate syndromes
Term
sweating only on the head
Definition
stomach heat or damp heat
Term
sweating only on the arms and legs
Definition
stomach and spleen xu
Term
sweating only on the hands
Definition
lung qi xu or nervousness
Term
sweating on the whole body
Definition
lung qu xu
Term
sweating on the palms, souls and chest
Definition
yin xu
Term
sweating that is oily on the forehead
Definition
yang collapse
Term
sweating during the day
Definition
yang xu
Term
sweating at the night
Definition
yin xu
Term
yellow sweat
Definition
damp heat
Term
headache with recent onset and short duration
Definition
external wind cold attack
Term
headache with gradual onset
Definition
internal condition
Term
headache during the day
Definition
qi or yang xu
Term
headache during the night
Definition
blood or yin xu
Term
headache on the nape of the neck
Definition
UB channel with external wind cold or kidney xu
Term
headache on the forehead
Definition
stomach channel heat or blood xu
Term
headache on the temples
Definition
external wind cold or wind heat or liver and gallbladder fire rising
Term
headache on the vertex
Definition
jue yin channels liver blood xu
Term
headache on the whole head
Definition
external wind cold
Term
headache with heavy feeling
Definition
damp or phlegm
Term
headache with pain deep in the head
Definition
kidney xu
Term
headache with distending throbbing pain
Definition
liver yang rising
Term
headache with boring nail like pain
Definition
blood stasis
Term
headache that comes with aversion to wind or cold
Definition
external invasion
Term
headache that is made worse by fatigue and improved by rest
Definition
qi xu
Term
dizziness with severe giddiness and loss of balance
Definition
internal wind
Term
dizziness with heavy feeling in the head
Definition
phlegm
Term
dizziness aggravated by being tired
Definition
qi xu
Term
dizziness with a gradual onset
Definition
empty pattern
Term
dizziness with a sudden onset
Definition
full pattern
Term
pain in the whole body with sudden onset of chills and fever
Definition
external wind cold
Term
pain in the whole body with tiredness
Definition
qi and blood xu
Term
dull pain in the whole body in woman after child birth
Definition
blood xu
Term
pain in the arms and shoulders that presents only when walking
Definition
liver qi stagnation
Term
pain in all the muscles with a hot sensation
Definition
stomach heat
Term
pain with a heavy feeling
Definition
damp obstruction the muscles
Term
pain the the joints that wanders from joint to joint
Definition
wind
Term
pain in the joints that is fixed
Definition
cold
Term
pain in the joints that is fixed and accompanied with swelling and numbness
Definition
damp
Term
backache thats continuous and dull
Definition
kidney xu
Term
backache that has a recent onset and is sever and comes with stiffness
Definition
sprain of the back causing blood stasis
Term
backache with severe pain that is aggravated by cold damp weather and aided by heat
Definition
external cold and damp in the back channels
Term
backache with boring pain and inability to turn at the waist
Definition
blood stasis
Term
backache with pain extending up to the shoulders
Definition
external attack
Term
numbness in the arms and legs or only in the hands and feet bilaterally
Definition
blood xu
Term
numbness of the fingers, elbow and arms on only one side
Definition
phlegm and wind
Term
the thorax is influenced by which organs?
Definition
heart and lung
Term
the flanks are influenced by which organs ?
Definition
liver and gall bladder
Term
pain in the chest is caused by?
Definition
blood stasis in the heart which is often caused by yang xu
Term
pain in the chest accompanied by a cough with lots of yellow sputum is caused by?
Definition
lung heat
Term
distention and stuffiness of the hypochondria is caused by
Definition
lier qi stagnation
Term
the abdomen is influenced by which organs?
Definition
liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, LI and SI
Term
dull abdominal pain that is not severe is caused by
Definition
cold xu in the stomach
Term
abdominal pain that is alleviated by eating is?
Definition
empty pattern
Term
abdominal pain that is aggravated by eating is
Definition
full pattern
Term
fullness in the epigastrium is
Definition
spleen xu or damp
Term
lower abdomen pain is caused by
Definition
internal cold, liver qi stagnation, damp heat or blood stasis in the uterus or intestines
Term
abdomen relieved by bowel movement
Definition
full pattern
Term
hypogastric pain
Definition
damp heat in the UB or liver fire
Term
lack of appetite is?
Definition
spleen xu
Term
always hungry is?
Definition
stomach heat
Term
fullness and distention after eating is?
Definition
food retention
Term
a bitter taste is indicative of?
Definition
liver or heart full heat
Term
a constant bitter taste is indicative of?
Definition
liver fire
Term
a constant bitter taste with insomnia only present in the morning after a sleepless night is?
Definition
heart fire
Term
a sweet taste is indicative of?
Definition
spleen xu or damp heat
Term
a sour taste is indicative of?
Definition
food stagnation or liver stomach disharmony
Term
a salty taste is indicative of?
Definition
kidney yin xu
Term
a pungent taste is indicative of?
Definition
lung heat
Term
a lack of taste is indicative of?
Definition
spleen xu
Term
sour vomit is indicative of?
Definition
invasion of stomach by the liver
Term
bitter vomit is indicative of?
Definition
liver and gall bladder heat
Term
clear watery vomit is indicative of?
Definition
cold in the stomach
Term
vomit soon after eating is indicative of?
Definition
heat pattern
Term
sudden loud sounding vomit is indicative of?
Definition
full pattern
Term
slow vomit with weak noise is indicative of?
Definition
empty pattern
Term
acute constipation with thrust and a dry yellow tongue is indicative of?
Definition
stomach heat or small intestine heat
Term
constipation in the elderly or in postpartum women is indicative of?
Definition
blood xu
Term
constipation with small goat like stool is indicative of?
Definition
liver qu stagnation and heat in the intestines
Term
constipation with abdominal pain is indicative of?
Definition
internal cold and yang xu
Term
constipation with dry stool and no thirst is indicative of?
Definition
yin xu
Term
moist but difficult to pass stools are indicative of?
Definition
liver qi stagnation
Term
alternating constipation and diarrhea is indicative of?
Definition
liver qi stagnation invading the spleen
Term
pain with diarrhea always suggests what?
Definition
involvement of the liver or the presence of heat
Term
diarrhea with a foul smell?
Definition
heat pattern
Term
diarrhea without smell?
Definition
cold pattern
Term
chronic diarrhea?
Definition
spleen yang and/or kidney yang xu
Term
diarrhea everyday early in the morning
Definition
kidney yang xu / cock's crow diarrhea
Term
diarrhea with abdominal pain
Definition
interior cold of intestines
Term
diarrhea with mucus in the stool
Definition
damp in intestines
Term
diarrhea with blood in the feces
Definition
damp heat of intestines
Term
diarrhea with undigested food
Definition
spleen qi xu
Term
diarrhea with burning sensation in the anus
Definition
heat
Term
very frequent stool that is hard to hold in
Definition
spleen/ stomach qi xu or spleen qi sinking
Term
black or dark stools are a sign of?
Definition
blood stasis
Term
if when defecating blood comes first with bright red splashes you have
Definition
blood heat
Term
if when defecating the blood comes first and is turbid and the anus feels heavy and painful you have?


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Definition
damp heat in the intestines
Term
if when defecating the stool comes first and is followed by blood which is watery
Definition
spleen qi xu
Term
loose stool with borborygmus is a sign of?
Definition
spleen xu
Term
flatulence is is sign of
Definition
liver qi stagnation
Term
flatulence with a foul smell is a sign of
Definition
damp heat in the spleen or stomach with heat
Term
flatulence without smell is a sign of
Definition
internal cold due to spleen yang xu
Term
enuresis or incontinence is caused by
Definition
kidney xu
Term
retention of urine
Definition
damp heat in the UB
Term
difficulty urinating
Definition
damp heat in the UB or kidney xu
Term
very frequent copious urination
Definition
kidney xu
Term
frequent scanty urination
Definition
qi xu
Term
pain before urinating
Definition
qi stag in lower burner
Term
pain durning urinating
Definition
heat in the UB
Term
pain after urinating
Definition
qi xu
Term
pail urine
Definition
cold pattern
Term
turbid or cloudy urine
Definition
damp in the UB
Term
copious clear an pale urine during wind cold or wind heat attack
Definition
good news pathogen has not made it to the interior
Term
large amounts of urine
Definition
kidney yang xu
Term
scanty amounts of urine
Definition
kidney yin xu
Term
insomnia with being unable to fall asleep but sleeping well after falling asleep
Definition
heart blood xu
Term
insomnia with waking many times
Definition
kidney yin xu
Term
insomnia with dream disturbed sleep
Definition
liver fire or heart fire
Term
insomnia with waking-up early in the morning and failing to fall back asleep
Definition
fall bladder xu
Term
lethargy presenting as falling asleep after eating
Definition
spleen qi xu
Term
lethargy presenting with heaviness in the body
Definition
damp
Term
lethargy presenting with a stupor and exterior heat symptoms
Definition
invasion of the pericardium but heat
Term
lethargic stupor with a rattling in the throat and a slippery pulse and a sticky tongue coat
Definition
phlegm blurring the mind
Term
sudden onset of tinnitus
Definition
full pattern with liver fire or liver wind
Term
gradual onset of tinnitus
Definition
empty pattern of with kidney xu
Term
tinnitus aggravated by pressing over the ears
Definition
full pattern
Term
tinnitus made better by pressing over the ears
Definition
empty pattern
Term
tinnitus with a loud high pitched noise like a whistle
Definition
liver yang or liver fire or liver wind rising
Term
tinnitus with a low pitched noise like rushing water
Definition
kidney xu
Term
deafness with sudden onset
Definition
full pattern of liver fire or liver wind
Term
deafness with gradual onset
Definition
empty pattern form kidney xu
Term
chronic deafness
Definition
kidney xu or heat blood xu or upper burner qi xu or yang qi xu
Term
eye pain like a n needle with redness of the eye and headache
Definition
fire poison in the heart channel
Term
eye pain with swelling and redness of the eye
Definition
invasion of the eye channel by external wind heat or internal liver fire
Term
blurry vision with floaters in the eye
Definition
liver blood xu
Term
photophobia
Definition
liver blood xu
Term
pressure felt in the eyes
Definition
kidney yin xu
Term
dry eyes
Definition
liver and or kidney yin xu
Term
yellow sclera of eye
Definition
jaundice
Term
ulceration of the canthus suggests
Definition
damp heat
Term
upward, foreword, or sideways starring of the eye suggests
Definition
liver wind
Term
thirst with the desire to drink lots of cold water
Definition
full heat pattern of any organ
Term
no thirst
Definition
cold pattern usually in the spleen or stomach
Term
thirst with no desire to drink
Definition
damp heat
Term
thirst with desire to sip slowly or sip warm liquids
Definition
yin xu
Term
what goes to the brain

liver
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GB
Definition
liver
Term
how long do you wash your hands
Definition
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