Disorders Show Disorders Related to Patterns
Impotence • sole heat • irregular menses • nocturnal emission • frequent urination • enuresis • asthma • edema • dry tongue • hemoptysis • lumbar pain • lumbago • mental restlessness • urine retention • stifling chest sensation • LUO (BL-58): headache • congestion • runny nose • back pain • epistaxis
Sallow complexion, Pale lips, pale gums, Dizziness, Blurry vision, Palpitations, Insomnia, Numbness of hands and feet, Poor circulation, Dark skin, scanty menses or amenorrhea, poor memory, dream-disturbed sleep, pale lips, pale tongue
Pale
Thready
Tonify Blood
ST 36, SP 6, SP 10, RN 12, LI 10, BL 17, BL 20
Gou Qi Zi, Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui, Da Zao, E Jiao, Chuan Xiong
Mental restlessness, Mania if severe, Dry mouth with no desire to drink, Hemorrhage, Excess menstural flow, Rash, Petechia, Epistaxis, Hemoptysis, Hematemesis, Hematuria
Crimson
Rapid/ Floating
Clear blood heat, Nourish blood, Moisten dryness
Jing-Well, Ying-Spring, He-Sea, Ear Apex, DU 14, BL 40
Sheng Di Huang, Mu Dan Pi, Chi Shao, Huang Qin, Di Gu Pi, Ou Jie
Stabbing /Fixed/Sharp pain, Worse with pressure or at night, hard/fixed rough tumor/mass always present never disappearing, Dark blood with clots, Black/Blue complexion, Varicose veins, Dry Scaly skin, Poor circulation, Cold fingers and toes, Mass / tumor firm and fixed on palpation, Hemorrhage, Clots, Ecchymoses / Petechia
Purple spots, Dusky, Cloudy dark red
Choppy
Move blood
BL 17, SP 10, LI 4, LV 3, RN 17, LU 9
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Pain in abdomen • ASTHMA • Infertility • Irregular menses • Qi rebellion • Sea of Blood
cold water soaking sensation • uterus prolapse • muscle atrophy • Abdominal distention • weak lumbar • leukorrhea • irregular menses • weak lower limbs
Chronic disease states • Relatively longer disease duration • Chills, Headache, Body Ache, Sneezes, Cough, Nasal Congestion or Drip • NO Fever • NO Thirst • NO Sweating • Cold Signs • White Coating • Pale Tongue • Slow Pulse
Blue, Pale, Dusky
Slow, Weak
Warm Cold, Tonify Qi
BL 23, DU 4, KD 3
Shen Qi Wan
Fever • Thirst • Sweating • NO Cold Signs • Yellow Coating • Red Tip • Rapid Pulse, Weakness
Any
Thin, Rapid
Tonify Yin
BL 52, KD 3, KD 6
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan // Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
opisthotonos • headache • epilepsy • spinal column issues • LUO (DU-01): head tremors • spinal column disorder • heavy head • LUO: (DU-01) spinal column stiffness, heavy head, head tremors • Sea of Yang
Chronic disease states, Relatively longer disease duration, Chills, Headache, Body Ache, Sneezes, Cough, Nasal Congestion or Drip, NO Fever, NO Thirst, NO Sweating, Cold Signs, White Coating, Pale Tongue, Slow Pulse, bluish purple lips
Blue, Pale, Dusky
Slow, Tight, Short
Warm Cold
RN 4, RN 6, PC 6, ST 36, Moxa
Liang Fu Wan
Fever Thirsty, Sweating, NO Cold Signs, Yellow Coating, Red Tip, Rapid Pulse, red swollen sore throat
Red, Big, Swollen, Thick, Yellow
Big, Rapid, Surging
Clear heat
DU 14, LI 4, LI 11, ST 44
Bai Hu Tang
Exterior Deficiency Cold (Wind attack)
• Sudden onset of symptomology • Relatively short disease duration • Chills and Fever, Headache, Body Ache, Sneezes, Cough, Nasal Congestion or Drip
Normal, Thin white coat
Floating/ Superficial/ Weak
Release Exterior, Stop sweating
LI11, LI4, DU14, Cupping
Jin Yin Hua, Bo He, Gui Zhi, Xi Xin, Sang Ye
Exterior Excess Cold (Cold Attack)
• Sudden onset of symptomology • Relatively short disease duration • Chills and Fever, Headache, Body Ache, Sneezes, Cough, Nasal Congestion or Drip
Thin white coat
Floating/ Superficial/ Tight
Release exterior, Warm cold, Boost yang, Promote sweating
LI 4, LU 7, GB 20
Ma Huang Tang
• Sudden onset of symptomology • Relatively short disease duration • Chills and Fever, Headache, Body Ache, Sneezes, Cough, Nasal Congestion or Drip
Thin white coat
Floating, Full, Replete, Surging, Superficial, Big
Clear heat, Release exterior
LI 4, LI 11, DU 14, LU 7, GB 20, LU 11
Yin Qiao San, Gan Mao Ling
Rotted smell in the mouth, aversion to food, distension / distending pain in stomach, foul smelling stool, indigestion, shortness of breath, chapped lips, belching, thick yellow coating
Greasy coat
Slippery pulse
Move Qi
RN 12, PC 6, ST 36, Inner Neiting (under ST 44)
Bao He Wan
Gallbladder Foot Shaoyang Channel
pain in outer cantus • bitter taste • headaches • blurred vision • pain in axilla, jaw, lateral chest, supraclavicular fossa, hypochondrium, thigh, and lower limbs • LUO (GB-37): foot coldness • lower limb paralysis • inability to stand
Gallbladder Phlegm Heat Stagnation
Blurred vision, Hypochondriac distention, Insomnia, Irritability, Palpitations, Dream disturbed sleep, Sighing, bitter Taste, Nausea, SOB, Chest oppression
Red, Yellow Greasy Coat
Slippery, Rapid
Drain phlegm
4 gates, ST40, GB24, GB34, SP9, LI4, LI11, LV3, ST19
Wen Dan Tang
Half Exterior and Half Interior
Chronic disease states • Relatively longer disease duration • Chills OR Fever, Headache, Body Ache, Sneezes, Cough, Nasal Congestion or Drip
Half thick coat, half normal
Wiry, Normal
Harmonize Shao Yang
GB 41, SJ 5, LV 14, LI 4, LV 3
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Heart and Kidney Yang Deficiency
"Water overflowing to Heart": Edema in legs and ankles, cold limbs, cold back, abdominal distension, abdominal fullness, lower back pain, scanty urination, dislike cold, palpitations, breathlessness, cold hands, yin edema (below the waist), sexual problems
Pale, slippery white coat
Deep, Weak, Slow
Tonify and warm Heart and Kidney yang
PC 6, DU 4, KD 3, BL 15, BL 23, RN 4, RN 6, RN 9, RN 14, SP 9
Shen Qi Wan, Zhen Wu Tang
Heart and Kidney Yin Deficiency
"With heart empty heat": Night sweating, Palpitations, Insomnia, 5 Sole heat, Weakness, Soreness of low back & knees, Sexual problems, Malar flush, Little thirst, Tinnitus, Easily startled, Anxiety, Vertigo, Anxiety, Dream disturbed sleep, Poor memory, Nocturnal emissions, Evening heat, Dry throat at night, Thirst with desire to drink in small amounts, Steaming bone, Scanty dark urine, Dry stool
Red, no coat, mid-line heart crack
Thready, Rapid
Harmonize HT and KD, Clear empty heat, Calm Shen, Moisten dryness
BL 15, BL 23, BL 52, KD 3, KD 6, SP 6, AnMian, HT 7, PC 6, RN 14
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan, Zhu Sha An Shen Wan
Heart and Liver Blood Deficiency
Pale, Dizziness, Numbness, Palpitation, Insomnia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Poor memory, Eye problems (Blurry vision, night blindness), Scanty
menses, Amenorrhea, Cramps, Muscular weakness, Dry hair, Dry skin, Depression, Brittle nails, Easily startled, Vertigo
Pale, Thin
Fine/Choppy
Nourish Heart blood, Nourish Liver Blood, Calm shen
BL 17, BL 20, ST 36, SP 6, PC 6, BL 18, RN 14, HT 7, SP 10, LV 8
Gui Pi Tang, Sheng Yu Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang, Si Wu Tang, Suan Zao Ren Tang
Weakness, Lack of energy, Palpitations, Weak cough / sputum / asthma, Tiredness, Dislike talking, Sighing, Spontaneous sweat, Easily catch colds, Complexion-white, SOB worse on exertion, depression, Dislike cold
Pale
Weak or Empty (especially on both Cun)
Tonify Heart Qi, Tonify Lung Qi, Calm Shen
RN 12, RN 14, PC 6, ST 36, BL 13, BL 15, BL 17, BL 20, SP 6, LU 1
Bu Fei Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang
Heart and Spleen Blood Deficiency
Pale complexion, Pale lips, Dizziness, Numbness, Palpitations, Insomnia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Poor memory, Weak muscles & limbs, Atrophy, Fatigue, Poor appetite, Anxiety, Scanty periods, Loose stool, Easily startled
Pale
Weak / Thready / Thin/Intermittent/Choppy
Tonify Spleen Qi, Nourish Heart Blood
BL 15, BL 17, BL 20, ST 36, PC 6, SP 6, AnMian, HT 7, RN 14
Gui Pi Tang, Ba Zhen Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Wan
Insomnia, Easily startled, Pale complexion, Pale lips, Dream disturbed sleep, Palpitations, Dizziness, Poor memory, Vertigo, Anxiety, Pallor
Pale, Slightly dry, Thin
Choppy, Fine, Weak
Nourish Heart Blood, Calm Shen
PC6, BL15, BL17, BL20 ,RN14, SP6, ST36, HT7, An Mian
Si Wu Tang
Palpitation, Sharp chest pain that may radiate to the arm and shoulders, Chest fullness, Cyanosis of face, lips and nails, cold limbs
Purple
Choppy, Knotted, Wiry
Move blood, Eliminate stasis, Warm HT yang, Calm Shen
BL 15, BL 17, SP 10, RN 14, PC 6, LI 4, LV 3, RN 17
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Mental restlessness, Vexation, Insomnia, Dream disturbed sleep, Red face, Thirst w/ desire to drink cold water, Ulceration and pain of mouth and tongue, Heat sensation in chest, Dark urine, Bloody urine, Hesitant painful urination if severe, Bitter taste after poor sleep
Red, Red prickles, Yellow coat, Midline crack to lips, Sores
Rapid, Hasty
Clear Heart fire, Calm shen
LI 4, LI 11, DU 14, RN 3, HT 7
Xie Xin Tang, Dao Chi San
palpitations • dry throat • palm heat • night sweats • cardiac pain • hypochondriac pain • thirst • insomnia • problems along medial upper arm • LUO (HT-05):aphasia • chest fullness • diaphragm fullness
Mental confusion, Mania, Aggressive behavior, Insomnia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Flushed face, Coarse breathing, Constipation, Dark urine, Fever, Fidgeting, Wheezing, Gurgling sound in throat, Thick yellow sputum, Delirium, Aimless wandering, Palpitations, Thirst
Red, Yellow sticky coat
Rapid, Slippery, Forceful
Drain fire, Clear phlegm, Calm shen
LI 4, LI 11, DU 14, HT 7, ST 40
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
Palpitations, Pale complexion, Spontaneous sweating, Mild depression, SOB-exertion worse, Fatigue
Pale
Empty
Tonify Heart Qi
PC6, BL15, REN17, REN6, HT5
Bao Yuan Tnag
Palpitations, Lips-cyanosis, Complexion-gray, Coma, Persistent profuse sweating, Cold limbs, SOB, Shallow breathing
Pale, Purple, Blue, Short
Hidden
Rescue Heart Yang, Restore consciousness, Stop Sweating
REN4, REN8, REN6, DU14, DU20, DU4, BL23, ST36, BL15, PC6, Moxa
Shen Fu Tang
Palpitations, Fatigue, Spontaneous sweating, Slight depression, SOB-exertion worse, Cold sensation, Cold limbs, Dark lips, Pale complexion
Pale
Weak, Deep
Tonify Heart Yang
PC6, REN17, REN6, HT5, DU14, BL15
Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
Palpitations, Cold sensation, Cold limbs, Poor memory, Malar flush, Mental restlessness, chest fullness, SOB, Easily startled
Pale if Yang Xu > Yin Xu, Red/No coating if Yin Xu > Yang Xu
Floating, Empty, Weak
Nourish HT Yin, Calm shen, Clear empty heat, Moisten dryness
PC 6, BL 15, BL 52, RN 14, KD 3, KD 6, An Mian, HT 7, SP 6
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
Heart Yin Deficiency Empty Heat
Insomnia, Easily startled, Dream disturbed sleep, Mental restlessness, 5 Sole heat, Night sweating, Bloody cough, Anxiety, Palpitations, Dizziness, Poor memory, Vertigo, Anxiety, Pallor, 4 smalls
Red, No coat, Deep midline crack to lips
Thready/Rapid, Floating/Empty
Nourish HT Yin, Calm shen, Clear empty heat, Moisten dryness
PC 6, BL 15, BL 52, RN 14, KD 3, KD 6, An Mian, HT 7, SP 6
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
Impotence • sole heat • irregular menses • nocturnal emission • frequent urination • enuresis • asthma • eddem • dry tongue • hemoptysis • lumbar pain • LUO (KD-04): lumbago • mental restlessness • urine retention • stifling chest sensation
pale and atrophied gums,
Tonify Kidney Qi
Cold sensation, Cold limbs, Dislike Cold, Weak knees, Lower back pain, Infertility, Impotence, Premature ejaculation, Tinnitus, White complexion, Night urination, Clear and profuse urination, Apathy, Decreased libido, Fatigue, Weakness, Lassitude
Pale, Wet
Weak, Slow, Deep
Tonify and warm Kidney Yang
REN4, BL23, DU4, BL52, KD3, KD7, KD13
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, You Gui Wan
Tinnitus, Poor memory, Heat sensation, Night sweats, Weakness, Soreness of low back/knees, Dry mouth, Dry throat, Dry skin, dank scanty urine, Malar flush, Premature ejaculation, Infertility, Nocturnal emissions, Bone ache
Normal, no coating
Floating, Empty
Tonify Kidney Yin
KD3, KD13, KD6, KD10, REN7, BL 52, LU7
Zuo Gui Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
Bacterial dysentery, Stomach bug, Abdominal pain, Tenesmus, Bloody stool, Diarrhea, Painful urgent frequent urination, Fever, Thirst, Burning anus sensation, Scanty intense yellow urine
Yellow sticky coat
Slippery + Soggy + Rapid or Soft + Rapid
Clear heat, Drain dampness in LI
ST25, ST36, ST44, SP09
Shao Yao Tang, Bai Tou Weng Tang
Large Intestine Deficiency Cold
Diarrhea (like duck droppings), Constipation, Fatigue, Abdominal cold pain alleviated by pressure, Inability to defecate, Cold aversion, Clear urine
Pale with White coat
Weak and slow
Tonify and warm Large Intestine and Spleen
ST25, ST36, REN06, REN01
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Ji Chuan Jian
Dry stool, Constipation, Dry mouth, Dry throat
Red with little moisture or dry yellow coat
Thready
Moisten dryness in LI
BL25, ST25, SJ06, KD06
Run Chang Wan
Large Intestine Hand Yang-Ming Channel
epistaxis, watery nasal discharge, toothache, congested and sore throat • Pain in the neck, anterior part of the shoulder, and anterior border of the lateral aspect of the upper limb • borborygmus • abdominal pain • diarrhea and dysentery • LUO (LI-6): Excess - tooth decay, deafness, Deficiency - Cold tooth - sensitive; obstruction of diaphragm / obstruction of chest (stifling sensation)
Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat
Bitter taste, Yang Jaundice, Alternating chills and fever, Hypochondriac pain, Abdominal distention, Poor appetite, Constipation or Loose stool, Scanty dark urine, Foul leukorrhea
Red, Yellow & Greasy Coat
Soggy, Rapid, Wiry
Clear Heat, Sooth LV, Dry Dampness
REN12, GB24, LI11, SP9, REN9, LI4, DU9, GB34, DU14
Yin Chen Hao Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
Night sweating, 5 Sole heat, Malar flush, Little thirst, Burning pain in hypochondrium, Eye problems, Tinnitus, Weakness, Soreness of low back & knees, Sexual problems, Bitter taste, Dry mouth and throat, Constipation, Occipital headache, Vertex headache, Limb numbness/tingling, Scanty menses, Delayed menses, Infertility, Insomnia, Dry stool, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Dry hair, Dry skin, Brittle nails, Dry vagina, Night sweats, Diminished hearing, amenorrhea
Red, Dry, no coat, or normal
Thready, Rapid, Weak, Wiry, Floating-empty
Nourish LV and KD yin, Nourish body fluids
BL 18, BL 23, BL 52, KD 3, KD 6, LV 3, SP 6
Yi Guan Jian, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, Zuo Gui Wan
Scanty menses, Blurred vision, Night blindness, Eye floaters, Muscular weakness, Palpitations, Insomnia, Dry hair, Dry skin, Pale complexion, Pale lips, Numbness, Dizziness, Amenorrhea, Blurring vision, Night blindness, Depression, Petechiae, Painful menses, Impotence, Roughness of genital tissue
Pale, possible orange sides
Thready
Nourish Liver blood
BL-20, BL-17, BL-18, BL-20, ST-36, SP-06, SP-10, ST-36, REN-04
Si Wu Tang, Bu Gan Tang
Painful distention radiating from hypogastrium to testes and back up, Scrotum contraction, Vaginal shrinking, Dislike Cold, Like warmth, Vertical headaches, Cold limbs, Clear watery vomit, Dry heaves
Pale, Wet, White coat
Slow, Wiry
Relief Pain, Warm Liver
REN3, LV1, LV3, LV5, RN3, RN4, RN6, ST36, Moxa
Nuan Gan Jian
Upper body heat, Bitter taste, Red face, Red eyes, Dry throat, dream disturbed sleep, severe hypochondriac pain, Tinnitus, Dizziness, Diminished hearing, Fever, Insomnia, Irritability, Dry stool, Bloody vomit, Scanty dark urine, Bloody sputum, Epistaxis, Temporal headaches, Constipation, Thirst
Red (especially on sides), Dry yellow coat
Wiry + Rapid
Drain liver fire, clear heat
LI-04, LV-02, LV-03, LI-11, LV-14, SJ-05, GB-41, SP-21
Long Dan Xie Gan Tan
Hypochondrium pain, Chest distension, Red eyes/face, Bitter taste, Thirsty, Easily angered, Paroxysmal or prolonged cough w/ scanty sticky sputum possibly with blood, Dry throat, Headache, Dizziness, Depression, Irritability, Breathlessness, Asthma, Constipation, Scanty dark urine, Constipation, Cough, Sputum-yellow/bloody
Red, red sides, dry yellow coating
Wiry, Rapid, Slippery
Clear LV fire, Stop cough
LV 2, LV 3, LV 14, LI 4, LI 11, ST 40, LU 1, BL 13
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
vertical headaches • hernia • hiccups • dysuria • enuresis • lower back pain • chest fullness • dry throat • mental disturbance • lower abdominal pain • LUO (LV-05): priapism • swelling testes • pubic pruritus • hernia
Epigastric distention, hypochondriac distention, Chest fullness, Frequent sighing, PMS breast tenderness, Irritability, Anxiety, Depression, Irregular menses, throat lump, Rage, Melancholy, Moodiness, Stressed
Normal, Red sides if severe
Wiry
Soothe Liver, Move Qi
LI4, LV3, LV14, PC6, LV3, REN17, LU7, HT7, GB34, Yintang
Xiao Yao San, Yue Ju Wan
Liver Wind from Blood Deficiency
Limb numbness and tingling, Pale complexion, Dizziness, Poor memory, Tremor, Poor memory, Insomnia, Scanty periods, Blurred vision, Face tics
Pale, Thin
Thready, Wiry, Fine
Tonify Liver Blood
GB20, KD3, REN4, GB34, LV3, SP6, BL17, LI4, ST36, SP10, BL20
E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang, Jia Jian Fu Mai Tang
Stiff neck, High fever, Convulsions, Tremors, Lockjaw, 4 Bigs, Delirium, Opisthotonos, Coma
Red, Yellow Coat
Large, Rapid, Surging, Wiry
Pacify liver, Drain heat
GB20, GB34, LV2, LV3, LI4, LI11, DU8, DU14
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
Liver Wind from Liver Yang Rising
Limb tingling/numbness, Head heaviness, Convulsion, Facial tremors, Severe dizziness, Blurred vision, Dry throat, Dry eyes, Night sweats, Incoherent speech, Tongue deviation, Tongue tremors
Red, No coat
Thready, Rapid
Pacify liver, Moisten dryness
GB 34, LV 3, LI 4, KD 3, KD 6, BL 18, BL 52
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang