Liver Fire Attacking Lungs   

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Pattern Names
Liver Fire Attacking Lungs • •
Classification
Category: Zang Fu Syndrome: Complex
Symptoms
Tongue: Red, red sides, dry yellow coating Pulse: Wiry, Rapid, Slippery
Indications: 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
Keywords
burning chest pain, burning flank pain, red eyes, dry cough with scanty bloody sputum, dry stool, scanty urine  
Treatment 
Clear LV fire, Stop cough
Acupuncture 
LV 2, LV 3, LV 14, LI 4, LI 11, ST 40, LU 1, BL 13
Herb
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Etiology
1. Prolonged LV Qi stagnation 2) Anger attack - LV fire, LV yang rising 3) Alcohol
Notes
Use Case 1
Use Case 2