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| Pattern Names |
| Yang Ming Disease • 阳明病 • Yáng Míng Bìng |
| Classification |
| Category: 6 Channels |
Syndrome: Yang Ming Disease |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: CHANNEL: Red tongue, yellow/dry coating • FU: Red tongue, thick dry brown/dark brown with thorns coating |
Pulse: CHANNEL: Surging/large • FU: Deep/ Forceful[Qiao] |
| Indications: CHANNEL: Stomach Heat, 胃热 (4 Bigs, Persistent high fever, whole body perfuse sweating, server thirst and desire drink cold water, or irritability, restlessness or even coma, harsh breathing, red face, a dry yellow tongue coating, and a surging and large pulse.) • FU: Stomach/Intestine Fire, 肠胃生火 (high fever which peaked at 3:00 pm to 5:00pm, sweating only on hands and feet, mild thirst, abdominal pain and hardness which resistant to touch or press, severe constipation, or in coma, delirium, manic, irritable and insomnia. A thick dry yellow coating, or dark brown coating with thorns, and a deep and forceful pulse. [Qiao] • Wei Syndrome, flaccidity syndrome, acute appendicitis [42]
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| Keywords |
| CHANNEL: High fever, sever thirst, profuse sweating, large pulse (4 big symptoms) • FU: Constipation, high tidal fever, abdominal fullness, bloating, deep and forceful pulse [Qiao] |
| Treatment |
| CHANNEL: Clear heat /fire • FU: Purgatives, drain heat |
| Herb |
| CHANNEL: Bai Hu Tang • FU: Da Cheng Qi Tang, Xiao Cheng Qi Tang, Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
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| Etiology |
| CHANNEL: Excessive pathogenic heat accumulates in the yangming channel, and spread to entire body, manifested with interior excess heat syndrome • FU:
Excessive heat and dry feces stuck in the intestines due to mixture of excessive pathogenic heat with waste materials in the intestines [Qiao]
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| Notes |
| Wei Syndrome, or flaccidity syndrome, is most prominently associated with the Yangming channels. Yangming is known for having an abundance of Qi and Blood, which is necessary to nourish the limbs and muscles. Damage or depletion of these substances can lead to the muscle weakness and atrophy characteristic of Wei Syndrome. [42] |
