| Question |
Answer |
| facial physiognomy in su wen |
right cheek=lung,
left cheek=lv |
| facial physiognomy in ling shu |
gb=r. side only near bitong,
sp=tip of nose= blue/green color=cold, abdominal pain |
| tongue areas and corresponding organs |
r side=gb,
l side=lv |
| infant's index finger venules |
more severe as gets closer to fingertips, closest to hand="gate of wind," then "gate of qi," then "gate of life" (crease closest to tips) |
| yang jaundice |
bright orange |
| yin jaundice |
smoky dark |
| whole eye= red, painful, swollen |
wind-heat or lv fire |
| upper eyelid |
spleen |
| lower eyelid |
stomach |
| green or blue tip of the nose |
abdominal pain from SP cold |
| flaring of nostrils with high fever |
extreme LU heat |
| KD yang deficiency |
pitting edema of the feet (yin edema)...moxa kd3, kd7 |
| SP yang deficiency |
pitting edema of the 4 limbs |
| wind-water invading LU |
acute edema of the hands and face (yang edema)...li4, li6, lu7, ub39 (lhs sj), ub22 |
| fine tremor in women |
LV wind deriving from LV blood deficieny...(elderly +gou teng + bai shao) |
| bright yellow skin |
yang jaundice from damp-heat |
| dull yellow skin |
yin jaundice from damp-heat |
| muscle flaccidity |
deficient condition; often seen in Atrophy syndrome (wei syndrome) |