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Primary & Luo
Primary & Luo channel pathologies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lu Primary channel pathology | asthmatic breathing, cough, anterior border of medial aspect of arm |
| Li Primary channel pathology | toothache (same as Luo), diarrhea, dysentery, anterior border of the lateral aspect of upper limb |
| Si Primary channel pathology | yellow sclera (not jaundice), pain in the posterior border of the lateral aspect of the shoulder & arm |
| S Primary channel pathology | hunger, deviation of the mouth |
| Sp Primary channel pathology | belching, jaundice, stiffness & pain at the root of the tongue |
| Ht Primary channel pathology | insomnia, thirst |
| B Primary channel pathology | retention of urine (Kd luo pathology) |
| K Primary channel pathology | impotence |
| P Primary channel pathology | mental restlessness, manic mental disorders |
| Sj Primary channel pathology | deafness, tinnitus |
| G Primary channel pathology | blurring of vision, bitter taste in mouth |
| Liv Primary channel pathology | hernia, vertex headache |
| Lu Luo channel pathology | heat sensation in the wrist & palm, shortness of breath |
| Ht Luo channel pathology | aphasia |
| Pc Luo channel pathology | cardiac pain, mental restlessness |
| Li Luo channel pathology | toothache (same as channel pathology) |
| Si Luo channel pathology | warts on the skin |
| Sj Luo channel pathology | cubital joints |
| St Luo channel pathology | sudden hoarseness of the voice |
| B Luo channel pathology | nasal obstruction, watery nasal discharge |
| G Luo channel pathology | coldness in the foot, paralysis of the lower limbs & inability to stand erect |
| Sp Luo channel pathology | cholera |
| Great Sp Luo channel pathology | general aching & weakness of the joints & four limbs |
| Sp Luo channel pathology | cholera |
| Great Sp Luo channel pathology | general aching & weakness of the joints & four limbs |
| K Luo channel pathology | retention of urine (same as UB channel pathology) |
| Liv Luo channel pathology | priapism, pruritis in the pubic region, swelling of the testis & hernia |
| Ren Luo channel pathology | distending pain & pruritis of abdominal skin |
| Du Luo channel pathology | spinal column |
| Ren Extra Vessel pathology | hernia, pain in the genital region |
| Du Extra Vessel pathology | stiffness and pain in the spinal column, opisthotonus |
| Chong Extra Vessel pathology | asthmatic breathing |
| Dai Extra Vessel pathology | prolapse of the uterus, weakness and motor impairment of the lower limbs |
| Yang Qiao Extra Vessel pathology | insomnia, eversion of the foot |
| Yin Qiao Extra Vessel pathology | lethargy, inversion of the foot |
| Yin Wei Extra Vessel pathology | chest pain, cardiac pain and stomachache |
| Yang Wei Extra Vessel pathology | Exterior syndromes |
| Wei Level pathology | fever, aversion to cold, headache, slight sweating, runny nose with yellow discharge, slight thirst, sore throat, red and swollen tonsils. T: red sides or tip of the tongue; P: superficial, rapid pulse. |
| Qi Level pathology | high fever, aversion to heat, cough with expectoration of thin-yellow sputum, asthma, thirst. T: red tongue with thick yellow coating; P: rolling rapid pulse. |
| Ying Level pathology (yin def pulse) | fever at night, dry mouth with no desire to drink, insomnia, mental restlessness, aphasia, spots on skin, in severe cases coma. T: deep-red tongue; P: thready, rapid pulse. |
| Xue Level pathology | high fever, skin eruptions, vomiting of blood, epistaxis, blood in stools, blood in urine, manic behavior, in severe cases convulsions. T: deep-red tongue w/o coating; P: string-taut, rapid pulse. |
| Jue Yin (reverting yin; hot above, cold below) Points: Liv3, Li4, Sp4, P6. WZYT&WenJingTang | persistent thirst, a feeling of energy rising to the chest, pain and heat sensation in heart region, hunger w/ no desire to eat, cold limbs, diarrhea, vomiting of roundworms. P: string-taut. |
| Shao Yin Heat Transforming (Ht&Kd Imperial Fire) Points: Ren4, Ren6, K3, K6, Sp6. HLEJT no CALE fx | a feeling of heat, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth and throat at night, dark urine, night sweating. T: red tongue w/o coating; P: fine-rapid pulse. |
| Shao Yin Cold Transforming (Ht&Kd Imperial Fire) Points: B23, Ren4, 6, 8, K7, K3, SiNiTang | chills, a feeling of cold, lying with body curled, listlessness, desire to sleep, cold limbs, diarrhea, absence of thirst, frequent pale urination. T: pale and wet tongue w/ white coating; P: deep-weak-slow pulse. |
| Tai Yin (Spleen damp) Points: Ren12, B20, S36, S25, Sp6, moxa. Li Zhong Tang | abdominal fullness, a feeling of cold, vomiting, lak of appetite, diarrhea, absence of thirst, tiredness. T: pale tongue with sticky white coating; P: deep-weak-slow pulse. |
| Shao Yang (GB/SJ ministral fire) Points: Sj5, Sj6, Gb41, Du13 | alternation of chills&fever, bitter taste, dry throat, blurred vision, hypoch. fullness, and distention, lack of desire to eat or drink, irritability, nausea, vomiting. T: unilateral thin white coat; P: string-taut-fine pulse |
| Yang Ming organ pattern----Points: Li11, Du14, P3, S44, S43, S25, Sp15, S37, Sp6. Cheng Qi Tangs. | high fever that is worse in the afternoon, profuse sweating, sweating on limbs, abdominal fullness and pain, constipation, dry stools, thirst, dark urine. T: red tongue w/ thick dry yellow coating / black coating; P: deep-full-rolling-rapid. |
| Yang Ming Channel pattern Points: Li11, Du14, P3, S44, S43. Bai Hu Tang | high fever, profuse sweating, intense thirst, red face, feeling of heat, irritability, delirium. T: red tongue with yellow coating; P: overflowing-rapid or big-rapid pulse. |
| Tai Yang Organ Blood Accumulation Points: Ren3, K14, S28, B39, B22, Sp10, Liv3, Sp6. THCQT | hypogastric distention, fullness and urgency, blood in urine, mental restlessness. T: reddish-purple tongue w/o coating; P:deep-fine-rapid or deep-choppy. |
| Tai Yang Water Accumulation Points: Ren9, Ren3, S28, Lu7, B22, B39, B64. Wu Ling San | aversion to cold, fever, retention of urine, slight thirst, vomiting of fluids soon after drinking. P: floating-rapid. |
| Tai Yang Channel Cold prevalence Points: B12, Lu7, Li4, Sj5, G20, moxa. Ma Huang Tang | aversion to cold, slight fever, absence of sweating, headache, stiff neck, sneezing, runny nose w/ white discharge, breathlessness. P: floating-tight. |
| Tai Yang Channel Wind prevalence Points: B12, Lu7, Li4, G20, Sj5, S36. Gui Zhi Tang. | slight aversion to cold, aversion to wind, slight fever, slight sweating, headache, stiff neck, sneezing. P: superfical-slow. |