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3 types of causes
external causes (cold, damp, heat)
internal causes (emotions)
OTHER (diet, overwork/exercise, pregnancy/birth, sexual activity / constitution)
what is an often-overlooked cause of PMT breast distension
LU qi stag from worry/grief
shock depletes which organs?
HT, SP, KI
What organs affected by guilt?
HT, LV, LU, KI - causes qi stag or qi sink
What are the causes in the OTHER category?
diet
overwork
pregnancy / birth
constitution
Falls & injuries
what underlies all organ patterns?
qi and blood pathology
Bian zheng
Pattern
Bian bing
the disease
4 examinations
inspection (wang)
listening/smelling (wen)
inquiry (wen)
palpation (qie)
White, thin discharge:
Cold — Spleen or Kidney-Yang deficiency, or Exterior Cold-Dampness.
Yellow, sticky discharge:
Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner. Greenish specifically points to Damp-Heat in the Liver
channel.
Red-and-white, or blood-mingled discharge:
Blood-Heat or pathogenic toxin.
yellow/red discharge with white pus AFTER menopause
RED FLAG !
toxic heat pattern - defer to western med - infection
lochia definition
normal vaginal discharge after giving birth
pale thin profuse lochia / bright purple red thick lochai / dark purple w clots lochia
qi def / exuberant blood-heat / blood stasis
puberty onset disorders
KI insuficiency