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 Interior Dampness


Pin Yin: nei shi xie
Symptoms:
fatigue;
labored breathing;
absence of thirst; appetite, lack of.
cloudy urine; diarrhea or loose stool; nausea; copious vaginal discharge ; eruptions watery, oozing.
Pain: oppressive, distended pain; of abdomen; of chest; of head; aggravated by pressure or touch.
Activity and movement: , sluggish.
Affect: .
Signs:
Tongue Body: may be obscured by coating.
Tongue Coat: thick; greasy-wet.
Pulse: slippery.
Complexion, other: complexion yellowish.

  
Herbs:

--Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
--Aromatic-transform Dampness

-- Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
-- Clear Summer Heat
-Transform Cold Phlegm

Formulas:

-- Promote urination and leach out Dampness
-- Transform Damp Turbidity
-- Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
-- Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
-- Dispel Wind Dampness

-- Relieve Summer Heat
-- Harmonize ShaoYang
-- Harmonize Stomach and Intestines
-- Warm Middle and dispel Cold

NOTE: Interior Dampness easily transforms to Damp Heat, in which case the tongue coat will turn dirty or yellow. One should choose Herbs and Formulas from that category. This Damp Heat may simmer for a long time, eventually manifesting in clearcut Organ Patterns. This is one type of Yin Fire.

  

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