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Pin Yin:
pi shi
Symptoms:
fatigue;
labored breathing;
absence of thirst; appetite, lack of.
cloudy urine; diarrhea or loose stool; nausea.
Pain:
oppressive, distended pain; of abdomen; of chest;
of head; aggravated by pressure or touch.
Activity and movement:
, sluggish.
Affect:
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Signs:
Tongue Body:
may be obscured by coating.
Tongue Coat:
thick; greasy-wet.
Pulse:
slippery.
Complexion, other:
complexion pale or dull yellowish.
Pattern derived from:
Interior Dampness .
Herbs:
--Aromatic-transform Dampness; especially herbs like Fr seu S Amomi that activate the Spleen.
--Drain Dampness, Promote Urination; especially those herbs that strengthen Spleen and are not harsh.
-Transform Cold Phlegm
--Regulate Qi
--Warm Interior
-Supplement Qi; especially those herbs that are acrid-bitter-sweet, and not too heavy in nature.
Formulas:
-- Transform Damp Turbidity
-- Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
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Promote
urination and leach out Dampness
-Dry Dampness and expel Phlegm
-Warm and transform Cold Phlegm (Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Licorice Decoction)
-Transform Phlegm and extinguish Wind (Pinellia, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Gastrodia Decoction)
NOTE: Spleen 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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