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Pin Yin:
gan xue yu
Symptoms:
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Similar to Liver Qi
Depression, but generally more severe.
menses irregular; scanty menses; hemorrhages,
recurring due to ecchymosis, with a dark or purplish color.
Pain:
distension; discomfort; of flanks; of breast; of ribside; of groin;
fixed stabbing pains; menstrual pain;
breast swelling and pain, especially during menses; "plum-pit
Qi" (as if a lump stuck in throat).
Affect:
depressed; irritable; easily angered, violent.
Signs:
Tongue Body:
dusky, purplish, or bluish, especially
of lateral edges.
Tongue Coat:
normal to thick.
Pulse:
bowstring; choppy.
Complexion, other:
tumors, growths, masses, hard and immobile on
palpation; complexion unnaturally dark.
Pattern derived from:
Liver Qi Depression.
Herbs:
-- Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
-Supplement Blood; especially herbs like Rx Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae or Rx Angelicae Sinensis, if used as buffers to moderate the harsh effects of other herbs.
Formulas:
-- Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
-- Warm menses and dispel Blood Stasis
-- Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis in cases of trauma
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