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| Pattern Names |
| Large Intestine Dryness • 燥邪犯大肠 • Zào Xié Fàn Dà Cháng |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Large Intestine |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: red, dry yellow coat |
Pulse: thready, rapid |
| Indications: DRY STOOL, CONSTIPATION, Dry mouth, Dry throat [Maciocia] • Dry stools, difficult
defecation, thirst, dry mouth and tongue coating, red
tongue with scanty and dry coating, thready and
rapid pulse. No bowel movement for days. Body fluid deficiency signs. Pattern is usually associated with a yin deficiency constituion or Yin and blood deficiency that comes from aging. When body fluids are insufficient, the Large Intesting can not perform peristalsis well. If dryness turns into heat, there will be a red tongue and a rapid pulse. [32] |
| Keywords |
| Dry stools [Maciocia] • constipation, dry stool, plus body fluid
insufficient symptoms and signs [32]
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| Treatment |
| moisten Large Intestine dryness |
| Acupuncture |
| BL25, KD6, SJ6, ST25, ST36, ST44, SP6, REN4, KD3, LI11 |
| Herb |
| Run Chang Wan, Ma Zi Ren Wan, Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang, Qing Ye Tang, Wu Ren Wan, Qing Ao Run Chang Tang |
| Etiology |
| 1. Stomach Yin Xu 2. Overwork 3. Irregular diet 4. Age |
