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| Pattern Names |
| Liver Qi Invading the Stomach • 肝胃不和 • Gān Wèi Bù Hé |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Complex |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: normal, slightly red on sides |
Pulse: wiry-left, weak-right, wiry middle position |
| Indications: Irritability, epigastric and hypochondrial distension and pain, a feeling of oppression in the epigastrium, sour regurgitation, hiccup, belching, nausea, vomiting, sighing, weak limbs [Maciocia] • Distention, and pain in epigastria and hypochondriac area, belching, hiccup, nausea or even vomiting, acid
regurgitation, depression, irritability, sigh, poor appetite. Thin white or thin yellow coating, and wiry, slight rapid pulse [Qiao]
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| Keywords |
| Sour regurgitation, belching, epigastric distension and fullness[35]
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| Treatment |
| subdue Liver Qi, harmonize Stomach |
| Acupuncture |
| LV14, GB34, REN13, Shang Wan, REN10, ST21, ST19, ST36, ST34, BL21, Wei Shu [Maciocia]
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| Herb |
| Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang, Si Mo Tang, Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang, Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang + Zuo Jin Wan [Maciocia]
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| Etiology |
| Characterized by stagnation of liver qi which transversely attacking the stomach lead stomach qi rebellious.
It has been called liver qi overacting on stomach pattern or qi stagnation in both liver and stomach – Emotional stress, improper diet – Liver qi stagnation failed conducting and dispersing cause distension and pain in hypochondriac region, depression and sigh – Stomach qi disrupts, ascending instate of descending result nausea, vomiting, hiccup, belching, poor appetite. If qi generate heat, then there are acid regurgitation, stomach discomfort
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| Notes |
| AKA: Rebellious Liver Qi Invading Stomach [34] • AKA LV Qi Stagnation Invading Stomach. LV invading ST, you have BELCHING, ACID REGURGITATION, and possibly more appetite. Compared to LV invading SP, one gets POOR APPETITE + LV Qi stagnation signs + alternating constipation/diarrhea. [35] |
