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Pattern Names |
Spleen and Stomach Disharmony • 脾胃不和 • Pí Wèi Bù Hé |
Classification |
Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Complex |
Symptoms |
Tongue: thick, greasy coat |
Pulse: slippery |
Indications: Poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccup, epigastria pain, bloating and distention, diarrhea, loose stools, or constipation; a thick greasy tongue coating, and a slippery pulse [Qiao] |
Keywords |
Poor appetite, nausea, belching, irregular bowel movements, general gastro- intestines symptoms [Qiao]
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Etiology |
Spleen and Stomach have lost their cooperating and coordinating relationship characterized by poor appetite, belching, nausea, and irregular bowel
movements. – Improper and irregular diet, emotional stress, improper treatment, or physical strain – Spleen and Stomach failed cooperating and
coordinating, will disrupts T/T function (poor appetite, bloating and distention, and loose stool), ascending and descending function (nausea,
vomiting, bloating, hiccup, loose stool, or prolapsed) and Dryness or dampness accumulation (irregular bowl movement) [Qiao]
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