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| Pattern Names |
| Atrophy Lung Heat • • Wei Zheng |
| Classification |
| Category: Bio Med |
Syndrome: Atrophy Syndrome |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: red, dry yellow coat [41] |
Pulse: thready, rapid [41] |
| Indications: Muscular weakness, flaccidity, motor impairment of limbs accompanied by fever, irritability, dry cough, dry throat, dry stools, thirsty, dark, scanty urine [41] |
| BioMed: Western: viral-induced paralysis including acute myelitis, progressive myatrophy, maysthenia gravis, periodic paralysis, hysterical paralysis, multiple neuritis, traumatic paraplegia, sequele of poliomyelitis. TCM: Wei Zheng paralysis points: yang ming meridians selected to treat paralysis of the limbs to promote Qi and Blood circulation to nourish tendons and bones [41] |
| Treatment Principle |
| clear heat moisten dryness nourish LU [41] |
| Acupunture |
| UB13, LU5, SJ6, LI11, LI4, LI15, GB31, ST41, GB34 [41] |
| Herbs |
| Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
"eliminate dryness and rescue the lung decoction" :
Sang Ye
E Jiao
Xing Ren
Mai Men Dong
Pi Pa Ye
Gan Cao
Shi Gao
Hua Mao Ren
Ren Shen [41] |
