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| Pattern Names |
| Atrophy Damp Heat • • Wei Zheng |
| Classification |
| Category: Bio Med |
Syndrome: Atrophy Syndrome |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: greasy yellow coat |
Pulse: soft, rapid |
| Indications: limb heaviness/weakness/flaccidity, fever, chest opression, dark scanty urine (burning), numbness, swollen limbs [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 damp heat |
| Acupunture |
| GB34, SP9, UB20, ST40, Ren3 [41] |
| Herbs |
| Jia Wei Er Miao San
"two marvel powder":
Huang Bai
Cang Zhu
Bi Xie
Fang Ji
Niu Xi
Gui Ban
Gan Cao
Shi Gao
Hua Mao Ren
Ren Shen [41] |
