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| Pattern Names |
| Acute Appendicitis - Late Stage - Toxic Heat/Peritonitis • 肠痈,阑尾炎 • Chang Yong, Lan Wei Yan |
| Classification |
| Category: Bio Med |
Syndrome: Appendicitis - Acute |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: deep red, dry yellow coat |
Pulse: flooding, rapid |
| Indications: Severe local pain, very hard and distended abdomen with rigidity and guarding (cannot be touched), constipation, concentrated urine, thirst, dry mouth lips and throat, red face and eyes, headache, nausea, vomiting, high fever, shock/coma T: deep red, dry yellow coat P: flooding, rapid [41] |
| BioMed: Acute or chronic appendicitis
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| Treatment Principle |
| Clear Toxic-Heat, Invigorate Blood, Resolve Abscess |
| Acupunture |
| Shi Xuan, Du26, Du14, Jing Well Points, UB40, LI11, ST44 [41] |
| Herbs |
| Lan Wei Jie Du Tang (Hong Teng-21, Bai Jiang Cao-21, Jin Yin Hua-18, Tao Ren-9, Pu Gong Yin-18, Chi Shao-15, Da Huang-6, Chuan Lian Zi-9, Dong Gua Ren-15, Mu Xiang-6, Huang Qin-9)[41] • Expel the pus, greater at reducing the toxin. Hong Teng cools Blood Heat and controls the pain. Bai Jiang Cao for toxic heat. |