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| Pattern Names |
| Large Intestine Deficiency Cold • 大肠虚寒 • Dà Cháng Xū Hán |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Large Intestine |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: pale with white coat |
Pulse: weak, deep, slow, forceless |
| Indications: Diarrhea (like duck droppings), Constipation, Fatigue, Abdominal cold pain alleviated by pressure, Inability to defecate, Cold aversion, Clear urine [Maciocia] • Chronic diarrhea, dull abdominal pain, preference for warmth and pressure, intolerance of cold, cold limbs, a pale tongue with white tongue coating, and a deep slow and forceless pulse [Qiao]
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| Keywords |
| DUCK DROPPING DIARRHEA, Dull abdominal pain, Cold [Maciocia] • chronic diarrhea, dull abdominal pain,
plus interior deficiency cold signs and symptoms [Qiao]
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| Treatment |
| tonify and warm Large Intestine and Spleen |
| Acupuncture |
| REN1, REN6, ST25, ST36 |
| Herb |
| Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Ji Chuan Jian, Liang Fu Wan |
| Etiology |
| 1. Kidney Yang Xu 2. Spleen Yang Xu 3. Age 4. Overwork 5. Excessive cold food |
| Notes |
| Δ STOOL: LI Xu Cold - muddy/duck droppings. SI Xu Cold - soft. SP Yang Xu - intermittent soft/loose stool, worse with cold greasy food. KD Yang Xu - early morning diarrhea. |
