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LUNG IMBALANCES
Deficient Lung Qi
TONGUE: pale, normal color PULSE: empty
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: shortness of breath, cough, watery sputum, weak voice,
daytime sweating, dislike of speaking, averse to cold, “catches cold”
easily, tiredness, bright white complexion.
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), chronic fatigue
syndrome, anemia, cor pulmonale, emphysema, bronchitis, pulmonary
tuberculosis, cardiac arrhythmia, coronary artery disease
Deficient Lung Yin
TONGUE: red, peeled, cracked PULSE: floating, empty, rapid
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: dry cough, dry cough with small amount of sticky sputum,
blood-tinged sputum, low-grade fever in the afternoon, sensation of heat in
afternoon or evening, night sweats, warmth or heat in the palms or soles,
insomnia, dry mouth, dry throat, itchy throat,hoarseness .
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
cor pulmonale, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, silicosis
(accumulation of dust in the lungs), diptheria, tonsillitis, aftermath of
febrile (feverish) illness, psoriasis
Dryness of the Lungs
TONGUE: dry PULSE: empty
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: dry cough, dry mouth, dry throat, dry skin, thirst,
hoarseness
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
aftermath of febrile (feverish) illness, eczemza, psoriasis
Phlegm Heat
Obstucting the Lungs
TONGUE: red body, thick sticky yellow coat
PULSE: slippery, rapid, full
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: barking cough, profuse yellow or green or dark sputum which
is foul- tasting or foul-smelling
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
URI (upper respiratory tract infection), COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease), emphysema, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, pleurisy
Phlegm-Fluids
Obstructing the Lungs
TONGUE: pale body, thick sticky white coat
PULSE: fine-slippery, weak-floating
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: cough, cough elicited by a scare, breathlessness, splashing
sounds in the chest, vomiting of white watery frothy sputum, feeling cold.
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
ascites, pneumonia, CHF (congestive heart failure),
Wind Cold Invading
the Lungs
TONGUE: thin white coat PULSE: floating
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: cough, fever, itchy throat, stuffed nose, runny nose with
clear watery mucus, sneezing, cold aversion, occipital headaches, bodyaches.
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
URI (upper respiratory infection), common cold, influenza, respiratory
allergies, sinus allergies, sore throat, “strep throat”
Wind Heat Invading the Lungs
TONGUE: red body esp. sides or tip, thin yellow or white coat
PULSE: floating, rapid
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS: cough, fever, cold aversion, stuffed nose, runny nose with
yellow mucus, headaches, bodyaches, slight sweating, thirst, swollen
tonsils.
SOME COINCIDENT WESTERN MEDICINE DISEASES:
URI (upper respiratory infection), common cold, influenza, respiratory
allergies,sinus allergies, sore throat, “strep throat”
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Flaccid Limb Syndrome
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