Large Intestine Excess Syndromes

I)       Large Intestine Excess Heat

(Trapped Qi Level heat: Fever, Constipation)

Tongue: red, yellow coat

Pulse: rapid, excess

Traditional Indications:

Fever

Constipation or forceful "jet fighter" diarrhea, Bad smell, Maybe blood in stool

Urine: burning, dark and concentrated

Abdominal pain and bloating, Thirsty, Whole body: hot, sweating

Conventional Classifications:

Acute dysentery (with diarrhea), Gastroenteritis (L.I. infection), Acute infectious disease of the L.I.

Treatment:

Purge and Clear Heat (Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, ....)

II)       Large Intestine Damp-Heat

Tongue: greasy yellow coat, puffy, swollen

Pulse: rapid, slippery

Traditional Indications:

Stool: "burning butt", frequent but incomplete, bad smell, mucus, blood, constipation

Burning urination, abdominal pain

Conventional Classifications:

Acute amebic dysentery, Chronic hemorrhoids

Treatment:

Clear Heat, Cool Blood, Stop Bleeding  (Bai Tou Weng, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, Qin Pi)

III)       Large Intestine Knotted

Tongue: variable- normal, thick yellow or white coat, greasy....

Pulse: wiry (from pain)

Traditional Indications:

Constipation therefore vomiting "There are two doors of the digestive system, if one is closed the other backs up", Abdominal bloating, pain and gas

Conventional Classifications:

Bowel Obstruction, Tumor, Factors: old age, post operative, baby with no stool whose abdomen grows and then vomits; Intussusception may be necessary.

Treatment:

Purge

IV)       Large Intestine Heat and Xue Stagnation

Tongue: red, yellow greasy coat

Pulse: rapid, slippery, excess

Traditional Indications:

Yong (abscess) syndromes: strong infection, acute, specific area

Very sharp pain in the Large Intestine (especially on the right side)

Constipation or diarrhea, Fever, Vomit, Nausea

Conventional Classifications:

Appendicitis, Diverticulitis (pocket in L.I. that collects then infects); Hospitalize.

Treatment:

Clear Heat and Toxins, Invigorate Xue to Move Xue Stagnation, Purge Excess Heat (Da Huang, Mu Dan Pi, ....)

Large Intestine Deficiency Syndromes

I)       Large Intestine Fluid Xu

(Often chronic nutritional deficiency)

Tongue: dry, thick or no coat

Pulse: small

Traditional Indications:

Constipation: dry, firm hard

Dry mouth, Bad breath, Dizzy, Blurring of vision, Tired (Fluid Xu related to Xue Xu)

Dehydration: Wen Bing fever, Jin Ye Xu from Kidney Yin Xu in the elderly, Excess blood loss from menses or after birth producing amenorrhea, Any blood loss, Alcoholism.

Conventional Classifications:

Dehydration

Treatment:

Lubricate the Large Intestine (Huo Ma Ren, Yu Li Ren, Yi Yi Ren), Produce Fluid (Sheng Di, Xuan Shen), Tonify Xue, Drink water to lubricate food.

Food treatment: black sesame butter, vegetables, fruit, oatmeal, cream of wheat, honey

II)       Large Intestine Xu & Cold

Tongue: pale, thin white & wet coat, greasy, teeth marks

Pulse: deep, slow, xu

Traditional Indications:

Chronic and dull lower abdominal pain (xu type): likes hot bath, moxa, warmth

Watery diarrhea or loose stool with clear or white mucus (especially from cold food and weather), Gurgling

Conventional Classifications:

People who eat only raw foods, Chronic bacterial dysentery, Chronic U.T.I. (now resistant to antibiotics), Food allergies, Digestive disorders without bacterial problem.

Treatment:

Warm Interior, Aromatic Transform Dampness, Regulate Qi (Moxa with ginger slice, CV12, 4  St36)

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