DIAGNOSIS BY SMELLING
Chapter 54 DIAGNOSIS BY SMELLING Chapter contents INTRODUCTION BODY ODOUR ODOUR OF BODILY SECRETIONS Breath Sweat Sputum Urine and stools Vaginal discharge and lochia Intestinal gas INTRODUCTION Diagnosis by smelling…
OBSERVATION OF THE GENITALIA
Chapter 17 OBSERVATION OF THE GENITALIA Chapter contents CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE GENITALIA PUBIC HAIR Loss of pubic hair Excessive pubic hair PENIS Redness and swelling of the glans penis Ulcers…
SEXUAL SYMPTOMS
Chapter 45 SEXUAL SYMPTOMS Chapter contents INTRODUCTION MEN Impotence Lack of libido Premature ejaculation Nocturnal emissions Tiredness and dizziness after ejaculation WOMEN Lack of libido Headache soon after orgasm INTRODUCTION…
OBSERVATION OF THE NOSE
Chapter 7 OBSERVATION OF THE NOSE Chapter contents INTRODUCTION CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE NOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE NOSE AND THE INTERNAL ORGANS ABNORMAL COLOUR Pale Yellow Red Bluish-greenish Reddish-purple Dark SWOLLEN…
OBSERVATION OF BODY MOVEMENTS
Chapter 4 OBSERVATION OF BODY MOVEMENTS Chapter contents HEAD Tremor of the head Rigidity of the neck FACE Deviation of eye and mouth Facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy) Facial tic LIMBS…
FOOD AND TASTE
Chapter 30 FOOD AND TASTE Chapter contents INTRODUCTION MAIN PATTERNS OF DIGESTIVE SYMPTOMS Qi deficiency Qi stagnation Qi rebellious Blood stasis Dampness Phlegm Retention of food FOOD APPETITE Excessive hunger…
OBSERVATION OF THE LEGS
Chapter 19 OBSERVATION OF THE LEGS Chapter contents LEG SIGNS Oedema Atrophy Paralysis Arched legs GAIT Festination Unstable gait Staggering gait Stepping gait Shuffling gait Observation of legs includes both…
OBSERVATION OF THE MIND, SPIRIT AND EMOTIONS
Chapter 2 OBSERVATION OF THE MIND, SPIRIT AND EMOTIONS Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE THREE ASPECTS OF THE SPIRIT The embodiment of the Spirit The vitality of the Spirit The lustre…
