BREAST SIGNS
BREAST DISTENSION AND SWELLING
Breast distension
Observation, Chapter 12; Interrogation, Chapter 46
Liver-Qi stagnation
Breast distension which may be unilateral or bilateral, more obvious on the lateral side, decreasing after the period, breasts relatively hard, premenstrual tension, hypochondrial distension, moodiness, irritability, Wiry pulse.
Phlegm and Qi stagnation
Swelling and distension of the breasts that is relatively soft, obesity, a feeling of oppression of the chest, expectoration of sputum, Swollen tongue with sticky coating, Slippery-Wiry pulse.
Deficiency of Qi and Blood
Slight distension of the breasts, no pain, poor appetite, loose stools, weak voice, palpitations, tiredness, blurred vision, dull-pale complexion, dizziness, Pale tongue, Weak or Choppy pulse.
Spleen- and Kidney-Yang deficiency
Slight breast distension which occasionally may even occur after the period, tiredness, lethargy, a feeling of cold, lower backache, cold limbs, weak limbs, Pale and wet tongue, Deep-Weak pulse.
Lung-Qi stagnation
A feeling of a lump in the throat, difficulty in swallowing, a feeling of oppression or distension of the chest, slight breathlessness, sighing, sadness, irritability, depression, tongue slightly Red on the sides in the chest areas, pulse very slightly Tight on the right Front position.
Phlegm with Lung-Qi stagnation
Phlegm in the throat, a feeling of a lump in the throat, a feeling of oppression or distension of the chest, slight breathlessness, difficulty in swallowing, sighing, sadness, irritability, depression, sputum in the throat, tongue slightly Swollen on the sides in the chest areas, Slippery pulse that is also very slightly Tight on the right Front position.
Swollen breasts
Liver-Qi stagnation with Phlegm
Severe breast distension and swelling, breast pain, premenstrual tension, irritability, hypochondrial distension, a feeling of oppression of the chest, sputum in the throat, Swollen tongue with sticky coating, Wiry-Slippery pulse.
Liver-Qi stagnation with Phlegm-Heat
Severe breast distension and swelling, breast pain, premenstrual tension, irritability, hypochondrial distension, a feeling of oppression of the chest, sputum in the throat, a feeling of heat, thirst with no desire to drink, red face, Swollen tongue with sticky yellow coating, Wiry-Slippery-Rapid pulse.
Redness and swelling of the breasts
Stagnant Liver-Qi turning into Heat with Blood stasis
Breasts red, hard, painful and swollen, irregular periods, heavy periods, irritability, tongue with Reddish-Purple sides, Wiry-Rapid pulse.
Toxic Heat
Red, swollen, painful breasts, thirst, a feeling of heat, mental restlessness, Red tongue with red points and sticky yellow coating, Overflowing-Slippery-Rapid pulse.
Stagnant Liver-Qi turning into Heat
Red, swollen and distended breasts, hypochondrial distension, irritability, premenstrual tension, heavy periods, tongue with Red sides, Wiry-Rapid pulse.
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