IDENTIFICATION OF PATTERNS ACCORDING TO THE 12 CHANNELS

IDENTIFICATION OF PATTERNS ACCORDING TO THE 12 CHANNELS

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LARGE INTESTINE

SMALL INTESTINE

The clinical manifestations of the patterns according to the 12 channels are as follows.

LUNGS

Main channel

Fever, cough, nasal congestion, headache, breathlessness, chest pain, aversion to cold, a feeling of oppression of the chest, pain in the upper back, clavicle, shoulders, elbows and inner aspect of the arms, a feeling of heat in the palms.

Connecting channel

Empty

Yawning, frequent urination, shortness of breath.

Full

Muscle channel

Pain, contraction and sprain of the muscles along the course of the channel, pain and contraction of the muscles of the chest and shoulder.

LARGE INTESTINE

Main channel

Sore throat, toothache, dry mouth, nosebleed, runny nose, swelling of the neck, swollen and painful gums, red, painful and swollen eyes, swelling of the throat, swelling and redness of the dorsum of the hand, shoulder pain, swelling and numbness of the thumb, pain along the course of the channel.

Connecting channel

Empty

A sensation of cold in the teeth, a feeling of tightness in diaphragm, loss of sense of smell.

Full

Toothache, deafness, tinnitus, a sensation of heat in the centre of the chest, breathlessness.

Muscle channel

Pain, stiffness or sprain of the muscles along the course of the channel, inability to raise the arm, inability to rotate the neck, shoulder ache.

STOMACH

Main channel

Pain in the eyes, nosebleed, swelling of the neck, swelling and pain of the throat, oedema, toothache, pain in the breast, thigh, knee, shin, or outer aspect of the ankle and foot, inability to raise the foot, mouth ulcers, facial paralysis, cold legs and feet, pain along the course of the channel.

Connecting channel

Empty

Flaccidity or atrophy of leg muscles, a feeling of cold in the upper teeth.

Full

Epilepsy, manic behaviour or depression, swollen and sore throat, sudden loss of voice, nosebleed.

Great Connecting channel of the Spleen

Palpitations, a feeling of fullness of the chest.

Muscle channel

Sprain of the middle toe, contraction of the muscles of the lower leg and foot, stiffness of the thigh muscles, swelling in the groin, hernia, spasm of the abdominal muscles, strained neck and cheek muscles, deviation of the eyes and mouth, inability to close the eye owing to muscle spasm, inability to open the eyes owing to flaccidity of the muscles.

SPLEEN

Main channel

Vaginal discharge, a cold feeling along the channel, pain along the channel (big toe, the inner aspect of the ankle, shin, knee, or thigh), numbness/tingling of the leg, weakness of the leg muscles, a feeling of heaviness of the legs, abdominal distension, epigastric pain, stiffness and pain of the tongue, oedema of the feet or legs.

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Apr 15, 2017 | Posted by admin in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | Comments Off

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