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The Liver stores Blood and is responsible for the smooth movement of Qi.

a)Pattern of Constrained Liver Qi (gang-qi-yue-jie：肝気鬱血)

b)Pattern of Deficient Liver Blood (gan-sue-xu：肝血虚)

c)Pattern of Liver Fire Blazing Upward(gan-hup-shang-yan：肝火上炎)

d)Pattern of Deficient Liver Yin(gan-yin-xu：肝陰虚)

e) Pattern of Arrogant Liver Yang Ascending (gang-yang-shang-kang：肝陽上亢)

f)Pattern of Liver Wind MovingInternally (gang-feng-nei-dong：肝風内動)

g)Pattern of Cold Stagnating in the Liver Meridian(han-zhi-gan-mai：寒滞肝脈)

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Patterns of disharmony 

Spleen Disharmonies 

Spleen rukes transmutation and is the essential focus for the transformative dynamic of Qi in human life.

a) Patterns of Deficient Spleen Qi (pi-qi- xu：脾気虚)

b)Deficient  Spleen Yang (pi-yang-xu：脾陽虚)

c) Patterns of Spleen Qi Sinking (pi-qi-xia- xian：脾気下陥)

d)Patterns of Spleen Unable to Govern the Blood (pi-bu-zong-xue：脾不統血)

e)Patterns of Distressing the Spleen (chi-kun-pi：湿困脾)

f)External Dampness Obstructing (wai-shi-zu：外湿湿)

g)Damp Heat Collecting in the Spleen (pi-yun-shi-re：脾蕴湿熱)

h)Patterns of Mucus (tan-zheng痰証)

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East & West Reconsidered

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Chapter 8 

the pattern of the human landscape - the details of the clinical scene

Patterns of Qi and Deficient Yang, Patterns of Blood and Deficient Yin

Patterns of Deficient Qi (qi-xu-zheng:気虚証)

Deficient Yang(Yang-xu-zheng:陽虚証)

Patterns of Stagnant Qi (qi-zhi-zheng:気滞証)

Patterns of Deficient Blood (xue-xu-zheng :血虚証)

Deficient Yin (Ying-xu-xheng:陰虚証)

Patterns of Congealed Blood(due-yu-zheng:血瘀証)

Patterns of Hot Blood(due-re-zheng:血熱証)

The patterns of Excess/Heat (shi-re-zheng : 実熱証)

signs : Excess (yang) + Heat (yang)

movement : forceful + fast

pain : intensified by pressure = relieved by cold

tongue : thick moss + red with yellow moss

pulse : full and strong + rapid

The pattern of Deficiency/Heat (xu-re-zheng:虚熱証)

signs : Deficiency(yin ) + Heat (yang)

movement : weak and fragile  but fast

pain : relieved by pressure but relieved by cold

tongue : little or no coating but red

pulse : thin but rapid

The pattern of Excess/ Cold (shi-han-zheng:　実寒証)

signs : Excess(yang) + cold (yin)

movement : forceful but slow

pain : unrelieved bye pressure but responds to heat

tongue : thick moss but pale 

pulse : tight , work, full, or otherwise strong but slow

The pattern of Deficiency/Cold(xu-han-zheng:虚寒証)

signs : Deficiency (yin) + Cold(yin)

movement : frail/ weak + slow

pain : relieved by pressure + responds to heat 

tongue : little or no moss + pale 

pulse : empty, thin or otherwise weak + slow

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Patterns of True Heat / Illusionary Cold (zhen-re-jia-han zheng:真熱仮寒証)

Yin very reduced but forced to the extremeties by greatly increased Yang

True Cold/ Illusionary Heat(zhen-han-jia-re-zheng:真寒仮熱証)

Yang floats to the surface

Patterns of Internal / External, Deficient/ Excess , Cold / Hot

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the wight principal patterns are composed of four pairs of polar opposites:|

Interior (li-zheng:裏証 )/ Exterior (biao-zheng:表証)　

Deficiency (xu-zheng:虚証)/ Excess(shi-zheng:実証 ) 

Cold (han-zheng;寒証 )/ Hot(re-zheng:熱証)

Patterns of Yin(陰証) / Yang （陽証）

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Chapter 7 

The eight principal patterns : 

The faces of yin and yang 

the pattern's basic texture and composition

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18. moderate pulse(huan mai: 緩脈)

other (less important ) pulses

19.flooding pulse(hong mai: 洪脈)

　熱邪亢盛

20. minute pulse (wei mai : 微脈)

　陰陽気血諸虚・陽虚の危篤な症候

21. frail pulse(ruo mai :弱脈)

　気血不足

22. soggy pulse(ru mai:濡脈)

　虚・湿

23.leather pulse(ge mai :革脈)

　精血虚寒

24. hidden pulse(fu mai : 伏脈)

　邪閉厥証・激痛

25. confined pulse(lao mai : 牢脈)

　陰寒内実・脱腸

26. spinning bean (moving) pulse(dong mai :動脈)

27.hollow pulse (kong mai :芤脈)

　失血・陰損傷

28.scattered pulse(san mai: 散脈)

　元気離散

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touching examination (qie-zhen : 切診)

pulse taking (脈診)

type of pulse

Depth

1.floating pulse (fu mai : 浮脈) 

 表証、陰虚証

2.sinking pulse / deep pulse (chen may :沈脈 ) 

陽実、陰虚証　裏証（内風）

Speed

3.slow pulse (chi mai: 遅脈)

風邪、寒証、

4.rapid pulse (shu mai: 数脈)　

　熱証、

Widh

5. thin pulse (xi mai: 細脈)

　気血両虚・諸虚・労損・湿

6.big pulse (da mai : 脈)

Strength

7.empty pulse (xu mai : 虚脈)

　虚証・気血両虚

8.full pulse (shi mai :実脈)

　実証

9.slippery pulse (hua mai : 滑脈)　

　痰飲・食滞・実熱・妊娠

10.choppy pulse(se mai ：渋脈)

　気滞血瘀・精傷・血少

11.wiry pulse （xuan mai: 弦脈)

　肝胆疾患・痛証・痰飲　

12. tight pulse(緊脈)

　実・寒・食滞・陰中の陽 

Length

13.short pulse(短脈)

　有力：気鬱　

　無力：気損

14.long pulse(長脈)

　陽気有余・熱証

Rhythm

15.knotted pulse(jie mai : 結脈)

　陰盛気結・寒痰・血瘀

16.hurried pulse(cu mai :促脈)

　陽盛実熱・気滞血瘀

17. intermitted pulse(dai mai:疾脈 )

　陽極まり陰が尽きる・元気脱