Acute Hepatitis
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
身目俱黄，口干苦，大便干，尿黄赤，舌苔黄腻，脉弦滑数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Both the skin and the whites of the eyes appear yellow, giving the whole body a yellowish tone.
- The mouth feels dry and bitter, with noticeable dryness when speaking or swallowing.
- Stools are dry, hard, and difficult to pass; bowel movements are infrequent and require effort.
- Urine appears yellowish-red or reddish, looking dark and not clear during urination.
- The tongue is covered with a yellow, sticky, and greasy coating that looks thick and unclean.
- The pulse feels tight and straight, yet also slippery and somewhat rapid, with a hurried rhythm.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热解毒，利湿退黄
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Clears internal heat, which may help gradually relieve fever, irritability, or sore throat.
- Expels internal toxins, which may help reduce sores, thirst, or redness, swelling, and pain in the body.
- Removes dampness from the body, which may help improve fatigue, heaviness, and difficult urination.
- Reduces jaundice, helping the yellowing of skin and eyes gradually subside.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
畏寒喜温，大便溏薄，舌体胖，舌质淡，苔白滑
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Afraid of cold, prefers staying near warmth, and feels somewhat more comfortable in a warm environment.
- Stools are loose, unformed, and appear watery; bowel movements may be frequent or large in volume.
- The tongue is somewhat swollen, pale in color, and looks puffy with insufficient color when extended.
- The tongue coating is white, somewhat slippery, and appears moist and slightly greasy.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
健脾和胃，温化寒湿
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Strengthens spleen function, helping food to be better digested and absorbed, and gradually improving energy levels.
- Harmonizes stomach qi, which may help relieve abdominal bloating, acid reflux, or poor appetite.
- Warms and disperses internal cold, which may help reduce aversion to cold, cold limbs, or abdominal pain.
- Resolves dampness in the body, which may help improve heaviness of the body, loose stools, or difficult urination.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
善叹息，情志抑郁，头晕目眩，舌苔白，脉弦；女子乳房胀痛，月经不调，痛经
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Often sighs involuntarily; feels a tight, stuffy sensation in the chest that is hard to relieve, only feeling slightly better after sighing.
- Feels low and suppressed, with a sense of unhappiness; easily becomes emotionally stuck and upset over matters.
- Experiences dizziness and blurred vision, seeing things as if floating unsteadily; more noticeable when standing up or walking.
- The tongue is covered with a white coating, appearing as a thin, whitish layer.
- The pulse feels tight and straight, like a taut string, lacking softness.
- Women may experience breast distension and pain, irregular menstruation, and lower abdominal pain during periods.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
疏肝理气
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Soothes liver qi and promotes smooth qi flow, which may help relieve chest tightness, rib-side distension, or emotional depression.
- Regulates the movement of qi and blood to promote smooth digestion, helping relieve poor appetite, belching, or abdominal bloating.
- Promotes the free flow of qi, leaving the mind and body feeling more comfortable and relaxed.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
嗳气，口淡乏味，便溏不爽，舌质淡红，苔薄白或薄黄，脉弦缓
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Frequent belching with upward rushing of gas; belching becomes easier after speaking or eating.
- Taste in the mouth is light and bland; food seems tasteless and unappetizing.
- Stools are loose and soft, with a sensation of incomplete and unsatisfactory evacuation.
- The tongue is pale-red, appearing reddish but not deep in color when extended.
- The tongue coating is very thin, white or light yellow, covering the surface with a light layer.
- The pulse feels both tight and straight, yet also relatively calm, beating without urgency.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
疏肝解郁，益气健脾
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Soothes liver qi and promotes smooth qi flow, which may help relieve chest tightness, rib-side distension, or low mood.
- Dissolves stagnation and eases the mind, gradually restoring a relaxed mental state.
- Strengthens the body’s qi, helping reduce easy fatigue and gradually enhancing physical strength.
- Strengthens spleen function, helping food to be better digested and absorbed, and improving poor appetite or abdominal bloating.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
胁肋隐痛，五心烦热，寐艰多梦，舌红少苔，脉细或细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Dull pain is felt in both rib-sides, varying in intensity, and becomes more uncomfortable with movement or pressure.
- The palms, soles, and chest feel hot, with inner restlessness and a frequent sensation of internal heat.
- Difficulty falling asleep, accompanied by vivid dreaming; sleep is restless, and waking does not feel restorative.
- The tongue is reddish with very little coating, and almost no thick coating is visible on inspection.
- The pulse is thready and fine, or thin and rapid; it lacks strength on pressure and is somewhat hurried.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋补肝肾
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Nourishes the liver to enrich essence and blood, which may help relieve blurred vision, dizziness, or emotional instability.
- Tonifies the kidney to replenish essence, which may help reduce soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, tinnitus, or fatigue.
- Supports the harmonious function of the liver and kidney to balance yin and yang, gradually improving overall well-being.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
胁痛如刺，痛处不移，舌质暗红或绛红有瘀斑
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Sharp, needle-like pain is felt on one side of the ribs; the pain is fixed in location, does not move, and becomes more pronounced with pressure.
- The pain often recurs in bouts, and is more noticeable when moving or turning the body.
- The tongue appears dark-red or deep-red (even bordering on crimson), with purple, dark spots or stasis macules visible on the surface.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热化瘀，养阴解毒
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Clears internal heat, which may help gradually relieve fever, irritability, or sore throat.
- Resolves blood stasis, which may help reduce stasis spots, pain, or masses.
- Nourishes yin fluids to balance yin and yang, which may help relieve deficiency-heat, dry mouth, or night sweats.
- Clears internal toxins, which may help sores, redness, swelling, or toxic-heat manifestations gradually subside.
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