Gangrene

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

患趾(指)喜暖怕冷，麻木，酸胀疼痛，多走疼痛加剧，稍歇痛减，皮肤苍白，触之发凉，跌阳脉搏动减弱；舌淡，苔白腻，脉沉细

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The affected toes or fingers prefer warmth and fear cold.
  • The affected area feels numb and wooden.
  • There is soreness, distension, and pain, which worsens with walking and eases slightly after rest.
  • The skin appears pale and feels cool to the touch.
  • The pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot weakens and is not easily palpable.
  • The tongue is pale in color.
  • The tongue coating is white and greasy.
  • The pulse is deep and thin.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

温阳散寒，活血通络

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Helps warm and support yang qi and dispel cold pathogens, alleviating discomfort such as aversion to cold, cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, or body heaviness.
  • Helps promote blood circulation and unblock the meridians, reducing symptoms like ecchymosis, numbness, or pain.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

患趾 (指)酸胀疼痛加重，夜难入寐，步履艰难，患趾 (指)皮色暗红或紫暗，下垂更甚，皮肤发凉干燥，肌肉萎缩，趺阳脉搏动消失；舌暗红或有瘀斑，苔薄白，脉弦涩

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The soreness, distension, and pain in the toes or fingers worsen, making it difficult to sleep at night.
  • Walking becomes difficult and steps feel heavy and laborious.
  • The skin of the affected area appears dark red or purplish-dark, worsening when the limb is lowered.
  • The skin feels cool and dry to the touch.
  • The local muscles gradually atrophy and become thinner.
  • The pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot disappears and cannot be felt.
  • The tongue is dark red, or ecchymotic spots and patches are visible.
  • The tongue coating is thin and white.
  • The pulse feels taut like a tight string, or rough and uneven.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

活血化瘀，通络止痛

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Helps promote blood circulation and resolve stasis, reducing symptoms such as ecchymosis, masses, or irregular menstruation.
  • Helps unblock the meridians and relieve pain, alleviating discomfort such as numbness, tingling, or bi pain.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

患肢剧痛，日轻夜重，局部肿胀，皮肤紫暗，浸淫蔓延，溃破腐烂，肉色不鲜；身热口干，便秘溲赤；舌红，苔黄腻，脉弦数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The affected area experiences severe pain, slightly relieved during the day but markedly worse at night.
  • Localized swelling develops and feels distinctly swollen to the touch.
  • The skin turns purplish-dark and looks abnormal.
  • The skin lesions spread and infiltrate the surrounding area, gradually expanding.
  • It tends to ulcerate and gradually rot, with the wound appearing in poor condition.
  • The granulation tissue inside the wound looks dull and lacks vitality.
  • The body may feel feverish, the mouth is dry, and there is constant thirst.
  • Stool tends to be dry and difficult to pass; urine is reddish-yellow.
  • The tongue is red, appearing bright red.
  • The tongue coating is yellow and greasy, with a thick, sticky layer covering the tongue.
  • The pulse feels taut like a tight string and is somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热利湿，活血化瘀

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Helps clear heat and promote the elimination of dampness and turbidity, reducing symptoms such as fever, thirst, body heaviness, or difficult urination.
  • Helps promote blood circulation and resolve stasis, alleviating pain, ecchymosis, or irregular menstruation.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

皮肤干燥，毫毛脱落，趾(指)甲增厚变形，肌肉萎缩，趾(指)呈干性坏疽；口干欲饮，便秘溲赤；舌红，苔黄，脉弦细数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The skin is very dry, fine vellus hair falls out, the fingernails or toenails become thick and deformed, local muscles gradually waste away, and dry gangrene develops in the fingers or toes.
  • The mouth is dry with a desire to drink, stool is dry and difficult to pass, and urine is yellowish-red.
  • The tongue is red in color.
  • The tongue coating is yellow.
  • The pulse is tight, thin, and somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热解毒，养阴活血

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Helps clear heat and expel toxic materials, reducing symptoms such as fever, sore throat, or red and swollen sores.
  • Helps nourish yin fluids and promote blood circulation, alleviating discomfort such as dry mouth and throat, lack of energy, or ecchymotic pain.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

病程日久，坏死组织脱落后疮面久不愈合，肉芽暗红或淡而不鲜；倦怠乏力，口渴不欲饮，面色无华，形体消瘦，五心烦热；舌淡尖红，少苔，脉细无力

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • After necrotic tissue sloughs off, the wound does not heal for a long time and remains open.
  • New granulation tissue is dark red or pale, lacking vitality.
  • Easily fatigued and lacking strength, feeling worn out.
  • Thirsty but without much desire to drink.
  • The complexion lacks luster.
  • Weight loss and obvious emaciation.
  • Heat sensation in the palms, soles, and center of the chest.
  • The tongue is pale overall, with a red tip.
  • There is very little tongue coating.
  • The pulse is thin and forceless.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

益气养阴

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Helps supplement the body’s vital qi, reducing discomfort such as fatigue, shortness of breath, or easy tiredness.
  • Helps nourish yin fluids, alleviating symptoms such as dry mouth and throat, irritability, night sweats, or body heat.

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