Leg Ulcer

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

小腿青筋怒张，局部发痒，红肿、疼痛，继则破溃，滋水淋沥，疮面腐暗；伴口渴便秘，小便黄赤；苔黄腻，脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Superficial veins on the lower leg are noticeably distended, appearing rope-like and bulging.
  • The area may become itchy, red, swollen, and painful.
  • It then tends to ulcerate and continuously ooze fluid, leaving the wound surface persistently moist and difficult to dry.
  • The wound surface appears dark in color, unhealthy, and covered with slough.
  • There may be thirst with a desire to drink water, accompanied by dry, hard stools that are difficult to pass.
  • Urine may be yellowish to reddish in color.
  • The tongue coating is yellow and greasy.
  • The pulse feels slippery and somewhat rapid upon palpation.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热利湿，和营解毒

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear heat from the body and promote the elimination of dampness-turbidity, helping to relieve symptoms such as fever, a heavy body sensation, or difficult urination.
  • May help harmonize the ying-nutrient system and expel pathogenic factors from the body, helping to reduce swelling and redness of sores, sore throat, or skin rashes.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

病程日久，疮面苍白，肉芽色淡，周围皮色黑暗、板硬；肢体沉重，倦怠乏力；舌淡紫或有瘀斑，苔白，脉细涩无力

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The condition has a prolonged course; the wound surface appears pale, newly grown flesh is very light in color, and the surrounding skin is dark, hardened, and board-like.
  • The limbs feel heavy and weak, with easy fatigue and lack of strength.
  • The tongue body is pale-purple, or purple stasis spots may be visible, with a white tongue coating.
  • The pulse is fine, choppy, and forceless.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

益气活血，祛瘀生新

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help supplement the body’s vital qi and promote blood circulation, helping to relieve discomforts such as fatigue, shortness of breath, or blood stasis.
  • May help resolve stasis and promote the generation of new blood, helping to reduce bruising, lumps, or slow-healing wounds.

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