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Edema of the Extremities
Accumulation of Heat and Damp ("Heat Bi")
Clinical Manifestations
- Edema in small joints
- Acute, achy, swollen arthritis
- Combined with fever, thirst and irritability
- T: Red body with yellow greasy coat
- P: Slippery and rapid
Formula
- Bai Hu Tang + Gui Zhi and Cang Zhu
Accumulation of Cold and Damp ("Cold Bi")
Clinical Manifestations
- Cold, achy arthritis with edema
- T: Greasy white coat
- P: Slow
Formula
Qi Stagnation
Clinical Manifestations
- Pitting edema
- Chest constriction and hypochondriac distending pain
- T: Pale with white coating
- P: Wiry
Etiology
- Because this a channel pathology, the etiology is often an external pathogen associated
with Wind.
Treatment Principle
- Harmonize Ying and Wei Qi
Formula
- Xiang Ru San
- Xiang Fu activates Qi
- Su Ye expells wind
Qi and Blood Stagnation (Post stroke sequellae, paralysis, hemiplegia)
Clinical Manifestations
- Edema (mostly lower extremities), weakness, numbness
- Color of the skin at affected site is purple
- T: Pale with purple spots
- P: Wiry, choppy
Etiology
- Phlegm remaining in channels after stroke
Formula
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