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Chinese patterns
Stomach Fire Blazing
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

» conventional diagnoses: gingivitis; diabetes mellitus; hyperthyroidism; ulcer; gastritis

» note: can appear in expanded form as Phlegm Fire

» etiology: smoking, esp. tobacco, which has a Heating and Drying action; excessive consumption of Hot or rich spicy foods; Phlegm Fire due to excessive consumption of Hot Greasy foods, such as deep-fried foods; invasion of Stomach by Liver Fire

signs and symptoms

» signs and symptoms:

• dryness of mouth

• excessive thirst with desire for cold drinks

• constant hunger

• halitosis

• swollen painful and bleeding gums

• sour regurgitation

• vomiting soon after meals

burning sensation and pain in the epigastrium

• nausea

• constipation

as Phlegm Fire:

insomnia

mental derangement

stuffiness in epigastrium

moderate thirst

mucous in stools

» pulse: rapid; deep and full; (as Phlegm Fire: rapid, slippery and full)

» tongue: red, with a thick yellow dry coating and ulcerous tip; (as Phlegm Fire: thick yellow sticky coating or midline crack with yellow prickles)

course and prognosis

» principle of treatment: disperse Stomach Fire; stimulate the Stomach's descending function

differential diagnosis

footnotes