definition and etiology
» conventional diagnoses: injury, headaches, post-surgical, cancer, lymphoma, polyps, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, amenorrhea, infertility, uterine fibroids, ovarian cyst, back pain; any pain syndrome
note: see also Heart Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), Liver Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), Stomach Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), Large Intestine Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) and Heat
» etiology: inflammation or infectious process; lifestyle; dietary, esp. alcohol consumption; invasion of exogenous pathogens
signs and symptoms
» signs and symptoms:
irritability; mood swings
depression
chronic headaches
purple face and cyanosis of lips and nails
purple tongue; distension of sublingual veins
lassitude; shortness of breath
cysts, tumors or other masses
lymphadenopathy
palpitations; arrhythmia; tachycardia
angina or other types of heart pain
sharp, boring and/or stabbing PAIN, usually constant and fixed in location; pain and congestion in the chest and flanks
thirst; difficulty swallowing, fluids or food
hard, fixed masses
dysmenorrhea
amenorrhea
premenstrual pain
bleeding with dark blood and dark clots
possibly pain in the left shoulder or forearm
paralysis, paresthesia, spasm
cold and purplish extremities
carbuncles, scaly skin
» pulse: rapid, possibly long
» tongue: red with redder, swollen tip and yellow coating
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: cool and clear Xue (Blood) Heat
differential diagnosis
footnotes