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Chinese patterns
Damp Bi
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

definition:

note: also known as Damp-Fixed Bi

conventional diagnoses: arthritis

etiology: Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency) producing Shi (Excess) Damp which seeps into joints, esp. sinking down into the knees

signs and symptoms

signs and symptoms: joint or muscles feel heavy and sore; pain locale fixed; skin numb or insensitive in affected area; pain decreased in wet and cloudy weather

pulse: slow, soft

tongue: thick and sticky white coating

course and prognosis

principle of treatment: invigorate Spleen; resolve Damp

differential diagnosis

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