» conventional diagnoses: acute abdominal distress
» etiology: usually derived from chronic stagnant Liver Qi, i.e. chronic and unexpressed anger, resentment, frustration, ...
signs and symptoms
signs and syptoms:
epistaxis
vomiting of blood
abdominal pain
abdominal "masses"
painful periods
irregular periods
menstrual blood dark and clotted
» pulse: wiry, knotty
» tongue: purple, esp. on sides, with purplish spots
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: disperse the Liver; regulate Xue (Blood)
differential diagnosis
footnotes