Damp-Heat Encumbering the Spleen
湿热蕴脾shī rè yùn pí · damp-heat (fullness)
Tongue
red, with a greasy yellow coating
Pulse
slippery and rapid
Description
Dampness and heat together obstruct the Spleen and Stomach, combining heaviness and fullness with signs of heat and a sticky, unclean feeling.
Symptoms
epigastric and abdominal fullness poor appetite, nausea heaviness of the body sticky, bitter taste; thirst without desire to drink loose, foul or sticky stools; scanty dark urine possible low fever or a yellowish tinge to the skin
Treatment principle
clear heat, resolve Dampness and harmonise the Spleen and Stomach
Points
Yinlingquan
Zusanli
Neiting
Zhongwan
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