Summer Heat with Heat Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder
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Pathology
Summer Heat with Heat Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder is a pattern of disharmony in Chinese Medicine.
Chinese Medicine views the human body as a complex system that tends toward harmony. A pattern of disharmony is a disorder that prevents that harmony from occurring.
Patterns aren't exactly the Chinese Medicine equivalent to Western diseases, they're rather the underlying causes behind diseases or health conditions. Here Summer Heat with Heat Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder is thought to sometimes induce conditions such as heatstroke.
Diagnosing Summer Heat with Heat Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder
Diagnosing a pattern in Chinese Medicine is no easy feat and should be left to professional practitioners. In particular one has to know how to differentiate between different types of pulses and tongue coatings, shapes and colors as well as learn to read from a long list of seemingly unrelated symptoms.
Treating Summer Heat with Heat Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder
Herbal formulas used to treat Summer Heat with Heat Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder
Bi Yu San
Source date: 1172 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Clears Heat, cools Blood and relieves toxicity. Promotes urination. Eliminates Summer-Heat. Stops convulsions.
Formula summary
Bi Yu San is a 3-ingredient Chinese Medicine formula. Invented in 1172 AD, it belongs to the category of formulas that dispel Summer-Heat and facilitate resolution of Dampness.