1. Goiter (Ying Liu)
Definition
A disorder manifested with enlargement or nodules by the thyoid cartilage at neck.
Relevant diseases of western medicine
1. Hyperthyroidism---
2. Thyoid tumor---
3. Thyoiditis---
4. Nodular goiter ---
5. Simple (nontoxic) goiter ---
6. Exophthalmic goiter ---
Etiology & pathogenesis
Basic etiology:
1. Emotional stress
2. Improper diet and endemic water or food factor
3. Constitutional factors
Basic pathogenesis:
1. Qi stagnation
2. Phlegm accumulation
3. Blood stasis (if being chronic)
Differential diagnosis
Classification & treatment
1. Qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation---move qi, resolve phlegm and reduce goiter
Si hai shu yu wan
Chen pi, qing mu xiang---
Kun bu, hai zao, hai piao xiao, hai ge ke, hai dai---
2. Phlegm accumulation and blood stasis---move qi and blood, resolve phlegm and reduce goiter
Hai zao yu hu tang
Kun bu, hai zao, hai dai---
Qing pi, chen pi---
Dang gui---
Chuang xiong---
3. Liver fire blazing upward---clear and drain liver fire, and reduce goiter
Jia wei xiao yao wan
Chai hu , bo he---
Shao yao, dan gui---
Fu ling, bai zhu---
Mu dan pi , zhi zi---
Wei jiang, gan cao---
4. Heart and liver yin deficiency---nourish yin, calm heart and soften liver
Tian wang bu xin dan
Sheng di huang, xuan shen, maim Meng dong, tian men dong---
Dan shen, dang gui---
Suan zao ren, wu wei zi---
Bai zi ren, yuan zhi---
Acupuncture treatment
SJ 13 Nao hui, LI 17 Tan ding, SI 17 Tian rong, RN 22 Tian tu, LI 4 he gu, ST 36 zu san li, LR 3 Tai chong
A disorder manifested with enlargement or nodules by the thyoid cartilage at neck.
Relevant diseases of western medicine
1. Hyperthyroidism---
2. Thyoid tumor---
3. Thyoiditis---
4. Nodular goiter ---
5. Simple (nontoxic) goiter ---
6. Exophthalmic goiter ---
Etiology & pathogenesis
Basic etiology:
1. Emotional stress
2. Improper diet and endemic water or food factor
3. Constitutional factors
Basic pathogenesis:
1. Qi stagnation
2. Phlegm accumulation
3. Blood stasis (if being chronic)
Differential diagnosis
Classification & treatment
1. Qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation---move qi, resolve phlegm and reduce goiter
Si hai shu yu wan
Chen pi, qing mu xiang---
Kun bu, hai zao, hai piao xiao, hai ge ke, hai dai---
2. Phlegm accumulation and blood stasis---move qi and blood, resolve phlegm and reduce goiter
Hai zao yu hu tang
Kun bu, hai zao, hai dai---
Qing pi, chen pi---
Dang gui---
Chuang xiong---
3. Liver fire blazing upward---clear and drain liver fire, and reduce goiter
Jia wei xiao yao wan
Chai hu , bo he---
Shao yao, dan gui---
Fu ling, bai zhu---
Mu dan pi , zhi zi---
Wei jiang, gan cao---
4. Heart and liver yin deficiency---nourish yin, calm heart and soften liver
Tian wang bu xin dan
Sheng di huang, xuan shen, maim Meng dong, tian men dong---
Dan shen, dang gui---
Suan zao ren, wu wei zi---
Bai zi ren, yuan zhi---
Acupuncture treatment
SJ 13 Nao hui, LI 17 Tan ding, SI 17 Tian rong, RN 22 Tian tu, LI 4 he gu, ST 36 zu san li, LR 3 Tai chong
