Cold Stagnation in the Liver Channel

Star

寒滞肝脉 (Hán Zhì Gān Mài)

Zang-Fu

Tongue

Pale, wet

Pulse

Wiry, deep, slow

Key Symptoms

Cold pain at the vertex, hypochondrium, or genitalsShrinking sensation of the scrotumPain better with warmthVomiting of clear fluid

Overview

Cold congeals Qi and Blood in the Jue Yin channel.

Differentiate from

  • Liver Qi Stagnation (no cold contraction)
  • Damp-Heat in the channel (burning, yellow discharge)

Etiology

Exterior Cold invading Jue Yin; Kidney or Spleen Yang xu.

Treatment Principle

Warm the Liver channel; dispel Cold; move Qi.

Representative formulas. Nuan Gan Jian; Wu Zhu Yu Tang when vertex and vomiting dominate.

Representative points. LIV-3, LIV-5, REN-4 with moxa, REN-6, DU-20.

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