Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat - Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Patterns

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General Signs and Symptoms of Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

General Signs & Symptoms:
Chest a/or hypochondriac pain/distention, jaundice, fever, bitter taste in the mouth, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, swelling a/or itching of the genitals

Tongue:
Red w/yellow sticky coat
Pulse:
Slippery, wiry, rapid

Conditions that may arise from Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

Listed below are western medical conditions and/or general symptoms that may arise from this particular TCM pattern. The condition page that they link to will have the majority of commonly related patterns for this specific condition.

Pattern Related Conditions/Symptoms	Other Possible TCM Patterns
Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation
Chronic Cholecystitis	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation
Coma	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Shen Disturbance
Cystitis	Bladder Damp Heat, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire
Dermatitis	Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Eczema	Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Epilepsy (Seizure)	Kidney Qi Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yang Rising
Gastritis	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Stomach Dampness, Stomach Qi Deficiency, Stomach Yin Deficiency
Gastroenteritis	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Stomach Cold, Stomach Dampness
Gingivitis	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Stomach Fire, Stomach Yin Deficiency
Gonorrhea	Bladder Damp Heat, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat
Hepatitis (B or C)	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency
Herpes	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Attacking the Spleen, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Wind
Hypercortisolism	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Yin Deficiency
Hypochondriac Pain	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency
Impotence (Erectile Dysfunction)	Heart Qi Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Insomnia	Heart Fire, Heart Qi Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Leukemia	Large Intestine Damp Heat, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat
Leukorrhea	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Morning Sickness	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold, Spleen Invasion - Cold Damp, Stomach Cold, Stomach Rebellious Qi
Pancreatic Cancer	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Phlegm Stagnation, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Stomach Qi Deficiency
Pancreatitis	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Stomach Cold, Stomach Fire, Stomach Yin Deficiency
Prostatitis	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat
Pyelonephritis	Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Raynaud's Disease	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency
Sciatica	Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Wind
Scleroderma	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Wind, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Spermatorrhea	Kidney Jing Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire
Thyroiditis	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Tonsillitis	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung Qi Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation
Toothache	Heat in the Blood, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Shen Disturbance, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Stomach Fire
Tremor	Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency
Trigeminal Neuralgia	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat, Stomach Fire
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)	Bladder Damp Heat, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

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Related Formulas From Our Store for Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

Below you will find Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas that we have available in our store that may be appropriate for this TCM diagnostic pattern.


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Chinese Herbal Formulas for Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

Below you will find practitioner level information regarding TCM Herbal Formulas that are applicable to this pattern.

Formula Name	General Usage	Functional Grouping	Combinations
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Wan - Bupleurum, Dragon Bone, and Oyster Shell Formula - TCM Herbal Formula	Used for heat that is lodged in the chest affecting all yang stages, also for phlegm in the liver/gall bladder. Generally used for a range of psychological conditions, aiding with drug withdrawal and related issues. Symptoms include... Read Full Details...	Calm the Spirit, Sedate and Calm the Spirit	Wen Dan Wan - Severe Phlegm Heat Si Ni San Wan - Severe Liver Qi Stagnation Long Dan Xie Gan Wan - Severe Liver Fire
Long Dan Xie Gan Wan - Gentiana Purge Liver Formula - TCM Herbal Formula	Hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, easily angered, headache, dizziness, red, and possibly sore, eyes, diminished hearing and/or swollen sensation in ears/head. May have urinary symptoms such as painful, hot... Read Full Details...	Clear Heat, Clear Heat From The Organs	Si Wu Wan - Nonspecific Vaginitis, Genital Eczema Yu Dai Wan - Yellow Vaginal Discharge
Wen Dan Wan - Rising Courage Teapills - TCM Herbal Formula	Anxiety, depression, insomnia, palpitations, vertigo, dizziness, nausea and/or vomiting, insatiable hunger, chest oppression, seizures, bitter taste in mouth, slight thirst. Pulse will be rapid and slippery or wiry depending on the level... Read Full Details...	Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm, Treat Phlegm	Tian Ma Gou Teng Wan - Severe Vertigo
Xiao Feng Wan - Clear Wind Pill - TCM Herbal Formula	Itchy and red skin lesions, possibly with weeping, comprising such conditions as psoriasis, eczema, acne, dermatitis, etc. The Pulse will generally be forceful, floating and rapid and the Tongue will have a yellow or white tongue coating... Read Full Details...	Release Wind from the Skin and Channels, Expel Wind	Si Wu Wan - Dry Skin Disorders that are Worse in Cold/Dry Weather Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan - Dermatitis, Eczema Xue Fu Zhu Yu Wan - Chronic Lesions with Itchy, Scaly Skin Pearl Powder - Moist Eczema, Weeping Itchy Lesions
Xie Xin Wan - Drain the Epigastrium Formula - TCM Herbal Formula	Signs of damp-heat with interior clumping which may settle into the abdominal region and/or rise upward to the head. Fever, irritability, red eyes, constipation, dark urine, flushed face - middle warmer issues - jaundice, dysentery,... Read Full Details...	Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity, Clear Heat

Acupuncture Theory Information

Below you find acupuncture points and protocols that are commonly involved with the resolution of this particular TCM diagnosis.

Below you will find conditions for which we have related acupuncture protocols. The protocols listed are those that may match this particular TCM diagnosis.

Helpful/Empirical Acupuncture Points for Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

Below you will find acupuncture points relevant to this tcm pattern. The points listed below are by no means the only relevant points, rather we list empirical or commonly used points as well as those applicable to use with acupressure as a self-help remedy.

¤ GB 24 Acupuncture Point - Ri Yue - Gall Bladder Meridian	¤ GV 9 Acupuncture Point - Zhi Yang - Governing Vessel Meridian
¤ LI 11 Acupuncture Point - Qu Chi - Large Intestine Meridian	¤ LV 14 Acupuncture Point - Qi Men - Liver Meridian
¤ LV 2 Acupuncture Point - Xing Jian - Liver Meridian	¤ SP 3 Acupuncture Point - Tai Bai - Spleen Meridian
¤ SP 6 Acupuncture Point - San Yin Jiao - Spleen Meridian	¤ SP 9 Acupuncture Point - Yin Ling Quan - Spleen Meridian
¤ UB 18 Acupuncture Point - Gan Shu - Bladder Meridian	¤ UB 19 Acupuncture Point - Dan Shu - Bladder Meridian