Treatment Principles Flashcards
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What treatment principle applies when a chronic disease experiences an acute exacerbation?
Answer: Treat the acute exacerbation (branch) first, then return to root treatment
An acute exacerbation shifts treatment priority to the branch; once the acute phase resolves, treatment returns to the underlying chronic root.
In Eight Principle treatment, what is the appropriate method for a Shaoyang (少阳) half-exterior, half-interior pattern?
Answer: Harmonizing methods (和解法)
The Shaoyang pattern sits between exterior and interior, making harmonizing methods the correct approach, as neither pure exterior release nor interior purgation is appropriate.
The treatment principle 'subdue yang and extinguish wind' (平肝息风) is primarily used for which condition?
Answer: Liver Yang rising generating internal Liver Wind
'Subdue yang and extinguish wind' treats Liver Yang excess that generates internal Liver Wind, manifesting as tremors, vertigo, or stroke-like symptoms.
When Lung fails to descend and diffuse, causing cough with phlegm accumulation, what is the treatment principle?
Answer: Restore Lung's descending function and secondarily resolve phlegm
Restoring the Lung's descending function (肃降) is the root treatment; once Lung Qi descends properly, phlegm accumulation naturally resolves.
What does the Five Element principle 'drain the south, tonify the north' (泻南补北) treat?
Answer: Clearing Heart Fire while simultaneously nourishing Kidney Yin
'Drain the south (Heart/Fire) and tonify the north (Kidney/Water)' simultaneously clears Heart Fire and nourishes Kidney Yin to restore Heart-Kidney coordination.
The treatment principle 'lifting the pot and removing the lid' (提壶揭盖) refers to:
Answer: Opening Lung function to indirectly promote urination via the upper jiao
'Lifting the pot and removing the lid' uses Lung-diffusing methods to open the upper jiao, leveraging the Lung's role as upper source of water to indirectly promote urination.
Why is moxibustion an appropriate treatment for an unulcerated yin-type (cold-deficiency) abscess?
Answer: Warming disperses cold, moves Qi and Blood to resolve the cold-type swelling
Yin-type abscesses (阴疽) are cold in nature—moxibustion warms to dispel cold, move Qi and Blood, and promote resolution of the cold stagnation causing the swelling.