Manifests in irritability, tendency to anger, dizziness, abdominal and hypochondriac pain and distension, fullness in chest, excessive sighing, breast distension, belching, loss of appetite, nausea, sensation of a foreign body in throat, menstrual disorders. Pulse is thready and taut. Tongue is reddened with little coating. Marked by cough with thick or yellow phlegm, pain in the chest and shortness of breath. Tongue is red with little coating.
Pulse is thready and rapid.
Qi from food, and Qi from air. Responsible for the movement, functioning, and warmth of the body and for protection from disease. Obstruction of vital energy and blood flow usually bringing on pains, specifically arthritis, due to Wind, Cold and Dampness blocking the channels of the limbs. The causes of disease. Pathogenic Factors include Wind, Cold, Dampness, Heat, Dryness and Fire.