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Pericardium

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Pericardium meridian

Pericardium 1

Pain

  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Swelling and pain of the axilla
  • Headache
  • Pain of the arm

Affecting movement

  • Inability to raise the four limbs

Affecting temperature

  • Fever with absence of sweating

Color and swelling

  • Scrofula of the neck
  • Swelling and pain of the axilla

Skin

  • Skin abscess

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough with copious phlegm
  • Rattling sound in the chest and throat
  • Agitation of the chest and diaphragm
  • Shortness of breath

Pathology

  • Scrofula of the neck
  • Malaria

Eyes

  • Blurred vision

Throat

  • Rattling sound in the chest and throat

Maternal

  • Insufficient lactation

Pericardium 2

Pain

  • Pain of the chest, back, shoulder, shoulder blade and arm
  • Pain of the medial aspect of the upper arm

Affecting temperature

  • Aversion to wind and cold

Color and swelling

  • Stone edema

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough

Heart

  • Palpitations

Eyes

  • Blurred vision

Pericardium 3

Pain

  • Dry tongue with pain of the lateral costal region
  • Pain and contraction of the elbow and arm

Affecting movement

  • Pain and contraction of the elbow and arm
  • Paralysis of the upper limb
  • Tremor of the head
  • Tremor of the hand and arm

Neurological

  • Paralysis of the upper limb
  • Tremor of the head
  • Tremor of the hand and arm

Affecting temperature

  • Febrile disease

Lung and airway related problems

  • Dyspnea and cough
  • Coughing blood

Heart

  • Palpitations

Gastrointestinal

  • Diarrhea
  • Dysenteric disorder

Psycho-emotional

  • Sudden turmoil disorder
  • Propensity to fright
  • Agitation and restlessness
  • Agitation with thirst

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Dry mouth
  • Dry tongue with pain of the lateral costal region

Vomiting

  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting blood

Pericardium 4

Pain

  • Chest pain

Neurological

  • Epilepsy

Pathology

  • Chronic malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Coughing blood

Psycho-emotional

  • Agitation
  • Melancholy
  • Fear and fright of people

Energy and sleep

  • Insomnia

Nose

  • Nosebleed

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Chronic hemorrhoids

Vomiting

  • Vomiting blood

Pericardium 5

Pain

  • Pain of the inner aspect of the elbow and arm
  • Epigastric pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Painful urinary dysfunction
  • Uretheral pain

Affecting movement

  • Clonic spasm
  • Weakness of the wrist

Speech

  • Loss of voice
  • Halting speech

Neurological

  • Clonic spasm
  • Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Aversion to wind and cold
  • Febrile disease
  • Heat of palms

Color and swelling

  • Scrofula of the neck
  • Red face and yellow eyes
  • Swelling of the axilla

Pathology

  • Scrofula of the neck
  • Malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Oppression of the chest

Heart

  • Palpitations

Gastrointestinal

  • Epigastric pain
  • Abdominal pain

Childhood and adolescence

  • Sudden fright disorder in children

Psycho-emotional

  • Apprehension
  • Propensity to fright
  • Mania
  • Agitation and restlessness
  • Sudden mania
  • Manic raving as if seeing ghosts
  • Sudden fright disorder in children
  • Sudden turmoil disorder

Eyes

  • Red face and yellow eyes

Face

  • Red face and yellow eyes

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Drooling following windstroke

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Irregular menstruation
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Diseases of menstruation
  • Clotted menstrual flow
  • Whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina
  • Retention of lochea
  • Painful urinary dysfunction
  • Urethral pain

Vomiting and nausea

  • Vomiting
  • Retching
  • Vomiting and spitting blood
  • Vomiting foam
  • Nausea

Other symptoms

  • Poor memory

Pericardium 6

Pain

  • Pain and contraction of the elbow and upper arm
  • Stiffness and pain of the head and neck
  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Epigastric pain
  • Stabbing epigastric pain
  • Low grade abdominal pain
  • Headache
  • Stiffness and pain of the head and neck

Affecting movement

  • Pain and contraction of the elbow and upper arm
  • Stiffness and pain of the head and neck
  • Stiffness of the chest with agitation

Neurological

  • The five types of epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Febrile disease
  • Fever with absence of sweating
  • Red face with hot skin

Color and swelling

  • Swelling of the axilla

Skin

  • Jaundice

Pathology

  • Malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Hiccup

Heart

  • Palpitations
  • Pounding sensation of the heart
  • Disorder of heart rate and rhythm
  • Hypertension

Gastrointestinal

  • Epigastric pain
  • Stabbing epigastric pain
  • Low grade abdominal pain
  • Borborygmus
  • Diarrhea
  • Blood in the stool
  • Prolapse of the rectum

Psycho-emotional

  • Stiffness of the chest with agitation
  • Fright palpitations
  • Pounding sensation of the heart
  • Mania
  • Apprehension
  • Fear and fright
  • Sadness

Energy and sleep

  • Insomnia

Eyes

  • Yellow eyes
  • Red eyes

Face

  • Red face with hot skin

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Cracked and bleeding tongue

Speech

  • Inability to speak after windstroke

Maternal

  • Post-partum dizziness

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Irregular menstruation
  • Painful urinary dysfunction

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Dizziness

  • Dizziness
  • Post-partum dizziness

Other symptoms

  • Poor memory
  • Loss of memory
  • Nausea

Pericardium 7

Pain

  • Pain of the chest and lateral costal region
  • Breast pain
  • Stomach pain
  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Splitting headache
  • Pain and contraction of the elbow
  • Wrist pain

Affecting movement

  • Contraction of the hand
  • Pain and contraction of the elbow

Neurological

  • Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Fever with agitation and absence of sweating or ceaseless sweating
  • All wind-heat disorders with absence of sweating
  • Heat in the body like fire
  • Heat in the palms

Color and swelling

  • Breast abscess
  • Swelling of the axilla

Skin

  • Jaundice
  • Eczema of the hand
  • Wind rash
  • Red swollen and painful boils and infection of the hair follicles

Lung and airway related problems

  • Shortness of breath
  • Much sighing

Gastrointestinal

  • Stomach pain
  • Intestinal abscess

Heart

  • Palpitations

Psycho-emotional

  • Mania
  • Manic raving
  • Propensity to ceaseless laughing
  • Agitation
  • Weeping with grief
  • Sadness
  • Fright and fear
  • Sudden turmoil disorder

Energy and sleep

  • Insomnia

Eyes

  • Red eyes
  • Yellow eyes

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Foul breath

Throat

  • Throat painful obstruction
  • Dry throat

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Blood in the urine
  • Difficult urination

Vomiting

  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting blood

Pericardium 8

Pain

  • Pain of the chest and lateral costal region

Affecting movement

  • Tremor of the hand

Neurological

  • Tremor of the hand
  • Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Heat in the palm of the hand
  • Sweating of the palms
  • Febrile disease accompanied by sweating which continues for days
  • Fever

Obstruction

  • Hand painful obstruction

Skin

  • Eczema and tinea of the hand
  • Scaling of the skin of the hand
  • Jaundice

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough

Heart

  • Hypertension

Gastrointestinal

  • Blood in the stool
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Difficult ingestion
  • Hypogastric masses

Childhood and adolescence

  • Erosion of the mouth and tongue in children

Psycho-emotional

  • Mania-depression
  • Fright
  • Sadness
  • Propensity to anger
  • Apprehension
  • Ceaseless laughter

Eyes

  • Yellow eyes

Nose

  • Ceaseless nosebleed

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Erosion of the mouth and tongue in children
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Foul breath

Throat

  • Throat pain

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Dark urine

Vomiting

  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting blood

Other symptoms

  • Coma
  • Loss of consciousness

Pericardium 9

Pain

  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Headache

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness of the tongue

Affecting temperature

  • Heat in the palms
  • Fever
  • Fever with agitation and oppression
  • Heat in the body like fire

Heart

  • Hypertension

Gastrointestinal

  • Vomiting and diarrhea
  • Epigastric pain

Childhood and adolescence

  • Childhood nutritoinal impairment
  • Night-time crying in children

Psycho-emotional

  • Fever with agitation and oppression
  • Night-time crying in children
  • Sudden turmoil disorder

Energy and sleep

  • Night-time crying in children

Ear

  • Tinnitus

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Stiffness of the tongue

Speech

  • Inability to speak

Other symptoms

  • Loss of consciousness