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Traditional Chinese Medicine/Chinese Medical Terms < Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese Medical Terms | Single Herbs | Prescriptions | Source Of Materia Medica | Herb To Herb Interactions Translation Chinese Term Transliteration Abdomen Fu Abdominal Mass 腹腹 Zheng Jia Abdominal Urgency, Interior Tension 腹腹 Li Ji Abnormal Transmission Ni Chuan Abscess, Sore, Ulcer Yong Absorbs Dampness 腹腹 Shou Shi Abundance; Overwhelming Sheng Abundant Cold 腹腹 Han Sheng Accepts Kidneys; Takes In Stomach Or Liver Na Accosts, Trespasses Fan Accumulating Point Or Cleft Point 腹腹 Xi Xue

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Page 1: Traditional Chinese Medicine Terms

Traditional Chinese Medicine/Chinese Medical Terms< Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chinese Medical Terms | Single Herbs | Prescriptions | Source Of Materia Medica | Herb To Herb Interactions

Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Abdomen 腹 Fu

Abdominal Mass 症瘕 Zheng Jia

Abdominal Urgency, Interior Tension 里急 Li Ji

Abnormal Transmission 逆传 Ni Chuan

Abscess, Sore, Ulcer 痈 Yong

Absorbs Dampness 收湿 Shou Shi

Abundance; Overwhelming 盛 Sheng

Abundant Cold 寒盛 Han Sheng

Accepts Kidneys; Takes In Stomach Or Liver 纳 Na

Accosts, Trespasses 犯 Fan

Accumulating Point Or Cleft Point 郗穴 Xi Xue

Accumulations 积 Ji

Accumulations And Clusters 积聚 Ji Ju

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Ache 酸楚 Suan Chu

Achy And Uncomfortable 烦疼 Fan Teng

Achy, Aches 疼 Teng

Acid Regurgitation 吞酸 Tun Suan

Acrid Taste 辛 Xin

Acupuncture Point 穴 Xue

Acupuncture Point, Associated Point 腧穴 Shu Xue

Adding Firewood Under The Cauldron 釜抵加薪 Fu Di Jia Xin

Adds, Replenishes 添 Tian

Adjust The Nutritive And Protective Qi 调营卫 Tiao Ying Wei

Adjusts 调 Tiao

Adjusts Stagnant Qi 调气滞 Tiao Qi Zhi

Adjusts The Qi 调气 Tiao Qi

Afternoon Fevers 日晡潮热 Ri Bu Chao Re

Alarm 怵 Chu

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Alarm Points 募穴 Mu Xue

Alleviates Pain, Stops Pain 止痛 Zhi Tong

Alternating Fever And Chills 寒热往来 Han Re Wang Lai

Amenorrhea 闭经 Bi Jing

An Unpleasant Fullness In The Chest And Hypochondriac

胸胁苦满 Xiong Xie Ku Man

Anchors The Errant Yang 潜阳 Qian Yang

Anchors, Subdues 潜 Qian

Anger 怒 Nu

Anguish And Vexation 懊憹 Ao Nao

Annihilating And Foul Qi 秽恶之气 Hui E Zhi Qi

Antagonizes 畏 Wei

Apathetic Expression 神情淡漠 Shen Qing Dan Mo

Apathy 精神不振 Jing Shen Bu Zhen

Arched Back Rigidity 角弓反张 Jiao Gong Fen Zhang

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Arm Or Hand 手 Shou

Aromatically Probing 香窜 Xiang Cuan

Ascendant Liver Yang 肝阳上亢 Gan Yang Shang Kang

Ascending Of Stomach Fire 胃火上升 Wei Huo Shang Sheng

Ascends, Upwardly 上 Shang

Asking Or Questioning The Patient During Diagnosis

问诊 Wen Zhen

Assaults 袭 Xi

Adjuvant Herb In A Formula 佐 Zuo

Adjuvant Herb 佐药 Zuo Yao

Assists The Yang 助阳 Zhu Yang

Assists, Reinforces 助 Zhu

Asthma 哮 Xiao

Atrophy Disorder 痿症 Wei Zheng

Attack And Drive Out Cold Accumulation 攻逐寒积 Gong Zhu Han Ji

Attacks Accumulation 攻积 Gong Ji

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Attacks Toxin 攻毒 Gong Du

Attacks Upwards 攻上 Gong Shang

Augments The Qi 益气 Yi Qi

Augments, Benefits 益 Yi

Autumnal Obtuseness 秋呆子 Qiu Dai Zi

Autumn-Dryness 秋燥 Qiu Zao

Aversion To Food 恶食 Wu Shi

Aversion To Wind 恶风 Wu Feng

Awakens The Spirit; Restores Consciousness 醒神 Xing Shen

Awakens The Spleen 醒脾 Xing Pi

Back Associated Points 背俞穴 Bei Shu Xue

Balanced And Dense 平秘 Ping Mi

Bandit Wind 贼风 Zei Feng

Banish 驱逐 Qu Zhu

Be Detained, Hang Around, Retained 稽留 Ji Liu

Bears On 凑 Cou

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Benefits The Gallbladder 利胆 Li Dan

Bi Syndrome 痹证 Bi Zheng

Binding Confinement 兜涩 Dou Se

Binds Essence 涩精 Se Jing

Binds Up Or Constrains 约 Yue

Binds Up The Intestines 涩肠 Se Chang

Binds; Rough Urination 涩 Se

Bitter 苦 Ku

Bladder 膀胱 Pang Guang

Bladder Meridian (Urinary Bladder Meridian) 膀胱经 Pang Guang Jing

Blanches 练 Lian

Bland 淡 Dan

Bland Sensation In The Mouth And An Inability To Taste Food

口淡 Kou Dan

Blandly Leaches Out And Resolves Dampness 淡渗利湿 Dan Shen Li Shi

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Blazing Fire In Both The Qi And Nutritive Levels 气营两燔 Qi Ying Liang Fan

Blazing Heat 炽热 Chi Re

Bloating 䐜 Chen

Blocked 闭 Bi

Blood 血 Xue

Blood Deficiency 血虚 Xue Xu

Blood Level Or Blood Sector 血分 Xue Fen

Blood Lodged In The Lower Burner 血下入注 Xue Xia Ru Zhu

Blood Stasis, Or Stasis Of Blood 血瘀 Xue Yu

Body Constituition Of A Person 体质 Ti Zhi

Body Fever 身热 Shen Re

Boil 疖 Jie

Bone Atrophy Illness 骨缩病 Gu Suo Bing

Bone Flaccidity Illness 骨痿 Gu Wei

Bones 骨 Gu

Bones And Joints Are Achy And Bothersome 骨节疼烦 Gu Jie Teng Fan

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Breached 豁 Huo

Breakdown, Loss Of Management, Loss Of Oversight

失司 Shi Si

Breaks Up 破 Po

Breaks Up Accumulations Of Yin 破阴 Po Yin

Breaks Up Blood Stasis 破血 Po Xue

Breast Abscess 乳痈 Ru Yong

Breast Lumps 乳癖 Ru Pi

Brightens, Clears, Or Enlightens 明 Ming

Builds Up Or Constructs The Middle 建中 Jian Zhong

Buildup Of Blood 蓄血 Xu Xue

Buildup Of Water 蓄水 Xu Shui

Bulging Disorder 疝 Shan

Bulging Qi Disorder 疝气 Shan Qi

Bursts Clogged Phlegm 截痰 Jie Tan

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

'Butterflies' Above The Navel 脐上恐 Qi Shang Kong

Calcined 煅 Duan

Calms The Liver And Extinguishes Wind 平肝熄风 Ping Gan Xi Feng

Calms The Stomach 平胃 Ping Wei

Calms Wheezing 平喘 Píng Chuan

Calms, Pacifies ; Balanced 平 Ping

Carousing Of The Spirit 神摇 Shen Yao

Causes Dampness To Flow Away 流湿 Liu Shi

Cavernous Diarrhea 洞泄 Dong Xie

Channel Sinews 经筋 Jing Jin

Channels With Abundance 盛经 Sheng Jing

Channels, Stages, Warps 经 Jing

Channel-Stroke 中经 Zhong Jing

Chaotic Movement 妄行 Wang Xing

Chaotic Movement Of Hot Blood 血热妄行 Xue Re Wang Xing

Checks Malarial Disorders 截疟 Jie Nue

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Chest And Hypochondriac Pain 胸胁痛 Xiong Xie Tong

Chest Painful Obstruction 胸痺 Xiong Bi

Chief, Sovereign 君 Jun

Childhood Convulsions, Fright Seizures 惊风 Jing Feng

Childhood Nutritional Impairment 疳积 Gan Ji

Chills Or Aversion To Cold 恶寒 Wu Han

Chong Meridian (Penetrating Vessel) 冲脉 Chong Mai

Chronic Sores 瘘 Lou

Cinnabar Field 丹田 Dan Tian

Clarifying And Descending 肃降 Su Jiang

Clearing And Clarifying 清肃 Qing Su

Clears 清 Qing

Clears Away 辟 Pi

Clears Away Filth 辟秽 Pi Hui

Clears Away Foulness 辟秽 Bi Hui

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Clears Consciousness, Clears The Sensory Orifices 清窍 Qing Qiao

Clears Dryness 清燥 Qing Zao

Clears Heat 清热 Qing Re

Clears The Brain 清脑 Qïng Nao

Clears The Eyes, IMPROVES VISION 明目 Ming Mu

Clings, Attaches To 恋 Lian

Clogs 壅 Yong

Closed-Type Stroke 闭症 Bi Zheng

Closes Wounds 收口 Shou Kou

Clumped Heat 热结 Re Jie

Clumping In The Chest Disorder 结胸症 Jie Xiong Zheng

Clumping Of Water And Heat, Or Water-Heat Complexes

水热互结 Shui Re Hu Jie

Clumping, Knotting 结 Jie

Cold 寒 Han

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Cold Accosts The Lungs 寒邪犯肺 Han Xie Fan Fei

Cold Evil 寒邪 Han Xie

Cold Extremities 四肢冷 Si Zhi Leng

Cold-Damage 伤寒 Shang Han

Cold-Phlegm 寒痰 Han Tan

Collapse 厥 Jue

Collapse From Roundworm 蛔厥 Hui Jue

Collaterals; Connects, Reticulates 络 Luo

Collected Clumped Heat Toxin 热毒蕴结 Re Du Yun Jie

Collection Of Damp-Heat Smoldering In The Body 湿热蕴伏 Shi Re Yun Fu

Collects 蕴 Yun

Commingled Heat 协热 Xie Re

Commingled Heat With Diarrhea 协热利下 Xie Re Li Xia

Complexion 面色 Mian Se

Conception Vessel 任脉 Ren Mai

Concurrent Symptom 兼症 Jian Zheng

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Condenses The Fluids 炼液 Lian Ye

Condition, Disorder 症 Zheng

Confined Pulse 牢脉 Lao Mai

Confluent Points Of 8 Extraordinary Meridians 交会穴 Jiao Hui Xue

Congeals 凝 Ning

Congenital Essence 先天之精 Xian Tian Zhi Jing

Conglomerations And Gatherings 瘕聚 Jia Ju

Connecting Points, Collateral Points 络穴 Luo Xue

Consciousness, Essence-Spirit 精神 Jing Shen

Consistently Irregular Pulse 代脉 Dai Mai

Constrained And Clumped Interior Heat 里热郁结 Li Re Yu Jie

Constrained And Clumped Liver Qi 肝气郁结 Gan Qi Yu Jie

Constrains, Constraint 郁 Yu

Constraint Or Depression 郁症 Yu Zheng

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Constructs, Builds Up 建 Jian

Consumptive Painful Urinary Dribbling 淋 Lao Lin

Contains 摄 She

Contains Blood 摄血 She Xue

Contend 搏 Bo

Continuous Palpitations, Panicky Throbbing 怔忡 Zheng Chong

Continuous Trickle 淋漓不止 Lin Li Bu Zhi

Contracted And Frigid Extremities 手足瘛厥 Shou Zu Chi Jue

Contraction And Tension Of The Joints 关节拘挛 Guan Jie Ju Luan

Control, Restrain 制 Zhi

Controls Urine, Contain Urination 缩尿 Suo Niao

Contusion And Sprain 挫闪 Cuo Shan

Cools 凉 Liang

Cools & Transforms Phlegm-Heat 清热热痰 Qing Hua Re Tan

Cools The Blood 凉血 Liang Xue

Corporeal Soul 魄 Po

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Corrective Adjuvant In A Herbal Formula 佐制 (制佐) Zuo Zhi (Zhi Zuo)

Corrupted Blood 败血 Bai Xue

Coughing Up Of Blood 咳血 Ka Xue

Cracks 裂文 Lie Wen

Crane’S Knee Wind 鹤膝风 He Xi Feng

Cross Hands To Cover The Heart 叉手冒心 Cha Shou Mao Xin

Crystal Tongue Coating 水晶苔 Shui Jing Tai

Cun (Distal), Guan (Mid) , Chi (Proximal) Pulse Points On The Wrists

寸,关,尺 Cun, Guan, Chi

Cupping 拔罐 Ba Guan

Curbs 抑 Yi

Curbs The Liver 抑肝 Yi Gan

Curbs The Yin 抑阴 Yi Yin

Curtail The Liver 伐肝 Fa Gan

Curtail, Cut Down 伐 Fa

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Cut Off, Severed 绝 Jue

Cuts Through 劈 Pi

Damages 伤 Shang

Damp Erosions 湿烂 Shi Lan

Damp Heat 湿热 Shi Re

Damp Tinea-Like Rash 湿癣 Shï Xuan

Damp, Dampness 湿 Shi

Damp-Cold Encumbers The Spleen 寒湿困脾 Han Shi Kun Pi

Damp-Coldness 寒湿 Han Shi

Damp-Heat 湿热 Shi Re

Damp-Heat Collects In The Spleen 脾蕴湿热 Pi Yun Shi Re

Damp-Heat Lodged In The Lower Burner 湿热下注 Shi Re Xia Zhu

Damp-Phlegm 湿痰 Shi Tan

Damp-Phlegm 痰湿 Tan Shi

Damp-Summerheat 暑湿 Shu Shi

Dan Tian 丹田 Dan Tian

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Dash 撞 Zhuang

Daybreak Diarrhea 五更泻 Wu Geng Xie

Deafness 耳聋 Er Long

Debilitated, Sapped 衰 Shuai

Decreased Food Intake 纳 差 Na Cha

Deep Invasion Of Pathogenic Cold 寒邪深侵 Han Xie Shen Qin

Deep-Source Nasal Congestion 鼻渊 Bi Yuan

Defeats, Overcomes, Corrupts 败 Bai

Defends, Conserves 守 Shou

Deficiency 虚 Xu

Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward 虚火上炎 Xu Huo Shang Yan

Deficiency Or Asthenia Syndrome 虚证 Xu Zheng

Deficiency Overwork 虚劳 Xu Lao

Deficiency, Hollow 虚 Xu

Deficient Pulse 虚脉 Xu Mai

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Delayed Discharge 晚发 Wan Fa

Deliberation 虑 Lu

Delights The Spleen 悦脾 Yue Pi

Delirious Speech, Raving 谵语 Zhan Yu

Dementia 神志痴呆 Shen Zhi Chi Dai

Depart, Retreat 却 Que

Depletes Or Consumes Fluids 耗津 Hao Jin

Deputy Ingredient In A Formula 臣 Chen

Derangement 神志错乱 Shen Zhi Cuo Luan

Despondency 抑郁 Yi Yu

Dessicated Intestines 肠枯 Chang Ku

Dessicated, Parched 枯 Ku

Devastated Yang 亡阳 Wang Yang

Deviated 偏歪 Pian Wai

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Deviation Of The Mouth And Eyes 口眼歪斜 Kou Yan Wai Xie

Diagnostic Methods 诊法 Zhen Fa

Diaphragm 膈 Ge

Diarrhea 腹泄 Fu Xie

Difficulty In Expressing Oneself Or In Forming Words

言语难出 Yan Yu Nan Chu

Diminishes, Deleted 减 Jian

Diptherial Disorder 白喉 Bai Hou

Directs Downward, Descends 降 Jiang

Directs Fire Downward 降火 Jiang Huo

Directs Turbidity Downward 降浊 Jiang Zhuo

Disability From Wind 风废 Feng Fei

Disbands Painful Obstruction 宣痺 Xuan Bi

Discharges And Disperses 发散 Fa San

Discharges Exterior Conditions 发表 Fa Biao

Dislodges Phlegm 豁痰 Huo Tan

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Dislodges, Forcefully Removes 豁 Huo

Disorientation 神迷 Shen Mi

Disorientation, Vagueness 恍惚精神 Huang Hu Jing Shen

Dispels 祛 Qu

Dispels Blood Stasis 祛瘀 Qu Yu

Dispels Cold 祛寒 Qu Han

Dispels Wind-Damp 祛风湿 Qu Feng Shi

Disperses And Unblocks The Qi Of The Nasal Orifice

宣通鼻窍 Xuan Tong Bi Qiao

Disperses Constraint 疏郁 Shu Yu

Disperses Fire From Constraint 散郁火 San Yu Huo

Disperses Fullness 散满 San Man

Disperses Stasis 散瘀 San Yu

Disperses Swelling 散肿 San Zhong

Disperses Wind 疏风 Shu Feng

Disperses, Dredges 疏 Shu

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Disruptive Disease 动病 Dong Bing

Disseminates And Adjusts The Lung Qi 宣肺调气 Xuan Fei Tiao Qi

Disseminates And Facillitates Qi 宣畅气机 Xuan Chang Qi Ji

Disseminates, Dissipates, Diffuses, Disbands 宣 Xuan

Dissipates 涣 Huan

Dissipates, Disperses Clumps, Knots Or Nodules 散结 San Jie

Distal Pulse 寸脉 Cun Mai

Distended 肿胀 Zhong Zhang

Distended Eyes 目胀 Mu Zhang

Distress 烦冤 Fan Yuan

Disturb, Move, Disrupt, Stir, Agitate ; Disruption, Perturbation, Stirring, Agitation

动 Dong

Dizziness 眩晕 Xuan Yun

Dormant Or Deep, Harboured Phlegm 宿痰 Su Tan

Dormant, Harboured, Or Deep-Seated Pathogenic Influences

宿邪 Su Xie

Drains Downward 泻下 Xie Xia

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Drains Fire 泻火 Xie Huo

Drains Heat Accumulation 泻热积 Xie Re Ji

Drains Out, Discharges 泄 Xie

Drains, Drains Out, Draws Off 泻 Xie

Drastic, Intense 峻 Jun

Drastically Purges 峻下 Jun Xia

Drastically Purges And Drives Out Water 峻下逐水 Jun Xia Zhu Shui

Draws Out Toxicity 托毒 Tuo Du

Draws Out, Uproot 拔 Ba

Dread 惧 Ju

Dread, Jerks 惕 Ti

Dredges Liver Qi 疏肝 Shu Gan

Dredges The Protective 疏卫 Shu Wei

Dregs 糟粕 Zao Po

Dribbling Urination 淋漓 Lin Li

Dries , Dry, Parched , Dryness 燥 Zao

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Dries Dampness 燥湿 Zao Shi

Drives Out 逐 Zhu

Drives Out Dampness 逐湿 Zhu Shi

Drives Out Phlegm 逐痰 Zhu Tan

Drives Out Water 逐水 Zhu Shui

Drives Qi Downward 下气 Xia Qi

Drum-Like Abdominal Distention 鼓胀 Gu Zhang

Du Meridian (Governing Vessel) 督脉 Du Mai

Dull 惨惨 Can Can

Dull Pale 淡白 Dan Bai

Dusky Pale 苍白 Cang Bai

Dwelling 府 Fu

Dwells 居 Ju

Dysenteric Disorder 痢疾 Li Ji

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Dysphagia 噎 Ye

Dysphagia-Occlusion 噎嗝 Ye Ge

Earth 土 Tu

Ease The Spirit 畅神 Chang Shen

Eases The Diaphragm 快膈 Kuai Ge

Eases The Intestines 宽肠 Kuan Chang

Eases The Middle 宽中 Kuan Zhong

Easily Startled 警惕 Jing Ti

Eight Acupuncture Meeting Points 八会穴 Ba Hui Xue

Eight Extraordinary Meridians (consisting of Ren Mai, Du Mai, Chong Mai, Dai Mai, Yin Wei Mai, Yang Wei Mai, Yin Qiao Mai, Yang Qiao Mai)

奇经八脉 (任脉,督脉,冲脉,带脉,阴维脉,阳维脉,阴蹻脉,阳蹻脉)

Qi Jing Ba Mai (Ren Mai, Du Mai, Chong Mai, Dai Mai, Yin Wei Mai, Yang Wei Mai, Yin Qiao Mai, Yang Qiao Mai)

Eight Parameters Of Diagnosis 八纲 Ba Gang

Elation, Joy 喜 Xi

Eliminates Dampness 除湿 Chu Shi

Eliminates Irritability 除烦 Chu Fan

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Eliminates Summerheat 消暑 Xiao Shu

Eliminates Toxin 消毒 Xiao Du

Eliminates, Gets Rid Of 除 Chu

Emotion 情 Qing

Enables The Diaphragm 利膈 Li Ge

Encumbers 困 Kun

Endogenous Cold 内寒 Nei Han

Endogenous Dampness 内湿 Nei Shi

Endogenous Dryness 内燥 Nei Zao

Endogenous Heat 内热 Nei Re

Endogenous Wind 内风 Nei Feng

Endowment 禀赋 Bing Fu

Enmeshment Of Deficiency And Excess Together 虚实挟杂 Xu Shi Xie Za

Enriches 滋 Zi

Enriches The Kidneys 滋肾 Zi Shen

Enriches The Yin 滋阴 Zi Yin

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Ensconced Lumps 癖 Pi

Entangling Throat Wind Disorder 缠喉风 Chan Hou Feng

Enuresis 遗尿 Yi Niao

Envoy 史 Shi

Epidemic Disorders 瘟疫 Wen Yi

Epidemic Pestilence 疫疠 Yi Li

Epidemic Seasonal Disorder 瘟疾 Wen Ji

Epidemic Toxin 疫毒 Yi Du

Epigastric Pain And Distention 胃胀痛 Wei Zhang Tong

Epigastrium 心下 Xin Xia

Eructate 哕 Yue

Eructation And Rebellion 哕逆 Yue Ni

Erysipelas 丹毒 Dan Du

Essence 精 Jing

Ethereal Soul 魂 Hun

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Excess Or Sthenia Syndrome 实证 Shi Zheng

Excessive Drinking 多饮 Duo Yin

Excessive Pulse 实脉 Shi Mai

Excessive Sleeping 多寐症 Duo Mei Zheng

Exhausted 亏 Kui

Exhausted Large Intestine Fluids 大肠液亏 Da Chang Ye Kui

Exogenous Evil 外邪 Wai Xie

Expands The Chest 宽胸 Kuan Xiong

Expands, Eases 宽 Kuan

Expedites, Promotes 催 Cui

Expels Parasites 驱虫 Qu Chong

Expels Pus 排脓 Pai Nong

Expels, Drives, Reins In 驱 Qu

Exploits Or Encroaches On The Spleen 乘脾 Cheng Pi

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Exterior Syndrome 表证 Biao Zheng

External Damp Obstructs The Spleen 外湿阻脾 Wai Shi Zu Pi

External, Outside 外 Wai

Externally Oversteps, Goes Beyond Normal Boundaries, Thrust Out Externally, Evict, Extrude

外越 Wai Yue

Externally-Contracted 外感 Wai Gan

Extinguishes 熄 Xi

Extinguishes Wind 熄风 Xi Feng

Extraordinary Channels 奇经 Qi Jing

Extremities, Limbs 四肢 Si Zhi

Exuberant Liver Fire 肝火旺 Gan Huo Wang

Exuberant Wood Takes Advantage Of Earth 木旺乘土 Mu Wang Cheng Tu

Facial Tic 面肌痉挛 Mian Ji Jing Luan

Faciliates And Promotes Resolution Of Dampness; Resolves Dampness

利湿 Li Shi

Facilitate Passage Through The Orifices 利窍 Li Qiao

Facilitated, Patent, Open, Unimpeded 畅 Chang

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Facilitates Enlightenment Of The Spirit; Improving Mental Abilities

通神明 Tong Shen Ming

Facilitates The Qi Dynamic 畅气机 Chang Qi Ji

Facilitates The Water Pathways 利水道 Li Shui Dao

Failure Of The Lung To Disseminate Qi 肺气不宣 Fei Qi Bu Xuan

Faint Pulse 微脉 Wei Mai

Fatigue And Lethargy 怠 Dai

Fatigued Limbs 四肢困倦 Si Zhi Kun Juan

Fear 恐 Kong

Fear Of Cold 畏寒 Wei Han

Febrile Diseases 热寎 Re Bing

Feeble, Faint, Slight; Diminish 微 Wei

Felicitates The Qi 快气 Kuai Qi

Fetters The Exterior 束表 Shu Biao

Fetters, Ties Up 束 Shu

Feverish Sensation In The Head 脑热 Nao Re

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Feverishness From Internal Damage 内伤发热 Nei Shang Fa Re

Fierce And Violent 猛烈 Meng Lie

Fills In, Replenishes 填补 Tian Bu

Fire 火 Huo

Fire From Constraint 郁火 Yu Huo

Fire Toxin 火毒 Huo Du

Fishy Odor 腥 Xing

Five Elements Theory 五行学说 Wu Xing Xue Shuo

Five Excretions 五液 Wu Ye

Five Phases, Five-Phase 五行 Wu Xing

Five Retardations 五迟 Wu Chi

Five Transport Points 五腧穴 Wu Shu Xue

Five Weaknesses 五软 Wu Ruan

Five Zang (Solid) Organs 五脏 Wu Zang

Fixed Kidney Disorder 肾著 Shen Zhuo

Fixed Painful Obstruction 著痺 Zhuo Bi

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Translation Chinese Term Transliteration

Flaccid 微软 Wai Ruan

Flanks 胁下 Xie Xia

Flares Upward 上炎 Shang Yan

Flaring 燔 Fan

Flaring, Flourishing 旺 Wang

Flavor (Taste) 味 Wei

Flesh 肉 Rou

Flesh Interstices 分肉 Fen Rou

Flimsy 涣散 Huan Sen

Floating Edema 浮肿 Fu Zhong

Floating Pulse 浮脉 Fu Mai

Flooding Pulse 洪脉 Hong Mai

Flowing Fire 流火 Liu Huo

Fluctuating Fever 身热不扬 Shen Re Bu Yang

Fluid 津液 Jin Ye

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Flush Away Pathogenic Heat 荡涤热邪 Dang Di Re Xie

Flush Away Pathogenic Heat 荡 Dang

Flushed 潮红 Chao Hong

Flushed Complexion 面赤 Mian Chi

Flushes Downward 冲下 Chong Xia

Flustered, Alarmed 心慌 Xin Huang

Focal Distention 痞 Pi

Food Qi 谷气 Gu Qi

Food Therapy 食疗 Shi Liao

Food-Damage 伤食 Shang Shi

Forceful Pulse, Pulse With Strength 有力脉 You Li Mai

Forceless Pulse 无力脉 Wu Li Mai

Forces, Compels, Presses 逼 Bi

Forgetfull, Absent-Minded 健忘 Jian Wang

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Fortifies The Sinews And Bones 壮筋骨 Zhuang Jin Gu

Fortifies The Yin 坚阴 Jian Yin

Fortifies, Firms, Hard 坚 Jian

Fortifies; Vigorous 壮 Zhuang

Foster, Increase 长 Zhang

Fosters Yin 育阴 Yu Yin

Foul Turbidity 秽浊 Hui Zhuo

Foul, Filth 垢 Gou

Four Command Acupuncture Points 四总穴 Si Zong Xue

Four Dominant Acupuncture Points 四要血 Si Yao Xue

Four Levels, Sectors Or Phases Of Disease (Defensive, Qi, Nutritive, Blood)

四分 Si Fen

Four Limbs (The Hands And Legs Of A Person) 四肢 Si Zhi

Frail Pulse 弱脉 Ruo Mai

Frail Spleen 脾弱 Pi Ruo

Fresh-Looking Red 鲜红 Xian Hong

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Fried (Dry-fried) 炒 Chao

Fright Mania 惊妄 Jing Wang

Frigid Extremities 四逆发冷 Si Ni Fa Leng

Frost (a herb prepared in powder form) 霜 Shuang

Frozen Affect 神凝 Shen Ning

Full, Ample, Brimming; Fills Up 充 Chong

Fullness 满 Man

Fumes 熏 Xun

Fumes Upwards; Evaporates 熏蒸 Xun Zheng

Fuzzy Thinking 神识如蒙 Shen Shi Ru Meng

Gall Bladder 胆 Dan

Gallbladder 胆 Dan

Gastric Cavity 脘 Wen

Gathering Qi 宗气 Zong Qi

Gathers In Dampness 收湿 Shou Shi

Gathers Up, Pools Fluids, Cluster, Collects 聚 Ju

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Generalized Coldness And Pain 身寒痛 Shen Han Tong

Generates 生 Sheng

Generates Flesh 生肌 Sheng Ji

Generates The Pulse 生脉 Sheng Mai

Genital Itching 阴痒 Yin Yang

Gently Disperses Dryness 轻宣燥邪 Qing Xuan Zao Xie

Genuine Qi 真气 Zhen Qi

Gets Rid Of 去 Qu

Girdle Vessel Or Belt Meridian 带脉 Dai Mai

Glaucomatous Disorder 青光眼 Qing Guang Yan

Goiter 瘿 Ying

Goiter; Neck Tumors 瘿瘤 Ying Liu

Gone, Expended, Finished, Exhausted 尽 Jin

Governing Vessel 督脉 Du Mai

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Governs 统 Tong

Governs; Focuses 主 Zhu

Grand Yang (Synonym For Greater Yang) 巨阳 Ju Yang

Gravelly Painful Urinary Dribbling 砂淋 Sha Lin

Greasy Coating, Cloying Substances 腻 Ni

Great Loss, Devastation, Destroyed 亡 Wang

Great Qi 大气 Da Qi

Greater Yang 太阳 Tai Yang

Greater Yin 太阴 Tai Yin

Grey 灰 Hui

Grief 愁 Chou

Grinds Away, Wears 磨 Mo

Grinds Down 消磨 Xiao Mo

Gripping Pain And Tenderness In The Upper Epigastrium

心下急 Xin Xia Ji

Gu Toxin 蛊毒 Gu Du

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Guards , Protects, Takes Care Of 保 Bao

Guide Out Accumulation 导积 Dao Ji

Guides Out 导 Dao

Guides Out Stagnation 导滞 Dao Zhi

Guiding Herbs 使药 Shi Yao

Gurgling Sound In The Throat 痰鸣 Tan Ming

Gushes Upward, Upflushing 上冲 Shang Chong

Gushes, Flushes 冲 Chong

Gushing Point Or Spring Point 荥穴 Ying Xue

Gynaecology 妇科 Fu Ke

Haggard 憔悴 Qiao Cui

Hair 毛 Mao

Hallucinations Characterized By Grasping At Air 撮空 Cuo Kong

Harass And Disturb The Heart Spirit 扰动心神 Rao Dong Xin Shen

Harass, Derange, Make A Disturbance, Make Trouble

扰 Rao

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Harbors Blood Stasis 挟瘀 Xie Yu

Harm; Impairment 损 Sun

Harmonizes The Middle Burner 和中 He Zhong

Harmonizes The Stomach 和胃 He Wei

Hauling The Boat Upstream 逆流挽舟 Ni Liu Wan Zhou

Headed Flat Abscesses Of The Back 发背 Fa Bei

Healthy Energy 正气 Zheng Qi

Heart 心 Xin

Heart Blood Stasis 心血瘀 Xin Xue Yu

Heart Disharmony 心病 Xin Bing

Heart Fire Transferred To The Small Intestine 心移热于小肠 Xin Yi Re Yu Xiao Chang

Heart Heat Punishes The Lung 心热刑肺 Xin Re Xing Fei

Heart Meridian 手少阴心经 Shou Shao Yin Xin Jing

Heat 热 Re

Heat Accumulation 热积 Re Ji

Heat Clumping With Circumfluence 热结旁流 Re Jie Pang Liu

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Heat Deranging Or Harassing The Heart 热扰心 Re Rao Xin

Heat Enters The Blood Chamber 热入血室 Re Ru Xue Shi

Heat In The Five Centers 五心热 Wu Xin Re

Heat Pathogen Clogs The Lungs 热邪壅肺 Re Xie Yong Fei

Heat Scorching The Chest And Diaphragm 热灼胸膈 Re Zhuo Xiong Ge

Heat Scorching The Yin Of The Nutritive Level 热灼营阴 Re Zhuo Ying Yin

Heat Toxin 热毒 Re Du

Heaven-Borne Blisters 天疱疮 Tian Pao Chuang

Heavenly Dew 天癸 Tian Gui

Heavy Lethargy 身困 Shen Kun

Hectic Fever 潮热 Chao Re

Hefty Yang 重阳 Zhong Yang

Helpful Adjuvant Herb 助佐 (佐助) Zhu Zuo (Zuo Zhu)

Helps Close Sores 敛疮 Lian Chuang

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Hemilateral Withering Or Hemiplegia 偏枯 Pian Ku

Herbal Decoction 煎药 Jian Yao

Hiccough 呃逆 E Ni

Hidden Beam 伏梁 Fu Liang

Hidden Pulse 伏脉 Fu Mai

Holds Something In, Hinders, Retains, Traps 遏 E

Hollow Pulse 芤脉 Kou Mai

Honey-fried 蜜炙 Mi Zhi

Hot Lung Atrophy 热肺痿 Re Fei Wei

Hot Painful Obstruction 热痺 Re Bi

Hot Phlegm 热痰 Re Tan

Hot, Heat, Feverish, Fever 热 Re

Hyperactivity 亢 Kang

Hypochondrium 胁 Xie

Hyptertonic Pain 㽲痛 Jiao Tong

Immobile Abdominal Mass 症 Zheng

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Impaired Consciousness, Muddled Consciousness 神昏 Shen Hun

Impairment 失职 Shi Zhi

Impeded 不畅 Bu Chang

Impedes 妨 Fang

Improves Hearing 聪耳 Cong Er

Improves The Condition Of The Throat 利喉 Li Hou

Improves The Spleen’S Transporting Function 运脾 Yun Pi

Improves, Promotes, Benefits, Facilitates, Enables 利 Li

Inability To Fully Recover After Loss Of Consciousness

醒后不复原 Xing Hou Bu Fu Yuan

Incomplete And Irregular Bowel Movements 大便不爽 Da Bian Bu Shuang

Increases Fluids 增液 Zeng Ye

Indefinable Epigastric Discomfort 嘈杂 Cao Za

Indistinct Pulse 脉象模糊 Mai Xiang Mo Hu

Indolence 惰 Duo

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Induces Sweating 发汗 Fa Han

Induces Ulceration 溃坚 Kui Jian

Infestatious Disease 疰病 Zhu Bing

Inhales, Draws In 吸 Xi

Inhibits Sweating 敛汗 Lian Han

Injury From Overstrain 劳伤 Lao Shang

Insensitivity; Lack Of Sensation 不仁 Bu Ren

Insidious Loss Of Vision Without Visible Physical Changes To The Eye

青盲 Qing Mang

Insomnia 不寐 Bu Mei

Insomnia With Dream-Disturbed Sleep 失眠多梦 Shi Mian Duo Meng

Inspection (Visual Diagnosis) 望诊 Wang Zhen

Instability Of The Exterior 表不固 Biao Bu Gu

Insufficiency (cf. Deficiency - 虚 or Xu) 不足 Bu Zu

Insufficient Middle Qi 中气不足 Zhong Qi Bu Zu

Intelligence, Wisdom 智 Zhi

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Intemperate Dispersing And Draining Of Qi 疏泄无度 Shu Xie Wu Du

Intense Tonic 峻补 Jun Bu

Intense Toxic Swellings 肿毒 Zhong Du

Intention, Signification 意 Yi

Interior 里 Li

Interior Syndrome 里证 Li Zheng

Interlocked 错综 Cuo Zong

Internal Blazing Of Liver Wind 肝风内炽 Gan Feng Nei Chi

Internal Blazing Of Ministerial Fire 相火内炽 Xiang Huo Nei Chi

Internal Heat Due To Constraint 内有郁热 Nei You Yu Re

Internal Stirring Of Liver Wind 肝风内动 Gan Feng Nei Dong

Internal Stoppage Of Water And Dampness 水湿内停 Shui Shi Nei Ting

Internal, Inside 内 Nei

Interstices And Pores 腠理 Cou Li

Intestinal Abscess 肠痈 Chang Yong

Intestinal Wind 肠风 Chang Feng

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Intimidates 凌 Ling

Invade, Infiltrates 侵 Qin

Inverted Menses 倒经 Dao Jing

Invigorates 活 Huo

Invigorates The Blood 活血 Huo Xue

Invigorates The Channels 活经 Huo Jing

Invigorates The Collaterals 活络 Huo Luo

Irregular Menstruation 月经失调 Yue Jing Shi Tiao

Irregular Uterine Bleeding 崩漏 Beng Lou

Irritability 烦 Fan

Irritability And Restlessness 烦躁 Fan Zao

Jammed; Stopped Up 窒 Zhi

Jitteriness, Anxiety, Convulsions, Fright, Shock 惊 Jing

Joins Bones 接骨 Jie Gu

Jue Yin 厥阴 Jue Yin

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Just Desires Sleep, Somnolence 嗜卧 Shi Wo

Kidney 肾 Shen

Kidneys 肾 Shen

Kidneys Cannot Accept Qi 肾不纳气 Shen Bu Na Qi

Kidneys Store Essence 肾藏精 Shen Cang Jing

Kill Parasites 杀虫 Sha Chong

Lack Of Passage Through The Intestines 肠腑不通 Chang Fu Bu Tong

Laconic Speech 懒言 Lan Yan

Large Intestine 大肠 Da Chang

Large Intestine Meridian 手阳明大肠经 Shou Yang Ming Da Chang Jing

Large Pulse 大脉 Da Mai

Leaches Out Dampness 渗湿 Shen Shi

Leaches Out, Filters Out, Percolates; Permeates 渗 Shen

Leakage And Loss 滑脱 Hua Tuo

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Leather Pulse 革脉 Ge Mai

Leg 足 Zu

Leg Qi 脚气 Jiao Qi

Leg Qi 足气 Zu Qi

Leprous Disorders 癞 Lai

Lesser Yang 少阳 Shao Yang

Lesser Yin 少阴 Shao Yin

Lethargic Level Of Consciousness 神衰 Shen Shuai

Leukorrhagia 带下 Dai Xia

Level Or Sector 分 Fen

Lichenous Rash 癣 Xuan

Lifeless Blood 死血 Si Xue

Lifting, Lowering, Floating And Sinking 升降浮沉 Sheng Jiang Fu Chen

Lifts 举 Ju

Light Uterine Bleeding, Leaking, Spotting 漏 Lou

Lightheadedness 晕 Yun

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Lightheadedness; Muddled Or Impaired Consciousness

昏 Hun

Lingers; Lodges; Remains 留 Liu

Lingering Heat 留热 Liu Re

Lingering Thin Mucus 留饮 Liu Yin

Liquids And Grains 水谷 Shui Gu

Listening And Smelling (Diagnosis) 闻诊 Wen Zhen

Listless Kidney Yang 肾阳不振 Shen Yang Bu Zhen

Listless, Sluggish, Not Aroused 不振 Bu Zhen

Listlessness 精神萎靡 Jing Shen Wei Mi

Lively, Expressive Eyes 目睛精采 Mu Jing Jing Cai

Liver 肝 Gan

Liver Comes To Overwhelm The Spleen 肝来乘脾 Gan Lai Cheng Pi

Liver Governs Dredging And Draining 肝主疏泄 Gan Zhu Shu Xie

Liver Meridian 足厥阴肝经 Zu Jue Yin Gan Jing

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Location 部位 Bu Wei

Lodges, Resides 客 Ke

Long Pulse 长脉 Chang Mai

Long-Term Pain Enters The Collaterals 久痛入络 Jiu Tong Ru Luo

Loose Stool 便溏 Bian Tang

Loss Of Bladder Control 膀胱失约 Pang Guang Shi Yue

Loss Of Kidney Closure And Storage Functions 肾失封藏 Shen Shi Feng Cang

Loss Of Voice 失音 Shi Yin

Loss, Abandonment; Draw Off 脱 Tuo

Lower Abdominal Tightness And Contractions 少腹拘急 Shao Fu Ju Ji

Lower Back Pain 腰痛 Yao Tong

Lower Base 下元 Xia Yuan

Lower Burner 下焦 Xia Jiao

Lower Uniting Acupuncture Point 下合穴 Xia He Xue

Low-Grade Fever 低热 Di Re

Lubricates The Intestines 滑肠 Hua Chang

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Lung 肺 Fei

Lung Abscess 肺痈 Fei Yong

Lung Meridian 手太阴肺经 Shou Tai Yin Fei Jing

Lungs 肺 Fei

Lurking 伏 Fu

Lurking Fire 伏火 Fu Huo

Lurking Heat 伏热 Fu Re

Lurking Qi 伏气 Fu Qi

Lusterless 不华 Bu Hua

Macerated 烂 Lan

Make The Sinews Supple 柔筋 Rou Jin

Makes The Spirit Tranquil 宁神 Ning Shen

Makes Tranquil 宁 Ning

Malaise, Uneasy, Disquiet 不宁 Bu Ning

Malaria 瘅疟 Dan Nue

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Malarial Disorder 疟疾 Nue Ji

Manage 司 Si

Mania, Insanity, Psychosis 癫狂 Dian Kuang

Mania, Yang Madness 狂 Kuang

Manic Agitation And Rash Behavior 狂躁妄动 Kuang Zao Wang Dong

Manic And Disorderly 狂乱 Kuang Luan

Manifestation 荣 Rong

Manifestation Branch And Root Is Fine 标本 Biao Ben

Massive Head Febrile Disorder 大头温 Da Tou Wen

Medulla, Marrow 髓 Sui

Meeting Points 会穴 Hui Xue

Melancholy 郁郁 Yu Yu

Membrane Source 膜原 Mo Yuan

Membrane Source 募原 Mu Yuan

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Meridians And Collaterals; Vessels 经络 Jing Luo

Miasmic Malarial Disorders 瘴疟 Zhang Nue

Middle Burner 中焦 Zhong Jiao

Middle Pulse Position 关脉 Guan Mai

Middle Qi 中气 Zhong Qi

Middle Regions 中州 Zhong Zhou

Miliaria Alba 白㾦 Bai Pei

Minister Herb 臣药 Chen Yao

Ministerial Fire 相火 Xiang Huo

Minute Collaterals 孙络 Sun Luo

Miscellaneous Or Heterogeneous Diseases 杂病 Za Bing

Miscellaneous Organs 奇恒之腑 Qi Heng Zhi Fu

Miserable 惋 Wan

Mobile Abdominal Mass, Conglomeration 瘕 Jia

Mobile And Does Not Conserve 走而不守 Zou Er Bu Shou

Mobile And Piercing 走窜 Zou Cuan

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Mobilizes, Travels, Extends To, Acts On 走 Zou

Moderate Or Lax Pulse 缓脉 Huan Mai

Moderates Spasmodic Abdominal Pain Or Relaxes Tension

缓急 Huan Ji

Moderates, Relaxes 缓 Huan

Moisten , Soggy 濡 Ru

Moistening Laxative 润下 Run Xia

Moistens The Intestines 润肠 Run Chang

Moistens, Lubricates 润 Run

Moldy; Putrefies, Decompose, Decomposition 腐 Fu

Momentum 势 Shi

Monarch Herb (The chief/monarch herb, where herbs are classified as Monarch, Minister, Adjuvant, and Guide herb in a formula)

君药 (君药,臣药,佐药,使药)

Jun Yao (Jun Yao, Chen Yao, Zuo Yao, Shi Yao)

Mountain Mist Miasmic Malarial Disorder 山岚瘴疟 Shan Lan Zhang Nue

Moving Or Disturbed Pulse 动脉 Dong Mai

Moving Tongue 弄舌 Nong She

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Moxibustion 灸法 Jiu Fa

Muscle Twitches, Tics 抽搐 Chou Chu

Muscles, Muscle Layer 肌 Ji

Muscular Striations 溪谷 Xi Gu

Mute Paraplegia 瘖废 Yin Fei

Mutual Accentuation 相须 Xiang Xu

Mutual Aid 相济 Xiang Ji

Mutual Control 相克 Xiang Ke

Mutual Generation 相生 Xiang Sheng

Mutually Contend, Struggle, Interact 相搏 Xiang Bo

Muzziness 头昏 Tou Hun

Nail-like Toxic Sores 疔毒 Ding Du

Nasal Mucus 涕 Ti

Nasal Passages Or Nasal Orifice 鼻窍 Bi Qiao

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Nasal Piles 鼻痔 Bi Zhi

Night Sweats 盗汗 Dao Han

Nimble And Forceful 剽悍 Piao Han

Normal Malaria 正疟 Zheng Nue

Normal Pulse Reading 常脉 Chang Mai

Normal Qi Or Antipathogenic Factor Qi 正气 Zheng Qi

Normal Transmission 顺传 Shun Chuan

Nourishes 养 Yang

Noxious 恶 E

Noxious Attack 恶中 E Zhong

Noxious Blood 恶血 E Xue

Noxious Sores 恶疮 E Chuang

Numbness 麻木 Ma Mu

Numbness (With Tingling) 麻 Ma

Nurtures 培 Pei

Nurtures The Kidneys 培肾 Pei Shen

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Nutritive Level Or Sector 营分 Ying Fen

Nutritive Qi 营气 Ying Qi

Obstructs, Impedes 阻 Zu

Obtaining Qi In Acupuncture 得气 De Qi

Opens The Orifices 开窍 Kai Qiao

Opens Up And Spreads The Qi And Penetrates To The Membrane Source

开达膜原 Kai Da Mo Yuan

Opens Up Areas Of Constraint 开郁 Kai Yu

Opens Up Closure, Opens Up Blockage 启闭 Qi Bi

Opens Up Clumps Or Knots 开结 Kai Jie

Opens, Unbinds 开 Kai

Oral Mucus 涎 Xian

Organs Or Yin And Yang Organs 脏腑 Zang Fu

Organ-Stroke 中脏 Zhong Zang

Orphaned Yang 孤阳 Gu Yang

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Outside Hedge Has Holes 藩篱空疏 Fan Li Kong Shu

Over Abundance, Surplus 有余 You Yu

Overcomes Toxin 败毒 Bai Du

Over-Control 过克 Guo Ke

Overflowing Or Flooding Thin Mucus 溢饮 Yi Yin

Overly Abundant Heat 热盛 Re Sheng

Overly Bright And Feverish Eyes 烔烔 Jiong Jiong

Overly Strong Pulse 强脉 Qiang Mai

Overly Strong Stomach 胃强 Wei Qiang

Overwhelms, Encroaches On, Rides, Travels 乘 Cheng

Overwork, Consumptive Disorder, Consumption 痨 Lao

Pain 疼痛 Teng Tong

Pain That Penetrates Through To The Back 串痛 Chuan Tong

Painful And Swollen Throat 咽喉肿痛 Yan Hou Zhong Tong

Painful Bloody Urinary Difficulty 血淋 Xue Lin

Painful Menstruation, Dysmenorrhea 痛经 Tong Jing

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Painful Obstruction Illness 痺症 Bi Zheng

Painful Obstruction Of The Blood 血痺 Xue Bi

Painful Obstruction Of The Bone 骨痺 Gu Bi

Painful Obstruction Of The Sinews 筋痺 Jin Bi

Painful Obstruction Of The Throat 喉痺 Hou Bi

Painful Urinary Dribbling Disorder 淋症 Lin Zheng

Painful Wind 痛风 Tong Feng

Painless Lumps 癖块 Pi Kuai

Pallid 萎白 Wei Bai

Palpation 切诊 Qie Zhen

Palpitation 心悸 Xin Ji

Panarthralgia 历节病 Li Jie Bing

Pangs Of Pain 痛楚 Tong Chu

Papule, Rash 疹 Zhen

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Paradoxical Adjuvant 佐反 Zuo Fan

Paralysis 麻痺 Ma Bi

Parched Throat 咽燥 Yan Zao

Pathodynamic 病机 Bing Ji

Pathogenic Evil 病邪 Bing Xie

Pathogenic Heat With Form 有形之邪热 You Xing Zhi Xie Re

Pathogenic Qi 邪气 Xie Qi

Pathogenic Water 水邪 Shui Xie

Pattern 证 Zheng

Pattern Differentiation 辨证 Bian Zheng

Penetrates 通入 Tong Ru

Penetrating Vessel 冲脉 Chong Mai

Pericardium 心包 Xin Bao

Pericardium Meridian 手厥阴心包经 Shou Jue Yin Xin Bao Jing

Periumbilical And Hypochondriac Firmness And Pain

痃癖 Xuan Pi

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Pernicious Dampness 淫湿 Yin Shi

Pernicious Or Out Of Control Qi 淫气 Yin Qi

Pestilential Qi 疠气 Li Qi

Phlegm 痰 Tan

Phlegm And Blood Stasis Jell Together 痰瘀胶结 Tan Yu Jiao Jie

Phlegm Lumps 痰痞 Tan Pi

Phlegm Nodules 热核 Tan He

Phlegm Obstruction 痰闭 Tan Bi

Phlegm Obstructs The Collaterals 痰阻络 Tan Zu Luo

Phlegm Or Sputum 痰 Tan

Phlegm Veils The Heart Orifices 痰蒙心窍 Tan Meng Xin Qiao

Phlegm-Dryness 痰燥 Tan Zao

Phlegm-Fire 痰火 Tan Huo

Phlegm-Fire Deranges The Heart 痰火扰心 Tan Huo Rao Xin

Phlegm-Heat 热痰 Tan Re

Physical Body 躯 Qu

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Pilfers Qi 盗气 Dao Qi

Pink 淡红 Dan Hong

Plugged And Rejecting Or Repelling Disorder 关格 Guan Ge

Plugs 塞 Sai

Plunders 夺 Duo

Plunders The Yin 劫阴 Jie Yin

Polyp 瘜 Xi

Pondering, Pensiveness, Excessive Thinking 思 Si

Postnatal Essence 后天之精 Hou Tian Zhi Jing

Post-Urinary Drip 小便余沥不尽 Xiao Bian Yu Li Bu Jin

Powerful 劲 Jin

Powerfully Tonifies 大补 Da Bu

Pox 痘 Dou

Prepared (Preparata, Preparatum) Herb 炙 (制) Zhi

Preserves The Lungs 敛肺 Lian Fei

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Preserves The Yin 敛阴 Lian Yin

Preserves, Inhibits, Restrains 敛 Lian

Prevails Over , Preponderance 胜 Sheng

Prevails Over Dampness 胜湿 Sheng Shi

Prevents Putrefication 防腐 Fang Fu

Prickles 芒刺 Mang Ci

Primal Qi 元气 Yuan Qi

Prime Minister Fire 相火 Xiang Huo

Prime, Primal, Base 元 Yuan

Primordial Energy 元气 Yuan Qi

Primordial Yin 真阴 Zhen Yin

Processed by calcination (of a herb) 煅 Duan

Processed by charring (heat until herb is carbonized)

炭 Tan

Processed by quick-frying (herbs) 炮 Pao

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Processed by steaming (herbs) 蒸 Zheng

Processed by stewing (herbs) 煨 Wei

Processed (herbs) With Ginger 姜制 Jiang Zhi

Processed With Honey 蜜炙 Mi Zhi

Processed With Milk 奶炙 Nai Zhi

Processed With Salt 盐制 Yan Zhi

Processed With Vinegar 醋制 Cu Zhi

Processed With Wine 酒制 Jiu Zhi

Prodding Thin Mucus 支饮 Zhi Yin

Profuse Sputum 痰多 Tan Duo

Profuse Uterine Bleeding, Gushing 崩 Beng

Progressive Ulceration Of The Gums 牙疳 Ya Gan

Promotes Earth 崇土 Chong Tu

Promotes Lactation 催乳 Cui Ru

Promotes Movement In Areas Of Painful Obstruction; Migrating Painful Obstruction

行痺 Xing Bi

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Promotes Movement Of Qi 行气 Xing Qi

Promotes Movement Through Areas Of Stagnation 行滞 Xing Zhi

Promotes Movement, Proceeds, Travels 行 Xing

Promotes Or Unblocks Lactation 通乳汁 Tong Ru Zhi

Promotes The Activities Of Qi Transformation 化气 Hua Qi

Promotes The Dissipation Of Pathogenic Water 行水 Xing Shui

Promotes Urination 利尿 Li Niao

Promotes Urination, Moves Water 利水 Li Shui

Promotes Water Metabolism And Leaches Out Dampness

利水渗湿 Li Shui Shen Shi

Protective Level Or Defensive Sector 卫分 Wei Fen

Protective Qi 卫气 Wei Qi

Protective Qi Fails Its External Assignment, 卫外失职 Wei Wai Shi Zhi

Protective Qi, Defensive Qi, Defense Qi, Guardian Qi

卫气 Wei Qi

Protuberant Bulging Disorder 㿗疝 Tui Shan

Provides For 资 Zi

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Prowess, Bold, Nimble 悍 Han

Proximal Pulse 尺脉 Chi Mai

Pulse Diagnosis 脉诊 Mai Zhen

Pulse Pattern 脉象 Mai Xiang

Purge, Unblock Downwards 通下 Tong Xia

Purges 攻下 Gong Xia

Purple Spots Or Maculae 紫斑 Zi Ban

Pursues 追 Zhui

Pushes Out Or Expels 排 Pai

Pushes Out Stones 排石 Pai Shi

Putrefying Throat Granular Disorder 烂喉痧 Lan Hou Sha

Qi 气 Qi

Qi Cannot Transform 气不化 Qi Bu Hua

Qi Deficiency 气虚 Qi Xu

Qi Dynamic 气机 Qi Ji

Qi Fen Syndrome 气分证 Qi Fen Zhen

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Qi From Air 空气 Kong Qi

Qi Level Or Qi Sector 气分 Qi Fen

Qi Openings 气口 Qi Kou

Quiets The Fetus 安胎 An Tai

Quiets The Spirit 安神 An Shen

Quivering 颤抖 Chan Dou

Racing Pulse 疾脉 Ji Mai

Raise And Discharge 升发 Sheng Fa

Raises And Lifts 升举 Sheng Ju

Raises The Clear 升清 Sheng Qing

Raises The Yang 升阳 Sheng Yang

Raises, Ascends 升 Sheng

Rapid Pulse 数脉 Shuo Mai

Rapid-Irregular Pulse 促脉 Cu Mai

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Rapidly Progressing Ulceration Of The Gums 走马牙疳 Zou Ma Ya Gan

Rashes 斑疹 Ban Zhen

Reaction 反应 Fan Ying

Rebellious Pulse 逆脉 Ni Mai

Rebellious Qi 气逆 Qi Ni

Rebellious, Counterflow 逆 Ni

Receives, Picks Up 受 Shou

Reconnects Sinews 续筋 Xu Jin

Rectal Prolapse 脱肛 Tuo Gang

Red And White Vaginal Discharge 赤白带 Chi Bai Dai

Redirects Rebellious Qi Downward 降逆 Jiang Ni

Reduces 退 Tui

Reduces Abscesses 消痈 Xiao Yong

Reduces Accumulation 消积 Xiao Ji

Reduces And Guides Out 消导 Xiao Dao

Reduces Edema Or Swelling 退肿 Tui Zhong

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Reduces Fever Or Heat 退热 Tui Re

Reduces Jaundice 退黄 Tui Huang

Reduces Or Dissolves Stones 消石 Xiao Shi

Reduces Swelling Or Edema 消肿 Xiao Zhong

Reduces, Eliminates, Digests, Diminishes, Dissipates Toxic Swellings

消 Xiao

Reducing Method 泻法 Xie Fa

Regulates 理 Li

Regulates Qi 理气 Li Qi

Regulates The Blood 理血 Li Xue

Rejecting;Repelling 格 Ge

Relaxes And Reduces Fixed Abdominal Masses 缓消症块 Huan Xiao Zheng Kuai

Relaxes And Relieves 缓解 Huan Jie

Relaxes The Liver 缓肝 Huan Gan

Releases Spasms 解痉 Jie Jing

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Releases The Exterior 解表 Jie Biao

Releases The Muscle Layer 解肌 Jie Ji

Releases, Relieves, Resolves 解 Jie

Relieves Constraint 解郁 Jie Yu

Relieves Pain 解痛 Jie Tong

Remedies 疗 Liao

Remove 撤 Che

Removed By Force 劫 Jie

Removes Painful Obstructions 蠲痺 Juan Bi

Removing Firewood From Under The Cauldron 釜抵抽薪 Fu Di Chou Xin

Ren Meridian (Conception Vessel) 任脉 Ren Mai

Repels, Clears Away 避 Bi

Replenishes The Essence 添精 Tian Jing

Resolve, Purpose,Mind, Emotions 志 Zhi

Resolves Heat 解热 Jie Re

Resolves Summerheat 解暑 Jie Shu

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Resolves Toxicity 解毒 Jie Du

Restless Agitation, Impatience 急躁 Ji Zao

Restless Fetus 胎动不安 Tai Dong Bu An

Restless Organ Disorder 脏躁 Zang Zao

Restlessness 躁 Zao

Restores 归 Gui

Restores The Pulse 复脉 Fu Mai

Restores The Voice 开音 Kai Yin

Restrain And Inhibit 收敛 Shou Lian

Resuscitate From Collapse And Revives From Rebellion

苏厥回逆 Su Jue Hui Ni

Reverse Control 反克 Fan Ke

Reverse Flow Of Qi 气逆 Qi Yi

Revives 回 Hui

Revives From Collapse Or Inversion 回厥 Hui Jue

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Revives The Yang 回阳 Hui Yang

Revives The Yang And Rescues From Rebellion 回阳救逆 Hui Yang Jiu Ni

Ribs, Costal Region 肋 Lei

Rich In Greasy Fluids 汁液富油 Zhi Ye Fu You

Rigorous 刚 Gang

Ringing In The Brain 脑鸣 Nao Ming

Robust, Virile 雄 Xiong

Roiling, Breaks Up Phlegm 滚痰 Gun Tan

Rolled 卷 Juan

Rooted Sores 疔 Ding

Rough Pulse Or Choppy Pulse 涩脉 Se Mai

Roving Wind 游风 You Feng

Run Wild 奔 Ben

Running And Pouring 走注 Zou Zhu

Running Piglet Sickness 奔豚 Ben Tun

Saliva , Spits 唾 Tuo

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Sallow Complexion 面黄 Mian Huang

Salty 咸 Xian

Scarlet 绛 Jiang

Scattered Pulse 散脉 San Mai

Scatters Or Disperses Cold 散寒 San Han

Scatters Or Disperses Wind 散风 San Feng

Scatters, Disperses 散 San

Scours Out Phlegm 涤痰 Di Tan

Scours Out, Flushes Away 涤 Di

Scrape 刮 Gua

Scrofula 瘰疬 Luo Li

Scurry, Flee; Expeditious 窜 Cuan

Sea Of Marrow 髓海 Sui Hai

Searches And Digs Out Stagnation 搜剔 Sou Ti

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Searing Heat 烧热 Shao Re

Seasonal Diseases 时病 Shi Bing

Secures Abandoned Disorders 固脱 Gu Tuo

Secures And Binds 固涩 Gu Se

Secures The Essence 固精 Gu Jing

Secures, Stabilizes 固 Gu

Sedates Fright 镇惊 Zhen Jing

Sedates The Liver 镇肝 Zhen Gan

Sedates The Spirit 镇神 Zhen Shen

Sedates Tremors 镇痉 Zhen Jing

Sedates, Pacify, Suppresses, Hold Down 镇 Zhen

Seepage From The Brain 脑漏 Nao Lou

Seizures 癫痫 Dian Xian

Semiliquid Stools 大便溏薄 Da Bian Tang Bo

Sensation Of Heat Rushing To The Head 热冲头 Re Chong Tou

Sensation Of Heaviness Of The Head 头重 Tou Zhong

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Sensation Of Irritability In The Diaphragm 膈烦 Ge Fan

Sense Of Unease In The Chest And Diaphragm 胸膈不快 Xiong Ge Bu Kuai

Separates And Drains Out Damp-Heat 分利湿热 Fen Li Shi Re

Settles Down 定 Ding

Settles Into; Shelters 舍 She

Settles Jitteriness, Convulsions, Fright, Or Shock 定惊 Ding Jing

Settles The Emotions, Focuses The Mind, Settles The Resolve

定志 Ding Zhi

Settles Tremors Or Convulsions 定痉 Ding Jing

Settles Wheezing 定喘 Ding Chuan

Settles Wind 定风 Ding Feng

Severe 剧 Ju

Severe Painful Obstruction 痛痹 Tong Bi

Shao Yang 少阳 Shao Yang

Shao Yin 少阴 Shao Ying

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Sharpens, Improves 聪 Cong

Shields 护 Hu

Shields The Yang 护阳 Hu Yang

Shiny, Pale 光白 Guang Bai

Shoots 射 She

Short Pulse 短脉 Duan Mai

Shut In And Concentrated Fire Qi 火气闭密 Huo Qi Bi Mi

Sickness 病 Bing

Simultaneous Fever And Chills 寒热 Han Re

Sinews 筋 Jin

Sink 陷 Xian

Sinking Qi 气陷 Qi Xian

Six Pernicious Influences 六淫 Liu Yin

Six Stages, Six Warps, Six Channels, Six Axes 六经 Liu Jing

Skin 皮 Pi

Skin Edema 皮水 Pi Shui

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Skin Scraping Therapy 刮痧 Gua Sha

Skin, Skin And Subcutaneous Tissues 皮肤 Pi Fu

Slack 迟纵 Chi Zong

Slippery Pulse 滑脉 Hua Mai

Slippery, Leakage 滑 Hua

Sloughing Ulcer 脱疽 Tuo Ju

Slow Pulse 迟脉 Chi Mai

Slow-Irregular Pulse 结脉 Jie Mai

Small Intestine 小肠 Gua Sha

Small Intestine Meridian 手太阳小肠经 Shou Tai Yang Xiao Chang Jing

Smooths 顺 Shun

Smooths The Flow Of Qi 顺气 Shun Qi

Snake-Creeping Red Papules 蛇丹 She Dan

Soft Pulse 软脉 Ruan Mai

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Softens 软 Ruan

Softens Areas Of Hardness 软坚 Ruen Jian

Softens The Liver 柔肝 Rou Gan

Soggy Pulse 濡脉 Ru Mai

Soothes 舒 Shu

Soothes The Liver 舒肝 Shu Gan

Soothes The Sinews 舒筋 Shu Jin

Sores 疮疡 Chuang Yang

Sorrow, Sadness, Being Disheartened 悲 Bei

Source Points 原穴 Yuan Xue

Source Qi 原气 Yuan Qi

Sovereign Fire 君火 Jun Huo

Sparse Tongue Coating 少苔 Shao Tai

Spent, Exhaustion 竭 Jie

Spermatorrhea 遗精 Yi Jing

Spirit 神 Shen

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Spirit, Psychic Aspect 神 Shen

Spitting Up Blood 吐血 Tu Xue

Spleen 脾 Pi

Spleen Cannot Govern Blood 脾不统血 Pi Bu Tong Xue

Spleen Qi Deficiency 脾气虚 Pi Qi Xu

Spots, Maculae 斑 Ban

Spread Out; Spread Throughout 布 Bu

Spreading, Flow Into; Spreading Sores 流注 Liu Zhu

Spreads Out, Thrusts Out 达 Da

Spreads Throughout 弥漫 Mi Man

Spring-Warmth 春温 Chun Wen

Squeezing Pain 撮痛 Cuo Tong

Stabilizes The Exterior 固表 Gu Biao

Stagnant Cold In Liver Vessel 寒滞肝脉 Han Zhi Gan Mai

Stagnant Qi 气滞 Qi Zhi

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Stagnant Small Intestine Qi 小肠气滞 Xiao Chang Qi Zhi

Stagnates 滞 Zhi

Static Heat 瘀热 Yu Re

Steam 蒸 Zheng

Steaming Bone Disorder 骨蒸 Gu Zheng

Sticky Sputum 黏稠痰 Nian Cho Tan

Stiff 强硬 Qiang Ying

Stifling And Heavy Sensation In The Chest 胸闷重 Xiong Men Zhong

Stifling Sensation 闷 Men

Stifling Sensation In The Chest; Sense Of Oppression In The Chest

胸闷 Xiong Men

Stifling Sensation In The Epigastrium And Abdomen

脘腹闷 Wan Fu Men

Stimulate, Drum-Up, Inspire 鼓舞 Gu Wu

Stimulates The Yang 振奋阳气 Zhen Fen Yang Qi

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Stimulates, Promotes. Induces, Discharges; Develops, Manifests

发 Fa

Stomach 胃 Wei

Stomach Deficiency Cold 胃虚寒 Wei Xu Han

Stomach Reflux 反胃 Fan Wei

Stony Painful Urinary Dribbling 石淋 Shi Lin

Stool 大便 Da Bian

Stops Bleeding 止血 Zhi Xue

Stops Coughing 止咳 Zhi Ke

Stops Dysenteric Disorders 止痢 Zhi Li

Stops Leakage 止遗 Zhi Yi

Stops, Arrests, Halts 止 Zhi

Stores 贮藏 Zhu Cang

Strengthens 脾 Jian

Strengthens The Sinews And Bones 强筋骨 Qiang Jin Gu

Strengthens The Spleen 健脾 Jian Pi

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Strengthens The Transporting Functions Of The Spleen And Stomach

健运 脾胃 Jian Yun Pi Wei

Stresses, Compels, Forces, Disturbs 迫 Po

Strikes Upward 上干 Shang Gan

Strong 强 Qiang

Strong; Excess ; Fullness; Bolsters; Replete 实 Shi

Stubborn Phlegm 顽痰 Wan Tan

Stuck, No Passage Through, No Free Flowing, Blockage

不通 Bu Tong

Stuporous, Comatose 昏迷 Hun Mi

Sturdy, Strong 劲 Jing

Submerged Pulse 沉脉 Chen Mai

Sudden Shrieking 尖叫 Jian Jiao

Sudden Turmoil Disorder 霍乱 Huo Luan

Sudden Visual Failure 暴盲 Bao Mang

Sudden, Violent 暴 Bao

Suffer; Calamity 患 Huan

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Sullen 默默 Mo Mo

Summerheat 暑 Shu

Summerheat-Warmth 暑温 Shu Wen

Sunken Spleen Qi 脾气下陷 Pi Qi Xi Xia Xian

Superficial Visual Obstruction 翳 Yi

Supports 扶 Fu

Supports Normal Qi 扶正 Fu Zheng

Supports The Interior 托里 Tuo Li

Suppresses Pain 镇痛 Zhen Tong

Suppresses Rebellion 镇逆 Zhen Ni

Surmount, Disseminate ; Overstep ; Thrust Out, Evict

越 Yue

Suspended Thin Mucus 悬饮 Xuan Yin

Sustained Pain 㽲痛 Xiu Tong

Sweat 汗 Han

Swelling 疽 Ju

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Syndrome Differentiation 辨证 Bian Zheng

Syndrome Differentiation Based On The Defensive, Energy, Nutritive And Blood Levels

卫,气,营,血辨证 Wei, Qi, Ying, Xue Bian Zheng

Syndrome Differentiation Based On The Eight Diagnostic Principles (Yin-Yang, Internal-External, Cold-Hot, Deficiency-Excess)

八纲辨证 (阴-阳, 里-表, 寒-热, 虚-实)

Ba Gang Bian Zheng (Yin-Yang, Li-Biao, Han-Re, Xu-Shi)

Syndrome Differentiation Based On The Meridians 经络辨证 Jing Luo Bian Zheng

Syndrome Differentiation Based On The Zang Fu Organs

脏腑辨证 Zang Fu Bian Zheng

Syndrome Of Superficies 表虚 Biao Xu

Syphilitic Sores 下疳 Xia Gan

Tai Yang 太阳 Tai Yang

Tai Yin 太阴 Tai Yin

Tarry, Stop 停 Ting

Tears 泪 Lei

Tenesmus 里急后重 Li Ji Hou Zhong

Terminal Yin Or Reversing Yin 厥阴 Jue Yin

Tetany, Spasms 痉 Jing

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Thin Mucus 痰饮 Tan Yin

Thin Mucus 饮 Yin

Thin Or Fine Pulse 细脉 Xi Mai

Thin, Flimsy 薄 Bao

Thrusts Out 条达 Tiao Da

Thrusts Pus Out 透 Tou Nong

Tidal Fever Or Afternoon Tidal Fever 潮热 Chao Re

Tight Pulse 紧脉 Jin Mai

Tightness And Heaviness In The Chest 胸满重 Xiong Man Zhong

Timidity, Trepidation 神怯 Shen Qie

Tinnitus 耳鸣 Er Ming

Tongue Signs (Diagnosis) 舌象 She Xiang

Tonification 补法 Bu Fa

Tonifies 补 Bu

Toxic Qi 毒气 Du Qi

Toxic Swellings 痈疽 Yong Ju

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Toxin 毒 Du

Tracks Down Wind 搜风 Sou Feng

Transforms 化 Hua

Transforms Dampness 化湿 Hua Shi

Transforms Firmness Or Hardness 化坚 Hua Jian

Transforms Phlegm And Stops Coughing 化痰止咳 Hua Tan Zhi Ke

Transporting Points, Transport Point 输穴 Shu Xue

Transposed Pulse 反脉 Fan Mai

Transverse Rebellion Of Liver Qi Accosting The Spleen

肝气横犯 Gan Qi Heng Fan

Traumatic Paraplegia 截瘫 Jie Tan

Traverses 循 Xun

Traversing Point Or River Point 经穴 Jing Xue

Treatise on Cold Injury 伤寒论 Shang Han Lun

Treatment Strategy 治法 Zhi Fa

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Treatment Tactic 治测 Zhi Ze

Tremble, Tremors 震颤 Zhen Chan

Triple Burner 三焦 San Jiao

Triple Burner Meridian 手少阳三焦经 Shou Shao Yang San Jiao Jing

True Cold With False Heat 真寒假热 Zhen Han Jia Re

True Heat With False Cold 真热假寒 Zhen Re Jia Han

True Qi 真气 Zhen Qi

Tuina Massage 推拿 Tui Na

Turbid Painful Urinary Dribbling 浊淋 Zhuo Lin

Turbid Painful Urinary Dribbling 膏淋 Gao Lin

Twelve Normal Meridians Of The Human Body, (consisting of 3 Arm Yin Meridians of Tai Yin-Lung, Jue Yin-Pericardium, Shao Yin-Heart; 3 Leg Yin Meridians of Tai Yin-Spleen, Jue Yin-Liver, Shao Yin-Kidney; 3 Arm Yang Meridians of Yang Ming-Large Intestine, Shao Yang-Triple Burner, Tai Yang-Small Intestine; 3 Leg Yang Meridians of Yang Ming-Stomach, Shao Yang-Gall Bladder, Tai Yang-Urinary Bladder meridians or vessels)

人体十二经络 (肺经, 心包经, 心经; 脾经, 肝经, 肾经; 大肠经, 三焦经, 小肠经; 胃经, 胆经, 膀胱经)

Ren Ti Shi Er Jing Luo

Twisted Bladder Or Gestation Membranes 胞转 Bao Zhuan

Unbearable 不忍 Bu Ren

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Unbinds Painful Obstruction 开痺 Kai Bi

Unbinds The Chest 开胸 Kai Xiong

Unblocks Areas Of Stagnation 通滞 Tong Zhi

Unblocks Painful Urinary Dribbling 通淋 Tong Lin

Unblocks The Bowels 通便 Tong Bian

Unblocks The Collaterals 通络 Tong Luo

Unblocks The Meridians Or Vessels 通脉 Tong Mai

Unblocks The Nasal Passages 通鼻窍 Tong Bi Qiao

Unblocks The Yang 通阳 Tong Yang

Unblocks The Yang Organs Or Bowels 通腑 Tong Fu

Unblocks Urine And Bowels 通利 Tong Li

Unblocks, Promotes, Pervades 通 Tong

Uncomfortable 不舒 Bu Shu

Uncomfortable Limbs 肢楚 Zhi Chu

Uniting Point Or Sea Point 合穴 He Xue

Unobstructed, Free Moving 通畅 Tong Chang

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Unresponsive Extremities 四肢不遂 Si Zhi Bu Sui

Upbraid 克 Ke

Upcast Yang 戴阳 Dai Yang

Upper Burner 上焦 Shang Jiao

Upper Source Of The Water Pathways 水道之上原 Shui Dao Zhi Shang Yuan

Uproots Toxicity 拔毒 Ba Du

Upset Stomach 反胃 Fan Wei

Upward Blazing Of Liver Fire 肝火上炎 Gan Huo Shang Yan

Upward Surging 上腾 Shang Teng

Upwardly Accosts Or Trespasses 上犯 Shang Fan

Urgency, Severe Tightness; Hypertonicity Of Liver 急 Ji

Urgent Morning Diarrhea 飧泄 Sun Xie

Urgent Pulse 急脉 Ji Mai

Urinary Blockage 癃闭 Long Bi

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Urinary Difficulty 小便不利 Xiao Bian Bu Li

Urine 小便 Xiao Bian

Vaporized Heat 蒸热 Zheng Re

Veils 蒙蔽 Meng Bi

Vents Heat 透热 Tou Re

Vents Pathogenic Influences 透邪气 Tou Xie Qi

Vents Rashes 透疹 Tou Zhen

Vents, Thrusts Out; Penetrates 透 Tou

Vertigo 眩 Xuan

Vessels, Meridians, Channels 脉 Mai

Vigorous Fire 壮火 Zhuang Huo

Vigorous Fire Consumes The Qi 壮火食气 Zhuang Huo Shi Qi

Vigorous Fire, Sustained High Fever 壮热 Zhuang Re

Vinegar 醋 Cu

Violent, Intense 烈 Lie

Virtual Fire 虚火 Xu Huo

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Virtual Heat 虚热 Xu Re

Visitant Heat 客热 Ke Re

Visitant Qi 客气 Ke Qi

Visual Disturbance 视力障碍 Shi Li Zhang Ai

Vital Gate 命门 Ming Men

Vomit, Spit Up 吐 Tu

Wakes, Awakens 醒 Xing

Wan 萎黄 Wei Huang

Warm And Purge 温下 Wen Xia

Warm Epidemics 温疫 Wen Yi

Warm Pathogen Diseases 温病 Wen Bing

Warm-Heat Pathogen Diseases 温热病 Wen Re Bing

Warms 暖 Nuan

Warms 温 Wen

Warms And Transforms Cold-Phlegm 温化寒痰 Wen Hua Han Tan

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Warms Menses 温经 Wen Jing

Warms The Earth 燠土 Yu Tu

Warms The Interior 温里 Wen Li

Warm-Toxin 温毒 Wen Du

Warn Illness 温病 Wen Bing

Wasting And Thirsting Disorder, Unquenchable Thirst (Frequently Associated With Diabetes Mellitus)

消渴 Xiao Ke

Water Cannot Restrain Wood 水不涵木 Shui Bu Han Mu

Water Pathway 水道 Shui Dao

Water Rebellion Disorder 水逆症 Shui Ni Zheng

Water; Edema 水 Shui

Watery Sputum 稀痰 Xi Tan

Weak And Easily Fatigued Extremities 四肢倦怠 Si Zhi Juan Dai

Weariness 神倦 Shen Juan

Wears Down Accumulations 磨积 Mo Ji

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Wei Fen Syndrome 卫分证 Wei Fen Zheng

Well Point 井穴 Jing Xue

Wet 湿润 Shi Run

Wheezing 喘 Chuan

White Scaling Wind 白屑风 Bai Xie Feng

White Thorns, Pimples 粉刺 Fen Ci

White Vaginal Discharge 白带 Bai Dai

Whittles Away 刻削 Ke Xiao

Wind 风 Feng

Wind Concealed Rash; Urticaria 风隐疹 Feng Yin Zhen

Wind Consumption 风痨 Feng Lao

Wind Dampness 风湿 Feng Shi

Wind Edema 风水 Feng Shui

Wind Evil 风邪 Feng Xie

Wind Rash 风疹 Feng Zhen

Wind-Attack; Wind-Stroke 中风 Zhong Feng

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Wind-Cold 风寒 Feng Han

Wind-Cold Assaults The Lungs 风寒袭肺 Feng Han Xi Fei

Wind-Cold Fetters The Exterior 风寒束表 Feng Han Shu Biao

Wind-Dampness 风湿 Feng Shi

Wind-Dryness 风燥 Feng Zao

Wind-Heat 风热 Feng Re

Wind-Warmth 风温 Feng Wen

Wine 酒 Jiu

Wine-fried 酒炒 Jiu Chao

Winter-Extruding Lurking Summerheat 冬越伏暑 Dong Yue Fu Shu

Winter-Warmth 冬温 Dong Wen

Wiry Pulse 弦脉 Xian Mai

Womb 子宫 Zi Gong

Womb, Bladder, Membrane 胞 Bao

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Wood, Wooden, Numbness 木 Mu

Worry, Upset, Melancholy 忧 You

Xue Fen Syndrome 血分证 Xue Fen Zhen

Yang 阳 Yang

Yang Brightness 阳明 Yang Ming

Yang Collapse 亡阳证 Wang Yang Zheng

Yang Deficiency 阳虚 Yang Xu

Yang Fluids, Thin Fluids 津 Jin

Yang Heel Vessel 阳跷脉 Yang Qiao Mai

Yang Linking Vessel 阳维脉 Yang Wei Mai

Yang Ming 阳明 Yang Ming

Yang Organs, Bowels 腑 Fu

Yang Vacuity 阳虚 Yang Xu

Yin 阴 Yin

Yin Collapse 亡阴证 Wang Yin Zheng

Yin Deficiency 阴虚 Yin Xu

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Yin Flat Abscesses 阴疽 Yin Ju

Yin Fluids, Thick Fluids 液 Ye

Yin Heel Vessel 阴跷脉 Yin Qiao Mai

Yin Linking Vessel 阴维脉 Yin Wei Mai

Yin Madness 癫 Dian

Yin Organs, Viscera 脏 Zang

Yin Vacuity 阴虚 Yin Xu

Yin Vacuity And Internal Heat 阴虚火旺 Yin Xu Huo Wang

Yin Yang 阴阳 Yin Yang

Ying Fen Syndrome 营分证 Ying Fen Zeng

Zang Fu (Solid And Hollow Organs) 脏腑 Zang Fu