Liver-Gallbladder LIVER_GALLBLADDER_DAMP_HEAT

Liver-Gallbladder damp-heat

💊 Treatment principle: Clear damp-heat from liver and gallbladder (Long Dan Xie Gan Tang)

Description

Damp and heat in liver and gallbladder

Clinical features

Jaundice, bitter taste in mouth, right upper quadrant pain, nausea, thick yellow tongue coating, rapid pulse

✅ Cupping advice

Highly effective
Technique: Flash
⏱️ Duration: 5 minutes
📅 Frequency: 2x per week
💪 Intensity: Light
Clinical notes:

Flash cupping is effectief bij damp, flegm en longaandoeningen

Special notes:

Quick application: cups are placed briefly and removed immediately. Repeat 5-10x per session. Excellent for back in chronic cough, asthma and phlegm.

🚫 Contraindications:

Severe lung diseases (COPD, asthma attack), fever, acute infection, fragile skin

Recommended cupping points:
BL13 primary
Feishu 肺俞
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ST40 primary
Fenglong 丰隆
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BL-20 primary
Pishu 脾俞
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BL-13 secondary
Feishu 肺俞
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LU-1 secondary
Zhongfu 中府
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BL12 secondary
Fengmen 风门
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📍 Acupuncture points

LR3 Primary
Taichong 太冲
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GB34 Primary
Yanglingquan 阳陵泉
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ST44 Secondary
Neiting 内庭
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LI11 Secondary
Quchi 曲池
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🚫 Moxa advice

not recommended

📜 Herbal formulas

Gegen Qinlian Tang 葛根芩连汤
🧠 TCM pattern:

Damp-heat

📋 Indications:

Type 2 diabetes mellitus with inadequate glycemic control on metformin

📖 Classical source: Shanghan Lun
🚫 Contraindications:

Cold-deficiency pattern

⚠️ Safety warnings:

May interact with anticoagulants

Longdan Xiegan Tang 龙胆泻肝汤
🧠 TCM pattern:

Damp-Heat in Liver

📋 Indications:

Herpes zoster, hepatitis, cholecystitis, red eye

📖 Classical source: Yifang Jijie
🚫 Contraindications:

Spleen-Qi deficiency

⚠️ Safety warnings:

Do not use long-term – too cold

Simiao Tang 四妙汤
🧠 TCM pattern:

Damp-heat

📋 Indications:

Acute gout attack with red, swollen, hot joint

📖 Classical source: Chengfang Bianzhu
🚫 Contraindications:

Cold-damp pattern

⚠️ Safety warnings:

May cause mild diarrhea; monitor in renal impairment