Stomach and Liver Heat
Clinical Manifestations
Burning epigastric pain, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, sour regurgitation, dry
mouth, thirst, bitter taste.
Tongue: Red, redder on the sides, yellow coating.
Pulse: Wiry and Rapid.
This condition is due to stagnant Liver-Qi turning into Fire after a long time and Fire invading
the Stomach. The manifestations that point to Liver-Heat are propensity to anger, bitter taste and
Red sides of the tongue.
This pattern is due to long-standing emotional problems, of the same type that lead to stagnation
of Liver-Qi.
Treatment Principle
Soothe the Liver, clear Heat, harmonize the Stomach.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
LIV-14 Qimen, ST-21 Liangmen, G.B.-34 Yanglingquan, LIV-2 Xingjian, ST-44 Neiting, Du-24
Shenting, G.B.-13 Benshen. Reducing or even method.
Explanation
- LIV-14 harmonizes Stomach and Liver and moves Liver-Qi.
- ST-21 clears Stomach-Heat.
- G.B.-34 moves Liver-Qi. It is necessary to do this as, in this case, Liver-Fire derives
from long-term stagnation of Liver-Qi. - LIV-2 clears Liver-Fire.
- ST-44 clears Stomach-Heat.