Hello, I am a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wen Junran.Today, I present to you a question related to TCM diagnostics. The question is, what are the common characteristics of Damp-Heat Syndrome in the organs?The options are as follows:A. JaundiceB. Abdominal painC. DiarrheaD. Yellow and greasy tongue coatingE. Headache and dizzinessIf you have an answer in mind, feel free to write it in the comment section below. Teacher Wen looks forward to seeing your insights. To encourage independent thinking, we will not publish your comments until the answer is revealed.Now, let’s analyze the previous question.Last time, Teacher Wen asked which of the following is a manifestation of Lung Qi Stagnation. Most readers answered correctly, with nearly no mistakes, choosing A, “coughing with difficulty lying down.”The term Lung Qi Stagnation can be simply understood as the Qi of the lungs being “blocked”. At this time, the lung Qi is not descending properly, and the patient will cough and be unable to lie down; if they do lie down, they will cough and feel short of breath, needing to rest while leaning. It can be said that option A describes this condition most accurately.Other options, such as sitting with hands holding the head and unable to raise the head, clearly indicate that the clear Yang is not rising, leading to insufficient nourishment of the head and face. However, being unable to sit up and feeling dizzy when sitting clearly indicates a deficiency of both Qi and blood, especially Qi deficiency. The patient does not have enough Qi to support them, so when they sit up, they feel dizzy and confused.If the patient is always curled up in a corner, unable to part with thick clothing and blankets, this clearly indicates Yang Qi deficiency. A person who prefers to sit and lean forward has insufficient heart and lung Qi, and the upper burner cannot rise, forcing them to hunch over.Therefore, the only correct answer to that question is A.In comparison, today’s question is also relatively simple. Damp-Heat Syndrome in the organs, depending on the location of the disease, will naturally present with different manifestations. However, there are always some diagnostic points that are common to everyone. I believe you will be able to identify them. Give it a try.
