syndrome/pattern of liver fire invading the lung is also called " syndrome/pattern of liver fire invading the lung ". It refers to a series of symptoms caused by emotional stagnation, depression transforming into fire, lung yin burns, or evil heat accumulating in the liver meridian, attacking the lungs, and lung qi failing in purification.

The main clinical manifestations are: cough bursts, qi counterflow, yellow and sticky phlegm, and even coughing up blood, pain in the chest and hypochondrium, impatience and anger, upset, bitter taste in mouth, dizziness, red eye, dry stool, yellow urine Red, red tongue with thin yellow coating, stringy and rapid pulse.

This syndrome should be distinguished from "syndrome/pattern of phlegm-heat obstructing lung".

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syndrome/pattern of liver fire invading the lung

1. In cough, it manifests as cough bursts, often feeling the middle qi in the chest and choking, pain in the chest and hypochondrium when coughing, thick and yellow phlegm, red face and throat Dryness, thirst, dysphoria, irritability, red tongue with thin yellow coating and less fluid, pulse manifestation and string count. It is caused by liver qi stagnation, which turns into fire over time, fire qi counterflow multiplies in the lungs, burns fluid and turns into phlegm, metal deficiency cannot control wood, and lung qi loses its purification. To treat it, it is advisable to purge the lungs and clear the gold, and use flat wood to reduce the fire, and use Danqing Drink (Yichun Shengyi).
2. In hemoptysis, symptoms include cough with blood in the sputum, or coughing up blood, chest and flank pain, dysphoria, irritability, dry stool, dark urine, red tongue texture, thin yellow fur, and stringy and rapid pulse. It is caused by excessive liver fire, fire pathogen forcing the lung, lung qi failing in purification, damage to the yang collaterals, and blood loss from menstruation. The treatment is suitable for clearing away heat and soothing the lungs, calming the liver and calming the collaterals, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. The prescriptions include White-Draining Powder ( Xiao'er Yaozheng Zhijue ) and Dai Ha Powder ( Prescription) combined with Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction ( Yizong jinjian ) addition and subtraction.

syndrome/pattern of liver fire invading the lung. Whenever it happens to people who are usually irritable and irritable, the anger is caused by the anger of the liver, and rage causing qi rising. The excess of qi is fire, and the fire qi will invade the lung meridian. During the evolution of the mechanism of disease, the fire often traps the wood, invading the lungs, invading the spleen, restraining the elements, being un-restricted, and damaging the fluid, thus forming the syndrome/pattern of qi and the lungs. yin deficiency. Liver qi is always overactive, with symptoms such as cough, sticky phlegm that is difficult to spit out, or dry cough, less phlegm, dry mouth and throat, hoarse voice, afternoon tidal fever, feverish feeling in palms and soles, night sweat, weight loss, less fur or Peeling of flowers, thready and rapid pulse, etc.

1. Syndrome/pattern of phlegm-heat obstructing lung and syndrome/pattern of liver fire invading the lung: Both can cause symptoms of the lung meridian clinically, but the former is mostly caused by external contraction of warm heat. Or wind-cold invades the lungs, stagnates and transforms heat, and heat body fluids, the fluids accumulate into phlegm, and the phlegm-heat blocks the lung meridian, causing lung qi failing in purification, which is a disease of the lung Benjing. Therefore, the main symptoms of phlegm-heat congesting the lungs are coughing and wheezing, yellow and smelly phlegm, chest pain, sore throat, thirst, constipation disease, astringent urine, red tongue with yellow coating, rapid pulse, etc. The latter is caused by the disorder of seven emotions, liver depression and wood fire tormenting metal. The disease starts in the liver and affects the lungs. Therefore, in addition to symptoms of the lung meridian such as cough, counterflow hemoptysis, etc., there must be symptoms of liver depression such as burning pain in the chest and hypochondrium, irritability, and other symptoms of liver depression, which can be used for identification.

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1. "Yi Qi‧ Cough and Blood": "Fire is punished by metal and the lung lobes are dry and wrinkled, which will cause itching, and itching will cause coughing. There is no need for phlegm, so it is called dry cough. If there is excessive coughing, the lungs and collaterals will be injured, and blood will flow out." Cough is accompanied by phlegm, and there are blood lines in the phlegm, which is also the blood of the lung collaterals. "
2. "Yi Qi Spitting Blood": "blood syndromes/patterns are due to fire..., anger causes fire in the liver." "If there is pain in both hypochondriacs, or if there is a lot of anger and depression, alternating chills and fever, the disease is in the liver." Itching, itching is due to dryness of fire, and there must be fire when coughing... Internal damage is mainly caused by cough, such as fire in the liver and kidneys. It is less energizing at the beginning, but it does not burn up and burns for a long time, and even reaches the lungs. , the disease will be serious...If you have cough, vomiting and hypochondriac pain, add (referred to in the original prescription White-Draining Powder) green tangerine peel, Indigo, etc."