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Shingles

Shingles is organized here as a clinical-education profile with 72 documented source sections and 18 pattern-specific sections. Manifestations, treatment principles, organs and systems, formulas, and acupuncture points are kept in separate evidence groups below. Review the documented pattern context and source relationships; this page does not diagnose or recommend treatment.

Key reference facts

Reference type
diagnosis
Health area
General and specialist reference
Related symptoms
Shingles
Pattern records
Boils and carbuncles with inflammation (Chuang Yung); Fire toxin due to an External Heat invasion which has lodged in the channels; Atrophy disorder ( Wei Syndrome) due to Damp-Heat; Liver Fire Flaring Up; Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder; Damp-Heat in the Liver Channel

Related library records

Source reference: Condition index

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