Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat
In traditional theory, this full pattern combines dampness and heat within the Liver and Gallbladder functional network, often extending to the hypochondrium, urinary tract, and genital region. Its conceptual role is to represent constrained qi movement with accumulation of dampness that has a clear heat quality. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full
- Organ affinity
- Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen
- Defining presentations
- Hypochondriac distension or discomfort; Bitter taste in the mouth; Dark, concentrated, or burning urination; Genital itching or damp discharge; Yellow discoloration or jaundiced appearance
- Treatment principles
- Clear heat and transform dampness in theory; Course constrained Liver qi; Regulate the Gallbladder functional network; Direct turbid accumulation downward conceptually
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database