Pericardium Qi Stagnation
In traditional theory, this is a replete qi-constraint pattern centered on the Pericardium and the chest. It portrays impaired movement of chest qi with emotional constraint and comparatively mild circulatory or digestive consequences. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full
- Organ affinity
- Pericardium, Heart, Liver
- Defining presentations
- Mild chest pain; Chest fullness; Stifling sensation in the chest; Frequent sighing; Throat lumps
- Treatment principles
- Move Pericardium qi through the chest.; Unbind emotional and thoracic constraint.; Regulate the relationship between chest qi and the shen.; Support circulation without prematurely treating the pattern as blood stasis.
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database