Yin Yang | The Principles of Yin Yang

Yin Yang | The Basic Principles of Yin Yang In Patterns of Disharmony

Yin Yang | Patterns Of Disharmony in Yin Yang

Everything in nature is represented by Yin and Yang, for example cold, deficiency and night is Yin and heat, excess and day is Yang. Consequently the principles of diagnosis and different patterns in Chinese Medicine are also dependent on the patterns in the body showing signs of Yin and Yang. The patterns of disharmony can be deficient or excess of either Yin and Yang.

The following tables are representative of some of the patterns of disharmony used in diagnosis in Chinese Medicine and in relation to Yin and Yang.

Symbol, representing Yin within Yang and Yang within Yin

Patterns Of Deficient Yin and Yang

Excess Yin (Excess Cold)	Deficiency of Yang (Deficient Cold)	Deficiency of Yin (Deficient Heat)	Excess Yang (Excess Heat)
Cold limbs, shivering with aversion to cold, discomfort relieved by warmth, aggravated by pressure, desires hot drinks	Cold limbs, shivering, aversion to cold, discomfort relieved by warmth and pressure	Afternoon fever, malar flush, feverish sensations in palms & soles, low grade fever in the afternoon, vague anxiety, fidgeting, waking frequently during night or day, scarlet red skin eruptions that are not raised	High fever, whole body red & hot discomfort relieved by cold, aggravated by pressure, desires cold drinks, bitter taste, high fever very restless and agitated, sleep dream disturbed & restless, red hot and painful skin eruptions
Forceful slow movement	Weak slow movements, lassitude, insomnia	Night perspiration	Forceful rapid movements, restless delirium
No perspiration	Daytime perspiration	Night perspiration	Perspiration
Clear copious urination	Clear copious urination	Dark scant urine	Dark scant urine
Watery stools	Watery stools	Constipation	Consitpation
Deep slow full pulse	Slow empty pulse	Rapid thin pulse	Rapid full pulse
Pale tongue, thick white coat	Pale tongue, thin white coat	Red tongue, thin body, little or no coat, peeled coat	Dark red tongue, thick yellow coat

Yang Chinese Character

Yin Chinese Character

Basic Patterns of Qi & Xue, Yin & Yang

Pattern	Zang	Signs	Pulse	Tongue	Example
Qi Xu	Shen, Pi, Fei	Bright pale face, weakness & tiredness; weak breathing & voice; spontaneous sweating; no appetite; loose stools	Empty	Pale, flabby	Asthma (Fei & Shen Qi Xu type)
Yang Xu	Shen, Pi	Qi signs but even more severe plus signs of cold (cold limbs, avaersion to cold etc)	Slow, sinking	Pale, moist	Odema
Xue Xu	Pi, Shen, Gan & Xin	Pale dull face; numbness or weak tremors; emaciation; dizziness	Thin, choppy & thready	Pale, thin	Anaemia
Yin Xu	Shen, Gan, Xin & Fei	Signs of heat e.g. malar flush; restlesness; emaciation; dizziness; night sweats	Thin, rapid	Red, thin	Insomnia
Qi Stagnation	Gan, Xin & Fei	Distension or soreness; changes location	Wiry, choppy	Purple	P.M.S
Xue Stagnation	Gan & Xin	Strong stabbing pain, fixed location, dark location	Choppy, full	Dark purple	Angina pectoris

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