✵Shaoyin disease (Shaoyin Syndrome): Syndrome occurring at the late stage of a cold-induced disease marked by the general decline of Yin and Yang.
✵Herbalist Zhang Zhongjing defined the Shaoyin disease (Shaoyin Syndrome) in about 40 entries. These syndromes are all defined in details by his famous works:
Shaoyin disease (Shaoyin Syndrome).
[entry-01]. The disease of Shaoyin, the pulse is faint and thready, somnolence (desire only to sleep).
[entry-02]. Shaoyin disease, wants to vomit but not vomit, perturbed (upset), somnolence (desire only to sleep), till five to six days, urination is uninhibited and thirst, belongs to Shaoyin. Deficiency so drink water and self saving, if urine is white color, the forms of Shaoyin disease is complete, urine is white, for the reason that deficiency at the lower energizer and has cold, can not control water, thus its color is white.
[entry-03]. In the case that the Yin pulse and Yang pulse are both tense, contrary (to expectations), perspiring, the loss of Yang (Yang depletion), this belongs to Shaoyin, should observe pharyngalgia (sore throat) and then vomit with diarrhea.
[seeing later case]. Shaoyin disease, cough and diarrhea, delirious speech (wild talks), wrongly use of cautery puncture, surely dysuria (difficult urination), as induced perspiration of Shaoyin forcedly.
[entry-04]. Shaoyin disease, the pulse is thready, sunken and rapid, the disease is in the interior, perspiration cannot be induced.
[entry-05]. Shaoyin disease, the pulse is faint, perspiration cannot be induced, for the reason that the loss of Yang (Yang depletion); Yang is deficient yet, the chi pulse is weak and choppy, also the purgative method cannot be applied.
[entry-06]. Shaoyin disease, the pulse is tense, till seven to eight days, uninhibited diarrhea, the pulse is suddenly faint, contrary (to expectations), warm in hands and feet, the tense pulse is gone, it will get relieved, although dysphoria (fidget) and diarrhea, surely will relieve itself.
[entry-07]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea, if diarrhea is stopped itself, aversion to cold and huddle up, warm in hands and feet, it is treatable.
[entry-08]. Shaoyin disease, aversion to cold and huddle up, feel vexed at times (often), wants to take off clothing or quilt, it is treatable.
[entry-09]. Shaoyin Zhòng Fēng (Shaoyin wind-affection syndrome), the pulse is faint at Yang and floating at Yin, it will get relieved.
[entry-10]. Shaoyin disease, the time it will relieve, from Zǐ (the first of the twelve Earthly Branches, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.) to Yín (the third of the twelve Earthly Branches, 3-5 a.m.).
[entry-11]. Shaoyin disease, vomit and diarrhea, not cold in limbs (not cold in hands and feet), contrary (to expectations), fever, will not die, the pulse not comes, moxibustion therapy at Shaoyin 7 times.
[entry-12]. Shaoyin disease, eight to nine days, heat of the whole body including hands and feet, as the heat pathogen is in the urinary bladder, surely having blood in one's stool (hematochezia).
[entry-13]. Shaoyin disease, cold in limbs but no perspiration (not sweating), but perspiration was induced forcedly, surely motivate its blood, does not know from which channel it will pass out, or from mouth and nose, or from eyes, this is known as cold limbs at the lower and exhaustion at the upper, is difficult to treat.
[entry-14]. Shaoyin disease, aversion to cold, huddled up and diarrhea, cold limbs (cold in hands and feet), is incurable.
[entry-15]. Shaoyin disease, vomit and diarrhea, restlessness (restless vexation), cold in limbs (cold in hands and feet), will die.
[entry-16]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea is stopped, and vertigo (dizziness), fainting at times (often), will die.
[entry-17]. Shaoyin disease, cold limbs (cold in hands and feet), aversion to cold and huddled up, the pulse is not coming, not vexed but impatient, will die.
[entry-18]. Shaoyin disease, six to seven days, sever dyspenea, will die.
[entry-19]. Shaoyin disease, the pulse is faint and thready, somnolence (desire only to sleep), sweating and not vexed, wants to vomit. Till five to six days, uninhibited diarrhea, dysphoria (fidget, irritation) again, cannot sleep (sleeplessness, insomnia), will die.
[entry-20]. Shaoyin disease, at the onset of the disease, contrary (to expectations), fever, the pulse is sunken, ...
[entry-21]. Shaoyin disease, two to three days, ..., as there are no symptoms, thus slight perspiration is induced.
[entry-22]. Shaoyin disease, over two to three days, perturbed (vexed), sleeplessness (cannot sleep, insomnia), ...
[entry-23]. Shaoyin disease, one to two days, normal taste of mouth, the back is aversion to cold, should apply moxibustion, ...
[entry-24]. Shaoyin disease, pain of the body, cold in hands and feet, pain in condyle, the pulse is sunken, ...
[entry-25]. Shaoyin disease, pain of the body, cold in hands and feet, pain in condyle, the pulse is sunken, ...
[entry-26]. Shaoyin disease, two or three days to four or five days, abdominal pain, inhibited urination (difficult urination), diarrhea and unstoppable, pass pus and blood (purulent matter) in excrement, ...
[entry-27]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea, pass pus and blood (purulent matter) in excrement, moxibustion is applicable, ...
[entry-28]. Shaoyin disease, vomit and diarrhea, cold limbs (cold in hands and feet), dysphoria (fidget) and wants to die, ...
[entry-29]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea and pharyngalgia (sore throat), fullness sensation in chest, perturbed (vexed), ...
[entry-30]. Shaoyin disease, two to three days, pharyngalgia (sore throat), .... If not relieved, ...
[entry-31]. Shaoyin disease, hurt in the pharynx (hurt in throat), grow a boil, cannot speak (no speech), cannot phonate, ...
[entry-34]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea, the pulse is faint, ..., diarrhea is unstoppable, cold limbs (cold in hands and feet), no pulse, retching and vexed, ..., after taking the decoction, the pulse is explosive, will die, the pulse is faint and continuous, will survive.
[entry-35]. Shaoyin disease, not relieve in two to three days, till four to five days, abdominal pain (pain in the abdomen), ...or diarrhea, or vomit, ...
[entry-36]. Shaoyin disease, pass clear grains in diarrhea (diarrhea with undigested food in the stool), cold in the interior and heat in the exterior, ...the pulse is not coming,
[entry-37]. Shaoyin disease, cold limbs (cold in hands and feet), the patient cough, or palpitate, or urination is inhibited, or abdominal pain, or diarrhea with rectal tenesmus, ...
[entry-38]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea for six to seven days, cough, vomit and thirst, perturbed (vexed), sleeplessness (wakefulness, insomnia), ...
[entry-39]. Shaoyin disease, two to three days, dry mouth and dry throat, purgative method is applied urgently, ...
[entry-40]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea with clear water, color is pure blueness, surely pain below the heart (epigastric pain), dry mouth, purgative method is used urgently, ...
[entry-41]. Shaoyin disease, six to seven days, abdominal distension and constipated, purgative method is used urgently, ...
[additional case]. Shaoyin (pulse) is weaker than Fuyang (pulse), is favorable trend.
[entry-42]. Shaoyin disease, the pulse is sunken, warm it urgently, ...
[entry-43]. Shaoyin disease, take food in mouth and then vomit, warm in the heart and wants to vomit, ...retching, emetic method cannot be applied, warm it urgently, ...
[entry-44]. Shaoyin disease, diarrhea, the pulse is faint and choppy, vomit and sweating, surely defecate for several times, contrary (to expectations), fewer, should warm the upper, apply moxibustion.
✵Pulse weak and thready, want to sleep or somnolence, is an outline of Shao Yin disease from Zhongjing. The weak pulse and thready pulse is the definite pulse, desire to sleep or somnolence is the definite symptom.
The symptoms of Shao Yin disease, is easily confused with Tai Yang syndrome (aversion to cold, fever), or confused with Yang Ming syndrome (dryness in mouth and dry pharynx, distension in abdomen, difficulty in defecation), or confused with Shao Yang syndrome ( throw up and cough, want to vomit), or confused with Tai Yin syndrome (unstoppable diarrhea), or confused with Jue Yin syndrome (reverse cold in hands and feet).
✵Shaoyin disease (Shaoyin Syndrome): Syndrome occurring at the late stage of a cold-induced disease marked by the general decline of Yin and Yang.
