✵Taiyin disease (greater Yin disease, greater Yin syndrome): Disease or syndrome characterized by the decline of spleen yang with a production of cold-damp in the interior, and manifested by abdominal fullness and sometimes abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, anorexia, sunken and relaxed or weak pulse.
✵Herbalist Zhang Zhongjing defined the Taiyin disease (greater Yin disease, greater Yin syndrome) in about 9 entries. These syndromes are all defined in details by his famous works.
[entry-01]. The diseases of Tai Yin, abdominal distention (abdominal fullness) and vomit, no appetite (cannot take food), diarrhea spontaneously and turns severe, often has abdominal pain. If purgative method is applied, surely accumulation of pathogens and turns hardness below the chest.
[entry-02]. Taiyin Zhòng Fēng (Taiyin wind-affection syndrome), restless pain in arms and legs, the Yang pulse is faint, the Yin pulse is choppy and long, will get relieved.
[entry-03]. The time that Taiyin disease will get relieved, is from Hài (the last of the twelve Earthly Branches, 9-11 p.m.) to Chǒu (2nd Earthly Branch, 1-3 a.m.).
[entry-04]. Taiyin disease, the pulse is floating, perspiration can be induced, it is appropriate to be indicated with Guizhi Tang.
[entry-05]. Spontaneous diarrhea and not thirst, belongs to Taiyin, for the reason there is cold pathogen in the Zang-viscera, should warm it, ...
[entry-06]. Shāng Hán (Tai Yang cold-affection syndrome), the pulse is floating and moderate, spontaneous warming in hands and feet, is in the Taiyin. Taiyin should observe yellowing of the body, if the urination is uninhibited, cannot be yellowing. Till seven to eight days, although sudden dysphoria (sudden fidget) and diarrhea over ten times daily, surely will stop itself, as splenic sthenia, rotten dirt will be eliminated.
[entry-07]. Originally it is Taiyang disease, contrary (to expectations), purgation was induced by herbalist, thus abdominal fullness and pains at times (often), belongs to Taiyin, ...
[entry-08]. Severe true pain,...
[entry-09]. The diseases of Tai Yin, the pulse is weak, continuously uninhibited diarrhea, suggest that Dahuang Shaoyao should be applied, it is appropriate to reduce it, for the reason that the stomach Qi is weak, and defecation is easily turned to diarrhea.
✵Fullness in abdomen and vomit, no appetite (could not take food), diarrhea turns severe further, spontaneous pain in abdomen, is an outline of Tai Yin disease from Zhongjing.
✵Taiyin disease (greater Yin disease, greater Yin syndrome): Disease or syndrome characterized by the decline of spleen yang with a production of cold-damp in the interior, and manifested by abdominal fullness and sometimes abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, anorexia, sunken and relaxed or weak pulse.
