WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 119Code Term Chinese Definition/Description2.6.19pattern/syndrome ofdeficiency fire flamingupward虛 火 上 炎 證a pattern/syndrome arising when insufficient yin failsto inhibit fire, marked by dry and sore throat, vexation,insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, forgetfulness, heat in thepalms and soles, night sweating, or red eyes, ulcersof the tongue or mouth, reddened tender-soft tongueand rapid fine pulse2.6.20 pus pattern/syndrome 膿 證a pattern/syndrome marked by purulent dischargefrom an ulcerative lesion with stinking fetid smell,accompanied by fever, thirst, curdy and slimy tonguecoating, and rapid slippery pulse2.6.21food accumulationpattern/syndrome食 積 證a pattern/syndrome marked by epigastric andabdominal distention, vomiting of sour matter,anorexia, offensive odor of stools, curdy and slimytongue coating, the same as the food stagnationpattern/syndrome2.6.22worm accumulationpattern/syndrome蟲 積 證a general term for patterns/syndromes caused byintestinal accumulation of parasitic worms, oftenmarked by abdominal distention or pain, emaciation,lack of strength and sallow complexion2.6.23wind-phlegm pattern/syndrome風 痰 證a pattern/syndrome attributable either to externalwind with phlegm or to liver wind with phlegm,marked by expectoration of foamy sputum, fullnessand oppression in the chest, dizziness, and distendingpain of the head and eyes, or marked by phlegmaticsounds in the throat, numbness of limbs, and evenloss of consciousness with aphasia, and deviated eyeand mouth2.6.24cold-phlegm pattern/syndrome寒 痰 證a pattern/syndrome marked by cough with whitishexpectoration, dyspnea or wheezing, aversion to coldwith cold limbs, white slimy tongue coating, and wiryslippery or tense pulse2.6.25heat-phlegm pattern/syndrome熱 痰 證a pattern/syndrome arising when turbid phlegmcombined with pathogenic heat accumulates in thelung and harasses the heart, marked by cough withyellowish expectoration, vexing stuffiness in the chest,fever, thirst, palpitations, insomnia, short voidings ofdeep-colored urine, reddened tongue with yellowgreasy slimy coating and rapid slippery pulse