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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine 2009

ranslating traditional Chinese terminology is a fascinating but frustrating task, just as reading translations of traditional Chinese texts can be. Translators are caught in a number of binds. Literal translations are often misleading; seemingly precise translations are inaccurate; and accurate translations can be so vague as to be almost meaningless, or so long as to constitute minor treatises. Phrases or terms that are elegant and flow beautifully in Chinese can be extremely awkward and even silly in English. There are a tremendous number of variables in the mix and so we believe that every audience and every text requires a specific type of translation. Our overall approach to translation is to make the transmission of the concepts as transparent as possible. We have attempted to avoid neologisms and other unnecessarily odd terminology, and have sacrificed a modicum of word-to-word consistency in order to enhance clarity. While there are many technical terms in Chinese medicine, the majority are more akin to those of wine tasting than of biomedicine. They are likely to be at least somewhat intelligible to the uninitiated and, in general, not a barrier to the interested nonprofessional reader picking up and reading medical texts. Also we believe that an open and familiar terminology has the possibility of enabling readers to focus on the subtleties and depths of the medical concepts, rather than stumbling over odd words. Other translators have different perspectives. As plurality is one of the strengths of Chinese medicine and there are always different ways to approach a subject and an audience, there are many acceptable translations. We believe that it is the task of the translator to translate, not transliterate, and in the past the only words that we have left in transliterated form are yin, yang, and qi. Only rarely will there be a term that we find nearly impossible to translate, and for these we

have surrendered to the inevitable and used the pnyn transliteration, as in g toxin ( g d). Some of our authors believe that other terms, such as the names of the six warps or stages, or of the extraordinary vessels, also require transliteration, and therefore use ti yang, di mi, etc. This glossary is both a work in progress and a simple utility to help us with our work. Some of the entries are technical medical terms that are included here to facilitate consistency in translation and editing; others provide our authors with some pretty decent ways to translate certain terms; and admittedly some important terms have been inadvertently omitted. In addition we recognize that, at least since the later Han dynasty, Chinese words are usually made up of two or more characters. This means that many of the single term translations in this gloss, even though we have tried to reflect usage in multiple contexts, may not work in a given situation and so would then be replaced by a more appropriate translation. Many terms used in medical texts, e.g., sun for the sour flavor or xio bin for urine, are not included, as they are both common and uncontroversial. Similarly terms that would not pose any problem to writers working with us, such as Spleen deficiency for p x, have also been omitted. Note that the ongoing project of developing a draft gloss has grown as an aid to help people writing books for our company and has no pretense of being a systematically prepared text. This glossary was first created in 1983 and has continuously evolved ever since. It has stemmed from a long series of discussions and relatively rigorous research on the part of many translators. While many others have been involved, the primary contributors have been Randall Barolet, Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Andrew Gamble, Guohui Liu, Volker Scheid and Boping Wu.

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine n quiets [preferred], calms, rests n shn quiets the spirit\ n ti quiets the fetus o no anguish and vexation b gng eight parameters b hu xu eight meeting points b draws out, uproot b d uproots toxicity bi di white vaginal discharge bi ho diptherial disorder bi pi miliaria alba bi xi fng white scaling wind bi defeats, overcomes, corrupts bi d overcomes toxin bi xu corrupted blood bn spots, maculae bn zhn rashes bo guards (e.g., Stomach), protects, takes care of bo Womb, Bladder, or (when ambiguous) gestation membranes bo zhun twisted Bladder or gestation membranes bo thin, flimsy bo sudden, violent bo mng sudden visual failure bi sorrow, sadness, being disheartened bi sh xu back associated points bn run wild bn tn running piglet [disorder] bng profuse uterine bleeding, gushing bng lu irregular uterine bleeding b forces, compels, presses b qio nasal passages or nasal orifice b yun deep-source nasal congestion b blocked b repels, clears away b hu clears away foulness b jng amenorrhea b zhng closed-type stroke b zhng [painful] obstruction b zh nasal piles bin tng loose stool bin zhng pattern differentiation bio bn manifestation and root OR branch and root OK bio b g instability of the exterior bng f [natural] endowment bng j pathodynamic b thin, flimsy b contend b mi insomnia b tonifies b spread out/ spread throughout b chng impeded b nng malaise, uneasy, disquiet b rn unbearable b rn insensitivity; lack of sensation b sh uncomfortable b tng no passage [through], [x] does not afford passage, no free flowing, blockage b zhn listless, sluggish, not aroused b z insufficiency cn cn dull [as in pain] co z indefinable epigastric discomfort ch shu mo xn cross hands to cover the heart chn hu fng entangling throat wind disorder chn du quivering chng fng Intestinal wind chng f b tng lack of passage through the Intestines chng k desiccated Intestines
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine chng mi long pulse chng yng Intestinal abscess chng facilitated, patent, open, unimpeded chng q j facilitates the qi dynamic chng shn ease the spirit cho r tidal fever or afternoon tidal fever ch remove chn bloating chn deputy [ingredient] chn mi submerged pulse chng overwhelms, encroaches on, rides, travels chng p exploits/ encroaches on the Spleen ch mi proximal pulse ch mi slow pulse ch zng slack ch bi di red and white vaginal discharge ch r blazing heat chng full, ample, brimming [adj.]; fills up [v.] chng t promotes earth chng gushes, flushes chng mi penetrating vessel [chng mi OK] chng xi flushes downward chu ch muscle twitches, tics chu grief ch eliminates, gets rid of ch fn eliminates irritability ch sh eliminates dampness ch alarm chun wheezing chun tng pain that penetrates through to the back chung yng sores chn wn spring-warmth cng sharpens, improves cng r improves hearing cu bears [on] cu l interstices and pores c mi rapid-irregular pulse cun scurry, flee [v.]; expeditious [adj.] cu expedites, promotes cu r promotes lactation cn mi distal pulse cu kng [hallucinations characterized by] grasping at air cu tng squeezing pain cu shn contusion and sprain cu zng interlocked [complex] d spreads out, thrusts out d bin b shung incomplete/unfinished and irregular bowel movements d bin tng b semiliquid stools d b powerfully tonifies d chng y ku exhausted Large Intestine fluids d chng Large Intestine d mi large pulse d q great qi d tu wn massive head febrile disorder di fatigue and lethargy di mi consistently irregular pulse di mi girdle vessel [di mi OK] di yng upcast yang, [face] made up with yang dn d erysipelas dn nu pure heat malaria dn tin cinnabar field dn Gallbladder dn hng pink dn shn l sh blandly leaches out and resolves dampness dng flush away usually in dng d dng d r xi flush away pathogenic heat do guides out do j guide out accumulation
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine do zh guides out stagnation do hn night sweats do jng inverted menses do q pilfers qi d r low-grade fever d scours [out], flushes [away] d tn scours out phlegm din withdrawal; yin madness din kung withdrawal-mania, insanity, psychosis din xin seizures dng rooted sores dng settles [down] dng chun settles [down] wheezing dng d rooted toxic sores dng fng settles wind dng jng settles [down] jitteriness, convulsions, fright, or shock dng jng settles tremors/convulsions dng zh settles the emotions, focuses the mind, settles the resolve dng wn winter-warmth dng yu f sh winter-extruding lurking summerheat dng disturb, move, disrupt, stir, agitate [v.]; disruption, perturbation, stirring, agitation [n.] dng bng disruptive disease dng mi moving/disturbed pulse dng xi cavernous diarrhea du s binding confinement du pox d mi Governing vessel [d mi OK] d toxin d q toxic qi dun mi short pulse du mi zhng excessive sleeping du yn excessive drinking du plunders du indolence noxious chung noxious sores holds [something] in, hinders, retains, traps n hiccough r lng deafness r mng tinnitus xu noxious blood zhng noxious attack f stimulates, promotes. induces, discharges [in tx strategy]; develops, manifests [in pathology] f bi headed flat abscesses of the back f bio discharges exterior conditions f hn induces sweating f sn discharges and disperses f hew, curtail, cut down f gn hew/curtail the Liver fn l kng sh outside hedge has holes fn flaring fn irritability fn tng achy and uncomfortable fn yun distress fn zo irritability and restlessness fn k reverse control fn mi transposed pulse fn wi upset stomach fn wi stomach reflux, upset stomach fn accosts, trespasses fng impedes fng f prevents putrefication fi Lungs fi q b xun failure of the Lung to disseminate qi fi yng Lung abscess fn level or sector [in ]; aspect [elsewhere]
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine fn l sh r separates and drains out dampheat fn ru flesh interstices fn c white thorns, pimples fng wind fng fi [] disability from wind fng hn wind-cold fng hn sh bio wind-cold fetters the exterior fng hn x fi wind-cold assaults the Lungs fng lo wind consumption fng r wind-heat fng sh wind-dampness fng shu wind edema fng wn wind-warmth fng yn zhn wind concealed rash; urticaria fng zo wind-dryness fng zhn wind rash f supports f lurking f hu lurking fire f ling hidden beam f mi floating pulse f mi hidden pulse f q lurking qi f r lurking heat f zhng supports the normal [qi] f zhng floating edema f yang organs, bowels f moldy; putrefies, decompose, decomposition f dwelling [as in lower back is the dwelling of the Kidneys] f d ji xn adding firewood under the cauldron f d chu xn removing firewood from under the cauldron f abdomen f mi restores the pulse f xi diarrhea gn Liver gn fng ni ch internal blazing of Liver wind gn fng ni dng internal stirring of Liver wind gn hu shng yn upward blazing of liver fire gn hu wang exuberant Liver fire gn j childhood nutritional impairment [Also, esp. in , refers to progressive sores or ulcers, as is and ] gn li chng p Liver comes to overwhelm the Spleen gn q hng fn transverse rebellion of Liver qi accosting [the Spleen] gn q y ji constrained and clumped Liver qi gn yng shng kng ascendant Liver yang gn zh sh xi Liver governs dredging and draining gng rigorous ga ln turbid painful urinary dribbling [cloudy OK] g diaphragm g rejecting/repelling g fn sensation of irritability in the diaphragm g mi leather pulse gng d attacks toxin gng j attacks accumulation gng shng attacks upwards gng xi purges gng zh hn j attack and drive out cold accumulation gu foul, filth g yng orphaned yang g bones

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine g b painful obstruction of the bone g d g toxin g ji tng fn bones and joints are achy and bothersome g q food qi g w stimulate, drum-up, inspire g zhng drum-like abdominal distention g zhng steaming bone disorder g secures, stabilizes g bio stabilizes the exterior g jng secures the essence g s secures and binds g tu secures abandoned disorders gu peeled [tongue] gun g plugged and rejecting/repelling disorder gun ji j lun contraction and tension of the joints gun mi middle pulse [position] gu restores gn tn roiling, breaks up phlegm gu k over-control hn cold, chills hn r fever and chills (simultaneous) hn r wng li alternating fever and chills hn shng abundant cold hn sh damp-coldness hn sh kn p damp-cold encumbers the Spleen hn tn cold-phlegm hn xi fn fi cold accosts the Lungs hn xi shn qn deep invasion of pathogenic cold hn zh gn mi stagnant cold in Liver vessel hn prowess, bold, nimble hn sweat ho jn depletes or consumes fluids h wi harmonizes the Stomach h xu uniting point [sea OK] h zhng harmonizes the middle [burner] h x fng cranes knee wind hng mi flooding pulse hu b painful obstruction of the throat hu tin zh jng postnatal essence h shields [from/by] h yng shields the yang hu slippery, leakage hu chng lubricates the Intestines hu mi slippery pulse hu tu leakage and loss hu transforms hu jin transforms firmness/ hardness hu q promotes the activities of qi transformation hu sh transforms dampness hu tn zh k transforms phlegm and stops coughing hun moderates, relaxes hun gn relaxes the Liver hun j moderates [spasmodic abdominal] pain or relaxes tension hun ji relaxes and relieves hun mi moderate or lax pulse hun xio zhng kui relaxes and reduces fixed abdominal masses hun suffer [v]; calamity [n] hun dissipates hun sn flimsy hung h jng shn disorientation, vagueness hu grey hu revives hu ju revives from collapse/inversion
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine hu ju collapse from roundworm hu yng revives the yang hu yng ji n revives the yang and rescues from rebellion hu zh q annihilating and foul qi hu xu meeting points [8] hu zhu foul turbidity hn lightheadedness, muzziness, muddled or impaired consciousness (e.g. ) hn m stuporous, comatose hn ethereal soul hu breached hu invigorates hu jing invigorates the channels hu lu invigorates the collaterals hu xu invigorates the blood hu fire hu d fire toxin hu q b m shut in and concentrated fire qi hu dislodges, forcefully removes hu lun sudden turmoil disorder hu tn dislodges phlegm j muscles, muscle layer j accumulations j j accumulations and clusters j li be detained, hang around, retained j urgency, [severe] tightness; hypertonicity [Liver] j mi urgent pulse j mi racing pulse j zo restless agitation, impatience ji mobile abdominal mass, conglomeration ji j conglomerations and gatherings jin fortifies [tx], firms [dx], hard [pulse, adj.] jin jio sudden shrieking jin yn fortifies the yin jin zhng concurrent symptom jin diminishes, deleted jin constructs, builds up jin strengthens jin p strengthens the Spleen jin wng forgetful, absent-minded jin yn p wi strengthens the transporting functions of the Spleen and Stomach jin zhng builds up/constructs the middle jing directs downward, descends jing scarlet jing huo directs fire downward jing n [re]directs rebellious [qi] downward jing zhu directs turbidity downward jio hu xu confluent points [of 8 extra channels] jio tng hyptertonic pain [see xi tng] jio gng fn zhng arched back rigidity (aka opisthotonus) jio q leg qi ji boil ji g joins bones ji clumping, knotting ji spent, [n.] exhaustion ji removed by force ji mi slow-irregular pulse ji nu checks malarial disorders ji tn traumatic paraplegia ji tn bursts [clogged] phlegm ji xing zhng clumping in the chest disorder ji yn plunders the yin ji releases, relieves, resolves ji bio releases the exterior ji d resolves toxicity ji j releases the muscle layer ji jng releases spasms
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine ji r resolves heat ji sh resolves summerheat ji tng relieves pain ji y relieves constraint jn sinews jn yang fluids, thin fluids jn powerful jn b painful obstruction of the sinews jn y fluids jn [totally] gone, expended, finished, exhausted jn mi tight pulse jng jitteriness, anxiety, convulsions, fright, shock jng channels, warps [old -stages] jng essence jng fng childhood convulsions, [fright seizures also OK] jng jn channel sinews jng shn consciousness, essence-spirit jng shn b zhn apathy jng shn we m listlessness jng wng fright mania jng xu traversing point [river point OK] jng t easily startled jng xu well point jng sturdy, strong jng [ muscular] tetany, spasms jing jing overly bright and feverish [eyes] ji tng r lu long-term pain enters the collaterals j swelling j dwells j lifts j dread j gathers up, pools (fluids), cluster, collects j severe j yng grand yang [synonym for greater yang] jun b removes painful obstructions jun rolled ju collapse [in ]; inversion [in either or ] ju cut off, severed ju yn terminal yin or reversing yin [ju yn OK] jn chief, sovereign jn hu sovereign fire jn drastic, intense jn b intense tonic jn xi zh shu drastically purges and drives out water jn xi drastically purges k xu coughing up of blood ki opens, unbinds ki b unbinds painful obstruction ki d m yun opens [up] and spreads the qi and penetrates to the membrane source ki ji opens up clumps/knots/knotted areas ki qio opens the orifices ki xing unbinds the chest ki yn restores the voice ki y opens up areas of constraint kng hyperactivity k controls, overcomes k lodges, resides k upbraid k q visitant qi k r visitant heat k xio whittles away kng q qi from air kng fear ku mi hollow pulse ku dn bland sensation in the mouth and an inability to taste food ku yn wi xi deviation of the mouth and eyes

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine k desiccated, parched k bitter kui g eases the diaphragm [sense of unease kui q felicitates the qi kun expands, eases kun chng eases the Intestines kun xing expands the chest kun zhng eases the middle kung mania, yang madness kung lun manic and disorderly kung zo wang dong manic agitation and rash behavior ku exhausted ku jin induces ulceration kn encumbers li leprous disorders ln yn laconic speech ln macerated ln hu sh putrefying throat granular disorder lo overwork, consumptive disorder, consumption lo ln consumptive painful urinary dribbling lo mi confined pulse li tears li ribs, costal region l interior l regulates l j abdominal urgency, interior tension/ hypertonicity l j hu zhng tenesmus l q regulates qi l r y ji constrained and clumped interior heat l xu regulates the blood l improves, promotes, benefits, facilitates, enables [b l can be difficulty or discomfort] l dn benefits the Gallbladder l g enables the diaphragm l hu improves the condition of the throat l j dysenteric disorder l ji bng panarthralgia l nio promotes urination l q pestilential qi l qio facilitate passage through the orifices/ apertures l sh facilitates/promotes resolution of dampness; resolves dampness l shu shn sh promotes water metabolism and leaches out dampness l shu promotes urination, moves water l shu do facilitates the water pathways lin preserves, inhibits, restrains lin chung helps close sores lin fi preserves the Lungs lin hn inhibits sweating lin clings, attaches to lin y condenses the fluids lin yn preserves the yin lin blanches ling cools ling xu cools the blood lio remedies li violent, intense li wn cracks ln l dribbling [urination] ln l b zh continuous trickle ln zhng painful urinary dribbling disorder lng intimidates li linger, lodges; remains li hu flowing fire li r lingering heat li sh causes dampness to flow away [tentative] li yn lingering thin mucus

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine li zh spreading, flow into; spreading sores li jng six warps, six channels, six stages, six axes li yn six pernicious influences lng b urinary blockage lu light uterine bleeding, leaking, spotting lu chronic sores l deliberation lu l scrofula lu [n.] collaterals; [v.] connects, reticulates lu xu connecting points, collateral points m numbness, tingling m b paralysis m m numbness and paresthesia mi [blood] vessels mi xing m hu indistinct pulse mn fullness mng c prickles mo [body] hair mn stifling sensation mng b veils mng li fierce and violent m mn spreads throughout min ch flushed complexion min hung sallow complexion min j jng lun facial tic min s complexion b hu lusterless cng bi dusky pale cho hng flushed dn bi dull pale gung bi shiny, pale wi bi pallid wi hung wan mng brightens, clears, or enlightens mng m clears the eyes, improves vision mng mn [hu] [] gate of vitality [fire] m grinds away, wears m j wears down accumulations m m sullen m yun membrane source m wood, wooden, numbness [absence of feeling] m jng jng ci lively, expressive eyes m wng chng t exuberant wood overwhelms/exploits/takes advantage of earth m xu alarm points m yun membrane source m zhng distended eyes n accepts [Kidneys]; takes in [Stomach, Liver] n ch decreased [food] intake no lu seepage from the brain no mng ringing in the brain no r feverish sensation in the head ni internal, inside ni shng f r feverishness from internal damage ni yu y r internal heat due to constraint n rebellious, counterflow n greasy [coating], cloying [substances] n chun abnormal transmission n li wn zhu hauling the boat upstream n mi rebellious pulse nin ch tn sticky sputum nng congeals nng makes tranquil, [calms OK] nng shn makes the spirit tranquil nong (sh) [] moving (tongue) n anger nun warms n j malarial disorder pi pushes out or expels pi nng expels pus

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine pi sh pushes out stones png gung Bladder png gung sh yu loss of Bladder control pi nurtures pi shn nurtures the Kidneys p cuts through p skin p Spleen p b tng xu Spleen cannot govern blood p f skin, skin and subcutaneous tissues p q xi xi xin sunken Spleen qi p q x Spleen qi deficiency p ru frail Spleen p shu skin edema p yn sh r damp-heat collects in the Spleen p focal distention p ensconced lumps p kui painless lumps p clears away p hu clears away filth pin k hemilateral withering or hemiplegia pin wi deviated pio hn nimble and forceful png calms [pacifies OK] [v]; balanced [adj.] png chun calms wheezing png gn x fng calms the Liver and extinguishes wind png m balanced and dense png wi calms the Stomach p corporeal soul p stresses, compels, forces, disturbs p breaks up p xu breaks up blood (stasis) p yn breaks up (accumulations) of yin q hng zh f miscellaneous Organs q jng extraordinary channels q shng kng butterflies above the navel q b opens up closure/closed [disorders], opens up blockage q b hu qi cannot transform q fn qi level or sector []; qi aspect q j qi dynamic q ku qi openings q n rebellious qi q xin sinking qi q x qi deficiency q yng ling fn blazing [fire] in both the qi and nutritive [levels] q zh stagnant qi qin anchors, subdues qin yng anchors the [errant] yang qing strengthens qing jn g strengthens the sinews and bones qing mi [overly] strong pulse qing yng stiff qio cu haggard qn invade, infiltrates qng clears qng gung yn glaucomatous disorder qng hua r tn cools & transforms phlegm-heat qng mng insidious loss of vision without visible physical changes to the eye qng no clears the brain qng qio clears consciousness, clears the sensory orifices qng r clears heat qng s clearing and clarifying qng xun zo xi gently disperses dryness qng zo clears dryness qi di zi autumnal obtuseness

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine qi zo autumn-dryness q physical body q dispels q expels, drives, reins in q chng expels parasites q fng sh dispels wind-damp q hn dispels cold q y dispels blood stasis q zh banish q gets rid of qu depart, retreat ro harass, derange, make a disturbance, make trouble ro dng xn shn derange/harass and disturb the Heart (spirit) r hot, heat, feverish, fever r b hot painful obstruction r bng febrile diseases r chng tu sensation of heat rushing to the head r d heat toxin r d yn ji collected clumped heat toxin r fi wi hot Lung atrophy r j heat accumulation r ji clumped heat r ji png li heat clumping with circumfluence r ro xn heat deranging /harassing the Heart r r xu sh heat enters the blood chamber r shng [over]abundant heat r tn hot phlegm r xi yng fi heat pathogen clogs the Lungs r zhu xing g heat scorching the chest and diaphragm r zhu yng yn heat scorching the yin of the nutritive level rn mi Conception vessel [rn mi OK] r b cho r afternoon fevers rng manifestation ru gn softens the Liver ru jn make the sinews supple ru flesh r moisten [v.], soggy[adj.] r mi soggy pulse r p breast lumps r yng breast abscess run softens run jin softens areas of hardness run mi soft pulse rn moistens, lubricates rn chng moistens the Intestines rn xi moistening laxative ru mi frail pulse si plugs sn jio Triple Burner sn scatters, disperses sn fng scatters or disperses wind sn hn scatters or disperses cold sn ji dissipates, disperses clumps, knots or nodules sn mi scattered pulse sn mn disperses fullness sn y disperses stasis sn y huo disperses fire from constraint sn zhng disperses swelling s binds [action]; rough (urination) s chng binds up the Intestines s jng binds essence s mi rough pulse [choppy OK] sh chng kill parasites

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine sh ln gravelly painful urinary dribbling shn ln zhng nu mountain mist miasmic malarial disorder shn bulging disorder shn q bulging qi [disorder] shng damages shng hn cold-damage shng sh food-damage shng ascends, upwardly shng chng gushes upward, upflushing shng jio upper burner shng fn upwardly accosts or trespasses shng gn strikes upward shng tng upward surging shng yn flares upward sho ti sparse coating [tongue] sho f j j lower abdominal tightness and contractions sho r searing heat sho yng lesser yang [sho yng OK] sho yn lesser yin [sho yn OK] sh dn snake-creeping red papules sh contains sh shoots sh settles [into], shelters sh xu contains blood shn hn tng generalized coldness and pain shn kn heavy lethargy shn r [generalized] fever shn r b yng fluctuating fever shn spirit, psychic aspect shn hn impaired consciousness, muddled consciousness shn jun weariness shn m disorientation shn nng frozen affect shn qi timidity, trepidation shn qng dn m apathetic expression shn sh r mng fuzzy thinking shn shui lethargic level of consciousness shn yo carousing of the spirit shn zh ch di dementia shn zh cu lun derangement shn Kidneys shn leaches out, filters out, percolates; [physiology] permeates shn b n q Kidneys cannot accept qi shn sh leaches out dampness shn sh fng cng loss of Kidney closure and storage [functions] shn yng b zhn listless Kidney yang shn zhu fixed kidneys [or fixed kidney disorder] shng generates shng raises, ascends shng f raise out and discharge shng j raises and lifts shng j generates flesh shng mi generates the pulse shng qng raises the clear shng yng raises the yang shng [~ pathogens] [over]abundance, overwhelming; [~ vessels] congestion, [over]filled, brimming shng prevails [over] [v.], preponderance [n.] shng jng channels with abundance shng sh prevails over dampness sh damp (adj. or compound n.), dampness (n.) sh ln damp erosions sh min du mng insomnia with dreamdisturbed sleep sh r damp-heat sh r xi zh damp-heat lodged in the lower burner
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine sh r yn f collection of damp-heat smoldering in the body sh rn wet sh s breakdown, loss of management, loss of oversight sh tn damp-phlegm sh xun damp tinea-like rash sh yn loss of voice sh zh loss of ability to do X, loss of management of X, impairment sh excess [pathology]; fullness; bolsters, makes replete, make more full [physiology] sh bng seasonal diseases sh ln stony painful urinary dribbling sh mi excessive pulse sh envoy sh momentum sh l zhng i visual disturbance sh w just desires sleep, somnolence shu sh absorbs dampness shu ku closes wounds shu lin restrain and inhibit [astringent] restrain and hold in/back shu sh gathers in dampness shu defends, conserves shu z ch ju contracted and frigid extremities shu receives, picks up sh disperses, dredges sh soothes sh fng disperses wind sh gn dredges Liver qi sh gn soothes the Liver sh jn soothes the sinews sh wi dredges the protective sh xi w d intemperate dispersing and draining [of qi] sh xu transporting points [group], transport point [individual - stream OK] sh y disperses constraint sh summerheat sh sh damp-summerheat sh wn summerheat-warmth sh fetters, ties up sh bio fetters the exterior sh xu [acupuncture] point, [back] associated point shui debilitated, sapped shu water, edema shu b hn m water cannot restrain wood shu do water pathway shu do zh shng yun upper source of the water pathways shu g liquids and grains shu jng ti crystal [tongue] coating shu n zhng water rebellion disorder shu r h ji clumping of water and heat, OR water/heat complexes shu sh ni tng internal stoppage of water and dampness shu xi pathogenic water shn smooth, smoothes, normal shn chun normal transmission shn q smooths the flow of qi sho mi rapid pulse s manage s pondering, pensiveness, excessive thinking s xu lifeless blood s fn four levels or sectors s n f lng frigid extremities s yo xu four dominant points s zh extremities, limbs s zh b su unresponsive extremities

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine s zh jun di weak and easily fatigued extremities s zh kn jun fatigued limbs [old tired] s zh lng cold extremities s zng xu four command points so fng tracks (down) wind so t searches and digs out [stagnation] s jing clarifying and descending/cause to descend s ju hu n resuscitate from collapse and revives from rebellion s tn dormant or deep, harbored phlegm s xi dormant, harbored, or deep-seated pathogenic influences sun ch ache su medulla, marrow sn lu minute collaterals sn xi urgent [morning] diarrhea sn harm, impairment, [injury] su nio reserves urine, contain urination ti dng b n restless fetus ti yng greater yang [ti yng OK] ti yn greater yin [ti yn OK] tn [Chinese medicine] phlegm; [biomedicine] sputum (from lungs), mucous (other organs) tn b phlegm obstruction tn du profuse sputum tn h phlegm nodules tn hu phlegm-fire tn hu ro xn phlegm-fire deranges/ harries the Heart tn mng xn qio phlegm veils the (Heart) orifices tn mng gurgling sound in the throat tn p phlegm lumps tn r phlegm-heat tn sh, damp-phlegm tn yn either phlegm and thin mucus or thin mucus tn y jio ji phlegm and blood stasis jell together tn zo phlegm-dryness tn z lu phlegm obstructs the collaterals tng achy, aches t dread, jerks t nasal mucus tin adds, replenishes tin gu heavenly dew tin jng replenishes the essence tin b fills in, replenishes tin po chung heaven-borne blisters tio adjusts tio d thrusts out tio q adjusts the qi tio q zh adjusts stagnant qi tio yng wi adjust the nutritive and protective qi tng tarry, stop tng unblocks, promotes, pervades tng b qio unblocks the nasal passages tng bin unblocks the bowels/excretion tng chng unobstructed, free moving tng f unblocks the yang organs/bowels tng l unblocks (urine and bowels) tng ln unblocks painful urinary dribbling tng lu unblocks the collaterals tng mi unblocks the [blood] vessels tng r penetrates tng r zh promotes or unblocks lactation tng shn mng facillitates enlightenment of the spirit; improving mental abilities tng xi purge, unblock downwards tng yng unblocks the yang tng zh unblocks areas of stagnation
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine tng governs tng b severe painful obstruction tng ch pangs of pain tng fng painful wind tng jng painful menstruation, dysmenorrhea tu hn muzziness tu zhng sensation of heaviness of the head tu vents, thrusts [out]; penetrates [in] tu nng thrusts pus out tu r vents heat tu xi q vents pathogenic influences tu zhn vents rashes t earth t vomit, spit up t xu spitting up blood tu shn protuberant bulging disorder tu reduces tu hung reduces jaundice tu r reduces fever or heat tu zhng reduces edema or swelling tn sun acid regurgitation tu loss, abandonment; draw off tu d draws out toxicity tu j sloughing ulcer tu l supports the interior tu zhng abandoned patterns, abandoned-type stroke tu saliva [n], spit [v] wi external, outside wi gn externally-contracted wi sh z p external damp obstructs the Spleen wi yu [path.] externally oversteps, goes beyond normal boundaries, [physiology] thrust out externally, evict, extrude wn tn stubborn phlegm wn miserable wn [gastric] cavity ( wi wn) wn f delayed discharge wn f men stifling sensation in the epigastrium and abdomen wng [great] loss, devastation, destroyed wng yng devastated yang wng flaring, flourishing wng xng chaotic movement wi feeble, faint, slight; [v.] diminish wi mi faint pulse wi run flaccid wi zhng atrophy disorder wi antagonizes wi Stomach wi fn protective level/sector wi hn fear of cold wi hu shng shng ascending of Stomach fire wi q protective qi, defensive qi, defense qi, guardian qi wi qing overly strong Stomach wi wi sh zh protective qi fails its external assignment, wi x hn Stomach deficiency cold wi zhng tng epigastric pain and distention wn warms wn bng warm pathogen diseases wn d warm-toxin wn hu hn tn warms and transforms cold-phlegm wn j epidemic (seasonal) disorder wn jing warms menses wn l warms the interior wn r bng warm-heat pathogen diseases wn xi warm [the yang] and purge wn y epidemic disorders wn y warm epidemics
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine w insult w fng aversion to wind w hn chills [aversion to cold OK] w sh aversion to food w l mi forceless pulse w ch five retardations w gng xi daybreak diarrhea w run five weaknesses w sh xu five transport points w xin r heat in the five centers w xng five phases, five-phase w y five excretions x inhales, draws in x g muscular striations x tn watery sputum x xu accumulating point [cleft OK] x assaults x extinguishes x polyp x fng extinguishes wind x elation, joy x mi thin or fine pulse xi gn syphilitic sores xi h xu lower uniting point [lower sea OK] xi jio lower burner xi q drives qi downward xi yun lower base xin hng fresh-looking red xin tin zh jng congenital essence xin oral mucus xin salty xin mi wiry pulse xin sink xing b (mutually) contend, struggle, interact xing cun aromatically probing xing j mutual aid xing k mutual control xing shng mutual generation xing x mutual accentuation xing huo ministerial fire xing hu ni ch internal blazing of ministerial fire xio reduces, eliminates, digests, diminishes, dissipates [toxic swellings] xio do reduces and guides out xio d eliminates toxin xio j reduces accumulation xio k wasting and thirsting disorder; unquenchable thirst [Zhang Zhong-Jings works] xio m grinds down xio sh reduces/dissolves stones xio sh eliminates summerheat xio yng reduces abscesses xio zhng reduces swelling or edema xio bin b l urinary difficulty xio bin y l b jn posturinary drip xio chng Small Intestine xio chng q zh stagnant Small Intestine qi xio asthma xi hypochondrium xi q pathogenic qi xi r commingled heat xi r l xi commingled heat with diarrhea xi xi flanks xi y harbors [blood] stasis xi drains, drains out, draws off [physiology] xi drains out, discharges xi hu drains fire xi r j drains heat accumulation xi xi drains downward
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine xn Heart xn acrid xn bo Pericardium xn hung flustered, alarmed xn j palpitations xn r xng fi Heart heat punishes the Lung xn xi epigastrium [premodern: area below the Heart OK] xn xi j gripping pain and tenderness in the upper epigastrium [per Huang Huang] xn xu y Heart blood stasis xn y r y xio chng Heart fire transferred to the Small Intestine xng fishy xng promotes (movement), proceeds, travels xng b [v.] promotes movement (in areas of painful obstruction); [n.] migrating painful obstruction xng q promotes movement of the qi xng shu promotes the dissipation of pathogenic water xng zh promotes movment through [areas of ] stagnation xng wakes, awakens xng hu b f yun inability to fully recover after loss of consciousness xng p awakens the Spleen xng shn awakens the spirit/restores consciousness xing b chest painful obstruction xing g b kui sense of unease in the chest and diaphragm xing mn zhng tightness and heaviness in the chest xing mn stifling sensation in the chest/ sense of oppression in the chest xing mn zhng stifling and heavy sensation in the chest xing xi k mn an unpleasant fullness in the chest and hypochondriac xing xi tng chest and hypochondriac pain xing robust, virile xi tng sustained pain [see jio tng] x deficiency, hollow x hu shng yn deficiency fire blazing upward x lo deficiency and overwork; deficiency overwork; or deficiency consumption x mi deficient pulse x sh xi z enmeshment of deficiency and excess together x jn reconnects sinews x shu buildup of water x xu buildup blood xun disseminates, dissipates, diffuses, disbands xun b disbands painful obstruction xun chng q j . disseminates and facillitates the qi dynamic xun fi tio q disseminates and adjusts the Lung qi xun tng b qio disperses and unblocks the qi of the nasal orifice xun p [Chinese] periumbilical and hypochondriac firmness & pain; [Japanese] chronic muscle cramps [primarily of chest & shoulders] [both very tentative] xun yn suspended thin mucus xun lichenous rash [old tinea] xun vertigo xun yn dizziness xu blood xu b painful obstruction of the blood xu fn blood level or sector []; blood aspect [elsewhere] xu ln painful bloody urinary difficulty xu r wng xng chaotic movement of hot blood

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine xu xi r zh blood lodged in the lower burner xu x blood deficiency xu y blood stasis, or stasis of blood xn fumes xn zhng fumes upwards [path]; evaporates [treatment] xn traverses y gn progressive ulceration of the gums yn hu zhng tng painful and swollen throat yn zo parched throat yn y nn ch difficulty in expressing oneself or in forming words yng mng yang brightness [yng mng OK] yng qio mi yang heel vessel [yng qio mi OK] yng wi mi yang linking vessel [yng wi mi OK] yng nourishes yo tng lower back pain y dysphagia y g dysphagia-occlusion y yin fluids, thick fluids y nio enuresis y X wi zh X X is paramount y augments, benefits y intention, signification y superficial visual obstruction y curbs y d epidemic toxin y gn curbs the Liver y l epidemic pestilence y q augments the qi y yn curbs the yin y yn overflowing or flooding thin mucus y y despondency yn fi mute paraplegia yn j yin flat abscesses yn qio mi yin heel vessel [yn qio mi OK] yn wi mi yin linking vessel [yn wi mi OK] yn yng genital itching yn q pernicious or out of control qi yn sh pernicous dampness yn thin mucus yng fn nutritive/constructive level/sector yng q nutritive/constructive qi yng xu gushing point [spring OK] yng goiter yng li goiter; neck tumors yng abscess, sore, ulcer yng j toxic swellings yng clogs yu worry, upset, melancholy yu fng roving wind yu l mi forceful pulse, pulse with strength yu xng zh xi r pathogenic heat with form yu y over abundance, surplus y r static heat y constrains, constraint y hu fire from constraint y t warms the earth y yn fosters yin y y melancholy y zhng constraint or depression yun prime, primal, base yun q primal qi yun q source qi yun xu source points yu binds [up] or constrains (a strong Stomach binds a weak Spleen)

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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine yu eructate yu n eructation and rebellion yu surmount, disseminate (physiology); overstep (pathology); thrust out, evict (treatment) yu jng sh tio irregular menstruation yu p delights the Spleen yn collects yn lightheadedness yn p improves the Spleens transporting function z bng miscellaneous or heterogeneous diseases zng yin Organs, viscera zng f Organs or yin and yang Organs zng zo restless organ disorder zo p dregs za dries (v.), dry, parched (adj.), dryness (n.) zo restlessness zo sh dries dampness zi fng bandit wind zng y increases fluids zhn y delirious speech, raving zhng foster, increase zhng nu miasmic malarial disorders zhn hn ji r true cold with false heat zhn q true qi zhn r ji hn true heat with false cold zhn papule, rash zhn sedates, pacify, suppresses, hold down zhn chn tremble [v.], tremors [n.] zhn fn yng qi stimulates the yang zhn gn sedates the Liver zhn jng sedates fright/jitteriness/palpitations with anxiety/convulsions zhn jng sedates tremors zhn n suppresses rebellion zhn shn sedates the spirit zhn tng suppresses pain zhng steam zhng fixed [immobile OK] abdominal mass zhng chng continuous palpitations, panicky throbbing zhng ji abdominal mass zhng nu normal malaria zhng r vaporized heat zhng condition, disorder zhng pattern zhng q normal qi or antipathogenic factor/qi zh ch uncomfortable limbs zh y f yo rich in greasy fluids zh yn prodding [or propping] thin mucus zh stops, arrests, halts zh k stops coughing zh l stops dysenteric disorders zh tng alleviates pain, stops pain zh xu stops bleeding zh y stops leakage zh resolve, purpose,mind, emotions [w zh =five emotions] zh intelligence, wisdom zh jammed; stopped up zh control, restrain zh stagnates zh f treatment strategy zh z treatment tactic zh zo corrective assistant zhng jia middle burner zhng q middle qi zhng q b z insufficient middle qi zhng zhu middle regions zhng d intense toxic swellings zhng zhng distended zhng fng wind-attack [in context of externally-contracted diseases]; wind-stroke
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Draft Glossary for Chinese Medicine [elsewhere] zhng jng channel-stroke zhng yng hefty yang zhng zng Organ-stroke zh drives out zh sh drives out dampness zh shu drives out water zh tn drives out phlegm zh governs; focuses [X organ zh y =X Organ governs/focuses on y (tissue)], masters [X = X formula masters it. zh assists, reinforces zh bng infestatious disease zh cng stores zh yng assists the yang zh zo helpful assistant zhung fortifies [v.]; vigorous [adj.] zhung hu vigorous fire zhung hu sh q vigorous fire consumes the qi zhung jn g fortifies the sinews and bones zhung r vigorous fire, sustained high fever zhung dash zhu pursues zhu b fixed painful obstruction zhu ln turbid painful urinary dribbling z enriches z provides for z shn enriches the Kidneys z yn enriches the yin z bn purple spots or maculae z gng Womb zng q gathering qi zo mobilize, travels [through/with], extends to, acts on zo cun mobile and piercing zu r b shu conserve mobile and does not

zu m y gn rapidly progressing ulceration of the gums zu zh running and pouring [down] z q leg qi z obstructs, impedes [as in impedes the Intestines] zu assistant zu fn (or fn zu) paradoxical assistant zu zh corrective assistant zu zh helpful assistant

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