Trigeminal Neuralgia · Liver-Fire Blazing Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Liver-Fire Blazing is a common pattern in trigeminal neuralgia, characterized by sympathetic excitation decreasing pain threshold, severe facial pain triggered by stress, irritability, red eyes, and bitter taste. The core pathogenesis is emotional stress causing Liver depression transforming into Fire, leading to sympathetic excitation, lowered pain threshold, and severe pain.

Trigeminal Neuralgia · Wind-Cold Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Wind-Cold is a common pattern in trigeminal neuralgia, characterized by nerve demyelination causing ectopic discharge, sudden paroxysmal facial pain, spasms, stiffness, and aggravation by cold. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Cold pathogens into the facial meridians, causing cold contraction, Qi stagnation, and nerve hyperexcitability.

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Trigeminal Neuralgia · Wind-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat is a pattern in trigeminal neuralgia, characterized by neurovascular compression causing inflammation, burning facial pain, redness, fever, and thirst. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the facial meridians, causing heat disturbing the collaterals, inflammation, and nerve hyperexcitability.

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Trigeminal Neuralgia · Yin Deficiency with Yang Hyperactivity Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Yin Deficiency with Yang Hyperactivity is a chronic pattern in trigeminal neuralgia, characterized by increased nerve excitability, burning pain, worse at night, dry mouth, and irritability. The core pathogenesis is Yin deficiency failing to control Yang, leading to Yang hyperactivity, nerve hyperexcitability, and central sensitization.

Type 2 Diabetes · Blood Stasis Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Whole Body

Pattern Overview

Blood Stasis is a common pattern in type 2 diabetes, characterized by hyperglycemia-induced AGEs formation causing vascular damage, diabetic microvascular complications, numbness, and poor wound healing. The core pathogenesis is prolonged hyperglycemia causing blood stasis in the collaterals, leading to microvascular damage and diabetic complications.

Type 2 Diabetes · Damp-Heat Trapping the Spleen Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Whole Body

Pattern Overview

Damp-Heat Trapping the Spleen is a common pattern in type 2 diabetes, characterized by insulin resistance, fatigue, heavy sensation, sticky mouth, and poor appetite. The core pathogenesis is accumulation of Damp-Heat in the Spleen, causing impaired transformation and transport, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction.

Type 2 Diabetes · Qi-Yin Deficiency Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Whole Body

Pattern Overview

Qi-Yin Deficiency is a common pattern in type 2 diabetes, characterized by progressive β-cell dysfunction, fatigue, thirst, dry mouth, weight loss, and shortness of breath. The core pathogenesis is Qi and Yin deficiency failing to generate fluids and nourish the body, leading to hyperglycemia, fatigue, and metabolic dysfunction.

Type 2 Diabetes · Yin Deficiency with Dryness-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Whole Body

Pattern Overview

Yin Deficiency with Dryness-Heat is an early pattern in type 2 diabetes, characterized by early-stage β-cell dysfunction, polydipsia, polyuria, dry mouth, and polyphagia. The core pathogenesis is Yin deficiency failing to control Yang, generating dryness-heat, leading to excessive fluid consumption, frequent urination, and hyperglycemia.

Type 2 Diabetes · Yin-Yang Deficiency Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Whole Body

Pattern Overview

Yin-Yang Deficiency is an end-stage pattern in type 2 diabetes, characterized by severe β-cell failure, multi-organ dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy, neuropathy, cold intolerance, and fatigue. The core pathogenesis is prolonged illness consuming both Yin and Yang, leading to severe metabolic dysfunction, organ damage, and systemic decline.

Urinary Tract Infections · Bladder Damp-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Pelvis

Pattern Overview

Bladder Damp-Heat is the most common pattern in acute urinary tract infections, characterized by acute bacterial cystitis, burning urination, frequent urination, urgency, yellow or turbid urine, and lower abdominal pain. The core pathogenesis is accumulation of Damp-Heat in the Bladder, causing bacterial colonization, mucosal inflammation, and urinary irritation.

Urinary Tract Infections · Liver Channel Damp-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Pelvis

Pattern Overview

Liver Channel Damp-Heat is a pattern in urinary tract infections, characterized by inflammation extending to the upper urinary tract, burning urination, flank pain, irritability, and bitter taste. The core pathogenesis is Liver Channel Damp-Heat descending to the lower Jiao, causing urinary tract inflammation, bacterial ascent, and systemic symptoms.

Urinary Tract Infections · Spleen-Kidney Qi Deficiency Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Pelvis

Pattern Overview

Spleen-Kidney Qi Deficiency is a chronic pattern in recurrent urinary tract infections, characterized by recurrent UTI with weakened immune response, fatigue, frequent urination, low back soreness, and cold intolerance. The core pathogenesis is Spleen-Kidney Qi deficiency failing to support bladder function and immune defense, leading to recurrent infections and impaired bacterial clearance.

Urinary Tract Infections · Yin Deficiency with Damp-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Pelvis

Pattern Overview

Yin Deficiency with Damp-Heat is a chronic pattern in urinary tract infections, characterized by chronic infection with mucosal atrophy, burning urination, dry mouth, night sweats, and heat in palms and soles. The core pathogenesis is Yin deficiency with Damp-Heat, causing mucosal atrophy, reduced mucosal protective factors, and chronic inflammation.

Urticaria · Qi-Blood Deficiency Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Qi-Blood Deficiency is a chronic pattern in urticaria, characterized by chronic spontaneous urticaria, immune dysregulation, Treg cell dysfunction, IgG subclass deficiency, and recurrent wheals. The core pathogenesis is insufficient Qi and Blood failing to nourish the skin, leading to immune dysregulation and chronic urticaria.

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Urticaria · Stomach-Intestine Damp-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Stomach-Intestine Damp-Heat is a pattern in urticaria, characterized by food allergy or gut dysbiosis-induced wheals, abdominal pain, diarrhea, sticky mouth, and nausea. The core pathogenesis is accumulation of Damp-Heat in the Stomach and Intestines, causing gut dysbiosis, increased intestinal permeability, and immune-mediated wheal formation.

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Urticaria · Wind-Cold Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Wind-Cold is a common pattern in urticaria, characterized by cold-induced mast cell degranulation, wheals triggered by cold exposure, intense itching, and winter exacerbation. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Cold pathogens into the exterior, causing cold-induced mast cell degranulation, histamine release, and wheal formation.

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Urticaria · Wind-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat is a common pattern in urticaria, characterized by heat-induced vasodilation, red wheals, intense itching, triggered by heat, exercise, or emotional stress. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the exterior, causing mast cell activation, histamine release, and vasodilation.

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Vitiligo · Blood Stasis Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Blood Stasis is a pattern in vitiligo, characterized by microcirculatory disturbance, reduced melanocyte nutrient supply, depigmentation with dark borders, and fixed lesions. The core pathogenesis is Blood stasis in the skin collaterals, causing reduced nutrient supply to melanocytes and impaired melanin synthesis.

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Vitiligo · Liver-Kidney Deficiency Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Liver-Kidney Deficiency is a chronic pattern in vitiligo, characterized by melanocyte dysfunction, reduced tyrosinase activity, oxidative stress damage, and chronic depigmentation. The core pathogenesis is Liver-Kidney deficiency failing to nourish the melanocytes, leading to reduced tyrosinase activity, oxidative stress, and impaired melanin synthesis.

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Vitiligo · Qi-Blood Disharmony Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Qi-Blood Disharmony is a common pattern in vitiligo, characterized by autoimmune attack on melanocytes, CD8+ T-cell activation, anti-melanocyte antibodies, and progressive depigmentation. The core pathogenesis is disharmony of Qi and Blood failing to nourish the skin, leading to autoimmune-mediated melanocyte destruction and depigmentation.

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