Obstruction of Qi flow. Accumulation of energy.

• Usually occurs with Liver-Qi and to a lesser degree with intestines and Lungs.

See: Qi

Causes

1. Emotional: anger, sadness, pensiveness
2. Phlegm, Dampness: environmental or due to internal cause, for example by Spleen-Qi deficiency
3. Inadequate Diet, for example, accumulation of food in LI
4. Trauma producing inflammation

Symptoms

• Pain with sensation of swelling, which improves with movement. See more detail on pain in Bi Syndrome.
• Oppression and distension
• Heat
• Alteration of function in the affected area. Examples:
• Alteration of function if it affects the Upper Burner (Lungs): shortness of breath, dyspnea, asthma, bronchitis, tiredness, chest pain, cough, chest oppression.
• Alteration of function if it affects Liver: symptoms of Full-Heat with sensation of globus hystericus in the throat, headache.
• Alteration of function if it affects Liver and SP/ST (Middle Burner): abdominal and gastric pain, digestive disturbances, swelling, pressure, constipation.

Points

• ST-36
• LR-3 (or LR-2 if stagnation leads to Liver-Fire)
• CV-12 if it affects the Middle Burner, CV-17 if it affects the Upper Burner.
• LR-14
• PC-6