Xue Lin Syndrome is a urinary syndrome with hematuria, blood in the urine.

Causes:

• Damp-Heat injures the vessels, Blood overflows
• Yin deficiency with excess fire (Kidney-Yin deficiency) that injures the vessels

Symptoms

• Bloody urine, there may even be clots
• Urgency, painful and difficult urination
• Distension, heaviness in lower abdomen
• Red tongue with greasy yellow coating (if due to Damp-Heat); or red with little coating (if due to Yin deficiency)
• Pulse is slippery and rapid (Damp-Heat); or thin and rapid (deficiency)

The patient normally, upon seeing blood in urine, goes to a urologist.

Treatment

General for all Lin syndromes: Restore Qi transformation of the Bladder.

• BL-22 (TR: water passages)
• BL-28 (shu of Bladder)
• BL-39 (Lower He-Sea of TR)
• Globales: CV-3 (Mu) and LR-2 (if there is pain when urinating)
• KI-3, biao li, to help the Bladder through the Kidney

Lin Syndrome of Blood:

• SP-10: strengthen and/or cool the Blood
• SP-6: tonify Yin, eliminate dampness, treat the Lower Burner
• KI-2: cool fire in Kidney

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