Diagnosis Terms

Stasis – 瘀 (yū) – 어 – お – Ứ

Stasis describes a state in which movement is impaired or obstructed, causing circulation to slow or become fixed, leading to localized pain, pressure, discoloration, or persistent patterns that fail to resolve without directed intervention.

Stagnation – 滯 (zhì) – 체 – たい – Trệ

Stagnation describes a state where movement is constrained but not fully obstructed, leading to distention, discomfort, irritability, or fluctuating symptoms as circulation slows and regulation becomes uneven rather than fixed.

Depressed – 鬱 (yù) – 울 – うつ – Uất

Depressed describes a constrained, repressed state in which movement and expression are inhibited, leading to internal buildup, emotional heaviness, or heat over time as circulation fails to rise, disperse, or resolve smoothly.

Knot – 結 (jié) – 결 – むすび – Kết

Knot describes a localized binding or congealing of activity or substance, forming a fixed mass or tight obstruction that resists movement, often presenting as palpable hardness, focal pain, or persistent accumulation requiring targeted release.

Coagulation – 凝 (níng) – 응 – ぎょう – Ngưng

Coagulation describes a process in which substances or activity congeal and lose fluidity, leading to firmness, hardness, or fixed accumulation as movement slows and circulation becomes increasingly resistant to dispersion.

Obstruction – 阻 (zǔ) – 조 – そ – Trở

Obstruction describes a state in which normal flow is blocked or impeded, preventing movement, communication, or transformation, often resulting in pain, pressure, heaviness, or dysfunction depending on the location and severity of the blockage.

Plum Pit Syndrome – 梅核氣 (méi hé qì) – 매핵기 – ばいかくき – Mai hạch khí

Plum Pit Syndrome describes a sensation of something stuck in the throat without physical blockage, arising from constrained movement and interaction of functional activity and fluids, often fluctuating with emotion and swallowing without clear structural cause.

Five-Heart Heat – 五心煩熱 (wǔ xīn fán rè) – 오심번열 – ごしんはんねつ – Ngũ tâm phiền nhiệt

Five-Heart Heat describes a subjective sensation of heat or restlessness felt in the palms, soles, and chest, reflecting internal depletion that allows warmth to emerge without strong excess or external heat signs.

Wei Syndrome – 痿證 (wěi zhèng) – 위증 – いしょう – Uỷ chứng

Wei Syndrome describes a pattern of progressive weakness, flaccidity, or loss of muscular strength and control, arising from impaired nourishment and regulation of muscles and channels rather than obstruction or painful tension.

Lin Syndrome – 淋證 (lìn zhèng) – 림증 – りんしょう – Lâm chứng

Lin Syndrome describes a pattern of difficult, painful, or abnormal urination, often involving burning, urgency, or dribbling, arising from disrupted fluid regulation and impaired separation and flow within the urinary pathways.

Bi Syndrome – 痹證 (bì zhèng) – 비증 – ひしょう – Tý chứng

Bi Syndrome describes a pattern of obstruction within channels and collaterals that impairs movement and sensation, commonly presenting with pain, soreness, heaviness, or stiffness as circulation is hindered by pathogenic influences.