Number | Item | Â | Pattern Indicator | Freq. (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | body type | Â | underweight | 35 (23.8) |
 |  |  | overweight | 36 (24.48) |
2 | headache | time | severe and sudden headache | 5 (3.4) |
 |  |  | old headache | 14 (9.52) |
 |  |  | continuous pain | 20 (13.6) |
 |  | site | headache in the whole head | 22 (14.96) |
 |  |  | site-fixed headache | 8 (5.44) |
 |  |  | radiating headache | 3 (2.04) |
 |  | aspect | severe and seems to be bursting | 4 (2.72) |
 |  |  | tightened feeling | 8 (5.44) |
 |  |  | headache with a pulling sensation | 5 (3.4) |
 |  |  | deterioration of headache by fatigue | 5 (3.4) |
 |  |  | hot head | 3 (2.04) |
 |  |  | headache with anger | 5 (3.4) |
 |  |  | heavy-headedness | 25 (17) |
 |  |  | an unpleasant sensation with an urge to vomit and pain in the head | 6 (4.08) |
 |  |  | un-refreshed head | 29 (19.72) |
 |  |  | headache accompanied by stabbing pain | 5 (3.4) |
 |  |  | headache accompanied by empty pain | 6 (4.08) |
 |  |  | headache accompanied by a hot flush | 3 (2.04) |
3 | dizziness | Â | severe and accompanied nausea and vomiting | 6 (4.08) |
 |  |  | slight dizziness | 41 (27.89) |
4 | facial complexion | Â | reddened complexion | 37 (25.17) |
 |  |  | dark face discoloration | 36 (24.48) |
 |  |  | black face with black eyelids | 21 (14.28) |
 |  |  | white complexion | 23 (15.64) |
 |  |  | pale face and red zygomatic site | 20 (13.6) |
5 | eye's abnormal condition | Â | red eyes | 31 (21.08) |
 |  |  | purpura in the sclera | 4 (2.72) |
 |  |  | dry eyes | 11 (7.48) |
 |  |  | excessive gum in the corner of the eye | 11 (7.48) |
6 | tinnitus | Â | tinnitus is incidental | 1 (0.68) |
 |  |  | tinnitus is continuous | 4 (2.72) |
 |  |  | tinnitus is intermittent | 7 (4.76) |
7 | tongue and mouth | Â | bitter taste in the mouth | 45 (30.61) |
 |  |  | thirst in the mouth | 48 (32.65) |
 |  |  | aphta and tongues sores | 4 (2.72) |
 |  |  | excessive saliva in the mouth | 17 (11.56) |
 |  |  | cyanotic lips | 17 (11.56) |
 |  |  | dry mouth | 77 (52.38) |
 |  |  | fetid mouth odor | 26 (17.68) |
8 | sputum | Â | sticky sputum | 18 (12.24) |
 |  |  | phlegm rale | 32 (21.76) |
9 | oppression in the chest | Â | heat vexation in the chest | 10 (6.8) |
 |  |  | feeling of oppression in the chest | 21 (14.28) |
 |  |  | bloated feeling in the chest and hypochondriac region | 1 (0.68) |
10 | palpitations and fearful throbbing | Â | palpitations and shortness of breath | (0) |
 |  |  | palpitation with anxiety or discomfort | (0) |
11 | abdomen | Â | tenderness and fever in abdominal diagnosis | 6 (4.08) |
 |  |  | sounds heard in abdominal diagnosis | 17 (11.56) |
 |  |  | tenderness of the lower abdomen and accompanied pain | 22 (14.96) |
 |  |  | mass in the abdomen | 6 (4.08) |
 |  |  | no resistance to touch of the abdomen | 44 (29.93) |
 |  |  | tension is felt when pressing the abdomen | 40 (27.21) |
12 | skin | Â | burning skin sensation | 7 (4.76) |
 |  |  | attachment sensation of derma | 18 (12.24) |
 |  |  | purpura | 7 (4.76) |
 |  |  | feeling like insects' crawling | 7 (4.76) |
 |  |  | feeling chilly on the skin | 16 (10.88) |
 |  |  | dry skin | 31 (21.08) |
13 | palm and sole | Â | vexing heat in the extremities | 14 (9.52) |
 |  |  | a subjective heaviness sensation of the body | 76 (51.7) |
 |  |  | a pronounced cold in the extremities up to the knees and elbows or beyond | 26 (17.68) |
 |  |  | a lack of physical strength in the four extremities | 75 (51.02) |
 |  |  | heat in the palms and soles | 20 (13.6) |
14 | digestion | Â | stomach feels full | 19 (12.92) |
 |  |  | feeling gastric reflux | 9 (6.12) |
 |  |  | excessive appetite with increased food intake and recurrence of hunger sensation shortly after eating | 4 (2.72) |
 |  |  | an unpleasant sensation with an urge to vomit | 17 (11.56) |
 |  |  | loss of appetite | 41 (27.89) |
15 | feces | Â | hardened feces difficult to evacuate | 36 (24.48) |
 |  |  | discharge of soft, unformed stools: a loose stool | 7 (4.76) |
16 | urine | Â | dark yellow or reddish urine | 49 (33.33) |
 |  |  | a high volume of transparent urine | (0) |
 |  |  | failure of voluntary control of urination | 49 (33.33) |
17 | sleeping | Â | inability to sleep well due to fever and oppression | 10 (6.8) |
 |  |  | excessive sleepiness night and day | 4 (2.72) |
 |  |  | inability to sleep or abnormal wakefulness: insomnia | 7 (4.76) |
 |  |  | inability to sleep due to anxiety | 9 (6.12) |
18 | heat condition | Â | high fever | 34 (23.12) |
 |  |  | tidal fever | 4 (2.72) |
19 | sweat | Â | profuse sweating with fever: sweating when having fever | 38 (25.85) |
 |  |  | lack of physical strength, excessive sweating during the daytime with no apparent cause, such as physical exertion, hot weather, thick clothing or medication | 24 (16.32) |
 |  |  | night sweating | 21 (14.28) |
20 | vocal sound energy | Â | inclined to speak or speaking at a high volume | 58 (39.45) |
 |  |  | disinclined to speak or speaking at a low volume | 37 (25.17) |
21 | tongue | Â | a larger than normal tongue, pale in color and delicate, usually bearing dental indentations on the margin-enlarged tongue | 9 (6.12) |
 |  |  | a tongue with dental indentations on its margin: a teeth-marked tongue | 40 (27.21) |
 |  |  | a tongue thinner than normal | 11 (7.48) |
 |  |  | a tongue redder than normal, indicating the presence of heat | 56 (38.09) |
 |  |  | a tongue with thorn-like protrusions on the surface | 10 (6.8) |
 |  |  | a cyanotic tongue, indicating blood stasis or heat toxin in the nutrient-blood | 17 (11.56) |
 |  |  | a tongue with red, white or black spots as well as thorn-like protrusions on its surface | 9 (6.12) |
 |  |  | a tongue less red than normal, indicating qi and blood deficiency or the presence of cold deficiency | 74 (50.34) |
 |  |  | dry tongue | 25 (17) |
 |  |  | mirror tongue | 17 (11.56) |
 |  |  | thin fur | 76 (51.7) |
 |  |  | thick fur | 26 (17.68) |
 |  |  | tongue coating white in color | 67 (45.57) |
 |  |  | tongue coating yellow in color | 41 (27.89) |
 |  |  | tongue coating black in color | 1 (0.68) |
22 | pulse | Â | floating pulse | 26 (17.68) |
 |  |  | sunken pulse | 33 (22.44) |
 |  |  | slow pulse | 15 (10.2) |
 |  |  | rapid pulse | 13 (8.84) |
 |  |  | strong purse | 26 (17.68) |
 |  |  | weak purse | 28 (19.04) |
 |  |  | string-like pulse | 27 (18.36) |
 |  |  | slippery pulse | 33 (22.44) |
 |  |  | fine pulse | 20 (13.6) |
 |  |  | rough pulse | 2 (1.36) |