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Miao medicine-Xiuga Xiudongxiang (Dysentery)
Xiuga Xiudongxiang (Dysentery) OverviewIn Miao medicine, dysentery is called Xiuga Xiudongxiang. It presents as frequent stools, abdominal pain, and passage of blood or white mucus. It arises from contaminated food, poor hygiene, or invasion of damp–heat pathogens that disrupt spleen–stomach qi–fluid balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, dysentery involves toxins lodging in the intestines, causing qi–blood…
Miao medicine-Zaga (Diarrhea)
Zaga (Diarrhea) OverviewIn Miao medicine, diarrhea is called Zaga. It arises from irregular diet or invasion of “water toxin” or “heat toxin” that injures the spleen–stomach qi, leading to a disturbance of qi–fluid balance. Clinically it manifests as frequent, watery stools. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, diarrhea (with loose stools) and acute watery diarrhea both fall…
Mengcha·Menggangqiang (Abdominal Pain)
Mengcha·Menggangqiang (Abdominal Pain) OverviewIn Miao medicine, abdominal pain is referred to as Mengcha·Menggangqiang or Jiugagangmeng. Also known as Heili·Baidongbaiyang, this condition arises from damage to the cold meridians resulting in obstructed qi flow and impaired circulation of qi and blood, or from damage to the hot meridians leading to qi stagnation that transforms into fire…
Miao medicine-Hiccups (Aigou)
Hiccups (Aigou) OverviewIn Miao medicine, hiccups are called Aigou (also “menpang soupang” or “dougu”). Both productive hiccups and dry heaving fall under this term. Causes include eating too fast or too much; consuming raw or greasy foods that injure qi and blood; emotional distress that stagnates qi; cold–damp retention in the GI tract; or underlying…
Miao medicine-Ailuo’o (Vomiting)
Ailuo’o (Vomiting) OverviewIn Miao medicine, vomiting is called Ailuo’o, encompassing both productive vomiting and dry heaving. Causes include invasion of external wind, cold, water, or damp toxins; ingestion of unclean, raw, or overly greasy foods leading to food stagnation and upward reversal of stomach qi; emotional distress; spleen–stomach weakness; or preexisting gastrointestinal disorders. In TCM,…
Miao medicine,-Mengqi Zuole (Stomach Pain)
In Miao medicine, stomach pain is termed “Mengqi Zuole”, encompassing “Mengbudou” and “Sukaigu”. Mengbudou arises from qi stagnation and blood stasis impairing circulation. Qi counterflow causes belching and acid reflux; blood impairment leads to poor digestion; heat from stagnant qi-blood causes black stools; severe stagnation triggers intense pain; chronic heat damages meridians, weakening gastrointestinal function.…
Miao medicine-Shanzao Gui (Liver Cancer)
Shanzao Gui (Liver Cancer) OverviewMiao medicine calls liver cancer Shanzao Gui, a disorder of the liver framework region. This disease often evolves from poorly‑resolved jaundice (Xiutiaofang), cirrhosis (Mengshan Dawa), or other chronic liver disorders, and belongs to the category of malignant toxic syndromes. Its causes include congenital constitutional abnormalities, emotional imbalance, dietary injury, invasion of…
Geji Chuorou (Cholelithiasis)
Geji Chuorou (Cholelithiasis) OverviewIn Miao medicine, cholelithiasis is known as Geji Chuorou, a condition that falls under liver framework disorders. It is a chronic disease characterized by varying degrees of pain in the liver area, such as dull pain, stabbing pain, severe pain, or colicky pain. It is often accompanied by symptoms like chest tightness,…
Mengshan Dawa (Liver Cirrhosis)
Mengshan Dawa (Liver Cirrhosis)[Overview]In Miao medicine, liver cirrhosis is referred to as Mengshan Dawa. It is believed to result from the chronic, recurrent attacks of liver frame diseases. Causes such as emotional distress, alcohol overconsumption, and parasitic toxin infections lead to liver frame dysfunction, impairing the storage of qi and blood and subsequently affecting other…
Pugaqiu (Abdominal Distension and Ascites)
Pugaqiu (Abdominal Distension and Ascites)[Overview]In Miao medicine, abdominal distension and ascites are called Pugaqiu, also known as Gaqiushusu Nuo, Hulejiong Gou, and Maoxiang Wu. The disease results from irregular diet, excessive alcohol consumption, emotional distress, overexertion, or parasitic infection. It is primarily characterized by abdominal swelling and tension like a drum, sallow facial complexion, prominent…
