Category: Miao Ethnic Medicine
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,-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…
Miao medicine-Xiutiaofang (Jaundice)
Xiutiaofang (Jaundice) [Overview]In Miao medicine, jaundice is referred to as Xiutiaofang, also known as Xingfang or Qiuxingfang. It is caused by the invasion of damp-heat pathogens, dietary irregularities, or excessive fatigue. The main pathogenic factors involve either external invasion or internal generation of dampness, which may manifest as either damp-heat or cold-damp patterns. The pathogenesis…
Miao medicine-Fenglepu·Lana (Pulmonary Consumption)
Fenglepu·Lana (Pulmonary Consumption) OverviewIn Miao medicine, pulmonary consumption is called Fenglepu·Lana, which includes Songruipao Puwu and Gaojia. Songruipao Puwu refers to pulmonary tuberculosis caused by chronic depletion of the lungs; Gaojia refers to a contagious lung disease. This chapter focuses on Gaojia.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), pulmonary consumption is a chronic wasting disease caused by…
Songruipao (Lung Abscess with Pus Formation)
Songruipao (Lung Abscess with Pus Formation) OverviewIn Miao medicine, lung abscess is called Songruipao. The disease course includes three stages: initial stage of lung abscess, lung abscess with swelling, and formation of pus in the lung abscess.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), lung abscess refers to a syndrome in which toxic heat and blood stasis accumulate…
Miao medicine-Anwo (Cough)
Anwo (Cough) In Miao medicine, cough is categorized into three types: Dahe (externally contracted cough), Jiyangying·Anwo (internally induced cough), and Fengle Pumeng·Anwo (lung-origin cough). I. Dahe (Cough due to External Pathogenic Invasion) OverviewIn Miao medicine, coughs triggered by external causes are referred to as Dahe. This condition arises when the lung qi ascends forcefully, producing…
