Identification of cholecystitis in Chinese medicine

Cholecystitis belongs to the treatment of “dystocia” in traditional Chinese medicine, and there are different types of evidence, such as liver depression and stagnation of qi, liver and gallbladder dampness and heat, blood stasis and obstruction of liver channels, and liver channel loss (loss of nourishment of the liver meridians), etc. The symptoms are: distension and pain in the area of liver and ribs. 1. Liver depression and qi stagnation syndrome: the symptoms are distension and pain in the coercive and ribcage area, the pain site is erratic, the degree of pain can be increased or decreased due to changes in emotions and moods, frequent belching (hiccups), the tongue coating is thin and white, and the pulse is stringy, etc., and the treatment is to dredge the liver and regulate the qi, and the formula is to use the Chai Hu Hepatophoresis Dispensary. 2. Liver and gallbladder damp-heat syndrome: symptoms include distension and pain in the ribcage, bitter mouth mucus, chest tightness and dullness (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), nausea and vomiting, yellow and red urine, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, and slippery and numberless pulse, etc. The treatment should be to clear away heat and promote dampness, and the formula is Longguan Diarrhea and Liver Soup. 3. Blood stasis and obstruction of collaterals: tingling in the coercive and ribcage areas, pain in a fixed place, more obvious pain at night, dark purple tongue, dull and astringent pulse, etc. The treatment is to eliminate blood stasis and clear the collaterals, and the formula is Blood Palace and Blood Stasis Dispelling Soup. 4. Liver and collaterals loss of nourishment: the symptoms are hidden pain in the coercive part of the ribcage, which is not stopping, aggravated by labor, dry mouth and pharynx, vexation and heat in the heart (irritability and sultriness), red tongue with little moss, fine stringy pulse and counting, etc., and the treatment is to nourish Yin and soften the Liver, and the formula is Consistent Decoction. People suffering from cholecystitis, daily should do regular diet, light and easy to digest, avoid spicy, stimulation, greasy, cold, etc., pay attention to balanced nutrition. Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, do not take on your own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.