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Pudendal itch
阴痒 〔陰癢〕yīn yǎng
Itching of the female external genitals or vagina; attributed either to damp-heat pouring downward or yīn vacuity and blood dryness.
Patterns
Damp-heat pouring downward (湿热下注 shī rè xià zhù) causes pudendal itch characterized by itching that is often severe and accompanied by a yellow pus-like vaginal discharge with a fishy smell, heart vexation, difficulty sleeping, bitter taste and slimy sensation in the mouth, bitter oppression in the chest and rib-side, frequent short voidings of urine, yellow slimy tongue fur, and a slippery stringlike pulse. In some cases, poor hygiene combines with damp-heat to nurture invisible worms
that cause ulceration (see genital erosion).
Medicinal therapy: Damp-heat patterns are treated by clearing heat and disinhibiting dampness with
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment on CV, SP, and LR. Main points for both patterns:
Yīn vacuity and blood dryness (阴虚血燥 yīn xū xuè zào) patterns, observed in enduring disease or old age (after menopause), are characterized by itching with dryness and burning sensation that worsens at night. These patterns are associated with scant yellow or bloody vaginal discharge, tinnitus, dizziness, lumbar and leg pain, sometimes baking heat [effusion] with sweating, a red tongue with scant fur, and a fine stringlike or forceless rapid fine pulse.
Biomedical correspondence: This condition may occur in trichomonas vaginitis, colpomycosis, or senile vaginitis.
Medicinal therapy: Supplement the blood and eliminating wind. Use
Acumoxatherapy: To the main points given above add
Etymology
Chin 阴 yīn, yīn (the complement of yáng); 痒 yǎng, itch.
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