Chest and rib-side fullness

Also suffering of chest and rib-side fullness. From On Cold Damage (伤寒论 shāng hán lùn, biàn shào yáng bìng mài zhèng bìng zhì). Fullness and oppression in the chest and rib-side associated with disturbance of qì dynamic in the foot lesser yáng (shào yáng) gallbladder channel and with gallbladder fire.

Medicinal therapy: Use Minor Bupleurum Decoction (小柴胡汤 xiǎo chái hú tāng) or Bupleurum Liver-Coursing Powder (柴胡疏肝散 chái hú shū gān sǎn).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GB and PC. Select PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), LR-14 (Cycle Gate, 期门 qī mén), GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with drainage.

Etymology

Chinese: 苦 kǔ, bitter, causing suffering; to suffer.