Hepatic and biliary damp-heat is a syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. So, what diseases are associated with hepatic and biliary damp-heat, or what diseases can hepatic and biliary damp-heat cause?
Hypochondriac pain
External damp-heat pathogens invade the liver and gallbladder, or overconsumption of fatty, sweet, alcoholic, and spicy foods damages the spleen and stomach, leading to spleen deficiency and dampness accumulation. Both internal and external damp-heat can accumulate in the liver and gallbladder, causing poor bile excretion, obstruction of qi circulation, and pain. This pain is known as hypochondriac pain.
Jaundice
Damp-heat steams the liver and gallbladder, resulting in dysfunction of the liver and gallbladder. Bile overflows and deviates from its normal pathway, entering the bloodstream and causing yellowing of the skin, sclera, and urine.
Tinnitus
The foot shaoyang gallbladder meridian runs along the sides of the head and ears, and the liver and gallbladder are mutually connected. Therefore, if there is stagnation of damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, it can travel along the meridians and affect the ears, leading to blocked clarity and symptoms such as tinnitus.
Headache
Internal blockage of hepatic and biliary damp-heat causes the damp-heat pathogen to ascend along the foot shaoyang gallbladder meridian, affecting the head and disturbing clarity. The brain is enveloped by damp-heat pathogen, preventing the absorption of necessary nutrients and resulting in severe headache and distension.
External genital eczema
Stagnation of hepatic and biliary damp-heat causes the foot jueyin liver meridian to run through the genital area. The damp-heat pathogen flows along the liver meridian and accumulates in the genital area, resulting in short and red urine, eczema in the external genitalia and scrotum, and itching in the external genitalia.
Leukorrhea
The foot jueyin liver meridian intersects with the belt vessel, which is responsible for female leukorrhea. If there is hepatic and biliary damp-heat, it can flow along the liver meridian and enter the belt vessel, steaming and fumigating it with damp-heat, resulting in abnormal yellowish and malodorous leukorrhea in women.
