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What are the three Chest Bind signs?

By Gory ⋅ June 19, 2008 ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

伤寒六七日，结胸热实，脉沉而紧，心下痛，按之石硬者，大陷胸汤主之。 (line 135)

Line 135 lays out the three Chest Bind signs (结胸三症).

1. Sunken and tight pulse (脉沉而紧)
2. Pain beneath the heart (心下痛)
3. Hard as stone when pressed (按之石硬)

Note the characters “热实.” This means that these symptoms are caused by heat.

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