SENILE HYPERTHYROIDISM

Clinical Manifestations
  • Over excitement
  • Restlessness
  • Aversion to heat
  • Profuse sweat
  • Polyphagia
  • Weight loss
  • Severe palpitations
  • Exophthalmos
  • Irritability
  • Hectic fever
  • Progressive emaciation
  • Thyroid enlargement
  • Dream disturbed sleep
  • Pantalgia, aggravated at night
  • Congestive Heart failure
  • Paroxysmal arrhythmia
  • Weight loss
  • Chronic diarrhea
  • Long-standing low grade fever
  • T: Deep red, thin
  • C: Scanty
  • P: Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish the Kidneys and Liver
  • Purge Fire
  • Calm the Shen
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Apathy
  • Depression
  • Slow reactions
  • Lethargy
  • Wan, sallow complexion
  • Dry, cold skin with corrugation
  • Absence of exophthalmos
  • Dull look in the eyes
  • Slight thyroid enlargement often with nodes
  • Thin muscles
  • Slightly or moderately rapid pulse often accompanied by Heart failure and auricular fibrillation
  • Indistinct but definite abnormal change of thyroid function
  • Set facial expression
  • Lassitude
  • Somnolence
  • Loose stool
  • T: Deep red
  • C: Little or none
  • P: Thin and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Qi
  • Restore Yang
  • Nourish Yin
  • Dredge the channels
Herb Formulas
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