主症

肋痛多见于一侧，或两侧皆痛，而以胀痛为主，每因情志变动而增减，痛无定处，胸闷不舒，善太息，饮食不振，口苦，苔薄白，脉弦。

Main Manifestations

Distending Pain in one side or bilateral hypochondriac regions, which is related to the emotional changes without fixed place sturriness in the chest, sighing, poor appetite, bitter taste in the month, thin and white coating, string-taut pulse.

主症

肋痛如刺，痛有定处，痛处拒按，入夜痛甚，舌质紫暗，脉沉涩。

Main Manifestations

Stabbing pain in the hypochondriac regions with fixed place, pain aggravated by pressure and being severe at night, dark and purplish tongue, deep and hesitant pulse.

主症

胁肋隐痛，其痛隐隐不止，头晕目眩，口干心烦，舌质红少苔，脉虚弱或细数。

Main Manifestations

Dull and lingering pain in the hypochondriac regions, dizziness, vertigo, dry month, irritability, red tongue with little coating, weak or thready and rapid pulse. 医学全在线www.med126.com

治法

取足厥阴、少阳经穴为主，配以局部及背俞穴。毫针刺，实证用泻法，虚证用补法，或平补平泻。

Treatment

The main points are selected from Liver and Shaoyin Meridians combining with local and Back-(Shu)Points. Reducing method is applied for excess syndrome, reinforcing or even manipulation is for deficiency syndrome.

处方

支沟 阳陵泉 期门 太冲

Prescription

Zhigou (TE 6), Yanglingquan(GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Taichong (LR 3).

随证配穴

气滞血瘀者加膈俞、三阴交；
肝阴不足者加肝俞、肾俞、足三里、三阴交。

Additional Points

Stagnation of Qi and Blood : Geshu (BL 17), Sanyinjiao(SP 6) ;
Insufficiency of liver-Yin : Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6).