How to Differentiate and Type Hyperthyroidism in TCM

Hyperthyroidism is classified as gall tumor, palpitation and palpitation in TCM, and its syndrome differentiation includes stagnation of liver qi and phlegm syndrome, excessive liver fire syndrome, excessive yin deficiency and fire syndrome, and deficiency of both qi and yin syndrome. Treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation under the guidance of professional doctors. Hyperthyroidism is classified as gall tumor, palpitation and palpitation in TCM, and its syndrome differentiation mainly includes the following types: 1. Liver qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation syndrome: It is mostly caused by poor emotion and stagnation of liver qi, resulting in qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation in the neck. Patients often show neck mass, soft and painless, neck distension and tightness, foreign body sensation in the pharynx, etc. 2. Liver fire exuberance syndrome: Most of them are caused by liver depression turning into fire, or emotional internal injury, liver disorder reaching, qi depression turning into fire, burning yin and body fluid, resulting in exuberant liver fire. Patients often show impetuosity, agitation, insomnia, dreaminess, fear of heat, excessive sweating, hand trembling, fatigue, palpitation, emaciation, etc. 3. Yin deficiency and fire excess syndrome: Many due to long-term mental stress, overwork, fever and yin injury, resulting in liver and kidney yin deficiency, deficiency fire disturbance. Patients often manifested as low fever, night sweats, five upset fever, dry mouth and throat, palpitations, insomnia, dreaminess, weight loss, fatigue, etc. 4. Qi and Yin deficiency: due to the long course of disease, damage to healthy qi, or due to improper treatment, consumption of qi and yin. Patients often manifested as fatigue, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, palpitations, insomnia, dreaminess, emaciation, hand trembling, irritability, dry eyes, dry mouth and so on. It should be noted that TCM syndrome differentiation needs to be comprehensively judged according to the patient's specific symptoms, signs, tongue coating, pulse, etc. Therefore, when treating hyperthyroidism, syndrome differentiation and treatment should be carried out under the guidance of professional doctors to obtain better therapeutic effect. At the same time, for pregnant women, lactating women and children and other special groups, traditional Chinese medicine treatment should be used under the guidance of doctors, so as not to affect the growth and development of fetuses or children.