Acupuncture and Herbs for Goiter

Metabolic

Chief Complaint: The thyroid was enlarged.

Western Diagnosis: goiter due to iodine deficiency

Medical History: The patient’s thyroid got enlarged, hard, accompanied with headache, stuffy nose, tending to catch cold and get tired, irregular menstruation, lumbago, neck soreness, and irritability.

Pulse exam: Pulse is wiry and thin.

Tongue exam: Tongue is red with white coating.

OM Diagnosis: Liver qi stagnation

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