ganglion+cyst

IBIS:

Definition:
an organized fluid-filled tumor on a tendon or aponeurosis, often on the dorsal wrist

Etiology:
repetitive microtrauma and overuse.

Botanicals
• Arnica montana (toxic) • Gaultheria procumbens (oil): topical (Anderson Geller) • Hypericum perforatum (oil): topical (Anderson Geller) • Matricaria chamomilla: topical and internal (Anderson Geller) • Ruta graveolens (toxic): external application, used for connective tissue disorders homeopathically

Chinese Formulae
• Laminaria 4 (patent): soft swellings (Dharmananda, 1990, p. 47)

Acupuncture
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns: Stagnant or Obstructed Qi and/or Xue Yu (Blood Stasis)

Homeopathy
• Benzoic acid: swelling of the wrist • Calcarea fluorica: ganglion or encysted tumors at the back of the wrist • Phosphoric acid: ganglion at back of hand • Natrum muriaticum: swelling esp. of right hand • Ferrum metallicum: ganglion on the instep • Bufo: ganglion on the sole of right foot • Ruta graveolens: ganglionic swelling on front of left wrist; ganglion on sheath of flexor tendons of fourth finger; in palm of right hand, as large as hickory nut; give botanical tincture simultaneously • Silicea: ganglion or elastic cyst on extensor surface of left wrist

Mind/Body
• Liver ~ Gan is the home of the Hun (Ethereal Soul); it relates to decisiveness, control, and the principle of emergence; maintains smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); controls the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, especially the contractility of the muscles and moistening of the sinews; and reflects emotional harmony and movement. » Healthy expressions are kindness, spontaneity, and ease of movement. » Liver Xu (Deficiency) signs include impotence; frigidity; pain in thighs, pelvic region, and throat; ready tendency to "the blahs" (Seem, p. 28); timidity; depression; irritability; vertigo; pruritus; dry skin and/or tendons; asthma; aching at the waist; hernia; and difficulty raising head up and down. Liver Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency) predisposes to Xue Yu (Blood Stasis). » Liver Qi Stagnation reflects and accentuates emotional constraint as the Liver's function of facilitating smooth flow in the body is constricted. Stagnation is associated with frustration, irritability, tension, and feeling stuck. With time this pattern tends to produce a gloomy emotional state of constant resentment, repressed anger or depression, along with tightness in the chest, frequent sighing, abdominal tension or distension, and/or a feeling of a lump in the throat with difficulty in swallowing. (Maciocia, p. 216) Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) often begins with Qi Stagnation.
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