Concept

Pleural fluid retention

悬饮xuan yin

2 sources

In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, pleural fluid retention (悬饮) is a disease/condition described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.12) — one of the four phlegm-fluid disorders — by fluid lodging below the rib-side after drinking, with coughing and spitting that pull on a pain. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.

Source

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二》条2（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）

References

金匮要略第十二篇悬饮界说句（条2「謂之懸飲」），自撰英文非逐字
WHO IST-TCM 2022 术语对齐（WGM2# 1739 Pleural fluid retention）

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

飲後水流在脇下，欬唾引痛，謂之懸飲。

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二》条2（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.
WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 1739（§2 诊断、病证和体质术语·痰饮类病 Pleural fluid retention）Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.