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Foundations

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Horary Cycle
-24 hour circulation of energy through the channels = midday/midnight cycle = organ clock

Supplement/Tonify

Reduce, Sedate, Xie

Generational Cycle

Insulting Cycle

Endogenous, internal factor, internally generated, disorder stemming from internal factors

Exogenous, external factors, disorder stemming from external factors, externally generated

External pathogenic factor (of influence) = EPF = EPI = outside evil, pernicious influence, perverse energy

Tongue fur, moss, coating

Tongue proper, tongue body, tongue material or tissue

Flabby tongue, swollen, enlarged tongue, fat

middle (gate, bar)

proximal location

Interdependence of Yin and Yang

Nature:
-Yin corresponds to nutrient substance, and Yang to functional activities
-Without structure (Yin) the function (Yang) cannot perform

Medicine:
- The Yin organs depend on the Yang organs to produce Qi and Blood
-The Yang organs depend on the Yin organs for their nourishment deriving from Blood and Essence

Air Qi
Inhaled by the Lung

Food Qi/Grain Qi
Produced by SP/ST

Pectoral Qi/Gathering Qi
-Air + Food Qi
-Stored in Chest
-Promotes LU function of controlling respiration
-Promotes HT function of dominating the blood and vessels
-LU9

Primary/Original Qi
-supplemented and nourished by food essence
-takes root in the KD
-spreads to the entire body via San Jiao
-foundation of yin and yang energies

Vital Qi/True Qi
-last stage of transformation of qi
-meridian qi

Defensive Qi
-circulates outside vessels
-protects the surface, defends the body against pathogens
-controls opening and closing of pores
-moistens skin/hair
-readjust body temperature, and warm up the Zang-fu organs
-circulates 50 times in 24 hrs (25 day, 25 night)

Nutritive Qi
-circulates the vessels
-produces blood and to circulate with it
-providing further nourishment of blood (ying-blood)v

Organ QI
•Every organ has its own qi

Middle Qi, Central Qi
-true qi of the SP/ST
-aids SP function of T&T
-aids SP raising Qi

Rightous Qi/Upright Qi
-defensive qi + nutritive qi + KD essence
-defense of the body from invasion by external pathogens
-contrasted to pathogenic factor (xie qi - evil qi)

Functions of Qi (CAM/MAC)

1. Promoting/Transporting
2. Warming
3. Defensive/Protecting
4. Checking/Holding
5. Activities of Qi/Transforming
6. Nourishing/Rising

Yuan Qi moves via the

LU descends on the

LV ascends on the

Main source of blood

Pushes Food-Qi to the HT

Food Qi is transformed into

Blood in the HT

Makes Blood through Marrow and Essence

Functions of Blood

1. Nourishes Body
2. Circulates with Nutritive Qi
3. Moistens the Body
4. Houses the Mind
5. Determines Menstruation

HT - responsible for Blood circulation

SP - ensures that Blood remains in vessels

LV - nourishes sinews, moistens eyes, regulates uterus

Upper Jiao (CAM/MAC)

Middle Jiao (CAM/MAC)

Froth/Maceration Chamber

Lower Jiao (CAM/MAC)

receive Body Fluids

SI is official of

separating pure from impure

Jin Fluids (Yin or Yang?)

Character of Jin Fluids

Clear, light, and thin/watery

Jin Fluids Circulate

With Defensive (Wei) Qi on the exterior

Jin Fluids move

Jin Fluids under control of

LU (Upper Burner)

Function of Jin Fluids

-Moistens and partially nourishes skin/muscles
-manifests as sweat, saliva, and mucus
-become a component of blood

Ye Fluids (Yin or Yang?)

Ye Fluids Character

More turbid, heavy, dense

Ye Fluids Circulates

With Nutritive Qi in the interior

relatively slowly

Ye Fluids Under the Control of

SP & KD (middle/lower burner)

Function of Ye Fluids

-Moistens the joints, spine, brain, and bone marrow
-lubricates the orifices of the sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, and mouth)

Hun (Ethereal Soul)

-Resides in LV
-Responsible for sleep, plans, projects, life aims, coming and going of shen
-ascends to heaven with death
-full moon/bright side

Back-Shu of Hun

UB47 - has a profound influence on a persons capacity of planning his or her life by rooting and steadying the ethereal soul

-Resides in HT
-consciousness, thinking, affections, memory, sleep

Back Shu of Shen (Mind)

UB44
-mostlu used for emotional and psychological problems related to the HT ie anxiety, insomnia, and depression

-Resides in SP
-thinking, memory, concentration

UB49
-tonifies the mental aspect of the SP, ie memory (ability to memorize), concentration, capacity to study

Po (Corporeal Soul)

-Resides in LU
-feelings, sensations, easily effected by grief
-dies with body
-new moon/dark side

Back Shu of Po (Corporeal Soul)

UB42
-has a very soothing effect on the spirit and it nourishes Qi when this is dispersed by a prolonged period of sadness or grief

Zhi (Will Power)

Resides in the KD
-willpower, drive, determination

Back Shu of Zhi

UB52
-strengthens will power and determination which are the mental-spiritual phenomena pertaining to the KD

Extraordinary Yang Organs: Uterus

-regulates menstruation
-houses the fetus during pregnancy
-in men, the prostate is the organ equivalent to the Uterus in women

Extraordinary Yang Organs: Brain

-controls intelligence
-is the sea of Marrow and it controls the senses of sight, hearing, smell and taste

Extraordinary Yang Organs: Marrow

-fills the bones
-contributes to making blood
-nourishes the brain

Extraordinary Yang Organs: Bones

-are the structural framework of the body
-are the cavity that houses Marrow and are functionally related to KD

Extraordinary Yang Organs: Blood Vessels

-houses blood and are the vehicle for the circulation of qi and blood
-transports refined food essences, qi and blood all over body

Extraordinary Yang Organs: Gallbladder

considered an extraordinary yang organ because, unlike other yang organs, it stores a 'pure' substance (bile) and does not deal with food , drink, or waste products
-the Qi of GB gives the ethereal soul (Hun) the capacity for 'movement'

Decline/Descend

Slow Down/Relax

Qi: Worry & Pensiveness

Consume/Dissolve

Derange/Scatter

-head
-neck
-shoulder

headahche, red face, dizziness, tinnitus, stiff neck, stiff shoulders

insomnia
overexcited
palpitations

pensiveness injures

pensiveness symptoms

poor appetite, epigastric discomfort, abdominal distention

discomfort in chest
breathlessness
tense shoulders
epigastric discomfort
abdominal pain

sadness injures

sadness symptoms

breathlessness
discomfort in chest

insomnia, agitation, red face, palpitations, nocturnal enuresis, incontinence of urine, diarrhea

insomnia, palpitations, restlessness

Wind Characteristics

-beginning of 100 diseases
-upward, outward dispersion
-rapid change
-constant movement
-effects skin and channels

Wind Invasion Symptoms in the Skin

Aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, occipital stiffness, floating pulse

Wind Invasion Symptoms in the Channels

Stiffness, rigidity, sudden muscle contraction (bells palsy)

Wind Invasion Symptoms in the Joints

Joint pain that moves from place to place, esp in the upper part of the body (wind bi)

Fire Invasion Organ

Fire Invasion Season

Fire Invasion Characteristics

-burning and upward direction
-consumes yin fluids
-stirs up Wind and disturbance of Blood

Fire Invasion Symptoms

Aversion to heat, high fever, sweating, mental confusion, thirst, over-flowing rapid pulse, red tongue with yellow coating (4 bigs - yangming CHANNEL heat)

Summer Heat Organ

Summer Heat Season

Summer Heat Characteristics

-extreme heat
-upward direction, dispersion, and consumes body fluids
-frequently combined with Damp

Summer Heat Invasion Symptoms

Aversion to cold, fever, sweating, headache, dark urine, thirst, floating rapid pulse
(wind-heat)

Dampness Season

Dampness Characteristics

heaviness and turbidity
-viscosity and stagnation
-impairs yang and obstructs qi circulation

Dampness Symptoms Sinews

heavy limbs, dull ache of the muscles

Dampness Symptoms Joints

Pain, heaviness and swelling of the joints, esp of the lower part of the body (Damp-Bi)

Dampness Symptoms Other

Acute urinary discomfort, acute vaginal discharge, acute skin disease with vesicles or papules, acute digestive upsets

Dryness effects

Dryness Characteristics

-consumes the body fluid
-impairs the function of the LU, the 'delicate' zang

Dryness Symptoms

acute dry cough, aversion to cold, fever, dry mouth and nose

Cold Invasion effects

Cold Invasion Season

Cold Invasion Characteristics

Consumes Yang Qi
-contraction and stagnation

Cold Invasion Symptoms Sinews

stiffness, contraction of muscles, pain, and chilliness

Cold Invasion Symptoms Joints

severe joint pain (Cold Bi)

Cold Invasion Symptoms ST, LI, Uterus

ST: sudden epigastric pain w/ vomiting
LI: sudden abdominal pain with diarrhea
Uterus: acute dysmenorrhea

-Store fundamental Substance
-Solid and store without discharging
-LV, LU, HT, SP, KD, PC

Transforms food and drink to produce Qi and Blood
-receive, move, transform, digest, and excrete
-hollow and discharge without discharging
-GB, SI, SJ, ST, LI, UB

-Smooth flow of Qi
-Stores Blood

Liver manifests in

Liver opens into

Heart Functions

Circulates blood
-houses mind
-controls sweat
-PC: Protects the HT

HT manifests in

-Governs T&T
-controls raising of qi
-controls blood

muscles and four limbs

sp manifests on?

Spleen opens into

Dominates Qi and controls respiration
-controls dispersing and descending
-regulates water passages

Lu manifests in

-stores essence and governs birth, growth, reproduction adn development
-governs water
-controls reception of qi

produces marrow, fills up brain, controls bones

KD manifests in the

Ears and 2/3 lower orifices

-unusual Yang organ
-controls secretion of bile
-controls judgement

-controls receiving and transforming
-separates fluids

San Jiao functions

-official of irrigation
-Avenue for Original Qi - carries Yuan Source Qi throughout body

LV Blood Normal

regular and normal menstruation

LV Blood Deficiency

scanty periods or amenorrhea

LV Blood Stasis

painful periods

Glucose stored in the

relationship problems can cause

sweet taste in mouth

saliva controlled by

spittle controlled by

ability to memorize

long term memory

short term memory

origin of birth and development

excess work injures the

Excess lying down injures the

Excess sitting injures the

Excess standing injures the

Excess exercise injures the

influences the quality and length of sleep

repeatedly wake up throughout night

wakes early in the morning and cant get back to sleep

takes a long time to fall asleep at night but when they do they sleep well

infant's finer red venules

wind cold pattern

infant's finer green blue venules

food accumulation, fright wind, food damage

infant's finer green blue with purple and black venules

phlegm, food, and depressed heat blocking the blood networks

complexion: whole face red

complexion: red cheekbones

deficiency heat

complexion: dull white (Withered)

blood deficiency

complexion: bright white (puffy, bloated appearance)

yang deficiency

complexion: bluish white

complexion: sallow yellow (pale yellow without brightness)

SP/ST xu or blood xu

complexion: smoky, dull yellow

damp heat with prevalence of damp

complexion: dull pale yellow

cold-damp in sp/st

complexion: ash like yellow

long standing damp

complexion: clear and moist yellow color between the eyebrows

st qi recovering after an illness

complexion: dried up and withered looking yellow color in between eyebrows

poor prognostic sign

complexion: entire body bright orange

yang type jaundice

complexion: entire body smoky dark yellow

yin type jaundice

complexion: green face

LV patterns, interior cold pain or lv wind

complexion: green complexion with red eyes

complexion: green color on the nose

qi stagnation with abdominal pain

complexion: dark reddish green

lv qi stagnation turning into heat

complexion: whitish bluish (pale and blue tinge)

excess cold or chronic pain

complexion: dull bluish

severe ht yang xu

complexion: blue purplish face and lips and intermittent pain in the precordial region

ht blood stasis

complexion: blue purplish face and lips and high fever, violent movement of limbs

lv wind (infantile convulsion)

complexion: black

cold, pain, or kd disease (esp kd yin xu)

complexion: dark and pale + lumbago, cold feet

complexion: black and moist

complexion: black and dried up, burned looking

complexion: dark complexion, without brightness + scaly skin

blood stasis (prolonged)

eyes: dull or clouded

mind disturbance, weakened five organs, emotional problems

eyes: red corners of eyes

eyes: dull white corners

eyes: pale white corners

blood deficiency

eyes: red sclera

eyes: yellow sclera

eyes: whole eye, red painful, swollen

wind-heat or lv fire

eyes: swelling under eyes

eyes: grey and scatted spots like cloud

injuries causing qi stagnation

eyes: black spots surrounded by grey, cloud like halo

both qi and blood injuries

eyes: red veins clearly visible and are spiral shaped

nose: green or blue tip

-lv qi stagnation (green tip only)
-abdominal pain from sp cold

nose: yellow tip

nose: white tip

Blood deficiency

impairment of water movement

Nose slightly moist and shiny

nose: dry and black nose

nose: clear watery discharge

nose:
Thick yellow discharge

flaring nostrils with high fever

ears: white ears

ears: bluish or dark ears

ears: shiny and moist lobes

ears: dry and withered lobes

ears: swelling ad pain of middle ear

heat in shaoyang channels

qi or blood deficiency

ears: long and full lobe

strong constitution (like buddha)

ears: small lobe

poor constituion

mouth: pale, red, moist and shiny

normal, good state of sp

mouth: pale lips

yang or blood deficiency

mouth: purple and bluish

mouth: mouth slightly open

mouth: breathing through mouth

lu qi deficiency

mouth: greenish around mouth

lv blood stasis or lv qi stagnation

teeth/gums: swollen and painful gums

teeth/gums: swollen but not painful gums

teeth/gums: pale gums

blood deficiency

teeth/gums: moist teeth

good state of kd

teeth/gums: dry teeth

teeth/gums: bright and very dry teeth

heat in yangming (febrile disease)

teeth/gums: dry and greyish teeth

empty heat from kd yin deficiency

throat/phaynx: chronic pain, redness, and swelling of throat

throat/phaynx: chronically dry and sore throat (not swollen or red)

lu/kd yin xu with empty heat

throat/phaynx: chronic erosion that comes and goes

throat/phaynx: chronic dryness and erosion with greyish ulcers

throat/phaynx: chronic erosion with ulcers that are raised

blood stasis with phlegm-heat

tonsils: swollen tonsils of a normal color

• Dampness & Phlegm d/t QI DEF
often seen in children recovering from pathogens & chronic upper respiratory infections

tonsils: greyish

acute stage of glandular fever, mononucleosis

pitting edema of the hands

pitting edema of feet

kd yang deficiency

pitting edema of 4 limbs

acute edema of hands/face

wind-water (yang edema) invading lu

cold syndrome, yang qi xu, qi xu, blood xu

antibiotic tongue

peeled in patches (tends to injure stomach yin)

corticosteroid tongue

red and swollen (after about one month of administration)

bronchiodilators tongue

tongue tip gets red (after prolonged and continuous use)

anti inflammatory tongue

red points, make the tongue body thinner, peeled (after prolonged use)

neo-plastics (cytotoxic drugs) tongue

very thick brown or even black and dry coating

blazing ht fire, ht phlegm fire

stiff tongue with normal color

rough and cracked tongue coat

attack of summer-heat injuring the qi (qi level)

long term use of MAO inhibitors

OTC sleep medications

initially make you sleep but then over excited

betablockers pulse

tricyclic antidepressants pulse

empty at the deep level and slightly floating

Yang Deficiency Tongue

-Pale
-Wet/moist
-scallops
-enlarged/swollen

Yang Deficiency Pulse

- Thready, deep, weak
- weak, deep weak, slow knotted (ht yang)

Qi Deficiency Tongue

Qi Deficiency Pulse

Thready, weak
soft
empty (deficient)

Blood Deficiency Tongue

Pale
Slightly dry

Blood Deficiency Pulse

Thready, weak, hesitant (choppy)

Yin Deficiency Tongue

Red/crimson (severe), scanty, peeled, cracked, geographic (peeled in patches)

Yin Deficiency Pulse

Thready, rapid, superficial, empty

Qi Stagnation Tongue

Normal, thin white coat

Qi Stagnation Pulse

Wiry (String-taut)

Blood Stasis Tongue

Purple body, purple spots (blood is pooling - material manifestation)

Damp/Phlegm Tongue

Possibly swollen tongue; sticky coat

Blood Stasis Pulse

Choppy (hesitant)

Damp/Phlegm Pulse

Slippery (rolling) or Wiry (string-taut)

Cold Damp or Phlegm Tongue

Pale, sticky white coat
Swollen, wet, sticky white coat

Cold Damp or Phlegm Pulse

Slippery (rolling) or wiry (string-taut)

Damp or Phlegm Heat Tongue

Red; sticky yellow coat

Damp or Phlegm Heat Pulse

Slippery (rolling), rapid, wiry (string-taut), rapid

Food Stagnation Tongue

Thick coat cold be white or yellow

Food Stagnation Pulse

Slippery (rolling), Full (excess)

Red, Yellow coat, dry yellow coat, black or brown coat

Rapid, Overflowing (Surging)

Thick white coat, Pale, wet with a white coat

Yang Deficiency

Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, a slight feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in heart region, feeling f cold, cold hands, bright pale face, slightly dark lips
T: pale, slightly wet
P: deep, weak, severe, knotted

Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression.
T: tonify ht qi
P: empty, severe, slightly overflowing and empty

Chronic condition

Frail and weak movement

Pale or sallow face

Pain relieved by pressure

Spontaneous Sweating

Copious urination

Little appetite

Pale tongue w/ little or no coat

Empty, thin or otherwise weak pulse

Acute condition

ponderous and forceful movement

Loud, full voice

Heavy coarse respiration

Pain aggravated by pressure

Scanty urination

Thick tongue coat

Wiry, slippery, or otherwise full pulse

Bright-pale face

Desire for hot drinks

Frequent pale urination

Pale wet tongue

Slight sweating

Slight breathlessness

Low grade fever

Feeling of heat in the afternoon

Red-peeled and dry tongue

Dry throat at night

Deficient yin (with fire)

Floating-empty pulse

Feeling of heat in chest, palms, and soles

Deficient (yin) pattern with fire

Heaviness in body or head

excess dampness

excess dampness

excess dampness

excess dampness

Urinary difficulty

excess dampness

White sticky vaginal discharge

excess dampness

Sticky tongue coat

excess dampness

excess dampness

Excessive phlegm

excess dampness

Chronic low grade diarrhea

excess dampness

Aversion to cold or wind

sneezing, cough

occipital stiffness, ache

itchy throat, beginning of sore throat

spasms, tremors

red face and eyes

scanty dark urine

mental agitation

red tongue with yellow coat

full rapid pulse

green, yellow, or bloody phlegm

contraction of tendons

watery loose stools

Cold pattern (usually UB/KD)

clear-watery vaginal discharge

clear white nasal discharge

Breathlessness, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, no appetite, loose stools, tiredness, empty pulse

SP & LU Qi Deficiency

Deficient HT Qi

Frequent urination

Deficient KD Qi

Sallow complexion

Blood deficiency

Blood Deficiency

blood deficiency

blood deficiency

blood deficiency

blood deficiency

blood deficiency

pale slightly dry tongue

blood deficiency

choppy or fine pulse

blood deficiency

blood deficiency

pale fingernails

blood deficiency

feeling of bearing down

mental depression

prolapse of organs

distending pain that moves

abdominal masses that appear and disappear

irritability, gloomy feeling, mood swings

frequent sighing

wiry or tight pulse

slightly purple tongue

dark complexion

congealed/stagnant blood

congealed/stagnant blood

boring, fixed, stabbing pain

congealed/stagnant blood

abdominal masses that do not move

congealed/stagnant blood

congealed/stagnant blood

bleeding with dark blood and clots

congealed/stagnant blood

congealed/stagnant blood

wiry, firm, or choppy pulse

congealed/stagnant blood

feeling of heat

skin diseases with red eruptions

Edema top part of body, face and hands

edema middle part of body

Edema legs and ankles

Extreme sensitivity, depression

belching, hiccups, nausea, vomiting

rebellious qi of the stomach

diarrhea, prolapse

rebellious qi of the spleen

headache, dizziness, irritability

rebellious qi of the liver

rebellious qi of the lungs

mental restlessness, insomnia

Weak and shallow respiration, sometimes with shortness of breath; shallow cough; vulnerability to colds; chilliness; sweating; sparse white phlegm; weak or soft voice; asthma and allergies; overall weakness.

Fever, sweating, particularly night sweats; dry cough, sometimes with sparse phlegm spotted with blood; flushed or red cheeks; tiredness and weakness; dry mouth, lips and throat; sleeplessness and restlessness, skin dry and warm.

Lethargy; poor resistance to colds and flus; asthma, allergies, coughs, and frequent nose and throat infections; tendency to dry skin and shortness of breath.

Aches and chills in head, body and extremities with no perspiration; scanty clear or white phlegm

Cold-Wind-Deficient Lung

Fever with aches and chills in body, head, and extremities; sweating; coughing; thick yellow phlegm

Hot-Wind-Deficient Lung:

Fever with headache, chills, and sore and/or dry nose and throat; sparse dry phlegm

Dry-Wind-Deficient Lung:

Pain in chest and ribs with coughing and shortness of breath; thick green phlegm; insomnia and anxiety.

Internal Lung Heat:

Heavy productive cough with large amounts of phlegm and difficulty breathing.

Internal Lung Damp:

Poor or impaired blood circulation with associated symptoms of irregular pulse and heartbeat; tiredness; shortness of breath; congestive heart failure; pain or labored breathing on physical exertion

Nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, and sensation of fullness in chest and stomach.

Stagnant Heart Qi:

Heart palpitations; pale skin; anxiety, restlessness, and sleep disturbances; dizziness; hot or warm hands and feet; mood swings; night sweats, insomnia.

Heart palpitations; chest pain; anxiety, restlessness, and sleep disturbances; cold hands and feet; weak and slow heartbeat; sensation of fullness in chest; heart failure.

Red face; irregular and shallow breathing and pulse; heart palpitations; the crushing and/or squeezing chest pain associated with angina

Stagnant Heart Yang:

Flushed, red face; burning urine, sometimes spotted with blood; anxiety and insomnia; thirst; inflamed mouth, tongue, and/or throat.

Excess HT Heat (Fire):

is common and includes restlessness; pain in chest, breast, ribs, and abdomen; irritability; premenstrual syndrome; depression, (melancholia).

LV Qi Stagnation

Ringing in the ears; headaches, dizziness, restlessness and numb hands and feet; hot flashes; night sweating; dry eyes, and nails; red or flushed face and eyes; scanty menstrual periods.

A severe condition of stagnant Liver Qi characterized by head, eye, and chest pain; dizziness; vertigo; red eyes; nosebleeds; dry stools; irritability; sparse and yellow urine.

LV Yang Risiing

A severe condition of Rising Liver Fire characterized by high fevers with convulsions; may lead to stroke, coma, and paralysis.

Internal Liver Wind:

Swollen and/or distended groin and/or testicles

Internal Liver Cold:

Little or no appetite; pain or discomfort in shoulders and ribs; fever; chills; jaundice; sparse and dark urine; hepatitis and Gallbladder disease.

Internal Liver Hot-Damp:

Incontinence; frequent urination; bedwetting; labored and/or shallow breathing; lower back pain; asthma

KD Qi Xu/KD Qi Not Grasping

Hot hands and feet;, dry mouth and throat with thirst; flushed skin; creaky joints; night sweats; lowerback pain; ringing ears; premature ejaculation, scanty urination.

Cold extremities; poor hearing or hearing loss; frequent and profuse urination; incontinence; lower-back pain; impotence, leucorrhea,weak ankles and knees

Associated with infertility and poor growth and development.

Deficient Kidney Essence:

Abdominal swelling, distention, and/or fullness; loose stools; poor appetite; pale skin; fatigue and listlessness; weight gain with fluid retention; menstrual irregularities; varicose veins; tendency to bruise easily. When Blood circulation is affected, there may be internal bleeding, including blood in stools, uterine bleeding, nosebleeds, excessive menstrual bleeding, and hemorrhoids.

Wasting-and-thirsting syndrome of diabetes; severe dehydration with extreme thirst and dry skin, mouth, and throat; chronic and severe weight loss.

Abdominal swelling, distention, and/or fullness; loose stools; excessive urination; poor appetite; pale skin; fatigue and listlessness; edema; craving for hot or warming fluids

Tiredness; little or no appetite; diarrhea; lack of thirst.

Cold-Damp-Deficient Spleen:

Fluid retention; thirst; dry, itchy skin; sparse and dark urine; tiredness; little or no appetite; sometimes fever and sensation of swelling or fullness in stomach.

Hot-Damp-Deficient Spleen:

Characterized by extreme muscle weakness and breakdown, often leading to prolapse of Organs such as Bladder, rectum, and uterus.

Sinking Spleen Qi:

Irregular menstrual periods with heavy bleeding, clots, and cramps; severe pain, trauma, and masses (fibroids)

Stagnant Liver Blood:

Agitation; hyperactivity; mood swings; aggression; blackouts; semiconsciousness; coma

HT Excess Phlegm (Moisture)

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