Left Guan is superficial, convex or wiry and too strong. or the Left Guan is too deep and too strong, either wiry or convex Dx: Liver Fire or Liver Heat or Liver Damp Heat Sx: Anger, headaches, agitation, insomnia, red…...
Left Cun wide, weak – scallion or onion stalk pulse. Hands cool. Palpitations. Shortness of Breath Diagnosis: Heart Qi Deficiency Herbs: Ren shen, Dang shen, Huang qi, Zhi gan cao Zhi gan cao tang Lert Cun is very thin, very…...
The most important pulse to determine Lung issues is the Right Yang Wei Pulse. There are several different presentations that occur in a clinical setting. They are: Right Yang Wei is convex, strong overall, strongest at superficial level – Lung…...
HOW TO USE ASTRINGENTS In general, astringents are anti-inflammatories and they can stop loose stools, heal skin problems, stop sweating, stop urinary incontinence, stop coughing. They shrink swollen tissue. They are sour or astringent in taste. They are used for…...
Wind Cold Deficiency – Right Cun is very thin, wiry, superficial, weak Gui zhi, Bai shao – treats Wind Cold and Qi Deficiency simultaneously, body pains and spontaneous sweating that does not relieve the cold symptoms or expel the Wind…...
Menstrual pain and irregularity due to Blood Stasis and Deficiency Left Chi is Blocked and weakness in other pulses indicating Blood Deficiency Dang gui, Chuan xiong Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis Left Chi is Blocked and no periods Ze lan,…...
Anxiety in TCM is associated with additional symptoms of palpitations, insomnia, depressive disorders. The major organ involved is almost always the Heart with the Liver as a secondary actor. Excess Patterns: Heart and Liver Fire or Heat Left Cun and…...
QI Deficiency – Pulses are thin, weak, kleenex-like (this is Qi Deficiency combined with Blood Deficiency). In pure Qi Deficiency the pulse is wide and empty and weak – like pushing on a scallion stalk. The depth is usually lower…...
Herbs that regulate stomach Qi – Right Guan is too stiff or hard, wiry, and either too low or too high – symptoms are stomach pain and possibly bloating Mu xiang, Chen pi, Hou po, Sha ren, Zhi shi, Zhi…...