DEFICIENT ETIOLOGIES FOR DIARRHEA IN CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE Stomach/Spleen Deficiency Signs and Symptoms: Chronic diarrhea, reduced appetite, undigested food in the stool, fatigue, possibly anal prolapse, quiet voice. Pulses: Right Guan is a kleenex pulse – weak, thin, wiry and…...
The etiologies of diarrhea are divided into two large categories: Excess and Deficiency. Excess Etiologies: Damp Heat, Damp Cold, Food Stagnation, Liver invading Stomach Damp Heat Signs and Symptoms: Diarrhea with abdominal pain, possibly burning anus, smelly stools, mucus or…...
Deficient Etiologies Deficiency of Qi Left Cun pulse is thin and weak like the edge of a kleenex. The pulse is found at the middle depth Symptoms and signs are possibly a quiet voice, cold hands, complaints of fatigue, other…...
Excess Etiologies Blood and Qi Stasis Left Cun Pulse is Blocked (Stage I,II,or III) Symptoms are usually chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, overly sensitive and cries easily. The patient can have 1 or all…...
ACUTE: Food Retention: Pulse; Rt Guan pulse: can be normal or slightly high or low. Right Yang Wei Pulse: too hard or stiff Herbs Bao He Wan 100 Stomach Excess Cold: Pulse: Very thin tight pulse in Right Guan Will…...
In most cases, patients have an excess and deficiency problem Common excess problems Retained heat Retained Dampness Blood stasis Phlegm The most common deficiency problem is qi & blood deficiency in multiple organs Both problems need to be treated, but…...
Pulses Left Chi pulse too high and thin Indicates kidney yin deficiency Left Chi deep and thin, and the patient has cold hands Kidney yang deficiency Left Guan too high and thin Liver yin deficiency Clinically kidney yin deficiency requires…...
Signs of yang deficiency If hands are cold and left chi pulse is thin (especially if the pulse is low) Long term use of steroids or other pharmaceuticals Formulas to use You Gui Wan Huan Shao Dan Tonify Yang Formula…...
Patients aged 50 and older often have kidney issues After other issues are resolved, focus on treating the kidney Corticosteroids, prednisone, and methotrexate can cause yang deficiency Autoimmune patients are often given these medications Low, Weak, Thin Pulse Yang Deficiency…...