| 2. Heart
Blood and Yin Deficiency
Symptoms
- pale, white complexion
- poor memory, insomnia, excessive dreaming, emotional
disturbance, dizziness and palpitations
- Pulse: fine, increased rapidity with deficiency
- Tongue: pale, red in upper third, dry coat
Herbal Formulas
- Ginseng & Zizyphus Formula: anxiety, insomnia
- Zizyphus Formula: night sweat, palpitation (An Mien
Pien)Suan Zao Ren T-Lvxuexu, Ht xue st
- Anem-Phello & Rehmannia Formula: night sweat (greater
than Zizyphus sweat), hot flash, hot palms & soles,
low grade fever (Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan)-Kyin xu
- Natural Slumber and Melatonin for sleep
Points: Ht5, Pc5,6, St 36, Sp4,9for more heat, UB 17,20,K3
3. Spleen Qi Deficiency
Symptoms (shorter cycle, not so heavy flow)
- lustlerless complexion, exhaustion, digestive disturbance,
gas, swollen abdomen, sweet cravings, blood sugar swings
- Pulse: soft, soggy
- Tongue: pale, possibly swollen, lateral edging
Herbal Formulas
- Four Gentlemen- basic qi xu
- Ginseng & Atractylodes Formula; Li Zhong Tang -add
for more damp and cold
- Ginseng & Astragalus Formula; Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- add for sl sp yang xu
- Pinellia Magnolia Formula add for damp and Lv qi stag
- Xiao Yao San-add for less damp but lv qi stag
- Ginseng & Longan Formula; Gui Pi Tang- add for Ht
qi and xue stag
Points: Sp 3, CV6,12, S36, LV 13, LI8
4. Spleen Qi Sinking
Symptoms: (irregular, long or short, breakthrough bleeding)
- weakness, sagging, abdominal distention after eating;
prolapse of muscles - neck, arms, etc.
- Pulse: soggy
- Tongue: enlarged
Herbal Formulas
- Ginseng Astragalus Formula
- Ginseng Atractylodes Formula- Li Zhong T, for cold and
damp
- Rehmannia supplement for Kidney Yang Deficiency
Points: LV13, CV6,17, SP4, UB20, ST36, DU20, moxa
5. Spleen Failing to
Regulate Blood
Symptoms: (short cycle, heavy flow)
- hemorrhage, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia
- white/sallow complexion, dizziness, palpitation, shortness
of breath especially with exertion
- Pulse: choppy, thin, weak, sliippery & thin
- Tongue: pale, bluish, dark color
Herbal Formulas
- Huang Tu Tang - Fu Long Gan (Tu Xin Tu) ignited yellow
earth, bai zhi, atractylodes, fu zi, di huang, e jiao,
huang qin, gan cao - for heavy bleeding
- Ginseng & Tang Kuei 10 Formula - Shi Quan Da Bu
Tang - H/Liv/K xu
- Butiao Formula - Bu Xue Tiao Jing T, Nourish Blood Adjust
Period Decoction - cold, xue stag, K yang qi xu
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
Points: LV1, UB20m, CV7,4,6, ST36, SP6, SP1, Du20, ear:
uter, endo subc tx, ovary
6. Stagnation of Liver
Qi
Symptoms: (longer cycle)
- depression, impatience, exaggerated emotional response
- Pulse: wiry
- Tongue: lateral redness, body may be pale, possilbe
bluishness
Herbal Formulas
- Bupleurum & Tang Kuei Formula; Hsiao Yao San - slight
xu Sp and xue
- Pinellia Magnolia - Ban Xia Hou Po T- damp
- Bupleurum & Peony Formula; Dan Zhi Hsiao Yao San
-with heat and Sp xu
- Bupleurum & Cinnamon; Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang with
pre-existing Sp xu, stagnant Stomach
- Bupleurum & Dragon Bone Formula; Chai Hu Jia Long
Gu Mu Li Tang - Liv yang t, more heat, and emotional disturbance
- Minor Bupleurum Formula; Xiao Chai Hu tang - muscle
tension predominates
- Ge Xie Zhu Tu T- for increased pain from xue stagnation
(Remove Blood Stagnation below the Diaphragm)
- Tong Yu Jian
Points: LV3,14, K8, SP6
for more pain with cycles: LV2, SP10, CV3,4, Zigong, ear:
shen sympath
7. Liver Blood Deficiency
Symptoms: (longer cycle or irregular)
- dizziness, insomnia, excessive dreaming, blurred vision,
lusterless nails, reduced menstrual flow alternated with
increased menstrual flow
- Puls: thin, weak, possibly rapid
- Tongue: pale, thin, dry coat
Herbal Formulas
- Tang Kuei Four Formula - Si Wu Tang
- Rehmannia 6 Formula; Liu Wei Di Huang wan with Kidney
Yin Xu
- Shou Wu Formula - with Jing xu, xue stagnation, LV yin
xu
- Fo Ti Formula
Points: UB17, LV14, SP4, CV6,12, LV4, K8, if irregular:
UB20, ST36
8. Kidney Yin Deficiency
Symptoms: (shorter cycle)
- dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth, steady fever, low back
pain, spontaneous sweating, insomnia
- more severe symptoms include weight loss
- Pulse: thin, slightly rapid, wiry
- Tongue: shiny, dry coat, some redness lateral or root
Herbal Formulas
- Rehmannia Six
- Zuo Gui Wan (Replenish the Yin Left)
- Anem-Phello & Rehmannia; Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan, with
blood heat and fire, St yin xu
- Lycium & Rehmannia Formula; Qi Ju Di Huang Wan,
with LV yin xu
Points: K6, CV4,6, HT5, SP6
9. Kidney Yang Deficiency
Symptoms: (longer)
- nephritis, fatigue, chronic diarrhea,
water retention, aversion to cold, cold hands and feet,
dizziness, headaches, joint pains, forgetfulness
- Pulse: weak, thin, softer
- Tongue: pale, possibly swollen
Herbal Formulas
- Kidney Yang Supplement - morinda, cistanche,
cynomorium, psoralea, cuscuta, lycium, eucommia, cinnamomum
- Aconite & Cinnamon Eight Pills
- Nan Bao, Right Restored Pill, You Gui
Wan
- Ginseng & Tang Kuei Ten Formula (HT,
LV, SP, xue xu also)
Points: K3, DU4, CV4m, UB23, CV9-edema,
DU20, ST36, LV8
Any of Above Syndromes
with Amenorrhea from:
Xue Stagnation - Carth
Persic Combination - Hong Hua Tiao Ren Jian, points: SP10,
LV14
Damp Phlegm Stagnation
- Dao Tan Tang - Phlegm Resolving Decoction - zhi nan xing,
arisaema, immature bitter orange, pinellia, citurs peel,
poria, licorice, points: ST40, LV13
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