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Chinese patterns
Spleen Yang Xu (Deficiency)
Diagnoses

definition and etiology

» conventional diagnoses: gastric or duodenal ulcers; nervous dyspepsia; hepatitis; anemia; chronic dysentery.

» etiology: prolonged exposure to a cold and damp environment; lack of exercise; excess dietary consumption of cold and raw foods; irregular or excessive eating habits; undereating or eating a protein-deficient diet; chronic mental strain, worrying or excessive thinking, particularly during or shortly after a meal; any protracted illness.

signs and symptoms

» signs and symptoms:

chilliness

• little or no appetite

tiredness

• abdominal pain or distension which is worse after eating but improves with heat or pressure

loose stools

• diarrhea with undigested food

• anemia

cold limbs

• weakness of limbs

• sallow or bright-white complexion

• edema

• difficult urination

• leukorrhea

» pulse: empty, weak, slow, deep.

» tongue: pale swollen body; wet with thin white coating.

course and prognosis

» principle of treatment: tonify and warm Spleen Yang

differential diagnosis

footnotes