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…reflect a complication of dampness or food stagnation. That being the case, why, then, would Stomach heat cause a slippery pulse? Could this be a mistake in the books? Trying Not to Slip Up New York, New York Dear Trying Not to Slip Up: No, it’s not a mistake. The…

…from yin deficiency and dampness at the same time. According to the textbooks, the herbs that tonify yin are sweet and cloying and mostly contraindicated for dampness, while the herbs that drain dampness are drying and therefore contraindicated for yin deficiency. So, how do you treat these patients with Chinese…

…that certain foods cause dampness: bananas, bread, dairy products, fatty meats, certain nuts like roasted peanuts, processed foods, and, of course, sugar. However, what I kept learning through my patients was that excess sugar consumption (when not contained within what I consider real food: meats, nuts, vegetables and fruits) was…

…tonifying the spleen, resolving dampness and damp heat, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, regulating the qi , and stopping joint pain. Being a yuan source point, Sp 3 is ideally suited for clearing deficiency syndromes; and being a shu stream point, it is ideally suited for heaviness of the body…

…and the production of dampness resulting from poor digestion due to weak spleen / stomach function. If the spleen / stomach are not functioning efficiently, wei qi is weak and dampness becomes an etiological factor. This leads to poor functioning of the immune system, as well as potential issues with…

…liver qi stagnation and dampness. I digress. The point is that we are afraid of damaging qi /yin/blood so much that we do not use strong herbs like Da Huang . Again lady luck smiled on me because the day after I did the Da Huang part of the course,…

…with herbs to drain dampness and fragrantly harmonize the qi to clear the sensorium, using formulas such as Gui Pi Tang, Xiao Yao San, Yin Qiao San, and Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan. He was also taking supplemental antisecretory protein flakes, all to some improvement. In 2018 he had great…

…from overheat and excessive dampness. The coupled basic acupuncture points (i.e., HT8 and KI10 to control heat and water balance or SP3 and ST36 for dampness control) were used. Acupuncture needles were given to the unaffected or less affected side. If both sides were equally painful, acupuncture was given on…

…regulating the spleen, resolving dampness, opening / moving the water passages, and benefiting the lower jiao . While Sp 9 is often focused exclusively on the lower gastrointestinal tract, this point is also highly effective for upper gastrointestinal issues as well. Chronic Stomach Issues: Ren 10 + Ren 12 +S…

…extremely important to treat: dampness, blood vacuity (deficiency) and exterior wind . Dampness is primarily associated with loose stools, fatigue, nausea, general heaviness in the body, multiple painful sites and joint stiffness with difficulty in locating an exact point of pain. The tongue is greasy and the pulse is slippery…

…much fluid, reading as dampness. Thick-yellow is a combination of dampness and heat, forming the diagnosis of damp-heat. Peeled indicates a stomach yin deficiency, while unrooted is viewed as the tongue coating sitting atop the tongue, which could be peeled off easily. Unrooted is diagnosed as stomach qi deficiency –…

…and large intestine. When dampness is created by impaired digestion, it likes to end up in the lungs and large intestine. When dampness moves into the lungs, the usual symptom is phlegm coming up while coughing (especially after eating something that is inherently difficult to digest such as cold dairy…

…invading the stomach; cold dampness obstructing internally; and food accumulating and stagnating in the stomach. For clamoring stomach, Sionneau and Lu differentiate seven patterns: liver stomach disharmony; stomach heat; stomach yin vacuity; spleen stomach yang vacuity; constructive and blood insufficiency; food stagnation; and phlegm dampness obstructing the stomach. Hence, based…

…Spleen qi deficiency, causing dampness to manifest in the lungs, took out some heat points and added a spirit-calming point. I used the same acupuncture points except for quchi (LI11), and added Yin tang - for calm spirit. Qihai (Ren6) - to tonify Spleen qi to help resolve dampness. By…

…It is possible that dampness, particularly cold-damp, fills the tiny follicle sacs and causes the ovary to appear swollen. Body basal temperature also reflects the presence of cold-damp. During ovulation, after LH surges, women’s body temperature rises above 97.6 F and stays high during the luteal phase. In most PCOS…

…you have something called dampness in your body. Remember in the interview when you told me you feel sluggish and have leg heaviness and daily leukorrhea, and you’ve recently gained weight? When you soak a dry sponge, it gets heavy and wet, right? Water pours downwards, right? Well, you have…

…, expels cold and dampness from the lower extremities. Xi xin is a deputy herb that pushes wind-damp-cold out from channels and alleviates the pain. Secondary deputy fang feng , like its name, “wind guard,” works to dispel wind and overcome dampness. Another deputy is qin jiao , which relaxes…

…leads to formation of dampness, and eventually phlegm and nodules throughout the body. In almost all cases of fibrocystic breast changes, qi stagnation, blood stasis, and damp / phlegm leading to nodules are apparent. The following are “skeleton” formulas I use in conjunction for such complicated issues underlying fibrocystic breast…

…you’re going to see dampness even if it isn’t there. I work in the Pacific Northwest; dampness here is an issue for most people, not only larger-body folks. In fact, my experience is that my larger-body patients have more qi and yin deficiency, likely from the stress of frequent dieting…

…the principles of drying dampness when that dampness encumbers the middle burner, but we use the principle of disinhibiting dampness when evil dampness is located primarily in the lower burner. A good sense of the appropriate treatment principles for different patterns using Wiseman’s terminology can be seen in A Compendium…