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…heat signs, dryness, insomnia Phlegm-Dampness – Tendency toward obesity and metabolic imbalance Damp-Heat – Inflammatory tendencies, oily skin Blood Stasis – Circulatory impairment and pigmentation changes Qi Stagnation – Emotional constraint, digestive discomfort Inherited Special – Allergies, asthma, or immune sensitivity Each constitution is a relatively stable set of tendencies…

…you ascertain that excess dampness is causing joint arthralgia or the chronic low back pain is attributable to yang xu . There are arguably many viable approaches to treatment. As the old saying goes, “ yi bing, tong zhi; tong bing, yi zhi ” – different diseases, same treatment; same…

…which creates heat or dampness. This becomes the level of the Large Intestine: resistance that creates more dramatic symptoms. If you look at Chapter 10 of the Ling Shu in terms of symptoms, you can begin to piece together the progression theory of the Primary Channels. “Wind-cold” (or its mutation…

…and damp blockage, phlegm dampness brewing internally, or spleen qi vacuity weakness, along with many other such patterns. The practitioner will perform appropriate acupuncture and prescribe the proper herbs to correct the patient’s individually manifesting disease mechanisms. An appropriate diet also will be given to the patient, along with instructions…

…(spleen vacuity leading to dampness, etc.) Disruption of circadian rhythm and sleep cycle ( yang exuberance, depressive heat, yin vacuity heat) Increased appetite (depressive heat in the liver and stomach leading inevitably to spleen vacuity, dampness, blood vacuity, qi vacuity, et al) (Over time) decreased arterial elasticity ( yin ,…

…be aimed at resolving dampness and strengthening the yang qi . By nourishing the yin in cases of hyperlipidemia, the body will stop transporting the limited fats into the blood, and cholesterol will stabilize. Resources Langsjoen PH, Langsjoen AM. The clinical use of HMG CoA-reductase inhibitors and the associated depletion…

…the spleen and disinhibit dampness) or change the formula to Wu Ling San , adding huang qin (large doses), qing hao , mu dan pi and di gu pi . If chemotherapy induces leukopenia, then you should add ren shen / chuan qi powder to promote an increase in the…

…vacuity, liver depression, and dampness or damp heat and possible deep-lying phlegm. Depending on age and sex (e.g., children of both sexes below 16 and females above 40), spleen qi vacuity is often complicated by kidney yang vacuity. Since spleen vacuity may lead to insufficient blood engenderment and yin and…

…presentations of food stagnation, dampness and phlegm. The ayurvedic herbal formula trikatu can be used in these situations to help digest ama , strengthen the digestive fire or agni , and improve the bio-availability of herbal tonics. Trikatu is a simple formula consisting of ginger, black pepper, and pippali pepper,…

…exhibits a heart-kidney imbalance, dampness stagnation of the spleen with spleen qi deficiency, and perhaps deficiency/cold of the gallbladder. That somatic classification can be looked at experientially as weakness of boundaries (spleen) and sense of self (kidney-heart) during this financial crisis, which opened him to internalize excessively and worry about…

…qi; the second reduces dampness and food stagnation. Case Four Daisy was a 44-year-old executive who complained of chronic constipation for at least 20 years. She had tried numerous therapies, including acupuncture, nutritional counseling and NAET. Each therapy a slight improvement; however, she was only able to go to the…

…liver yang rising, or dampness. With the current type of research design (i.e., using the same acupuncture points for all headache complaints), I maintain that the results will be skewed and therefore not result in a valid study. Might acupuncture get the short end of the stick in a research…

…deficient fire combines with dampness, flaring upward to disturb the function and obstruct the orifices of the heart. thereby causing insomnia at night and palpitation, anxiety or depression in the daytime. Depression and anxiety are due to liver qi stagnation or liver fire flaring upward. In normal physiology, liver qi…

…an herb that drains dampness through the urine (see any Chinese materia medica such as that of Bensky, Clavey and Stöger). Fritillaria is shown to enhance renal function, increase the output of urine and the clearance and excretion of creatinin and sodium. See Kang DG, et al. Journ of Ethnopharm…

…a way to purge dampness and stagnation, thereby supporting the free circulation of qi and blood. This aligns closely with the biomedical interpretation of reduced inflammatory load, and improved vascular and metabolic function. Clinical Evidence From Modified Fasting Studies A notable Korean study published in the Journal of Korean Medicine…

…better for yin and dampness. Kidney 3 replenishes Kidney yin when it is deficient, especially when there is a hyperactivity of Liver fire. Kidney 3 strengthens the brain and willpower, the lack of which is a deficiency manifesting as depression. Figure 1: Chinese and Japanese point locations of Kidney 3.…

…arthritis caused by cold dampness (particularly in the elderly), dribbling or frequent urination, numbness, facial paralysis and subsequent to stroke. Often referred to as cold moxa because of the warming effect of the herbs, although there is no actual heat added; the general formula always consists of warming and pungent…

…deficiency (or even sinking), dampness, Heart qi or blood deficiency (as well as Heart blood stagnation), Liver and Gall Bladder damp-heat, Gall Bladder qi deficiency, Liver qi stagnation, Liver yang rising – all of these are potential differentiations of a PTSD diagnosis. Again, TBI, physical injury and chronic pain further…

…transform the lower burner dampness. 4. Acupuncture Points: Du 24 ( Shen Ting ), GB 13 ( Ben Shen ), Li 11 ( Qu Chi ), GB 34 ( Yang Ling Quan ), GB 38 ( Yang Fu ), Sp 6 ( San Yin Jiao ), SP 8 ( Di…

…with the lung; all dampness [diseases characterized by] swelling and fullness are associated with the spleen; all [syndromes characterized by] pain, itching and sores are associated with the heart.” 5 Master Tung’s Early Case Studies The following are numerous case studies by Master Tung. In a case study on Pericardial…