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…spleen and stomach, resolving dampness, and clearing damp heat. Sp 6 has the actions of strengthening the spleen, resolving dampness, coursing the liver qi , nourishing the blood, supplementing kidney yin , invigorating and cooling the blood, and calming the mind. Ren 6 tonifies the qi and yang , regulates…

…clear the heat, eliminate dampness and pacify the lower burner. There should be an avoidance of all greasy, fatty and hot/spicy foods. An herbal formula such as ge gen qin lian tang would be used, with modifications. Chinese pediatric massage has not proved effective for this condition. 9 Food stagnation…

…found in patients with dampness or chronic disease with dampness and is commonly found when needling the Yin Meridians. Conditions associated with Sticky Qi will be more difficult to treat. It is not simply a case of using only tonifying or dispersing techniques to remedy it. To treat Sticky Qi…

…root may be wind, dampness and heat, or perhaps coldness, sometimes combined with zang fu weakness, in the kidney, spleen or stomach. Other contributing or primary factors include dietary considerations or emotional dysregulation that can create the typical symptoms of IBS, such as stomach pain, bloating, constipation, and/or diarrhea. 5…

…and slippery pulse suggest cold-dampness, which is excess. Swollen with a sticky, white coating indicate cold-phlegm, which is excess. Rapid breathing and wheezing that is made worse during cold weather suggest cold pattern. A feeling of fullness in the chest indicates Lung Qi stagnation by cold-phlegm. Cough is the sign…

…want to watch for dampness or chi or blood stagnation in the lower burner. Dampness likes scars. It puddles up around them, just like creeks pool around forest debris, but these conditions take a long time to develop. The effort required by the body to transform sperm back into amino…

…inhibited by developmental weakness, dampness results. In the internal yang environment of a child, this dampness quickly transforms into phlegm. Children are susceptible to a variety of dampness and phlegm patterns including gan , a special class of childhood disease sometimes referred to as childhood nutritional impairment or infantile phlegmy.…

…Excesses (wind, cold, summer-heat, dampness, dryness, heat / fire), and epidemic qi / epidemic disease. While these concepts are vitally important in crafting unique and nuanced treatment strategies, I often feel the potential for the Seven Affects to act as instigators of chronic disease is frequently overlooked. More often than…

…to an accumulation of dampness in varying degrees. According to traditional Chinese medicine, there are two theories of mechanisms. The first is the Five Phase/Element correspondence between the element Earth and its corresponding color yellow and its relationship to dampness because of the relationship with the zang/fu organs spleen and…

…spleen qi can allow dampness to accumulate and transform into phlegm. As a mild bitter tonic, devil’s claw will not damage the spleen qi but should be used with caution in the case of patients inclined to ulcers. With these indications in mind, devil’s claw can be intelligently integrated into…

…we ignored nature, temperature, dampness - all of these affect our health. Nature plays a role, and if we ignore that we won’t know what the cause is. If we ignore that there is a long list of problems, if we don’t include nature then our treatment plan would also…

…accumulation of phlegm and dampness. In evaluating for patterns, paying close attention to the menstrual history offers the best clues. Irregular periods or premenstrual syndrome (irritability, breast distension, abdominal distension) indicate qi stagnation; dysmenorrhea indicates blood stasis or exogenous cold into the uterus; amenorrhea or light, scanty periods confirm blood…

…result of blockage or dampness. Chances are that higher than normal blood estrogen levels will be present. Factors such as ovarian cyst, endometriosis or fibroid obstruction should be ruled out. Treatment should be based on assisting the body’s yang function by using warm and/or blood-activating herbs. If ovulation occurs before…

…liver qi stagnation, liver dampness and lung qi deficiency. They may have a great deal of phlegm and dampness in their systems. They are allergic to metals, foods and food chemicals, and are especially allergic to aldehydes, petroleum products and mercury. Pesticides follow a petroleum pattern: hot and systemic. (The…

…tongue = Yang deficiency (cold-dampness accumulation). Deep and weak pulse = Yang deficiency (particular Kidney deficiency). A deficient tongue and pulse suggests a deficient pattern. Therefore, we can rule out C (Stagnant Liver Qi attacking Spleen) because stagnant Liver Qi belongs to an excess pattern. The pulse is not wiry.…

…of heat and cold; dampness and dryness; wind and fire; free flow and blockage; and normal flow and counterflow. These everyday explanations provide a sense of comprehensibility and manageability which are very empowering to our patients. As Kraft says, “This refocusing gives our patient the ability to see their issues…

…warms the spleen, resolves dampness, and spreads and regulates qi ( wei qi in particular). Noontime is the best time of day to cook the herbs for the tea. This is why the name translates as Noontime Tea Extract. Wu Shi Cha was originally found in historical TCM texts, more…

…a pattern that involves dampness can affect the spleen. In addition to symptoms such as loss of appetite, loose stools, turbid urine and leukorrhea, the individual may have depression-like manifestations, such as excessive sleeping, moodiness or slowing of thinking, or preoccupying thoughts during which the person continually “spins his wheels”…

…when there is excessive dampness in the body. This tiredness can make the possibility of exercising impossible, and making a raw herbal formula from scratch also improbable. However, the following options are available. According to the ingredient list, these do not contain ephedra ( ma huang ). Since this is…

…body leach out excessive dampness and end water retention. Combined with other herbs, they’re helpful in clearing away puffiness and eye bags. Fu ling (Sclerotium poriae cocos) and yi yi ren (Semen coicis lachryma jobi) are commonly used herbs in this category. • Salty: Salty-tasting herbs can dissipate nodules and…