Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency
The information provided here is not a replacement for a doctor. You shouldn't use it for the purpose of self-diagnosing or self-medicating but rather so you can have a more informed discussion with a professional TCM practitioner.
At a glance
Preliminary reading: What is a pattern?
Diagnosis
Common symptoms: Fatigue Coughing Dry skin Dry mouth Dry throat and eight other symptoms
Treatment
Common formulas: Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
Pathology
Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency is a pattern of disharmony in Chinese Medicine.
Chinese Medicine views the human body as a complex system that tends toward harmony. A pattern of disharmony is a disorder that prevents that harmony from occurring.
Patterns give rise to symptoms that may at first glance seem unrelated from a Western standpoint but that actually make a lot of sense when one understands Chinese Medicine theory. For instance here Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency gives rise to such diverse symptoms as palpitations, forgetfulness, restlnessness at night and feverishness (as well as nine others).
Patterns aren't exactly the Chinese Medicine equivalent to Western diseases, they're rather the underlying causes behind diseases or health conditions. Here Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency is thought to sometimes induce conditions such as anemia, nervous exhaustion, nonhealing ulcers or debility.
Diagnosing Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency
Diagnosing a pattern in Chinese Medicine is no easy feat and should be left to professional practitioners. In particular one has to know how to differentiate between different types of pulses and tongue coatings, shapes and colors as well as learn to read from a long list of seemingly unrelated symptoms.
Main symptoms: Fatigue Coughing Dry skin Dry mouth Dry throat Weight loss Palpitations Feverishness Forgetfulness Poor appetite Shortness of breath Dyspnea on exertion Restlnessness at night
Treating Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency
Herbal formulas used to treat Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency
Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
Source date: 1174 AD
Number of ingredients: 14 herbs
Key actions: Tonifies Qi and Blood. Nourishes the Heart. Calms the spirit.
Formula summary
Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang is a 14-ingredient Chinese Medicine formula. Invented in 1174 AD, it belongs to the category of formulas that tonify.
Besides Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency, Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang is also used to treat Blood Deficiency or Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Related conditions
Please keep in mind that a Western Medicine condition can be caused by several Chinese Medicine patterns of disharmony and vice versa. As such a patient suffering from one of the conditions below will not necessarily be suffering from Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood Deficiency, it is just one pattern that's commonly associated with the condition. Click on a condition to learn what other patterns it's associated with.