Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat
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At a glance
Preliminary reading: What is a pattern?
Diagnosis
Common symptoms: Red eyes Dry mouth Tidal fever Irritability Palpitations and five other symptoms
Treatment
Common formulas: Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
Pathology
Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat 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 Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat gives rise to such diverse symptoms as irritability, spontaneous sweating, red eyes and dry mouth (as well as six others).
Patterns aren't exactly the Chinese Medicine equivalent to Western diseases, they're rather the underlying causes behind diseases or health conditions. Here Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat is thought to sometimes induce conditions such as infertility, menorrhagia or painful menstruation.
Diagnosing Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat
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: Red eyes Dry mouth Tidal fever Irritability Palpitations Heavy periods Painful urination Spontaneous sweating Lower abdominal pressure Abnormal uterine bleeding
Treating Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat
Herbal formulas used to treat Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
Source date: Ming dynasty
Number of ingredients: 10 herbs
Key actions: Clears Liver and Spleen Qi Stagnation. Tonifies Spleen. Clears Deficient Heat. Nourishes the blood.
Formula summary
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San is a 10-ingredient Chinese Medicine formula. Invented in Ming dynasty, it belongs to the category of formulas that harmonize Liver-Spleen.
Besides Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency that transforms into Heat, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San is also used to treat Stagnant Liver Qi turning into Fire or Qi And Blood Stagnation.