Spleen Yang Deficiency

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Symptoms of Spleen Yang Deficiency
Cold limbs
Loose stools with undigested food
Abdominal distension and pain
Symptoms feel better with heat or pressure
Water retention
Difficult urination
Leukorrhea
Feel cold
Fatigue
Poor appetite
Bloating and gas
Weak limbs


Tongue
Pale, swollen, wet tongue

Pulse
Weak, slow and deep pulse

Related Conditions
Gastric or duodenal ulcers
Gastritis
Hepatitis

Herbs Used For Spleen Yang Deficiency
These are just some of the herbs that are believed to help spleen yang deficiency
Cinnamon bark
Dried ginger

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http://taoism.about.com/od/herbsthatwarmtheinterio/g/Rou_Gui.htm

Cinnamon Bark - Rou Gui

In the Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, Rou Gui is a Chinese herb that belongs to the category of herbs that warm the interior.
Taste: Acrid, Sweet
Temperature: Hot
Channels Entered: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Spleen

Actions:
(1) Fortifies the yang, warms the Heart yang, fortifies the Spleen and Kidney yang.
(2) Disperses Liver blood stasis.
(3) Disperses deep cold, warms and unblocks the channels, stops pain.
(4) Leads fire back to its source.
(5) Assists generation of qi and blood.

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http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/Deficiency/YangDeficiency.aspx

Yang represents the energy that is responsible for warming and activating bodily functions. When this energy is depleted your body begins to slow down, displaying signs of under activity and sensations of coldness. Foods to tonify yang include;

Grains	Quinoa, sweet (glutinous) rice, wheat germ
Vegetables	Leek, mustard greens, onion, radish, scallion, squash, sweet potato, turnip, watercress
Fruit	Cherry, litchi, logan, peach, raspberry, strawberry
Nuts and seeds	Chestnuts, pinenuts, pistachio nuts, walnuts
Fish	Anchovy, lobster, mussel, prawn, shrimp, trout
Meat	Chicken, lamb, venison, kidneys (both beef and lamb)
Herbs and spices	Basil, black pepper, caper, cayenne, chive seed, cinnamon bark, clove, dill seed, fennel seed, fennugreek seed, garlic, ginger, horseradish, nutmeg, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, spearmint, star anise, tumeric, thyme, white pepper
Bevrages	Chai tea, jasmine tea
Supplements	Algae, ginseng (American, Chinese, and Korean), pollen, royal jelly

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http://www.eastmountain.ca/3spleenyang.pdf

Digestion in TCM is viewed metaphorically like a pot of soup sitting on a fire. It is
the body’s metabolic ‘fire’ that cooks ingested food, allowing to body to extract
nourishment from the food. With Yang deficiency, this ‘fire’ is weakened and
unable to perform it’s needed functions.

For a Spleen Yang deficiency diet it is best to consume fresh foods that are cooked.
Food that is warmed helps to ensures that the Body’s Yang is preserved and food
is more readily digested and absorbed. Also eating smaller meals more
frequently and enjoying meals by sitting down to relax while you eat and
chewing thoroughly to savor flavors is recommended.

Meals should consist largely of easily digested complex carbohydrates like
grains and starchy root vegetables. 30 - 40% of the diet should be comprised of
cooked vegetables and proteins should comprise only 10 - 20% of the diet.

Warming foods and spices like animal meats and cinnamon are recommended.

Spicy meals that can make a person sweat should be eaten in moderation to avoid
dispersing the digestive systems fire. Cold natured foods such as raw vegetables
need to be avoided to avoid further damaging the Spleen Yang.

Below is a list of recommended foods. You should not limit your diet to only these
foods. Instead follow the guidelines above of the optimum ratios of
carbohydrates, vegetables and proteins, and add the recommended foods from the
list below within your meals. Wherever possible choose organically grown foods.

Specific foods for Spleen Yang deficiency
cooked grains, soups, rice, oats, roasted barley, sweet rice, spelt
parsnips, sweet potatoes, onions, leeks, pumpkin, squash, carrots, yams, peas,
garlic, turnip, stewed fruits
chick peas, black beans, walnuts, chestnuts
lamb, beef, chicken
mackerel, tuna, anchovy, prawns, mantis shrimp
black pepper, dry ginger, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, rosemary, turmeric, star
anise, nutmeg, fennel, molasses, rice syrup, barley malt, dates
Foods to restrict or avoid
citrus, wheat grass, raw fruits, raw vegetables, sprouts, salads, tomatoes,
spinach, swiss chard, soybeans, tofu, soy milk, dairy (cheese, milk, yogurt, etc.),
nut butters and other high oil foods
glutinous rice, seaweeds refined sugars, vinegar, doses of vitamin C, peppermint
chocolate, cold foods like ice cream or smoothies, iced drinks including ice water

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