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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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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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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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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Yang deficiency in lungs, spleen

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Dyspnea

Breathing disorder – shortness of breath, cannot lay down flat, must sit up, must rise shoulders to breath, flapping of ala nazi, purple lips/tongue (pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, emphysema)

Etiology (causes):
1. External pathogen – invades lung blocking respiratory tract (acute dyspnoea)
2. Internal pathogens – fluid/phlegm retention blocking respiratory tract
3. Emotion- all seven emotions cause stagnation of Qi – causes fluid retention or blood stasis
4. diet- spleen produces phlegm, phlegm blocks function of lung 5. deficiency - Lung and Kidney def.

Dry Heat in Lung Dry symptoms with dyspnoea, sore/dry throat, dry tongue, hoarse, fever Tongue - red, yellow coat P - rapid

Principle of Treatment: clear heat, lubricate lung
Herbal Medicine Formula: San Xing Tang

Deficient Lung and Spleen Qi Shortness of breath, weak voice, bright white complexion, no appetite, loose stools, lung and spleen Qi deficiency signs Tongue - pale, puffy P - empty Principle of Treatment: Nourish spleen and Lung Qi
Herbal Medicine Formula: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Sheng Mai San

Kidney Yang Deficiency Shallow inhale, difficult to catch breath, kidney yang deficiency symptoms frequent urination, edema of lower extremities, coldness, cold/weak back Tongue - pale Pulse - deep

Principle of Treatment: warm up kidney yang Qi

Herbal Medicine Formula: Shen Qi Wan Kidney Yin Deficiency Reproductive system deficient symptoms, dry mouth at night, night sweats T- red, peeled Pulse - thin, rapid

Kidney Yin Deficiency

Principle of Treatment: nourish kidney yin
Herbal Medicine Formula: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

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When you determine there is a yang deficiency, the next step is to decide what organ is primarily involved. It could be Spleen, Kidney or Heart, (capitalized to distinguish the Chinese view of these organs as an orb of influence, rather than what we commonly think of in the West). Actually, yang deficiency could be a progression from qi deficiency, such that organ patterns look the same, but with the addition of cold symptoms.



Spleen Yang Deficiency includes any of the broad symptoms listed in the first chart (above), keeping in mind that there must also be cold symptoms because of the relative lack of yang. Various digestive problems also manifest, such as lack of appetite; a puffy, tired feeling after eating; or loose stools. This is an indication that the Spleen's transportation and transformation function is impaired. For the same reason, if the Spleen can't convert the qi in food to a usable form, a person feels tired, listless or has trouble waking up in the morning. Fluids also will build up, because they aren't being transported and distributed properly (another function of the Spleen).

Poor diet is the primary cause of Spleen yang deficiency. Eating excessive cold, frozen, raw or sweet foods will damage the Spleen. Irregular eating habits; under- or overeating; eating too quickly; or eating while working or driving all can damage the Spleen. Is it no wonder that this is such a common syndrome is our society! Taking too many Chinese herbs with a cold nature also can cause Spleen yang deficiency, so if the patient is taking herbs, make he or she is seeing a qualified herbalist.

To evaluate Kidney Yang Deficiency, check for at least a few of the symptoms in the chart above. There may also be problems with the lower back and/or knee pain, both of which can be relieved by warmth. The Kidneys are closely related to Ming Men Fire, which emanates from the area of the lower back. When it fails to warm the body, the lower back feels cold. Whenever there is cold, there is pain, as the cold contracts and obstructs the free flow of qi. In addition, Kidney yang gives strength and support to the bones of the back and knees, so a deficiency will cause weakness in those areas.

The warmth of Kidney yang is needed for sexual function and fertility so a deficiency causes problems such as impotence, infertility, premature ejaculation or decreased sexual desire. Kidney yang also enervates the zhi, which is the spirit housed in the Kidneys. A deficiency will cause lassitude and a lack of motivation or willpower. Patients with Kidney yang deficiency feel they don't have the energy to do anything, or that they have used up all of their reserves -- which indeed they have!

Kidney yang deficiency often develops from Spleen yang deficiency, so you see symptoms such as edema in the legs, caused by lack of fluid transformation. For the same reason, fluids build up in the tongue, causing it to become swollen.

Kidney qi actually holds the urine in place, but since a deficiency of Kidney qi is often a precursor of Kidney Yang deficiency, you will see symptoms of nocturia (getting up at night to go to the bathroom), dribbling after urination or incontinence (in severe cases).

The causes of Kidney yang deficiency include chronic, longstanding illness; excessive sexual activity; a constitutional deficiency; or a decline of the Kidneys with advancing age. Some medications, such as those used for high blood pressure, will also deplete Kidney yang.

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Yang deficient patterns will present with slowed metabolic processes such as hypo thryroidism, and even shallow breath. It is common to experience a dull ache lower back, soreness of the knees, and weak lower limbs. Social withdrawal, a tendency to catch colds easily, impotence, infertility, and loose morning stools are also indications of Yang Deficiency. Frequent urination and edema are also common signs of Kidney Yang Deficiency.

Common Yang Tonic herbs include cordyceps, cistanche, epimidium, cuscuta, cynomorium, fenugreek, drynaria, morinda, alpinia, psoralia, cardamon, eucommia, dispacus, and astragalus seed. There are a few Western and Native American herbs that would serve as Yang tonics; Examples of herbs that are commonly used in Western herbalism (although from throughout the world) that have Yang characteristics would include damiana, cinnamon, saw palmetto, calamus root, fennel seed, rosemary, bayberry, sassafras, juniper berry, sarsparilla, horseradish and garlic.

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Kidney Yang Deficiency: Use Warming Foods and Moxibustion

In traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney signifies not only this small organ and its operation, but also has a larger interaction with our energy reserves. Kidney yang warms the body and regulates healthy function in the body's organs and tissues.

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Kidney yang involves the reactive sympathetic nervous system. Kidney yang deficiency causes endocrine, or hormonal, dysfunction.

Kidney yang deficiency is analogous to adrenal insufficiency, chronic lower back pain, depression, hypothyroidism, nephritis (kidney inflammation) and forms of sexual dysfunction. It can be caused by chronic illness, the aging process, or excessive sexual activity. There are drugs like medications for hypertension for instance, that can drain kidney yang.

Kidney yang deficiency can cause an aversion to cold, and a tendency to feel chilled easily. The arms and legs and feet may be cold.

Though it sounds contradictory to the general tendency to feel chilled, excessive perspiration without an apparent cause is often a symptom. The knees and lumbar region may be sore.
Dull pain in the abdomen may be present. There may be problems of different kinds having to do with urination, including getting up frequently in the night.

Edema and low libido are common. A general exhaustion and listlessness may prevail.

Kidney yang deficiency can be treated in part with a diet of warming foods. These foods should be fresh and cooked.

Small meals should be eaten frequently through the day, rather than one or two large meals eaten far apart.
Complex carbohydrates are recommended, with about 30 percent of the diet provided by grains and starchy root vegetables. Make frequent use of beans and legumes. Warming herbs should be used often.
About ten percent of the diet should come from protein and seafood.
Stay away from raw fruits, vegetables and sprouts and cold drinks. Dairy products, soybeans and other soy products are not beneficial to kidney yang. Avoid the use of too much salt, vinegar and sugar.
Applying heat from moxibustion below the second lumbar vertebra can have a beneficial effect on the "life-gate fire".