Diagnostic Information and Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Spleen Blood Deficiency
Spleen Blood Deficiency - Related Acupuncture Points
The following (4) acupuncture points may be useful for spleen blood deficiency. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.
Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)
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Spleen Blood Deficiency - Formulas From Our Store
The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating spleen blood deficiency. For a complete list from our store with more details see our spleen blood deficiency formula section.
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The following (6) TCM Herbal Formulas May Be Useful For Spleen Blood Deficiency
Jiao Ai Wan
- Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Formula
- Uterine bleeding/spotting.
- Abdominal/Uterine/Ovarian cramping.
- Irregular menstruation, history of miscarriage - due to spleen failing to regulate the blood.
- Stop Bleeding
- Tonify and Stop Bleeding
- Cautions
- Avoid in cases of beng lou (flooding and spotting) when caused by heat or accompanied with strong heat signs.
Qi Xue Da Bu Wan
- Nourish Qi & Blood Pills
- Fatigue, lethargy, sensation of feeling heavy or cold.
- Low appetite, bloating, borborygmus, loose bowels.
- Impotence, infertility, low libedo.
- Insomnia, night sweats, vivid dreams, nightmares.
- Tonify
- Tonify the Qi and Blood
Ren Shen Yang Rong Wan
- Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi
- Tonifies both qi and blood and nourishes the heart and calms the spirit - generally used for weakness from longer term or deep diseases such as cancer and for a host of other conditions affecting a broad range of the body and psyche such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and autoimmune conditions such as Lupus, Scleroderma, MCTD.
- Anemia.
- May be used alone or in conjunction with a formula such as yu ping feng wan to enhance immunity - particularly in patients with frequent colds and flus.
- Raynaud's condition in addition to the other connective tissue issues listed above.
- Micturition syncope, nephritis, cancers of the genitourinary tract.
- Male infertility, possibly with Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, for sperm volume and motility issues.
- Along with other immune benefits, hepatitis C.
- Lung cancer.
- Tonify
- Tonify the Qi and Blood
- Cautions
- Use with caution or seek an alternative in deficiency cases with very pronounced sensations of coldness. Part of this is due to the relatively neutral (i.e. non warming) aspects of this formula.
Run Chang Wan
- Lubricate the Intestines Pills
- Constipation primarily from blood and/or yin deficiency patterns.
- Dryness of the skin, nails, and/or hair.
- Drain Downward
- Moisten the Intestines and Unblock the Bowels
- Cautions
- Pregnancy
- Avoid during pregnancy.
- Use with caution if at all when breastfeeding as rhubarb may contribute to colic and/or diarrhea in infants.
Si Wu Tang Wan
- Four Substances Pills
- The primary base formula for tonifying the blood and regulating menstruation in Chinese Medicine terms - irregular cycles, amenorrhea or long cycles.
- Postpartum issues such as uterine bleeding when arising from blood deficiency.
- General blood deficiency symptoms - dry skin, dry eyes, dry hair, anemia, calf cramping. Certain version of dermatitis, psoriasis and other skin conditions - diabetic ulcers, etc.
- With the right underlying factors threatened miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy.
- Fertility issues, endometriosis.
- Tonify
- Tonify the Blood
- Cautions
- Avoid during the early phases of a cold or flu.
Wen Jing Wan
- Warm the Menses Formula
- Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, excessive uterine bleeding or spotting between cycles.
- Infertility, history of miscarriage.
- Invigorate the Blood
- Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis
- Cautions
- Use with caution with patients that present with heat signs.
Spleen Blood Deficiency - Conditions and Possibilities
The Chinese Medicine treatment of spleen blood deficiency generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).
The following 4 conditions may arise from spleen blood deficiency . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.
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