Diagnostic Information and Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Stomach Yin Deficiency

• Dryness from yin deficiency - dry skin, dry eyes, dry cough, dry stools/constipation.
• Fatigue, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, possible anxiety.
• Other yin deficient symptoms such as night sweats, hot flashes.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.
• Use with caution with patients that present with spleen qi deficiency.

Constipation with dry/difficult to expel stools along with frequent urination.

Pulse will be submerged and rapid or floating and choppy and the Tongue will have a dry, yellow coating.

• Important formula for stomach yin deficiency - benefits the stomach and the lungs - a range of digestive issues (gastritis, epigastric pain), possibly with dry throat, thirst and/or cough.
• Diabetes - particularly with signs of dryness.
• A range of lung related issues - lung cancer, pneumonia, cough/wheezing.

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• Dry mouth, dry skin, dark or scanty urine from yin and fluid deficiency.
• Fatigue, shortness of breath, and spontaneous sweating.

• Use with caution for patients that present with heat signs.

• GI issues from yin deficiency (liver and kidney) with liver qi stagnation leading to stomach yin issues - gastritis, ulcers, reflux, bloating.
• The underlying factors lead to dryness of the blood, that coupled with liver qi stagnation and yin deficiency may lead to PMS, inosmnia, etc.
• With the right underlying factors useful for a range of liver conditions - hepatitis, fatty liver.
• Essential hypertension, preeclampsia.

• Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting syndrome), qi and yin deficiencies of the kidney and spleen most commonly seen in the advanced forms of diabetes type II - excessive thirst, excessive urination, strong hunger symptoms, weight loss.